Book excerpt: a profile of AI-obsessed autodidact Eliezer Yudkowsky, who introduced the DeepMind founders to Peter Thiel and inspired DeepMind's Shane Legg
The AI doomer and the AI boomer both created each other's monsters. … Like Sam Altman, Peter Thiel had long been obsessed … Forums: r/artificial Forums: r/artificial : How Peter Thiel's Relationship W...
A look at Trump VP pick JD Vance's tech ties, like working at Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital and investing in Rumble; Vance advocated for repealing Section 230
Vance has long had connections to Silicon Valley through his former life as a venture capitalist, including to long-time Donald Trump supporter and investor Peter Thiel.
Around 20 investors and founders detail how some solo investors and small VC firms helped startups during the SVB crisis while many big VC firms disappointed
its failure will have a large impact Alexa Mikhail / Fortune : ‘You can lose everything’: How founders' mental health also collapsed with SVB's downfall Paul Gompers / HBR.org : Silicon Valley Bank's ...
Around 20 investors and founders detail how some solo investors and small VC firms helped startups during the SVB crisis while many big VC firms disappointed
its failure will have a large impact Tia Bot / Tech in Asia : These are the most active investors in Singapore's startups Alexa Mikhail / Fortune : ‘You can lose everything’: How founders' mental heal...
A look at CouchSurfing.com, which is now headed by Palantir alum Patrick Dugan, as it abandoned its always-free ethos at the start of the pandemic
Back in spring 2011 — the end of black truffle season, before the climbing roses bloomed — the Couchsurfers gathered at the Palazzo Massarucci … Tweets: @markyarm , @inputmag , @joshuatopolsky , @alas...
Sources describe Peter Thiel's expanding influence at Facebook, where he advises Zuckerberg on White House dynamics and holding firm on the political ads policy
Billionaire investor thinks political-ad policy shouldn't change; some directors and executives disagree
Behind the scenes at Mithril Capital, Peter Thiel's other fund, primarily run by Ajay Royan, which sources describe as an investment firm in disarray
A dozen former employees, investors in the fund, and other people close to the matter describe an investment firm in disarray.
A look at Peter Thiel's deep involvement with the Trump transition, with associates from Thiel's firms helping staff agencies and a close aide appointed to NSC
Eliana Johnson / Politico :
Palantir CEO Alex Karp was the only Trump summit attendee from a private firm, showing Peter Thiel's influence
Kif Leswing / Business Insider :
Y Combinator boss Sam Altman says he's not going to cut ties with Peter Thiel for supporting Donald Trump
Y Combinator is extremely influential … Robert Hackett / Fortune : Data Sheet—Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian : The hypocrisy of Facebook's silence on Peter Thiel's support for ...