There is growing appetite in Silicon Valley for the legally murky and morally frowned upon practice of embryo-editing. This is how it would work: Companies would use existing gene-editing technology called Crispr to cut unwanted traits from the DNA of an embryo, sperm, or an egg. Two startups in particular have made headlines within the […]
Tech Bros Are Obsessed With Statue-Maxxing
If the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of America at its best, welcoming any and all seeking freedom and opportunity to our shores, it’s only right that we get a statue that represents the worst of America. Luckily, the tech bros are on it. According to Bloomberg, many Republican-aligned tech investors are trying to […]
Silicon Valley’s Obsession With Fertility Has Spawned ‘Sperm Races’
Are men okay? The answer is a resounding “No.” Case in point: a new sport is taking over Silicon Valley: Sperm Racing. The sport, if you want to call it that, works pretty much how you’d imagine: it’s like marble racing except with, well, the output of someone’s marbles. And the teenager who created it […]
Apple Sues Chinese Phonemaker Oppo For Alleged Trade Secrets Theft
Apple is suing Chinese consumer electronics company Oppo for poaching a member of the Cupertino giant’s Apple Watch team to allegedly steal trade secrets. Apple, represented by lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis, is bringing the lawsuit against the company’s former sensor system architect Dr. Cheng Shi, and his new employers China-based Oppo and California-based Innopeak. […]
Silicon Valley Is Cashing Its Check After Backing Trump
The cost of living is increasing, wages for workers are stagnant, and people are looking for a break. Silicon Valley is getting one instead. According to Bloomberg, a little-known tax benefit known as the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) that has become a favorite carve-out of tech startups would get expanded under a spending bill […]
Military Launches Website to Find Big Tech’s ‘Army Strong’ Employees
If you’re working in Big Tech and looking to make an exit, the Army is waiting with open arms. Someone’s gotta build the tech to drop these bombs, after all. Task and Purpose reports that the Army’s Talent arm has launched Detachment 201, an initiative to pull technology professionals into the military’s ranks—the latest in a […]
CEO Faces Fraud Charge After AI Shopping App Allegedly Found Using Humans
The Department of Justice has charged a founder with defrauding investors after his AI shopping app was allegedly discovered to be nothing more than a couple of people in a trench coat. Nate offered a mobile app that promised users a one-click checkout experience on any e-commerce website “without human intervention,” effectively meaning they could […]
Marc Andreessen Seems to Think Hillary Clinton Was Actually President
Marc Andreessen, the billionaire tech investor who co-founded Netscape, has recently been making the rounds on various podcasts to talk about how the Democrats were so very mean to him and forced him to become a supporter of Donald Trump. Andreessen’s obnoxious whining wouldn’t otherwise be notable, given how many guys in the tech industry […]