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Andreessen Horowitz Declares 'Travis Is Back' With $1.7B Robotics Bet

Andreessen Horowitz is making a major bet on the future of AI-powered robotics, backing former Uber (NYSE:UBER) co-founder Travis Kalanick’s next venture with a $1.7 billion funding round for Atoms.

Benzinga

An ‘Exponentially Different Level’ of Billionaire Spending in California

Report details how the ultra-rich are pouring unprecedented sums into state politics to block a proposed billionaire tax and advance a tech-friendly agenda.

Capital & Main

Who Is Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley Powerhouse Outspending Musk and Soros in the Midterms?

Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital giant known in Silicon Valley as a16z, has reportedly become the biggest known political donor bloc of the 2026 midterm elections, pouring more than $115 million into federal politics as the technology industry fights to shape the future of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence regulation.

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A16z’s Ben Horowitz sees ‘AI anxiety’ consuming Silicon Valley founders. Workers’ fear of something else is killing adoption

The a16z cofounder said the “laws of physics” have changed for founders—and “AI anxiety” is real. Workers are experiencing something much darker.

Fortune

Every CEO is a wartime CEO now—regardless of geopolitical conflicts

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Fortune

Andreessen Horowitz's shiny, new $15 billion reveals where the firm sees the biggest opportunities

Andreessen Horowitz has raised over $15 billion across various funds, as venture firms raise more and more.

Fortune

How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks

Mysterious donors gave a fleet of 10 of the vehicles – which have had a number of recalls – to the police earlier this year

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Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas

The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November

The Independent UK

Ben Horowitz and Raghu Raghuram on AI, politics, and the questions they don’t have easy answers to

As the former VMware CEO joins VC firm a16z, Raghuram and Horowitz sat with Fortune for a candid conversation about the state of things.

Fortune

Dan Ives Once Explained What's Wrong With You If You Dread Mondays, Here Is What The Investment Guru Said

Wedbush Securities tech analyst Dan Ives once said that passion, not prestige or money, should drive career choices — indicating that if Mondays feel like a burden, you're likely in the wrong profession.

Benzinga

He left Andreessen Horowitz to help Trump downsize the government. Can Scott Kupor eliminate nearly 300,000 federal jobs without the DOGE chaos?

The former managing partner of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, weighs in on running OPM, federal layoffs, and AI.

Fortune

Ben Horowitz's Brutal Truth: Easy Choices Are Slowly Turning You Into A 'Coward'

Ben Horowitz, cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), once wrote that his toughest business calls demanded grit more than intelligence or knowledge.

Benzinga

Trump’s super PAC has ballooned to $200M thanks to Musk and other Silicon Valley heavyweights

Trump has held multiple fundraisers this year costing as much as seven figures for each attendee

The Independent UK

Ben Horowitz Once Told Columbia Grads, 'Don't Follow Your Passion' But Contribution Instead: Something That Doesn't Coincide With The Opinion Of Elon Musk, Kevin O'Leary, Jeff Bezos And Warren Buffett

In a bold departure from conventional advice, Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, once urged Columbia engineering graduates in 2015 to reject the idea of “following your passion” and instead focus on the value they can contribute to the world.

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“We’re running out of human knowledge,” to train AI. But billionaire Marc Andreessen thinks that will create a hiring boom

You needn’t worry about AI coming for your job—at least if you’re a software engineer, Marc Andreessen says

International Business Times

Elon Musk Has Poured $75 Million Into His Pro-Trump Super PAC

In July, Musk poured in $14.95 million to the super PAC. In August, he added $30 million and another $30 million in September.

Fortune

Initialized Capital’s recent layoffs are part of a much larger (and longer) cycle

When Initialized Capital announced layoffs last week, social media hummed. But the underlying forces are bigger than any one firm.

International Business Times

Billionaire Silicon Valley Trump Backer Jumps Ship To Harris

Ben Horowitz said he and his wife, Felicia, will make a 'significant donation' to the vice president

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How the 2024 election broke Silicon Valley

Bolstered by hubris and net worth, tech billionaires have delivered a running commentary on this year's presidential campaign cycle that's hard to tune out.

Fortune

From Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman, where Silicon Valley is spending its millions in political donations, charted

From Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman, here’s how much Big Tech’s billionaires and multimillionaires have given to Republicans and Democrats in the 2024 U.S. presidential election cycle.

The Independent UK

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight

Fortune

The VCs for Kamala Zoom fundraiser highlights just how quickly this election has shifted

The “VCs for Kamala” Zoom fundraiser, which had as many as 600 people move through, ultimately racked up $150,000 for Kamala Harris. In some sense, it felt like a microcosm for just how much has changed.

Fortune

Trump urges supporters to ‘GO AFTER’ Google and Meta, escalating tech tensions

As election season intensifies, tech figures are dividing into Democratic and Republican camps.

International Business Times

Trump's Nashville Bitcoin Conference Fundraiser Top-Tier Tickets Priced At $844,600

The priciest tickets include a seat at a roundtable with Trump and match the maximum donation individuals can contribute to Trump.

Fortune

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns against voting on crypto policy, as a16z founders endorse Trump

One of crypto’s most influential voices is arguing that a candidate's track record of protecting freedom is the most important consideration on the ballot.

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