Stocks may be at risk as the Fed’s rate hikes and bond disposals squeeze valuations, hedge-fund billionaire David Tepper says

David Tepper expects stock valuations to fall due to interest rates and quantitative tightening. The Appaloosa boss says that financial conditions have worsened so valuations must drop too. Investors should expect stocks to command lower valuations than in past years, as financial conditions are a lot tighter today, David Tepper says. “It’s not that complicated…

Sam Bankman-Fried was playing a video game while being interviewed on live TV for the first time, author of FTX book says

Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly played a video game the first time he was interviewed on live TV. Author Michael Lewis said a clip showed SBF’s eyes moving as he tried to win the game while on air. FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly played a video game during his first appearance on live TV. That’s according to…

People are criticizing a major women-in-tech event, saying its jobs fair was dominated by pushy men

People are criticizing a women’s tech conference after it was flooded by men. Women reported being shoved out the way by men submitting resumes to employers at the Grace Hopper conference. A tech conference celebrating women and non-binary people in computer science sparked a backlash after people said it was dominated by men. The complaints…

Anna Wintour wanted Sam Bankman-Fried to sponsor the Met Gala, but he had no idea who she was, FTX book author says

Anna Wintour once sought Sam Bankman-Fried’s sponsorship for the Met Gala, says Michael Lewis. But the author told “60 Minutes” that Bankman-Fried had no idea who Wintour was. Vogue’s Anna Wintour wanted to secure Sam Bankman-Fried’s sponsorship for the Met Gala, but Bankman-Fried didn’t know who she was, according to the author of an upcoming…

My life as a startup founder is way better because I didn’t take VC money. Here are 8 upsides.

Melissa Kwan is the CEO and co-founder of eWebinar. She says she doesn’t have to answer to anyone else because she’s bootstrapped. I’ve built three startups over the past 13 years and consciously chosen not to raise venture capital for any of them, also known as “bootstrapping.” I chose bootstrapping because it lets me live…

‘Big Short’ author Michael Lewis says Sam Bankman-Fried came to him for advice on ideas — like buying Twitter with Elon Musk

Michael Lewis’ book on the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to be published on Tuesday. “The Big Short” author told CBS’ “60 Minutes” SBF used him as a sounding board for ideas, including buying Twitter with Elon Musk. Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, used “The Big…

Tom Brady ‘adored’ Sam Bankman-Fried despite them being the ‘class nerd and the quarterback,’ says author Michael Lewis

Tom Brady and Sam Bankman-Fried got along despite being polar opposites, says Michael Lewis. Lewis told “60 Minutes” that the pair were like “like the class nerd and the quarterback.” Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady “adored” Sam Bankman-Fried despite the two being polar opposites, says the author of an upcoming book on FTX. Michael Lewis…

Robin Williams’ daughter says she finds AI recreations of her father’s voice ‘personally disturbing’

Actress and director Zelda Williams said the use of AI recreations of her father’s voice was “personally disturbing.” These AI recreations are at best “a poor facsimile of greater people,” she said. Zelda Williams slammed AI recreations of her father’s likeness, saying she finds these recreations “personally disturbing.” In an Instagram story on Sunday, Williams…