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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNo chance the Chinese government allows TikTok to be sold in the U.S., says The Information CEOJessica Lessin, The Information founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the future of TikTok after the House passed its 'divest or ban' bill yesterday, news of former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin putting together a group to try to buy the social media app, and more.
Persons: Jessica Lessin, Steven Mnuchin Locations: U.S, TikTok
OpenAI fiasco sends shockwaves across Silicon Valley
  + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOpenAI fiasco sends shockwaves across Silicon ValleyJessica Lessin, The Information founder and CEO, Nilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, and CNBC's Steve Kovach and Deirdre Bosa join 'The Exchange' to discuss the fiasco at OpenAI and more.
Persons: Lessin, Nilay Patel, Steve Kovach, Deirdre Bosa Locations: Silicon, OpenAI
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe EU vs. Apple and Microsoft: Europe cracks down on iMessage and BingCNBC's Steve Kovach and Jessica Lessin, The Information editor-in-chief, join 'The Exchange' to discuss the digital market competition between the EU and Apple and Microsoft.
Persons: Bing, Steve Kovach, Jessica Lessin Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, EU
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUS Commerce Secretary Raimondo in Beijing: What it means for U.S.-China relationsHao Hong, Grow Investment Group chief economist, and Jessica Lessin, The Information founder and editor-in-chief, join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Lessin's sense of dialogue between China and the U.S. Commerce Department, Hong's insights on the impact of Raimondo's visit, and more.
Persons: Raimondo, Hao Hong, Jessica Lessin Organizations: US, U.S, Grow Investment Group, U.S . Commerce Department Locations: Beijing, China
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailElon Musk is posting incessantly to distract focus from his businesses: The Information's Jessica LessinThe Information founder and CEO Jessica Lessin joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss how people can ignore what Elon Musk is doing, X's role for the community, and more.
Persons: Elon, Jessica Lessin, Elon Musk
As the South by Southwest tech conference began in Austin on Friday, Silicon Valley Bank failed. The annual festival is known for attracting hundreds of startup founders and tech investors. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. Later on Friday, Lessin shared an Instagram story post showing her SVB credit card being declined while she traveled to SXSW. "It seems likely that if the government does not step in to stop the contagion kicked off by SVB's bank run, we will see more regional (or even large) banks fail," Haugen told Insider.
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Semafor news platform launches
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Helen Coster | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
That structure is designed to address issues such as a trust deficit between the public and the press, and some readers' inability to distinguish between facts and analysis, said Semafor Executive Editor Gina Chua in an interview Monday. That funding will take Semafor to the end of 2023 and into 2024, according to chief executive officer Justin Smith. At launch, Semafor said that 75% of its revenue will come from advertising and 25% from event sponsorships. Some news organizations such as Axios have had success luring readers with shorter, unconventional formats. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Helen Coster in New York, Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Semafor has been preparing for its launch since January, when former New York Times media columnist Ben Smith and former Bloomberg Media Chief Executive Officer Justin Smith quit their jobs to start the venture. The Smiths will take lessons learned from more than 20 years in digital media to steer Semafor into what they hope will be a global, profitable business. Still, advertising-supported digital media is a sector known for recession droughts and low growth — with plenty of cautionary tales. Semafor will immediately stand out from legacy news publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Steet Journal or CNN.com through its unique article structure. To solve for information overload, a key flaw in the current media ecosystem, according to Justin Smith, outside media analysis will be truncated and found in the Notable section.
The company has created "Semaform," a way to separate news and opinion in articles. Semafor, the hotly anticipated media startup that grabbed industry attention before it even launched, is finally here. Led by former Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith and former New York Times media columnist and BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief Ben Smith, the outlet began publishing Tuesday morning with the lofty ambition of "solving certain significant news consumer frustrations," Justin Smith told Insider. "We have a long runway through 2023 and moving into 2024 on a revenue front and a cost front," Justin Smith said. Overall, the target readership is "very much the news omnivore" and people who are "opinion leaders" in business, finance, and tech, Justin Smith said.
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