This week in Business Twitter: a16z’s Future blog, HBO’s test email, and entrepreneurial leave Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has launched a news publication aimed at anyone interested in the future of Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, one company is letting its employees take an “entrepreneurial leave” to pursue side gigs. Ivan De Luce 6.18.21 7:01 PM People
Apple TV+ launches hiring spree, scrambles for Emmy nod With an eye on Emmy awards, Apple is on a fresh hiring spree for its TV+ service. Joshua Fruhlinger 2.28.20 4:24 PM Tech
Netflix is releasing an average of one show per day, and data shows this will accelerate in 2019 Netflix is producing so much new content that viewers - and critics - are beginning to question the streaming service's quality control. Joshua Fruhlinger 12.5.19 4:25 PM Tech
The curious story of how CUSIP numbers became a Wall Street battleground CUSIP numbers are like a Dewey Decimal System for stocks and bonds. They’re also a source of illegal monopoly power, according to investor lawsuits. Doug Bailey 3.25.22 4:51 PM Markets
Gawrsh! Disney+ is staffing up to take on Netflix, HBO Max The streaming wars are heating up, with Disney+ entering the fray in November. We look at the arms race between Disney and Netflix to gather as much IP as possible. Jared Russo 8.26.19 3:53 PM Markets
Data shows how dependent HBO has been on 'Game of Thrones' for survival People are sounding HBO's death knell with the end of Game of Thrones. Turns out they may be right. Sort of. Joshua Fruhlinger 5.21.19 2:47 PM People
Game of Thrones impact for Starbucks will likely disappoint If Starbucks is hoping for improved sales after the Game of Thrones product-placement gaff, it may be disappointed. Joshua Fruhlinger 5.7.19 5:27 PM Markets
No one knows who’s on the hook if a DAO gets sued Believers say DAOs are the future of work, but it’s not clear who gets held accountable if something goes wrong. Doug Bailey 3.16.22 4:37 PM Crypto