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The fund will focus on quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and microelectronics, all of which CEO Gilman Louie sees as critical to cybersecurity and U.S. national security.
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Peter Thiel says a U.S. law enforcement plan to access Americans’ protected communications is a bad idea. Thiel, founder of big data analytics platform Palantir and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, told Fox News Sunday he supports the use of encryption to protect U.S. data. His comments come as government officials including, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, have threatened legislation that would require companies like WhatsApp and Apple to make it possible for the FBI to access encrypted messages. Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist with a Silicon Valley background, suggested the FBI would not be able to ensure outsiders wouldn’t be able to use the same mechanisms to read communications that now are safe from prying eyes. “Maybe the FBI gets the information, maybe other people get it,” he told the Sunday morning show “Fox News Futures.” “I don’t trust the FBI to keep it protected inside the FBI…The […]
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Getting even the most well-organized team to agree on anything can be hard. Tel Aviv’s Ment.io, formerly known as Epistema, wants to make this process easier by applying smart design and a dose of machine learning to streamline the decision-making process. Like with so many Israeli startups, Ment.io’s co-founders Joab Rosenberg and Tzvika Katzenelson got […] Continue reading Ment.io wants to help your team make decisions
Musk is leaving the ethical AI organization he founded only two years ago. Continue reading Elon Musk Steps Down From Open Source AI Group
As consumers have shifted to the web to order and pay for services like broadband and insurance, price comparison sites have become one of the main ways that they search for the best deals to cover what they need. Today, one of the bigger companies in the space in Europe, CompareEuropeGroup, announced it has raised €20 million ($21 million) to expand and move ahead of the pack. The… Read More Continue reading Financial comparison site CompareEuropeGroup scores $21M from Thiel, ACE and more
As with the rest of Trump’s transition team, however, possible conflicts of interest abound. Continue reading Peter Thiel Helped Land His Private Space Bros on Trump’s NASA Transition Team
“Young Blood for Old Brains” lecture summarizes efforts to use the blood of young people to cure neurological diseases in the elderly. Continue reading The Blood of the Young Might Really Be an Anti-Aging Elixir, Researchers Say
Peter Thiel wins in Silicon Valley. Continue reading Silicon Valley’s Top Trump Supporter Says ‘Difficult Task’ Lies Ahead
Thiel’s support of Trump has sparked a conversation around his relationship with the noted startup incubator Y Combinator. Continue reading Horrified by Trump, Silicon Valley Leaders Debate Cutting Ties to Peter Thiel
A Silicon Valley startup is weaponizing the weaknesses in the American legal system as an investing opportunity. Continue reading A Startup Is Automating the Lawsuit Strategy Peter Thiel Used to Kill Gawker