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FBI Arrest of OpenAI Worker Sparks AI Spy Debate
FBI arrests OpenAI worker, reigniting fears of Silicon Valley spying on foreign talent.
The Washington Post · 1m
Spy fears shake Silicon Valley AI labs
OpenAI engineer arrested for spying; trade secret lawsuits surge in AI race.
The San Francisco Standard · 1m
OpenAI engineer arrested for bugging office
Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national who dreamed of bridging Silicon Valley and the Gulf, was arrested after a recording device was found hidden in an OpenAI conference room.
Business Insider · 2m
Elizabeth Holmes doc is weirdest time you can have at the movies with clothes on
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes' tense documentary reveals who's manipulating whom in their prison prep.
Houstonchronicle · 1m
Silicon Valley’s forgotten formula for genius
Tech leaders microdose while Silicon Valley forgets its 1960s roots for innovation.
The San Francisco Standard · 1m
Why the right turned on Indian Americans
Conservative activists are targeting Indian Americans as status threats, drawing on anti-Indian stereotypes and framing their success as un-American.
Vox · 3m
Applied Materials Opens $5B Chip Research Facility
Applied Materials launches $5B facility to speed up AI chip innovation with industry partners.
SiliconANGLE · 1m
Artificial: OpenAI's Rise and Fall
Luca Guadagnino's film exposes Sam Altman's manipulative rise in OpenAI's origins.
AV Club · 1m
WIRED explores women and power in Silicon Valley
WIRED held a live recording of Uncanny Valley podcast in San Francisco on October 8 to examine the state of women in tech.
WIRED · 1m
Silicon Valley adopts Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand
Musk, Benioff, Huang and Nadella have all switched to calling AI 'super intelligence' after Trump declared the old term unacceptable.
The Verge · 1m
Cupertino Legal Drama Review
Robert and Michelle King's legal drama targets Silicon Valley's tech exploitation.
IndieWire · 1m
California's billionaire tax sparks wealth tax debate
Proposition 40 would tax billionaires' assets once, but opponents fear it opens the door to taxing all Californians.
Fortune · 1m
CBS' New Legal Drama Might Be Most Important Show
CBS' Cupertino legal drama tackles Silicon Valley power struggles with AI and tech ethics.
CBR · 1m
Cupertino: Lawyers Take On Silicon Valley
Two lawyers represent people wronged by Silicon Valley companies in this CBS legal drama.
Decider · 1m
Cupertino is the legal drama Silicon Valley deserves
CBS's new lawyer show about underdogs suing tech giants is smart, funny and surprisingly fun.
TIME · 2m
Databricks CEO: pack your calendar, lose your mind
Ali Ghodsi says cramming meetings into every slot means leaders stop doing real work and become slaves to their schedules.
Fortune · 1m
Artificial Movie Review
Guadagnino's AI satire exposes Silicon Valley's reckless tech path.
IndieWire · 1m
Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Guide
A24's Elizabeth Holmes doc reveals her home life before 11-year prison sentence.
Cosmopolitan · 1m
Lachlan Murdoch Swims With Sharks
Lachlan Murdoch leads News Corp and Fox in a digital shift after a $22 billion Roku acquisition.
Vanity Fair · 1m
Travis Kalanick is back and not sorry
Uber's ousted founder has rebuilt his image and launched a new venture, with Silicon Valley's backing and a new generation of admirers.
Fortune · 5m
The Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax
California voters will decide if a billionaire wealth tax passes in November 2026.
The New Yorker · 1m
Hold AI creators liable, not the code
John Quiggin argues corporations must bear financial responsibility for AI failures, not blame the technology itself.
the Guardian · 1m
Paulina Borsook's Career Crisis
Paulina Borsook, a tech critic, lost her career after publishing a 2000 book criticizing Silicon Valley's culture.
WIRED · 2m
Silicon Valley's idealism was real, not a con
A clash between tech pioneers reveals how the Valley genuinely shifted from defense to counterculture, before today's War Bros hijacked its values.
WIRED · 3m
Billy Evans and Elizabeth Holmes: A24 Documentary
Billy Evans emerges as primary villain in A24's absurdist documentary about Elizabeth Holmes.
Vanity Fair · 1m
Why OLPC's $100 laptop never stood a chance
A Silicon Valley dream to give every child a computer foundered on complexity nobody anticipated.
The Verge · 1m
The wrong AI pacing debate
Washington and Silicon Valley are arguing about slowing AI development, but they're missing what actually matters: corporate America is years behind and needs time to catch up anyway.
Fortune · 4m
Vogue's robot runway moment backfires
Vogue World's Milan finale featured dancing robots that sparked backlash over tech excess during a cost-of-living crisis.
TechCrunch · 2m · 5 views
Personal AI agents go mainstream, raising control questions
Meta's Muse and other AI agents that manage your calendar, bank account and emails are surging in popularity, but experts warn of risks.
