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Jessica Mathews is a former senior writer for Fortune, where she covered transportation, defense tech, and Elon Musk’s companies. Previously, she wrote the daily dealmaking newsletter Term Sheet, where she won an EPPY award for best business/finance blog. Before joining Fortune, she covered wealth management and custody as a reporter at Financial Planning magazine. Jessica was a 2018 Dow Jones News Fund intern, and she interned at CNBC in 2017. She is a graduate from The King’s College in New York City. Originally from Memphis, Tenn., you can now find her biking around Bentonville, Ark.
Protester at Jeffrey Epstein hearing
Law
How Jeffrey Epstein leveraged a prestigious U.N.-affiliated nonprofit—and the Gates Foundation—to control women and keep them in his orbit
By Jessica MathewsMay 9, 2026
A16z-backed Infinite Machine is building e-bikes that feel like mopeds. Cyclists may have some qualms
Newsletters
A16z-backed Infinite Machine is building e-bikes that feel like mopeds. Cyclists may have some qualms
By Jessica MathewsApril 8, 2026
The Walmart billionaires next door: Quiet backlash is brewing against the heirs who remade the retailer’s hometown
Magazine
The Walmart billionaires next door: Quiet backlash is brewing against the heirs who remade the retailer’s hometown
By Jessica MathewsApril 3, 2026
Elon Musk’s coterie of companies are getting more and more pushback from Democrats
Newsletters
Elon Musk’s coterie of companies are getting more and more pushback from Democrats
By Jessica MathewsApril 1, 2026
Elon Musk’s companies, once welcomed in Baltimore with open arms, are now getting stiff-armed—or sued
AI
Elon Musk’s companies, once welcomed in Baltimore with open arms, are now getting stiff-armed—or sued
By Jessica MathewsMarch 28, 2026
Defense startup Shield AI is projecting more than $540 million in revenue this year as valuation more than doubles to $12.7 billion
Startups & Venture
Defense startup Shield AI is projecting more than $540 million in revenue this year as valuation more than doubles to $12.7 billion
By Jessica MathewsMarch 26, 2026
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Politics
Exclusive: Nevada legislators press Governor Lombardo on Boring Co. oversight, demanding plan for state’s ‘structural failures’
By Jessica MathewsMarch 24, 2026
A turning point at the Pentagon: Anduril’s new mega‑deal rewrites the rules for Silicon Valley—and raises new risks
Startups & Venture
A turning point at the Pentagon: Anduril’s new mega‑deal rewrites the rules for Silicon Valley—and raises new risks
By Jessica MathewsMarch 22, 2026
Uber will operate its own robotaxis again—this time with Rivian’s not‑yet‑built EVs
Innovation
Uber will operate its own robotaxis again—this time with Rivian’s not‑yet‑built EVs
By Jessica MathewsMarch 19, 2026
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says there was ‘never a sense’ AI products would be used for domestic surveillance in Anthropic-DoD feud
AI
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says there was ‘never a sense’ AI products would be used for domestic surveillance in Anthropic-DoD feud
By Jessica MathewsMarch 13, 2026
This startup is helping tech giants and real estate developers find land for data centers—and using its own GPU cluster to do it
AI
This startup is helping tech giants and real estate developers find land for data centers—and using its own GPU cluster to do it
By Jessica MathewsMarch 11, 2026
Anthropic’s investors could be the key to ending its Pentagon standoff—but some investors have opposite views
AI
Anthropic’s investors could be the key to ending its Pentagon standoff—but some investors have opposite views
By Jessica MathewsMarch 5, 2026
Exclusive: The Pentagon is committing $150M to a maritime-tech VC fund and appears to be ramping up venture deals
Startups & Venture
Exclusive: The Pentagon is committing $150M to a maritime-tech VC fund and appears to be ramping up venture deals
By Jessica MathewsMarch 5, 2026
Exclusive:  The Walton family–funded PE firm that owns Rapha Cycling Club presses pause on all new investments
Features
Exclusive:  The Walton family–funded PE firm that owns Rapha Cycling Club presses pause on all new investments
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 13, 2026
‘I gave another girl to Kimbal’: Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s honey-trap plan targeting Elon Musk through his brother
North America
‘I gave another girl to Kimbal’: Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s honey-trap plan targeting Elon Musk through his brother
By Eva Roytburg and Jessica MathewsFebruary 13, 2026
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