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Reddit Appoints First Black Board Director, Per Cofounder Alexis Ohanian’s Request

Reddit didn't have to look very far.
By Sissi Cao

Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Backs Startup That ‘Generates Startups’

There are all kinds of startups. So why not create a startup that generates startups?
By Sissi Cao

OpenAI Can No Longer Hide Its Alarmingly Good Robot ‘Fake News’ Writer

OpenAI's latest text-generating tool can write decent fake news. We just tried it.
By Sissi Cao

Digital Sperm Banks? Experts Hesitate to Embrace Male Fertility Startups

By Gabriela Barkho
coders

The New Wave of Tech Founders Can Cure the Industry’s Ageism Problem

By Zach Ferres

Philips Aims to Enhance Patient-Doctor Communication With New Health Care Acquisition

By Gabriela Barkho
Co-founder and CTO of KidPass, Chhay Chhun

KidPass Co-Founder, YC Alum, Harvard Grad, Refugee: An Interview With Chhay Chhun

By Nina Roberts
Sam Altman in a black shirt.

Y Combinator’s 33-Year-Old President Is Leaving the Lucrative Startup World

By Sissi Cao
Partner Michael Seibel, partner at Y Combinator

Y Combinator Doesn’t Regret Accidentally Admitting 15K Companies in Startup Program

By Sissi Cao
Flex period sex-safe menstrual disc

This Startup Encourages Period Sex With a Tampon Alternative

By Sissi Cao
Slack is down, so have fun trying to get work done today.

Slack Outage Shows It Is a ‘Single Point of Failure’ in Modern Business

By John Bonazzo
More than 700 ICOs have closed since August 2016. Most companies are in the trendy platform business.

Peter Thiel-Backed Startup Helps Investors Sue Cryptocurrency Fraud

By Sissi Cao
Thiel was a loud supporter of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

Peter Thiel Parted Ways With Y Combinator—Probably a While Ago

By Sissi Cao
Pete Adeney, Mr. Money Mustache.

Tips for Launching a Cult From Mr. Money Mustache

By Brady Dale
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: People dance in the aisles during "Party at the Palace" in London 03 June 2002. As part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations 12,000 people watched a pop concert in the garden of Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 50 years on the throne. AFP PHOTO Adrian DENNIS / WPA POOL (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Where Do the Initial Coin Offerings End?

By Brady Dale
People take part to an interactive art installation "Cloud" created from 6,000 lightbulbs by Canadian artists Caitlind RC Brown & Wayne Garrett, during "The White Night", a night-time art festival in Bratislava, Slovakia on October 08, 2016. / AFP / VLADIMIR SIMICEK (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP/Getty Images)

Showdown in the Cloud: Dropbox IPO, Meet the Filecoin ICO

By Brady Dale
New regulations won't stem Airbnb's growth.

5 Uber and Airbnb Hacks for User Growth

By Brady Dale
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute before his arrival May 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. Appointed to the commission by President Barack Obama in 2012, Pai was elevated to the chairmanship of the FCC by U.S. President Donald Trump in January. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Y Combinator Rallies Tech Companies for Net Neutrality

By Brady Dale
Parts of Shafrir's book were inspired by Ellen Pao's gender discrimination lawsuit.

This BuzzFeed Writer Turned the Ellen Pao Story Into Spring’s Most Anticipated Novel

By John Bonazzo
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 06: Aaron Levie, CEO, co-founder and chairman of Box (R) and Sharon Waxman, Founder & CEO of TheWrap speak onstage during TheWrap's 6th Annual TheGrill at Montage Beverly Hills on October 6, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alison Buck/Getty Images for TheWrap)

Box CEO’s 9 Tips for Breaking Into the $4 Trillion Enterprise IT Market

By Brady Dale
This year many people used Samsung's Gear VR to watch the Rio Olympics.

5 Startup Categories That Made Great Leaps Forward in 2016

By John Bonazzo
Muneeb Ali speaks at TEDxNewYork 2016 - Down the Rabbit Hole. September 10, 2016, at the SVA Theatre.

A Second Internet, Coming Soon, Courtesy of the Blockchain

By Brady Dale
To accelerate or to not accelerate?

Are Startup Accelerators Like Y Combinator and TechStars Worth It?

By Sage Lazzaro
OAK BROOK, IL - MAY 25: Demonstrators calling for an increase in the minimum wage to $15-dollars-per-hour march to McDonald's corporate headquarters during a protest on May 25, 2016 in Oak Brook, Illinois. McDonald's annual shareholders meeting is scheduled to be held in Oak Brook tomorrow.

Y Combinator and GiveDirectly Move on Basic Income

By Brady Dale
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