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Lauren Hirsch

@laurenshirsch
50 posts
2026-02-02
This line in this wsj story reminds me of a conversation I was just having with a friend. How often do you call someone without texting first? And is there a power dynamic that plays into that decision? https://www.wsj.com/... [image]
2026-02-02 View on X
Wall Street Journal

A look at iOS 26's call-screening feature: some see it as an executive assistant that filters unwanted calls and some complain it makes people hard to reach

2026-02-01
This line in this wsj story reminds me of a conversation I was just having with a friend. How often do you call someone without texting first? And is there a power dynamic that plays into that decision? https://www.wsj.com/... [image]
2026-02-01 View on X
Wall Street Journal

A look at iOS 26's call-screening feature, which some compare to an executive assistant filter unwanted calls, as others complain it makes people hard to reach

Thanks to a new iPhone feature, everyone now has an executive assistant in their pocket to filter unwanted calls

2026-01-28
Sam Altman's note to employees, per @dealbook https://www.nytimes.com/... v [image]
2026-01-28 View on X
New York Times

Internal Slack message: Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff that “What's happening with ICE is going too far” and he hopes President Trump “will rise to this moment”

2026-01-27
Sam Altman's note to employees, per @dealbook https://www.nytimes.com/... v [image]
2026-01-27 View on X
New York Times

Internal Slack message: Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff that “What's happening with ICE is going too far” and he hopes President Trump “will rise to this moment”

Business leaders continue to feel pressure to speak out about the immigration crackdown and the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens.

Sam Altman's note to employees, per @dealbook https://www.nytimes.com/... v [image]
2026-01-27 View on X
TechCrunch

Khosla Ventures' Vinod Khosla and Ethan Choi disavow Keith Rabois' comments after border agents killed Alex Pretti; Rabois said Pretti was committing a “felony”

To understand the stance of an unwavering Trump loyalist after United States Custom and Enforcement shocked the nation …

2025-12-06
Companies have persuaded regulators to broaden the definition of an industry in their favor before: see the 2008 merger of Sirius and XM. Execs successfully argued authorities should look to other audio competition, like HD radio and iPods. But it doesn't always work.
2025-12-06 View on X
Financial Times

Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Netflix announced this week that it had reached … Axios : Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for nearly $83 billion Alex Pigman / Taipei Times : Warner Bros acquisition by Netflix sparks ...

One of the most interesting things to watch on the Netflix/WBD deal is how the DOJ wants to define the rapidly evolving entertainment landscape. Netflix will argue regulators should think of share of eyeballs (YouTube, TikTok, etc) not streamers.
2025-12-06 View on X
Financial Times

Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Netflix announced this week that it had reached … Axios : Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for nearly $83 billion Alex Pigman / Taipei Times : Warner Bros acquisition by Netflix sparks ...

Companies have persuaded regulators to broaden the definition of an industry in their favor before: see the 2008 merger of Sirius and XM. Execs successfully argued authorities should look to other audio competition, like HD radio and iPods. But it doesn't always work.
2025-12-06 View on X
Game Developer

WBD confirms that Warner Bros. Games will be acquired by Netflix along with its wider streaming and television business

A Warner Bros. spokesperson has confirmed the video game division will be acquired by Netflix alongside its wider streaming and television business.

One of the most interesting things to watch on the Netflix/WBD deal is how the DOJ wants to define the rapidly evolving entertainment landscape. Netflix will argue regulators should think of share of eyeballs (YouTube, TikTok, etc) not streamers.
2025-12-06 View on X
Game Developer

WBD confirms that Warner Bros. Games will be acquired by Netflix along with its wider streaming and television business

A Warner Bros. spokesperson has confirmed the video game division will be acquired by Netflix alongside its wider streaming and television business.

2025-03-06
Scoop w @MikeIsaac Discord is in early talks w/ bankers about an IPO that could come as soon as this year https://www.nytimes.com/...
2025-03-06 View on X
New York Times

Sources: Discord is in early talks with bankers about a potential IPO that could come as soon as in 2025; Discord was last valued by investors in 2021 at ~$15B

New York Times :

2023-03-12
Per new bankruptcy filing, BlockFi has $227m in Silicon Valley Bank. The bankruptcy trustee warned them on Mon that bc those funds are in a money market mutual fund, they're not FDIC secured — which could be a prblm w/ keeping in compliance of bankruptcy law https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-12 View on X
The Block

Filing: crypto lender BlockFi, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, has $227M in uninsured funds in SVB; BlockFi may have violated US bankruptcy law

which could be a prblm w/ keeping in compliance of bankruptcy law https://twitter.com/... @justafamilyman_ : BlockFi is the gift that keeps on giving and not in a good way. This is...

