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Why Peter Thiel won’t fund any of the 2024 presidential candidates

In 2022, Peter Thiel was one of the 10 largest donors to federal politicians.

Fortune

Peter Thiel explains his decision not to fund any presidential candidates in 2024

“They will convince people or they will not convince people. And an extra $1 million or $10 million does not make any difference,” the billionaire investor tells Fortune.

Fortune

Staking out the Silicon Valley vampires

In the quest for longevity, research funded by the wealthy belongs in the hands of the poorest

Salon

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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

‘He’s an insider’: Ramaswamy’s deep ties to rightwing kingpins revealed

Republican candidate brands himself as an ‘outsider’ but has close links to prominent figures Leonard Leo and Peter Thiel

The Guardian - US

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

Are Hawaii’s tech landowners stepping up for Maui?

As the fires in Maui ravage the island, billionaire residents like Salesforce’s Marc Benioff and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg are in the spotlight, raising questions about how they’re using their funds to protect the island.

Fortune

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OPINION - Rohan Silva: There’s an environmental catastrophe unfolding on our streets, but nobody cares

Billionaire Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel has a great question he puts to people he’s interviewing. “Tell me,” he asks, “something that’s true that almost nobody agrees with you about.”

Evening Standard

Elon Musk-Backed Brain Chip Company Neuralink Gets $280 Million In Funding

Neuralink receives approval from the FDA for human experiment trials as experimentation looms.

Zenger

Palantir lobbied UK disabilities minister to use software to tackle benefits fraud

US data firm wanted to brief Tom Pursglove on how its technology could help recover ‘large amounts’

The Guardian - UK

Will rebranding Twitter give Elon Musk the X factor? I wouldn’t bank on it

Twitter’s owner has given his toy a new name, but any ambition he has to turn it into a WeChat-like financial service is fanciful

The Guardian - UK

The last time Elon Musk tried to make his ‘X’ company happen it failed miserably

The billionaire tried rebranding PayPal to X.com over 20 years ago. He’s hoping it goes better this time around.

Fortune

Elon Musk's long obsession with the letter X: He just 'bid adieu' to the blue Twitter bird for it

He just "bid adieu" to the blue Twitter bird for it.

Fortune

‘They’re afraid their AIs will come for them’: Doug Rushkoff on why tech billionaires are in escape mode

The leading intellect on digital culture believes the recent tech reckoning is corrective justice for Silicon Valley barons

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Peter Thiel confirms he’s signed up to be cryogenically frozen after death but says it’s more of an ‘ideological statement’

"We should either conquer death or at least figure out why it’s impossible," said the tech billionaire.

Salon

MAGArich propel GOP through Trumpulence

With tech billionaire Peter Thiel showing reluctance to spend big, meet the other rich Republicans being wooed

The Independent UK

Karine Jean-Pierre laughs as Peter Doocy asks if AI development means ‘literally everyone on Earth will die’

The Fox News reporter wants to know whether the president is as concerned as some AI experts

Salon

What does Peter Thiel really want?

Everywhere but barely visible, the billionaire investor may have more clout in MAGA world than Donald Trump

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The Guardian - UK

SVB parent files for bankruptcy; Credit Suisse shares slide again amid banking crisis – as it happened

European and US banking shares fall, with Credit Suisse down 12% as sentiment remains fragile

The Guardian - US

Billionaire Peter Thiel claims he has $50m of his own money stuck in SVB fall

In the wake of the bank’s crisis, venture capitalists have been trading accusations over who is responsible for the collapse

Fortune

Peter Thiel says he had millions stored in SVB

After his VC firm came under fire for its role in causing the SVB bank run, Peter Thiel had his defense ready.

Salon

"Woke" billionaires, same as old ones

Ignore GOP hype about the "liberal" tech industry — reckless, entitled libertarianism is what fuels Silicon Valley

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: With demands for a bank bailout, Silicon Valley shows its 'small government' mantra was just a pose

For decades, the dominant mantra of Silicon Valley's powerful has been that government is just a drag on their innovative spirit. Get regulators off our backs, they've argued, and we'll improve people's lives to an indescribable degree.

Salon

New Leo group seeks to influence culture

Inside the “private and confidential” conservative group that promises to “crush liberal dominance”

Businessweek

Silicon Valley’s Obsession With Killer Rogue AI Helps Bury Bad Behavior

Sam Bankman-Fried made effective altruism a punchline, but the do-gooding philosophy is part of a powerful tech subculture full of opportunism, money, messiah complexes—and alleged abuse.

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