Q&A with Kara Swisher on Sam Altman's determination to “do anything to make OpenAI win”, Elon Musk, the tech industry's Trump pivot, and more
After a year of dominating mega-deals and driving stock-market gains, the tech industry is poised for a pivotal 2026 that centers largely … X: @x_delcourt , @business , @business , and @aogarza Bluesk...
Tech CEOs looking to “go direct” and avoid traditional media, which they view as unfairly critical, turn to friendly podcasters like Lex Fridman
Tech CEOs have a growing set of ways to sidestep traditional media. But first... Don't press Threads: @parkert . X: @business , @samidhas , @samidhas , @dannygroner , @martyswant , @garrytan , and @...
How a seminal 2017 paper by Google researchers laid the groundwork for the AI hype cycle, resulting in a Silicon Valley frenzy not seen since the dot-com boom
In late May, 300 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, journalists and assorted self-described thought leaders crammed into Shack15 … LinkedIn: Peter Leyden . Tweets: @business , @iporollo , @bw , @dina...
An interview with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor, appointed in September, on running the company as a Black man, future plans, overcoming bias, and more
Omose Ighodaro / Bloomberg : Tweets: @business and @everette Tweets: @business : Meet Kickstarter's new, 33-year-old CEO who wants to make crowdfunding more inclusive https://www.bloomberg.com/... @e...
An interview with Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu on the “crypto winter”, raising funds, breaking up Meta and Microsoft's “digital dictatorships”, and more
Bloomberg : Tweets: @pingroma , @ysiu , @cecianasta , @markmilian , @cecianasta , and @animocabrands Tweets: Zheping Huang / @pingroma : Animoca Brands says its goal is to end Big Tech's “digital dic...
An examination of Chamath Palihapitiya-sponsored SPACs, including Clover Health, which have plunged 50% on average after the SPAC market hit its peak in mid-Feb
One morning last October, as wildfires raged across Northern California, President Donald Trump convalesced from Covid‑ … Tweets: @bw , @lopezlinette , @eliotwb , @business , @bw , @venkatananth , @pi...
A profile of Clubhouse co-founder Paul Davison, who previously had built social apps like Highlight and Shorts that nudged people to share more by default
“He's got more momentum than force,” says a former colleague. “Paul is just always moving forward.” Tweets: @ellenhuet , @business , @dearsarah , @dearsarah , and @hkanji Tweets: Ellen Huet / @ellenh...
Intel's decision to consider outsourcing manufacturing heralds the end of an era in which the company, and the US, dominated the semiconductor industry
- World's largest chipmaker considers outsourcing manufacturing — Crucial technology expertise is shifting overseas, to TSMC Tweets: @amirmizroch , @ralpheezy , @bilalfarooqui , @esaagar , @iancutr...
Interview with and profile of Xu Lei, CEO of JD Retail who is viewed as heir apparent to JD.com, as founder and CEO Richard Liu retreats from the spotlight
- Richard Liu is grooming lieutenant Xu Lei for key roles — The sales and marketing expert shares his thoughts on JD 2.0 Tweets: @pingroma , @pingroma , @business , and @pingroma Tweets: Zheping Hu...
Profile of Dave Clark, global logistics chief at Amazon, where he oversees shipment of 2.5B packages/year and delivery of 46% of US packages bought on Amazon
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg : Tweets: @business , @rrpre , and @shiraovide Tweets: @business : Amazon's Dave Clark has a challenging job: making sure holiday packages get to customers on time and keepi...