Moved back to SF today. It was a great 3+ years in LA this go around, but happy to see SF is thriving again

In unhealthy relationships, people walk on eggshells to avoid conflict. They tell you what you want to hear. In healthy relationships, people have the courage to address conflict. They tell you what you need to hear. Silence protects fragile ties. Candor strengthens real bonds.

From @Emily_Sundberg WSJ hiring a talent coach to turn reporters into social media influencers

Life is like chess. You can’t take back a wrong move but you can always play the next one smarter.

A top cyber official in the Biden White House is joining Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: Crusoe is discussing raising $1B+ at a $10B valuation; the company, which is helping build OpenAI's first Stargate facility, had $250M revenue in 2024 (The Information)

In my 20 years a technology reporter, I have learned that leading in the stories that matter is always about preparation meeting timing. You cannot break big news on a schedule. You have to be ready. You have to prepare, source and work hard. And then, when the moment strikes, you have to let it rip. Looking at @theinformation’s journalism the last few weeks (and hours) I am feeling, more than any other time in my career, THIS is the moment for this team.

Scoop: Meta implemented a hiring freeze in its AI division last week after spending months getting 50-plus new researchers & engineers to join the company. The freeze coincides w/ Meta's broader restructuring efforts and also prohibits current employees from switching teams.

sometimes I remember that Jensen Huang and Lisa Su are cousins and I drop whatever I’m holding

Interesting twist with this chapter of the startup ‘acquihire’ story is that Character’s employees — not the investors— own the company (the investors already got paid out when Google paid $2.7 billion to recruit the founders!) Also: running AI is expensive!