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President Donald Trump’s decision to impose big tariffs on imported goods may feel like an issue for supply chain managers or chip developers. But the stock market’s decline today shows that all markets are interconnected. For venture capital, the impact may be more indirect. Asked if the tariffs would affect venture investors, Tomasz Tunguz, the founder of Theory Ventures, which invests in early-stage software companies, responded emphatically: “Absolutely.”
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Veteran actor Bette Midler says she's sold her Tesla, which she called "a symbol of racism, greed and ignorance." Read more ›
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The Tesla CEO has been one of Trump's most outspoken cheerleaders — but Musk is not a fan of the tariffs that have shaken global markets. Read more ›
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Trump's return has affected the news media and entertainment business in major ways. Here's a breakdown. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's wealth fell to $298 billion on Monday. Over the weekend, the Tesla CEO spoke out against President Donald Trump's tariffs. Read more ›
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As Trump angers everyone from Canada to China, Americans are growing afraid to travel abroad — and it could get worse. Read more ›
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Adam Mosseri spoke on a podcast about Instagram's priorities around creators and how reach works on the app. Read more ›
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I visited all the major US national parks and ranked them based on factors like beauty and crowd size. My favorites include Grand Teton and Acadia. Read more ›
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CEO Larry Fink of BlackRock talks about succession plans and his changing perception of New York City during an interview. Read more ›
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Bill Gates, who famously dropped out of Harvard to found Microsoft, previously said his kids would inherit less than 1% of his total wealth. Read more ›
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YouTube channel Front Page Tech on Monday shared renders of iOS 19's alleged new design. The end of the video also revealed a supposed new feature that is planned for the iPhone 17 Pro models later this year: dual video recording. According to Front Page Tech host Jon Prosser, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will allow users to record video with the front and rear cameras... Read more ›
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New studies suggest how AI is changing work by acting as a teammate and bridging knowledge gaps, but also creating some uncertainty. Read more ›
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Okta CEO Todd McKinnon told Business Insider he expects there will be more demand for software engineers even with AI tools for coding advancing. Read more ›
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The billionaire class stands to lose more than the average American from Trump's dumb trade war. Read more ›
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Itâs kind of impossible to grasp the enormity of a cooling tower until itâs suddenly right next to you. Never used for their intended purpose, the cooling towers of Washington Nuclear Projects 3 and 5 (WNP-3 and WNP-5) loom over treetops as I drive up to Satsop Business Park, about an hour and a half […] Read more ›
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A new report from Reuters has shed light on how Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is employing tech in its processes, including the alleged use of artificial intelligence to monitor communications. The initiative is said to be keeping an eye out for chatter that's considered hostile toward Musk or President Donald Trump. Some managers at the Environmental Protection Agency have reportedly been told that DOGE is deploying AI... Read more ›
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Singapore Airlines is consistently named among the best airlines in the world. Even in economy, the seats are spacious and the food is decent. Read more ›
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After graduating from college, Carter James searched for over a year to land his first career job. He said the process helped him grow as a person. Read more ›
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Baby boomers seemed surprisingly involved in recent anti-Trump demonstrations. I asked someone who studies protests what might be going on. Read more ›
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Lütke stressed annual efficiency growth for every employee in an internal memo he published on X. Read more ›
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Amid a prolonged slump in initial public offerings, venture capital firms are shrinking planned funds and abandoning once-promising strategies. That’s heightened competition for the premier positions at venture firms—the general partners who make investment decisions and get a share of the firm’s gains. But some people are navigating the turbulence well. The Information’s VC reporters spoke to dozens of founders, investors and limited partners to identify the people on track... Read more ›
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Intel’s financial crisis may be over—with support from its biggest rival. Executives from Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. recently reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture to operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities, with TSMC taking a 20% stake in the new company, according to two people involved in some of the discussions. Intel and other U.S. semiconductor companies will hold the majority of the shares in the proposed... Read more ›
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Before we get to tariffs, we wanted to make sure you saw Stephanie and Jessica’s scoop on OpenAI discussing acquiring a startup created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and ex-iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a personal artificial intelligence device. Although Altman isn’t technically classified as a cofounder of the startup, io Products, the potential deal immediately drew comparisons with Elon Musk’s xAI buying Elon Musk’s X.On to the news…President... Read more ›
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OpenAI in recent weeks discussed acquiring a startup its CEO Sam Altman has been working on with ex-Apple designer Jony Ive’s studio to develop an artificial intelligence-powered personal device, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deal talks. They are also discussing partnership options beyond a full acquisition, one of the people said. Read more ›
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Last spring, Meta Platforms was on a tear. It had just released Llama 3, a new generation of its large language model, to much praise from developers and independent reviewers. Almost a year later, though, that model’s successor, Llama 4, is running behind schedule. Meta has pushed back the release date of Llama 4 at least twice and could do so again, according to two people familiar with the matter.... Read more ›
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Craft Ventures, the eight-year-old venture firm co-founded by White House adviser David Sacks, last week laid off half a dozen employees who were largely involved in recruiting professionals for startups it backs, a spokesperson confirmed. It made the changes as the firm’s investors have shifted their focus to later-stage investments from very early-stage investments, according to a person with direct knowledge of the changes. Jeff Fluhr, co-founder of the firm,... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The father-son duo who sparked a spy scandal • The Arena: The WNBA and its new tech owners have a merch problem• Plus, our Recommendations: A Birkin bag version of “Succession”; Amy Poehler, podcast goddess; and why America loves a cultWell, look at that: We’ve broken ChatGPT. A full week after OpenAI debuted an improved version of the bot with better image-making... Read more ›
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Keep your eyes peeled on Wednesday for an announcement from President Trump about his plan to keep TikTok alive in the U.S. As I scooped earlier today, Trump plans to announce a proposal for a new company expected to be called TikTok America, which would be roughly 50% owned by new U.S. investors and license TikTok’s algorithm from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Read the full story here. Now on... Read more ›
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Glean, a developer of search chatbots for businesses, is in talks with investors to potentially raise hundreds of millions of dollars in new financing, including money to buy out employee shares in a tender offer, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The six-year-old startup’s potential valuation in the deal couldn’t be learned, but based on recent revenue growth and gross profit margins, the figure could be roughly $7... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump’s decision to impose big tariffs on imported goods may feel like an issue for supply chain managers or chip developers. But the stock market’s decline today shows that all markets are interconnected. For venture capital, the impact may be more indirect. Asked if the tariffs would affect venture investors, Tomasz Tunguz, the founder of Theory Ventures, which invests in early-stage software companies, responded emphatically: “Absolutely.” Read more ›
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