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Intuit to Buy Credit Karma to Create Financial Data Giant

New York Times
February 24, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Intuit, the parent company of TurboTax and Mint, agreed on Monday to pay $7.1 billion for Credit Karma[1], a start-up that has become one of the most…

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As the Start-Up Boom Deflates, Tech Is Humbled

New York Times
February 24, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past decade, technology start-ups grew so quickly that they couldn’t hire people fast enough. Now the layoffs have started coming[1] in droves. Last month, the…

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In the Heart of Israel’s ‘Start-up Nation,’ an Exclusive Scene Opens Up

New York Times
February 14, 2020

Tel Aviv is known for its thriving tech scene, drawing venture capitalists and start-up founders to events like Cyber Week[1], a cybersecurity conference, and Muni Expo[2], focused on tech for…

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Andy Rubin’s Start-Up, Essential Products, Shuts Down

New York Times
February 12, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Essential Products, a consumer electronics start-up founded by the former Google executive Andy Rubin, said on Wednesday that it was ceasing operations. Once considered one of Silicon…

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Maybe Information Actually Doesn’t Want to Be Free

New York Times
February 7, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Jessica Lessin thinks the biggest story of the moment — how tech is swallowing the universe — is hopelessly under-covered by the news media. The issue is…

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The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election

New York Times
February 4, 2020

After Monday’s Iowa caucus debacle, I’ve decided that Americans should vote by etching our preferred candidate’s name into a stone tablet with a hammer and chisel. Or maybe by dropping…

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Tropical Breezes, Pristine Beaches and a Domain Name to Die For

New York Times
February 4, 2020

The luxury resorts along serene white-sand beaches have long propped up the economy of Anguilla, a tiny British territory in the Caribbean. But the island is also the lucky financial…

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Oyo Scales Back as SoftBank-Funded Companies Retreat

New York Times
January 13, 2020

MUMBAI, India — Oyo, once one of India’s fastest-growing tech start-ups, is now rapidly scaling back. In recent weeks, Oyo, a budget hospitality company[1], has pulled out of dozens of…

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Intuit to Buy Credit Karma to Create Financial Data Giant

As the Start-Up Boom Deflates, Tech Is Humbled

In the Heart of Israel’s ‘Start-up Nation,’ an Exclusive Scene Opens Up

Andy Rubin’s Start-Up, Essential Products, Shuts Down

Maybe Information Actually Doesn’t Want to Be Free

The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election

Tropical Breezes, Pristine Beaches and a Domain Name to Die For

Oyo Scales Back as SoftBank-Funded Companies Retreat

Unions Push F.T.C. to Study if Amazon Warps the Economy

It’s Facebook vs. the Bloomberg Campaign vs. the Internet