Christie Smythe

Is Black Friday losing its allure? Not only are sales down, retailer web traffic dropped, too.

We looked at data for the top five e-commerce platforms in the U.S. — Amazon, Walmart, BestBuy, Costco and eBay. All had less web traffic this year than last.

Christie Smythe , Stella Weng

12.3.21   9:31 PM

Markets

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This week in Business Twitter: Web3 crashes Art Basel, Tether takes heat, Elizabeth Holmes’ schedule gives us all anxiety, and Jack bids Twitter adieu

We take a look at how crypto and Silicon Valley are invading a decades-old art show, at the Holmes trial as it winds down, and at Jack Dorsey's departure from Twitter.

Christie Smythe

12.3.21   5:47 PM

People

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The poop-testing startup founder who lied to get on a "30-under-30" list is now officially a fugitive

Co-founders of the fecal testing startup Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte are facing a 47-count federal indictment accusing them of defrauding insurers and investors. The U.S. says they are hiding in Germany.

Christie Smythe

12.1.21   9:35 PM

Outcasts

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How Guy Griffithe went from making a thumb wrestling mockumentary to promoting a pot investment scam

The president of Bridgegate Pictures Corp., who has made at least nine flicks and worked with VR film specialist Travis Cloyd, now owes $5.3 million for his role in a "Ponzi-like" scheme.

Christie Smythe

11.29.21   6:14 PM

Outcasts

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This week in Business Twitter: Alex Svanevik says real estate is dying, founders rally around April Koh, Andrew Yang defends Dave Chapelle, and “old money” gets into DAOs

We start with a blockchain analytics firm co-founder making a bold prediction about investment returns, while acknowledging that he has “no credentials except my profile pic is a penguin.”

Christie Smythe

11.26.21   10:30 PM

People

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This week in Business Twitter: Crypto has a Colonel Jessup moment, a DAO tries to buy the Constitution, and Silicon Valley comes out swinging for MetaKovan

This week it's all about crypto. At this point, we might as well admit that's all anyone wants to talk about.

Christie Smythe

11.21.21   7:16 PM

People

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