Brian Boyle

brian@thedailyupside.com

Brian Boyle (he/him) is a senior reporter at The Daily Upside. His previous media lives include stints at SFGATE and Techmeme, and he’s been published in outlets such as Vice, Slate, and the Los Angeles Times, where he was a contributing writer for the opinion section. He currently lives in Los Angeles and can frequently be found hiking, eating, and hanging around repertory movie theaters.

Technology

CrowdStrike Explains Just What the Heck Happened

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CrowdStrike offered a candid assessment of what led to the largest outage of the computer age, affecting 8.5 million computers.

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Turns to an Old Strategy to Boost New AI Business

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Meta debuted the latest version of Llama, its large-language model. Unlike rival ChatGPT, Llama is open source.

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Media & Entertainment

Even Apple is Getting Tired of the Streaming Industry Treadmill

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After years of spending big with little to show for it, Apple is attempting to rein in costs at Apple TV+.

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Consumer

Starbucks Becomes the Target of Activist Campaign

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Activist investing firm Elliott Management has taken a significant stake in Starbucks, and has already begun pushing for strategic changes.

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Big Tech

Who has Liability in the Shifting World of e-commerce?

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Amazon has largely dodged liability for the products sold on their virtual shelves. But could the legal tides be shifting?

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Mulls Break-Up Plan

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Just two years after the mega-merger that brought Warner Bros. and Discovery together, it’s discussing dramatic plans to break up.

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Media & Entertainment

Could Soaring Ad Revenue Save the Media Industry?

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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ annual Global Entertainment & Media Outlook says the media industry has plenty of reasons for optimism.

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Big Tech

Apple Makes Strides in India as Global Competition Heats Up

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As the global market becomes increasingly competitive, Apple has turned toward India as a way to diversify its revenue stream.

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