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The Big Read

The Bill Gates of India Has A Grand Plan to Outfox Amazon—And Change the World

Nandan Nilekani believes his e-commerce revolution can disrupt U.S. retail giants, enrich millions of ordinary Indians and unlock billions more dollars across dozens of countries.

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Anita Raghavan

Art by Clark Miller, Hastings: Getty Images.

The Big Read

The Power and The Powder: Inside Reed Hastings’ Life After Netflix

A year after the billionaire exited Hollywood, he is finally ready for a closeup on his next acts: one as a world-changing philanthropist, another as the tamer of an untameable mountain.

By

Julia Black

The Top 5

The Books We Can’t Wait To Read in 2024

How does Bill Gates wield his influence? Will artificial intelligence kill us all? Why doesn’t the creator economy function better? The answers to all these questions and more fill the pages of the...

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Julia Black

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Abram Brown

The Big Read

How Silicon Valley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Middle East Money Again

Tech investors and founders were loud and proud about their Gulf money in 2023, after keeping it quiet in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

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Margaux MacColl

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Natasha Mascarenhas

Tech Founders, Investors Celebrate at The Information’s 10th Anniversary Gala

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha and ThirdLove CEO Heidi Zak were among the guests who packed a restaurant in San Francisco Friday night to celebrate The...

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The Information Staff

The Information founder and CEO Jessica Lessin (left) and attendees at the publications 10th anniversary gala. All photos by Erin Beach

Travel Guide

Where Tech Leaders Network, Stay and Eat When Fundraising in the Middle East

So you’ve decided to hop on an Emirates or Etihad flight to the Middle East for the first time to get sovereign wealth fund managers and family offices interested in your venture fund or startup....

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Margaux MacColl

The Big Read

How a Snap Sleeper Hit Got In the Heads of Its Young Subscribers

Snapchat has changed how young people socialize and what they know about their friends. For those willing to pay $3.99 a month, the app tells them even more—more than it’s healthy to know, some of them say.

By

Erin Woo

Q&A

Dean Phillips on His Bid to Disrupt Biden—and Trump

Dean Phillips thinks too much government tech policy dwells on the negative. In an interview, the Minnesota congressman—who is mounting a long-shot bid to challenge Joe Biden for the Democratic...

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Scott Thurm