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e-commerce
Allbirds Takes Cues From Airbnb to Battle Sales Slump
By
Ann Gehan
· March 14, 2023 6:00 AM PDT ·
3 comments
Allbirds, the sneaker brand that gained a cult following in Silicon Valley for its eco-friendly, slipperlike shoes, is at a make-or-break moment. The company is trying to reel its original fans back in after a lackluster push into more-competitive categories like shoes for serious runners and apparel such as leggings over the past two years. But...
Allbirds, the sneaker brand that gained a cult following in Silicon Valley for its eco-friendly,...
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markets
Bank Execs on SVB Fallout: ‘2,000 Times Better If a Buyer Comes In’ This Weekend
By
Amir Efrati
· March 10, 2023 3:38 PM PST ·
8 comments
Thousands of businesses and investors are panicking after federal regulators on Friday froze their assets at Silicon Valley Bank in what was the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history. From publicly-traded firms like Roku to privately-held startups like Shield AI, many SVB customers are girding for problems or scrambling to ensure they can...
Thousands of businesses and investors are panicking after federal regulators on Friday froze...
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ai
OpenAI President on Musk Criticism: ‘We Made a Mistake’
By
Jon Victor
and
Kevin McLaughlin
· March 9, 2023 6:00 AM PST ·
4 comments
Elon Musk fanned a growing culture war in artificial intelligence by confirming last week that he plans to develop an “anti-woke” alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, as The Information first reported. Musk and other critics have a point, said Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s co-founder and president. In an interview, he said the...
Elon Musk fanned a growing culture war in artificial intelligence by confirming last week that he...
OpenSea CEO Wants to Work With Apple on NFT Apps
By
Aidan Ryan
· Dec. 22, 2022 10:53 AM PST
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crypto
OpenSea CEO Wants to Work With Apple on NFT Apps
By
Aidan Ryan
· Dec. 22, 2022 10:53 AM PST
Reports last week that Apple is considering allowing alternative app stores to comply with new EU regulations could pave the way for a new wave of apps, including those that feature non-fungible tokens. That would be good news for OpenSea, the biggest marketplace for buying and selling NFTs. In an interview with The Information, OpenSea CEO...
Reports last week that Apple is considering allowing alternative app stores to comply with new EU...
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startups
venture capital
Expect a Wave of Private Tech M&A in 2023, Goldman Bankers Say
By
Maria Heeter
· Nov. 1, 2022 6:03 AM PDT ·
3 comments
Consolidation among private tech firms is set to pick up—especially among startups that had to abandon hope of going public this year, according to top Goldman Sachs bankers. “We’ve had a very busy year on the public side of [M&A]. The private side of that is really to come, and that’s where we’re set up for...
Consolidation among private tech firms is set to pick up—especially among startups that had...
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startups
google
Google’s Anti-Phishing Frenemy Opens Door to Acquisition
By
Kevin McLaughlin
· Sept. 29, 2022 1:35 PM PDT ·
1 comment
A streaming TV show about cybersecurity may not sound like must-see TV, but Yubico, a low-profile maker of computer security keys used by big tech firms and big banks to protect against phishing attacks, is optimistic about the project’s potential. The company has been developing a series about the biggest cybersecurity breaches of the...
A streaming TV show about cybersecurity may not sound like must-see TV, but Yubico, a low-profile...
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culture
ar/vr
A Filmmaker’s Ode to Virtual Reality and the People Who Live in It
By
Annie Goldsmith
· Aug. 6, 2022 7:00 AM PDT ·
2 comments
VRChat changed Joe Hunting’s life. Not only did the first-person virtual reality game serve as the setting for Hunting’s debut film “We Met in Virtual Reality,” but it also introduced the 23-year-old director, producer, writer and editor to his new girlfriend. (The Sundance-premiered documentary, now streaming on HBO Max, is garnering mostly ...
VRChat changed Joe Hunting’s life. Not only did the first-person virtual reality game serve as...
