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The idea that the Internet would cause media fragmentation is almost as old as the modern Internet itself. (Or maybe older. The line often misattributed to Andy Warhol that “in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” was a pre-Internet prediction of fragmentation.) In 1999, Qwest Communications pro...

Photo by Ignacio Correia on UnsplashHi everyone,North America has a number of unique things that set it apart from other continents but one, concerning insects, is of particular interest in 2024: The arrival of the cicadas.The United States is home to “periodical cicadas.” Unlike annual cicadas, these insect broods ...

Last year, media companies laid off 20,000 people, more than any year in history (except 2020, the exception that proves the rule). This year it’s looking even more dire — case in point, The Messenger shut down last week after somehow squandering $50 million in just eight months.Entrepreneur and Wired co-founding ed...