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Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth

The black turtlenecks are gone. So is the voice. As the convicted Theranos founder awaits prison, she has adopted a new persona: a devoted mother.

Tony Hsieh’s American Tragedy: The Self-Destructive Last Months

When the business icon died in a fire last week, questions abounded. The answers seem rooted in a Covid-period spiral, where he turned to drugs and shunned old friends.

What Japan Could Teach The World About Regulating Crypto

More than a million around investors around the world were left stranded when FTX suddenly collapsed in November with an astonishing hole in its balance sheet.

How Russia’s Rich Get Their Luxuries Now

More than a year into Vladimir Putin’s invasion, the web of global trade has adjusted to Western sanctions, with a network of middlemen sending cars and electronics.

Clothing Entrepreneurs Can’t Wait To Fire Themselves

Smaller clothing sellers who model their own products online maintain a growing interest in replacing themselves with the computer-generated kind.

How Fashion Brands Are Using Generative AI Technology

Solid examples of how AI can be used in fashion; its uses are already valuable and vast, spanning marketing, engineering, and immersive experiences. 

TikTok CEO Shou Chew on Its Future — and What Makes Its Algorithm Different

ChatGPT Fever Has Investors Pouring Billions Into AI Startups

Amid broader venture-capital doldrums, it is boom times for startups touting generative artificial intelligence tech.

A Total Addressable Market (TAM) Masterclass

Mostly Metrics’ CJ Gustafson interviews Lightspeed Partner Sebastian Duesterhoeft, the “Michael Jordan” of TAM

The Developers Who See Dollar Signs In Abandoned Downtowns.

In today’s competitive real estate market, finding a struggling office building that’s just right is like “a golden ticket.”

Open AI Co- Founder Greg Brockman: ChapGPT, DALL E, and Impact Of AI

David Rubenstein Show: Yankee Legend Alex Rodriquez

E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal for Activision

The green light follows objections to the blockbuster deal by American and British regulators on the grounds that it would undercut competition.

Elon Musk Appoints Linda Yaccarino Twitter’s New Chief

Mr. Musk said Ms. Yaccarino would focus on business operations and he would work on product design and technology at the social media platform.

Vice Media Files For
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce, and his broken engagement, it’s been a chaotic 12 months.

The Modern World Is
Aging Your Brain

In a remote part of the Amazon, anthropologists and neuroscientists are learning about life and health without an “embarrassment of riches.”

India's Quest To Build The
Worlds Largest Solar Farms

Pavagada Ultra Mega Solar Park, a clean-power plant the size of Manhattan, could be a model for the world—or a cautionary tale. Only time will tell how it plays out.

Inside Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama

With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce, and his broken engagement, it’s been a chaotic 12 months.

This Week In Startups: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Rejection, Focus, and Future Of AI

Huberman Lab: Psilocybin: Benefits and Risks

Lenny's Podcast: Mastering Paid Growth