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How Silicon Valley misreads The Lord of the Rings

On October 30 2025, the Department of Homeland Security in the United States posted a Tolkien meme. It pictured Merry Brandybuck – one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s four hobbit protagonists in The Lord of the Rings – speaking to another hobbit Pippin at the climax of The Two Towers, the second…

The Conversation

Quote of the Day by the Silicon Valley entrepreneur Naval Ravikant: 'You make your own luck if you...'- The Angel Philosopher's powerful quote on success, persistence and creating your own luck

Entrepreneur Naval Ravikant believes success hinges on persistence. His famous quote, 'You make your own luck if you stay at it long enough,' highlights how consistent effort builds opportunities. Ravikant's own journey, from co-founding companies to investing in major startups, exemplifies this. This philosophy encourages individuals to keep trying, learning,…

The Economic Times

Silicon Valley's AI millionaires are paying up to $23,000 per hour for escorts who can talk GPUs, crypto and the future

The AI boom is fueling a new luxury service where escorts, dubbed 'nerd-first,' command high rates by offering intellectual companionship alongside physical intimacy. These professionals engage clients in detailed discussions about AI and technology, highlighting a growing demand for authentic human connection in an increasingly digital world.

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says executives who brag about their AI cuts might as well 'sign up for the Bernie Sanders manifesto'

Billionaire Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a message for Silicon Valley executives touting AI-driven job cuts: Don’t be surprised if workers turn against you.

Fortune

Backrooms: A stealth Silicon Valley tale

Maybe this liminal space horror is telling a story about what happens when we get sucked into our screens

Salon

Sriram Krishnan, Trump's AI brain, to exit White House

TOI Correspondent from Washington: Sriram Krishnan, the Indian-born technology investor who helped shape the Trump administration's artificial intelligence strategy and became one of the most influential Silicon Valley voices inside the White House, announced Saturday that he will leave his post at the end of the month.

The Times of India

Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons ramps up India deeptech push

South Park Commons is increasing its focus on India's deeptech sector, shifting investments beyond traditional software to areas like semiconductors and robotics. The firm, which backs founders at the earliest stages, sees growing global investor appetite for hardtech due to policy support and maturing startups. SPC aims for at least…

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The Guardian view on NHS records: patients are not raw material for big tech

Editorial: Ministers should end Palantir’s contract before medical confidentiality is sacrificed to Silicon Valley’s appetite for public data

The Guardian - UK

Tech industry wins big in California after millions spent on primary election

Silicon Valley is fighting against AI regulation and taxation and will benefit from having political leverage

The Guardian - US

This CEO has had 6 major jobs in Silicon Valley: How Dennis Woodside built a career on saying yes to hard problems

Dennis Woodside sold Motorola to Lenovo—and accidentally sold himself out of a job. Now he runs a $2.65 billion software company.

Fortune

Anthropic surges as OpenAI struggles to keep up

Stock market filing illustrates AI company’s meteoric rise, while California’s tech billionaires pour cash into elections

The Guardian - US

First Indian-American woman to take a company public in US says returning to India was not an option at her time

Vinita Gupta, who is called the first woman of Indian origin to have taken her company public in the US, said India is now different than her time. At her time, returning to India was not an option, but now good engineers have plenty of opportunities in India. Speaking to…

The Times of India

Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg

From Google co-founder Brin spending $82m to fight a billionaire tax to Google and Meta funding a joint Super Pac, Silicon Valley is engaged in an existential fight for its political power at home

The Guardian - US

All We Know About Peter Thiel's Move to Argentina: Is He Escaping the USA or Finding a New Land to Conquer for Palantir?

Peter Thiel has spent decades selling the future. Now he appears to be buying an exit ramp, and it comes with a Buenos Aires mansion, a presidential friendship, and enough geopolitical intrigue to make Silicon Valley look almost boring.

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How to save the internet—according to Sam Altman’s all-seeing Orb

Europe’s largest corporations are facing an authenticity crisis, and Silicon Valley thinks biometric identity infrastructure may become part of the solution

International Business Times UK

'AI is a Perfect Excuse': MIT Expert Exposes How Tech Firms Use AI Washing to Mask Massive Layoffs

An MIT economist reveals how Silicon Valley firms are using AI as a cover for mass layoffs, reshaping the workforce narrative to protect stock prices and justify redundancies.

The Guardian - UK

Are ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction?

Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspring

The Guardian - US

Why I’m grateful to the Pope for his encyclical on AI

The intelligent and thoughtful encyclical is an important warning of the uses and misuses of a rapidly developing technology. Silicon Valley is wrong to dismiss it

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Sweeping Silicon Valley layoffs are proof that tech CEOs are suffering from 'AI psychosis,' Box CEO says

Box CEO Aaron Levie said tech executives only see AI's "happy path." But employees working with the tech see a fuller picture.

International Business Times

SpaceX-Tesla Merger Talk Intensifies Ahead of Rocket Company's Nasdaq Debut

Elon Musk is about to take SpaceX public, and the move is reigniting speculation across Silicon Valley and Wall Street that his long-term goal may be to combine the company and Tesla into a single corporate empire.

The National (Scotland)

Can it really be Scotland's energy if it's used to power Silicon Valley's AI models?

The Scottish Parliament will head to the chamber on Thursday to debate Scotland's energy future, but concerns have been raised over how truly…

International Business Times

Selling a Company: How to Prepare and Avoid Common Pitfalls With Storm Duncan of Ignatious

A veteran of Silicon Valley's defining transactions, Duncan helped guide Google's acquisitions of DoubleClick and YouTube, MySQL's sale to Sun Microsystems, and later, Uber's $3.5 billion purchase of Careem, each a case study in how discipline can outlast hype.

International Business Times UK

AI 'God' Panic Erupts as OpenAI Insider Claims Tech Elites Are Racing to Build Superhuman Power

An OpenAI insider reveals Silicon Valley's AI race is shifting from innovation to a high-stakes power struggle, raising concerns about global control and societal impact.

The Times of India

'Took me 8 years to get a Green Card': Indian-origin investor's immigration journey draws flak

An Indian-origin investor shared his Green Card journey but got slammed on social media as he was taking sides of those who wait decades for permanent residency in the US, yet do not get it. The post from Arnav Sahu, a Silicon Valley investor, came in the context of the…

Radio France Internationale

Pope Leo takes on Silicon Valley in landmark open letter on AI

Pope Leo has urged governments to slow down the development of artificial intelligence in his first major document on the technology. He warned that AI systems spread misinformation, prioritise conflict and risk leading the world down a path of unending war.

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