Hypergiant CEO: “I do not believe that Silicon Valley is over." Ben Lamm may have founded his futuristic AI skunkworks in Austin, but he doesn't believe that means the Bay Area is finished innovating. Ivan De Luce 3.23.21 4:00 PM
This week in Business Twitter: Elon Musk and Beeple become buds, NFTs get nicked, and Stripe grows to $95 billion Digital artist Beeple created a nude portrait of Elon Musk, NFTs were stolen through legal loopholes, and a 1999 “60 Minutes” clip on Amazon goes viral. Ivan De Luce 3.19.21 7:00 PM
Poop-testing startup founder who lied about her age in “30 under 30” profile charged with defrauding insurers, VCs Married uBiome co-CEOs Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte were hit with a 47-count indictment and a lawsuit by the SEC. Christie Smythe 3.19.21 6:37 PM
COVID conspiracy theory books are climbing Amazon best seller lists While the majority of Amazon shoppers were reading about systemic oppression and former first families in 2020, others were delving into COVID conspiracies. Julia Gray 3.16.21 4:00 PM
The Fortunate Son of fintech — Mike Dudas on fundraising, Bitcoin, and how to get ahead From Google to Venmo to The Block to Bitcoin, Mike Dudas has lived a storied career in fintech. Danny Konstantinovic 3.16.21 12:36 PM
This Week in Business Twitter: Jack Dorsey’s first tweet, the most expensive NFT, and Roblox’s IPO Jack Dorsey sells his first ever tweet as an NFT, Beeple becomes the third-most valued artist alive through selling an NFT, and Balaji takes the meme economy seriously. Ivan De Luce 3.12.21 9:05 PM