2022’s outages increased and took longer to resolve: Wired and wireless networks continue to be under duress as Big Tech, streaming services, and cloud gaming proliferate while legacy infrastructure and overloaded systems buckled.
A fragmented world is tech’s undoing: The post-pandemic global landscape is experiencing geopolitical friction that could derail decades of technological progress rooted in collaboration. Tech companies should be worried.
Fortnite doesn’t get a pass anymore: The popular game and metaverse platform will pay half a billion in fines and refunds for violating privacy and child consent laws.
As 2022 comes to an end, this is the data you need to kickstart 2023 for your business.
US government intensifies stance against TikTok: A permanent ban from government devices could push the public sector to further remove TikTok from devices. But some fear the service is too big to fail.
Twitter’s journalist bans are a multifaceted mistake: Musk’s flippant move has caught regulator attention, will worry advertisers, and shows a misunderstanding of what drives the platform’s content.
Roblox stumbles in November: While it’s still growing, it’s doing so at a far slower pace, reflecting a broader gaming slowdown.
The long goodbye for TV advertising: The longtime de facto ad channel kicked off a slow death that will take years to complete as digital channels claim the throne.
Meta’s data center cancellation could hint at AI pivot: The sudden surge of interest in generative AI and its applications could be the outlet Meta needs to generate profit while it mulls its metaverse opportunities.
No easy resolution for Rackspace data breach: Customers still don’t have access to their email archives, and a federal investigation and a class-action lawsuit could bankrupt the cloud provider.
Netflix experiences growing pains as an ad platform: It misses some viewership guarantees by a mile—though it’s trying to make up for it.
WBD is licensing away some of its premium content: “Westworld” is among the shows moving to FAST channels from HBO as the company looks to pare debt.
User-generated content alone can’t save the metaverse: Meta’s new creator mode is a plus, but VR limitations are hurting its metaverse plans.
US lawmakers put more pressure on advertising and social media: Senators propose a ban on tracking users under 17 and call for legislation before the current session ends.
Why Apple profits by complying with regulations: Alternative app stores could be coming to iPhones and iPads, allowing Apple to cash in on developer verification.
Bipartisan bill seeks to outlaw TikTok in US: Given the app’s popularity, though, is this the hill most politicians want to die on?
Netflix looks to score big in gaming: Streamer increases platform offerings in hopes of luring mobile gamers as subscribers.
Meta expands footprint of its virtual avatars: Digital designer clothing shop looks to open for business in Asia-Pacific as online personas expand to WhatsApp.
European Commission probes Broadcom’s VMware acquisition: Investigations could derail consolidation and spur the UK’s CMA and the US' FTC to undertake their own antitrust queries, possibly delaying the merger.
There were 559 original scripted TV series made in the US in 2021, according to FX Networks. That’s more than twice the number made a decade prior.