Why an OZY writer is standing up for journalists at Carlos Watson’s disgraced media firm Andy Hirschfeld, a freelance reporter who has also written for The Business of Business, says it’s “hurtful” and “offensive” for people to claim the outlet had “zero” readers. Christie Smythe 9.30.21 10:30 PM
This week in Business Twitter: Elizabeth Holmes’ texts revealed, supply chain chaos reigns, Google’s diversity problem, Greylock’s new seed fund The biggest stories in Business Twitter this week (aside from Grimes and Elon Musk breaking up) involved Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ romantic texts and a Black employee at Google going viral by discussing discrimination at work. Ivan De Luce 9.24.21 7:19 PM
Colossal co-founder Ben Lamm explains why resurrecting the woolly mammoth will save the planet Lamm partnered with Harvard scientist George Church to develop a new breed of woolly mammoth, which could roam the arctic in just a few years with the aid of synthetic biology. Ivan De Luce 9.21.21 1:35 PM
This week in Business Twitter: Litecoin and Walmart get pranked, Rivian rolls out its first EV truck, and Mailchimp’s $12 billion exit This week, a fake press release claimed that Walmart would accept Litecoin as payment, and before it could be taken down, the cryptocurrency shot up 33%. Ivan De Luce 9.17.21 8:09 PM
How CryptoWendyO became a voice of reason in cultish crypto-land (it's not only because she's a woman) The former healthcare worker, who doesn’t publicly reveal her name, boasts nearly 150,000 followers each on Twitter and TikTok, and 70,000 followers on her YouTube channel. Michael Y Park 9.14.21 7:25 PM
This week in Business Twitter: McDonald’s takes Bitcoin in El Salvador, Brian Armstrong criticizes the SEC, and one of Africa’s hottest startups raises $200 million This week, Bitcoin became legal currency in El Salvador. Meanwhile, Coinbase took a hit when the SEC threatened to sue the company over its latest feature. Ivan De Luce 9.10.21 8:56 PM