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Former Meta exec Nick Clegg offers careful criticism of ‘cloyingly conformist’ Silicon Valley
Meta’s former policy chief Nick Clegg seems to be walking a tightrope as he promotes his upcoming book, “How to Save the Internet.”
Pintarnya raises $16.7M to power jobs and financial services in Indonesia
The Indonesian startup, now backed by $16.7M in Series A funding, helps workers find full-time and side gigs while offering financial solutions
The Trump administration’s big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants
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Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acquihire
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OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments
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US government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel
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