Influence Archive
Archives for May 2018


Some takeaways from the deal and interviews with SoftBank, GM and Cruise execs.


It’s a telling moment since it shows how messy the investing scene has become to fund brand-new startups.


“When you have rising monetization, rising growth and rising data collection, it drives a lot of regulatory scrutiny whether it’s related to data privacy, competition or safety in content.”


Five years ago, China had just two of the world’s biggest public tech companies by market value while the U.S. had nine.


Mary Meeker updates her data on immigrant founders.


Here’s a first look at the most highly anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley.


We all spend our Memorial Day weekends in different ways.


The company, which creates city buses that are powered by electric batteries, has filed to accept up to $100 million.


Adding one woman GP is a tangible achievement — even if it’s a minimal one.


The Facebook CEO issued broad talking points instead of specific answers, and regulators weren’t happy.


Zuckerberg agreed to the meeting to “clarify issues related to the use of personal data.”


Musk says if Tesla ships the promised affordable version of the Model 3 first it will “lose money and die.”

“The stakes are more intense than ever.”


The Facebook CEO is going abroad.
Silicon Valley is home to 74 billionaires, a report finds.