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Mark Zuckerberg’s property empire is conquering neighborhoods while tipping his hat to Trump: Inside his real estate takeovers

Mark Zuckerberg, the world’s third-richest man, has recently come under fire for buying up nearly a dozen houses to build a compound in Palo Alto. Months earlier, he acquired a D.C. home for his collection. Madeline Sherratt dives into the lavish digs in the tech executive’s real estate empire.

The Independent UK

Steve Jobs’ first Silicon Valley boss turned down an offer to buy a third of Apple for $50,000—today, his share would be worth nearly $1 trillion

Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell missed out on becoming a trillionaire because he snubbed an offer from his ex-employee, the late Steve Jobs.

Fortune

Lisa Su Pushes Back Against Mark Zuckerberg's $100 Million AI Hiring Frenzy: 'Money is important... Not Necessarily The Most Important Thing'

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Lisa Su has rejected Silicon Valley's escalating million-dollar AI talent war, highlighting mission alignment and workplace impact over staggering salaries.

Benzinga

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Silicon Valley executives are spending up to $50,000 to screen embryos

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The Independent UK

Tech execs are paying top dollar to breed smarter babies, report claims

Silicon Valley tech execs are reportedly paying up to $50,000 for a new genetic-testing service that promises to screen embryos for IQ

The Independent UK

'I disdain corporate speak': Tech founder disregards comms and legal in tell-all sign-off post about the heavy weight of being CEO

“I’ve never overhyped or played into the Silicon Valley kool-aid drinking tech bro stereotypes,” said Life360 co-founder Chris Hulls in a farewell blog post.

Fortune

How Palantir—a company too small to make the Fortune 500—became one of the world’s 25 most valuable companies

Palantir’s eccentric CEO has led one of the most controversial companies in Silicon Valley to unprecedented success.

Fortune

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Desktop laser cutter maker xTool Opens U.S. Headquarters in Silicon Valley

xTool puts down roots in California.

Tom’s Hardware

Can’t Look Away review – a harrowing, heartbreaking indictment of social media’s ruthlessness

Bloomberg journalist Olivia Carville follows a small legal outfit as it takes Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies to task for endangering young users

The Guardian - UK

Meta's Pricey Pursuit Of AI Talent Draws Mockery From Musk

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is shelling out staggering sums to lock in elite AI talent, signaling just how high the stakes are in Silicon Valley's AI race.

Benzinga

Trump's AI Czar Says Tech Behind Chatbots Won't Kill Jobs: 'Narrative Is Overhyped'

As debates over AI-driven job displacement intensify, Silicon Valley investor and economic commentator Balaji Srinivasan and White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks say the real story is that humans remain essential, guiding and verifying AI at both ends of the workflow.

Benzinga

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

Bay Area AI startups are turning to China’s outlawed ‘996’ work model

Some Silicon Valley startups are embracing China's outlawed "996" work culture, expecting employees to work 12-hour days, six days a week, in pursuit of hyper-productivity and global AI dominance.

Fortune

Friday essay: libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel helped make JD Vance. The Republican kingmaker’s influence is growing

The money is easy to trace. Scroll back through tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel’s political donations and you’ll soon hit US$15 million worth of transfers sent to Protect Ohio Values, JD Vance’s campaign fund. The donations, made in 2022, are a staggering contribution to an individual senate race, and helped put…

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One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent Democrats just said the party ‘really did alienate’ a huge chunk of the tech world

“I regret this and wish it didn’t happen,” LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman said.

Benzinga

Microsoft Is Paying Up To $2.4 Million For Top Tech Talent—Leaked Docs Show Amid AI Talent Arms Race

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is paying distinguished engineers up to $2.4 million annually, according to leaked internal compensation documents, revealing the software giant’s escalating investment in top-tier technical talent amid Silicon Valley’s heated artificial intelligence hiring war.

Fortune

Inside the CIA-backed venture fund that helped launch Palantir and Google Earth

In-Q-Tel has brought Silicon Valley thinking to Washington’s defense establishment—and funded a host of James Bond spy gadgets.

Benzinga

'All Property Becomes Cryptography:' Balaji Srinivasan Believes All Valuable Assets Will Be Powered By Blockchain One Day

Silicon Valley investor and economic commentator Balaji Srinivasan predicted that all valuable assets will be secured and managed through blockchain technology in the future.

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International Business Times

Palantir, The AI Giant That Preaches US Dominance

Palantir, an American data analysis and artificial intelligence company, has emerged as Silicon Valley's latest tech darling -- one that makes no secret of its macho, America-first ethos now ascendant in Trump-era tech culture.

The Conversation

Tech giant Palantir helps the US government monitor its citizens. Its CEO wants Silicon Valley to find its moral compass

Critics of those who misuse power tend to be outsiders. So, it’s striking that Alexander Karp, co-founder and CEO of data analytics giant Palantir Technologies, has written a book, with Palantir’s head of corporate affairs Nicholas Zamiska, calling on Silicon Valley to find its moral compass.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft's Satya Nadella vs Alphabet's Sundar Pichai: Which Tech CEO Has the Higher Net Worth in 2025?

Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai lead two of tech's biggest giants — but who holds the higher net worth in 2025? We compare their compensation, shares, and latest valuations.

International Business Times UK

'Put America First': Trump and JD Vance Slam Tech Giants for Hiring Indian H-1B Workers Over Americans

US political figures, Donald Trump and JD Vance, criticise American tech giants. Trump condemns outsourcing and overseas hiring, while Vance targets the reliance on H-1B visas, particularly by Microsoft.

Benzinga

Jensen Huang Says He's Created More Billionaires Than Any CEO: 'Don't Feel Sad For Anybody At My Layer'

As the Donald Trump administration unveiled its AI policy plan, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang joined top Silicon Valley figures to weigh in on the cutthroat battle for AI talent and compensation during a live podcast in Washington, D.C.

Fortune

Experts debate how to create a more humane AI—and save it from the ‘Silicon Valley tech bros’

“Industry really needs to be a leader in this space, but academia does, too,” said Stanford’s Russell Wald at the Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore conference.

Benzinga

Mark Zuckerberg's 'Mafioso' Poaching Style At Meta Sparks AI Talent War — Sam Altman Says 'Bring It On'

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has ignited Silicon Valley’s aggressive artificial intelligence talent war through its billion-dollar hiring spree, prompting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to welcome the competition with a defiant “bring it on” response.

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