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Tech Companies Push Back On Trump's Family Separations

“It’s heartbreaking to see the images and hear the sounds of the kids,” Tim Cook said.
Alex Kantrowitz • 27 days ago

Spotify Reversed Its Policy And Will No Longer Punish Musicians For "Hateful" Conduct

"We don’t aim to play judge and jury," Spotify said.
William Alden • One month ago

Spotify's CEO Says He Regrets How The R. Kelly Move Was Handled

One former music industry insider said Daniel Ek appeared to be backtracking on the moral stand he took this month.
William Alden • One month ago

Snapchat's Stock Is Tanking

The stock fell as much as 17% after earnings missed expectations.
William Alden • 2 months ago

Sifting Through The Hype At The Blockchain Career Fair

A product that lets you scroll through pictures of breasts was one of the few publicly available applications on display at the UC Berkeley cryptocurrency career fair.
William Alden • 2 months ago

Palantir Had No Policy On Social Media Data Collection Prior To 2015

The secretive data analysis company had only an “ad hoc” approach to handling social media data at the same time as others, such as Cambridge Analytica, relied on dodgy methods to collect user data.
William Alden • 3 months ago

The SEC Just Fined A Unicorn Startup For The First Time

Penalties against Zenefits and its former CEO for misleading investors show the SEC's aggressive new stance in Silicon Valley.
William Alden • 8 months ago

13 Hard Words We Learned From This Uber Investor's Letter

"This unholy alliance of perfidious greed devolving rapidly into the audacity of vituperative unparalleled predatory rapacity."
William Alden • 10 months ago

More Than A Thousand People Showed Up In San Francisco To Protest Against Hate Groups

Protesters gathered in San Francisco Saturday to demonstrate against right-wing groups, even as conservative activists abruptly canceled rallies planned in the city.
Leticia Miranda • 10 months ago

This Saudi-Backed Fund Is Dominating Tech Investing

A $4.4 billion investment in WeWork is only the latest sign of SoftBank Vision Fund's clout in startupland.
William Alden • 10 months ago

Trump Was Supposed To Be Business's Best Friend. Now They're Against Him.

"Being associated with a morally repugnant, incompetent president just doesn't really bring you much prestige."
William Alden • 11 months ago

Eleven Prominent Leaders Have Now Resigned From Trump's Council

A cascade of resignations on Wednesday followed a press conference in which Trump defended white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
Venessa Wong • 11 months ago

One Of Uber's Largest Investors Just Sued Former CEO Travis Kalanick

Benchmark, an early investor in Uber, is suing the ride-hail giant's former CEO for allegedly increasing "his power over Uber for his own selfish ends."
Ryan Mac • 11 months ago

Here Are 9 Things Larry Page Couldn't Remember About Google In His Uber–Waymo Deposition

He does, however, remember that he is not a lawyer.
Caroline O'Donovan • 11 months ago

21 Life Lessons From A Rich Dude Who Says He Has It All Figured Out

“I’m counting the days until someone emails me and tells me this book changed their lives — and the lives of their friends and families — forever," writes Jason Calacanis. "It’s gonna happen, I’m sure of it.”
William Alden • 12 months ago

How Bobby Shmurda Got Busted With Help From Silicon Valley

"I believe it's the first time a Palantir-related case has been reported by TMZ."
William Alden • One year ago

There's A Fight Brewing Between The NYPD And Silicon Valley's Palantir

Big data helped New York's cops bust Bobby Shmurda. But as the NYPD's contract with tech giant Palantir comes to an end, things could get messy.
William Alden • One year ago

Uber Board Member Resigns After Sexist Remark At Staff Meeting Addressing Sexism

David Bonderman was criticized for making a sexist remark at an all-hands staff meeting earlier Tuesday.
Priya Anand • One year ago

An Uber Without A CEO Isn't Going Public Anytime Soon

The company needs a CEO to instill confidence in investors, according to one market expert.
William Alden • One year ago

Here Are All The Ways Uber Is Hoping To Change Its Culture Problems

The results come after a months-long internal investigation into the ride-hail giant’s workplace culture, and the day after the company's top business executive, Emil Michael, resigned.
Priya Anand • One year ago