In physics, the three-body problem is ugly. When you have one or two objects exerting gravity on a body, it moves in a predictable pattern. Add a third and its chaos.
In 2024, the three-body problem in media is that every piece of art has a creator, a consumer and politics. So when Netflix’s sci-fi series 3 Body Problem debuted on March 21, anti-woke crusaders such as VCs Marc Andreessen and Andrew Chen only made it one scene in before posting that it was a cri de coeur to end the far-left agenda. Two days after the show dropped, Chen, a Vc at a16z, posted on X, “The opening scene just punches you in the face. Irl cancel culture driven by high school and college students. Science and academia becoming politicized. Tearing down the past. Etc.” A day later, his boss Andreessen posted similar thoughts.
The scene they’re referring...
In 2024, the three-body problem in media is that every piece of art has a creator, a consumer and politics. So when Netflix’s sci-fi series 3 Body Problem debuted on March 21, anti-woke crusaders such as VCs Marc Andreessen and Andrew Chen only made it one scene in before posting that it was a cri de coeur to end the far-left agenda. Two days after the show dropped, Chen, a Vc at a16z, posted on X, “The opening scene just punches you in the face. Irl cancel culture driven by high school and college students. Science and academia becoming politicized. Tearing down the past. Etc.” A day later, his boss Andreessen posted similar thoughts.
The scene they’re referring...
- 4/5/2024
- by Joel Stein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“We are thankful for the Californians because you are helping our market,” says real estate agent Trish Nash, of Douglas Elliman. “What started all this was Covid. We started to see people make lifestyle changes and really take a look at what their living situation was. And we started to see this influx of buyers from California, and it was just absolutely crazy.”
The craze for luxury homes continues. Las Vegas recorded its highest number of $1 million-plus sales in the first quarter of 2023, though median home sale prices have declined recently to around $415,000, after peaking in 2022 at $482,000. (In contrast, the current median sales price for a home in Los Angeles is around $980,000.)
It’s no longer just a place for Strip regulars like Wayne Newton and Donny and Marie Osmond; a new pack of power players led by Mark Wahlberg are relocating to Las Vegas, the land of no individual...
The craze for luxury homes continues. Las Vegas recorded its highest number of $1 million-plus sales in the first quarter of 2023, though median home sale prices have declined recently to around $415,000, after peaking in 2022 at $482,000. (In contrast, the current median sales price for a home in Los Angeles is around $980,000.)
It’s no longer just a place for Strip regulars like Wayne Newton and Donny and Marie Osmond; a new pack of power players led by Mark Wahlberg are relocating to Las Vegas, the land of no individual...
- 9/24/2023
- by Hadley Meares
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jonathan Taplin has had more careers than most folks — Bob Dylan and The Band’s tour manager, film producer (the Last Waltz and Mean Streets) Wall Street entrepreneur, teacher at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. In an exclusive excerpt from his latest book, “The End of Reality: How 4 Billionaires Are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars and Crypto,” Taplin lays out the dangers of becoming complacent in the face of the fantasy worlds offered by the leading technocrats.
Four very powerful billionaires— Elon Musk, Peter Thiel,...
Four very powerful billionaires— Elon Musk, Peter Thiel,...
- 9/24/2023
- by Jonathan Taplin
- Rollingstone.com
“Computers are useless,” Pablo Picasso exclaimed more than 50 years ago. “They can only give you answers.” No doubt he would be turning in his grave at today’s alliance of computer programs, tech companies and digital artists clustering together to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It’s a quickly evolving and potentially very risky world for filmmakers, producers and others looking for new ways to raise funding but should be approached with caution, research and a good look at recent history.
NFTs — in case you need reminding — are digital artworks and images, often carved up into bite-sized tokens, that rely on blockchain technology to prove ownership. The explosion in interest and speculation around NFTs and the wider crypto currency craze that heated up during the previous decade has now spectacularly imploded over the past six months, with more than 2 trillion wiped out. The burst bubble in digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) has attracted acute attention,...
