Biz Carson
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I'm a reporter at Bloomberg News covering the intersection of money and Silicon Valley out of San Francisco. Email: bcarson28@bloomberg.net
There are some interviews that stick with you. This is one of them.
From a shunned Jehovah's Witness to cofounder of Databricks and Perplexity, Andy Konwinski's journey is an incredible one. Now he's tackling 'species-level' problems with Laude Institute. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
From a shunned Jehovah's Witness to cofounder of Databricks and Perplexity, Andy Konwinski's journey is an incredible one. Now he's tackling 'species-level' problems with Laude Institute. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Andy Konwinski Went From Jehovah’s Witness Outcast to AI Evangelist
He co-founded Databricks and Perplexity. Now he wants to solve ‘species-level’ problems.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
There are some interviews that stick with you. This is one of them.
From a shunned Jehovah's Witness to cofounder of Databricks and Perplexity, Andy Konwinski's journey is an incredible one. Now he's tackling 'species-level' problems with Laude Institute. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
From a shunned Jehovah's Witness to cofounder of Databricks and Perplexity, Andy Konwinski's journey is an incredible one. Now he's tackling 'species-level' problems with Laude Institute. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Exclusive: Nevis raises $40M from Sequoia, Iconiq, Ribbit to put an end to wealth adviser busy work.
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Sequoia Bets on AI Startup to Ease Wealth Advisers’ Grunt Work
Many companies are trying to replace wealth advisers with artificial intelligence, but Mark Swan’s bet is that humans are here to stay.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Exclusive: Nevis raises $40M from Sequoia, Iconiq, Ribbit to put an end to wealth adviser busy work.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Breaking: Elon Musk's foundation gave away $474 million last year - mostly to entities he controls.
We got our hands on the foundation's latest tax filing. It now has $14.7 billion in assets. Here's where the money went:
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We got our hands on the foundation's latest tax filing. It now has $14.7 billion in assets. Here's where the money went:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Breaking: Elon Musk's foundation gave away $474 million last year - mostly to entities he controls.
We got our hands on the foundation's latest tax filing. It now has $14.7 billion in assets. Here's where the money went:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We got our hands on the foundation's latest tax filing. It now has $14.7 billion in assets. Here's where the money went:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sergey Brin's name doesn't appear once in MapLight's IPO filing, but his nonprofit is about to get a big lift thanks to the drug developer's debut.
New from me on allll the ties between MapLight + Brin, plus a new company tied to Catalyst4 execs: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New from me on allll the ties between MapLight + Brin, plus a new company tied to Catalyst4 execs: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sergey Brin Nonprofit Gets a $242 Million Lift From MapLight IPO
Sergey Brin’s name doesn’t appear in MapLight Therapeutics’ filings to go public, but the Google co-founder’s philanthropic ambitions could get a big boost from the biotech’s upcoming market debut.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sergey Brin's name doesn't appear once in MapLight's IPO filing, but his nonprofit is about to get a big lift thanks to the drug developer's debut.
New from me on allll the ties between MapLight + Brin, plus a new company tied to Catalyst4 execs: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New from me on allll the ties between MapLight + Brin, plus a new company tied to Catalyst4 execs: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized for calling on President Trump to send the National Guard to San Francisco, after almost a week of public criticism from local allies and government officials for his statements
Salesforce’s Benioff Apologizes for Pro-Trump National Guard Comments
Salesforce Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff apologized for calling on President Donald Trump to send the National Guard to San Francisco, after almost a week of public criticism from local allies and government officials for his statements.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized for calling on President Trump to send the National Guard to San Francisco, after almost a week of public criticism from local allies and government officials for his statements
Marc Benioff's PR person isn't going to be the only person with their mouth open hearing this. Lots of San Franciscans will have their jaws on the floor after Salesforce CEO says Trump should send in the national guard: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Marc Benioff's PR person isn't going to be the only person with their mouth open hearing this. Lots of San Franciscans will have their jaws on the floor after Salesforce CEO says Trump should send in the national guard: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
CoreWeave $CRWV insiders sold $1 billion in the six weeks after the IPO lock-up ended, and two were among the top 10 insiders of Q3.
AI execs dominated the list with Arista's Jayshree Ullal selling over $860M. See who else made the cut (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI execs dominated the list with Arista's Jayshree Ullal selling over $860M. See who else made the cut (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
CoreWeave Insiders Sold $1 Billion Post-IPO as AI Rich Cash Out
Leaders at AI computing company CoreWeave Inc. sold shares worth more than $1 billion after a lockup on the stock lifted in mid-August, putting them among the top 10 individual insider sellers of the ...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
CoreWeave $CRWV insiders sold $1 billion in the six weeks after the IPO lock-up ended, and two were among the top 10 insiders of Q3.
AI execs dominated the list with Arista's Jayshree Ullal selling over $860M. See who else made the cut (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI execs dominated the list with Arista's Jayshree Ullal selling over $860M. See who else made the cut (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...