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pirate wires #123 // attempt on trump’s life, mainstream discourse in the crosshairs, the blueanon distraction from accountability, and thank god for conspiracy theories: the price we pay for truth
for years, the eu has weaponized regulations to extract billions from u.s. tech companies. with their most recent batch of laws, they’ve positioned themselves to destroy tech’s profit margins
Sanjana Friedman
dan hendrycks, an executive at a firm that co-sponsored scott wiener's ai bill, co-founded an ai safety compliance company that launched on tuesday
Brandon Gorrell
sb 1047 is inching closer to the legislative finish line, and will likely pass easily through the chamber — the only question that remains is if newsom will veto it
Sanjana Friedman
techcrunch’s wild spiral into madness reminds us of the stakes, a brief history of “new” media, and notes from pirate wires — what we knew, what we learned along the way, and where we’re going
Mike Solana
the european commission wanted 𝕏 to hire a team of people in the eu that would unilaterally oversee the removal of 'misinformation' on the platform, a source with knowledge of the issue told us
Brandon Gorrell
free markets are responsible for our prosperity. let’s build more of them.
Tarek Mansour
california relies disproportionately on a tiny handful of ultrawealthy households, which underwrite the state’s massive expenditures. what happens if it taxes them out?
Sanjana Friedman
an interview with paul buchheit, the man who built gmail: the story behind his revolutionary product, the gatekeepers’ war against insurgents, and conquering our national decay
Mike SolanaGet the free Pirate Wires Daily
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dan hendrycks, an executive at a firm that co-sponsored scott wiener's ai bill, co-founded an ai safety compliance company that launched on tuesday
sb 1047 is inching closer to the legislative finish line, and will likely pass easily through the chamber — the only question that remains is if newsom will veto it
Sanjana Friedmanthe european commission wanted 𝕏 to hire a team of people in the eu that would unilaterally oversee the removal of 'misinformation' on the platform, a source with knowledge of the issue told us
Brandon Gorrellfree markets are responsible for our prosperity. let’s build more of them.
Tarek Mansour
we looked at thousands of silicon valley power broker political donations over the last decade and compared them to this year — here's what the data says
John Coogan
the ceo of aerospace startup hermeus on why having an advantage over the competition isn't enough: you only win by relentlessly creating new asymmetries after you're miles ahead of everyone else
AJ Piplicapirate wires #123 // attempt on trump’s life, mainstream discourse in the crosshairs, the blueanon distraction from accountability, and thank god for conspiracy theories: the price we pay for truth
california relies disproportionately on a tiny handful of ultrawealthy households, which underwrite the state’s massive expenditures. what happens if it taxes them out?
Sanjana Friedman
a closer look at newsom’s backdoor maneuver to kill the citizen-led initiative to repeal prop 47, the 2014 law that effectively legalized retail theft statewide
Sanjana Friedman
the oakland defund movement seems to have devolved into a get-rich scheme for the well-connected — a case study of what happens when a moral panic produces a windfall for a fringe activist cause
Sanjana Friedman
kindergarteners learn their sex is a ‘guess that grown-ups make’ and ninth graders memorize the definitions of ‘demisexual’ and ‘down low,’ often without parental notification
Sanjana Friedman
yolande beckles’s history of financial scandals in the u.k. and los angeles is easy to find, so why have education policymakers like jo boaler welcomed her in?
Sanjana Friedmanscientists have tried for years to determine the cause of human sexuality, but female-to-male transsexuals and roided male bodybuilders may have already figured it out
why is every new disney female protagonist being pigeonholed into the girlboss archetype?
Kat Rosenfield
pirate wires #113 // taylor’s demon bowl, the coordinates of power, torched waymo brings all the commies to the yard, “tech bro” press, and rise of the new elite
Mike Solana
a florida law that would prevent citizens of foreign adversaries like china from buying agricultural land and land near military bases has been halted by an activist judge for being racist
River Page
why now is the time to build the greatest era of human civilization — and accelerate our world into the divine age
@bayeslord and Nadia Asparouhova
is our species in danger of facing a historical fertility crisis, or are western men just insecure about their masculinity?
