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Everyone Is Finally Lazy Enough to Justify the Grocery Delivery Boom
Your favorite disasters from the dotcom era have returned for another chance to grab what they can from the cash cube, while money is still floating around. First there was Kozmo.com and now Webvan....
View ArticleAnthony Weiner thinks that the only way for the taxi industry to beat Uber is...
Anthony Weiner thinks that the only way for the taxi industry to beat Uber is for Rahm Emanuel to force Chicago to build its own e-hailing app. Yes that Anthony Weiner. Read more...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things Will Make Millions Selling Your Personal Data
Tech companies that make connected devices like FitBits and Nest thermostats are in an plum position. They rake in revenue every time someone buys their product, leaving the freeloaders to Facebook...
View ArticleMy friend @SnoopDogg and I discussing plans for gun safety #nogunsallowed...
My friend @SnoopDogg and I discussing plans for gun safety #nogunsallowed pic.twitter.com/MY35kItlqf — Ron Conway (@RonConway) April 18, 2014 Read more...
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Marc Benioff's Public Shaming School of Philanthropy
In case you missed the all the glowing profiles of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff this week, the billionaire's philanthropic efforts have crowned him "the most influential man in San Francisco." And he's...
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New York Wants to Subpoena 15,000 Users After Airbnb Refused to Settle
Airbnb might lose the fight of its life —or at least the trust of its customers —the very same week that it officially closed a deal for $450 million in venture capital. The New York Post reports that...
View ArticleFab.com CEO Jason Goldberg Wrote a Jerry Maguire Memo to Himself
When Jerry Maguire sat down in front of his personal computer in 1996 to type out a longform business sext entitled "The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Business," did he know that...
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Y Combinator is hosting a fundraiser for the DNC with President Obama.
Y Combinator is hosting a fundraiser for the DNC with President Obama. Hacker News commenters are mad as heck. The only reassuring part is seeing Marissa Mayer and Sam Altman's under "Change That...
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GitHub Cofounder Resigns After Internal Harassment Investigation
GitHub president Tom Preston-Werner has resigned from the social network for software engineers that he cofounded in 2008. He and his wife Theresa Preston-Werner were cleared of any legal wrongdoing...
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Is Aereo the New Betamax? The Supreme Court Weighs the Future of TV
Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments in American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo. It is a case which reportedly has entertainment industry executives wearing out their Xanax prescriptions, as...
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Brit Morin Is Pregnant
Chelsea Clinton, get the hell outta here—the young power establishment has a new chosen fetus, and it is the spawn of two mighty tech CEOs.Read more...
View ArticleThere's still enough room in the bubble for celebs: "Edward Norton (yes, that...
There's still enough room in the bubble for celebs: "Edward Norton (yes, that Edward Norton)" got $25 million for his crowdfunding platform and "Yes, rapper and recording artist Nas" contributed to...
View ArticleHBO's Silicon Valley has been renewed for a second season, Variety reports.
HBO's Silicon Valley has been renewed for a second season, Variety reports.Read more...
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Uber Used the Boston Bombing Anniversary as a Promotion
After helicopter rides to the Hamptons, surge pricing, and snide Facebook posts, we shouldn't be surprised when Uber displays contempt for the species. But using post-terrorism "BOSTON STRONG" mania...
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Emperor of the Glassholes Finally Feels Shame
Google Glass is a $1,500 toy predicated on the absence of self-awareness—and so it's no surprise its early power users have been men like Robert Scoble , a roof-raising mascot of privacy antagonism....
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Gamestop's Only Female Executive Is Fictional
GameStop, the videogame retailer, is having a rough time. They shut down two percent of their stores in 2013. In March, they announced plans to close another 2 percent this year. Read more...
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Hedge Fund Boss: "We Are Witnessing Our Second Tech Bubble"
David Einhorn's hedge fund—notable for shorting Lehman Brothers before it dry heaved out of existence—is ready to make it official: we are in the midst of another tech bubble.Read more...
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Tech CEO Dodges Felony Charge Despite Horrifying Abuse Video
RadiumOne CEO Gurbaksh "G" Chahal pled guilty to two misdemeanors for domestic violence and battery last week. The ad-tech executive faced 45 felony charges based on security footage from his San...
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Electing This Man Mayor of Oakland Will Be a Disaster for Oakland
The person on Oakland mayoral candidate and former tech exec Bryan Parker's staff who granted this interview made a very serious mistake. No one—you'd hope—is going to vote for a man who thinks the...
View ArticleFormer CEO Mark Pincus just stepped down from all his operational duties at...
Former CEO Mark Pincus just stepped down from all his operational duties at Zynga, which went public at $10/share and is now trading at $4.60. "Ultimately a ship is better with one captain," he said....
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