Silicon Valley
Elon Musk Doesn't Have a Plan For Twitter, Or Anything Really
Rebranding the blue bird site as ‘X’ is the billionaire’s latest pathetic grab for attention.
VCs Face an Existential Threat: There Are Too Many of Them
The venture industry needs to shrink to adjust to the new normal, and even the VCs themselves know it. “If you look at the industry as a whole, it's too big,” said one.
RFK Jr. Could Be Laying the Groundwork for a Third-Party Run
With a coalition of anti-vax activists, crypto enthusiasts, Silicon Valley moguls, and supporters from across the horseshoe of extremism.
'I Got to Break Free': Laid-Off Tech Workers Search For New Purpose Outside Silicon Valley
Free of the tech industry's "golden handcuffs," laid-off workers are finding more meaningful work at fashion startups, wineries, and neighborhood retail shops. “I'm not above anything or below anything,” one laid-off tech manager said.
Silicon Valley’s Latest Fascination is Exploring ‘DMT Hyperspace’
Amateur psychonauts have been ‘mapping’ DMT’s psychedelic realms for years. Now, VCs and AI enthusiasts are studying the mysterious drug’s effects.
How Silicon Valley Bank Made a Business Out of Making VCs Happy
For decades, SVB was willing to bend over backwards for venture capitalists, serving them in a way that fit their “special needs,” one said. “In return, of course, VCs would recommend Silicon Valley Bank to their startups.”
CYBER: WTF Is Going on With the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout?
Silicon Valley's favorite banks are dead. Why is the government stepping in to prop them up?
How Silicon Valley's Bank Imploded
Two days after a surreal bank run amplified by social media began, founders' favorite bank has been shut down by the FDIC.
Airbnb Is Banning People Who Are ‘Closely Associated’ With Already-Banned Users
As a safety precaution, the tech company sometimes bans users because the company has discovered that they “are likely to travel” with another person who has already been banned.
CYBER: One Man’s Obsession With Being 18 Forever
Tech CEO Bryan Johnson wants to reverse the aging process. Is it even possible?
‘The Most Measured Man in Human History’
Tech CEO Bryan Johnson is hell bent on discovering the fountain of youth, no matter how much money it costs, pain he endures, or skepticism you have. “I am,” he says, “what I always longed to become.”