PROFILE
FROM Max Chafkin
Journalist transforms into a professional Instagramer Max Chafkin’s Instagram account was pretty typical two months ago, with photos of his wife, baby and vacations. Then it focused on professionally styled and staged photos of himself.
With Donald Trump's ear, what is Peter Thiel's endgame? Billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel is poised to become the most politically prominent face of Silicon Valley. The PayPal cofounder bucked the liberal ideology of the nation’s tech capital by supporting Donald Trump. Now he’s part of the president-elect’s transition team.
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