NFTs — in case you need reminding — are digital artworks and images, often carved up into bite-sized tokens, that rely on blockchain technology to prove ownership. The explosion in interest and speculation around NFTs and the wider crypto currency craze that heated up during the previous decade has now spectacularly imploded over the past six months, with more than 2 trillion wiped out. The burst bubble in digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) has attracted acute attention,...
- 9/19/2022
- by Angus Finney
- Variety Film + TV
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On the day Twitter accepted a 44 billion takeover offer in April, former CEO Jack Dorsey said Elon Musk is the “singular solution I trust” for the company’s future.
The endorsement may come back to haunt Dorsey after Musk subpoenaed him on Monday to further a bid to walk away from the deal. The request for documents and communications relating to the number of fake accounts on the platform aim to bolster Musk’s arguments at the heart of the legal duel that he doesn’t have to complete the acquisition he proposed because Twitter misrepresented its user data.
Dorsey stepped down in November from his perch as head of the company he cofounded as he fielded escalating calls — and criticism — from Republican lawmakers who complained of the suppression of conservative voices on social media. He supported Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, noting...
On the day Twitter accepted a 44 billion takeover offer in April, former CEO Jack Dorsey said Elon Musk is the “singular solution I trust” for the company’s future.
The endorsement may come back to haunt Dorsey after Musk subpoenaed him on Monday to further a bid to walk away from the deal. The request for documents and communications relating to the number of fake accounts on the platform aim to bolster Musk’s arguments at the heart of the legal duel that he doesn’t have to complete the acquisition he proposed because Twitter misrepresented its user data.
Dorsey stepped down in November from his perch as head of the company he cofounded as he fielded escalating calls — and criticism — from Republican lawmakers who complained of the suppression of conservative voices on social media. He supported Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, noting...
- 8/22/2022
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elon Musk has subpoenaed Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey in the lawsuit between the social media platform and the billionaire Tesla founded that once wanted to buy it.
A flurry of subpoenas by both sides have been landing regularly in Delaware Chancery Court ever since a judge, or chancellor as they’re called in the nation’s busiest business tribunal, set an October trial date.
Twitter sued Musk last month after he tore up an agreement he’d made in late April to buy the company for 44 billion, or 54.20 a share, cash. There was a 1 billion breakup fee, but Twitter says that’s only if one party reneges for good cause. Its lawsuit claimed the termination was due to buyer’s remorse, which would not apply. Musk has accused Twitter of under-reporting the number of fake or spam accounts on its site. The Musk camp has filed a counter-suit against Twitter.
A flurry of subpoenas by both sides have been landing regularly in Delaware Chancery Court ever since a judge, or chancellor as they’re called in the nation’s busiest business tribunal, set an October trial date.
Twitter sued Musk last month after he tore up an agreement he’d made in late April to buy the company for 44 billion, or 54.20 a share, cash. There was a 1 billion breakup fee, but Twitter says that’s only if one party reneges for good cause. Its lawsuit claimed the termination was due to buyer’s remorse, which would not apply. Musk has accused Twitter of under-reporting the number of fake or spam accounts on its site. The Musk camp has filed a counter-suit against Twitter.
- 8/22/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
San Francisco, Aug 16 (Ians) Flexible office space provider WeWork co-founder and former CEO Adam Neumann has received around 350 million funding from top investment fund Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) for his upcoming new rental real estate business, called Flow.
The investment puts Flow’s valuation at over 1 billion (a unicorn status) and the startup is yet to be launched.
“We are excited to partner with Adam Neumann and his colleagues on Flow. Adam is a visionary leader who revolutionised the second largest asset class in the world — commercial real estate — by bringing community and brand to an industry in which neither existed before,” Marc Andreessen said in a blogpost late on Monday.
“We think it is natural that for his first venture since WeWork, Adam returns to the theme of connecting people through transforming their physical spaces and building communities where people spend the most time: their homes,” he added.
