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• Billionaire tech investor David Friedberg weighed in on the debate that "privilege" helps people succeed.
• He argued that some of Silicon Valley's top talent are immigrants with "zero baseline privilege."
• His comments come amid uncertainty

• Trends from the 2000s and 2010s aren't just showing up in fashion.
• Tech startups are also trying to resuscitate early internet vibes and aesthetics.
• Founders, scholars, and tech insiders described the new wave of nostalgia.

Relics of the "old internet" are respawning in new social media startups.

Myspace's profiles, Tumblr's vibes, StumbleUpon's spontaneity, Twitter's status

• I visited Duryea's, a seafood restaurant that's been in Montauk for almost 100 years.
• It's famous for lobster rolls, amazing views, and high prices.
• Duryea's also offers a $97 lobster Cobb salad that goes viral every summer for its high cost.

Picture this: You're driving down a Long Island highway on a summer day, you hit the

• Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said he'd "rather die" than give third parties access to messages on Telegram.
• Durov was detained by French authorities last year and charged with six crimes related to illegal activity on his platform.
• In a social media post on Sunday, Durov said the arrest is "legally and logically absurd."

For Pavel Durov, data

• After nearly 12 years in New York City, I felt like I needed a fresh start.
• I got a job in Pittsburgh, excited to start my new life in the Midwest.
• Pittsburgh wasn't what I'd hoped for, but it helped me realize where I truly belong: Los Angeles.

I was almost 33 years old, had $200 in my savings account, and

• Towing a heavy RV or trailer can rapidly drain an EV's battery, increasing range anxiety.
• Ben Parker and Toby Kraus found out the hard way when a cross-country road trip nearly left them stranded.
• The two ex-Tesla staffers told BI the incident pushed them to found Lightship, an electric RV startup

• Kevin Wu left his job at Boston Consulting Group to start Leaping AI, an AI voice agent startup.
• Wu said consulting made him confident in business, but didn't fully prepare him to be a founder.
• As a founder, he said he works as much or more now but that it's more enjoyable than consulting.

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