Interview with Sam Lessin and YouTuber Marina Mogilko about a $1.7M investment in her, in exchange for 5% of her creator-related earnings for the next 30 years
which attaches a number to a human and locks them into a three-decade contract—brings up a host of potential legal, ethical, and moral issues, which Lessin didn't shy away from when I asked him about ...
Sources: Andreessen Horowitz to launch an opinion section on its website that will publish articles related to technology and business from outside contributors
Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, which once courted attention from the news media, is ramping up its own media efforts. Tweets: @amir , @nxthompson , @s_m_i , @quinnypig , @alexisoh...
Larry Ellison is hosting a fundraiser for Donald Trump next week; while Ellison has consistently backed Republicans, he wasn't a major Trump donor until now
the most significant display of support from a major tech titan for the president, by far,” @teddyschleifer reports https://www.vox.com/... Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer : “It signals what I and m...
Twenty-eight year veteran NYT tech reporter John Markoff to retire, will remain on contract for more stories, become writer in residence at Berkeley in 2017
John Markoff / Backchannel : Tweets: @digiphile , @kimmaicutler , @laurengoode , @backchnnl , @guykawasaki , @backchnnl , @harrymccracken , @timoreilly , @dangillmor , @karaswisher , @ellenhuet , @be...
Twenty-eight year veteran NYT tech reporter John Markoff to retire, will remain on contract for more stories, become writer in residence at Berkeley in 2017
I'm retiring from the greatest job I ever knew—but I still believe that journalism will thrive … Yes, I'm retiring from the New York Times. Tweets: @digiphile , @kimmaicutler , @laurengoode , @backchn...
Sunlight Foundation exploring merger or alliances with other organizations, will discontinue tool building and database maintenance
The board of directors of the Sunlight Foundation has reached some important conclusions about our future. We want to share them with our friends, funders … Tweets: @timobrien , @waxpancake , @pahlka...
Twitter Editorial Director Karen Wickre Is Leaving the Company
About four and half years ago … Queenie Wong / SiliconBeat : Twitter Editorial Director Karen Wickre leaving tech firm Tweets: Sree Sreenivasan / @sree : One of the smartest, kindest souls you'll meet...
In Silicon Valley Now, It's Almost Always Winner Takes All
The shutdown of ride-sharing startup … Michelle Quinn / SiliconBeat : Is Sidecar's demise an indication of the beginning of a shakeout in food delivery? Tweets: Ted Leonsis / @tedleonsis : Business is...
Sinclair bought Circa assets for $800K in August, plans to hire 70 journalists, relaunch in spring 2016
Fresh useful insights … Mike Brown / International Business Times : Circa News Is Returning: Sinclair Broadcast Group Acquires Site For $800,000 Alex Heath / Tech Insider : One of the iPhone's first g...
John Markoff on slow pace of automation, shorter term bets from VCs and government, future of transportation, AR as the next big platform, more
The Next Wave — A Conversation With John Markoff — This can't be the end of human evolution. We have to go someplace else. — It's quite remarkable. Tweets: @philiped , @bigdata , @dangillmor , @c...