In May,...
The investment puts Flow’s valuation at over 1 billion (a unicorn status) and the startup is yet to be launched.
“We are excited to partner with Adam Neumann and his colleagues on Flow. Adam is a visionary leader who revolutionised the second largest asset class in the world — commercial real estate — by bringing community and brand to an industry in which neither existed before,” Marc Andreessen said in a blogpost late on Monday.
“We think it is natural that for his first venture since WeWork, Adam returns to the theme of connecting people through transforming their physical spaces and building communities where people spend the most time: their homes,” he added.
In May,...
- 8/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Looks as though the record for priciest California home sale ever has been broken yet again, this time by a giant compound in Malibu. At $177 million, the sold price eclipses the previous record — set last year by Jeff Bezos in Beverly Hills — by $12 million. Apparel mogul Serge Azria and his wife, Florence, were the lucky sellers, while the buyers were Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his wife, Laura Arrillaga, who’s hugely rich in her own right as the only daughter of multibillionaire real estate developer John Arrillaga. The off-market deal was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Unfathomable though the price may be, this property is loaded with amenities that could make the $177 million figure seem almost worth it to some folks — or at least remotely palatable. For one thing, the blufftop property is located directly above Paradise Cove, perhaps the most gorgeous beach in all of Malibu.
Unfathomable though the price may be, this property is loaded with amenities that could make the $177 million figure seem almost worth it to some folks — or at least remotely palatable. For one thing, the blufftop property is located directly above Paradise Cove, perhaps the most gorgeous beach in all of Malibu.
- 11/2/2021
- by James McClain, Dirt.com
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looks as though the record for priciest California home sale ever has been broken yet again, this time by a giant compound in Malibu. At $177 million, the sold price eclipses the previous record — set last year by Jeff Bezos in Beverly Hills — by $12 million. Apparel mogul Serge Azria and his wife, Florence, were the lucky sellers, while the buyers were Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his wife, Laura Arrillaga, who’s hugely rich in her own right as the only daughter of multibillionaire real estate developer John Arrillaga. The off-market deal was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Unfathomable though ...
Unfathomable though ...
- 11/2/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looks as though the record for priciest California home sale ever has been broken yet again, this time by a giant compound in Malibu. At $177 million, the sold price eclipses the previous record — set last year by Jeff Bezos in Beverly Hills — by $12 million. Apparel mogul Serge Azria and his wife, Florence, were the lucky sellers, while the buyers were Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his wife, Laura Arrillaga, who’s hugely rich in her own right as the only daughter of multibillionaire real estate developer John Arrillaga. The off-market deal was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Unfathomable though ...
Unfathomable though ...
- 11/2/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Carlyle Group co-founder David M. Rubenstein is expanding his relationship with Bloomberg Media with the launch of the new bi-weekly program, “Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein.” Rubenstein, who also hosts the interview program “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations,” will use the new forum to speak one on one with high-profile investing executives. The first episode debuts Tuesday, July 6, at 9 p.m. eastern, and will feature Jonathan Gray, chief operating officer of Blackstone. Additional guests scheduled to appear on the program include: Mary Erdoes, CEO of JPMorgan Chase Asset & Wealth Management; Marc Andreessen, general partner of Andreessen Horowitz; and Kim Lew, president and CEO of Columbia Investment Management. Rubenstein plans to discuss with guests how they created wealth for themselves and others, lessons learned, and the opportunities they plan to pursue. “Bloomberg Wealth will provide viewers with investing strategies from some of the world’s top wealth creators,” said Rubenstein,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Controversial YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul is entering the Vc world with a new investment venture dubbed the Anti Fund, which he has formed in collaboration with the serial entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo, who most recently founded the nutrition company Hvmn.
Anti Fund plans to invest between $100,000 to $1 million on two to ten startups each quarter, with the goal investing around $10 million to $20 million annually. It will focus on startups in the consumer, creator economy, and ecommerce enablement spaces, it says, with investments in pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds.
