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The Information’s Readers Prefer Biden to Trump for Tech

By Akash Pasricha · Apr 17, 2024 9:00am PDT · 1 comment

More than two-thirds of The Information’s readers think Joe Biden would be a better president for the technology sector than Donald Trump, despite the Biden administration’s aggressive antitrust policies and moves to regulate artificial intelligence. Roughly 68% of respondents to The Information’s latest reader survey said they... More than two-thirds of The Information’s readers think Joe Biden would be a better...

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Instagram a Favored Site for Social Commerce Among The Information Readers

By Akash Pasricha · Mar 21, 2024 9:00am PDT

More than half of The Information’s readers say they’ve bought goods or services through social media, most frequently through Instagram, according to our latest subscriber survey. Survey respondents remain optimistic about the outlook for technology companies, though they are less bullish than they were earlier in the year. In... More than half of The Information’s readers say they’ve bought goods or services...

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Readers Are More Optimistic About Tech Than Any Point in the Past Year

By Akash Pasricha · Feb 15, 2024 8:00am PST

Readers of The Information are more optimistic about prospects for the technology sector than they have been at any time in the past year, according to our latest monthly survey. More than 62% of respondents to the survey said they expect conditions for technology companies to improve over the next six months, the highest proportion expecting... Readers of The Information are more optimistic about prospects for the technology sector than...

The Information Readers Show Strong Interest in Apple’s Vision Pro

By Akash Pasricha · Jan 18, 2024 9:00am PST · 1 comment

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The Information Readers Show Strong Interest in Apple’s Vision Pro

By Akash Pasricha · Jan 18, 2024 9:00am PST · 1 comment

Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset looks like it’s headed for a strong debut next month—at least among readers of The Information. More than 40% of respondents to our most recent survey said they are somewhat likely or very likely to consider buying the augmented reality and virtual reality device. The survey also found... Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset looks like it’s headed for a strong debut...

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The Information Readers Expect a Hiring Rebound in 2024

By Akash Pasricha · Dec 20, 2023 9:00am PST

After a grim year of many layoffs, The Information’s readers expect better days lie ahead for tech workers. A majority of respondents to our most recent survey said they expect their employers to add staff next year. More than a quarter of respondents said they expect their company’s workforce to grow by more than 10% next year. Less... After a grim year of many layoffs, The Information’s readers expect better days lie ahead...

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The Information’s Readers Use AI—and Pay for It

By Akash Pasricha · Oct 24, 2023 8:00am PDT · 2 comments

An overwhelming majority of The Information’s readers say they use artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT in either their personal or their professional lives, and two-thirds of that group pay for at least one service. That’s according to our latest monthly survey, which also found readers more optimistic about the outlook... An overwhelming majority of The Information’s readers say they use artificial intelligence...

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The Information Readers Are Wary of Doing Business With China

By Akash Pasricha · Sep 21, 2023 9:20am PDT

Readers of The Information are hesitant to do business with China and also have grown more pessimistic about the global outlook for technology companies, according to our most recent survey. More than one-third of survey respondents think President Joe Biden’s China policies aren’t tough enough, even after Biden last month banned... Readers of The Information are hesitant to do business with China and also have grown more...

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The Brain-Body Investment Survey: What 500 Subscribers Are Spending to Boost Their Performance

By Annie Goldsmith · Aug 25, 2023 9:00am PDT · 9 comments

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The Brain-Body Investment Survey: What 500 Subscribers Are Spending to Boost Their Performance

By Annie Goldsmith · Aug 25, 2023 9:00am PDT · 9 comments

Silicon Valley has long been the haunting ground of the ultramarathon runner, the supplement stacker and the quantified selfer. But recently, tech leaders' passion for fitness and wellness hacks have spilled over into the mainstream. Blame the growing adoption of nutritional supplements, the dawning acceptance of... Silicon Valley has long been the haunting ground of the ultramarathon runner, the supplement...

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The Information Readers Expect More IPOs

By Akash Pasricha · Aug 23, 2023 8:00am PDT

Chip designer Arm filed its prospectus for an initial public offering Monday and readers of The Information expect more IPOs to follow soon. More than 40% of respondents to our latest reader survey expect the pace of IPOs to accelerate later this year. Nearly 60% of the respondents expect IPOs to pick up by the first half of next year. Readers... Chip designer Arm filed its prospectus for an initial public offering Monday and readers of The...

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Threads Cuts Into Twitter Use Among The Information Readers

By Kalley Huang · Jul 20, 2023 8:00am PDT

Threads, Meta Platforms’ competitor to Twitter, attracted 100 million sign-ups within five days of its launch earlier this month—including many readers of The Information. A narrow majority of respondents to The Information’s most recent survey said they had used Threads. Most seemed pleased. Roughly 80% of Threads users rated... Threads, Meta Platforms’ competitor to Twitter, attracted 100 million sign-ups within five...

