Michael J. Wolf

⁦@AROD⁩ talks with ⁦@almarlatour⁩ in Doha ⁦@WSJTech⁩ Live

@JoannaStern @NBCNews Great story about an amazing team. Very excited to watch/read/listen/experience ‘New Things’. Congratulations!!

I want to tell some of the backstory of this NBC deal that isn’t captured in all of today’s headlines and stories. So here goes, my first long post! In some ways, this is the anti-AI business story. It's about a professional relationship between two humans that's spanned more than a decade. In 2013, Rebecca Blumenstein (@RBlumenstein) hired me at The Wall Street Journal. Not everyone was convinced I was the right person to replace Walt Mossberg. Rebecca interviewed me, believed in me and became one of my biggest advocates. She left the Journal two years later, but by then we'd already built something—we’d talk about stories, the changing media landscape, interview techniques, etc. She remained my mentor. We'd have dinner or drinks. We both stayed committed to keeping in each other's lives. At some of those dinners over the last few years, we started talking about what I wanted to do next. How I’d outgrown The Wall Street Journal and wanted to build something of my own, but how much I still loved working in a big newsroom and still believed in the power of a mainstream news outlet to reach the everyday people who are confused, curious or just a little scared of new technology. After months of working on it together, we came up with something new. A model that bridges what I want to do as an independent journalist at my new company, New Things, with the ambitious journalism, power and reach of NBC News. AI is changing business in enormous ways. It's letting me build one right now at record speed. But we all have Claudes, ChatGPTs and Geminis now. What every young journalist and professional really needs is a Rebecca.

Some big personal news today! - My new venture is called New Things! Newsletters, video, live events. Head to thenewthings.com and sign up. We're hard at work building and will launch this spring. - I'm partnering with @NBCNews in a big way. As chief Tech Analyst, you'll see more of me on their TV and digital shows, plus New Things content coming to their platforms!

This afternoon at 4pm, I'm speaking at SXSW on "The New Playbook for Technology & Media Companies" based on the activateinc.com annual outlook. Salon AB at the JW Marriott

@michaelmiraflor Maybe we could put in a slide about vertical video (Disney, NYTimes, etc) with three or four phones

Quibi wasn’t wrong. Just early.

@JoannaStern Congratulations Joanna! You are the brand. Very excited for you.

Some personal news. For real. I’m doing one of these. Deep breath… After 12 years at The Wall Street Journal, I’m leaving. Twelve! I’m starting my own consumer-tech media company, building a new home with the same mission I've always had: help real people navigate the tech (and AI) changing their lives. I’m so excited and so terrified! I can’t wait to start building and hiring. If you want to follow along (and be first to hear what’s next), sign up at the link below and subscribe on YouTube. No holding small, puffy microphones. I promise. Probably. It would make for a great exit story if I said I was leaving the Journal because of some big fallout—and the office printer system slowly poisoned me. The Journal changed my life. I’ve learned from the best journalists in the business, made lifelong friends and was given the freedom to take risks and make at least six stipples of myself—and one of my dog. Thank you to the many people I can’t possibly list here and to everyone who watched my WSJ videos, read the columns, argued with me in the comments and made this the most fun job in the world.

⁦@Ludacris⁩ with ⁦@jasongay⁩ at the ⁦@WSJTech⁩ Live Conference in Doha

@campbell_brown Very exciting opportunity and fills a true need for people to trust the answers they get from AI. Congratulations!

I want to share something I've been working on for the last few months. We're launching Forum AI to bring expert judgment to AI systems. The challenge: AI can't distinguish between expert analysis and internet noise, synthesizing everything into confident answers while stripping away attribution.

@andrewrsorkin @60Minutes Great interview!

Going to watch @60Minutes now…see you shortly!

@andrewrsorkin Congratulations Andrew!

Just out: WSJ Review of my upcoming book, 1929: “It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.” 🙌

About to go on @SquawkCNBC to talk about the ‘AI circular economy’ (spoiler alert: I don’t think it’s a bubble, but rather investment to meet real demand)

Greta Thunberg ya no lucha contra el cambio climático. Esa causa la dejó a medio camino, como tantos activistas de moda que descubren que enfrentarse a la física de la atmósfera es menos rentable que gritar contra el único estado judío. El planeta puede esperar: lo urgente ahora es acusar a Israel. El movimiento climático pierde así a su santa adolescente, su Juana de Arco ahora reciclada. Es más cómodo señalar a la única democracia de Oriente Medio que enfrentarse a China que emite el 30% del CO2 en el mundo. Contra China silencio. Greta cambió los gráficos de temperaturas por banderas verde-negras de Hamás. Dejó el CO₂ para abrazar el odio antisemita en versión progresista. El verdadero “cambio climático” fue el suyo: de símbolo global a antisemita.