Anti Fund will operate using AngelList’s Rolling Funds platform, which enables fund managers to accept new capital in the form of auto-renewing, quarterly commitments. Anti Fund will officially bow on April 1, with a minimum quarterly subscription priced at $25,000.
Techcrunch reports that backers already include Andreessen Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon.
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Anti Fund plans to invest between $100,000 to $1 million on two to ten startups each quarter, with the goal investing around $10 million to $20 million annually. It will focus on startups in the consumer, creator economy, and ecommerce enablement spaces, it says, with investments in pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds.
Anti Fund will operate using AngelList’s Rolling Funds platform, which enables fund managers to accept new capital in the form of auto-renewing, quarterly commitments. Anti Fund will officially bow on April 1, with a minimum quarterly subscription priced at $25,000.
Techcrunch reports that backers already include Andreessen Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon.
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- 3/30/2021
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
The birth of the technology industry is an interesting story, one fueled by big money, hubris and creators’ unique ability to see a world that might be overlaying the one that exists. That’s the message that comes through in about half of National Geographic’s new series, “Valley of the Boom,” which had its world premiere at the Tribeca TV Festival Sept. 21 in advance of its Jan. 13 premiere. The portion of this hybrid scripted-nonfiction show drawn from interviews with real-world tech pioneers and scenesters is light but enlightening.
By contrast, the time the show spends dramatizing the stories its talking heads explain is poorly spent, spinning a relatively thin narrative into a six-episode run through repetitious and tiring use of post-modern storytelling techniques that are as tired today as a dial-up modem.
The series tells the stories of three startups in the 1990s — Netscape, the early web browser; TheGlobe.
By contrast, the time the show spends dramatizing the stories its talking heads explain is poorly spent, spinning a relatively thin narrative into a six-episode run through repetitious and tiring use of post-modern storytelling techniques that are as tired today as a dial-up modem.
The series tells the stories of three startups in the 1990s — Netscape, the early web browser; TheGlobe.
- 9/24/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
The story of how the rise of the Internet changed the world is an important one, but it can also be a little dry. That’s why creator Matthew Carnahan, when tackling the subject for the upcoming Nat Geo series “Valley of the Boom,” decided to have some fun with it.
“I’m interested in the subject matter, but not that interested,” he explained during a panel at the Tribeca TV festival. In the two episodes of the series screened, the story of three rising companies during the 1990s tech boom is told with documentary interviews, scripted reenactments, fourth wall breaks, interpretative dance, and a rap battle. “I just like to play with that stuff, always, and the prankster-ism of the piece is all in service of bringing the audience in on the fun, rather than it being this dry observational experience.”
Joined by cast members Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn,...
“I’m interested in the subject matter, but not that interested,” he explained during a panel at the Tribeca TV festival. In the two episodes of the series screened, the story of three rising companies during the 1990s tech boom is told with documentary interviews, scripted reenactments, fourth wall breaks, interpretative dance, and a rap battle. “I just like to play with that stuff, always, and the prankster-ism of the piece is all in service of bringing the audience in on the fun, rather than it being this dry observational experience.”
Joined by cast members Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn,...
- 9/22/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
It's tough for newspaper owners and execs to recognize that the days of large staffs and high exec pay are gone. That's why so many publications hang onto print for dear life, because the ads are worth so much more than online advertising. But I have never forgotten what Marc Andreessen once said to Charlie Rose: every newspaper should stop printing Now and figure out how to survive online. Journal Register Company (Jrc) CEO John Paton (@jxpaton) addressed newspaper execs via "Ten Tweets to Transform Newspapers": From MediaXchange 2011 stage my Ten Tweets To Transform Newspapers - starting now #naamxc11 #jrc jxpaton March 26, 2011 at 7:48 1. “the newspaper model is broken & can’t be fixed" 2. “newspapers will disappear in less than10 years ...
- 3/27/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
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