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WhatsApp Groups Are Draining Your Mental Energy: Three Boundaries That Restore Your Productivity

The Attention Cost Nobody Talks AboutEvery time your phone lights up with a WhatsApp notification, your brain does something it cannot undo quickly. Gloria Mark, a researcher at the University of California, Irvine, found that after an interruption it takes an average of 23 minutes for a person to return…

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Accel raises $3.5 billion to invest in emerging global AI startups

The firm, which has backed artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, Cursor and Perplexity, has raised four separate funds dedicated to backing young startups in a moment when the AI race is upending the fundraising market. A $1.35 billion global expansion fund will be set aside for larger early-stage rounds and…

The Economic Times

Forget the gala, these Silicon Valley schools run their own venture capital funds

A handful of elite Bay Area schools have enlisted parent-donors from Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Battery to steer small pools of donated capital into early-stage startups. With massive IPOs back en vogue, schools are lining up for what could come next.

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The Guardian view on AI money in US politics: not the way to hold an urgent democratic debate

Editorial: Amid public concern over the impact of new technology, Silicon Valley’s use of its wealth to influence specific election races is an unwelcome development

The Guardian - UK

Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta releases open-weight model

Meta CEO presents utopian vision of AI in 6,000-word essay amid Silicon Valley debate over government regulation

The Guardian - US

The Jersey Pump Principle: why AI's trillion-dollar bet could stall like a 1949 gas pump law

Through the lens of Silicon Valley and Wall Street, the path forward for AI looks entirely pre-ordained. History teaches a different lesson.

Fortune

Chinese AI drives price competition among US labs

A new generation of cost-efficient, high-performance Chinese AI is putting pressure on Silicon Valley's leading labs to lower prices to grab market share as they try and find ways to turn a profit. New Chinese AI models big and small, from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to Alibaba's popular Qwen series,…

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Rocket Companies CEO Varun Krishna wants to fuse Silicon Valley talent with Detroit grit

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Man says US founders talk to him like a peer, Indian founders seem to maintain a ‘founder aura’

After sending cold messages to founders in India and Silicon Valley, a student noticed significant variations in their communication approaches. Many founders from San Francisco responded as peers, whereas some Indian entrepreneurs displayed a clear sense of hierarchy. This discovery initiated lively discussions on social media regarding cultural attitudes toward…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by US President Dwight D Eisenhower: 'Public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite' — foreshadowing Silicon Valley's global domination

The internet boom gave rise to a cabal of technology companies that have grown to dominate how much of the world runs

TechRadar

In AI-obsessed Silicon Valley, live commerce platform Whatnot just notched a new funding round valuing it at $20 billion

The $545 million Series G nearly doubles Whatnot's valuation—a rare consumer-marketplace breakout at a moment when nearly every venture dollar is flowing to AI.

Fortune

AI Boss Just Called His Employees 'A Bunch of Rats', Claiming They Joined for Money Instead of Mission

An AI startup CEO's remarks labelling departing employees as 'rats' have sparked debate over loyalty and workplace culture in Silicon Valley's competitive AI industry.

International Business Times UK

The era of the machine: Silicon Valley shows off humanoid robots

For decades, humanoid robots belonged to the realm of science fiction. But today, they're one of Silicon Valley's hottest markets. According to consulting firm McKinsey, automation could transform up to 30 percent of all hours worked across the US economy by 2030. Dozens of companies are already developing robots that…

France 24

'Apple Is Getting This Wrong': OpenAI Says Wrong Person Was Contacted Before Lawsuit

OpenAI challenges Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, refuting claims of using confidential information and highlighting procedural errors. Discover the unfolding legal battle and its impact on Silicon Valley.

International Business Times UK

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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

International Business Times UK

'Traditional SEO Is Dead': Silicon Valley Girl Exposes Shock Blueprint To Rank #1 on ChatGPT and Google AI

Silicon Valley Girl host Marina Mogilko reveals a Generative Engine Optimisation blueprint to rank inside ChatGPT and Google's AI Overview, warning traditional SEO is no longer enough.

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Sam Altman reveals the investing advice billionaire Peter Thiel gave him that helped him amass a $3.3 billion net worth without OpenAI equity

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman owns no equity and earns a $76K salary—but says Peter Thiel and Paul Graham taught him how to build billions in investment wealth.

The Guardian - US

China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House

New AI models, advanced robots and specialty computer chips are unsettling markets and the US tech industry.

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Despite China's 996 culture, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng says his workers don't do overtime or even have KPIs: ‘No one manages them’

While Silicon Valley races to adopt China's brutal 996 culture, DeepSeek's founder says his $60 billion AI company has no KPIs and no overtime.

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As Sam Altman Celebrates the Singularity, Palantir CEO Alex Karp Warns: ‘There Are Dangers… We Are Going to End Up Having to Regulate AI’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the AI singularity has already arrived. Palantir CEO Alex Karp says it’s time for Silicon Valley to get serious about the risks of this game-changing technology.

Barchart

Employees Reveal That Blue Origin Stock Is Worthless Just Weeks After SpaceX IPO Turned Employees Into Millionaires

After SpaceX's blockbuster IPO, employees at its biggest competitor are getting impatient. They're sitting on a lot of useless equity, and it raises serious questions about how startups compensate talent.

France 24

AI before AI: The forgotten Soviet programme (1/2)

Beginning in the 1950s, the Soviet Union launched an ambitious programme aimed at developing artificial intelligence. While the history of AI today seems to be shaped by the giants of Silicon Valley, ideas originating from behind the Iron Curtain had a significant influence, although they remain largely overlooked.

The Guardian - US

Debate over AI’s future divides Silicon Valley as China gains ground

Open-source questions stir frank discussion – and both sides have clear economic incentives for where they land

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Side With Nvidia in Escalating Battle Over Who Controls AI's Future

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg support Nvidia in a Silicon Valley debate over AI's future, advocating for open-source models against rivals urging regulatory containment due to security concerns.

The Economic Times

The second Chinese AI shock rattles US as China narrows the race

China's Kimi K3 AI model has emerged, significantly narrowing the technological gap with American frontier systems. This development has prompted intense debate across Silicon Valley and Washington regarding China's AI capabilities. The model's performance, affordability, and open-weight release strategy are unsettling for American observers. Concerns are rising about cybersecurity and…

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