10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (466+ words) A venture capitalist has quit the board of his company’s philanthropic arm, blasting the CEO for backing Donald Trump and urging National Guard troops to be sent to San Francisco. Democrat donor Ron Conway, a man dubbed the ‘Godfather of…...

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…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (832+ words) John Altschuler, the co-showrunner of Silicon Valley and King of the Hill, wants Europe to show more respect to writers. The scribe, part of a writing duo with Dave Krinsky, called this facet of the European production system the “biggest…...

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…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1823+ words) Billy Magnussen is serving in the server room.The actor, who is pantsless, is giving stressed out tech titan realness as he poses at Entertainment Weekly’s cover shoot for his new Silicon Valley drama The Audacity. The star occasionally wanders…...

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…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (981+ words) Biohacking is a rapidly growing trend that mixes technology and wellness to promote longevity. Silicon Valley is home to many of the newest biohacking technologies and remedies. I visited a wellness event in San Francisco to learn the biohacking tips…...

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…...

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…...