This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Nick Lappen, an American bartender and businessman based in China. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I first visited China when I was 22 on a road trip from London to Mongolia, and the experience left a lasting impression on
TV Time, the popular movie and TV tracking app whose pending closure has prompted more than 25,000 users to file a petition against its closure, it is restarting. One of the app’s original founders, Antonio Pinto, says he’s creating a new TV show tracking app, Bingers, that will try to rebuild TV Time’s best features
Internet users are divided over Chipotle’s entry into Mexico. “A bold move to sell Mexico a corporate version of Mexico,” said one X commenter. Another X post questioned why Mexicans would pay for Chipotle when they have “perfectly good, healthy foods at their disposal.” “It’s like Pizza Hut [opening a] location in Naples, it doesn’t
California and 11 other states have sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the deal between Paramount and Warner Bros. from closing while the states file an antitrust lawsuit. In a motion filed Monday night, the states asked a federal judge to act by July 22. Paramount previously informed the states that
Even the CEO behind a popular AI coding platform says Silicon Valley is overselling AI. In an episode of the “20VC” podcast released Monday, Avishai Abrahami, CEO of Wix, a web design company that acquired the Base44 vibe coding platform, addressed one of the industry’s biggest debates: AI’s ability to replace traditional software and human
A coalition of 12 state attorneys general is suing to block the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), alleging the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors and audiences. The coalition, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, maintains that the acquisition violates the Clayton Act, which prohibits mergers that could
