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 The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025
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. International Business Times · May 15, 2025
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 Salon · Apr 18, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025
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 Salon · Apr 7, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
The dystopian dream fueling Elon Musk Tech's plans for billionaire-rule expose why Musk wants to end government by the people Salon · Mar 17, 2025
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 - US · Mar 16, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025
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. Fortune · Feb 22, 2025
US culture war show comes to London – and strikes a chord with European populists At this year’s Arc conference, a new American export was on full display: ideological finger-wagging in Europe’s direction The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Elon's camouflage Christian nationalism Project 2025 was clear: First, purge federal workers. Then replace them with theocrats and fanatics Salon · Feb 14, 2025
In the Musk revolution, lessons from the 20th century will be deleted Democracy’s traditional defence against fascism doesn’t work against the new far-right hybrid coded in Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025 Inside Trump's crypto court: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel and their battle for Bitcoin domination Donald Trump will be the first president to fully embrace digital currencies — and he’s already anointed his crypto princes
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025 LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman sees bright AI future and hopes his tech peers are right about Trump LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has been immersed in Silicon Valley since his August 1967 birth in Palo Alto, California, in the shadow of Stanford University, where he and fellow technology luminary Peter Thiel became friends as college students during the 1980s
International Business Times · Jan 27, 2025 With Trump Win, Silicon Valley's Right Flank Takes On Washington One week into his second administration, Donald Trump has put technology at the forefront, featuring tech billionaires prominently at his inauguration and announcing major AI infrastructure deals from the White House.
The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2025 How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler
Fortune · Jan 21, 2025 The cast of tech characters who will be key in Trump’s White House Trump’s White House will be filled with VCs and tech magnates. Here’s who they are.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025 The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that The convergence of money and politics isn’t new. What’s different is the Silicon Valley right’s hostility to the nation state, says author Quinn Slobodian
Salon · Jan 17, 2025 Howery to lead Trump's Greenland plan Howery is Trump's pick for ambassador to Denmark, which has said Greenland is not for sale
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025 Move fast, break things – sprint to kiss Trump’s ring. It’s the tech bros inauguration derby Zuckerberg, Musk and Bezos are falling over themselves to suck up to the incoming president. And he’s just as keen to let them, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025 Elon Musk: How the world's richest man made his billions – and became a political powerhouse The world's richest man is getting involved in everyone's politics. How did he get here?
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025 OPINION - Dark fantasy, brutal violence and chilling politics: what Squid Game season 2 says about us Imagine a world in which a cabal of extreme libertarian oligarchs operated with complete impunity. In which they did what they liked on a private island outside the reach of the law, operated a uniformed militia, and saw ordinary people as subhuman “trash” whose struggles for survival only have value…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025 Can you solve it? Interview questions for aspiring billionaires Mind-mangers from the Musk mafia