At the Net Gala, 'so many gorgeous brains in one place'

techcrunch.com/2024/05/06/the…

I've never heard of this conference before, but it looks like 2 days of talking about all of the most horrible things that happen in apps! pretty much the exact inverse of most tech conferences

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Congratulations to Hannah Dreier and The New York Times. #Pulitzer

Great article by erin griffith: “The market for private company stocks is on track to hit a record $64 billion this year, up 40% from last year, according to Sacra, a research firm focused on private investments. A decade ago, the private company stock market was roughly $16…

#Update : Remember the $44 million settlement Walgreens agreed to pay those who took Theranos blood tests?

People are telling me they're getting checks.

One woman, wrongly told that she had a disease (leading to many panicked doctor visits), just got her settlement:

$10.

it's pre-ipo Facebook vs SecondMarket all over again

super interesting piece from erin griffith on the funds selling shares of private companies — much to their chagrin — in secondary transactions

nytimes.com/2024/05/06/tec…

Peloton CEO Barry mccarthy steps down and does not hold back in his memo:

“I once described turnarounds as a full contact sport; intellectually challenging, emotionally draining, physically exhausting, and all consuming. From where I sit today, that pretty much summarizes my…

jack Jack, I’m a WIRED writer who wrote a book about the cypherpunk movement and also wrote the 22,000-word cover story on a group of hackers we published less than six months ago: wired.com/story/mirai-un… Steven Levy, who wrote HACKERS in 1984 and WIRED's #2 issue cover story on the…

new story by my colleagues Cade Metz Tripp Mickle Karen Weise w/a tiny assist from me: The $$$ reality check is arriving for AI start-ups

nytimes.com/2024/04/29/tec…

Coding boot camp Bloom Institute of Technology and its CEO Austin Allred deceived students about the cost of loans and making misleading claims about graduate hiring rates. Today, the consumerfinance.gov took action against them for deceiving the students that they were meant to help. consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsr…

Cheering on the best burrito makers in the bay (who also happen to be pretty good at soccer) El Farolito

So airchat! is it good?