Andreessen Horowitz general partner Katherine Boyle wants "American dynamism" on the lips of both lawmakers and founders. Art by Clark Miller
Andreessen Horowitz general partner Katherine Boyle wants "American dynamism" on the lips of both lawmakers and founders. Art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

American Dynamo: An ‘Iconic’ Andreessen Horowitz Investor Is Turning Heads in Defense Tech

How Katherine Boyle—a one-time Washington Post reporter turned controversy-courting VC—is fighting for hearts and minds in the capital.
The Big Read

Is Ruth Porat’s New Job at Alphabet a Coronation or a Last Dance?

In February, after Alphabet had put the finishing touches on the technology giant’s 2023 plan, CEO Sundar Pichai and Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat sat down to brainstorm about the future of...
After presiding over the largest cutbacks in company history, Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat made it clear to CEO Sundar Pichai last February that she was ready for change. Photos Getty
The New Ballgame

The Next Frontier for Sports Betting: Your TV

For all the ways sports gambling has infiltrated American life since the Supreme Court legalized the industry five years ago, there was one area where betting still did not exist: within actual...
Art by Clark Miller.
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has recently turned regulators' attention to the deceptive use of "dark patterns" by tech companies. Art by Clark Miller
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has recently turned regulators' attention to the deceptive use of "dark patterns" by tech companies. Art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

Lina vs. the Dark Arts: The FTC Wants Big Tech to Know It’s Watching

Lina Khan and her gang of enforcers have pounced on “dark patterns” at Amazon and other tech firms—and critics are again claiming overreach.
The Takeaway

‘Fix It—or Go Surfing’: Jessica Lessin on What She’d Tell Her Younger Self

Ten years ago, almost to the day, my husband Sam took a video of me curled up in bed, convinced I had food poisoning. I was so nauseous, I felt like I couldn’t move. It turned out it was just...
Art by Clark Miller
The 1:1

‘Not Everyone Is Trying to Build God’: Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela Tries to Dampen the Doomerism

It might have been a moment lost in translation, or perhaps a willful reinterpretation, but when I asked Cristóbal Valenzuela who in the tech world inspires him most, he named a Chilean poet....
The poetry-minded Runway founder Cristóbal Valenzuela. Art by Clark Miller.
Art by Clark Miller
Art by Clark Miller
The Big Read

How Blind Became the App Silicon Valley Bosses Love to Hate

Tech execs despise it. The industry's rank-and-file are addicted to it. Blind has become something like a Reddit for workplaces, mixing anonymous nastiness with layoff leaks, confessions about compensation and a bonanza of corporate gossip.
The 1:1

Elan Lee Wants to Explode More Than Kittens

Exploding Kittens CEO Elan Lee still remembers the exact moment when he realized that he had to quit his job at Microsoft. Back in 2014, when he was chief design officer for the company’s Xbox...
Art by Clark Miller. Photo of Lee By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images
Stripe president and co-founder John Collison, as imagined in front of his Abbey Leix estate in the Irish midlands. Photo-illustration by Clark Miller
Stripe president and co-founder John Collison, as imagined in front of his Abbey Leix estate in the Irish midlands. Photo-illustration by Clark Miller
The Big Read

John Collison’s Land Grab: A Stripe Co-Founder Grows in Power

A billionaire before his 28th birthday, the younger Collison brother—now 32—has come into his own as Stripe’s second in command, raising billions from investors while cultivating a “museum of passion projects.”
Scene and Heard

The Cult of Notion: A Productivity App Becomes a Sensation for Creators

In May, hundreds of people queued outside an auditorium in the San Isidro district of Lima, Perú. They had to wait another two hours before the event began, with the line nearly wrapping around the...
Art by Clark Miller
Social Studies

Threading the Needle: Social Media Power Users Are Divided About Threads

When Chris Messina joined Google back in 2010 as a user experience designer, he was placed within a team devoted to making Google+, the company’s big bet in social media, a success. The network,...
Art by Clark Miller