The Information hires Black to write features

Tech news site The Information has hired Julia Black to write features about the companies and people in the tech world. She has been at Insider as a senior correspondent. Black, who reported a story for the website about Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy, focused on in-depth investigations about the people and companies shaping our culture today […]

The Information hires Palazzolo to cover artificial intelligence

The Information executive editor Amir Efrati sent out the following to the staff: Informationists, Please welcome Stephanie Palazzolo, the newest member of our reporting team. She will helm a newsletter on artificial intelligence, giving readers the most important information about how AI is changing industries, boosting some companies and maiming others, and upsetting the power balance in […]

The Information seeks a money and power reporter

The Information was founded in late 2013 with a simple idea: write deeply reported articles about the technology industry that you won’t find elsewhere. Since then, we’ve become a disruptor in business news that’s moved markets, gotten the early scoop on billions of dollars of acquisitions, and told you what’s happening inside companies like Apple, […]

Pardes departs The Information for a new opportunity

The Information reporter Arielle Pardes is leaving the technology news site for a new opportunity. She has been leading coverage of Silicon Valley people and culture since September 2022. Pardes previously covered startups and Silicon Valley for Wired,  where she wrote two cover stories and nearly a dozen long-form features for the magazine. Her work shaped conversations about […]

The Information taps Mascarenhas to cover VC and startups

The Information has hired Natasha Mascarenhas to cover venture capital and startups. She will start next month. Mascarenhas has been covering venture capital and startups, fintech and how money blends with culture, economic empowerment and access, for TechCrunch. She has been with TechCrunch since March 2020. She previously worked at Crunchbase covering venture capital and startups. Previously, she was […]

The Information seeks a reporter to write an AI newsletter

The Information is hiring a reporter to lead a new daily newsletter about artificial intelligence—the technology, the business, the regulation and the impact. This is a high-profile, fast-paced job for a scoopy reporter who wants to seize a massive opportunity. This reporter will cover how AI is transforming industries, from Hollywood to cybersecurity to software […]

The Information hires Huang as a data reporter

Tech news site The Information has hired Kalley Huang as a data reporter. Huang has been a technology reporting fellow for The New York Times based in San Francisco. Before joining The Times, she reported for The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and the El Paso Times. Huang is from New York and graduated from the […]

Heeter to cover activists, M&A for The Information

The Information finance editor Nate Becker sent out the following to the staff: All, I’m ecstatic to announce that Maria Heeter is joining the Finance team to cover activist investors and M&A. Maria is a familiar face in our New York newsroom, having spent the past year breaking news on Stripe’s $7 billion-plus fundraise, Tonal’s sale process, […]

Woo becomes social media reporter at The Information

The Information managing editor Laura Mandaro sent out the following to the staff: Hi team: I’m happy to announce Erin Woo is transitioning to become a full-time social media reporter, a role that allows her to continue to drive the news cycle around Elon Musk’s Twitter makeover; find out what’s happening at Snap; and help report on […]

The Information seeks a VC and startups reporter

The Information is seeking a reporter to break news and write deeply reported features on venture capital and startups from our San Francisco headquarters. This is a job that cuts to the heart of what makes Silicon Valley tick: investments in young companies that hold the promise of world-changing products and fabulous wealth for their […]