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Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare

The Guardian - US

How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?

INSIDE FILM: Elon Musk, JD Vance and Giorgia Meloni have all described JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novels as fundamental to their respective world views – but it’d be too easy to claim they’ve simply misunderstood them. As Peter Jackson’s film adaptations return to cinemas 25 years after they began, Xan Brooks…

The Independent UK

Silicon Valley Founders Warn They May Flee If California Billionaire Tax Passes

Silicon Valley billionaires warn a proposed California wealth tax could drive founders and jobs out of the state.

International Business Times

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Tech Billionaires Warn of California Exodus as 5% Wealth Tax Sparks Panic

Tech billionaires threaten to flee California as a proposed 5% wealth tax sparks panic among Silicon Valley founders.

International Business Times UK

Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says

The proposal calls for California residents worth more than $1 billion to pay a one-time tax equivalent to 5% of their assets.

Fortune

Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025

A look back at the biggest tech stories of the year, from the rise and fall of Musk’s Doge to lucrative investments into AI

The Guardian - US

South Park season 28 episode 5 ending gives us the Christmas miracle we've been waiting for (almost)

South Park season 28 is finally over, and episode 5 gave us the moment we've all been waiting for... even in real-life.

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Billionaire Palantir co-founder calls for return of public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’ in America

‘If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law. We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes,’ Lonsdale wrote on X

The Independent UK

Scott Bessent calls the Giving Pledge well-intentioned but ‘very amorphous,’ growing from ‘a panic among the billionaire class’

“When you see that people have a stake in the system, they don’t want to bring the system down,” the Treasury secretary argued at the DealBook Summit.

Fortune

Nikki Haley's Son Says GOP Must Act Or Lose Gen Z To 'Mamdani-Style' Socialism: 'We Are Going In The Opposite Direction'

Nalin Haley, conservative activist and the son of former Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, has spoken out about the challenges faced by his generation, Gen Z, and the need for Republicans to address them.

Benzinga

Palantir Is The 'Most Dangerous Corporation' In America, Says Clinton-Era Official: It Is Building The Infrastructure Of 'The Police State'

Economist Robert Reich issued a stark warning on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR), calling the Silicon Valley giant a growing threat to civil liberties as it continues to expand within the federal government.

Benzinga

Cathie Wood's Bold Coinbase Bet Grows Despite Bitcoin Volatility, Ark Amps Up Bet On Peter Thiel-Backed Bullish

Cathie Wood‘s Ark Invest added to its position in Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN), Bullish (NYSE:BLSH), and Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOP) on Tuesday, leaning further into crypto-exposed names even as recent weakness in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has pressured digital asset stocks and stirred valuation concerns around the leading U.S. crypto exchange.

Benzinga

AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now

Despite the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the media and within the general population. That has got to change

The Guardian - US

Silicon Valley sets its sights on building the perfect baby

Tech-savvy parents to be are using IVF and screening embryos to build families in ways that were unimaginable a few short years ago.

Fortune

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The Guardian - US

The US government ruins Thanksgiving: it’s a South Park holiday special

Idiotic US war secretary Pete Hegseth launches an attack on a turkey-based festivity in frustration at his inability to outsmart a buffoonish police detective. A wild season finale looms

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem?

The VP wouldn’t be where he is today without the patronage of the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. But with voters becoming more and more concerned about the firm’s surveillance tech, could that relationship affect his chances, asks Arwa Mahdawi

Fortune

The analyst who once predicted the ‘end of capitalism’ sees Zohran Mamdani’s election as a ‘day of reckoning coming in’—and corporates only have themselves to blame

Albert Edwards says Zohran Mamdani’s policies are “lunacy,” but big companies “laid the seeds for their own destruction.”

International Business Times UK

Peter Thiel's Fund Sells Tesla, Entire Nvidia Stake for Apple and Microsoft Shares in Q3

Peter Thiel's fund slashed its stake in Tesla by 76% and entirely offloaded Nvidia and Vistra Corp. shares in Q3. Instead, he purchased $45 million worth of shares of Apple and Microsoft.

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Peter Thiel Dumps NVIDIA and Slashes Tesla Stake—Is the AI Bubble About to Pop?

Peter Thiel's fund sold all its NVIDIA shares and cut Tesla by 76%, raising red flags on AI valuations and possible bubble.

Barchart

Wall Street Is Betting on Nuclear Energy, But Legendary Investor Peter Thiel Just Ditched This 1 Key Power Stock

The Trump administration has supported a major rally in nuclear energy shares, but VST may have now become overvalued.

Benzinga

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Explains Why the Massive AI Spending Wave Actually Makes Perfect Sense: '... All Of It Justified'

On Wednesday, Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang pushed back on growing concerns that the world is heading toward an AI bubble, arguing that today's massive investments are rooted in a historic shift in how computing itself works.

The Conversation

As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on Google

The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating Wall Street estimates. The chipmaker said revenue will rise again to $US65 billion in the last part of the year.

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Elon Musk Just Teased Tesla’s ‘Most Memorable Product Unveil Ever’ with Roadster in Development and New ‘Electric Flying Car’

Elon Musk reaffirms Tesla’s commitment to the long-delayed Roadster, teasing an ambitious prototype that could redefine the future of electric vehicles — and perhaps even flight.

Euronews

Epstein files cast long shadow over global business elite

Newly released emails show top finance and business figures maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein years after his initial conviction, raising questions over judgement and corporate governance.

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Peter Thiel Just Slashed His Stake in Tesla Stock by 76%. Should You Sell TSLA Too?

After paring his complete stake in Nvidia, the Palantir co-founder has trimmed his stake in the EV leader substantially.

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