Tag: backchannel

Media Monitor: WIRED Reflects on the iPod at 25 and Musk's AI Rebrand

10 Oct 2026 11:07 a.m. · Source: WIRED Backchannel

WIRED's Backchannel marks 25 years since the iPod's debut, recalling Steve Jobs' prediction, while noting Elon Musk's reported rebrand of SpaceX's AI division.

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Media Monitor: WIRED Recalls Clash Between Tech's Idealists and Its Investors

25 Sep 2026 11:00 a.m. · Source: WIRED Backchannel

WIRED's Backchannel recounts a 2015 Founders Fund retreat where computer pioneer Alan Kay and investor Peter Thiel failed to connect, illustrating tech's divided worlds.

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