The Information hires Tilley to cover Apple

Aaron Tilley is joining The Information as a reporter. He will cover Apple and the broader hardware sector, starting Dec. 4. Tilley was previously reporting for Forbes, where he got the scoop on Apple making its first wireless Bluetooth chip and did a series of in-depth pieces on how artificial intelligence is changing the chip […]

The Information hires Doig as investigations editor

Matthew Doig has been hired by tech news site The Information as its investigations editor. The Information has had a strong year in investigative journalism, between the Justin Caldbeck story that preceded all of the sexual harassment coverage across multiple industries, and revealing Uber’s “Hell” program. The Information is hoping to double its reporting staff […]

Tech news site The Information is doubling its editorial staff

Tech news site The Information, founded by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin in 2013, plans to double its editorial staff, reports Jason Abbruzzese of Mashable. Abbruzzese writes, “Four years in, Lessin is vindicated. The Information has more than 10,000 subscribers (though Lessin declined to provide an updated number) and is expanding. The publication […]

The Information’s Lessin: Information shouldn’t be free

Eric Johnson of Recode writes about tech news site The Information and its founder, Jessica Lessin, who spoke on a podcast with Recode’s Peter Kafka. Johnson writes, “‘Just because, as a publisher, you say, ‘I want to charge something for my content,’ it doesn’t mean you’re attacking society or against the freedom of information,’ Lessin […]

Pollack joining The Information as an editor

Wendy Pollack, a former news editor at The Wall Street Journal, has been hired by The Information to be an editor. She will start May 22. She will be based in New York. She’ll edit the tech news site’s newest product, The Information’s Briefing, as well as working alongside managing editor Martin Peers on day-to-day editing for its […]

Saitto, former Bloomberg reporter, joining The Information

The Information editor in chief Jessica Lessin and managing editor Martin Peers sent out the following announcement: We are excited to share that Serena Saitto will be joining us in San Francisco as a reporter covering the intersection between Wall Street and Silicon Valley, reporting to Martin. Serena was a rockstar Bloomberg M&A reporter, turned chronicler of deals and venture […]