There's a new type of VC in Silicon Valley: the creator-investor

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Claire Zau, partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Claire Zau wants to use her social media acumen to help Lightspeed get an edge with founders.

Lightspeed

After trying to buy TikTok, adtech giant AppLovin launches its own social media challenger

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
AppLovin's new app, Gist
AppLovin just launched a new social media app called Gist.

Screenshot/Apple App Store

Know an investor on the hunt for the 'next big thing' in social media? We want to hear from you.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A young man uses a smartphone while walking across a zebra crossing in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, on May 16, 2026. Smartphones and social media are part of daily communication and digital habits among young people. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Business Insider wants to know the names of the top investors hunting for the next big internet hit.

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We finally know how much Elon Musk's X is making in ad revenue — and how that's changed over time

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Style
Elon Musk onstage at the World Economic Forum.
Elon Musk.

WEF

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' exit marks the death of the good celebrity interview

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Stephen Colbert.
Stephen Colbert.

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James Murdoch is buying a big chunk of Vox Media, including NY Mag. Read the memo to staffers.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Politics
Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media; and James Murdoch.
James Murdoch, right, is acquiring a big chunk of Vox Media, led by Jim Bankoff, left.

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TikTok's middle class is gaining power

Tech Insider : Business, Style
TikTok
Micro creators on TikTok are having a moment.

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Versant is the cable TV company Comcast didn't want to own. Here's what CEO Mark Lazarus wants to do with it.

Tech Insider : Sports, Business
A TV plays CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Versant Media is a spin-off from Comcast, made up of cable TV networks like CNBC and MSNBC - now called MS Now.

NYSE

Paramount hires a former Google exec as its head of consumer AI. Read the memo about its tech ambitions.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Technology
Barak Para new
Former Google executive Barak Turovsky has joined Paramount Skydance.

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Kevin O'Leary: I've solved your data center problem

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Economy
Kevin O'Leary at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards
Kevin "Mr. Wonderful" O'Leary is encountering vocal opposition to his plans for a huge data center in Utah.

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