Misinformation, hacking, and imploding startups: 18 books about tech to read in isolation

Do you know the true stories behind the likes of Uber, Facebook, Theranos and Cambridge Analytica?

May 04, 2020   |   View Online »

Misinformation, hacking, and imploding startups: 18 books about tech to read in isolation Martin Coulter | Do you know the true stories behind the likes of Uber, Facebook, Theranos and Cambridge Analytica? Read More »

GOLDMAN SACHS: Buy these 13 stocks primed to keep delivering powerful dividends as their peers are forced to slash payouts Marley Jay | Dividends are getting cut all across the investing landscape — but Goldman has pinpointed 13 stocks that will keep delivering. Read More »

A top early-stage VC thinks the coming economic crisis could disproportionately hit startups with fundamentally sound business models Megan Hernbroth | Founders Fund general partner Keith Rabois said well-run companies could be most at risk because they have the most to lose. Read More »

Here are 9 companies IBM could buy given that new CEO Arvind Krishna said that it will get back to its 'acquisitive strategy' in a few months, according to experts Benjamin Pimentel | New CEO Arvind Krishna said that IBM's particularly interested in AI and hybrid cloud. Here are the companies that experts think it could acquire. Read More »

As WeWork and flex-space rivals stumble, 18 million square feet of space in NYC is at risk. Here's what that means for the real-estate market. Daniel Geiger | WeWork and peers were once New York's most voracious takers of space. Experts worry all the square footage could hurt an ailing market in a recession. Read More »

These charts show how use of Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Zoom has skyrocketed thanks to the remote work boom Paayal Zaveri,Skye Gould | The coronavirus-related rise of remote work has led to dramatically increased demand for apps that enable collaboration and communication. Read More »

A luxury car subscription from companies like Cadillac, Porsche, and BMW lets you test-drive various models before deciding which to purchase. Here are 3 reasons it's worth trying out — and one drawback brand loyalists should know about. Benjamin Hunting | Drivers can "rent a brand" and trade in which cars they are driving for about the same price as leasing a vehicle. But availability is limited. Read More »

A tiny 33-person UK startup built a video chat tool for doctors and patients over a weekend and it's absolutely exploded Callum Burroughs | "We wanted to build a solution after reading about black swan events on a Friday and had a product tested and ready to go on the Monday afternoon." Read More »

Tesla workers reveal their best advice for landing a job as a salesperson Mark Matousek | "There's going to be a lot of weight put on your knowledge of the company and [Tesla CEO Elon Musk]," a former regional sales manager said. Read More »

The COO of VMware explains how the $52 billion tech giant moved quickly to make sure hospitals had stable networks amid the pandemic: 'We tried to be a digital first responder to the first responders' Benjamin Pimentel | VMware COO Sanjay Poonen said that the company wanted to do something to help amid the pandemic. Read More »

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