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Silicon Valley, Ready to Laugh Again?

By Abram Brown · Apr 11, 2026 8:23am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Meet the father of Claude Code• Artificial Intelligence: The hijinks around tokenmaxxing • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Who Blew Up the Georgia Guidestones?” “Those Who Are About to Die” and “It Was Just an Accident”Over a good many years, “Silicon Valley,”... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Meet the father of Claude Code• ...
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xAI Spending Pushed SpaceX to a Nearly $5 Billion Loss

By Cory Weinberg · Apr 9, 2026 5:13pm PDT
SpaceX lost just under $5 billion last year while generating more than $18.5 billion in revenue, two people familiar with the figures said. The financial figures include xAI, the Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company that SpaceX acquired in February. The net loss, as well as other financial figures that consolidate SpaceX and... SpaceX lost just under $5 billion last year while generating more than $18.5 billion in revenue,...
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Database Startup Supabase in Talks to Double Valuation to $10 Billion

By Katie Roof · Apr 2, 2026 6:55pm PDT · 5 comments
Singapore’s GIC is in talks to lead an investment in database startup Supabase at a valuation of about $10 billion, double the level it raised at last fall, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. Supabase is aiming to raise about $500 million in the fundraising round, but the number could change, they said. Singapore’s GIC is in talks to lead an investment in database startup Supabase at a valuation of...
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Silicon Valley CEOs Find New Ethos From AI Tools: I’ll Do It Myself

By Abram Brown · Feb 14, 2026 6:00am PST · 7 comments
When the tech elite begin tossing around words like “paradise,” “superpower” and “nuclear bomb,” it’s a pretty good indication that Silicon Valley is going through another vibe shift. Just such a moment is happening now—with the industry’s machers obsessively pouring themselves into using the latest AI tools, including Claude Code, Google’... When the tech elite begin tossing around words like “paradise,” “superpower” and “nuclear bomb,”...
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After OpenClaw, a Wild, Weird Age of Consumer Agents Lies Ahead

By Rocket Drew · Feb 7, 2026 6:30am PST · 6 comments
Until recently, agentic AI, where AIs can take virtual actions and control computers, seemed like an esoteric technology that wasn’t close to going mainstream—at least for use at home on tasks like checking into flights, responding to emails and controlling smart devices. Then OpenClaw, an open-source personal AI assistant, went viral a... Until recently, agentic AI, where AIs can take virtual actions and control computers, seemed like...
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In Silicon Valley, A Priest and the Thinking Machines

By Abram Brown · Jan 31, 2026 6:50am PST · 4 comments
Reaching for a metaphor to describe AI and today’s moment of technological upheaval, the Rev. Brendan McGuire picked out a whopper. “When fire was first discovered, it changed humanity: We learned how to reward ourselves,” hunting and then cooking over the flames, said McGuire, pastor of St. Simon Catholic Parish in Los Altos, Calif. “And it... Reaching for a metaphor to describe AI and today’s moment of technological upheaval, the Rev....