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What We Learned From The Information’s 50 Most Promising Startups of 2021

By Amir Efrati · Nov. 10, 2021 6:00 AM PST · 1 comment
Spotting an under-the-radar startup that could be the next Shopify, Coinbase or Snowflake has never been more difficult: A company doesn’t need to show much business progress to earn a billion-dollar valuation, or higher, from investors these days. That means finding up-and-coming startups below that threshold has never been more valuable... Spotting an under-the-radar startup that could be the next Shopify, Coinbase or Snowflake has...
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The Eternal Sunshine of Sam Altman

By Jon Steinberg · Nov. 19, 2021 11:30 AM PST · 3 comments
It’s 10 a.m. on a radiant November morning in San Francisco, when Facetime pings with an unrecognized 917 number. “Hello, Jon, this is DVF.” DVF...DVF...Diane von Fürstenberg! Mother of the wrap dress. Muse of Warhol. Shipmate of Bezos. Wife of Diller. “Oh! Hello!” “I understand you’d like to talk... It’s 10 a.m. on a radiant November morning in San Francisco, when Facetime pings with an...
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The People With Power at Apple

By Aaron Tilley and Wayne Ma · Feb. 28, 2019 6:30 AM PST
After shaking up the mobile industry over a decade ago, Apple is looking for a new act. With the iPhone growth machine sputtering, it is beefing up teams devoted to healthcare and internet services, including a foray into video streaming expected this year. The chart accompanying this story, which shows more than 180 of the top leaders at Apple,... After shaking up the mobile industry over a decade ago, Apple is looking for a new act. With the...
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After China Tech Bloodbath, Top VC Tests U.S. Appetite For $1.2 Billion Fund

By Juro Osawa and Shai Oster · Jan. 11, 2022 6:00 AM PST
Are American investors going to keep putting money into China? Western investors and Chinese entrepreneurs are anxious about the world’s second-largest tech startup market after a bruising six months in which Beijing’s crackdown on domestic tech companies escalated and political tensions between the U.S. and China grew. Americans are... Are American investors going to keep putting money into China? Western investors and Chinese...
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Decoding This Week’s Metaverse Backlash; Developments in Driver AR

By Mathew Olson · Jan. 6, 2022 11:00 AM PST
As we near the end of the first week of 2022 and glide through what might as well be a hybrid Consumer Electronics Show, the metaverse is being mocked and torn into on Twitter. It would be a pity, however, if what is justifiable skepticism about the over-use of the term obscures the real potential of the underlying concept.Since Facebook’s... As we near the end of the first week of 2022 and glide through what might as well be a hybrid...
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Meta’s Facebook Deepens Partisan Lines; What Waymo Didn’t Say

By Laura Mandaro · Dec. 29, 2021 6:11 PM PST
For several years, Facebook has been in bad graces with Democrat policymakers, who blamed the company, recently renamed Meta Platforms, for securing Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential win by allowing Russian operatives to run riot on the social network. Two stories in the past week on Meta’s Washington operations suggest this distrust won’t go... For several years, Facebook has been in bad graces with Democrat policymakers, who blamed the...