Abram Brown

New York

Weekend Magazine Editor at The Information

I edit @TheInformation’s Weekend section | [email protected].

Articles

Warren Buffett to Exit Berkshire Hathaway

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

Source: Associated PressWarren Buffett plans to retire from Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year and hopes his longtime heir apparent will take his place running the conglomerate, Buffett said in an unexpected announcement at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting on Saturday. Buffett will recommend to Berkshire’s board that the company’s vice chairman, Greg Abel, replaces him.
What’s Bad About a Nice Robot?

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Arena: Why sports leagues learned to love creators and stop fighting them• The Top 5: The startups hoping for a “MAHA” boom• Power and Influence: Tech’s Trumpists have no regrets • Plus, our Recommendations: A sinister snafu; when India changed the world; Amy Sherman-Palladino strikes backWhy can’t we have nice things? Because they give us the willies, apparently.
When Quitting is Best

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Netflix’s eager new friend? The NFL• The Top 5: Tech’s favorite microconferences and private summits • Plus, our Recommendations: an artworld mystery involving Dali, Basquiat and Haring; real talk about talking better; and a pair of detectives with unusual charmLet’s spend a moment to discuss one of the hardest things to do well: quit. It’s an act we generally demonize. Ours is a culture that treasures absurd perseverance.
Weekend: OpenAI, Meta and Tech’s Copycat Games

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Unity Software hopes for resurrection after a dramatic implosion• The Top 5: Inside tech’s robot bonanza • Plus, our Recommendations: Spotlight and the snitches; an “ER” for our era; and Jensen Huang, thinking machineHi, It’s Abe Brown, editor of The Information’s Weekend section.
Weekend: OpenAI, Meta and Tech’s Copycat Games

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Abram Brown

5 hours ago"This caught our attention." A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape. "This caught our attention," Charles Black, the founder of the Earth and space livestreaming company Sen, told Mashable. Sen has three cameras hosted …
A Clearer Picture of OpenAI’s Next Battle

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The father-son duo who sparked a spy scandal • The Arena: The WNBA and its new tech owners have a merch problem• Plus, our Recommendations: A Birkin bag version of “Succession”; Amy Poehler, podcast goddess; and why America loves a cultWell, look at that: We’ve broken ChatGPT.
Accused Corporate Spy Details Surveillance Campaign Against Rippling

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

Source: The InformationThe former Rippling employee who allegedly handed information about the company to archrival Deel has confessed to his role in the corporate espionage scheme in a new filing in an Irish court.
Roblox’s Revenue Grab

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Abram Brown

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Roblox’s Revenue Grab

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

You know what kids love? Videogames. And you know what they don’t really love—at least if the small children in my life are any barometer? Advertisements. Yet Roblox, the eponymous company behind one of the most popular videogame platforms for kids, is pinning at least a portion of its hopes for more revenue growth on…advertisements. Roblox today said it would shortly debut a new form of video ads it promises will produce an “immersive” experience. Huh?
AI's Trump Stress Test?

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Abram Brown

Phewww. That was a close one. Tech stocks narrowly avoided another large, painful sell-off on Monday as investors continued to look at the uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s trade agenda. The Nasdaq ended the day down 0.1%, but at different points in the day, trading seemed much grimmer, and the index was down more than 2% at one point. This kind of thing keeps happening.