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California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies

As Gavin Newsom departs, ultra-wealthy flex wealth and influence to fight regulation and keep the boom going

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NFL legend Joe Montana lived around top VC execs as a 49er, then leveraged those ties to launch his second career as an investor

NFL legend Joe Montana lived around top VC execs as a 49er, then leveraged those ties to launch his second career as an investor

"Everybody thinks it's always about product. But as early as we invest, most of the time it's about people, and what you're betting on are the founders."

Shaq Refused To Spend $80,000 On A Security System. Instead, He Invested In A Startup Jeff Bezos Eventually Bought For $1B

NBA Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal has never been shy about doing things his own way. Whether it was dominating on the basketball court or launching affordable sneakers at Walmart, Shaq’s path to wealth has often been unconventional. But one of his smartest moves started with him simply…

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Trump says tech chiefs convinced him to call off troop ‘surge’ to San Francisco

President specifically lauds Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs and says they told him ‘the future of San Francisco is great’

The Guardian - US

Ron Conway skewers Marc Benioff in board resignation after 25 years: ‘I now barely recognize the person I have so long admired’

“San Francisco does not need a federal invasion because you don’t like paying for extra security for Dreamforce,” Conway said.

Sam Altman says Airbnb’s CEO and a ‘legendary’ VC saved OpenAI and ‘stopped me from making several mistakes’ after he was briefly fired in 2023

Immediately following his brief firing from OpenAI, Altman considered starting another AI company, something Chesky and Conway helped talk him out of.

Who are America’s billionaires backing this election?

More billionaires are backing Harris than Trump, but Trump’s billionaires are giving him larger amounts, Graig Graziosi reports

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Michael Bloomberg shows his hand on election with $50m donation - ‘after pressure from Bill Gates’

Michael Bloomberg shows his hand on election with $50m donation - ‘after pressure from Bill Gates’

Billionaires are picking sides in the hotly contested presidential race - with Bloomberg joining Bill Gates in backing Kamala Harris while Elon Musk is firmly in Donald Trump’s camp

The Independent UK

Meet the ultra-rich Trump and Harris backers

Meet the ultra-rich Trump and Harris backers

There are billionaires on both sides of the aisle this November. Here’s where they fall:

Super-angel billionaire Ron Conway blindsided by crypto allies: report

Super-angel billionaire Ron Conway blindsided by crypto allies: report

The legendary investor and major Democratic donor reportedly sent a scathing email after learning about a plan to block Sen. Sherrod Brown from winning reelection in Ohio.

More Than 400 Silicon Valley VCs Rally Behind Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid

More Than 400 Silicon Valley VCs Rally Behind Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid

The group includes notable names like venture capitalists Mark Cuban, Vinod Khosla, and Ron Conway, as well as LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman.

International Business Times

Here are 6 crypto leaders rejecting Trump's wooing

Here are 6 crypto leaders rejecting Trump's wooing

It can no longer be dismissed as hearsay: Kamala Harris’ campaign is considering reconsidering the crypto question.

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment, as debates swirl between “accelerationists” and “doomers” over its threat to humanity.

'Ctrl Altman Delete': How Sam Altman was pushed out of the world's best-known AI business

Everything we know so far about Altman's shock departure

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''Tens of thousands of steps, hundreds of hours of work and broken shoes": A day in the life of a council candidate

All the council candidates in Wigan have been busy leafleting ahead of the local elections on May 4

Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco

US tech leaders pay tribute to ‘force of nature’ after news of tech entrepreneur’s killing.

Cash App creator Bob Lee, 43, is killed in San Francisco

Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police.

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