Social media bosses take the hot seat. The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has sparked a heated debate about the powers and protections of social media. This week top tech CEOs including Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai will testify in Washington, D.C., and weigh in on the debate. Abe Brown breaks down the scene, and what’s at stake.
Breaking up the SPAC boys’ club: SPACs and software tend to be dominated by men. Phyllis Newhouse and Isabelle Freidheim have jumped into the market with Athena, their $250 million blank-check tech fund. Maggie McGrath has the fascinating story of how the pair formed the company and their big tech plans.
The mysterious firm behind a $30 billion firesale. Little is known about Archegos Capital Management, the firm that rocked Wall Street after dumping billions of dollars’ worth of ViacomCBS, Discovery Communications and Baidu shares on the market. Antoine Gara dives deep into the firm and its secretive billionaire CEO, Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang. |