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Jack Smith IV

Staff Reporter at Betabeat

Jack is a reporter covering tech business in NYC, Silicon Alley founders and funding, trends in tech innovation and venture capital investment.

PHOTO CREDIT: Adam Jones/For New York Observer
Jun 10

A Fixer for Your Life

By Jack Smith IV
Paul Bunditz (Photo: Jamie Kripke/For New York Observer)
Jun 10

The Talented Mr. Budnitz

By Jack Smith IV
Payal Kadakia, co-founder of ClassPass, one of this year's Tech Insurgents. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Jun 10

The Observer’s 2015 Tech Insurgents

By Jack Smith IV
(Photo: Twitter)
May 15

Dating App Tries to Ease Middle Eastern Strife by Matching Israelis With Palestinians

By Jack Smith IV
(Image: Rosaura Ochoa)
May 14

The #MyTroll Hashtag Is an Alarming Compilation of Twitter’s Worst Abusers

By Jack Smith IV
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May 12

Here Are the Best Puns and Jokes for When Verizon Bought AOL

By Jack Smith IV
(Image: Wunwun)
May 12

Wunwun Is About to Sell, But Not Necessarily to Alfred

By Jack Smith IV
A Newcastle fan uses his mobile phone before kick off of the English FA Cup third round football match between Leicester City and Newcastle United at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on January 3, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or live services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
May 8

Media Panic Causes Sports Leagues to Ban Periscope in Blind Fear Over False Threat

By Jack Smith IV
May 7

Biochemist Holds NYC Auction for Stunning Photography of DNA

By Jack Smith IV
Stream checks on a
May 6

If Periscope Won’t Fix Its Discovery Problem, These Other Sites Will Do It For Them

By Jack Smith IV
May 5

If Anything Is the Future of Periscope, It’s Carly Fiorina’s Q&A

By Jack Smith IV
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