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Ryan Mac

@rmac
84 posts
2026-03-04
Bizarre to write this story about Kraken gaining access to major US government financial infrastructure without mentioning the company's past legal troubles, which include... being investigated for subverting sanctions and enabling transactions with people based in Iran.  —  www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2026-03-04 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Kraken says its banking unit won “master account” access to the US Fed's core payment systems, making it the first crypto company that can move money like banks

‘Master account’ approval gives firm access to the same payment rail as thousands of banks and credit unions

2026-02-14
In 2021, I reported on an internal meeting at Facebook about discussions to put facial recognition on new smartglasses.  One of their execs complained about the coverage and said the co would have a “very public discussion” about the tech.  —  They never did.  And now: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
2026-02-14 View on X
New York Times

Memo: Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a “dynamic political environment” in the US when civil society groups are distracted

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature's release.

2026-02-12
Your college Facebook photos at work [embedded post]
2026-02-12 View on X
Wired

The US CBP signs a one-year Clearview AI deal to use facial recognition on 60B+ public images for “tactical targeting” and “strategic counter-network analysis”

US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.

2026-02-11
AI satellite factory on the moon?  Giant space catapult?  Self-sustaining city on the moon?  A billion daily active users on X?  —  Elon Musk made all these predictions in an internal meeting with xAI employees last night.  We listened in.  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/t...
2026-02-11 View on X
CNBC

Elon Musk announces an xAI reorganization that “required parting ways with some people”, after two xAI co-founders announced they were leaving this week

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday announced the the company's xAI artificial intelligence venture implemented a reorganization that …

*Stefon voice*  —  “Outer space's hottest club is going to have an AI satellite factory, a giant catapult, and 1 billion people posting nonconsensual sexual imagery created by a chatbot” [embedded post]
2026-02-11 View on X
New York Times

xAI all-hands meeting: Elon Musk told employees that xAI needs a factory on the moon to build AI satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.

AI satellite factory on the moon?  Giant space catapult?  Self-sustaining city on the moon?  A billion daily active users on X?  —  Elon Musk made all these predictions in an internal meeting with xAI employees last night.  We listened in.  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/t...
2026-02-11 View on X
Bloomberg

xAI will be organized into four core areas: Grok's chatbot and voice products, Coding, Imagine, and Macrohard, which will build digital agents to run companies

Elon Musk made all these predictions in an internal meeting with xAI employees last night.  We listened in.  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/t...

*Stefon voice*  —  “Outer space's hottest club is going to have an AI satellite factory, a giant catapult, and 1 billion people posting nonconsensual sexual imagery created by a chatbot” [embedded post]
2026-02-11 View on X
CNBC

Elon Musk announces an xAI reorganization that “required parting ways with some people”, after two xAI co-founders announced they were leaving this week

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday announced the the company's xAI artificial intelligence venture implemented a reorganization that …

AI satellite factory on the moon?  Giant space catapult?  Self-sustaining city on the moon?  A billion daily active users on X?  —  Elon Musk made all these predictions in an internal meeting with xAI employees last night.  We listened in.  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/t...
2026-02-11 View on X
New York Times

xAI all-hands meeting: Elon Musk told employees that xAI needs a factory on the moon to build AI satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.

2026-02-06
At the end of his life, Epstein had assets of around $600m.  A large part of that was due to his ability to get in early to hot tech deals.  The returns he made off those deals helped fund his lifestyle.  —  Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
2026-02-06 View on X
Forbes

DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of investments in 22 unicorns like xAI

Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...Sam Blum /@samblum:New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker bet...

At the end of his life, Epstein had assets of around $600m.  A large part of that was due to his ability to get in early to hot tech deals.  The returns he made off those deals helped fund his lifestyle.  —  Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
2026-02-06 View on X
New York Times

DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened.  A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.  —  I was looking directly at the files.  And this person was using AI to challenge the truth. …
2026-02-06 View on X
New York Times

DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

2026-02-05
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.  —  We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
2026-02-05 View on X
New York Times

DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

At the end of his life, Epstein had assets of around $600m.  A large part of that was due to his ability to get in early to hot tech deals.  The returns he made off those deals helped fund his lifestyle.  —  Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
2026-02-05 View on X
New York Times

DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened.  A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.  —  I was looking directly at the files.  And this person was using AI to challenge the truth. …
2026-02-05 View on X
New York Times

DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

At the end of his life, Epstein had assets of around $600m.  A large part of that was due to his ability to get in early to hot tech deals.  The returns he made off those deals helped fund his lifestyle.  —  Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
2026-02-05 View on X
Forbes

DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of investments in 22 unicorns like xAI

Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley.  New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep …

Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.  —  We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
2026-02-05 View on X
Forbes

DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of investments in 22 unicorns like xAI

Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley.  New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep …

2026-02-03
Today is the third time Elon Musk has bought Twitter in four years.
2026-02-03 View on X
New York Times

Elon Musk's SpaceX-xAI merger further intermingles his companies, creates the world's most valuable private company, and provides a financial lifeline to xAI

SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker led by Elon Musk, said on Monday it had acquired xAI, the artificial intelligence company controlled by Mr. Musk.

Today is the third time Elon Musk has bought Twitter in four years.
2026-02-03 View on X
Bloomberg

SpaceX acquires xAI; sources say the all-stock deal values the combined company at $1.25T, with SpaceX valued at $1T and xAI at $250B; xAI burns ~$1B per month

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired xAI, in a deal that encompasses the billionaire's increasingly costly ambitions to dominate artificial intelligence and space exploration.

It's also worth noting here that Musk, in this message, isn't saying he has *never* visited Epstein's island, just that he “declined repeated invitations.”  It's a small, but important distinction.  —  Given what we we've seen in the emails, it's on him to clarify or provide comment.
2026-02-03 View on X
Wired

The US DOJ releasing emails between tech industry notables and Jeffrey Epstein kicks off a renewed flurry of acrimonious social posts and lurid news coverage

The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Interesting to watch Musk spin his newly released correspondence with Epstein.  —  What he is not addressing is that he very much requested to visit and party with Epstein, while SpaceX gave a tour to Epstein in 2013.  [image]
2026-02-03 View on X
Wired

The US DOJ releasing emails between tech industry notables and Jeffrey Epstein kicks off a renewed flurry of acrimonious social posts and lurid news coverage

The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein.