William Alden
How Bobby Shmurda Got Busted With Help From Silicon Valley
"I believe it's the first time a Palantir-related case has been reported by TMZ."
William Alden
There's A Fight Brewing Between The NYPD And Silicon Valley's Palantir
Big data helped New York's cops bust Bobby Shmurda. But as the NYPD's contract with tech giant Palantir comes to an end, things could get messy.
William Alden
Uber Board Member Resigns After Sexist Remark At Staff Meeting Addressing Sexism
David Bonderman was criticized for making a sexist remark at an all-hands staff meeting earlier Tuesday.
Priya Anand
An Uber Without A CEO Isn't Going Public Anytime Soon
The company needs a CEO to instill confidence in investors, according to one market expert.
William Alden
Here Are All The Ways Uber Is Hoping To Change Its Culture Problems
The results come after a months-long internal investigation into the ride-hail giant’s workplace culture, and the day after the company's top business executive, Emil Michael, resigned.
Priya Anand
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Is Considering A Leave Of Absence
Emil Michael, Uber's chief business officer and one of Kalanick’s closest confidants, is reportedly planning to resign as soon as Monday.
William Alden
This Startup Has No Revenue And Its App Doesn't Work, But It Wants Your Investment
"What if you were an early investor in Uber or Lyft — what would you be worth today?" asked daytime cable TV ads seeking investment in YayYo.
William Alden
Palantir’s Relationship With The Intelligence Community Has Been Worse Than You’d Think
The Silicon Valley data miner no longer works with the NSA, and its chief executive described the CIA as “recalcitrant” in the summer of 2015, BuzzFeed News has learned.
William Alden
Video Shows Palantir CEO Ridiculing Trump And Slamming His Immigration Rhetoric
Palantir works for the government’s immigration enforcers and other federal agencies, but in 2015 its CEO said, “it would be hard to make up someone I find less appealing” than Donald Trump.
William Alden
Why Uber’s Board Is Standing By Its CEO
Spoiler: The board is tilted in CEO Travis Kalanick’s favor.
Priya Anand
A Silicon Valley Giant Blocked Its Investors From Selling Their Shares, Lawsuit Claims
The secretive Silicon Valley firm would interfere with planned share sales and steer business to a favored broker, an explosive new lawsuit claims.
William Alden
From Liquid Swords To Liquid Meals: GZA Shows Up For Soylent
The Wu-Tang Clan and Silicon Valley's favorite meal-replacement drink, together at last. Here are the pictures that prove it.
William Alden
Austin's Uber Replacements Flunked An Important Test During SXSW
The SXSW Conference was supposed to be a triumph for RideAustin and Fasten, which emerged after Uber and Lyft pulled out of the city.
William Alden
Palantir's Man In The Pentagon
A former Palantir “evangelist” has taken a top job at the Defense Department, after spending years lobbying the Pentagon on behalf of the Silicon Valley company.
William Alden
Palantir Has Been Dumped By Another Blue-Chip Client
Palantir started working with Home Depot after its massive credit card hack in 2014, but the retailer recently decided the cyber services were no longer worth it.
William Alden
A Silicon Valley Political Fixer Is Reinventing Himself As A Trump Whisperer
A former aide to New York bigshots Chuck Schumer and Michael Bloomberg is now advising his tech clients on how to deal with the most powerful New Yorker of them all.
William Alden
Zenefits Is Laying Off Almost Half Its Employees
Roughly 430 employees will lose their jobs in Zenefits' single largest round of cuts, showing how the embattled startup fell far short of its lofty expectations.
William Alden
A Takeover In Silicon Valley: Founders Out, Private Equity In
Payments startup Revel Systems, which has raised more than $130 million, has lost its founders and been taken over by a private equity investor. Here's what happened behind the scenes.
William Alden
Snapchat Wants Its Workers To Call Each Other Out For Food In Their Teeth
It's all part of the culture of "kindness" that, the company says, "helps to give our team the courage to create."
William Alden
10 Things We Learned About Snapchat From Its IPO Filing
Snap Inc's filings reveal big losses, a slowdown in growth and founders who will keep total control of the company once it goes public
Alex Kantrowitz
