Forbes has released its annual billionaires list. This is the 27th year the publication has put together the ranking. A majority of the individuals on the tech portion of Forbes’ massive list are self-made. Bill Gates is still the richest man in techno…
Code.org, the new non-profit aimed at encouraging computer science education launched last month by entrepreneur and investor brothers Ali and Hadi Partovi, has assembled an all-star group of the world’s most well-known and successful folks with programming skills to talk … Continued
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is coming out with a new book, Lean In, which she describes as “sort of a feminist manifesto, but one that I hope inspires men as much as it inspires women.” She lays out some stark figures about women, and then challenges …
In an allegorical turn, Tim Maly looks at the history of the hoodie and what it means to want to be private in public.
In the 1970s, hoodies made their way into hip hop and skater culture. They kept breakdancers warm while they waited their turn to h…
Facebook is holding a mysterious press conference on Tuesday. There are many conflicting reports about what’s going to be announced. (Some of them from the same publications). We don’t know what’s coming Tuesday. But, thanks to a source who has been …
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview on NBC’s Today set to air on Thursday that he lives a “simple” life and proudly wears the same thing every day. Zuckerberg — who has appeared on GQ and Esquire‘s worst-dressed … Continued
Mark Zuckerberg wired together nearly 1 billion people on the Web. Now the ambitious young entrepreneur is building another kind of community, this one out of bricks and mortar. Construction is booming along a bustling stretch that cuts through the center … Continued
Facebook’s stock crash has done more than blindside investors who figured that no price was too high and loaded up at the IPO. The crash has also created a bunch of new problems for the company, all of which could put additional pressure on the share …
Later this year, Facebook (FB) will hit the 1 billion user mark. To casual observers, the spread of Mark Zuckerberg’s social network site across continents appears effortless. Yet for the past five years, the company has relied on a dedicated team charged with … Continued
It often takes a special type of person — and personality — to lead a startup to soaring success. Take Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg as prime examples. Each started a tech company that not only left … Continued
In last week’s SEC filing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg poked a huge hornet’s nest when he referenced “The Hacker Way.”
Some of the pioneers of the hacker ethos and culture have previously defined hacking as having strong connections to tinker…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook filed papers on Wednesday to raise at least $5 billion in one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs of the decade. Below is the letter from Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to prospective investors: … Continued
Written by Tim Carmody for Wired.com Facebook’s Form S-1 Registration Statement with the Security and Exchange Commission includes details on the IPO itself and the company’s financial condition as well as a letter from founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to current … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO — The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network’s first headquarters made a smart bet. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth … Continued
June 22 (Bloomberg) — “Bloomberg Game Changers” profiles Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc. and one of the world’s youngest billionaires. This program includes interviews with Tyler Winklevoss, Cameron Winklevoss and Divya Narendra, who accused Zuckerberg … Continued
Set your DVRs: Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg will appear in an exclusive, hour-long interview with acclaimed broadcast journalist Charlie Rose, airing Monday night on PBS and Tuesday on Bloomberg TV. The interview, taped last … Continued
