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International

The European Union is considering an AI ban

The EU is working on a plan to regulate artificial intelligence. Here’s what that means.

Jacob Cohen • 1 day ago

Financial Tech

Ethereum’s co-founder snags $65m to help modernize financial infrastructure

ConsenSys works on 2 Ethereum-based blockchains you may have heard of: NFTs and DeFi.

Kolby Hatch • 1 day ago

amazon

Jeff Bezos drops knowledge on us

We pull the top highlights from Jeff Bezos’ final annual letter as Amazon CEO.

Trung T. Phan • 1 day ago

Big Tech

Health care is the latest Big Tech battleground

Health care is on track to be a $6.2T market by 2028. Big Tech is rushing to grab its share.

Jacob Cohen • 2 days ago

Big Tech

The largest office park in the US has a wild horse problem

The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRI) is home to 150 companies, including Tesla and Amazon. Employers are wooing workers with 1k+ mustang horses… what could go wrong?

Kolby Hatch • 2 days ago

ipo

Coinbase is eyeing a $65B+ public debut

Coinbase is winning on trust, high take rates and a crypto bull cycle. Will it continue?

Trung T. Phan • April 14, 2021

commodities

The skyrocketing cost of lumber, explained

Low supply and high demand have pushed lumber prices through the roof, but European beetles are helping.

Jacob Cohen • April 14, 2021

International

The largest SPAC ever

Southeast Asia’s Grab is eyeing a $39B SPAC deal.

Trung T. Phan • April 14, 2021

Financial Tech

Inside the monopoly of tax e-filings (and how to change it)

TurboTax and H&R Block have spent decades cementing their position as America’s tax tools. Are fintech apps an alternative?

Trung T. Phan • April 13, 2021

celebrity

How Kim Kardashian West entered the 3-comma club

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand Skims is on track for $300m in sales this year. It’s not her first massively successful venture.

Jacob Cohen • April 13, 2021

Big Tech

Microsoft drops $16B to acquire Nuance in its biggest deal since LinkedIn

Microsoft acquired Nuance to boost its health care platform.

Trung T. Phan • April 13, 2021

investing

Meet Synthesis: The edtech startup scaling Elon Musk’s Ad Astra school

CEO Chrisman Frank tells us how Synthesis is creating a platform that teaches problem solving for children that "want to learn how to build the future."

Trung T. Phan • April 12, 2021

Money and Markets

Tiger Global, the $65B fund on a wild tech spending spree

Founded as a hedge fund in 2003, Tiger Global has turned into one of the investment industry’s largest tech players.

Trung T. Phan • April 12, 2021

delivery

Why Instacart and DoorDash are launching credit cards

Instacart and DoorDash are exploring branded credit cards. What’s in it for them and the banks?

Trung T. Phan • April 12, 2021

Emerging Tech

Flying cars are coming…maybe

People have been talking about flying cars for over a century. SPACs may bring them to life.

Trung T. Phan • April 12, 2021

International

Inside China’s quiet plan to dethrone the dollar

China’s rollout of a digital Yuan could eat into the US dollar’s dominance.

Kolby Hatch • April 9, 2021

Social networking

The state of social media, by the numbers

A new Pew survey sheds light on the US obsession with YouTube and elderly Americans’ thing for Mark Zuckerberg.

Jacob Cohen • April 9, 2021

investing

YouTube megastar Jake Paul and serial entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo launch the Anti Fund

The rolling fund will focus on investments in consumer, creator economy and e-commerce startups.

Trung T. Phan • April 8, 2021

Big Tech

Google vs. Oracle, explained

Oracle sued Google for copying its API code to create the Android mobile OS. Courts ruled in favor of Google. Here’s what it means for tech.

Trung T. Phan • April 8, 2021

media & publishing

Publishers are riding the NFT wave… and it’s working

Publishers are trying their hands at NFTs, with some looking to turn written work into digital collectibles.

Jacob Cohen • April 8, 2021

celebrity

The world’s youngest billionaires

The world’s youngest billies include inherited wealth, a crypto trader and the founders of hot tech startups that just went public.

Trung T. Phan • April 8, 2021

facebook

How the billionaire Winklevoss twins are betting on a decentralized future

The Winklevoss Twins have made huge crypto and decentralized bets: Bitcoin, Gemini, Nifty Gateway, BitClout, and more.

Trung T. Phan • April 7, 2021

coronavirus

How offices are prepping for the return of workers

In the new hybrid work arrangement, expect larger gathering spaces, fewer workstations, and a lot of touchless technology.

Trung T. Phan • April 7, 2021

startup

These founders spend just 4 hours a week on their $500k suspenders brand

After trying their hand at kimonos, wigs, and top hats, Jackson Cunningham and Josh Bluman found success with their modern suspenders brand.

Jacob Cohen • April 7, 2021

Ecommerce

After parting ways with PayPal, eBay is making a payments comeback

eBay used to rely on PayPal. Now, its in-house payments platform is growing more popular.

Jacob Cohen • April 6, 2021

clothing

H&M, Adidas, and Nike are facing boycotts in China. Why?

Labor practices in the cotton industry in China’s Xinjiang region have become a hot point for global fashion brands.

Trung T. Phan • April 6, 2021

investing

The ~$6T family office industry, explained

The blow-up of $10B Archegos Capital shines light on the opaque family office industry.

Trung T. Phan • April 5, 2021

Regulation

Notarize, an eNotary service, wants to be the Stripe of legal documents

E-signature startup Notarize raised $200m+ for its business of notarizing mortgage docs.

Kolby Hatch • April 5, 2021

government

US Army eyes the future, awards Microsoft $21.9B contract for AR headsets

Microsoft is building 120k advanced AR headsets for the US Army. It’s not the company’s first foray into National Defense.

Jacob Cohen • April 2, 2021

entertainment

Media and talent giant Endeavor Group is going public… with an interesting board addition

The owner of talent agency WME and MMA sports league UFC is trying to go public for a second time...and it’s bringing Elon along for the ride.

Trung T. Phan • April 2, 2021