Per new bankruptcy filing, BlockFi has $227m in Silicon Valley Bank. The bankruptcy trustee warned them on Mon that bc those funds are in a money market mutual fund, they're not FDIC secured — which could be a prblm w/ keeping in compliance of bankruptcy law https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-12 View on X
The Block

Circle says $3.3B of its ~$40B USDC reserves remain at Silicon Valley Bank and that the crypto payments firm will follow state and federal regulators' guidance

- After being largely silent on Friday, Circle said it has $3.3 billion in exposure to Silicon Valley Bank …

2023-03-11
Per new bankruptcy filing, BlockFi has $227m in Silicon Valley Bank. The bankruptcy trustee warned them on Mon that bc those funds are in a money market mutual fund, they're not FDIC secured — which could be a prblm w/ keeping in compliance of bankruptcy law https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-11 View on X
The Block

Filing: crypto lender BlockFi, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, has $227M in uninsured funds in SVB; BlockFi may have violated US bankruptcy law

- Crypto lender Blockfi has millions in uninsured funds because the cash is a money market mutual fund, according to a bankruptcy document filed on Friday.

Per new bankruptcy filing, BlockFi has $227m in Silicon Valley Bank. The bankruptcy trustee warned them on Mon that bc those funds are in a money market mutual fund, they're not FDIC secured — which could be a prblm w/ keeping in compliance of bankruptcy law https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-11 View on X
TechCrunch

How startup founders are reacting to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as some worry about frozen funds, operating expenses, and paying employees full salaries

Engineers at Polymath Robotics were working late Wednesday night on multiple projects when co-founder and CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher noticed chatter …

2022-11-08
Since Saturday, Musk has embarked on a tweeting spree so voluminous that he is on a pace to post more than 750 times this month, or more than 25 times a day, according to Memetica. He was tweeting abt 13 times a day in April. https://www.nytimes.com/...
2022-11-08 View on X
New York Times

As Twitter's problems mount, Elon Musk is on pace to tweet over 750 times in November, or more than 25 times a day, up from around 13 per day in April

The new owner of Twitter has embarked on a tweeting spree to push back, spar and justify his actions.  —  Ryan Mac, who is based in Los Angeles …

2022-11-01
Looks like Jack Dorsey rolled over his shares in Twitter. (So he's staying on w/ Elon) https://www.sec.gov/...
2022-11-01 View on X
Insider

SEC filing: Jack Dorsey rolled over his remaining 2.4% stake in Twitter, worth $1B+, into X Holdings, which Elon Musk didn't have to pay to acquire the company

- Dorsey left his second stint as CEO of Twitter last year.  — A co-founder of the platform and friend of Musk, he's been supportive of the $44 billion takeover.

2022-10-31
I took a look at the numbers behind the largest tech LBO ever. They're tough to make work. https://www.nytimes.com/...
2022-10-31 View on X
Washington Post

Source: Elon Musk plans to lay off 25% of Twitter's workforce in the coming days, focusing on sales, product, engineering, legal, and trust and safety

The first round of layoffs, led by his lawyer Alex Spiro, will target 25 percent of the workforce  —  SAN FRANCISCO …

I took a look at the numbers behind the largest tech LBO ever. They're tough to make work. https://www.nytimes.com/...
2022-10-31 View on X
New York Times

Twitter faces ~$1B per year in interest expenses after Elon Musk's deal added ~$13B in debt, up from ~$50M in 2021 when operations generated ~$633M in cash flow

Mr. Musk faces financial challenges in owning Twitter.  The site frequently loses money and took on $13 billion in debt for the blockbuster deal.

2022-10-05
Per newly public court filing, Elon Musk had cancelled his Sept 28 deposition bc of “Covid exposure risk” https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-05 View on X
Bloomberg

SEC filing: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk revives his original bid for $54.20 per share, aiming to avoid a courtroom fight

Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter Inc. for the original offer price of $54.20 a share, Bloomberg News reports.Musk made the proposal in a letter to Twitter …

2022-10-01
Texts from Morgan Stanley's CEO calling Elon Musk a rocket ship the day he announced his deal to buy twitter 🚀🚀 https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-01 View on X
Big Technology

A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages show the inner workings of Silicon Valley dealmaking and how Musk lost interest in his Twitter acquisition

Newly released text messages shine a light on how tech's most powerful do business — and perhaps why Musk lost interest in Twitter.