Trump ropes in best brains from Silicon Valley, says Indian-American investor
6 days, 11 hours ago

Trump ropes in best brains from Silicon Valley, says Indian-American investor

India Today  

The Silicon Valley is now deeply enmeshed in all things Trump, who has roped in some of the best brains and entrepreneurs from here, a top Indian-American venture capitalist has said. I am very excited to work with my fellow venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur friends like David Sacks, Chamath and Sriram Krishnan in bringing back an innovation friendly regulatory system,” Asha Jadeja Motwani told PTI. One of the early investors in Google, Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist Motwani has invested in more than 100 startups and is a big believer in India’s startup ecosystem. Over the years, the Foundation has worked consistently to amplify India’s presence on this prestigious global platform, showcasing India's dynamic and growing startup ecosystem, she said in a post on X.

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Immigration Policy Sparks Division Among Trump Allies
1 week, 5 days ago

Immigration Policy Sparks Division Among Trump Allies

Deccan Chronicle  

A heated online debate over immigration policy has highlighted a growing divide among Donald Trump’s supporters, particularly between his Silicon Valley backers and his staunchly anti-immigration base. These calls for more inclusive policies on skilled immigration met with fierce resistance from conservative factions within Trump’s support base, who have long championed stricter immigration controls. Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur and one …

Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon

Politico  

“A lot of us are hoping there’s a revolution coming,” Joe Lonsdale, founder of software company Palantir and startup investor said at a recent defense forum, “where we hold the bureaucracy accountable, where we shock the bureaucracy.” The Trump team has worked to fill the Pentagon with picks such as Stephen Feinberg, a wealthy investor with no experience inside the …

Not just Elon Musk: Silicon Valley's tech bosses poured millions into US presidential campaign
1 month ago

Not just Elon Musk: Silicon Valley's tech bosses poured millions into US presidential campaign

India Today  

NEW DELHI: Silicon Valley tech moguls made a significant impact on the recent 2024 US presidential election, with a Guardian analysis revealing that the tech industry contributed over $394.1 million to the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. The majority of these donations came from billionaire Elon Musk, who gave an enormous $242.6 million to former President Donald Trump’s …

Ivanhoe’s Friedland Says Fears for China on US Tariffs Overblown
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ivanhoe’s Friedland Says Fears for China on US Tariffs Overblown

Live Mint  

China has reduced its exposure to the US economy since Donald Trump’s first administration, leaving it better placed to weather the punitive trade tariffs being pledged by the president-elect, according to Robert Friedland, the founder of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. “China still has a lot of cards to play,” the co-chairman of the Canadian miner said Tuesday in an interview with …

A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up
55 years ago

A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up

Wired  

With only a few days left until the US presidential election, Donald Trump is claiming that some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful billionaires and tech leaders are seeking him out. Many of these leaders, like Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, became figureheads for Trump’s ire over what he believed to be censorship of conservative speech online. …

Venture capitalists are divided on Harris or Trump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Venture capitalists are divided on Harris or Trump

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. We just have a difference of perspective on policy issues.” It remains to be seen if the more than 700 venture capitalists who’ve voiced support for a movement called “VCs for Kamala” will match the pledges of Trump’s well-heeled supporters such as Elon Musk and …

Letters to the Editor: The simple, selfish reason Silicon Valley billionaires support Trump
5 months, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: The simple, selfish reason Silicon Valley billionaires support Trump

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18. Aside from the never-ending stress of trying to decide where to build the next mansion or whether to buy a sports team or a movie studio, they’re also forced to deal with all those pesky government regulations that prevent them from, you know, stealing our privacy, …

Silicon Valley Is Coconuts for Kamala Harris
55 years ago

Silicon Valley Is Coconuts for Kamala Harris

Wired  

David Gilbert: He is, and he's totally supporting Trump, but he's trying to get other people to support Trump as well. And I think as Lauren or Makena were saying, X is, despite the fact that its user base is much smaller than Instagram or Facebook, it's still incredibly important and powerful in terms of the messages that it gets …

This Silicon Valley investor is building a shrine to failure
5 months, 2 weeks ago

This Silicon Valley investor is building a shrine to failure

Live Mint  

As a venture capitalist based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Sean Jacobsohn is in the business of hunting for success. Jacobsohn doesn’t exactly sell tickets to his house, but he does host entrepreneurs at the Failure Museum every week. Norwest’s senior managing partner says he looks for “a track record of exceptional accomplishment" when he’s investing—and that includes how …

Silicon Valley’s support for Donald Trump and what it means for India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Silicon Valley’s support for Donald Trump and what it means for India

Hindustan Times  

That Donald Trump will return to the White House is now looking increasingly likely. While the failed assassination bid is one thing many commentators believe has gone in his favour, it’s also the support from Silicon Valley that is fuelling that belief. Earlier this week, Elon Musk and the co-founders of Andreessen Horowitz spoke out in support of Trump marking …

