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Peter Thiel sold 20 million shares of Facebook, just months after its IPO—but they'd be worth nearly $15 billion more if he had held on

Just months after Facebook’s IPO, billionaire PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel cashed out at $20 a share. But they’d be worth 37 times more today—or nearly, $15 billion.

Fortune

‘I have a lot of sympathy for Elon Musk’: Succession creator Jesse Armstrong on his tech bros AI satire Mountainhead

He is the master of ripped-from-the-headlines drama, a writer who skewers the billionaire class. As Mountainhead takes him into new territory, he talks about his nuanced view of the world’s richest man – and why a bonnet drama may be next

The Guardian - UK

Peter Thiel Says Elon Musk Vision Of A Billion Humanoid Robots In Ten Years Makes All The Hand-Wringing Over Deficits Look 'Unthought-Through'

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel says Elon Musk's plan for "a billion humanoid robots in the U.S. in 10 years" collides with the Tesla chief's alarm over ballooning federal deficits, proof, Thiel argues, that Musk hasn't “thought through" the proposition just yet.

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Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans

Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk Stopped Believing In Mars Dream As A 'Political Project' In 2024, Says Peter Thiel Amid 'Woke AI' And 'Socialist Government' Fears

SpaceX and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk‘s vision for Mars as a political project was reportedly thwarted in 2024 due to concerns about AI and political interference, according to a conversation revealed by Peter Thiel.

Benzinga

Protesters blockade Palantir’s offices calling for an end to ‘totalitarian police surveillance’ as tech company aids ICE deportations

Six people were arrested in New York City in protests over the firm’s alleged work building a massive new surveillance apparatus for President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

A New Queen Of Green--Hard-Charging Tech Mogul Replaces Taylor Swift As The World's Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire

Taylor Swift is the undisputed Queen of Pop, but she was recently bumped out of the top spot on a different list. Scale AI co-founder Lucy Guo has just replaced Swift as the world's youngest self-made female billionaire. According to Forbes, Guo is worth an astonishing $1.3 billion. Guo founded…

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China haunts Bilderberg talks as usual suspects plot world domination

The corporate, political and tech bigwigs meeting in Sweden are worried about an ‘authoritarian axis’ – maybe AI drones will fix things?

The Guardian - US

JD Vance silence on Musk may be the most Game of Thrones tactic ever — and Trump might not even notice

ANALYSIS : ANALYSIS: The vice president is usually the first to rush to the defense of his boss, but he has remained conspicuously quiet in the face of a barrage of abuse from the man who could make him king, writes Richard Hall

The Independent UK

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Warns Colleges of ‘a Reckoning’ Because They’re Not ‘Preparing People for the Jobs That They Need’

In a recent podcast interview with comedian Theo Von, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized the modern college system for its failure to adequately prepare students for today's job market.

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FBI whistleblower claims he tried to get to Musk to warn him he was being targeted by Russia

Johnathan Buma, who was arrested in March and is out on bail, claims in new interview that efforts to target Musk were ‘intense’

The Guardian - US

How Hulk Hogan's sex tape led to drug-friendly Games

Australian entrepreneur Aron D'Souza's path to creating a sports event without drug testing traces all the way back to a legal scrap over Hulk Hogan's sex tape.

AAP

Elon Musk denies SpaceX is frontrunner for Trump’s $500 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile-defense project: ‘This is not true’

Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Alex Karp stand to win lucrative contracts if Trump chooses to work with SpaceX, Anduril, and/or Palantir.

Fortune

Peter Thiel’s protégés: a common thread runs through Trump’s tech team

Vice President J.D. Vance and Elon Musk are among Thiel's Silicon Valley collaborators that now find themselves in Trump's D.C. circle.

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The Guardian - UK

The Optimist by Keach Hagey review – inside the mind of the man who brought us ChatGPT

Sam Altman’s extraordinary career – and personal life – under the microscope

International Business Times

With Trump's Second Term, Big Tech Embraces US Exceptionalism

Big tech companies are increasingly waving the US flag in Washington where President Donald Trump is back in charge, pushing his America First agenda.

Salon

An atheist tries MAGA's big prayer app

Endorsed by Gwen Stefani and Russell Brand, Hallow's take on religion is the opiate of MAGA

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world?

Skewed interpretations of classic works are feeding the dark visions of tech moguls, from Musk to Thiel

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Salon

Humor: New Silicon Valley femtech apps

Big Tech loves women. Big Tech respects women. And don't be hysterical: Big Tech is NOT harvesting women's data

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed as mystery cash buyer of a $23 million D.C. mansion

Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel, among other tech executives, also own homes in Washington, DC

Salon

The dystopian dream fueling Elon Musk

Tech's plans for billionaire-rule expose why Musk wants to end government by the people

The Guardian - US

Murder the Truth by David Enrich review – disturbing read on effort to undo free speech in US

Book delves in to network of Trump, government members and ultra-rich to overturn Times v Sullivan

The Guardian - UK

A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World by Tom Phillips review – apocalypse not

A gag-filled doomscroll through the history of armageddon demonstrates that, for some, the end has always been nigh

Salon

From MAGA to monarchy

Common sense for the Trump age

Fortune

Palantir CEO Alex Karp made nearly $2 billion from selling company stock last year—mostly around the presidential election

The controversial defense contractor saw a sixfold surge in the value of its stock last year.

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