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How the ‘Technology Brothers’ Seized Silicon Valley

In recent months, John Coogan and Jordi Hays, co-hosts of  “TBPN,” a daily tech news talk show that has captured the attention of Silicon Valley’s investors and founders, have followed the same morning routine. The two men meet in downtown Los Angeles at the members-only Jonathan Club to work out, then sauna together while reading print copies of The Wall Street Journal. The image of Coogan, 36, and Hays, 29, shvitzing away in such a manner is, well, a little ridiculous in this day...

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