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Silicon Valley billionaire, reeling from Zohran Mamdani's victory, turns back the clock to Peter Thiel's warning about the appeal of socialism from 2020

Thiel famously wrote about a “broken generational compact,” warning that “if one has no stake in the capitalist system, then one may well turn against it.”

Fortune

Elon Musk Says Bill Gates Is 'Not Strong' In Science, Recalling Visit To Tesla Factory Where He Dismissed Long-Range Semitrucks As 'Impossible'

In a recent podcast, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk criticized Bill Gates‘ scientific knowledge, despite Gates’ Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) being a tech giant.

Benzinga

Bill Gates 'Lost A Fortune' Shorting Tesla Amid Climate Stance Shift, Says Chamath Palihapitiya: '...Experiment Is Over'

Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya slammed Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder Bill Gates for shorting Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) amid the billionaire and philanthropist's shift in climate stance.

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Chamath Palihapitiya Says Amazon Was Left 'Bloated And Inefficient' Due To DEI Hiring, AI Is Just The Scapegoat: 'Chickens Come Home To Roost'

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya pushed back against the narrative that AI is to blame for the latest wave of layoffs at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), arguing that the real cause is rooted in flawed recruitment practices from the past decade.

Benzinga

Chamath Palihapitiya Warns Of 'Massive Value Destruction' For Insurers In Autonomous Era — Only 'Rich Enthusiasts' Will Continue To Drive

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya is predicting a significant shift in the auto insurance industry, driven by the growing penetration of Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Waymo and Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Cybercab in the U.S. domestic mobility market.

Benzinga

3 SPACs Hit New 52-Week Highs: Are Any Worth Owning?

Sixty-eight NYSE stocks hit new 52-week highs on Tuesday. Three were SPACs. As stocks become pricier, investor interest has increased. While it's tempting to bet on businesses with a pile of cash to acquire game-changing companies, there’s a downside.

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Tesla's $1 Trillion Illusion: Elon Musk's Pay Package And The Robotaxi Myth

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is about to rubber-stamp one of the most extravagant CEO pay packages in corporate history — a $1 trillion, 10-year deal for Elon Musk — even as its valuation stretches further from reality.

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Chamath Palihapitiya Sees Current Tech Giants Having An Upper Hand In AI Wars: 'Google Has A Huge Runway'

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya declared that the generative AI race will ultimately be won by established tech incumbents, not new startups, citing their “massive distribution” as the decisive factor.

Benzinga

Jeff Bezos Touts Data Centers In Space As Samsung And OpenAI Plan Floating Data Centers In The Ocean

As the artificial intelligence (AI) boom strains global power grids, tech giants are looking to the sea and stars for solutions. In a significant move, Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) and OpenAI are collaborating to develop floating data centers on the ocean, aiming to tackle land scarcity and the immense energy costs…

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As Trump Rolls Back Clean Energy Incentives, These 2 Solar Stocks Are Seeing A Sharp Drop In Quality Metrics

President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” slashed incentives for solar and wind projects, taking a toll on several stocks in the sector.

Benzinga

SPAC King Chamath Palihapitiya Hails Rare Earth Play MP Materials As Stock Nears $100: One Of The Deals 'That Worked'

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, often dubbed the “SPAC King,” recently celebrated a successful venture on X, highlighting MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) as its stock price nears the $100 mark.

Benzinga

'Trump Did Not Kill Solar,' Says Chamath Palihapitiya: He 'Let The Free Market Do Its Thing' And Best Businesses Are Thriving

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya defended President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” against claims that the rollback of certain subsidies has harmed the solar energy industry.

Benzinga

Chamath Palihapitiya Says Hyperscalers Like Microsoft, Google Need To Cushion Rising Power Bills Or 'See A Lot More Pushback'

On Friday, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned that Big Tech firms such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) could face growing backlash from local communities unless they act to offset rising electricity rates tied to massive AI data center expansion.

Benzinga

China's Relentless Gold Buying Spree Signals 'Rising Uncertainty In The World,' Says Chamath Palihapitiya: 'Hedging Against Dollar Risk'

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya says China's relentless appetite for gold underscores a significant shift in global sentiments, as both governments and people seek to hedge against mounting geopolitical and economic risks.

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Chamath Palihapitiya Is Back in the SPAC Game. Should You Buy His New AEXA Stock Now?

Last week, the American Exceptionalism SPAC started trading. It is designed to target companies in AI, defense, energy, and decentralized finance.

Benzinga

Chamath Palihapitiya Warns AI Push By GOOGL, META, MSFT And AMZN Using NVDA Chips Could Double Electricity Rates

The burgeoning artificial intelligence boom, driven by tech titans like Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) relying heavily on Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) powerful GPUs, could lead to a dramatic doubling of electricity rates within the next five years.

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Congressman Misses Out On 67% Gains Selling Intel Stock Early: Here's How Much He Could Have Made

The U.S. Government took a 10% stake in semiconductor company Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). With the stock up over 50% since the stake was taken, President Donald Trump is gaining praise. One member of Congress may be wishing they held on to shares a bit longer.

Benzinga

Trump Scores Better Than Warren Buffett On This Metric, Says Investor Chamath Palihapitiya: President's Intel Deal An 'Incredible Win'

Investor Chamath Palihapitiya praised President Donald Trump’s recent deal with Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC), calling it an “incredible” win for American taxpayers.

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SPAC King Chamath Palihapitiya Tells Retail Investors To Stay Away From His New SPAC

Known to some as the "SPAC King," Chamath Palihapitiya once had plans to launch SPACs with tickers IPOA through IPOZ. Those initial dreams failed, as several SPACs were liquidated without merger targets, and the SPAC market lost favor with retail investors.

Benzinga

US Could Lose AI Race To China, Warns Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt: 'They're...Applying It To Everything'

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the U.S. risks losing its edge in artificial intelligence as China rapidly advances in applied AI and open-source technologies.

Benzinga

Chamath Palihapitiya Warns America's Youth Face Crushing Debt, Broken Culture, Failing Schools — 'Either Humanity Wins Or The Algorithims'

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya sounded the alarm this week, arguing that young Americans face a convergence of financial and cultural crises that could leave them vulnerable to the grip of social media algorithms.

Benzinga

Bernie Sanders Rips Into Elon Musk's Tesla Pay Package — But Chamath Palihapitiya Fires Back, Defending It As 'Earned'

On Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasted Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) proposed $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk, calling it insane, while venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya defended the deal as a performance-based reward tied to revolutionary products.

Benzinga

Trump Slams Fed After Historic Jobs Revision—Is It 'Too Late' To Fix It?

The stunning 911,000-job downward revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted President Donald Trump to once again slam the Federal Reserve as dangerously behind the curve—questioning whether it's already too late to fix the damage.

The Independent UK

Scott Bessent prods White House rival to settle things ‘outside’ for talking to Trump about him: report

Treasury secretary reportedly wanted to brawl and said, ‘I’m going to f***ing beat your a**’

Kiplinger

SPACs, SMRs and How to Invest in the Nuclear Insurgency

Big nuclear deployments are in process, but small modular reactors could be a better way to meet rapidly rising electric power demand.

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