Databricks Pushes Ahead With Hiring Spree to Add 2,500 Workers This Year
By
Mark Matousek
· June 16, 2022 6:08 AM PDT ·
2 comments
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Databricks Pushes Ahead With Hiring Spree to Add 2,500 Workers This Year
By
Mark Matousek
· June 16, 2022 6:08 AM PDT ·
2 comments
Layoffs and hiring freezes are sweeping across Silicon Valley, but Databricks is still recruiting heavily. The data management company, most recently valued at $38 billion last August, is aiming to end the year with 5,500 employees, up from 3,000 at the start of 2022, Databricks Chief People Officer Amy Reichanadter said in an interview with The...
Layoffs and hiring freezes are sweeping across Silicon Valley, but Databricks is still recruiting...
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google
semiconductors
Synopsys CEO Sees Downsides in Tech’s ‘Deglobalization’
By
Stephen Nellis
· March 22, 2022 10:00 AM PDT
Synopsys is one of two key American companies that dominate the global market in software for designing advanced chips. The Mountain View, Calif.–based company is a choke point that U.S. regulators turn to when they seek to cut off a country’s or company’s ability to create its own chips, as American officials did with Huawei...
Synopsys is one of two key American companies that dominate the global market in software for...
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enterprise
Cisco Tries to Keep Workers by Asking: Bigger Bonus or Higher Salary?
By
Mark Matousek
· March 2, 2022 6:09 AM PST ·
2 comments
Last year, a rise in the rate of workers leaving Cisco Systems caught the attention of the top human resources executive at the networking gear giant. To address this concern, the company is asking workers how frequently they want to be paid and their preferences regarding bonuses. Those moves are designed to retain more of the...
Last year, a rise in the rate of workers leaving Cisco Systems caught the attention of...
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e-commerce
What’s Next for Afterpay After Acquisition by Dorsey’s Block
By
Malique Morris
· Feb. 18, 2022 10:35 AM PST
Afterpay co-CEO Anthony Eisen is experiencing the buy now, pay later industry at an inflection point as competition mounts and the pandemic tailwind for e-commerce fades. And stand-alone services have two options to battle that: Differentiate themselves or look for a deal to scale up. The Australia-based online lender is now part of...
Afterpay co-CEO Anthony Eisen is experiencing the buy now, pay later industry at an inflection...
Top Vanity Fair Editor Radhika Jones Eyes Big Opportunities in E-Commerce, Video
By
Jessica Toonkel
· Feb. 14, 2022 10:37 AM PST
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e-commerce
entertainment
Top Vanity Fair Editor Radhika Jones Eyes Big Opportunities in E-Commerce, Video
By
Jessica Toonkel
· Feb. 14, 2022 10:37 AM PST
Vanity Fair has never seen so much competition. From stalwarts like Variety that have been covering the entertainment industry for years, to newer startups like Puck News and Ankler Media, a joint venture founded by Richard Rushfield and Janice Min, there are perhaps more news organizations covering power and conflict in Hollywood and beyond...
Vanity Fair has never seen so much competition. From stalwarts like Variety that have been...
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Full Interview With Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel
By
Berber Jin
· Jan. 19, 2022 6:00 AM PST
In an interview, Benchmark general partner Sarah Tavel elaborated on her views about the evolving crypto market for venture capitalists—and where the premier early-stage investor fits in a landscape crowded by multibillion-dollar funds and specialist VC firms. She also talks about the prospects for decentralized autonomous organizations,...
In an interview, Benchmark general partner Sarah Tavel elaborated on her views about the evolving...
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startups
venture capital
After Blockbuster Year, Thrive’s Kushner Says He Still Has ‘a Lot to Prove’
By
Kate Clark
· Jan. 14, 2022 4:30 AM PST ·
4 comments
Thrive Capital, once a scrappy young fund, has evolved into a formidable competitor to established venture capital firms, thanks to lucrative stakes in Instagram, Stripe and Slack. Yet the New York firm founded by Joshua Kushner 12 years ago still carries remnants of its newcomer status. That may explain why Thrive’s band of 30-somethings...
