9 Best Articles in 2022
mindmatters.ai
Peter Thiel: Artificial General Intelligence Isn’t Happening
mindmatters.ai
3 min read · 2021-11-12 · There’s no road to computers that think like people that wouldn’t take us through 24/7 computer surveillance first. Thiel says. Is that what we want?
Reader View · Shared by 143, including Yves Mulkers, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Nige Willson, John Nosta, Marsha Collier, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Martin Ford
Mission.org
The “0 to 1 Trap” and Seven Other things I learned from Peter Thiel
Mission.org
8 min read · From 2017 · Peter Thiel has been around innovation most of his life. He co-founded both PayPal and Palantir, made the first outside investment in…
Reader View · Shared by 55, including Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Power, Kris Fannin, Tom Connor, Brent Summers, Vikram Dutt, Ben Tossell, Bram Kanstein, blinch
ProPublica
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class…
ProPublica
20+ min read · 2021-06-24 · Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass vast untaxed fortunes.
Reader View · Shared by 233, including Bourree Lam, Mike Butcher, Prof Michael E. Mann, jason@calacanis.com, John Keefe, Mathew Ingram, Cory Doctorow, Mike Novogratz, Tactical Tech, Joshua Benton, Felix Salmon, emily bell, Jeff Atwood, Matthew Holt, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Rick Klau, Alberto Cairo, Lena V. Groeger, Kashmir Hill
The New York Times
Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself
The New York Times
~15 min read · From 2017 · The Silicon Valley billionaire and scourge of Gawker describes his admiration for the president-elect, who told him, “We’re friends for life.”
Reader View · Shared by 173, including Rand Fishkin, das Lamm, Tom Connor, Chris Messina, Björn Ognibeni, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, David Cochrane, Dayyan Smith, Leslie D, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Matthias Sala, Mathew Ingram, Christiane Link, M.G. Siegler, ThomNagy, Dominic Grzbielok, Michelle Tandler ⚖️, Jacob Jarnvall
David Perell
Peter Thiel's Religion
David Perell
5 min read · From 2019
Reader View · Shared by 117, including Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Marc Eglon, Eghosa Omoigui, 瑞拿頭, Leif & Direkt, Alain, justin 🚀, Toni Juan, Tauno
The New York Times
The Right’s Would-Be Kingmaker
The New York Times
~12 min read · Feb 14th · Peter Thiel, one of Donald J. Trump’s biggest donors in 2016, has re-emerged as a prime financier of the Make America Great Again movement.
Reader View · Shared by 118, including John Schwartz, Cade Metz, Brendan Nyhan, Merkstatt, hakan, Jason Stanley, Kevin M. Kruse, Taylor Lorenz, David Fisman, barb dybwad, Barry C Smith, David Weigel, Jeff Jarvis, Liam Bright, Craig Brown, PhD, Tactical Tech, Hunter Walker
Gawker
An Open Letter to Peter Thiel
Gawker
6 min read · From 2016
Reader View · Shared by 36, including George M 🇪🇺, Mathew Ingram, Mike Butcher, Lelio Simi, Parin Vachhani, Leslie D, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
BuzzFeed News
“Look At What We’re Doing With Your Money, You Dick”: How Peter Thiel Backed An “Anti-Woke” Film…
BuzzFeed News
20+ min read · Mar 3rd · Humorless millennials. Addled boomers. Tiresome liberals. Trevor Bazile wanted to shock them all — and use Silicon Valley money to do it.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 99, including Dan Gillmor, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Kyle Chayka, Tactical Tech, Molly Ball, Taylor Lorenz, BenYT
CNBC
People are 'underestimating' the 'great potential' of bitcoin, billionaire Peter Thiel says
CNBC
6 min read · From 2017 · Peter Thiel said he is "skeptical" of most cryptocurrencies except bitcoin.
Reader View · Shared by 67, including Paulmears, Isabel Drost-Fromm, Francine Hardaway (hardaway.eth), Thomas Power
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VANITY FAIR
Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets
VANITY FAIR
20+ min read · Apr 20th · They’re not MAGA. They’re not QAnon. Curtis Yarvin and the rising right are crafting a different strain of conservative politics.
