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Influence Archive

Archives for July 2018

Technology
Lady Gaga is quietly working on a new beauty startup — and it already has Silicon Valley’s blessing and fundingLady Gaga is quietly working on a new beauty startup — and it already has Silicon Valley’s blessing and funding
Technology

Haus Beauty is being backed by the investment firm behind Snap, Stitch Fix and Honest Company.

By Jason Del Rey
Juul is a $15 billion company. So what’s so wrong with Silicon Valley investing in sin?
Technology

Some Silicon Valley VCs have limits.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
These are the ‘invisible’ challenges that make it harder for Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter to growThese are the ‘invisible’ challenges that make it harder for Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter to grow
Technology

Early Amazon employee Eugene Wei breaks down his theory of “invisible asymptotes” on the latest Recode Media podcast.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Facebook’s year of privacy mishaps continues — this time with a new software bug that ‘unblocked’ peopleFacebook’s year of privacy mishaps continues — this time with a new software bug that ‘unblocked’ people
Technology

The bug affected 800,000 people and could have had serious safety implications.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Tesla hit a major production milestone — but will have to keep that going before it can be a ‘real car company’Tesla hit a major production milestone — but will have to keep that going before it can be a ‘real car company’
Technology

Tesla made 7,000 cars last week. Ford can do that in a few hours.

By Johana Bhuiyan

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