2026.43: A New Era

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2026.43: A New Era

Thompson opens with Stripe’s sponsorship and the first video edition of Sharp Tech, then points to earlier coverage of Apple and Meta’s local AI partnership. Andrew Sharp returns to Netflix: better content execution may be within its control, while winning more attention against video platforms is harder. A film recommendation, sponsor disclosure and links to the week’s articles and podcasts fill out the roundup.

There is no new experiment on the video show’s audience or on software made with coding agents. The subscriber-only Sunday episode is promised, not yet an observed product result. The Netflix discussion is a pointer to the original earnings argument, not independent evidence that retention predicts future viewing. The useful distinction here is between launching an addition to a product and seeing people return to it.

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