Art by Clark Miller
Art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

5 Predictions About How AI Will (and Won’t) Affect the 2024 U.S. Election

Doomers fear AI could unleash a torrent of deepfakes and other misinformation during this election. But two tech veterans of political campaigns predict the worst AI fears won’t come to pass this year—and the technology may even help democracy by reaching more voters.
The 1:1

FCC Chair Sets Her Sights on Space, Net Neutrality Comeback

Jessica Rosenworcel has me rattled. As a rule, people who run federal agencies in Washington don’t meet reporters in the lobby. They send staff. But Rosenworcel tells me, on a recent December...
Jessica Rosenworcel photo via Getty Images. Art by Clark Miller
Art by Clark Miller
Art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

The Information’s 2023 Exit Survey of Tech Leaders

We asked venture capitalists, startup founders and executives from big tech companies to put a bow on 2023 by sharing their highs and lows, self-care routines and best splurges for the year.

The Information’s Can’t-Miss Culture Picks from 2023

This year felt like a moment for monoculture. Many of us saw “Barbie,” went to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour or Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour (or at least saw them in theaters) and freaked out over...
Art by Clark Miller

Tech Wrapped: The Stats that Defined Silicon Valley’s 2023

You’ve got to hand it to Spotify. The company’s Spotify Wrapped feature—which packages personalized data about its users’ music listening habits for the year—has become a viral sensation. It has...
Art by Clark Miller
Nick Pickles photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Art by Clark Miller.
Nick Pickles photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Art by Clark Miller.
The Big Read

Musk’s Mouthpiece: How Nick Pickles Fights Governments on Behalf of X

The Twitter policy chief threads the needle between boosting free speech and defending the seemingly indefensible.
The Top 5

The Top 5: Last-Gasp Holiday Gifts

Face it: You’re long past most “arrive by Christmas” shipping deadlines. To alleviate your procrastinator’s panic, we sourced five gift ideas you can purchase online mere minutes before you’re...
Art by Clark Miller
The 1:1

The iMenace: Meet the Startup CEO Hellbent on Bursting Apple’s Bubble

The other day, Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky posted a meme from the Belgian comic “The Adventures of Tintin” on X. In it, a disheveled Captain Haddock asks: “What a week, huh?” To which his friend...
Art by Clark Miller. Photo courtesy Beeper.
Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg, David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya have set their sights well beyond their Silicon Valley sphere of influence. Art by Clark Miller
Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg, David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya have set their sights well beyond their Silicon Valley sphere of influence. Art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

The Besties’ Revenge: How the ‘All-In’ Podcast Captured Silicon Valley

Facing challenges in their home court of tech investing, four venture capitalists have found a different path to superfame and influence: launching their own media empire.
The 1:1

Vizio’s CEO Is Looking Beyond the Screen

Entrepreneurs often describe their business challenges as matters of life and death. William Wang has a different relationship with that phrase. Back in 2000, the Taiwanese-American serial...
Art by Mike Sullivan
Social Studies

Can Instagram Save the Department Store?

Tyler Bell was encouraging all her clients to “tag your bag.” Every time Bell, a Saks Fifth Avenue stylist in Troy, Mich., closed a sale, she asked the buyer to show off their purchase on Instagram...
Art by Clark Miller.