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Tech NewsWhy Everyone Is Mad at Patreon Now
Over the past four years Patreon has grown to become the de facto funding model for independent creators online—a platform where supporters pledge small monthly recurring donations that better support an enduring career instead of the need Kickstarter or GoFundMe’s per-project setup fills. But an overhaul of its fee structure announced yesterday has creators furious … Continued
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Y Combinator Quietly Ends Relationship With Peter Thiel
Amidst last year’s presidential election, Silicon Valley was publicly at odds with Peter Thiel’s support for Donald Trump. But that wasn’t enough to convince people like Y Combinator’s president Sam Altman to stop working with Thiel. Now, in what has to be one of the stealthiest announcements ever, the partnership between Y Combinator and Thiel … Continued
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Gab CEO Andrew Torba Is Mad Online
Today the mobile version of Gab.ai—the invite-only free(ish) speech social network that has become the de facto home for many of the alt-right ecelebrities banned from Twitter—was not approved for placement on Apple’s App Store. CEO Andrew Torba isn’t taking it well. In an eight-minute Periscope stream, Torba, in a green MAGA hat and unlicensed … Continued
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96 Companies Just Told Trump Where He Can Shove His Muslim Ban [Updated]
Last night, 96 companies filed legal documents that object to President Trump’s Muslim ban. But they’re not just doing it because it’s the right thing to do. The filing makes it clear that Trump is disrupting business. “The Order represents a significant departure from the principles of fairness and predictability that have governed the immigration … Continued
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Sam Altman Is a Coward
Rejecting Donald Trump and his associates is a simple test of moral fortitude. Sam Altman, the 31-year-old Silicon Valley thought leader and president of famed startup accelerator Y Combinator, has passed the first part of that test. He has denounced Trump’s policies, calling them racist and isolationist. He has argued that Trump should be disqualified … Continued
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Sam Altman Should Resign from Y Combinator
Sam Altman, the 31-year-old president of the wildly successful startup accelerator Y Combinator, published an essay on Monday in which he attempted to address the mounting concerns over his company’s ties to Silicon Valley billionaire and Donald Trump delegate Peter Thiel. The company’s relationship with Thiel, who serves as an unpaid part-time partner and recently … Continued
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Now Y Combinator Wants to Build a City Because Every Other Tech Company Is Doing It
Cities are so trendy right now that every big tech company wants to build its own. Zappos did it in Downtown Vegas. Amazon is kind of doing it in a Seattle. Alphabet is probably doing it somewhere soon. And now Y Combinator wants in on the fun, too, with a plan to build some kind … Continued
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How To Electrify Your Brain To Be Smarter With a 9-Volt Battery (Updated)
Transcranial direct current stimulation can make your brain work better. DARPA proved it can make you better at video games, the U.S. Air Force has shown it cuts drone remote-pilot training in half, and Harvard researchers have used it to treat depression. So what is this magical device that powerfully manipulates your brain function and … Continued