Kevin Ryan’s AlleyCorp raises new $335 million fund, all in on early-stage bets Ryan talks about his new $335 million fund, the AI "time warp" reshaping venture capital, and why it can help to change your mind. Fortune · Jul 15
Selling a Company: How to Prepare and Avoid Common Pitfalls With Storm Duncan of Ignatious A veteran of Silicon Valley's defining transactions, Duncan helped guide Google's acquisitions of DoubleClick and YouTube, MySQL's sale to Sun Microsystems, and later, Uber's $3.5 billion purchase of Careem, each a case study in how discipline can outlast hype. International Business Times · May 27
30 years after the founding of 'Silicon Alley,' New York's tech scene is so big it has no center Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Feb 2
Google, antitrust enforcement and the future of European digital sovereignty Since its beginnings as a humble student start-up in 1998, Google has pulled off a meteoric rise. In 2025, its parent company, Alphabet, is a vast multinational technology conglomerate and one of the world’s most valuable companies. While much of Alphabet’s growth was internal, it also added to its empire… The Conversation · Apr 14, 2025
How New York transformed from tech backwater into global venture capital Behind the rise of the New York tech scene, from DoubleClick to Etsy. Fortune · Nov 25, 2024
US: Google saw ad startup as a ‘threat’ — and bought it Google bought advertising technology provider AdMeld in 2011 because the search giant saw the startup as a “threat” to its online display ad strategy, antitrust enforcers sought to show at trial Monday. The Times of India · Sep 17, 2024
Google’s second antitrust suit brought by US begins, over online ads DoJ accused tech giant of more monopolistic behavior a month after judge found it illegally cornered online search The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2024
Google Chrome will finally let you say goodbye to annoying third-party cookies — here’s how Google’s Tracking Protection feature in Chrome is set to make third-party cookies obsolete and prevent websites from tracking you across the web. Tom’s Guide · Dec 14, 2023
YouTube's unusual 'wartime' CEO Mohan may not have the fiery demeanor of some of his fellow internet platform CEOs, but insiders warn that it's a mistake to underestimate him. Fortune · Mar 1, 2023