My January 2024 best business reads roundup
The Tremendous Yet Troubled State of Gaming in 2024 – Matthew Ball
The News Business Really Is Craterin – Jack Shafer, POLITICO
How platforms killed Pitchfork – Casey Newton
What Prevents & What Drives Gendered Ideological Polarisation? – Alice Evans
Why does TikTok Shop look like that? – Ryan Barwick, Marketing Brew
Asking the wrong questions – Benedict Evans
At CES, everything was AI, even when it wasn’t – Emilia David, The Verge
Mark Zuckerberg’s new goal is creating artificial general intelligence – Alex Heath, The Verge
As an extra, enjoy a beautifully written reflection on how group chat has transformed conversations into something larger, more chaotic, and less defined — yet seamlessly humming alongside our daily lives:
How Group Chats Rule the World – Sophie Haigney, The New York Times