Nick Bilton
Special Correspondent
Nick Bilton is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, covering technology, business, politics, and culture. Previously a columnist for The New York Times, his articles have led to government investigations and congressional hearings and his writing was the basis for overturning the longtime ban of cell phones, Kindles, and iPads on airplanes. He is also the NYT best-selling author of the books, Hatching Twitter and American Kingpin, and the writer and director of Fake Famous, a documentary on HBO. You can follow him on Twitter.
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The Ballad of Razzlekhan and Dutch, Bitcoin’s Bonnie and Clyde
Couples rarely commit crimes together. But Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, whose social media antics disguised an alleged plot to abscond with billions in stolen crypto, are no ordinary couple.“Who Is He?”: Andy Jassy, Amazon’s New CEO, Enters the Ring
Jeff Bezos’s handpicked successor wants the world to know he is humble and understated. Will running a $1.75 trillion company—in the midst of a changing labor landscape and seemingly inevitable regulatory onslaught—change that?“They Present a Version of Themselves That Isn’t Real”: Inside the Dark, Biohacked Heart of Silicon Valley
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In 2020, the COVID-doubting, media-hating Twitterholic CEO became the third-richest man alive, SpaceX launched two astronauts into orbit, and Tesla became the most valuable car company on the planet. Inside the mind of Silicon Valley’s most vainglorious villain.
