Editor’s Note: Technology, startups, entrepreneurship, unicorns, S-1s. Silicon Valley has created an economic engine unlike any other in the world over the past few decades. That success has come with incredible influence over our society, politics, and economy, an influence that is increasingly under the microscope. Our industry has gained outsized power, and now it […]
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Amazon could have helped a city that needed it. Instead, it screwed everybody.
Many New Yorkers are cheering Amazon’s decision to abandon its plans for another headquarters in Queens. But its decision to scuttle plans for an HQ2 altogether rubs salt in the wounds of smaller cities hoping to become the next Silicon Valley. …
View More Amazon could have helped a city that needed it. Instead, it screwed everybody.The Chasing Grace Project chronicles the joys and challenges of being a woman in tech
It’s Equal Pay Day today — that is, the day women had to work full-time this year to make up the difference between what men made working full-time last year. The actual date is mostly symbolic, but while it’s been narrowing, the gender pay gap is real. Earlier this month, I had a chance to […]
View More The Chasing Grace Project chronicles the joys and challenges of being a woman in techTrump is attending Davos this week. Here’s why you should care.
Donald Trump made a grand departure to Switzerland on Wednesday night, where he’s attending a big to-do often referred to in the short-hand as Davos. Once there, he’s scheduled to deliver a speech on Friday.
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Cards Against Humanity tries to disrupt wealth inequality with latest campaign
Cards can make people laugh, and they can make them rich.
We’re not talking about gambling. Rather, it’s another round of Cards Against Humanity trying to “save America” with a fundraising campaign.
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