Nick Wingfield

Seattle

Senior Editor at The Information

Now: Features Editor, The Information • Before: NYT, WSJ • [email protected]

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The Exotic Fitness Goals of the Tech Elite

3 weeks ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

When normies want to set lofty fitness goals for themselves, they train for half- or full-marathons. If they’re feeling ambitious, perhaps they shoot for a triathlon or a Tough Mudder. For the type A personalities of tech, though, those events are sometimes warmups, literally, for even more extravagant athletic feats.
Judge Blasts Apple For Violating Antitrust Ruling

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: The InformationIn a blistering ruling, a federal judge accused Apple of defying an earlier decision in a longrunning antitrust case related to its App Store policies and asked federal prosecutors to investigate whether criminal contempt charges against the company are merited.
Amazon’s First Project Kuiper Satellites Launch

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: The InformationAmazon’s efforts to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service finally got off the ground. On Monday afternoon, 27 satellites for the Amazon service, known as Project Kuiper, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard an Atlas V rocket operated by United Launch Alliance. In 2023, ULA launched two test satellites for the project, but Monday’s launch represents the first that will be used in the commercial deployment of the Kuiper service.
Elite Group Chats Are Only Part of the Story

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Group chats are definitely having a moment. First, there were the headlines about how Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, had participated in private Signal discussion groups with Trump administration officials and family members in which he reportedly discussed upcoming U.S. military operations.
White House Adviser’s Venture Firm Lays Off Staff, Shifts Focus

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: The Information Craft Ventures, the San Francisco venture firm co-founded by White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks, last week laid off a half dozen employees, the firm confirmed. Additionally, the firm’s investors are no longer making seed-stage deals, but will continue to invest across other stages of a company’s lifespan. The departures mainly involved people who handled recruiting efforts for startups in Craft’s portfolio.
Apple Shakes Up AI Leadership After Delays

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: BloombergApple has enlisted the help of Mike Rockwell, the leader of its Vision Pro product, to get the company’s struggling artificial intelligence efforts back on track, Bloomberg reported. Rockwell will take over the development of Siri, Apple’s longtime intelligent assistant, from John Giannandrea, the company’s AI chief, Bloomberg reported. The moves reflect Apple CEO Tim Cook’s loss of confidence in Giannandrea’s leadership of AI, Bloomberg reported.
Space Station Astronauts Return to Earth Aboard SpaceX Capsule

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: The InformationTwo astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, splashed down off the coast of Florida after an unexpectedly long, nine-month stay on the International Space Station. The duo made their return to earth, along with two other astronauts, aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
Tesla Expresses Tariff Concerns to U.S. Trade Representative

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: Financial TimesElon Musk’s Tesla submitted a letter to the U.S. trade representative expressing concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the electric vehicle maker’s business. According to the Financial Times, a Tesla associate general counsel, Miriam Eqab, submitted the unsigned letter earlier this week after the trade office solicited feedback from U.S. companies on foreign trade policies.
Niantic Sells Games Business to Scopely for $3.5 Billion

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: The Information Niantic, the creator of Pokémon Go, is selling its games business to the Saudi-owned mobile developer Scopely for $3.5 billion. In addition, Niantic shareholders will receive $350 million in cash from Niantic’s balance sheet as part of the deal. As part of the transaction, Niantic is spinning out a new company, Niantic Spatial, that will concentrate on artificial intelligence-powered mapping technologies that Niantic has been developing.
Labor Department Investigates Scale AI

Mar 6, 2025 | theinformation.com | Nick Wingfield

Source: TechCrunchThe U.S. Department of Labor is examining whether Scale AI has violated a federal labor law that governs the minimum wage, overtime pay and whether workers are classified as independent contractors or employees, TechCrunch reported. The investigation has been active since at least August 2024, according to a document viewed by TechCrunch. Scale AI employs hundreds of thousands of freelancers to help train AI systems on behalf of customers.