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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    The time Larry Page’s secret flying car engineers dressed in chicken suits and launched a glider into the water
    Technology
    Facebook hires CollegeHumor’s Ricky Van Veen to make its giant video business even biggerFacebook hires CollegeHumor’s Ricky Van Veen to make its giant video business even bigger
    Technology

    Goodbye, Barry Diller. Hello, Mark Zuckerberg.

    By Peter Kafka
    The app boom is over
    Technology

    Your phone is full of apps, and you’re done downloading new ones — unless they’re Snapchat or Uber.

    By Peter Kafka
    Spotify hires star music manager Troy Carter to help fight Apple and Jay Z
    Technology

    The man who helped Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor will now help Daniel Ek.

    By Peter Kafka
    Kanye West’s imaginary surprise concert blows up Twitter and shakes up New York City
    Technology

    A very 2016 music moment.

    By Peter Kafka
    Gawker’s Nick Denton is coming to Code Conference this week
    Technology

    We’ve asked Peter Thiel to join us, too.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    No one’s buying Gawker Media — yetNo one’s buying Gawker Media — yet
    Technology

    First it has to beat Peter Thiel in court — or go bankrupt.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Why did Nick Denton think Peter Thiel was behind the Hulk Hogan suit?Why did Nick Denton think Peter Thiel was behind the Hulk Hogan suit?
    Technology

    The Gawker Media owner was convinced the Silicon Valley billionaire was out to get him.

    By Peter Kafka
    Spotify lost more money than ever last year — which is great news for Spotify
    Technology

    The streaming music service’s losses increased — but revenue grew much faster.

    By Peter Kafka
    Jack Dorsey still wants to give Twitter employees $100 million of his Twitter shares
    Technology

    Wall Street likes it.

    By Peter Kafka

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