Rupert’s Retirement, Apple vs. Alphabet, The Book of Daniel

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon download of Puck’s best new reporting.

Today, we lead with Julia Ioffe’s candid conversation with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, a wide-ranging and pressing exchange about Israel’s intelligence failure, Bibi-Biden, Ukraine, Xi, and much more.

Plus, below the fold: Julia Alexander juxtaposes how tech giants and content distributors are sizing up the streaming wars. Teddy Schleifer reveals the inside chatter surrounding Daniel Lurie, the Levi Strauss heir angling to be San Francisco’s next mayor. On The Town, Matt Belloni and Brian Stelter presage Fox’s relationship with Hollywood in the post-Rupert era. And on The Powers That Be, Peter Hamby and Teddy examine why Sam Altman might throw his weight behind Biden challenger Dean Phillips, before Ben Landy and Bill Cohan dig into what activist investor Nelson Peltz hopes to extract from Disney.

JULIA IOFFE

A very, very candid conversation with the national security adviser about the Israeli intelligence failure, Bibi-Biden, Ukraine, Xi, and much more.

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JULIA ALEXANDER

The streaming conversation is consumed with a juxtaposition of Max, D+, Par+, Peacock, and Netflix. But the tech companies are playing Vulcan chess with higher stakes.

TEDDY SCHLEIFER

Daniel Lurie, the charming Levi Strauss heir running to be San Francisco’s next mayor, is ideally positioned to be the outrage vessel for the Pac Heights crowd. So why is Silicon Valley skeptical of his campaign?

MATTHEW BELLONI

Matt is joined by journalist and former chief media correspondent for CNN Brian Stelter to discuss the unique business behind Fox and its relationship with Hollywood moving forward in post-Rupert era, how it continues to generate billions in profits every year, their lucrative deal with the NFL, and more.