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India's VCs Are Winning at Home — And Now Eyeing America
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India's VCs Are Winning at Home — And Now Eyeing America

Indian venture capital has quietly displaced Silicon Valley in its own backyard. Only one American VC made India's top 10 investor list last year. Here's why that matters beyond India.

Sam Altman Takes the Stand — And Doesn't Flinch
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Sam Altman Takes the Stand — And Doesn't Flinch

After two weeks of witnesses calling him a liar, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in his own defense, claiming Elon Musk tried to kill the company twice.

Palantir Named Itself After a Cursed Artifact. That's Not a Coincidence.
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Palantir Named Itself After a Cursed Artifact. That's Not a Coincidence.

Palantir Technologies took its name from J.R.R. Tolkien's all-seeing magical stones. The choice reveals more about Silicon Valley's self-mythology than any press release ever could.

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Stanford Has a School Inside Its School
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Stanford Has a School Inside Its School

VCs are handing millions to 18-year-olds before they have a single idea. Inside Stanford's shadow ecosystem—where innovation and fraud grow side by side.

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Minho Choi
Sam Altman's Home Hit Twice in 72 Hours
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Sam Altman's Home Hit Twice in 72 Hours

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco residence was attacked twice in three days — first a Molotov cocktail, then a shooting. What does this say about tech power, public anger, and the real-world risks facing AI leaders?

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Doyun Han
OpenAI Raised $122B. It's Still Losing Money.
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OpenAI Raised $122B. It's Still Losing Money.

OpenAI just closed the largest funding round in Silicon Valley history at $122 billion, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $852 billion. It's still unprofitable. Here's what that tells us about the AI economy.

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Seoyeon Park
Silicon Valley's Billionaires Are Buying a Congressional Seat
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Silicon Valley's Billionaires Are Buying a Congressional Seat

In CA-17, tech founder Ethan Agarwal is challenging five-term incumbent Ro Khanna — backed by billionaires opposed to a wealth tax. It's already getting dirty.

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Doyun Han
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xAI's Last Co-Founders Are Gone. What's Left?
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xAI's Last Co-Founders Are Gone. What's Left?

All 11 of xAI's original co-founders have now left Elon Musk's AI startup. With the company absorbed into SpaceX and declared 'rebuilt from foundations,' what does this mean for Grok—and for Musk's AI ambitions?

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Doyun Han
Pichai's $692M Package Is a Strategy Memo in Disguise
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Pichai's $692M Package Is a Strategy Memo in Disguise

Alphabet's new pay deal for Sundar Pichai links his compensation to Waymo and Wing performance—signaling where Google is placing its biggest bets. Here's what investors should actually read into it.

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Doyun Han
The Great AI Philosophy War: Speed vs Safety in Silicon Valley
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The Great AI Philosophy War: Speed vs Safety in Silicon Valley

Anthropic champions careful AI development while OpenAI backs acceleration. Their clash reveals a deeper ideological divide that could shape humanity's future.

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Minho Choi
When Silicon Valley's Kingmakers Turn Against Their Creation
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When Silicon Valley's Kingmakers Turn Against Their Creation

Tech billionaires who once backed Ro Khanna are now funding his challenger over wealth tax support, setting up 2026's most expensive primary battle. A deeper look at the money-politics nexus in America's wealthiest district.

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Doyun Han
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Pentagon vs Anthropic: When America Sanctions Its Own AI Champion
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Pentagon vs Anthropic: When America Sanctions Its Own AI Champion

Defense Secretary designates Anthropic as supply-chain risk, shocking Silicon Valley. OpenAI strikes deal same day with identical terms. What's really happening?

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Doyun Han
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