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Silicon Valley’s right wing notches victories nationwide and at home

Tech elites scored local and national wins after backing Donald Trump and conservative California ballot measures

The Guardian - US

Musk Leads Silicon Valley Rally Behind Trump

Elon Musk's decision to throw his vast fortune behind Donald Trump's presidential candidacy confirms the rise of a growing right-wing bloc in the traditionally liberal Silicon Valley.

International Business Times

Elon Musk Reportedly Pledges $45M Per Month To Pro-Trump Super PAC

Musk's endorsement of Trump marks a shift from his earlier commitment to remain uninvolved in the 2024 presidential race.

International Business Times

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Elon Musk To Donate Million Monthly To Pro-Trump Super PAC

Elon Musk commits to donating million monthly to pro-Trump super PAC America PAC in the 2024 election cycle.

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Why Palantir Cofounder Joe Lonsdale Left California for Texas

The entrepreneur, who founded the Cicero Institute to fix government and the University of Austin to fix higher education, wanted space to flourish.

Reason

With $200 million and state approval, University of Austin is ready to start accepting applicants

The university was started by a group of higher education critics who believe traditional higher education has abandoned its commitment to open inquiry, free speech and civil discourse.

The Texas Tribune

Inside Peter Thiel’s powerful Silicon Valley network which started with a student paper

The Stanford Review has helped Thiel created a vast and powerful interconnected web.

Fortune

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Peter Thiel launched a student newspaper 36 years ago. It has quietly become one of the surest paths to success in Silicon Valley

The conservative Stanford Review didn’t change many minds on campus. But its alums have transformed the tech ecosystem.

Fortune

Dallas Law Against 'Manifesting' Prostitution Declared Unconstitutional

Plus: The right to call neighbor a "red-headed bitch," the case against a Digital Consumer Protection Commission, and more...

Reason

The Term Sheet monthly wrap: Biggest deals, funding rounds, and top stories for June 2023

A precarious dealmaking environment, A.I. deal count is down, and June’s most noteworthy VC deals.

Fortune

Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale pitched a citywide tunnel system project built by Elon Musk’s Boring Company to the Austin Mayor

Lonsdale, a Boring Company investor, proposed a 45-station tunnel commuter system that would start out with a small-scale tunnel between his friends’ land.

Fortune

Bari Weiss, Joe Lonsdale, and Niall Ferguson have dreams of building a free speech school in Texas. Emails from a regulator reveal they aren’t authorized to call it a ‘college’

Aggressive timelines and initial missteps could throw a wrench in plans for the University of Austin.

Fortune

A group of venture capitalists is rallying around Joe Lonsdale’s new university in Austin

The Palantir cofounder and VC cofounded the University of Austin with journalist Bari Weiss.

Fortune

Tech bigwigs tired of woke academia are funding the 'University of Austin' where Marc Andreessen will lecture at a ‘Forbidden Courses’ program this summer

The University of Austin is being funded by tech bigwigs who are tired of 'woke' academia.

Fortune

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The Texas Tribune

Texas looms large in 2024 presidential race as Trump, others angle for early support

The former president is courting state support as other GOP candidates try to emerge from his shadow, including Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley.

Texas Observer

Tallahassee My Texas

Is Ron DeSantis running the Lone Star State? Republicans like Governor Greg Abbott seem to be in a rivalry to outdo his right-wing agenda..

Fortune

Elon Musk to reveal inner workings of Twitter recommendation algorithm

The Tesla billionaire has been talking for months about making the algorithm open-source.

Fortune

Addepar latest fintech to cut people

In addition to the job cuts, Addepar has seen some senior executives leave recently.

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Benzinga

Musk Friends And Billionaires Top Twitter's Subpoena In Latest Trial Twist: Palihapitiya, Palantir Founder Among Targets

A new subpoena from Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is requesting information from friends of Elon Musk in the battle between the social media platform and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) over a proposed $44 billion

Reason

California's Competitors

Miami and Austin lured people away from California. But the new tech hubs could end up repeating San Francisco’s mistakes.

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