Business Insider · 1m
Rabbit's AI agent OS pivots from hardware to software
After the R1 flopped, Rabbit is betting on OS3, a cross-platform agent system that runs on devices you already own.
WIRED · 2m
Greece's PM: We're fighting yesterday's AI battles
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admits he lacks answers to AI's biggest questions and warns the world isn't ready for what's coming.
TechCrunch · 2m
Patti Harrison's Tech Utopia Dream Shattered
Patti Harrison, a comedian who once dreamed of tech saving the world, now calls Silicon Valley's profit-driven chaos a 'hell' after years of disillusionment.
WIRED · 2m
a16z launches school to rival Silicon Valley dropouts
Andreessen Horowitz is betting that structured tech training beats the dropout path for aspiring founders.
TechCrunch · 1m
Silicon Valley List Warns of Over 100 Alleged Predators
Tech workers share spreadsheet listing prominent investors and businessmen accused of sexual abuse in Silicon Valley.
Futurism · 1m
Tech bros struggle to date as industry reputation tanks
Wealthy tech workers say their employer makes them undateable, as public perception of Silicon Valley has shifted from innovation to unchecked power.
Futurism · 1m
Nobel economists back California's billionaire wealth tax
Six Nobel Prize winners say Prop 40 could spark a global movement to tax the ultra-wealthy.
Fortune · 1m
The Search for Silicon Valley's Most Powerful Woman
Why is it so hard to name the most powerful woman in tech, and what does that reveal about power itself?
WIRED · 4m
Women in tech speak out on harassment and bias
A survey of 634 women reveals persistent sexism, harassment, and discrimination that contradicts tech leadership's claims of progress.
WIRED · 2m
Women Still Face Too Much Bullshit in Silicon Valley
A WIRED editor's personal reckoning with sexism in tech and media, and why an entire issue dedicated to women matters now more than ever.
WIRED · 1m
Andreessen Horowitz launches tuition-free AI academy
The venture capital firm is creating a one-year program with no degrees, homework, or tests, partnering with tech giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI.
The Verge · 1m
How Trump's AI empire is reshaping the Philippines
The US is building a deregulated economic zone in the Philippines to control AI supply chains, but critics warn it mirrors colonial exploitation.
Mother Jones · 4m
Stealth wealth reshapes luxury real estate
Silicon Valley's ultrarich are buying multimillion-dollar mansions through shell companies and secret listings to hide their identities.
Fortune · 2m
Effective altruism faces Trump's wrath over AI safety
A Silicon Valley philosophy focused on using money and careers to benefit humanity is clashing with the Trump administration's push for rapid AI development.
Business Insider · 2m
Lucy Guo: AI is making people work harder
Scale AI founder and billionaire says autonomous agents demand constant vigilance, not less work.
Fortune · 1m
There is no A.I. race
The obsession with beating China at A.I. ignores what actually matters: deploying the technology across the economy.
The New Yorker · 3m
Silicon Valley's AI houses hide a culture of assault
Prestigious hacker houses where future AI leaders live have become sites of harassment, rape allegations, and police incidents.
Futurism · 1m
Trump rebrands AI as 'super intelligence'
The president declared at the UN that the US will officially call artificial intelligence 'super intelligence' in all government documents.
Futurism · 1m
Why is Silicon Valley still a boys' club?
WIRED investigates the state of women in tech as the industry swings right and gender talk disappears.
WIRED · 1m
Why Martin Fowler doesn't like LLMs
A technologist grapples with the productivity gains of AI while rejecting the uncanny, dishonest way they interact.
Martinfowler · 1m
Plaud eyes 2028 IPO as AI note-taking hits mainstream
The AI note-taking startup plans to go public once it hits $1 billion in annual revenue, already serving 2.5 million users globally.
Pymnts · 1m
Trump's masculine obsession with AI dominance
The Trump administration frames AI as a tool only strong men can control, turning a tech debate into a gender culture war.
Mother Jones · 2m
Benioff: AI companies must prepare to be sued
Salesforce's CEO warns the AI industry that self-regulation is the only alternative to lawsuits and liability.
Fortune · 1m
Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame?
A.I. systems are being shaped by rationalist philosophers who reject traditional shame as a moral guide, raising questions about what values machines will teach us.
The New Yorker · 3m
Inside the cult-like world of AI worship
Silicon Valley insiders are allegedly worshipping Claude as a god, raising questions about tech's messianic obsession.
Futurism · 1m
Trump's see-no-evil AI policy
As warnings about AI risks mount, Trump ignores them and doubles down on unfettered growth.
The Atlantic · 3m
Our A.I. Problem
Tech leaders race to build superintelligence but can't agree on how to keep it safe.
The New Yorker · 1m
Should we be skeptical about the AI panic?
Death is scary and all, but there are non-speculative problems with AI we should be addressing now.
Vox · 2m
God and Vance at Yale
How a rumpled ex-Marine from Ohio transformed into Trump's vice president, with help from a Tiger Mother and a billionaire.
Vanity Fair · 3m
