A year ago the internet raged against an app with #DeleteUber. Now, it’s time to #DeleteHQ.
By HQ, the internet means HQ trivia, the app that quietly launched in July and now invites more than 1 million people to play trivia every day.
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Category: Peter Thiel
Freedom of the Press Foundation will preserve Gawker’s archives
Gawker’s posts will be captured and saved by the non-profit Freedom of the Press Foundation, following a report that venture capitalist Peter Thiel wants to buy its remaining assets, including archived content and domain names. Thiel bankrolled the lawsuit that led to Gawker’s bankruptcy and eventual shutdown in 2016. Read More
Comic super villain Peter Thiel reportedly submitted a bid for Gawker
Peter Thiel has reportedly made an offer to buy Gawker.
That’s right, the billionaire who funded the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that shuttered the website wants to pick at its bones, Reuters reported on Thursday citing “people familiar with the matter….
Y Combinator’s Sam Altman wishes San Francisco was more open-minded, like China
Sam Altman is a Silicon Valley kingmaker. Sam Altman is rich. Sam Altman wears cargo shorts. Sam Altman is awful.
As president of Y Combinator, an internationally renowned startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, the 32-year-old …
Y Combinator’s Sam Altman wishes San Francisco was more open-minded, like China
Sam Altman is a Silicon Valley kingmaker. Sam Altman is rich. Sam Altman wears cargo shorts. Sam Altman is awful.
As president of Y Combinator, an internationally renowned startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, the 32-year-old …
Gawker killer Peter Thiel may try to buy what’s left of Gawker
Peter Thiel may not be done with his revenge quest against Gawker.
The vindictive tech billionaire’s lawyers filed a motion this week arguing that he has been “unfairly excluded” from ongoing bidding for the defunct news site’s archives and brand nam…
Y Combinator cuts ties with Peter Thiel
Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator has cut ties with Peter Thiel, BuzzFeed reported.
The billionaire PayPal founder joined the accelerator as a part-time partner in 2015. Since then, he’s become better-known outside the tech world …