Keywords: Silicon Valley


Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Share Strategy Could Help Him Pay California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be able to meet a potential multibillion-dollar tax obligation in California without surrendering his control over the technology company he founded. A new share structure approved by Meta’s board could allow him to sell part of his economic stake while preserving his......

Why Donald Trump Wants to Replace Artificial Intelligence With “Super Intelligence”

A battle over terminology has become part of the debate surrounding artificial intelligence in the United States. President Donald Trump is seeking to replace the familiar expression “artificial intelligence” with “Super Intelligence,” arguing that the traditional label fails......

California billionaires face proposed one-time wealth tax

California is preparing for a major debate over how the state should tax extreme wealth, with Proposition 40 putting a one-time levy on billionaires before voters in the November 3, 2026 election. The initiative would impose a 5% tax on certain taxpayers with assets exceeding $1 billion, with most of......

OpenAI defends leadership stability amid executive departures

OpenAI is seeking to reassure investors, employees and the wider technology industry that a series of executive departures does not indicate deeper instability within the company. The artificial intelligence developer behind ChatGPT has emphasized that changes at the top are part of an evolving organization......

Report sheds light on the influence of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s wife

A new report has drawn attention to Kami Clark, the wife of Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, describing her involvement in business and technology circles and highlighting connections that have intersected with the company’s rise. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, Clark......

Eliyan reaches $1 billion valuation after $145 million funding to tackle AI chip data bottlenecks

Silicon Valley startup Eliyan has raised $145 million in new venture capital funding, achieving a valuation of $1 billion as investors continue to back technologies designed to improve artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Santa Clara, California-based company develops high-speed connectivity......

SambaNova reaches $11 billion valuation after securing $1 billion AI funding

Artificial intelligence chip developer SambaNova has raised $1 billion in a major late-stage funding round, lifting the company’s valuation to $11 billion as demand grows for specialised computing infrastructure designed to support advanced AI systems. The funding round was led by investment firm......

Amazon employees inflate AI usage metrics through unnecessary token activity

Employees at Amazon have reportedly used internal artificial intelligence tools to automate unnecessary tasks in order to artificially increase their token consumption metrics, reflecting a broader Silicon Valley trend known as “tokenmaxxing.” The practice has emerged as companies intensify......

Peter Thiel lectures in Rome draw criticism from Vatican advisers

Technology billionaire Peter Thiel is in Rome this week to deliver a series of private lectures on the Antichrist, an event that has sparked criticism within Catholic institutions and prompted several universities to publicly distance themselves from the gathering. The invitation only conference series......