Phoebe Gates’s Stanford classmates say she wasn’t a good coder

One of Gates' classmates at Stanford said her startup was the laughingstock at their alma mater.

Cookie stuffing unfortunately has nothing to do with sugary treats and Thanksgiving dishes. Instead, it’s led to Phoebe Gates—the daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda Gates—getting into some trouble. Specifically, the cofounder of Phia, an AI shopping startup, is catching heat for “cookie stuffing.” That’s according to a

Phia's founders reportedly knew about software claiming unauthorized sales commissions for months. Internal records suggest this practice, known as cookie stuffing, was active since December. This contradicts the company's public statement blaming a sudden software bug. The alleged strategy generated a substantial port

Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its alleged business practices.