Tag Archives: Thiel, Peter A

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 26, 2021
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Away From Silicon Valley, the Military Is the Ideal Customer

While much has been made of tech’s unwillingness to work with the Pentagon, start-ups are still plumbing the industry’s decades-long ties to the military.

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The New York Times 12:56 pm on January 7, 2021
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Should Business Executives Who Enabled the Capitol Riots Be Held to Account?

Business is about accountability.

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The New York Times 11:14 pm on December 13, 2020
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Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Found Out.

Big tech companies now exert huge influence over what stories get told. The message is clear: Be careful who you offend.

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The New York Times 6:26 pm on September 30, 2020
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Palantir Shares Up in Wall Street Debut

The Silicon Valley company leads a wave of tech outfits hoping to test the public markets in the busiest season for I.P.O.s in two decades.

#computers-and-the-internet, #initial-public-offerings, #karp-alex, #new-york-stock-exchange, #palantir-technologies, #snowflake-inc, #stocks-and-bonds, #thiel-peter-a

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 26, 2020
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What’s a Palantir? The Tech Industry’s Next Big I.P.O.

A tech start-up named for objects in “The Lord of the Rings” has become a major government contractor. But what it does is not easy to understand.

#artificial-intelligence, #computers-and-the-internet, #defense-contracts, #government-contracts-and-procurement, #immigration-and-customs-enforcement-us, #initial-public-offerings, #karp-alex, #palantir-technologies, #software, #start-ups, #thiel-peter-a, #trump-donald-j

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The New York Times 12:00 am on June 22, 2020
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What’s Facebook’s Deal With Donald Trump?

Mark Zuckerberg has forged an uneasy alliance with the Trump administration. He may have gotten too close.

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The New York Times 6:36 pm on March 21, 2020
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This Is Not the End of the World and You Are Not a Prepper

The prepper vision of the world is bleak and ruthless. Something better is happening now.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #doomsday, #epidemics, #high-net-worth-individuals, #musk-elon, #stockpiling, #thiel-peter-a

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The New York Times 2:27 pm on March 5, 2020
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Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich

Investors and clients of the facial recognition start-up freely used the app on dates and at parties — and to spy on the public.

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