The Dots Are Connecting for an Eventual Tesla-SpaceX Merger The dots for a Tesla-SpaceX merger are connecting after Tesla secured the SEC's nod to let retail shareholders automatically vote alongside the board. Barchart · Oct 2
Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Says the AI Jobs Apocalypse Makes an ‘Incredible Headline’ But Ignores History. Instead, People Will Be 10x More Productive. Chamath Palihapitiya says AI isn't going to cause mass unemployment. Instead, he thinks people will just be more productive and have more time on their hands. Barchart · Sep 23
JD Vance's 'Give Us Another Chance' Plea Sends Shockwaves as Republicans Fight To Hold Congress JD Vance urges voters to give Republicans 'another chance' before telling Americans to keep Democrats he attacks as extreme out of Congress. International Business Times UK · Sep 18
AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger Anthropic is expected to beat rival OpenAI to the public markets with a blockbuster IPO later this year despite recent doomsday warnings, but questions remain about their business models and whether regulators should step in. Before the recent headlines over AI safety, Altman and executives at OpenAI had already signaled… The Economic Times · Sep 18
‘America truly is the best country in the world’: Sri Lankan-origin entrepreneur Chamath Palihapitiya's message on turning 50 Sri Lankan-born investor and entrepreneur Chamath Palihapitiya marked his 50th birthday with a deeply personal message to his children and a powerful tribute to the United States, the country he credits with giving him the opportunity to build a new life. Reflecting on his journey from growing up as a… The Times of India · Sep 3
Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows Tech companies have underestimated the opposition to energy-hungry datacenters – and experts predict the pushback will intensify The Guardian - US · Sep 1
Elon Musk's Tesla Weighs $10.1 Billion Solar Plant, Chamath Palihapitiya Calls It a Bet on Nuclear: Here's Why Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said Wednesday that Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) expansion into solar manufacturing was essentially a bet on nuclear power, as the automaker weighs a $10.1 billion solar cell plant in Texas. Benzinga · Aug 13
Chamath Palihapitiya Says AI Agents Will Undermine 'Bottoms Up' Software Strategy Amid 'IP/Alpha Leakage' Concerns Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya predicted that the rise of AI agents and growing corporate concerns over data security will fundamentally reshape how enterprises buy software. Benzinga · Aug 5
EXCLUSIVE: Chamath Palihapitiya Says He'll Pay and Jensen Huang Says Stay as California's Billionaire Tax Looms— But a Tax Adviser to the Ultra-Wealthy Is Telling Clients Something Very Different Seven extremely wealthy Californians have already left the state ahead of a proposed 5% billionaire wealth tax that will appear on the November ballot, with four leaving before the Jan. 1 residency deadline and three departing afterward, according to an international tax adviser who said more clients are considering an… Benzinga · Jul 27
Michael Burry Says Wall Street Has Turned on Big Tech's AI Spending: 'The Market Has Voted' The ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry on Sunday said the market has delivered its verdict on Big Tech’s artificial intelligence (AI) spending, with investors increasingly favoring companies showing stronger returns over larger capital commitments. Benzinga · Jul 27
Chamath Palihapitiya Sees ‘Very Obvious Industrial Logic’ in SpaceX Acquiring Tesla to Fund Elon Musk’s Broad Swath Of Projects Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said on Tuesday that investors are overlooking a major near-term value driver for SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX), arguing that Elon Musk could create strategic and financial leverage by combining the space venture and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) under one corporate structure. Benzinga · Jul 15
Chamath Palihapitiya Says Tokenmaxxing Weighs on Earnings — ‘CEOs and CFOs Have No Idea How Much Is Going on Inside Their Organizations’ Chamath Palihapitiya warns unchecked AI “tokenmaxxing” could quietly inflate corporate costs and weigh on earnings as executives struggle to track whether growing AI spending is paying off. Barchart · Jul 15
Chamath Palihapitiya Once Donated $750,000 to Spite Trump— Now He's Calling Him a 'Fantastic' President and Blaming The Media: 'I Took the Time to Learn...' Venture capitalist and All-In podcast co-host Chamath Palihapitiya used a Tuesday appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box to deliver one of Silicon Valley’s most complete political reversals, declaring that the media had “lied” about President Donald Trump and that he got it “totally, totally wrong.” Benzinga · Jul 15
Elon Musk's SpaceX Won't Turn Profitable Until 2027, Analyst Says: 'Still Not Sure What People See…' The Future Fund LLC‘s Gary Black renewed his skepticism toward Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) early Wednesday after the stock’s recent pullback and said the company’s valuation and upcoming share unlocks leave little room for upside. Benzinga · Jul 15
Benzinga · Jul 8 Chamath Palihapitiya Says Meta 'Completely Fumbled It' on AI: Why Mark Zuckerberg Missed Big Tech's Next Major Leap Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya believes Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg have “completely fumbled” the artificial intelligence race, squandering a historic opportunity to become the world’s undisputed champion of open-source AI.
