What JD Vance’s rise tells us about the influence of Peter Thiel — and Silicon Valley in the age of Donald Trump
Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump in the 2016 election and spoke at the Republican National Convention. Now JD Vance, who Thiel also supported, could be the next vice president. JD Vance’s appointment to the Republican presidential ticket is interesting for lots of reasons. But I’m particularly interested in Vance’s connections to Silicon Valley, where a…
How Elon Musk could benefit from a second Trump presidency
Elon Musk and Donald Trump With a few pen strokes, Donald Trump could make many of Elon Musk’s problems go away. Shortly after a gunman shot at Trump’s head two weeks ago, injuring his ear, Musk made his preference for the 2024 presidential election known. After being openly hostile to President Joe Biden on X,…
Google drops Amazon’s One Medical
Google CEO Sundar Pichai. For years, Google was the largest business customer of One Medical, the primary-care provider Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion. But as Amazon closed the One Medical deal last year, Google decided to terminate its enterprise agreement with the healthcare company, according to an internal document obtained by B-17. “We are also…
Ukraine’s US-provided Bradley armored fighting vehicles are turning heads in tough battles against Russia
A Ukrainian soldier in a Bradley fighting vehicle, not far away from Avdiivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. In a snowy landscape near Stepove in eastern Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian armored vehicles went head-to-head in what appeared to be a mismatched fight. In a video released by Ukraine’s defense ministry earlier this year, a…
Feds accuse famed short-seller Andrew Left of fraud and market manipulation
Andrew Left, the famed short-seller that made millions betting against public companies, has been charged of fraud by federal prosecutors. The Citron Research founder was charged with 17 counts of securities fraud on Friday, as well as making false statements to federal investigators, according to a release from the Department of Justice. Left — who,…
Obama endorses Harris — hours after Trump used him as a reason to back out of debating
Former President Barack Obama on Friday announced his support of Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Former President Barack Obama has announced that he’s endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 Democratic nomination — just hours after the Trump campaign used Obama’s lack of endorsement as a reason for former President Donald Trump to…
OpenAI’s new SearchGPT prototype is a declaration of war against Google
It’s official — OpenAI is coming for Google’s lunch. The AI company announced “SearchGPT” on Thursday, an early version of a search product that shows the company is one step closer to launching its own search engine. In a blog post, OpenAI said it’s “testing SearchGPT, a temporary prototype of new AI search features that…
Adobe executive compared early termination fees to heroin for the company: court docs
US regulators sued Abode last month. An Adobe executive allegedly likened early termination fees to heroin for the software company, according to newly unredacted documents in the US government’s lawsuit against the Photoshop and Creative Cloud maker. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission noted in the government’s unredacted lawsuit against the Adobe that…
Here’s how moguls like Rupert Murdoch control their companies — without owning their companies
Rupert Murdoch is trying to make sure his son Lachlan (left), controls the company after he’s gone. His son James Murdoch (right) is fighting the move in court. Rupert Murdoch is fighting with his children over control of his media empire, and the “Succession”-style brawl is headed for a Nevada courtroom. But wait a minute:…
