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Policy

Tech Money Is Flowing Into US Midterms to Shape the AI Debate. Here Is What That Means for You.

Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay calling for light-touch AI rules. Behind the scenes, Silicon Valley cash is quietly funding efforts to sway the very elections that will decide those rules.

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Policy

A Historian Says Silicon Valley Is Writing Fake Constitutions. She Has a Book to Prove It.

Jill Lepore's upcoming work argues that tech companies borrow the language of government founding documents to dress up product launches, and she thinks that tells us something uncomfortable about who really holds power.

3 min read
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Policy

A journalist says Silicon Valley billionaires have declared war on democracy. Here is his case.

Gil Durán's new book argues that big tech's richest owners have stopped being innovators and started acting like rulers. His ban from X, for two words, made the point for him.

3 min read
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AI Business

A 24-Year-Old's AI Hedge Fund Just Lost $35 Billion. Here's How It Happened.

Situational Awareness LP bet everything on artificial intelligence stocks, called it obvious, and watched its value collapse from $45 billion to $10 billion in a matter of weeks.

4 min read
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Policy

China's AI surge is giving Silicon Valley a serious headache

New Chinese models keep punching above their weight, and American tech giants are finding it harder to shrug them off.

3 min read
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Policy

Stanford Students Walked Out on Google's CEO at Graduation. Here Is What They Actually Wanted.

More than a hundred students left during Sundar Pichai's commencement speech at Stanford. Their grievances went far beyond artificial intelligence.

3 min read
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AI Business

Why Silicon Valley's 'Already Made It' crowd is taking junior titles at AI labs

From the co-founder of Monzo to the former CTO of Workday, experienced tech veterans are trading power and prestige for 'member of technical staff' roles at Anthropic and its rivals.

4 min read
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