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Jon Stewart Returns With Current Affairs Series for Apple (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter
Jonathan Abrams
Yay! "Jon Stewart is headed back to our TV sets."
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Family Capital: Our Next Stage of Venture Investing
Kass and I pulled into our parking spot with just a few minutes to spare before our scheduled meeting on Sand Hill Road. To most, Sand Hill Road is just another non-descript suburban road dotted with small, well-landscaped office parks.
Sources: the DOJ is scrutinizing Visa's purchase of Plaid, which helps fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, because it could limit nascent competition
From Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.
WSJ News Exclusive | Visa’s Planned Purchase of Plaid Faces Antitrust Scrutiny at the Justice Department
The DOJ, making preparations for potential litigation, could soon decide whether it will sue to block Visa’s purchase of the fintech firm.
Jon Stewart Returns to Spotlight With a Series for Apple TV+
On his new program, the former “Daily Show” host will “explore topics that are currently part of the national conversation and his advocacy work,” Apple said.
Founders and VCs have spent this year secretly chatting on Upstream, a new social app where big name tech players like Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners can network with users
Social networking app Upstream, cofounded by Alex Taub, announced its public debut this week. It aims to redefine professional networking.
Jonathan Abrams
Founders and VCs have spent this year secretly chatting on Upstream, a new social app where big name tech players like Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners can network with users businessinsider.com/founders-vcs-h… via @businessinsider
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Now a co-managing partner, Upfront’s Kara Nortman is one of the first women promoted to a leadership role in VC – TechCrunch
Kara Nortman has always been dedicated to supporting women in technology and in startups. As one of the founders of the All Raise, the organization dedicated to supporting gender equity in venture capital and technology, a director for Times Up and...
Upstream aims to be the new home for your professional social life – TechCrunch
Last fall, social analytics startup SocialRank sold its product and business to Trufan, allowing the team to focus on something new: a professional social network. Today, they’re officially unveiling Upstream to the public. To be clear, CEO Alex...
Jonathan Abrams
I'm very excited to be an investor: Upstream aims to be the new home for your professional social life | TechCrunch
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Introducing Upstream
We are happy to share with the world what we are building at Upstream — the best way to grow your professional network. Over the last few…
Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland Placed In Solitary Confinement For Launching Podcast
Billy McFarland, the disgraced Fyre Fest founder who is currently serving six years in federal prison for fraud, has been placed in solitary confinement. McFarland's lawyer tells The New York Times that they believe he was put in solitary last week...
Intellivision delays launch to April 2021 and unveils 20 new games
Intellivision Entertainment announced that it will delay the launch of its Amico reboot video game console from October 2020 until April 2021.
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Intellivision is back! - -Intellivision delays launch to April 2021 and unveils 20 new games | VentureBeat
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Zoom to Start Collecting Communications Taxes in California, New York
Zoom has been sending out notifications to customers in four states—California, New York, Maryland, and Virginia—to disclose that starting next month, the company will begin collecting a variety of local taxes.
Jonathan Abrams
I guess I can understand extra taxes on alcohol, cigarettes, gasoline, etc. But why is extra taxes on communication services even a thing? Why is connecting people something that we want to tax?
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NY restaurant couple mistakenly served $2000 Mouton 1989 after ordering $18 Pinot - Decanter
A young couple at New York restaurant Balthazar were accidentally served a bottle of Mouton Rothschild 1989, listed at $2,000, after ordering an $18 Pinot
Jonathan Abrams
"Four Wall Street businessmen at another table had ordered the Bordeaux First Growth – the most expensive wine on the restaurant’s list at $2,000 (£1,528) – but were served the $18 Pinot, the restaurant’s cheapest"
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Graphic: Founder-led firms outpacing CEO-led ones in market recovery
Technology companies led by their founders have been the standout winners in share price performance and profit growth this year, beating companies led by other managers, according to a Reuters analysis.
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