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The Information Readers Report More Flexible Workplace Policies

By Kalley Huang · Jun 15, 2023 8:00am PDT

Even as big companies tighten their belts and startup funding remains at a trickle, readers of The Information report more flexible and employee-friendly workplace policies. Nearly half of respondents to The Information’s survey this month said their equity started vesting within six months. In 2021, when The Information conducted a... Even as big companies tighten their belts and startup funding remains at a trickle, readers of...

Readers Are Split on the Tech Outlook, but Bullish on Big Names

By Kalley Huang · May 17, 2023 7:00am PDT

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Readers Are Split on the Tech Outlook, but Bullish on Big Names

By Kalley Huang · May 17, 2023 7:00am PDT

Readers of The Information are split on the outlook for technology companies, but they’ve turned more optimistic about some big tech names. Asked whether conditions for technology companies would improve or worsen over the next six months, 35% of respondents to our latest reader survey said they would improve, 35% said they would worsen... Readers of The Information are split on the outlook for technology companies, but they’ve...

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The Information Readers Turn Bearish

By Scott Thurm · Mar 16, 2023 9:30am PDT · 1 comment

What a difference a month makes. In early February readers of The Information were optimistic about 2023, with nearly three times as many respondents saying they expected conditions for tech companies to improve over the next six months as expected conditions to worsen. Now that sentiment has reversed. By more than 2-to-1, respondents to our... What a difference a month makes. In early February readers of The Information were optimistic...

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The Information Subscribers Are Upbeat About Tech After a Brutal 2022

By Scott Thurm · Feb 28, 2023 10:00am PST · 2 comments

Readers of The Information are generally optimistic about the outlook for technology companies this year after a brutal 2022 marked by slowing growth, shrinking profits, widespread layoffs and plunging stock prices. That result emerges from a survey conducted in early February, which also found that readers are familiar with generative... Readers of The Information are generally optimistic about the outlook for technology companies...

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The Information’s Return to Office Wellness Check

By Annie Goldsmith, Jon Steinberg and Mike Sullivan · Oct 7, 2022 9:00am PDT · 2 comments

Silicon Valley’s workers are logging more hours than they were in 2020—but on the whole, they’re also happier about it. In a survey of 923 subscribers to The Information, tech executives and employees report feeling more satisfied with their working situations and healthier overall than they were at the outset of the pandemic in 2020. A majority... Silicon Valley’s workers are logging more hours than they were in 2020—but on the whole, they’re...

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The Technology 1,000-Plus Tech Leaders Do (and Don’t) Give Their Kids

By The Information Staff · Mar 25, 2022 12:11pm PDT

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The Technology 1,000-Plus Tech Leaders Do (and Don’t) Give Their Kids

By The Information Staff · Mar 25, 2022 12:11pm PDT

Silicon Valley’s children spend far less time on screens than the average American kid, according to the Information’s first-ever Kids and Technology Survey. However, many get access to tablets and log onto social media younger than their peers across the nation. Surprising? Yes and no. Between privacy concerns, health risks to teenagers, and... Silicon Valley’s children spend far less time on screens than the average American kid, according...

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Elon Musk Is Tech Founder of the Decade, Subscribers Say

By Chris Noble · Jan 8, 2020 11:21am PST · 2 comments

Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk edged out Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as the most important tech company founder of the last decade, according to our most recent subscriber survey.Musk garnered almost entirely positive comments from subscribers, who lauded him for transforming the auto industry, pushing... Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk edged out Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and...

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Zuckerberg to Have Biggest Impact on Tech in 2019, Subscribers Say

By Wendy Pollack · Dec 28, 2018 11:06am PST · 7 comments

Facebook’s influence on elections and political discourse was the dominant tech story of 2018. The Information subscribers don’t expect much letup next year: Mark Zuckerberg received the most votes in our survey asking subscribers who will have the greatest impact on the tech industry in 2019.As the table below shows, subscribers... Facebook’s influence on elections and political discourse was the dominant tech story of...

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Facebook Revelations Damage Image in Tech Industry, Subscribers Say

By Wendy Pollack · Dec 7, 2018 10:02am PST · 7 comments

The continuing stream of revelations about Facebook’s business practices are taking a severe toll on the company’s reputation within the tech industry, The Information’s latest subscriber survey shows. Just over three-fourths of respondents said they are less inclined to work at Facebook following this year’s... The continuing stream of revelations about Facebook’s business practices are taking a...

AI to Have Greater Impact Than Blockchain, Subscribers Say

By Wendy Pollack · Jun 29, 2018 2:39pm PDT

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AI to Have Greater Impact Than Blockchain, Subscribers Say

By Wendy Pollack · Jun 29, 2018 2:39pm PDT

Artificial intelligence will have a far larger impact on the tech industry than blockchain, 78% of respondents to The Information’s latest subscriber survey said. Respondents generally were skeptical of blockchain’s transformative potential: Only 8% of respondents expected blockchain to have a greater impact on the tech industry.... Artificial intelligence will have a far larger impact on the tech industry than blockchain, 78%...