Canva CEO Melanie Perkins: “She has a desire for worldwide domination.” AI generated art by Clark Miller
Canva CEO Melanie Perkins: “She has a desire for worldwide domination.” AI generated art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

The Unsinkable Melanie Perkins: After 100 Rejections, the Canva CEO Faces Her Greatest Threat Yet

Having built one of tech’s most valuable startups, the Australian now has to arm it for huge battles ahead: winning in AI, fighting off Adobe and conquering the public markets.
The AI Age

‘It’s a Cult’: Inside Effective Accelerationism, the Pro-AI Movement Taking Over Silicon Valley

“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, Y Combinator president Garry Tan and Notion co-founder Chris Prucha looked up at the cartoon of a shirtless man, his six-pack abs gleaming against a swirling galactic...
Art by Clark Miller.
Vision Board

California Scheming: Nine Unsolicited Design Ideas for the Secret City of Solano County

For the last five years, a Silicon Valley supergroup has been plotting a secret city in Solano County, Calif., spending $800 million on 50,000 acres of land. Then, in August, The New York Times...
Renderings by Transparent House, Kennerly Architecture & Planning and Clark Miller; composite art by Miller
Two children of San Francisco from opposite sides of the tracks: Mayor London Breed and philanthropist Daniel Lurie. Art by Clark Miller; Breed photo by Getty Images.
Two children of San Francisco from opposite sides of the tracks: Mayor London Breed and philanthropist Daniel Lurie. Art by Clark Miller; Breed photo by Getty Images.
The Big Read

Daniel Lurie Started Tech’s Favorite Charity. Can He Save Its Favorite City?

As the philanthropist and Levi’s heir shakes up San Francisco’s mayoral race, questions arise about his experience, track record and toughness.
The Most Epic

How a Videogame CEO Became the Boss of the Weight Room

Adventurer: Strauss Zelnick Escapades: 6 a.m. weightlifting, skiing the mountains of Montana, cycling through the Canadian Rockies Plenty of tech execs flex about their fitness regimen. But few...
Art by Clark Miller.
The 1:1

Signal Chief Meredith Whittaker Could Use Some Backup in the Fight for Encryption

I was about to sit down for coffee in Brooklyn with Meredith Whittaker when she started apologizing for the messages blowing up her phone. “Sorry, we’re launching our post-quantum protocol today,”...
Meredith Whittaker is an outspoken critic of the tech industry, but still hopes to find allies who believe in the right to privacy. Art by Clark Miller.
Art by Clark Miller
Art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

Europe Has Figured Out How to Tame Big Tech. Can the U.S. Learn Its Tricks?

‘Would you rather be regulated by an expert or by an idiot?’ How Europe's enforcement model forced Silicon Valley to change its stripes.
The Most Epic

Runners’ Highs: Tech’s Serial Marathoners on Their Favorite Long-Distance Runs

Despite Silicon Valley’s drift toward sports that require an octagon, long-distance running still ranks highly. In our recent Brain-Body Investment Survey, running was respondents’ second most...
Art by Clark Miller.
The AI Age

Nat Versus the Volcano: Can an AI Investor Solve an Ancient Mystery from the Ashes of Vesuvius?

Long before men’s daily thoughts about ancient Rome became a TikTok meme, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman’s mind was regularly turning toward the Roman Empire. In the early pandemic months of 2020,...
If AI researchers can meet Nat Friedman's Vesuvius Challenge, “It’ll be the first time we’ve read handwriting that hasn’t been seen in 2,000 years.” Art by Clark Miller
Gigafund co-founders Luke Nosek and Stephen Oskoui. Art by Clark Miller; Oskoui photo courtesy Gigafund.
Gigafund co-founders Luke Nosek and Stephen Oskoui. Art by Clark Miller; Oskoui photo courtesy Gigafund.
The Big Read

The Elon Musk Investors With Dreams of a New Social Order

At their venture firm, Gigafund, Luke Nosek and Stephen Oskoui seek out founders with transformative visions of the future. What does their vision look like?
The Flexicon

A Is for Adaptogens, B Is for Body Sculpting: A Trending-in-Silicon Valley Health Glossary

Last month, The Information Weekend conducted our first-ever Brain-Body Investment Survey, asking subscribers about their exercise, wellness and beauty practices. The results emphasized Silicon...
Art by Mike Sullivan.
Book Value

The Trouble With Walter: In His Elon Musk Tome, the Writer Shows Us the Perils of Access Journalism

Walter Isaacson is the exotic bird of American letters, a charming and convivial bon vivant and raconteur, the life of many a dinner party, a studious biographer and a generous mentor. He blurbed...
Art by Clark Miller.