Thrive Capital, once a scrappy young fund, has evolved into a formidable competitor to...
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google
facebook
Don’t Break Up Big Tech, Says Antitrust Enforcer Who Fought Facebook
By
Mark Di Stefano
· Jan. 7, 2022 3:41 PM PST ·
5 comments
Australia has been punching way above its weight when it comes to tech regulation. Its showdown over news on Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms’ Facebook last year grabbed the world’s attention, forcing the two internet companies to back down from threats and agree to deals with traditional media outlets that are...
Australia has been punching way above its weight when it comes to tech regulation. Its showdown...
Former AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Says the ‘Earthverse’ Matters More Now Than the Metaverse
By
Jessica Toonkel
· Dec. 14, 2021 9:02 AM PST
Q&A
e-commerce
google
Former AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Says the ‘Earthverse’ Matters More Now Than the Metaverse
By
Jessica Toonkel
· Dec. 14, 2021 9:02 AM PST
Digital advertising veteran Tim Armstrong thinks Facebook’s rebranding to Meta Platforms was “number one in the best marketing jiujitsu moves of the last 200 years.” But while he thinks there is a big opportunity in the metaverse long term, he is more upbeat about the near-term opportunity of what he calls the...
Digital advertising veteran Tim Armstrong thinks Facebook’s rebranding to Meta Platforms...
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startups
e-commerce
Instant-Delivery Startup Wars Heat Up as Turkey’s Getir Expands in U.S.
By
Berber Jin
· Nov. 29, 2021 12:47 PM PST ·
1 comment
Nazim Salur, the founder and CEO of six-year-old Getir, has an ambitious goal: He expects to offer the startup’s 10-minute grocery-delivery services to major cities on the West Coast within one year. Getir also expects to eventually serve the suburbs of cities like Los Angeles, areas normally avoided by ultrafast providers given their...
Nazim Salur, the founder and CEO of six-year-old Getir, has an ambitious goal: He expects to...
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startups
crypto
‘Crypto Is Culture’: After One-Upping Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm Founders Open Up
By
Kate Clark
· Nov. 16, 2021 12:09 PM PST
As a co-founder of Coinbase, Fred Ehrsam tried to raise money for the cryptocurrency-exchange startup from Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley’s premier venture capital firm. The firm turned him down twice, he told The Information in an interview, but Coinbase went on to be worth $100 billion as a public company. After Ehrsam left Coinbase in...
As a co-founder of Coinbase, Fred Ehrsam tried to raise money for the cryptocurrency-exchange...
Q&A
cloud
enterprise
Index’s Volpi Sees New Wave of Conflicts in Enterprise Software
By
Kevin McLaughlin
· Nov. 8, 2021 6:00 AM PST ·
7 comments
Brace yourselves for more conflict among the software arms merchants in the enterprise. That’s one of the predictions of Mike Volpi, a longtime venture capitalist and tech executive who has become an active investor in the category. In an interview with The Information, Volpi said he anticipated more collisions between companies in...
Brace yourselves for more conflict among the software arms merchants in the enterprise. ...
Ripple CEO: It’s ‘a Joke’ That Some Execs Believe SEC Isn’t Harming Crypto
By
Hannah Miller
· Oct. 19, 2021 6:01 AM PDT ·
1 comment
Q&A
startups
policy
Ripple CEO: It’s ‘a Joke’ That Some Execs Believe SEC Isn’t Harming Crypto
By
Hannah Miller
· Oct. 19, 2021 6:01 AM PDT ·
1 comment
Ripple Labs, the $10 billion valuation startup behind the digital currency XRP, has ridden a wave of interest in crypto: Transactions on its payment network gained 33% in the third quarter, bolstering its bank balance to more than $500 million. Blank-check companies have approached the firm about taking it public through a merger, said CEO Brad...
Ripple Labs, the $10 billion valuation startup behind the digital currency XRP, has ridden a wave...
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