Reader View · Shared by 160, including Bjorn Larsen, Florian Jungnikl-Gossy ⛱, Martin Fowler, Glenn Greenwald, Steven Pinker, Brian Stelter, Mark Kaigwa, David Weigel, Hrag, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
The New York Times
Dissatisfied With Their Party, Wealthy Republican Donors Form Secret Coalitions
The New York Times
7 min read · Apr 6th · Eager to offset a Democratic advantage among so-called dark money groups, wealthy pro-Trump conservatives like Peter Thiel are involved in efforts to wield greater influence outside the traditional…
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 45, including Trey Tweets Into the Void, OpenSecrets.org, Howard Getson, Merkstatt, Kara Swisher, Arlan 👊🏾
FOX Business
Peter Thiel: Bitcoin will 'never be' controlled by government, unlike 'woke companies'
FOX Business
3 min read · Apr 7th · PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel said Thursday that Bitcoin will “never be” controlled by the government, unlike “woke companies.”
Reader View · Shared by 11
Forbes
Peter Thiel: Warren Buffet Is A ‘Sociopathic Grandpa From Omaha’
Forbes
Apr 7th · Thiel was criticizing Buffett and other investors who've doubted cryptocurrency, something he strongly supports.
Shared by 10, including John Nosta
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Asana
To be successful in business, do this (says Peter Thiel)
Asana
6 min read · From 2015 · Successful entrepreneur and VC Peter Thiel shares powerful business advice from his book Zero to One, and answers questions from the Asana team.
Reader View · Shared by 23, including Vikram Dutt, Philippe Gauvin, Moritz Meenen, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Dominik Grolimund
BuzzFeed
Peter Thiel Is Exploring The Creation Of A Conservative Cable News Network
BuzzFeed
4 min read · From 2018 · Sources say the billionaire has engaged the wealthy Mercer family about the endeavor. According to a new book, Thiel also explored plans to create a Fox News competitor with the late Roger Ailes.
Reader View · Shared by 31, including Boas Ruh, Mathew Ingram, Bjorn Larsen, 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙤 𝙇𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖, Thomas Power, Esther Schindler
BuzzFeed
Peter Thiel Has Been Hedging His Bet On Donald Trump
BuzzFeed
10 min read · From 2017 · Peter Thiel has said publicly that Trump’s administration is “off to a terrific start.” Privately, he’s told friends that there is a 50% chance the current presidency “ends in disaster.”
Reader View · Shared by 59, including Leslie D, Dominik Grolimund, Merkstatt, Adam Pasick
The Wall Street Journal
Tech Luminary Peter Thiel Parts Ways With Silicon Valley
The Wall Street Journal
2 min read · From 2018 · Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is relocating his home and personal investment firms to Los Angeles from San Francisco and scaling back his involvement in the tech industry, people familiar with his…
Shared by 58, including Thomas Power, Esther Schindler, Phil Amour
The New York Times
Peter Thiel to Exit Meta’s Board to Support Trump-Aligned Candidates
The New York Times
5 min read · Feb 7th · The tech billionaire, who has been on the board of the company formerly known as Facebook since 2005, is backing numerous politicians in the midterm elections.
Reader View · Shared by 173, including Loughlin O'Nolan, Bjorn Larsen, Mathew Ingram, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, LARRY ELKAN, Maria Shriver, Melissa Perri, Matt Navarra, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐍👑 🌷, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Pippa Malmgren, Kashmir Hill, Oliver Fuchs, Rand Fishkin, Anne Applebaum, William Gibson, Mike Butcher, Prof Michael E. Mann, Jason Stanley, Jeff Jarvis
The Wall Street Journal
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Makes Big Bet on Bitcoin
The Wall Street Journal
From 2018 · Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has bought large sums of bitcoin that are now worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Shared by 91, including Helmi, Lukas Stickelberger, Mattias Tyrberg, haldimann, Thomas Power
VANITY FAIR
Nick Denton, Peter Thiel, and the Plot to Murder Gawker
VANITY FAIR
20+ min read · From 2016 · Nick Denton, Gawker’s founding rogue, and Peter Thiel, his arch-nemesis, had a more complicated relationship than anyone imagined.
Shared by 12, including Mathew Ingram, Nick Lüthi
VANITY FAIR
Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets
VANITY FAIR
20+ min read · Apr 20th · They’re not MAGA. They’re not QAnon. Curtis Yarvin and the rising right are crafting a different strain of conservative politics.
Reader View · Shared by 160, including Bjorn Larsen, Florian Jungnikl-Gossy ⛱, Martin Fowler, Glenn Greenwald, Steven Pinker, Brian Stelter, Mark Kaigwa, David Weigel, Hrag, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Gizmodo
Trump Admin Gives Coronavirus Tracking Contract to Peter Thiel's Palantir: Report
Gizmodo
3 min read · From 2020 · Palantir, the surveillance firm founded by conservative billionaire Peter Thiel, has landed a contract with the feds to build a database tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus around the…
Reader View · Shared by 30, including Keith Rabois, Gary Marcus 🇺🇦, Michael Seemann, Huda Idrees
