Decoder

Activist investors, unhappy Magic fans, and a D&D licensing battle all at once — oh, and there are Transformers, too.

CEO Eugen Rochko on running — and growing — a decentralized social network.

Can Wordle, The Athletic, and NYT Cooking bring the Times bundle to all of America?

CEO James Daunt explains how Barnes & Noble is different than Amazon.

You’re going to have strong feelings about this redesign.

CEO Steve Bandrowczak thinks the office printer is where the workplace revolution begins.

Reddit announces a scrolling video view for your timeline.

Amid layoffs and a looming recession, folks are concerned about the audio industry. iHeart’s podcast head Conal Byrne is not worried. Here’s why.

Mozilla chair Mitchell Baker on competing — and cooperating — with Google, Apple, and the rest of Big Tech.

Authors Felix Gillette and John Koblin explain how your favorite shows kept HBO afloat.

Professor Chris Miller’s new book Chip War explains the complicated global politics inside your iPhone.

Streaming’s the problem. It’s streaming.

We dive into managing the relationships between designers, engineers, and PMs.

What can Elon learn from Tumblr?

The best of Bobs, the worst of Bobs.

Has sound quality taken a back seat to convenience?

The CEO of Microsoft Gaming thinks King is the crown jewel of the Activision empire.

We also talk about AI and VR — but we know why you’re here.

How often do the parent companies of Fox News and MSNBC team up?

Apple Music raised its rates. Will Amazon Music follow suit?

Ransomware attacks still plague our healthcare system. Steve Cagle’s cybersecurity company is trying to prevent them.

Stack Overflow is basically Reddit for developers. CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar explains how the company moderates its content.

Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp. Here’s how.

A year after rebranding Facebook to Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is still all in on building the metaverse

How CEO Pat Gelsinger changed the culture at Intel and bet big on the silicon heartland

Arm’s chips are in your iPhone — but what exactly does Arm do?

The Flexport CEO’s tweetstorm changed how a major US port moves your stuff

Mark Bergen takes us inside the black box

Facebook is figuring out what a new generation wants from social media

The brands are at it again

Selena Gomez’s beauty brand has grown beyond her own social reach

And why it’s 40 percent cheaper to run

All the ways to make money as a creator

The company’s roller-coaster journey from COVID crash to wedding boom

Maybe it won’t be a dystopia?

Riding the wave of the outdoor cooking revolution