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Governor Chamath and venture capitals politics invasion aoreskovic@businessinsider.com (Alexei Oreskovic) Hello, and welcome to this Wednesdays edition of the Insider Tech newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech. This week: Chamaths California Governor dreaming and the venture capital invasion © Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Vanity; Olivia Reaney/Business Insider Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Vanity; Olivia Reaney/Business Insider There was a time when the ...

And yet, a lot of things in January 2017 were pretty similar to the way things are today:  Google and Facebookdominated the US digital ad business, with more than 50% of the market between them — similar to the situation today (although Amazon has emerged a strong No. 3 player). Jeff Bezos was the worlds second richest person, just as he is today. (Instead of sitting one slot behind Bill Gates, Bezos is now one spot behind Elon Musk, the new top dog.) Apples plans to enter the automobile mar...

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Google: The last 4 years in tech aoreskovic@businessinsider.com (Alexei Oreskovic) Hello, and welcome to this Wednesdays edition of the Insider Tech newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech. © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Its amazing how much the world has changed since the last time a US president was inaugurated. The differences in tech over the past four years have been especially pronounced - just a...

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This week: Facebook hides the hoodies as 2021 brings the first cataclysm of Marc Andreessens tech prophecy Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen. Reuters Facebook warning its employees not to wear company-branded clothing, first reported by The Information, tells you everything you need to know about the state of tech right now.  The dream of working for Facebook — and of signalling your elite status through a snazzy company hoo...

This week: Googles bottom-up worker revolution is a shot against the reign of corporate stockholders Sundar Pichai AP Photo/Virginia Mayo If this were a normal year, corporate CEOs would be just starting to pack their bags for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where many execs would eagerly preach the virtues of stakeholder capitalism — the notion that companies have obligations to more constituents than just thei...

This week: Googles bottom-up worker revolution is a shot against the reign of corporate stockholders If this were a normal year, corporate CEOs would be just starting to pack their bags for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where many execs would eagerly preach the virtues of stakeholder capitalism - the notion that companies have obligations to more constituents than just their investors. Advertisement Googles parent company, the stakeholder capitalism debate has suddenly become...

2020 is almost over (finally).  But before we close the book on this difficult and eventful year, its worth reviewing some of the big developments in tech that defined 2020 and will shape the months and years to come. Readers of the Insider Tech newsletter have followed all the industrys twists and turns in this weekly report (subscribe here to get Insider Tech in your inbox every Wednesday). Highlighted below, in this special edition of this newsletter, are some of the top stories reported by...

The 10 stories that defined tech in 2020 - and reveal what to expect in 2021 and beyond The 10 stories that defined tech in 2020 - and reveal what to expect in 2021 and beyond Alexei OreskovicJan 1, 2021, 02:47 IST Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Vanity; Olivia Reaney/Business Insider 2020 is almost over (finally). But before we close the book on this difficult and eventful year, its worth reviewing some of the big developments in tech that defined 2020 and will shape the months and years to co...

This week: Twitters app abattoir and MacKenzie Scotts $4 billion example Jack Dorsey in 2019. Toby Melville/Reuters Periscope, the livestreaming app, that Twitter acquired in 2015, is going the way of Vine. Twitter announced plans Tuesday to shut down the Periscope standalone app, the latest example of Twitters odd habit of euthanizing apps that it buys.  Unlike the 2017 shutdown of video-clip-looping app Vine, which came as a s...