the best parts of a Margaux MacColl piece are the moments where you realize she could be talking about a single VC firm, or about the entire country. theinformation.com/articles/the-m…

An absolute must-read on the latest chapter of the Musk Saga by Becky Peterson and Steve LeVine theinformation.com/articles/at-te…

Awesome reporting by Noah Kirsch, Will Bredderman, and Emily Shugerman.
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Saudi forces were ‘licensed to kill’ to evict villagers for NEOM - the futuristic, eco-city - an ex-intelligence officer told us.

We spoke to former execs who called it a climate disaster and a UK company who pulled out of a £100m contract in The Line.

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Things have been developing quickly over the past 2-3 weeks in Georgia, but in the last couple of days, they have progressed at an unimaginable speed. The ruling Georgian Dream party has employed various tactics targeting civil society, escalating to an extreme level. 1/6

Climate experts were increasingly saying that keeping heating below 1.5C is near impossible, yet it remains the global goal. So I asked hundreds of top IPCC scientists what they thought. What they said shocked even me…
🧵 1/n #ClimateCrisis

everything I hear and read about UCLA last week is totally surreal and terrifying lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/may/…

which reminds me... please read this! theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… by Anne Applebaum

What an extraordinary run for Nicholas Carlson! He and I started at BI the same week in October 2008. Or maybe he was the week before me.

There's literally nobody else from that era, besides Nich Henry Blodget that have built something so durable and successful semafor.com/article/05/07/…

Was just thinking about how much Business Insider under Nicholas Carlson embodied this attitude. So proud of the work we did together, so grateful for his support, expertise and advice over the years, and so excited to see what he does next!

Time to start thinking about tech-focused features leading up to the '24 election

Where's the $$? What new political subgroups have formed this year? What issues are generating the most chatter in Silicon Valley? Who are the main characters?

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“It’s harder to be confident, and exude that confidence in newsrooms — given the state of our industry. But leaders should find their inner swagger… To quote the immortal, A Tribe Called Quest: ‘Scared money don’t make none.’” politico.com/news/magazine/…

Just read J(enna) Wortham’s excellent Brittney Griner story. Thoughts:

-Brittney’s incredible. I’m a fan for life.

-more baffled than ever by the people who want to take civil liberties cues from Russia?!

-We gotta get Evan Gershkovich out of there President Biden

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If you went to Effective Altruism parties in Berkeley in last 10-12 years, I'd like to talk to you. Glad to speak on background. Thanks.

A truly incredible picture from the protests at Ole Miss

Better Akash Pasricha than me!!! 🧊🥶

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