Casey Newton

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casey newton turns the machinery of tech accountability into conversation, whether through platformer's investigations or hard fork's live audiences

Casey Newton (born June 19, 1980) is an American technology journalist best known for creating the Platformer newsletter. He previously worked as a senior editor at The Verge. wikipedia →

12-month trajectory

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interviews & talks

recent news

hard fork podcast and hosts

‘Hard Fork’ Hosts Kevin Roose, Casey Newton Sign With UTA (EXCLUSIVE) - VarietyVariety·today
How the ‘Hard Fork’ Hosts Bring Their Podcast to a Live Audience - The New York TimesThe New York Times·2d ago
Announcing 2026 Hard Fork Live Interviewees - The New York Times CompanyThe New York Times Company·May 22

casey newton career and work

Tech columnist Roose departing NY Times - Talking Biz NewsTalking Biz News·6d ago
More scoops, less aggregation and analysis: How Casey Newton is revamping his newsletter to compete with AI - Nieman LabNieman Lab·Apr 29

ai impact on employment

AWS CEO Matt Garman on why enterprise AI is finally delivering real returns - About AmazonAbout Amazon·today
The CEO of AWS on why Amazon is hiring 11,000 interns and junior employees - PlatformerPlatformer·today
This founder isn’t hiring junior engineers anymore - PlatformerPlatformer·Jun 16

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tech leader interviews

Video: How Will I.P.O.s From A.I. Companies Affect the Average Person? - The New York TimesThe New York Times·Jun 8
Video: Sundar Pichai Discusses Google’s Position in the A.I. Race - The New York TimesThe New York Times·May 22

meta platform oversight

The Oversight Board knocks Meta over unwarranted account bans - PlatformerPlatformer·Jun 4
In a surprise, Meta increases funding to the Oversight Board - PlatformerPlatformer·May 28

social media platforms

Are the Twitter clones in trouble? - PlatformerPlatformer·May 15