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I write tech features for Bloomberg @business @bw. Author of EMPIRE OF ORGASM, out now! I work for tips: ehuet4 at bloomberg dot net, signal: ellenhuet.99

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Ellen Huet’s Biography

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Hi, I'm Ellen Huet. I’m an award-winning journalist who currently writes about startups and Silicon Valley culture for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek.

I’m writing a book about OneTaste, a sexual wellness company that’s alleged to be a sex cult. I wrote an investigation about the group's practices for Businessweek. (The book is still untitled and is set to be published in 2024 by MCD Books, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.) I'm also the host of a seven-episode Bloomberg podcas…

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Ditch the Office, Dude—the #VanLife Commune Is Calling

Ditch the Office, Dude—the #VanLife Commune Is Calling

If you’ve got a strong case of wanderlust (and disposable income), Kift’s Silicon Valley-style RV park subscr…

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China’s American-Born Olympic Star Is Being Very Careful

China’s American-Born Olympic Star Is Being Very Careful

Teenage freestyle skier Eileen Gu is the daredevil face of Xi Jinping’s winter sports initiative and a sponso…

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They Invented the Must-Have Instrument for the Burning Man Set. Now They Want to Kill It Off

They Invented the Must-Have Instrument for the Burning Man Set. Now They Want to Kill It Off

Two reclusive Swiss artists created the handpan, which has been played by everyone from Björk to Dave Matthew…

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WeWork Wants to Become Its Own Landlord With Latest Spending Spree

WeWork Wants to Become Its Own Landlord With Latest Spending Spree

The cash-burning startup is turning to financial gymnastics to keep expanding.

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The Dark Side of the Orgasmic Meditation Company

The Dark Side of the Orgasmic Meditation Company

OneTaste is pushing its sexuality wellness education toward the mainstream. Some former members say it pushed…

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Silicon Valley’s $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze

Silicon Valley’s $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze

Two investors in Juicero were surprised to learn the startup’s juice packs could be squeezed by hand without …

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Can a Chatbot Be Held Responsible for a Death?

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By Rachel Metz Verified, Ellen Huet Verified, Jeremy Lin
| Bloomberg News Verified
Illustration: Mathieu Larone Can a Chatbot Be Held Responsible for a Death? Cases of fatal violence and crimes involving AI users continue to emerge. While chatbot companies say they have safeguards in place, a spate of lawsuits argue the protections are insufficient.
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Sexual Wellness Firm Founder Gets Nine Years in Abuse Case (2)

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By Patricia Hurtado Verified, Ellen Huet Verified
| Bloomberg Tax Verified
The founder of the sexual wellness company OneTaste was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for her role in a forced-labor scheme involving employees and participants in the firm’s educational courses who were coerced to perform sex acts. Nicole Daedone, who co-founded OneTaste in 2004, was in June after a jury in Brooklyn, New York, determined she and another OneTaste executive, Rachel Cherwitz, coerced victims — primarily women — into providing unpaid or underpaid menial labor.
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Sexual Wellness Firm Founder Gets Nine Years in Abuse Case (2)

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By Patricia Hurtado Verified, Ellen Huet Verified
| Bloomberg Law Verified
The founder of the sexual wellness company OneTaste was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for her role in a forced-labor scheme involving employees and participants in the firm’s educational courses who were coerced to perform sex acts. Nicole Daedone, who co-founded OneTaste in 2004, was in June after a jury in Brooklyn, New York, determined she and another OneTaste executive, Rachel Cherwitz, coerced victims — primarily women — into providing unpaid or underpaid menial labor.
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