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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

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‘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

The Guardian - US

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.

Fortune

MAGArich propel GOP through Trumpulence

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

Salon

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

The Independent UK

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What does Peter Thiel really want?

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

Salon

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 - UK

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

The Guardian - US

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.

Fortune

"Woke" billionaires, same as old ones

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

Salon

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.

Los Angeles Times

New Leo group seeks to influence culture

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

Salon

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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.

Fortune

Who will be PayPal’s next CEO? Here are the 7 leading contenders according to fintech experts

PayPal's retiring CEO is sticking around till December, but there's already chatter about who might be qualified to step into the role.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: 'D,' the new scarlet letter

On a recent episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," former 10-term Ohio Democratic congressman Tim Ryan, who had recently lost a Senate race to best-selling author, financial executive and Trump acolyte J. D. Vance, expounded on what has become the toxicity of the Democratic brand.

Salon

Far-right's Lord of the Rings obsession

Right-wing Lord of the Rings fans find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth. Why?

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Elon Musk insists he’s restricting Ukraine’s access to Starlink because Zelensky could start World War III

The billionaire says he won’t allow Ukraine to launch long-range drones using SpaceX to hit targets in Russia.

Newsroom.co.nz

Eleanor Catton, by Rachael King

The new Catton: "a great book"

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The dark undertones of conservative Peter Thiel’s growing political donations

Since 1997, billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist Peter Thiel has donated tens of millions of dollars to political candidates and causes in U.S. elections, the nonpartisan nonprofit Open Secrets revealed. In the 2022 midterm elections alone, he donated around $32.5 million to the Senate campaigns and political…

Capital & Main

Right-Wing Rings of Power

Lord of the Rings fans from Trump-supporting libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth. Why?

Daily Mirror

Emails show Hancock held talks to hand patient data and Covid test results to US tech firm

Emails revealed for the first time by the Mirror show what happened when Matt Hancock met with Palantir - a controversial firm founded by Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel

Fortune

Palantir CEO: 'Don't work here' if you don't agree with the company's mission

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said the Peter Thiel-founded company's work with the government isn't everyone's "cup of tea."

Fortune

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund generated more than $1 billion by offloading an 8-year Bitcoin bet just before markets soured

Founders Fund first bought Bitcoin in 2014 when the cryptocurrency traded for under $1,000.

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