Nilay Patel

Editor-in-Chief

Comcast is breaking up with NBCU. Why did it ever buy it in the first place?

Business Insider’s Peter Kafka on the Comcast split, and why the dream of content plus pipes keeps failing.

Nilay PatelJul 9

Inside the big business of the creator economy, with the agents making it happen

Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky, the co-heads of UTA’s Creators division, on helping human creators in the age of AI.

Nilay PatelJul 6

AI won’t save advertising, says Digitas’ Amy Lanzi

The CEO of Digitas on why overpromising with AI is a dangerous path for marketers.

Nilay PatelJul 2

Let him cook: How Weber Blackstone CEO Roger Dahle went from upstart to the biggest name in grilling

After taking over Weber, Blackstone founder Roger Dahle’s new job is integrating his griddle empire with what used to be his biggest competitor.

Nilay PatelJun 29

Nilay PatelJun 25

Watch New Things’ Joanna Stern interview Ford CEO Jim Farley on Decoder.

You might remember I took a break from Decoder last year — we had a baby, so I took some leave. In my place, we had an excellent slate of guest hosts, and we’ve been working hard to bring you those episodes in full video since we launched our official Decoder YouTube channel.

So today, we’re featuring a really great interview conducted last fall by my very good friend Joanna Stern, now the founder and CEO of New Things, and Ford CEO Jim Farley. Watch it here, or read the full transcript here.