A federal judge has ruled that Alphabet’s Google created an illegal monopoly by controlling almost all online searches. With around 90% market share, this decision could be a game-changer for Big Tech.
10 true tech stories you can stream right now
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I’m way more into movies based on true stories. Real people, real drama, that’s my kind of thing. You can keep the wizards and aliens. Give me a story where something unbelievable actually happened.
I put together this list for you as proof that tech isn’t just lines of code or shiny gadgets. It’s ambition, hype, brilliance and yeah, sometimes a total train wreck. You’re gonna want to see each one.
1. The Dropout (Hulu)
This is the true story of Theranos, the startup that promised to revolutionize medicine by testing your blood with just a tiny finger prick. Spoiler: It didn’t work. But founder Elizabeth Holmes still raised a billion dollars before it all collapsed.
2. BlackBerry (AMC+ & Amazon Prime)
Before iPhones took over, BlackBerry was the phone. This funny film details how a couple of Canadian tech nerds built it and how ego, greed and missed deadlines brought it down.
3. The Billion Dollar Code (Netflix)
Two German developers created early Google Earth tech in the ’90s, only to have Google steal it. It’s about big ideas, crushed dreams and the fight to prove who did it first.
4. WeCrashed (Apple TV+)
Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway play the power couple behind the coworking cult that convinced investors it was worth $47 billion until it wasn’t.
5. The Great Hack (Netflix)
This documentary shows how Cambridge Analytica mined your data and used it to influence elections around the world. Chilling, eye-opening and very real.
6. Jobs (Amazon Prime)
Ashton Kutcher takes on Steve Jobs. It’s not just about iPhones. It’s about risk, obsession and building something no one believes in.
7. Super Pumped (Netflix)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Uber founder Travis Kalanick. You’ll get the boardroom fights, power struggles and other potholes that nearly sent a rideshare app spinning out of control.
8. The Playlist (Netflix)
Spotify didn’t just stream music, it rewrote the entire music industry. This dramatized series shows what it takes to take on the record labels.
9. Print the Legend (Netflix)
A documentary about the early days of 3D printing. Founders battle it out for market share, bragging rights and the future of manufacturing. Nerdy? Yes. Fascinating? Also yes.
10. Tetris (Apple TV+)
Yes, the block game. But the story behind it is a Cold War thriller. A developer risks everything to secure the rights to Tetris from Soviet Russia. It’s fast, fun and surprisingly emotional.
Intel slipping away: The once-mighty innovator is steadily losing market share in critical areas that keep its profits afloat. One prime example (paywall link): AMD surpassed Intel’s revenue for data center chips — a crazy shift, considering Intel’s revenue was three times AMD’s in 2022. And let’s not forget the booming GPU demand for AI, where Intel is trailing Nvidia by thousands of miles.
Below 90%
Google’s hold on search traffic. For the first time in a decade, more than one in 10 folks search the web some other way. It’s not ChatGPT taking over just yet. Bing, Yandex (a Russian search engine) and Yahoo all saw market share increases. Yeah, Google’s AI Overview stinks.
1 billion hours
Of YouTube watched every single day. That beats out all other streaming services. It’s the only streaming platform to top 10% of the viewing market share in 2024. In second place? Netflix, with 7.7%.