AI wars

Plus: a conversation with Dotdash Meredith CEO Neil Vogel and Axios senior media reporter Sara Fischer

Digestifs

Cannes takeaways

Meeting expecations

Very nice to meet a lot of readers at The Rebooting’s informal cocktail party. For all the flaws of Cannes – there are many, let’s be real – it remains a great meeting place, if not a great place for meetings. More on that distinction below. First, a message from

Simulations

People don't mind the artificial

Supporting news

We kicked off Cannes with a terrific dinner last night in Grasse, in the hills above Cannes, with our partners at Permutive. We had a lot of great conversation about the state of publisher advertising businesses. The general consensus: Good Q1, less good Q2, cautious optimism for the back half

No beating the market

Welcome to my dispatches from Cannes. All week, I’ll be sharing my impressions and conversations. If you’re in Cannes, check out some events The Rebooting is doing throughout the week. Also, I have a couple spots open for a cocktail party on Wednesday from 5-7pm. Send me a

The war on friction

"People want less pain"

Journalism's 'warrior priests'

A conversation with Semafor's Ben Smith

Hiring: Business operations lead

Work with me

New realities of publishing

Publishing needs a come to Jesus

Hard choices

Changs sucks

The Rebooting at Cannes Lions

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