23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021
Most corporations are not going to look out for your privacy. And we now have a federal government intent on using your data for bad purposes. Frank Figliuzzi / @frankfigliuzzi : 23andMe is declaring...
Ben Horowitz says he and his wife plan to make a “significant” personal donation to Kamala Harris' campaign; Horowitz and Marc Andreessen endorsed Trump in July
tech oligarchs depend heavily on their access in washington, so will do everything they can to keep it. a16z desperately wants washington to legitimize crypto, so they can get a return on their signi...
Some San Francisco city officials say they are not lamenting X's departure from the city, as X bears little resemblance to the company that SF welcomed in 2012
https://www.nytimes.com/... X: Jacob Silverman / @silvermanjacob : “Mayor London Breed said she met with Mr. Musk once several months ago and had texted with him.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Senator ...
Twitter VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned from the company; Irwin joined in June 2022 and took over as head of T&S when Yoel Roth resigned
maybe the Matt Walsh movie? — but she oversaw some egregious violations of trust and safety. John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton.bsky.social : Ella Irwin stayed around at Twitter. — She consolidated pow...
All three founders of online trading service Pipe are stepping down as the company looks for a “veteran” CEO; Pipe raised $250M at a $2B valuation in May 2021
Setting the scene — The co-founders of revenue-based financing … Nancy Dahlberg / Refresh Miami : Pipe co-founders step down and search for ‘veteran’ CEO is launched Jeff Kauflin / Forbes : Three Co...
Source: Elon Musk plans to become Twitter's CEO, but may cede the role in the longer term
It Was Never Taken Down Heather Kelly / Washington Post : You've decided to quit Twitter. Here's what you can use to replace it. Charlie Conchie / City A.M. : Sacked Twitter chiefs could pocket $122m...
Source: Celsius laid off 150 employees, around a quarter of its staff, after pausing withdrawals; Celsius is exploring “a restructuring of our liabilities”
Good morning! An IT head, data scientist, and AI product manager walk into a bar. Tweets: Wu Blockchain / @wublockchain : Lending platform Celsius has laid off about 150 employees, including those in...
David Marcus, the co-creator of Diem and head of Novi, will leave Meta at the end of the 2021; current Novi VP of Product Stephane Kasriel will lead Novi
and I remain as passionate as ever about the need for change in our payments and financial systems — my entrepreneurial DNA has been nudging me for too many mornings in a row to continue ignoring it. ...