In Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Meets a Generational Shift
In Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Meets a Generational Shift
Big-name investors such as Reid Hoffman and Michael Moritz are pulling back, creating room for a new generation of tech power brokers.
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He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion
He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion
He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion
Marc Lore, the entrepreneur behind Diapers.com and Jet.com, would like to disrupt food delivery. But he really wants to build a brand that actually lasts.
These Startups Want to Make Palm Oil. In a Lab. Without Palm Trees.
These Startups Want to Make Palm Oil. In a Lab. Without Palm Trees.
These Startups Want to Make Palm Oil. In a Lab. Without Palm Trees.
Palm oil. It’s in your snacks, your soap, pretty much everything. But palm oil plantations have caused vast deforestation. Can these three tech executives help fix things?
John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74
John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74
John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74
He avoided the spotlight, but he helped bring to market an explosively popular computer program that revolutionized the architecture and design industries.
Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas
Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas
Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas
Are role-playing games enriching culture, or destroying it? In two shows, the artist Simon Denny spoofs the grandiose fantasy worlds of tech entrepreneurs designing virtual reality.
How Minimum Wage Changes Affect Tipped Workers and Diners
How Minimum Wage Changes Affect Tipped Workers and Diners
How Minimum Wage Changes Affect Tipped Workers and Diners
Higher prices? Fewer places? As several states consider lifting wages for tipped workers, here’s how the shift is already playing out in the nation’s capital.
Beaufort Watches Is One of the Four Brands in New Zealand
Beaufort Watches Is One of the Four Brands in New Zealand
Beaufort Watches Is One of the Four Brands in New Zealand
Robert Kwok founded Beaufort Watches, one of only four such businesses now operating in New Zealand.