10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (698+ words) Whether or not Sacks and OpenAI intended to intimidate critics, their actions have sufficiently scared several AI safety advocates. Many nonprofit leaders that TechCrunch reached out to in the last week asked to speak on the condition of anonymity to…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1314+ words) NEW YORK (Reuters) -"I'm a warlord now, bitch!" Steven Simoni, wearing a $4,000 Celine track suit unzipped to reveal a bare chest and a silver chain, was holding court at a recent film premiere in the East Village of Manhattan, joking…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (911+ words) Rep. Ro Khanna is betting the political moment is shifting - and that he's one of the Democrats best positioned to meet it. In a wide-ranging interview with ABC7 ahead of a Saturday town hall, the Silicon Valley congressman framed his recent…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (315+ words) The Met Gala is usually packed to the brim with celebrities looking to show off their best iterations of each year’s theme. It’s an event where your stylist can make it or break it, and can even become celebrities of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (358+ words) Corporate manifestos usually read like philosophy homework written by AI, but Palantir’s weekend data dump deserves actual human interpretation. The defense contractor just posted 22 bullet points summarizing CEO Alex Karp‘s book “The Technological Republic“—and buried beneath the academic…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) As The World Turns grad Billy Magnussen (ex-Casey) is becoming Hollywood's go-to leading man. The actor is gearing up to headline AMC’s highly anticipated new series The Audacity. The Jonathan Glatzer series, set against the backdrop of Silicon Valley, centers…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (507+ words) [This story contains some spoilers for the first two episodes of The Audacity on AMC and AMC+.] The Audacity is not going to be the thing that breaks the grip big tech has on our lives. That’s not a judgment…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (90+ words) On Rapid Response, host Bob Safian talks with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman about why Silicon Valley leaders who backed Trump as the 'sensible business man' miscalculated. Hoffman argues the big beautiful bill, Elon's power plays, and rising debt are proof…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (445+ words) 996 work culture is spreading in Silicon Valley and leading to burnout, two AI researchers say. The competitive AI race is pushing some employees to work long hours. OpenAI and Anthropic embody Silicon Valley's demanding yet passionate work environment, the researchers…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (52+ words) Silicon Valley PRIDE Festival & Parade will be held on August 29–30. Marqus Koranteng, Silicon Valley Pride, chief entertainment officer, gives insight on what to expect. Silicon Valley PRIDE Festival & Parade will be held on August 29–30. Marqus Koranteng, Silicon Valley Pride, chief…...