Silicon Valley Goes Full MAGA in 2024
Silicon Valley has always been a place for unconventional thinkers with big ideas, but in 2024, that includes former president and convicted felon Donald Trump. Two influential tech investors and…
Ashley Madison Is Still Around, a Powerful Chatbot Disappeared, Elon Musk Lays Off More Workers and More
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Google Calls Police on Workers Protesting Israel Contracts, Cuts Badge Access
Nine Google workers were arrested for trespassing in New York City and Sunnyvale, California on Tuesday night after an hours-long sit-in protest against their company’s contracts with Israel, a spokesperson…
Elon Musk Confirms He’s Been Roleplaying as a Toddler for Years
A 108-page deposition of Elon Musk went public on Monday, as first reported on by HuffPost. The deposition occurred on March 28, where the billionaire discussed his strange alternate X…
Is There Any Hope Tech Billionaires Will Actually Build a New City in California?
Photo: Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Less than a year ago, we learned that a bunch of Bay Area tech billionaires had their sights set on creating a brand new city…
Tech Billionaires’ Project to Build a New City Accused of Tricking People Into Signing Petition
California Forever, a tech billionaire-backed project to develop a new city on hundreds of acres of Bay Area farmland, is entering a critical phase. After buying nearly a billion dollars…
Marc Andreessen’s VC Was Reportedly Behind Kickstarter’s Disastrous Pivot to Crypto
Several years back, Kickstarter tried to revive its ailing brand by pivoting to the blockchain. At the time, “web3″ was still a relatively new and exciting concept, and company leaders…
YouTube Mysteriously Restores Crypto Billionaires’ Attack Ad Against Katie Porter
YouTube restored an attack ad against Katie Porter that’s running ad nauseam for users in California right now after it was pulled Sunday for violating the video-sharing site’s policies. The…
Winklevoss Twins Donate $4.9 Million to Crypto Group Trying to Influence 2024 Election
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have donated $4.9 million to the political action committee Fairshake, according to new filings with the U.S. Federal Election Committee. It’s just the latest windfall for…
Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Can’t Be Your Girlfriend
This month, OpenAI launched what it calls the GPT Store, a platform where developers can sell custom-built AI apps and tools. The millions of GPTs on offer include games, productivity…