How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni used Gen Z methods to raise $8M for Phia

There’s a new buzzy fashion startup in town. Meet Phia, the shopping app founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe and her Stanford roommate-slash co-founder, Sophia Kianni.  Phia searches the web to help users compare the price of fashion items. It’s a mobile app and browser extension that’s essentially “Google flights for fashion,” as the company…

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Big Tech’s old revenue playbook is dead. Shared value is the only path forward

Stop extracting value from your users and start partnering with them. Let’s be honest: Monetization today is broken. Most platforms are still stuck in a mindset that treats users like ATMs, squeezing every last drop of value through interruptive ads, upsells, and bait-and-switch tactics. It’s lazy, short-term thinking, and it’s killing loyalty, destroying brand equity,…

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Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner calls the FCC’s threats ‘out-of-control intimidation’

Eisner did not call Iger or Disney TV head Dana Walden out by name, but he described the FCC’s threats against Disney as “hollow” and “another example of out-of-control intimidation.” 0 Comments Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Charles…

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Google isn’t kidding around about cost cutting, even slashing its FT subscription

Google is ending its enterprise subscription to the Financial Times, and it’s not the only enterprise media subscription on the chopping block, sources say. The cuts reflect broader cost-reduction efforts at the search giant, even as the company reports strong financial performance. Google has been implementing cost reductions across 2025, including eliminating 35% of managers…

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