Musk cries conspiracy in latest Silicon Valley scrap. Your tech and science digest These are the most groundbreaking stories from the new frontier of science and technology right now Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025
Is An AI Apocalypse On The Horizon? These Doomsdayers Say Yes… And They're Getting Ready While much of the tech world is agog over the multitude of ways AI could change our lives and world for the better, a certain sector of Silicon Valley experts feels quite differently about the advancement. For them, AI is a harbinger of doom, an invention that is poised to… Benzinga · Aug 29, 2025
How Silicon Valley is using religious language to talk about AI As the rapid, unregulated development of artificial intelligence continues, the language people in Silicon Valley use to describe it is becoming increasingly religious The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
AI Apocalypse? Why language surrounding tech is sounding increasingly religious Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm about the risks of artificial intelligence The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
How Elon Musk’s billionaire Doge lieutenant took over the US’s biggest MDMA company Antonio Gracias is part of the growing movement among Silicon Valley’s right wing enamored with the therapeutic and commercial potential of drugs like MDMA The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2025
Man Saves Enough for 'the Perfect Truck.' Then He Reveals It Forget bulletproof glass and 500-mile range. For this TikToker, the “perfect truck” doesn’t come from Silicon Valley hype. Instead, it comes from Subaru’s short-lived Baja, the half-car, half-truck oddball that somehow still has die-hard fans. Motor1 · Aug 27, 2025
OpenAI’s president and Andreessen Horowitz are helping lead a $100 million Silicon Valley push against tougher AI laws and the lawmakers behind them The organization will support politicians who are friendly to AI “innovation.” Fortune · Aug 26, 2025
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Raises $30M For Parallel Web Systems To Challenge OpenAI GPT-5 With Deep Research API Parag Agrawal, the former Twitter CEO ousted after Elon Musk's 2022 takeover, has reemerged in Silicon Valley with Parallel Web Systems, a startup promising to push artificial intelligence beyond current limits. Benzinga · Aug 25, 2025
Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI Lead Pro-AI PAC Launch, Invest Millions Ahead Of Midterm Elections: Report In a bid to protect the interests of the tech industry, Silicon Valley is mobilizing substantial funds for political action committees (PACs) and organizations, with a focus on AI policy. Benzinga · Aug 25, 2025
Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims, says Nick Clegg Former Lib Dem leader and Meta strategist writes in new book that power in tech capital is interlaced with ‘self pity’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2025
‘If the people who ran Facebook were monsters, I wouldn’t have worked there’: Nick Clegg on tech bros, Trump and leaving Silicon Valley When Britain’s former deputy PM took a job at Meta, nothing could have prepared him for the ‘cloying conformity’ of the tech world. So why does he still think social media is a force for good? The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2025
HubKonnect’s Hyperlocal Intelligence: Rewiring the Future of AI From the Ground Up In the current age of Artificial Intelligence, where the giants of Silicon Valley compete for scale and attention, one company is quietly—but decisively—reshaping the industry inkl · Aug 22, 2025
Hyundai: The Only Way To Beat China Is To Embrace Technology Today on Critical Materials: Hyundai calls on automakers to embrace technology, Honda looks to Silicon Valley for Help and Xiaomi might be profitable this year. InsideEVs · Aug 21, 2025
US government pushes for 10% Intel stake amid US-China chip war The Trump administration is moving to convert billions in CHIPS Act subsidies into a 10% equity stake in Intel. The first-of-its-kind deal would make Washington the company’s largest shareholder and signal a new era of direct government ownership in Silicon Valley. Euronews · Aug 20, 2025
Fortune · Aug 19, 2025 Sam Altman’s AI paradox: Warning of a bubble while raising trillions Sam Altman says AI might be in a bubble—then touts trillions for OpenAI’s buildout. Call it the paradox powering Silicon Valley’s biggest spending spree.
Fortune · Aug 19, 2025 Teen prodigy Kairan Quazi is ditching SpaceX for billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Quazi has defied every expectation since he was 10. Now the teen prodigy is defying the allure of Silicon Valley.
Fortune · Aug 19, 2025 82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Warren Buffett's pledge to give away 99% Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner pours profits from selling her nonvoting shares into charity. She also defies the Silicon Valley standard by having “Harry Potter” and “Alice in Wonderland”–themed office buildings.
Fortune · Aug 19, 2025 Horizon3.ai taps veteran CFO as cybersecurity startup bridging military intelligence and Silicon Valley scales up Holly Grey joins as finance chief with 30 years of experience.
Fortune · Aug 19, 2025 Originated in China, the “996” schedule of working 9am-9pm, 6 days a week comes to Silicon Valley Some startups have embraced the hyper intense work style—but it may not last.
Fortune · Aug 18, 2025 Kumail Nanjiani says Elon Musk did not like HBO's 'Silicon Valley': 'He was like, all the parties I go to are much cooler than these parties' In 2018, Musk vigorously denied he had attended a “sex party,” saying he thought it was just a costume party.
Benzinga · Aug 18, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Plans Fourth AI Restructuring In Six Months Amid Silicon Valley's AI Talent War Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is reportedly gearing up for its fourth major overhaul of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives in just six months.
Fortune · Aug 17, 2025 Silicon Valley talent keeps getting recycled, so this CEO uses a 'moneyball' approach for uncovering hidden AI geniuses in the new era HelloSky takes a different approach to recruiting top tech candidates.
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg’s property empire is conquering neighborhoods while tipping his hat to Trump: Inside his real estate takeovers Mark Zuckerberg, the world’s third-richest man, has recently come under fire for buying up nearly a dozen houses to build a compound in Palo Alto. Months earlier, he acquired a D.C. home for his collection. Madeline Sherratt dives into the lavish digs in the tech executive’s real estate empire.
Fortune · Aug 15, 2025 Steve Jobs’ first Silicon Valley boss turned down an offer to buy a third of Apple for $50,000—today, his share would be worth nearly $1 trillion Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell missed out on becoming a trillionaire because he snubbed an offer from his ex-employee, the late Steve Jobs.
Benzinga · Aug 14, 2025 Lisa Su Pushes Back Against Mark Zuckerberg's $100 Million AI Hiring Frenzy: 'Money is important... Not Necessarily The Most Important Thing' Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Lisa Su has rejected Silicon Valley's escalating million-dollar AI talent war, highlighting mission alignment and workplace impact over staggering salaries.