Eric Yuan, Zoom: “AI should allow us to work less”
For Eric Yuan, the true promise of AI isn’t productivity, but free time. During an intimate session at SXSW London, the founder of Zoom advocated for the idea of reduced working hours made possible by AI, while reflecting on the many internal challenges following Zoom’s explosive growth during the pandemic.…
Online Video: Platforms Aim to Maximize Revenue Per Subscriber
The shift in the media economy is now official: online video surpassed pay TV in revenue for the first time in 2025. This reversal, driven by low-cost offerings, however, masks a tension between subscription growth and profitability per user, forcing platforms to redefine their strategy. The global media market experienced…
AI and Space: The Stock Market’s New Eldorado
The planned IPOs of SpaceX and Anthropic are reshaping perceptions of next-generation infrastructure, forcing private capital to reassess the strategic value of space and AI. The market no longer funds revenue alone but anticipates the monetization of platforms capable of capturing multiple megatrends simultaneously. The private equity market is recalibrating…
YouTube Wants to Retain Podcast « Super-Users »
YouTube Premium, having failed to deliver on its promise of original content, now justifies its price hike by positioning itself as a luxury "ad-blocker" for podcasts. The new features, presented as listening enhancements, primarily reveal an aggressive user retention strategy. Far from its initial ambitions to compete with streaming platforms…
AI Presumption: The French National Bar Council Under Fire After Its Memo to Lawmakers
“It’s scandalous,” says David El Sayegh; “astonishing,” says Bar President Jean Castelain. Just days before the Assemblée Nationale is set to review the proposed law on the presumption of AI use of copyright protected works, a memo from the National Bar Council has sparked fierce controversy. At issue: the memo’s…