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A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World by Tom Phillips review – apocalypse not

A gag-filled doomscroll through the history of armageddon demonstrates that, for some, the end has always been nigh

The Guardian - UK

From MAGA to monarchy

Common sense for the Trump age

Salon

Palantir CEO Alex Karp made nearly $2 billion from selling company stock last year—mostly around the presidential election

The controversial defense contractor saw a sixfold surge in the value of its stock last year.

Fortune

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US culture war show comes to London – and strikes a chord with European populists

At this year’s Arc conference, a new American export was on full display: ideological finger-wagging in Europe’s direction

The Guardian - UK

Elon's camouflage Christian nationalism

Project 2025 was clear: First, purge federal workers. Then replace them with theocrats and fanatics

Salon

In the Musk revolution, lessons from the 20th century will be deleted

Democracy’s traditional defence against fascism doesn’t work against the new far-right hybrid coded in Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Inside Trump's crypto court: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel and their battle for Bitcoin domination

Donald Trump will be the first president to fully embrace digital currencies — and he’s already anointed his crypto princes

Evening Standard

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LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman sees bright AI future and hopes his tech peers are right about Trump

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has been immersed in Silicon Valley since his August 1967 birth in Palo Alto, California, in the shadow of Stanford University, where he and fellow technology luminary Peter Thiel became friends as college students during the 1980s

The Independent UK

With Trump Win, Silicon Valley's Right Flank Takes On Washington

One week into his second administration, Donald Trump has put technology at the forefront, featuring tech billionaires prominently at his inauguration and announcing major AI infrastructure deals from the White House.

International Business Times

How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa

Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler

The Guardian - US

The cast of tech characters who will be key in Trump’s White House

Trump’s White House will be filled with VCs and tech magnates. Here’s who they are.

Fortune

The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that

The convergence of money and politics isn’t new. What’s different is the Silicon Valley right’s hostility to the nation state, says author Quinn Slobodian

The Guardian - UK

Howery to lead Trump's Greenland plan

Howery is Trump's pick for ambassador to Denmark, which has said Greenland is not for sale

Salon

Move fast, break things – sprint to kiss Trump’s ring. It’s the tech bros inauguration derby

Zuckerberg, Musk and Bezos are falling over themselves to suck up to the incoming president. And he’s just as keen to let them, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Evening Standard

Elon Musk: How the world's richest man made his billions – and became a political powerhouse

The world's richest man is getting involved in everyone's politics. How did he get here?

Evening Standard

OPINION - Dark fantasy, brutal violence and chilling politics: what Squid Game season 2 says about us

Imagine a world in which a cabal of extreme libertarian oligarchs operated with complete impunity. In which they did what they liked on a private island outside the reach of the law, operated a uniformed militia, and saw ordinary people as subhuman “trash” whose struggles for survival only have value…

The Guardian - UK

Can you solve it? Interview questions for aspiring billionaires

Mind-mangers from the Musk mafia

Fortune

Tech’s 2024 winners and losers—from Elon Musk to GM’s Cruise

Elon Musk came out on top of the tech heap in 2024.

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The Guardian - US

Bilderberg Group changes itself for the modern world – and return of Trump

Once the apex of conspiracy theories, the influential group signals a shift by naming ex-Nato chief as new co-chair

Latin Times

Internet Mocks Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel's 'Sweaty' and 'Stuttering' Interview Response to UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing: 'Is He Having a Stroke?'

Thiel stumbled his way through his response to a question about what he would say to Americans who are idolizing Luigi Mangione, the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin.

The Independent UK

Alleged CEO killer praised Elon Musk and backed Peter Thiel in social media posts

The Ivy League-educated 26-year-old appears to have supported sentiments shared by some of the world’s richest men

Salon

Suspect's social media history revealed

Not so fast, what kind of "anti-capitalist" is praising Elon Musk and retweeting Peter Thiel?

Fortune

How Peter Thiel’s network of right-wing techies is infiltrating Donald Trump’s White House

With David Sacks as “AI and crypto czar” and Elon Musk as co-head of the DOGE, Peter Thiel’s network has become closely tied to the new Trump administration.

The Independent UK

Trump adds more billionaires to his administration after promising to help ‘everyday Americans’

The incoming administration will be the wealthiest in history, with more than a dozen ultra-rich nominees for critical agencies and major diplomatic roles

The National (Scotland)

Scottish firm invests in AI weapons firm founded by US billionaire

A SCOTTISH firm has given financial backing to an AI weapons start-up founded by a US tech billionaire who has links to Donald Trump.

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