63 h. ago Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own

Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.

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3 d. ago DOJ Opens Criminal Probe into Silicon Valley Spy Allegations

The DOJ has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that AI-powered HR company Deel, valued at approximately $17 billion, orchestrated a spying operation inside a competing Silicon Valley company. The post DOJ Opens Criminal Probe into Silicon Valley Spy Allegations appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 d. ago Progressives, Backed by Migrant Voters, Threaten California Billionaires: 'Ungrateful Piece of Sh*t... We Deserve the Taxes from You'

Progressives are using migrants' voting power -- and threats of a populist revolution -- to grab a huge share of Silicon Valley's stock-market wealth via a tax plan on California's November ballot. The post Progressives, Backed by Migrant Voters, Threaten California Billionaires: ‘Ungrateful Piece of Sh*t… We Deserve the Taxes from You’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 d. ago California’s hatred for capitalism is killing the goose that laid its golden egg

California's proposed billionaire tax on unrealized gains drives entrepreneurs like Elon Musk to Texas, threatening Silicon Valley's innovation economy.

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1 week ago Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT

Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historically avoided backing competing companies in the same sector, preferring to place their bets on a single winner. […]

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1 week ago Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)

If you’ve been following the billionaire exodus from California with some confusion, here’s what’s actually driving the nervousness: it’s not the 5% rate. As highlighted Friday in the New York Post, the proposed wealth tax would hit founders on their voting shares rather than the actual equity they own. Take Larry Page, who about 3% […]

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1 week ago From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development

The startup has partnered with Eli Lilly and enjoys the backing of some of Silicon Valley's most influential VCs.

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1 week ago Databricks lease signals new era for Silicon Valley real estate as vacancy drops

Databricks lease signals new era for Silicon Valley real estate as vacancy drops  The Business Journals

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1 week ago Silicon Valley’s messiest breakup is definitely headed to court

OpenAI and Microsoft tried to dodge a courtroom showdown with Elon Musk, but a federal judge on Thursday rejected their requests to dismiss the case.

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1 week ago Sports, Go Sports: Super Bowl LX's Biggest Events in SF + Silicon Valley

Sports, Go Sports: Super Bowl LX's Biggest Events in SF + Silicon Valley  7x7 Bay Area

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2 w. ago Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet

The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.

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2 w. ago Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration

The LinkedIn cofounder and frequent Trump target has a simple message for his peers: “Just speak up about the things that you think are true.”

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2 w. ago Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax

More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a new tax on billionaires.

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2 w. ago Bridging Silicon Valley and Taiwan: Semiconductor & AI Synergies

Bridging Silicon Valley and Taiwan: Semiconductor & AI Synergies  SF Weekly

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2 w. ago Did that lamp just fold the laundry? Alumni rethink home robotics

When Aaron Tan began his Ph.D. in mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Toronto in 2019, leading a robotics startup in Silicon Valley was the furthest thing from his mind.

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2 w. ago Why Andreessen Horowitz's massive funding round signals a shift in Silicon Valley's priorities

Why Andreessen Horowitz's massive funding round signals a shift in Silicon Valley's priorities  Los Angeles Times

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2 w. ago Silicon Valley Billionaires Panic Over California’s Proposed Wealth Tax

Larry Page’s apparent Florida move highlights how seriously the ultra-rich are taking a one-time tax aimed at extreme wealth inequality.

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2 w. ago The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion

In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that "as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the United States rests partly on our shoulders." It's the kind of statement certain to cause agita at rival firms.

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3 w. ago AMC previews its new show, ‘The Audacity,’ focused on Silicon Valley

As one of the show's actors, Billy Magnussen, noted, "Silicon Valley is one of those times in our modern era which is defining humanity. And what better place to make a dark comedy than in that place that develops our society at this point?"

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3 w. ago ‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World

The gray-market drugs flooding Silicon Valley reveal a community that believes it can move faster than the F.D.A.

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