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Ben Horowitz and Raghu Raghuram on AI, politics, and the questions they don’t have easy answers to

As the former VMware CEO joins VC firm a16z, Raghuram and Horowitz sat with Fortune for a candid conversation about the state of things.

Dan Ives Once Explained What's Wrong With You If You Dread Mondays, Here Is What The Investment Guru Said

Dan Ives Once Explained What's Wrong With You If You Dread Mondays, Here Is What The Investment Guru Said

Wedbush Securities tech analyst Dan Ives once said that passion, not prestige or money, should drive career choices — indicating that if Mondays feel like a burden, you're likely in the wrong profession.

He left Andreessen Horowitz to help Trump downsize the government. Can Scott Kupor eliminate nearly 300,000 federal jobs without the DOGE chaos?

He left Andreessen Horowitz to help Trump downsize the government. Can Scott Kupor eliminate nearly 300,000 federal jobs without the DOGE chaos?

The former managing partner of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, weighs in on running OPM, federal layoffs, and AI.

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Ben Horowitz's Brutal Truth: Easy Choices Are Slowly Turning You Into A 'Coward'

Ben Horowitz, cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), once wrote that his toughest business calls demanded grit more than intelligence or knowledge.

Trump’s super PAC has ballooned to $200M thanks to Musk and other Silicon Valley heavyweights

Trump has held multiple fundraisers this year costing as much as seven figures for each attendee

The Independent UK

Ben Horowitz Once Told Columbia Grads, 'Don't Follow Your Passion' But Contribution Instead: Something That Doesn't Coincide With The Opinion Of Elon Musk, Kevin O'Leary, Jeff Bezos And Warren Buffett

In a bold departure from conventional advice, Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, once urged Columbia engineering graduates in 2015 to reject the idea of “following your passion” and instead focus on the value they can contribute to the world.

“We’re running out of human knowledge,” to train AI. But billionaire Marc Andreessen thinks that will create a hiring boom

You needn’t worry about AI coming for your job—at least if you’re a software engineer, Marc Andreessen says

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Elon Musk Has Poured $75 Million Into His Pro-Trump Super PAC

Elon Musk Has Poured $75 Million Into His Pro-Trump Super PAC

In July, Musk poured in $14.95 million to the super PAC. In August, he added $30 million and another $30 million in September.

International Business Times

Initialized Capital’s recent layoffs are part of a much larger (and longer) cycle

Initialized Capital’s recent layoffs are part of a much larger (and longer) cycle

When Initialized Capital announced layoffs last week, social media hummed. But the underlying forces are bigger than any one firm.

Billionaire Silicon Valley Trump Backer Jumps Ship To Harris

Billionaire Silicon Valley Trump Backer Jumps Ship To Harris

Ben Horowitz said he and his wife, Felicia, will make a 'significant donation' to the vice president

International Business Times

From Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman, where Silicon Valley is spending its millions in political donations, charted

From Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman, where Silicon Valley is spending its millions in political donations, charted

From Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman, here’s how much Big Tech’s billionaires and multimillionaires have given to Republicans and Democrats in the 2024 U.S. presidential election cycle.

How the 2024 election broke Silicon Valley

How the 2024 election broke Silicon Valley

Bolstered by hubris and net worth, tech billionaires have delivered a running commentary on this year's presidential campaign cycle that's hard to tune out.

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight

The Independent UK

The VCs for Kamala Zoom fundraiser highlights just how quickly this election has shifted

The VCs for Kamala Zoom fundraiser highlights just how quickly this election has shifted

The “VCs for Kamala” Zoom fundraiser, which had as many as 600 people move through, ultimately racked up $150,000 for Kamala Harris. In some sense, it felt like a microcosm for just how much has changed.

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Trump urges supporters to ‘GO AFTER’ Google and Meta, escalating tech tensions

As election season intensifies, tech figures are dividing into Democratic and Republican camps.

International Business Times

Trump's Nashville Bitcoin Conference Fundraiser Top-Tier Tickets Priced At $844,600

The priciest tickets include a seat at a roundtable with Trump and match the maximum donation individuals can contribute to Trump.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns against voting on crypto policy, as a16z founders endorse Trump

One of crypto’s most influential voices is arguing that a candidate's track record of protecting freedom is the most important consideration on the ballot.

Kara Swisher says Silicon Valley’s growing concentration of power in Washington, D.C., is ‘really problematic’

“This sort of explicit grab for power has worked really nicely,” she said.

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Co-founders of Silicon Valley venture capital firm back Trump’s presidential bid

Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, founders of A16Z, plan to give large donations to former president’s campaign

Andreessen Horowitz founders endorse Trump—'the future of our business...is literally at stake'

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz fear an anti-capitalist wing of Biden's party threatens to wipe out innovative startups that fuel America's economic growth.

As VCs pledge support for Trump, Fearless Fund's Arian Simone keeps fighting for diversity

VCs are at odds when it comes to DEI.

Tech venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz raises $7.2 billion

More than half of the money spread across five funds is dedicated to a "growth" strategy for late-stage startups, possibly bringing new life to a moribund trend of young companies being bought or going public with offerings of stock.

International Business Times

Tech Venture Capital Titan Andreessen Horowitz Raises $7.2 Bn

Silicon Valley venture capital star Andreessen Horowitz said Tuesday it had raised $7.2 billion to invest in startups behind games, apps, artificial intelligence and more.

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Databricks CEO thinks we’re on the verge of an ‘intelligence revolution’

The data analytics company is seeing ‘huge demand’ in its business right now, but does not have a timeline for an IPO.

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