Kendra Barnett
@KendraEBarnett
Senior tech reporter @Adweek covering adtech & platforms. Poet & Pushcart-nominated essayist. Armchair philosopher. Signal: kendra.16
Very excited to say it's my first week at @Adweek as a senior tech reporter! I'll be covering all things adtech and platforms. Spill the tea or just say hi: [email protected]
BREAKING: @lindayaX is stepping down as CEO of @X one day after @grok spewed antisemitic content across the platform. Story for @ADWEEK: adweek.com/media/linda-ya…
The longevity people are not considereding the joy of drinking 2 bottles of wine with the woman you love
Scoop for @Adweek: Leah Meranus is out at @dentsuX_Global. Filling the role of North America CEO in an interim capacity is chief media officer Bruce Williams. adweek.com/agencies/exclu…
This is phenomenal. Whoever convinced the board “No seriously, this is how you play it” is an all star I want to know: -Who was the agency that pitched it? -Was the board all in or did it take work? -Did they already have Coldplay Ex-wife Paltrow onboard when they pitched?
Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.
this is just kendall roy’s character arc in succession
1. unemployed 2. unemployed 3. too employed 4. sometimes employed 5. suicidal
the concept of knowing there is currently a labubu on karl marx's grave
Taken with the Chinese student letters at Marx’s grave. There are a few.
NEW for @ADWEEK: After bidding adieu to @lindayaX, the one-time leader of @X, Musk may not be seeking a CEO-type to fill her shoes as X's business model is undergoes a substantive transformation. Reporting by @Lucy28Southern, @trishlaostwal, and me: adweek.com/media/xs-futur…
👀: @perplexity_ai finally released its AI web browser Comet. Elsewhere in Silicon Valley, @OpenAI plans to launch its own AI web browser in the coming weeks. Both plan to take on Google’s search dominance—a cornerstone for its ad revenue. adweek.it/45WqKKt
Whatever happened calorically this weekend can never happen again
ubering home from jfk after 8 days in the south of france
New: The news of Amazon partnering with Roku has reshaped the connected television landscape. I spoke with five media buyers to find out who the winners and losers are from the new tie-up.
What startups are leading the pack on AI search optimization? If you're an investor, a marketer, or a technologist with thoughts about this, I want to talk: [email protected] or kendra.16 on Signal.
i used to pray for the day nerds would be treated like athletes. the day’s finally here, and it’s fucking glorious