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.
Art by Clark Miller.
Art by Clark Miller.
The Big Read

The Instant Oral History of ‘Trench Foot Burning Man’

Tech pros tell their personal survival stories from this year’s mud-stuck (but still epic) desert bacchanal.
The Most Epic

The Venture Capitalist Who Was Attacked by Orcas

Adventurer: James Currier, founding partner at NFX, co-founder of Tickle, Wonderhill, IronPearl Escapades: Long-haul sailing, Himalayan treks, snow camping It was 10:40 p.m. one night this June...
Art by Clark Miller.
The 1:1

The Head of the Anti-Defamation League Wants to Make Peace With Elon Musk

By the time Jonathan Greenblatt jumped on the phone at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time this Wednesday, he had already made the rounds on CNN, CNBC and MSNBC. It had been a high blood pressure day for the...
Art by Clark Miller