2023-05-31
The elder-care startup Papa became worth $1.4 billion by offering a kind of TaskRabbit for seniors. But caregivers and seniors have reported sexual harassment and assault allegations, internal records show New investigation, by me: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
An investigation into Papa, a TaskRabbit-like service for seniors that has raised $240M, finds dozens of allegations of harassment, assault, theft, and more
If you've been to an annual open enrollment fair in the past few years, you may have noticed a new eldercare benefit with the unusual name of Papa. Tweets: @priyasideas , @vanderme...
2023-04-04
makes sense given ben and marc were so publicly fawning over saudi arabia on stage in miami last week. https://www.bloomberg.com/... (and good eye as usual, @KateClarkTweets) https://twitter.com/...
The Information
The Saudi Public Investment Fund lists ~35 of its partnerships with US VC firms, like a16z, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Iconiq, Insight Partners, and Human Capital
For several years, venture capital firms have been cagey about whether they have raised money from Saudi Arabia …
2023-04-03
a16z founders + adam neumann fawned over saudi arabia this morning. they said the country “feels like” a startup. Adam added, “It's leaders like his royal highness that are actually going to lead us where we want to go.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
TechCrunch
a16z now openly courts Saudi money; Horowitz compared the US harshly to Saudi because the US government did little after Andreessen's “time to build” essay
Andreessen Horowitz is now openly courting capital from Saudi Arabia, despite U.S. strains.
2021-12-24
Lots of interesting revelations about Jeff Bezos's old pet project. Last year, Amazon projected the smart speaker market — which it pioneered with Alexa devices — would only grow about 1% over the next several years, according to the documents
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
news: Amazon sells lots of Alexa devices during the holidays. For customers, the novelty fades fast. There have been years when 15% to 25% of new Alexa users were no longer active in their second week with the device, according to internal documents https://www.bloomberg.com/...? 🧵:
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
Alexa costs Amazon a ton of $$$. But now we have a better sense as to how much. The company projected the fixed costs alone for the division would hit $4.2 billion in 2021
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
Amazon has tried many things — even an Alexa-powered microwave — to get users to engage with the voice assistant in new ways. Still: Alexa users discover half the features they'll ever use within their first 3 hours of using it, per a 2019 document
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
2021-12-23
Lots of interesting revelations about Jeff Bezos's old pet project. Last year, Amazon projected the smart speaker market — which it pioneered with Alexa devices — would only grow about 1% over the next several years, according to the documents
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
Each holiday season since 2015, Amazon.com Inc. has counted on selling a lot of its Alexa voice-controlled smart speakers.
news: Amazon sells lots of Alexa devices during the holidays. For customers, the novelty fades fast. There have been years when 15% to 25% of new Alexa users were no longer active in their second week with the device, according to internal documents https://www.bloomberg.com/...? 🧵:
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
Each holiday season since 2015, Amazon.com Inc. has counted on selling a lot of its Alexa voice-controlled smart speakers.
Alexa costs Amazon a ton of $$$. But now we have a better sense as to how much. The company projected the fixed costs alone for the division would hit $4.2 billion in 2021
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
Each holiday season since 2015, Amazon.com Inc. has counted on selling a lot of its Alexa voice-controlled smart speakers.
Amazon has tried many things — even an Alexa-powered microwave — to get users to engage with the voice assistant in new ways. Still: Alexa users discover half the features they'll ever use within their first 3 hours of using it, per a 2019 document
Bloomberg
Internal docs show Amazon is struggling to retain Alexa device users; in some years between 2018-2021, 15%-25% of new users were no longer active after one week
Each holiday season since 2015, Amazon.com Inc. has counted on selling a lot of its Alexa voice-controlled smart speakers.
2021-11-01
Since the pandemic, schools have become surveillance hubs. NYC schools and entire states use GoGuardian, which tracks & analyzes the online activity of 23 million+ students across the country story for @BW with @mhbergen https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
A look at student activity monitoring software GoGuardian, whose usage in US schools exploded during lockdowns as some say it adds to kids' psychological strain
2021-10-31
Since the pandemic, schools have become surveillance hubs. NYC schools and entire states use GoGuardian, which tracks & analyzes the online activity of 23 million+ students across the country story for @BW with @mhbergen https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
A look at student activity monitoring software GoGuardian, whose usage in US schools exploded during lockdowns as some say it adds to kids' psychological strain
The pandemic caused schools to embrace laptops, tablets, Zoom, and an app called GoGuardian that tracks everything students (and, sometimes, parents) do online. Tweets: @talkpovert...
2021-08-09
Asian Americans in Silicon Valley are often told they “dont count” as a minority. Yet they face subtle but ever-present discrimination. @ellenhuet and I dug into what it's like to be the majority minority in Silicon Valley for @BW https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Despite claims of diversity and inclusion, Asian Americans in Silicon Valley still face racism and are least likely to break into leadership positions
2019-12-17
Amazon is tightening the screws on the 10,000-people Alexa org. More focus on making💰💰💰 now that Alexa is everywhere https://www.theinformation.com/ ... by me and @amir
Voicebot.ai
Report: Amazon had revenue of $1.4M from Alexa's in-skill purchases in the first ten months of 2019, which was well short of its target of $5.5M
The Information published (N.B. paywall) an article this morning saying that Amazon earned $1.4 million Alexa skill revenue through the first 10 months … Source: The Information .