Silicon Valley's Soulless Plutocrats Flip for Donald Trump—to Save Their Billions
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Silicon Valley's Soulless Plutocrats Flip for Donald Trump—to Save Their Billions

Wired  

What potential national disaster—one that threatens to destroy the United States—keeps you awake at night? But if you are billionaire venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, apocalypse looms in another form: a proposed tax on unrealized capital gains that affects households worth more than $100 million. But it’s significant that in the tone-deaf 90-minute podcast they released this week, …

Why some Silicon Valley investors are backing the Trump-Vance campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why some Silicon Valley investors are backing the Trump-Vance campaign

LA Times  

Former President Trump talks with his running mate, Sen. J.D. Sacks said he hoped the event would “break the ice” on discussions around Trump and could create a “preference cascade, where all of a sudden it becomes acceptable to acknowledge the truth.” And on Tuesday, Sacks posted a list of 17 prominent names in the tech industry — including Tesla …

How Silicon Valley’s shift to the Right propelled JD Vance to Trump’s side
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Silicon Valley’s shift to the Right propelled JD Vance to Trump’s side

The Telegraph  

Thiel became disenchanted with the administration, however, and avoided backing him four years later, saying the Trump White House was “crazier” and “more dangerous” than he had imagined and that it “couldn’t get the most basic pieces of the government to work”. On Monday, Sacks spoke at the Republican National Convention, saying Democrats had turned San Francisco into a “cesspool” …

Silicon Valley Heavyweights, Including Elon Musk, Rally Behind J.D. Vance VP Pick
55 years ago

Silicon Valley Heavyweights, Including Elon Musk, Rally Behind J.D. Vance VP Pick

Wired  

Republican figureheads from Silicon Valley are rallying behind former president Donald Trump’s selection of Ohio senator J.D. Top Silicon Valley leaders like Elon Musk came out in support of Vance as Trump’s vice presidential pick in the hours after the official announcement was made on Monday. David Sacks, a prominent GOP donor and venture capitalist, wrote on the social media …

A viral blog post from a bureaucrat exposes why tech billionaires fear Biden — and fund Trump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A viral blog post from a bureaucrat exposes why tech billionaires fear Biden — and fund Trump

Salon  

The drastic rightward lurch of Silicon Valley's executive class has been swift and mysterious — but now the key to unlocking the mystery may lie in a cheeky blog post written by a regulator from the Federal Trade Commission. Comparing so-called "artificial intelligence" to a Magic 8 Ball, the federal regulator chastised tech marketers who "compare their products to magic …

In Silicon Valley, more support for Trump is trickling in. Is it a big threat to Biden?
7 months ago

In Silicon Valley, more support for Trump is trickling in. Is it a big threat to Biden?

LA Times  

A fundraiser held Thursday night at the San Francisco home of venture capitalist David Sacks, pictured in 2016, raised $12 million for Donald Trump, a campaign official said. A gathering of tech’s conservative cohort enjoyed a visit from former President Trump on Thursday evening at a tony fundraiser held at venture capitalist David Sacks’ San Francisco home. “That’s part of …

The tech billionaires going all-in for Trump: ‘There’s a wellspring of support in Silicon Valley’
7 months ago

The tech billionaires going all-in for Trump: ‘There’s a wellspring of support in Silicon Valley’

The Independent  

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Silicon Valley Bank collapse likely to impact Indian startup ecosystem: Experts
1 year, 9 months ago

Silicon Valley Bank collapse likely to impact Indian startup ecosystem: Experts

Hindustan Times  

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest vendor in the startup ecosystem, is likely to adversely impact the Indian startup scenario as well as it has injected a lot of uncertainty in the sector overnight, industry experts say. The FDIC, in a statement, said as of December 31, 2022, the Silicon Valley Bank had approximately USD 209.0 billion in …

The Next Silicon Valley Will Be in the US Heartland
2 years, 3 months ago

The Next Silicon Valley Will Be in the US Heartland

Wired  

You don’t meet many billionaires on buses. Beginning in 2014, Case, now an investor and philanthropist, led eight bus tours into the US interior, rolling his bright red motorcoach—packed with investors and guest entrepreneurs like Tory Burch, Mike Bloomberg, and Ted Leonsis—into cities like Detroit, Boise, Chattanooga, and Omaha. The experience solidified his hunch that within the next 10 years, …

Why Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are investing billions in India
4 years, 5 months ago

Why Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are investing billions in India

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Since the start of 2020, the biggest names in US tech have invested around $17 billion in India. And though India’s tech relationship with China still runs deep — Chinese smartphones dominate the Indian market, and most of India’s biggest startups have sizable Chinese investment — the recent tensions could strengthen India’s longstanding tech ties …

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