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This week on “Hard Fork” from The New York Times, the hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose discuss how this current moment of deep skepticism and suspicion towards the major A.I. companies arose, and the tensions between our democracy and the Silicon Valley elite.
Read full articleThe New York Times wants to talk to workers about what they think artificial intelligence will mean for their careers, and how they are navigating this uncertain period.
On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose discuss the pros and cons of I.P.O.s by large tech companies.
Silicon Valley giant seeking to differentiate itself with a commitment to privacy
Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons Silicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for “rather more self-interested” reasons, the former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said. Clegg, who spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs, told The Rest is Money podcast that it felt like “a very good time for me to move on” when he left the company in March 2025, three months into the second Trump administration. Continue reading...
Orchard bug disclosure forced a Zcash soft fork and NU6.2 hard fork within days, as ZEC slid ~30–40% and supply verification took center stage.
The incident highlights the need for transparent governance in crypto projects, as centralized decision-making can undermine community trust. The post Zcash faces governance concerns after emergency hard fork over critical vulnerability appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Tech titans and Silicon Valley transplants changed the Columbus area, but not everyone is thrilled about the rapid transformation.
A grab bag of funded startups caught our attention this past month, from a previously bootstrapped custom metal manufacturer that got its first outside funding from big-name Silicon Valley backers, to a startup that aims to provide geothermal energy from underwater volcanoes to small island nations.
