Tech industry fears the fallout from the Musk-Trump rift, as some prominent tech right figures downplay its permanence; source: David Sacks was “shell-shocked”
Internet Calls It ‘Battle Of The Century’ Mikala Theocharous / 9News : Kanye West weighs in on Musk-Trump split Bluesky: Brian Merchant / @bcmerchant : Even if the Musk-Trump feud is permanent, he wil...
Elon Musk's Donald Trump interview on X Spaces was derailed by technical glitches at the scheduled start time on August 12; Musk blamed “a massive DDoS attack”
but Elon Musk Desperately Needs Him Back Simon Sharwood / The Register : Elon Musk claims live Trump interview on X derailed by DDoS Emily Dreibelbis / PCMag : Musk Blames DDoS Attack For 40-Minute De...
Michael Moritz urges Biden to drop out, joining other tech leaders such as Reed Hastings and the Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus in calling for Biden to step aside
New York Times :
Michael Moritz urges Biden to drop out, joining other tech leaders such as Reed Hastings and the Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus in calling for Biden to step aside
New York Times :
Reinvent Technology Partners, a new SPAC formed by Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and hedge fund manager Michael Thompson, have filed for a $600M IPO
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
Source: Zynga founder Mark Pincus is raising up to $700M for a new investment fund that will focus on publicly traded tech firms needing strategic restructuring
Dan Primack / Axios :
Zynga founder Mark Pincus reducing his voting power in the social gaming firm from a 70% to 10% stake, will remain on board but as non-executive chairman
In an unusual move, Pincus doesn't want the final say anymore and wanted more freedom. — In an unusual move for a Silicon Valley company …
Mark Pincus, Reid Hoffman launch Win the Future to rethink the Democratic Party; project's site will put political topics up for a vote, crowdsource proposals
Tony Romm / Recode :
Mark Pincus, Reid Hoffman launch Win the Future to rethink the Democratic Party; project's site will put political topics up for a vote, crowdsource proposals
It's called Win the Future, and Pincus is even courting potential WTF candidates like the frontman of '90s rock band Third Eye Blind. Tweets: @saksappeal and @josheidelson Tweets: Jim Saksa / @saksapp...
How Marissa Mayer made $239M in her time at Yahoo: stock-heavy compensation buoyed by Yahoo's increasingly valuable Alibaba and Yahoo Japan investments
SAN FRANCISCO — When a withered Yahoo is absorbed by Verizon Communications in the next week or so, it will be the end of an era … Tweets: @profpadfield , @karaswisher , @markpinc , @dealbook , and @n...