Wednesday, January 29, 2020

KPCB has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year



Kleiner Perkins, one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/29/kpcb-has-already-blown-through-much-of-the-600-million-it-raised-last-year/
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Tesla Reports Strong Results, but Challenges Loom Ahead

The electric automaker posted $105 million in fourth-quarter profit on $7.4 billion in revenue. It delivered a record 112,000 vehicles. 

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-strong-results-challenges-ahead
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‘American Dirt’: Who Gets to Write Fiction?



Readers react negatively to criticism of a new and acclaimed novel about migrants. Re “Hype Over Novel on Migrants Turns Into Backlash for Author” (front page, Jan. 26):

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/opinion/letters/fiction-art.html
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An *Untitled Goose Game* Tribute Unleashes Chaos on Your Desktop

An enterprising developer has brought chaotic goose energy to Windows with Desktop Goose. 

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/desktop-goose-windows-extension
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Tesla closes Shanghai factory over coronavirus concerns



Tesla was ordered by the Chinese government to shut down its Shanghai factory over concerns about the coronavirus, a closure that will delay Model 3 production and ultimately put slight downward pressure on profits in the first quarter, the automaker’s finance chief Zach Kirkhorn said during an e

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/29/tesla-closes-shanghai-factory-over-coronavirus-concerns/
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All eyes are on the next liquidity event when it comes to space startups



At the FAA’s 23rd Annual Commercial Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC on Wednesday, a panel dedicated to the topic of trends in VC around space startups touched on public vs.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/29/all-eyes-are-on-the-next-liquidity-event-when-it-comes-to-space-startups/
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Why Having Hunter Biden Testify Would Be Bad for Trump



If it means John Bolton would also testify in the impeachment trial, it could help the Democrats. Ms. Drew is a journalist based in Washington who covered Watergate.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/opinion/impeachment-witnesses-biden-bolton.html
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