Silicon Valley moguls used to buy yachts and islands. Now they are rich enough, and perhaps arrogant enough, to acquire companies they fancy.
Tag: Silicon Valley (Calif)
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Elizabeth Holmes Case Takes On More Drama Ahead of Sentencing
The founder of Theranos, the failed blood testing start-up, asked for a new trial after a surprise visit from a key witness to her house.
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How California’s Bullet Train Went Off the Rails
America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare. Political compromises created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.
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Silicon Valley Slides Back Into ‘Bro’ Culture
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen show how the tech industry’s insular culture remains largely unchanged.
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The Boss Said ‘Take Her Down.’ Was What Happened Next His Fault?
The victims of a bizarre cyberstalking operation at eBay are trying to hold the chief executive and the culture of the company responsible.