TECH

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is choosing chatbots over podcasts

While Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he likes podcasts, he might not actually be listening to them anymore. That tidbit…

10 months ago

Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry

Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according…

10 months ago

Egypt’s Nawy, the largest proptech in Africa, raises $52M to take on MENA

For decades, buying property in Egypt meant navigating a fragmented real estate market, relying on personal networks, dealing with commission-driven…

10 months ago

One of Elon Musk’s longtime VCs is suing his former employer after allegedly being fired

Josh Raffaelli, who has deep roots as a Silicon Valley investor and has backed a number of Elon Musk companies,…

10 months ago

Musk clashes with neighbors in exclusive Austin suburb

Elon Musk may have a sizable fan base, but residents of the upscale Austin suburb of West Lake Hills, Texas,…

10 months ago

AI chatbots are ‘juicing engagement’ instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to “juice engagement” by pestering their users with follow-up…

10 months ago

Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner

Eight years after joining Benchmark as the firm’s first woman general partner, Sarah Tavel announced on X that she is…

10 months ago

The RealReal founder Julie Wainwright has a startling new memoir

Julie Wainwright has taken two companies public, an incredible feat by any standard. Yet in her new memoir, Time to…

10 months ago

Mystery will may reveal Zappos founder’s final wishes

According to the WSJ, a recently discovered will suggests late Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh had concrete plans for his fortune…

11 months ago

Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work

One of the founders of startup accelerator Y Combinator offered unsparing criticism this weekend of the controversial data analytics company…

11 months ago