The Wall Street Journal’s hybrid Tech Live conference continues for a second day with top executives and regulators set to discuss privacy, big tech regulation and changes in the entertainment industry.
Here is a rundown of interviews. Access to the conference is complimentary for Journal subscribers. You can see more details here.
Instacart Inc. CEO Fidji Simo kicks off the day at 11:10 a.m. ET to discuss the future of the online grocery delivery platform, as more shoppers head to the internet and competition in the space intensifies. Ms. Simo is followed by Clubhouse co-founder and Chief Executive Paul Davison, who will discuss the next phase for the audio-social app, which has had explosive growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, first garnering a $1 billion valuation before that increased to $4 billion.
Fidji Simo in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2018.
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The conference then features a set of conversations on shifting business models in Hollywood. Creative Artists Agency co-Chairman Richard Lovett will speak at 2 p.m. ET about the impact streaming has had on the traditional box office, including the settled lawsuit between actress Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney Co.
After that discussion, two TikTok influencers, Christina “Tinx” Najjar and Boman Martinez-Reid, will speak about building online communities and their careers in Hollywood during the pandemic.
The program then shifts into a discussion on equitable artificial intelligence with Google Vice President Marian Croak. Ms. Croak will speak at 2:55 p.m. ET about Google’s latest efforts in AI, including product updates following an investment in its research staff.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) will speak at 3:20 p.m. ET about the bipartisan legislation that would bar internet companies from favoring their own products, which represents a potential threat to the business models of companies like Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc.
Substack Inc. co-founder and CEO Chris Best will speak about the growing rivalries in newsletter platform startups at 4 p.m. ET. After that, the CEOs of Bitski and Genies will discuss the nonfungible token marketplace and the next frontier for NFTs.
Snap’s Evan Spiegel in San Francisco in 2019.
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Snap Inc. SNAP -1.99% CEO Evan Spiegel will delve into privacy issues, social media usage among teenagers, wearable technology and the ripple effects of potential regulation at 5:05 p.m. ET.
The program then concludes with Headspace Health President CeCe Morken who will dissect the mental-health challenges spurred by the pandemic and the rise of digital health startups at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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