This week in Business Twitter: Shiba flies to the moon, Sequoia drops an entirely new fund structure, and Joe Lonsdale takes flak for calling dads who take leave “losers” Facebook-Meta name changes aside, Twitter was full of brain-tickling tidbits this week, including Sequoia Capital's dramatic shift in financial model. Ivan De Luce 10.29.21 6:18 PM People
The most watched Twitch game of April and May was the beta for Valorant A game that wasn't officially released dominated the likes of Fortnite, GTA V, and League of Legends. Jared Russo 6.2.20 3:43 PM Tech
Twitch has no rival, here’s what Mixer and Facebook need to do to catch up What they really need to do is invent a time machine and stop Twitch from existing, it's just too ubiquitous now. Jared Russo 4.21.20 3:11 PM Tech
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
Pro athletes are now some of the most popular Twitch streamers as leagues remain closed Stuck-at-home pro athletes are connecting with fans on Twitch.tv, a video game streaming service that is home to billions of viewers. Jared Russo 4.16.20 7:14 PM Tech
20 year-old game remakes are dominating Twitch viewership Here is the story of how two remakes of '90s games topped the charts in 2020. Jared Russo 4.10.20 6:39 PM Tech
Why is Epic Games slowing its hiring to a crawl? Where is the data dropping today, boys? Jared Russo 4.7.20 7:44 PM Tech
Accused stock scalper “Alex DeLarge” was arrested and kicked off of Twitter — now users are asking: who’s next? Twitter plays host to numerous anonymous accounts pumping stocks. Users are openly wondering which others might be “leading sheep to the slaughter.” Christie Smythe 10.28.21 6:59 PM Outcasts