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☆ Alexa Von Tobel Is the Super Connector of New York's Buzzy Tech Scene
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Inspired Capital co-founders Lucy Deland (left), Alexa von Tobel (center), and Mark Batsiyan (right) speak to portfolio companies at the firm's annual founder dinner in June 2024. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, von Tobel attended Harvard University, where she graduated with a degree in psychology. AdvertisementInspired Capital co-founders Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker. Inspired Capital founding partners Mark Batsiyan, Lucy Deland, Alexa von Tobel, and Penny Pritzker. Although von Tobel was on vacation outside the country, she stepped away from a fancy dinner to take McNulty Rojas's call and brainstorm solutions.

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☆ How to sleep like a millionaire: a 5-part guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Longevity investor and XPrize founder Peter Diamandis uses a relatively elaborate multi-part system for getting better sleep. Martine Paris"The Oura ring doesn't help me sleep better," Diamandis said. "It helps me remain true to my commitment," by encouraging him to get at least seven hours of sleep per night. Carlina Teteris/Getty ImagesThe most important element of Diamandis' sleep routine is the timing. Sticking to this strict sleep schedule is the only way he can guarantee he gets close to eight hours of sleep each night.

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☆ Elon Musk says Taylor Swift should be concerned about the college student who tracks celebrity jets
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk weighed in on Taylor Swift's concerns about jet tracking. Musk, who has spoken out against the student who tracks his jet, said Swift should be "concerned." "Taylor Swift is right to be concerned." Taylor Swift is right to be concerned. Sweeney told BI he's never meant any harm to the people whose jets he tracks, but created the accounts because he believes in "transparency and public information."

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☆ How the GOP muzzled the quiet coalition that fought foreign propaganda
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Kevin Collier | Ken Dilanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

A once-robust alliance of federal agencies, tech companies, election officials and researchers that worked together to thwart foreign propaganda and disinformation has fragmented after years of sustained Republican attacks. The most recent setback came when the FBI put an indefinite hold on most briefings to social media companies about Russian, Iranian and Chinese influence campaigns. "We're having some interaction with social media companies," Wray said. "The symbiotic relationship between the government and the social media companies has definitely been fractured." Tech companies are still sharing their findings with each other, a Meta spokesperson told NBC News.

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☆ The TikTok hearing was an ugly political theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Despite lacking evidence for their belief that TikTok is a spying tool for the Chinese Communist Party, US lawmakers from both parties on Thursday carried out an ugly political theater to advance that narrative. But — and I cannot stress this enough — the national security concerns are purely hypothetical. And against that tense (not to mention deeply xenophobic) backdrop, everyone in Washington is bolstering their “tough in China” credentials. “We see this handwringing about TikTok as a big distraction from the conversation that we really need to be having,” Greer said. “It’s a national embarrassment that we have no basic data privacy law in the United States.”Enjoying Nightcap?

☆ Tech stocks lead market rally as last year's winners sink — listen to the 'Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

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☆ Top tech analyst Mahaney says sell-off has gone too far — 7 dramatically cheap stocks he likes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The SPDR S & P Internet ETF has lost more than 50% year to date amid rising inflation and higher interest rates. The major correction in internet sector multiples occurred in 2021 and the first half of 2022, but those multiples have stabilized over the last several months, said Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney. Meta and Spotify Technology are both trading 65% below their pre-Covid average multiples, according to Evercore ISI. His top mega-cap internet stock is Netflix , which is trading 31% below its pre-Covid average multiple. Its core subscription business can also return to growth, Mahaney said.

☆ Wall Street is fed up with Meta - but Zuck’s full steam ahead with his massive metaverse bet.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Since Meta reported earnings on Wednesday, its stock has shed more than 23%. Everyone on Wall Street is mad that Meta keeps spending so much. Investors and analysts took the day yesterday to digest the tech giant's latest earnings, and it's clear patience is wearing thin. Mega-cap tech stocks like Zucks' behemoth are facing a possible crisis, with other giants like Google parent Alphabet reporting slowdowns in digital advertising growth. Wall Street is grappling with the "revenge of the old economy" as tech and growth stocks crash.

☆ Is Meta a stock to buy or dodge? Two tech investors face off
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

These are tumultuous times for Meta , with investors fleeing the stock and the metaverse having its fair share of struggles and other economic headwinds. The stock in late September plunged to trade at its lowest since January 2019 — and has since dropped even more. Users are jumping ship and advertisers are reducing their spending, leaving Meta poised to report its second straight drop in quarterly revenue. Meta also lost $2.81 billion on $452 million in revenue from its virtual reality division during the quarter ending in June — as it spent heavily to develop virtual reality and augmented reality products. Two tech investors faced off on CNBC's " Street Signs Asia " on Wednesday to make a case for and against buying the stock.

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