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The Takeaway

How I Learned to Love Mark Rober

By Jessica E. Lessin · Jun 18, 2026 11:50am PDT · 2 comments
One day last fall, my third-grade son came home and proudly announced that he had watched YouTube at school. I was miffed, wondering what the teachers were doing while they plopped the kids in front of a screen. “Don’t worry, Mom,” my son said. “We watched Mark Rober.” I felt a little better. I was familiar with Rober’s highly engaging... One day last fall, my third-grade son came home and proudly announced that he had watched YouTube...
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AI Agenda

A Competitor to OpenClaw Emerges

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jun 18, 2026 7:00am PDT
After the success of OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent software that took the tech world by storm earlier this year, it’s no surprise that copycats are popping up. And some of these copycats are catching up to OpenClaw, by some measures.Hermes, an agent tool from Nous Research, recently eclipsed OpenClaw in terms of new GitHub contributors in... After the success of OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent software that took the tech world by storm...
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The Briefing

Software Slump Resumes; Snap’s Spectacle

By Martin Peers · Jun 17, 2026 5:00pm PDT
This was what you call an ugly day in the markets. Tech stocks sold off across the board, thanks to rising expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. SpaceX stock fell nearly 5%, dragging it back below Amazon in market capitalization. But SpaceX, at least, is coming off a big rally. Software stocks such as Microsoft,... This was what you call an ugly day in the markets. Tech stocks sold off across the board, thanks...
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WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

YouTube Exec: Subscription Strength Prompted Reorg

By Erin Woo · Oct 29, 2025 6:16pm PDT · 1 comment
A major staff reorganization at YouTube on Wednesday in part reflects the growing importance of subscriptions to the streaming service’s business, a top executive from the video juggernaut said on Wednesday. Subscriptions are “a major monetization driver, so that deserves the attention of a senior leader reporting into [YouTube CEO] Neal... A major staff reorganization at YouTube on Wednesday in part reflects the growing importance of...