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July 20, 2024
Why Instagram Thrives Despite the Reels Retreat
Cutting Reels creator bonuses cost Instagram little, as its $50B+ revenue and aspirational, monetizable audience keep it
June 12, 2024
The Rise of Smart Glasses: EssilorLuxottica's Tech Pivot
How Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica is becoming a tech firm, partnering with Meta on smart glasses and launching frames t
April 9, 2024
How Facebook Quietly Keeps Thriving
Far from declining, Facebook earns over $70B in revenue from 3 billion users, with an aging, higher-spending demographic
March 12, 2024
The Metaverse Mirage: Why Zuckerberg's $100B Bet May Fail
Despite $10B a year, Meta's metaverse struggles to attract passionate talent and bets on hardware over experience, casti
March 4, 2024
The Rise and Fall of Zuckerberg's Metaverse Dream
Meta lost $24 billion in two years and 77% of its stock chasing the metaverse, prompting 21,000 layoffs and a hard reali
February 24, 2024
Goodbye Screens, Hello AI: Meta's Smart Glasses Leap
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses with an AI assistant, alongside ChatGPT's new senses, signal a shift from smartphone screen
February 8, 2024
Tech's New Era of Efficiency: Big Layoffs, Leaner Startups
Meta cut 21,000 jobs and big tech over 50,000 as venture capital halved from $293B to $144B, ushering in a leaner, effic
February 4, 2024
Disrupting Big Tech: Insights From Jonathan Knee
Columbia professor Jonathan Knee argues Big Tech giants aren't invincible, dissecting Google, Meta, Amazon, and Netflix'
January 4, 2024
How Modern Founders Seize Control of Their Companies
Dual-class stock lets founders like Zuckerberg, who owns 13.6% of Meta, command 54% of the vote and override skeptical i
January 3, 2024
The Short-Form Content Bubble: Big Tech Pulls Back
Meta's Reels cost $500M a quarter cannibalizing its own users while TikTok extends videos to 10 minutes, signaling a sho
September 25, 2023
WhatsApp's Global Dominance and Untapped U.S. Market Potential
WhatsApp leads worldwide yet struggles in the U.S., where it now eyes business messaging as a revenue frontier within Me