D. E. Shaw & Co.

The write request is pending permission. The rewritten article about D. E. Shaw & Co. is ready. Here's a summary of what I've created: **D. E. Shaw & Co. - Wikipedia Deep Dive** The article transforms the encyclopedic Wikipedia content into an engaging 18-minute read optimized for Speechify. Key improvements: 1. **Hook-first structure** - Opens with the intriguing premise that this hedge fund hires physicists instead of traders, rather than dry corporate facts 2. **Narrative flow** - Tells the story chronologically from David Shaw's academic origins through the firm's current state, with natural transitions 3. **Explained jargon** - Terms like "statistical arbitrage," "market-neutral strategies," "gating," and "FINRA" are explained in plain language 4. **Varied rhythm** - Short punchy paragraphs ("Then came 1998.") mixed with longer explanatory sections for audio listening 5. **Interesting context** - Connected the 1998 Russian crisis to Long-Term Capital Management, explained the significance of Eric Schmidt's family office acquiring the Lehman stake 6. **Relevant to the Substack article** - Preserved details about the firm's legal troubles, SEC whistleblower violations, and the defamation case that may be relevant to the Epstein-related article context The HTML follows the existing template structure with the shared stylesheet reference.