Fortune · Jul 7 Palantir CEO Alex Karp is paranoid about Anthropic and OpenAI. That doesn't mean he has nothing to fear. The Palantir CEO says Anthropic and OpenAI deliver no value and 'steal alpha' from customers. Is he right?
Benzinga · Jul 7 Trump Says First 500,000 'Trump Accounts' Are Funded as Economist Warns There Is 'Nothing to Celebrate' as Kids Will Also Inherit the Debt On Monday, President Donald Trump said the federal government has deposited the first $1,000 into more than 500,000 newly created “Trump Accounts,” launching a program aimed at giving eligible American newborns an early start in investing.
Benzinga · Jul 5 Jason Calacanis Calls Sundar Pichai 'an Amazing American,' Thanks Trump for Backing High-Skilled Immigration Angel investor and All-In Podcast host Jason Calacanis publicly praised Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, calling him “an amazing American” and crediting immigration policy for the tech sector’s rise.
International Business Times UK · Jul 3 Elon Musk Backs Chamath's Bold AI Thesis: Universal High Income and Optional Work Elon Musk and Chamath Palihapitiya see a future where AI and robots transform the economy, making work optional and enabling universal high income. Explore the potential impact on industries and the workforce.
Benzinga · Jul 2 Chamath Palihapitiya Jokes There are 'No Jobs Left' As Nvidia, Corning and Ford Tell a Very Different AI Story: 'Dario Told Me...' Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya recently joked that there are “no jobs left” in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). This comes as recent developments at major U.S. corporations prove otherwise: Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) are adding thousands of manufacturing roles to build AI infrastructure, while Ford Motor…
The Times of India · Jun 26 Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya speaks about H-1B, says 'I am irrelevant' but Elon Musk came to US on this visa Sri Lankan-origin American billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya said he came to the country on the much-discussed, much-abused H-1B visa program at a time when there were no takers for the visa program. Speaking to the Axios Show, Palihapitiya said he also gets called out on social media as "part of the…
International Business Times UK · Jun 26 Former Facebook VP Says Zuckerberg 'Profoundly Failed' in AI Race, Allowing Nvidia to Win Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive, criticises Meta's AI strategy, arguing the company missed a leadership opportunity in AI, allowing Nvidia to dominate the ecosystem.
International Business Times UK · May 26 'Shut The F*** Up': Chamath Palihapitiya Slams Cloudflare CEO Over Memo After 1,000 AI Layoffs Cloudflare laid off over 1,000 employees to shift focus to AI. Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya criticized the CEO's memo, calling it insensitive and harmful to laid-off workers seeking new jobs.
Fortune · May 26 Big Four consulting has 2 AI nightmares. KPMG's answer to both is the same Is partnering with Anthropic like letting the fox into the hen house? KPMG's response: "You can't think of them as the competitor."
The Times of India · Apr 5 Bill Ackman's nephew vs 'Ronda': US billionaire's viral rant against employee who is suing him for harassment Bill Ackman made a multi-thousand-word post on X disclosing a family company scandal as he wanted X users to comment on it while making his stand also clear that he won't settle a lawsuit brought against his company by a former employee whom he fired and who is now bringing…