Jordan Castrofor years, the eu has weaponized regulations to extract billions from u.s. tech companies. with their most recent batch of laws, they’ve positioned themselves to destroy tech’s profit margins
Sanjana Friedmandan hendrycks, an executive at a firm that co-sponsored scott wiener's ai bill, co-founded an ai safety compliance company that launched on tuesday
Brandon Gorrellsb 1047 is inching closer to the legislative finish line, and will likely pass easily through the chamber — the only question that remains is if newsom will veto it
Sanjana Friedmanpirate wires #123 // attempt on trump’s life, mainstream discourse in the crosshairs, the blueanon distraction from accountability, and thank god for conspiracy theories: the price we pay for truth
Mike Solanathe european commission wanted 𝕏 to hire a team of people in the eu that would unilaterally oversee the removal of 'misinformation' on the platform, a source with knowledge of the issue told us
Brandon Gorrellfree markets are responsible for our prosperity. let’s build more of them.
Tarek Mansourcalifornia relies disproportionately on a tiny handful of ultrawealthy households, which underwrite the state’s massive expenditures. what happens if it taxes them out?
Sanjana Friedmantechcrunch’s wild spiral into madness reminds us of the stakes, a brief history of “new” media, and notes from pirate wires — what we knew, what we learned along the way, and where we’re going
Mike Solana
a new effort from balaji to curate a meritocracy-focused hiring platform is an antidote to dei
Riley Norkwe looked at thousands of silicon valley power broker political donations over the last decade and compared them to this year — here's what the data says
John Cooganan interview with paul buchheit, the man who built gmail: the story behind his revolutionary product, the gatekeepers’ war against insurgents, and conquering our national decay
Mike Solana
paul buchheit on the advent of gmail, insurgents vs. gatekeepers, the future of san francisco, ai, and more
Mike Solanathe oakland defund movement seems to have devolved into a get-rich scheme for the well-connected — a case study of what happens when a moral panic produces a windfall for a fringe activist cause
Sanjana Friedman
SB 1047, california’s bill to ban open-source AI, the effective altruists behind the bugman politician responsible, and tech's strange bedfellows
Mike Solanascientists have tried for years to determine the cause of human sexuality, but female-to-male transsexuals and roided male bodybuilders may have already figured it out
Sanjana Friedman
jack dorsey on his exit from bluesky, how twitter lost its way, jack’s strategy for ending censorship forever, new background on the elon saga, and the death of social media as we know it
Mike Solana
from the christ-like resurrection of america’s frat boy to the chadification of tech, anti-masculinity is over; chad maximalism has arrived
Mike Solana
vcs should invest in companies that create hype cycles, rather than those that simply follow them
Trae Stephens
even though the former reddit ceo's #metoo lawsuit was a dramatic failure, the press still dubbed her a "feminist hero," as tech's decade-long activist takeover kicked into high gear
Sanjana Friedman
google concludes (they promise!) a decade of unhinged activism, brian armstrong’s advice for sundar, DHH on his path to mission-first, and the end of tech’s silent winter
Mike Solana
you can’t live on the internet, and if you could it would be bad; illusion of the 'global perspective,' 'exit' as the path to failure, and paul graham delves into war with nigeria
Mike Solana
palantir cto shyam sankar doesn't build high-performing engineering teams, he wins. here's how.
Shyam Sankar
the debate over tiktok’s divestiture reveals a startling decision: trust a standard reading of the bill and ban the spy app, or admit the country has entirely collapsed
Mike Solana
classified tiktok meeting triggers surprise divestment bill, assessing the criticism, trump’s wild pivot, the real motivation for tiktok’s loudest defenders, & questions pertaining to “america first”
Mike Solana
inside the DEI hivemind that led to gemini's disaster
Mike Solanapirate wires #113 // taylor’s demon bowl, the coordinates of power, torched waymo brings all the commies to the yard, “tech bro” press, and rise of the new elite
Mike Solana
pirate wires #112 // three years following 'extract or die,' the city goes to war with YC's garry tan, inadvertently revealing a path to victory for the "tech elite"
Mike Solana
a plan to save democracy by ending homelessness, reducing the prison population, and creating the first american city that provides universal basic income
George Hotz
a lightly edited transcript of bryan johnson and mike solana's discussion about bryan's life's work: DON'T DIE.
Mike Solana
subscribe, or die.
Mike Solana
bryan johnson is trying to defeat the human aging process. everyone on the internet hates him for it. he has never been happier.
Mike Solana
