Eriq Gardner • September 25, 2024

OnlyFans’ Law & Order

Meta executives were bracing for the porn trial of the century, with thousands of adult actresses slated to testify to a bizarre bribery scheme. On Monday, the case was dismissed for lack of evidence, but not before raising some uncomfortable questions.

Eriq Gardner • September 18, 2024

TikTok’s Rough Day in Court

Up close and in-person at the blockbuster trial—the First Amendment angle, the NatSec concerns, the creators’ pleas, the lawyers’ moxie, and Hollywood’s reticence to get involved.

William D. Cohan • August 11, 2024

Blink Twice, Linda…

News and notes on Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino’s bizarro world “war” on the advertising community.

Eriq Gardner • August 7, 2024

The Record Industry’s Full-Blown A.I. War

A pair of well-capitalized A.I. music startups have found themselves in the middle of a gnarly lawsuit against the industry’s biggest labels in a case that may set precedents across numerous creative industries. These suits will either be remembered as a power play, or a devastating blow to their own assets and their relevance to artists.

Dylan Byers • July 12, 2024

The Thiel-Hoffman Face-off in Sun Valley

News and notes from inside the Lodge, where former classmates Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel had a very public quarrel, Zaslav revealed his ’24 agenda, and masters of the universe debated the fate of Joe Biden.

William D. Cohan • June 9, 2024

Shari’s Final Cherry & Elon’s $56B D-Day

Advice for David Ellison and Gerry Cardinale as they contemplate a last-minute wrinkle in their Paramount deal. Plus, notes on Elon’s comp and the GameStop roller coaster.

William D. Cohan • May 29, 2024

S.B.F.’s Diesel Therapy

The crypto convict is on a cross-country prison bus to California, planning his appeal, and claiming Sullivan & Cromwell bartered away his freedom. Does he have a case?

Theodore Schleifer • May 22, 2024

Sacks and the City

As Donald Trump traipses around the country on a fundraising expedition, an expensive podcast recording—a dinner, if you will—hosted by Silicon Valley’s loudest personalities has accumulated an air of mystery.

Baratunde Thurston • May 19, 2024

It’s the End of the Web as We Know It

And we don’t feel fine.

Theodore Schleifer • May 15, 2024

Sacksfest ’24 & Melinda’s Split Decision

The latest details on Silicon Valley’s Trump fundraiser, the return of Palmer Luckey, and Marissa Mayer’s guest list. Plus: Gates insiders on why Melinda left the Foundation.

Theodore Schleifer • May 8, 2024

The Silicon Valley Megadonor Olympics

A semi-scientific mid-cycle power ranking of who’s trending up (Marissa Mayer, Vinod Khosla), who’s trending down (Jan Koum, Peter Thiel), and who’s massively overhyped among the nouveau riche tech money crowd.

Baratunde Thurston • May 6, 2024

Search and Destroy

A new wave of A.I.-assisted search products, like Perplexity A.I., have the biggest tech incumbents on their heels. Are we witnessing the birth of a new internet?

Theodore Schleifer • April 30, 2024

Guess Who’s Coming to Elon’s Dinner

A secret billionaire dinner party in Hollywood, convened by Elon Musk and David Sacks, presages a major political realignment as Silicon Valley money turns against Biden and begins flowing to Donald Trump.

Theodore Schleifer • April 24, 2024

‘All-In’ for Trump

An election cycle ago, Silicon Valley Republicans had to go into witness protection to support Trump. Now, post-cancel culture and post-‘All-In,’ an influential cohort of billionaires and quasi-billionaires are getting ready to write checks for 45.

Baratunde Thurston • April 21, 2024

The D.E.I. Blame Game

Are panels really flying off Boeing 737s due to wokeness? An honest look at the recent D.E.I. hysteria.