Many cities have aspired to be the next Silicon Valley. But here in El Segundo—home to an upstart, male-dominated defense tech enclave—the founders are defining themselves in opposition to it. “This is not ‘San Francisco lite,’” says one, “or ‘San Francisco plus a little bit of hardware.’”

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the GOAT of women’s tennis talks about the struggle of becoming a spectator, hosting this week’s ESPYs, and why a comeback is always in the “back, back, back of my mind.”

The British-born editor has injected America’s business paper of record with ambition and verve, while unnerving the newsroom with unapologetic cuts. The restructuring “may look callous,” she says. “But it’s so that we get it right, so I don’t have to do it over again.”

Louise Blouin lost La Dune, the Hamptons estate where she once entertained Prince Andrew and Calvin Klein, but she’s not letting go quietly.

The network will use an artificial clone of the legendary broadcaster’s voice to narrate its daily recaps of the summer event. “It was not only close,” he says of the technology, “it was almost 2% off perfect.”

Will Lewis’s ethical imbroglio has led to caricatures of British editors. But the Washington Post publisher should be held accountable as a powerful news executive—not a national stereotype.

The bombshell article, released on Saturday night, comes during a tumultuous time for the legacy news organization.

The tech giant took some heat this week for its “uninspired” foray into AI, but a more measured pace is just what Silicon Valley needs.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Nathaniel Popper traces the origins of an unprecedented financial saga—and explains how it’s given rise to a new class of retail investors that are keeping institutional investors on their toes: “They very much realize the power of this young online world.”

Addressing a rattled newsroom in the wake of Sally Buzbee’s resignation, the Post’s CEO and publisher stressed the need for taking “decisive, urgent action to set us on a different path.”

Fifth time's the charm, isn't that what they say?

Amid a truly rough season on the field, the Mets owner and mega-collector is merging two of his passions and enlisting artists such as Joel Mesler, Rashid Johnson, and Sarah Sze to make gallery-worthy giveaways.

The Inside the NBA cohost is unloading on Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav as the future of TNT’s basketball broadcasts is in limbo. “They’ve done a really shitty job of keeping us abreast,” Barkley said Thursday.

The corporate lawyer turned correspondent is having a moment on the cable news channel, relaying all the daily drama from the camera-free courtroom. “We have to bring all of those vivid details to people’s living rooms,” she says.

Charlotte Behrendt’s “prosecutorial” style in probing internal Times matters has rankled some journalists, who question her methods and fear her requests. “If you get called into a meeting and Charlotte is there,” says one former editor, “that’s generally not a good thing for you.”

Instead of performing the usual courtship rituals, newcomers and veterans alike are tapping into their audio fame to land the next unicorn. “The product becomes the people,” says one venture insider. “It’s a very different way of looking at the world.”

Mired in debt and marital troubles, the lobbyist was still fresh out of rehab when he hitched himself to the former president’s 2016 campaign, as Brody and Luke Mullins write in an excerpt of their new book, The Wolves of K Street. But it wasn’t long before Manafort’s personal baggage earned him the boot.

The anchor was offered a new role following the cancellation of CNN’s morning show, but has instead decided to leave the network.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, reporter Dana Mattioli reveals how the company systematically stifles criticism, squeezes out competitors, and even pits its own employees against one another. “People tend not to last,” she says, “because it’s very aggressive and it can be bruising.”

Former anchor Brooke Baldwin exited the network after 13 years not because of Trump coverage or pandemic chaos, but because of something far more ordinary—and insidious.