Tech industry fears the fallout from the Musk-Trump rift, as some prominent tech right figures downplay its permanence; source: David Sacks was “shell-shocked”
Internet Calls It ‘Battle Of The Century’ Mikala Theocharous / 9News : Kanye West weighs in on Musk-Trump split Bluesky: Brian Merchant / @bcmerchant : Even if the Musk-Trump feud is permanent, he wil...
A look at ACTS 17 Collective, a nonprofit devoted to introducing Christianity to technologists by asking Peter Thiel and other executives to discuss their faith
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... @rinkytone : “We were always taught as Christians to serve the meek, the lowly, the marginalized. I think we've realized that the rich, the wealthy, the powerful need ...
Russia's RT, banned by major platforms in March 2022, has found an audience on Thiel-backed Rumble, often pushing Russian propaganda about the Ukraine invasion
Danny Hakim / New York Times : Tweets: @timryan and @maddow See also Mediagazer Tweets: Tim Ryan / @timryan : JD Vance backed a company spreading butcher Vladimir Putin's propaganda. He continues to ...
Internal Palantir documents detail a plan to deepen its ties to the UK's NHS by buying up smaller rivals, helping avoid scrutiny and increase health data
Palantir Technologies had a secret plan to deepen its relationship with the UK's National Health Service without public scrutiny. Tweets: @oliviasolon , @parismarx , @xtophercook , @hkanji , @einstein...
Interviews with members of Peter Thiel's inner circle describe how he came to the decision to leave Meta's board, a departure that was years in the making
Inside the billionaire investor's journey from Facebook board member to an architect of the new American right Tweets: @daweiner , @lizzadwoskin , @sorayamcdonald , @jeffjarvis , @halsinger , @ydanasm...
Internal documents: the CDC bought location data from millions of phones in the US to analyze compliance with COVID-19 rules, especially in the Navajo Nation
Newly released documents showed the CDC planned to use phone location data to monitor schools and churches, and wanted to use the data for many non-COVID-19 purposes too. Tweets: @timmarchman , @lemon...
A profile of Peter Thiel, who plans to leave Meta's board to focus on politics, funding far-right MAGA candidates who peddle conspiracies and deny Biden won
NYT @rmac18 and @llerer 1st reported about his involvement yesterday — More details about the app on @axios: https://www.axios.com/... @nycsouthpaw : NYT profiles Peter Thiel, the billionaire aparthei...
An investigation into the rise of NSO's Pegasus shows its widespread use by the CIA, UAE, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and others; the FBI bought but didn't use it
Firstly, welcome to my new blog! (Or is it a “newsletter”?) Tweets: Eva / @evacide : Here I am, having taken to my fainting couch, wearing my finest clutching pearls, because NSO Group has been caugh...
Book excerpt examines Peter Thiel's support for Trump and partnership with Steve Bannon, libertarian ideology, battles with the IRS, and founding of Palantir
In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed … Tweets: @s_m_i , @chafkin , @jimaley , @chafkin , @bw , @chafkin , and @silviakillings...
Book review of An Ugly Truth: an effective examination of every major Facebook scandal and shortcomings in Facebook's leadership, structure, and accountability
k, how did we miss this?’ An upcoming book reveals new details about the meeting where Mark Zuckerberg learned Russia had infiltrated Facebook Tweets: J.D. Vance / @jdvance1 : I can't get over how man...