⁦@MarkJCarney⁩ ‘no longer relying on the strengths of our values but the value of our strengths’

@jyarow You've had such great success Jay. Really delivered for your users - and CNBC.

So, I am leaving CNBC. It’s been an awesome 9 years. And now I’m sitting here crying like a mess thinking about all the great people I’ve gotten to work with. Going to miss everyone tremendously.

@annewoj23 Congratulations Anne. Very inspired by your dedication to 23andMe's benefits for humanity.

To the 23andMe Community, I am incredibly excited and humbled to share with you that TTAM Research Institute (TTAM), a new non—profit medical research organization that I founded and lead, has completed the acquisition of 23andMe.   I formed TTAM and pursued the acquisition of 23andMe because of my strong belief that everyone should continue to have the ability to learn about and benefit from their DNA, and that a non-profit structure is the best way to solidify our values and commitments to our customers, the scientific community and the world at large. Since its founding in 2006, 23andMe has stood for something revolutionary: that individuals should have a right to understand themselves at the most fundamental level — through their DNA.   Through their DNA they can understand their health risks , prevent disease and be true partners in participating in research that shapes the future of health and medicine. Understanding the code of life - our DNA - is one of the most exciting scientific missions of our lifetime.  Through our DNA, we can learn about our ancestry origins, prevent potential health issues, and help develop treatments that could benefit all of us.   Humans are 99.5% genetically identical, and we have DNA in common with everything alive today.  The pursuit to understand DNA will benefit all of us and all of life. That belief built one of the world’s most diverse and engaged genetic research communities. More than 15 million people have joined this journey, and over 80% have chosen to participate in research, contributing to over 275 peer-reviewed publications in cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, and more.   These discoveries did not just stay academic - those discoveries were also translated into new genetic reports  for customers that helped them continue to learn about their own DNA.    Thank you to the 23andMe community that participated in research and contributed to discoveries that have had a meaningful impact for the world. I want to end on a personal note.   Over the last few years I unfortunately lost my father, my nephew and my sister.   These tragedies have sharpened my focus on what is most important to me and how I want to spend my time.   My passion is 23andMe.  The opportunity to give back to society with our research and help everyone benefit from learning about their genome with a healthier life, is a personal mission where I am dedicating my resources and my time.    We all have a disease or health condition that we care about .  By coming together as a single community, we are stronger and more powerful to make discoveries and to ultimately make a difference.   The future of healthcare belongs to all of us and it’s in our power to make a difference. I am honored to be back with 23andMe and look forward to sharing more with you in the weeks and years to come. With gratitude, Anne

@nxthompson 💯

This is the proper way to begin a story.

The best companies — and the smartest leaders — put a premium on market data to guide their strategies and biggest decisions. Few understand data better than Michael Wolf (@mjw) and his team at @activateinc. I was honored to join Michael on stage at this year’s Activate 25 Conference, where we explored the latest trends shaping technology, media, and telecom. One of the things I love most about working in professional sports and entertainment is how deeply our industry connects with so many other dynamic sectors. Michael’s research highlights key growth areas across industries, and I always look forward to his annual reports to find new ways we can expand @MSE's impact and enter emerging categories. Thanks again for the opportunity, Michael — it was a fantastic experience! 👨🏻‍💻📱📊#Streaming #Media #Technology

@TonyKhan @StreamOnMax @TBSNetwork If you won’t have Max, this is the best reason to subscribe!

Tonight is last time that you won’t be able to stream #AEWDynamite on @StreamOnMax! The great news, you can see AEW Christmas Night Dynamite on @TBSNetwork TONIGHT + every Wednesday! Starting next week #AEWFightForTheFallen MAX + TBS tv every Wednesday! Merry Christmas to all!

It's that time of year when @mjw and the @activateinc team publish their excellent Tech and Media opus.

@tkawaja @activateinc Here it is! activate.com/insights-archi…

@DanielSLoeb1 Totally agree. Great choice!

Imagine being a star athlete and top student at Harvard then getting both your U Penn MD and Wharton MBA simultaneously in 4 years and finding time to be student body president a double course load in Business and Medical School. Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present our new Head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, @DrOz