This week in Business Twitter: Square’s DeFi business TBD, Bill Gates on iTunes, and Chobani workers could be millionaires in IPO Jack Dorsey’s newest DeFi business cements his commitment to Bitcoin. Meanwhile, a 2003 email from Bill Gates reveals quite a lot about why Microsoft created the Zune. Ivan De Luce 7.16.21 6:00 PM People
Map: Mark Wahlberg’s $1.5 billion F45 IPO has Crossfit in its sights Despite a delayed IPO and losses in 2020, Mark Wahlberg-backed F45 could be valued at $1.5 billion if its IPO is successful. Ivan De Luce 7.16.21 10:00 AM Markets
Crowdtangle data was a window into how Facebook works — and now it's closing New York Times reporter Kevin Roose used Crowdtangle to track the rise of far-right media on Facebook. Instead of making the company more transparent, it's made them more closed off. Danny Konstantinovic 7.15.21 9:30 PM Tech
Why “woke” asset managers are still loading up on private prison stock Fidelity, BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard are all big private prison investors despite social justice pledges. Tana Ganeva 7.14.21 1:25 PM Features
Want to work in astronaut relations? Bezos and Branson are hiring for hundreds of space jobs Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin had a combined 472 job openings posted as of July 12. Christie Smythe 7.13.21 9:19 PM Markets
As inflation jumps, used car prices are soaring 50% according to CarMax data The used car market is a primary driver of inflation, and the top 10 carmakers are seeing price increases as high as 50% as inflation reaches 13-year highs. Ivan De Luce 7.13.21 7:00 PM Markets