Inside Substack’s emerging IRL event strategy as the platform expands beyond its newsletter roots
Sophia Efthimiatou and Matt Starr are behind Substack’s latest IRL events. I’m sitting on a foldable metal chair lined…
Amazon is becoming Big Tech’s king of cash, and Wall Street wants a piece of it
Amazon’s ballooning cash balance is drawing Wall Street’s attention. The company is on pace to have $127.4 billion in…
One of Amazon’s top AI executives is out
Matt Wood is stepping down as the vice president of AI at Amazon Web Services. Matt Wood, the vice…
Russia has lost another banking partner as more lenders turn their back on Moscow over fear of sanctions
Oversea–Chinese Banking Corp reportedly told customers it would no longer process Russian transactions as of November. Another bank has…
Melania Trump says she was ‘taken aback’ by a meeting with Big Tech executives
Trump says she was disappointed by executives’ actions during her “Be Best” campaign. Though former President Donald Trump is…
Melania Trump refers to George Floyd as only a ‘Black Minneapolis resident’ in her memoir
Melania Trump doesn’t use George Floyd’s name in her memoir. Former First Lady Melania Trump addresses the murder of…
The Kremlin says Trump sent Putin COVID tests during the pandemic, but denies subsequent calls
Trump sent COVID tests to Putin at the height of the pandemic, according to Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book. The…
Subsidies help a 55-year-old pay $96 a month for health insurance. Her costs could increase 186% if they expire next year.
Lisa Jolly, 55, uses enhanced premium tax credits to help pay for her coverage through the Affordable Care Act….
AOC promises an ‘out-and-out brawl’ if Harris removes FTC chair Lina Khan as president
AOC said that “billionaires” were trying to impact Harris’ choices about whether to replace Khan as FTC chair. Rep….
The markets saw right through China’s latest economic support hype
China’s domestic stock markets are dominated by individual, not professional, investors. China’s top leadership has a problem with its…