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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.
Elon Musk says first Tesla robotaxis in Austin will be a fleet of 10 to 20 Model Ys but gives few details: ‘You can just see for yourself in two months’
Tech
Elon Musk says first Tesla robotaxis in Austin will be a fleet of 10 to 20 Model Ys but gives few details: ‘You can just see for yourself in two months’
By Jessica MathewsApril 22, 2025
Battered by tariffs and boycotts, Tesla really needs a successful robotaxi launch—and it needs to be on time
Tech
Battered by tariffs and boycotts, Tesla really needs a successful robotaxi launch—and it needs to be on time
By Jessica Mathews and Jeremy KahnApril 20, 2025
Exclusive: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim demand investigation into DOGE cuts at CFPB
Politics
Exclusive: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim demand investigation into DOGE cuts at CFPB
By Jessica MathewsApril 16, 2025
Trump’s tech and science policy chief says Biden led with ‘spirit of fear’ and that today’s progress lags 20th century innovation
Tech
Trump’s tech and science policy chief says Biden led with ‘spirit of fear’ and that today’s progress lags 20th century innovation
By Jessica MathewsApril 15, 2025
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Tech
Donald Trump’s 29-year-old crypto guru lays out the president’s plans for regulating crypto and rolling back a Biden-era crackdown
By Jessica Mathews and Leo SchwartzApril 14, 2025
Trump’s senior crypto advisor donated $1M in campaign advertisements to top Trump Super PAC one week before election
Politics
Trump’s senior crypto advisor donated $1M in campaign advertisements to top Trump Super PAC one week before election
By Jessica Mathews and Leo SchwartzApril 14, 2025
Here is the agreement DOGE has with the consumer watchdog agency it is cutting up
Politics
Here is the agreement DOGE has with the consumer watchdog agency it is cutting up
By Jessica MathewsApril 10, 2025
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Newsletters
Trump administration’s new AI policies require federal agencies to prioritize American companies for contracts
By Jessica MathewsApril 9, 2025
abandoned horse toys laying in the grass
Newsletters
History suggests a tariff-induced downturn may cause a reckoning in the venture capital industry
By Jessica MathewsApril 8, 2025
Trump appointee Scott Kupor resigns from some a16z funds, boards ahead of confirmation as head of OPM, documents show
Tech
Trump appointee Scott Kupor resigns from some a16z funds, boards ahead of confirmation as head of OPM, documents show
By Jessica MathewsApril 3, 2025
Gun turret startup Allen Control Systems raises $30 million Series A round as venture capitalists lean into defense tech
Tech
Gun turret startup Allen Control Systems raises $30 million Series A round as venture capitalists lean into defense tech
By Jessica MathewsMarch 27, 2025
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Newsletters
JD Vance has a message for Silicon Valley: The Trump administration is ‘working with you’
By Jessica MathewsMarch 20, 2025
 Sequoia Capital to cut policy team and shutter Washington, D.C. office just as the tech industry increases its visibility under Trump
Tech
 Sequoia Capital to cut policy team and shutter Washington, D.C. office just as the tech industry increases its visibility under Trump
By Jessica MathewsMarch 18, 2025
In a striking change of tone, Tesla mega bull Dan Ives warns Elon Musk that patience is ‘wearing thin’
Tech
In a striking change of tone, Tesla mega bull Dan Ives warns Elon Musk that patience is ‘wearing thin’
By Jessica MathewsMarch 11, 2025
A group of Democratic New York senators are asking the state pension to divest from Tesla, citing ‘increasingly perilous’ risk with Elon Musk as CEO
Tech
A group of Democratic New York senators are asking the state pension to divest from Tesla, citing ‘increasingly perilous’ risk with Elon Musk as CEO
By Jessica MathewsMarch 11, 2025
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