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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>New York Times: The Militarization of Silicon Valley. This link goes to a gift article. “In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war — have embraced the military industrial complex.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/06/new-york-times-the-militarization-of-silicon-valley/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/06/new-york-times-the-militarization-of-silicon-valley/</a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Government-backed university VCs and incubators advance and fund deep-tech innovation and research in Asia, filling gaps left by more cautious private investors. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/05/18/world/government-capital-not-silly-money/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/05/18/world/government-capital-not-silly-money/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/siliconvalley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>siliconvalley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>TechCrunch: 10 startups to watch from Y Combinator’s W25 Demo Day. “One of Silicon Valley’s most storied startup accelerators, Y Combinator, held its Winter 2025 Demo Day on Wednesday, showcasing what its latest batch of 160 startups are cooking up. Some of Silicon Valley’s most successful startups — including Stripe, Airbnb, and Reddit — started out in a YC batch.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/techcrunch-10-startups-to-watch-from-y-combinators-w25-demo-day/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/techcrunch-10-startups-to-watch-from-y-combinators-w25-demo-day/</a></p>
Levka<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BalajiSrinivasan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalajiSrinivasan</span></a></p><p>"To fully grasp the current situation in San Francisco, where venture capitalists are trying to take control of City Hall, you must listen to Balaji Srinivasan. Before you do, steel yourself for what’s to come: A normal person could easily mistake his rambling train wrecks of thought for a crackpot’s ravings, but influential Silicon Valley billionaires regard him as a genius."</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/180487</span><span class="invisible">/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/uk-throws-its-hat-into-the-ai-fire/?guccounter=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/uk-t</span><span class="invisible">hrows-its-hat-into-the-ai-fire/?guccounter=1</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> throws its hat into <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> fire </p><p>Not...good. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>In the end most countries not only follow the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> model, but do so unwittingly.</p><p>I'm not saying Americans aren't entertaining or inspiring, but <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a>, coupled with the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a>, their <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/financeindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>financeindustry</span></a> that feeds these silly <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> money to fail upwards is becoming somewhat trite - and dangerous.</p><p>I'm against <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> of my people in <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a>, mostly because no country should have centralized access to all the world's data.</p><p>That is insane.</p><p>Part 3/</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>TechCrunch: Generative AI funding reached new heights in 2024. “According to data from financial tracker PitchBook compiled for TechCrunch, generative AI companies worldwide raised $56 billion from VCs in 2024 across 885 deals. That raw cash total is a new record for the segment. It’s up 192% from 2023, when investors poured $29.1 billion into generative AI startups across 691 deals.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/04/techcrunch-generative-ai-funding-reached-new-heights-in-2024/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/04/techcrunch-generative-ai-funding-reached-new-heights-in-2024/</a></p>
Chris Alemany<p>SocialBC Launch Fundraiser Wooly-ometer update!<br>Nearly $1000 after just a few days!?</p><p>If you believe in expanding the <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> and that social media is better run by dedicated community members rather than <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> or <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> then please help us launch socialbc.ca by donating.</p><p>$1, $10, $25, $100: Everything helps make the dream come alive!</p><p>It would be pretty amazing to hit $1000 before Christmas.<br>Thank you so much for your help.<br><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=NYQ8LSFB5GP6N" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=</span><span class="invisible">NYQ8LSFB5GP6N</span></a><br><a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/PleaseBoost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PleaseBoost</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4vZbt_6RD0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=R4vZbt_6RD</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MorePerfectUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorePerfectUnion</span></a> </p><p>How <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DoorDash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoorDash</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/GrubHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrubHub</span></a> and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> are Robbing You </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/fooddelivery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fooddelivery</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BillionaireTRASH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillionaireTRASH</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/exploitedlabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitedlabour</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClassStruggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassStruggle</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CoryDoctorow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoryDoctorow</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> </p><p>A <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MustWatchVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MustWatchVideo</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Another venture crapitalist running for office:</p><p>J.D. Morris: Mark Farrell’s venture capital success — and one controversial paycheck — questioned in mayoral bid</p><p>"When Mark Farrell, the former San Francisco mayor now running to get his old job back, was asked by a pair of college students to talk about the most successful investment that his venture capital firm had made, he didn’t hesitate. </p><p>'For sure, our most successful one has been Sonder,' Farrell said in the 2021 video, referring to an Airbnb-like short-term rental company in which his firm, Thayer Ventures, was an early investor. 'We’re huge, huge supporters of what they do. Definitely believe in their long-term vision. I think they’re still just getting going. But they’ve done incredibly well. It’s been a great financial investment for us and our fund.'"</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/2024election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024election</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/markfarrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markfarrell</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mark-farrell-venture-capital-19655041.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mar</span><span class="invisible">k-farrell-venture-capital-19655041.php</span></a></p>
tinydoctor<p>To prepare for my place in the new economy, I&#39;ve taken up stone knapping; Dr. Omed&#39;s Fine Flint and Obsidian blades, suitable for all hunter-gatherer and neo-Aztec needs, including dressing out captured venture capitalists, fascist techbros, and assorted minions. I have seen the future, and it involves laying your still beating heart on the altar of the Sun.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/neweconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>neweconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/stoneknife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stoneknife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/facsists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>facsists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/techbros" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>techbros</span></a></p>
The GentleHacker<p>I don't know which <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a> need to hear this, but I am not paying one of your companies for a wearable wiretap.</p><p>No, not even a little bit.</p><p>In fact, I argue that it's at least a violation of call recording laws in spirit, if not in fact.</p>
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>Interesting to see in light of so many techbros going for the other side. I guess we’ll see if they’re really serious about this: “The VCs for Kamala movement indicates that many tech leaders are ready to support her on the basis of a broader message of democracy and stable institutions.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisForPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisForPresident</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/31/24210495/mark-cuban-reid-hoffman-vcs-for-kamala-harris-president" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2024/7/31/2421049</span><span class="invisible">5/mark-cuban-reid-hoffman-vcs-for-kamala-harris-president</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Moral bankruptcy of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MarcAndreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcAndreessen</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BenHorowitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenHorowitz</span></a><br>Two of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a>’s famous <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a> make case for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>: their ability to make money is only value that matters.<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Andreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Andreessen</span></a> says he is upset that <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> is too powerful, but he opposes <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> action because that blocks a route for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> to exit.<br>This VC cabal is trading against the basic principles of America — not merely against personal freedom, but democracy itself — in the hopes of profit.<br><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/24/24204706/marc-andreessen-ben-horowitz-a16z-trump-donations" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2024/7/24/2420470</span><span class="invisible">6/marc-andreessen-ben-horowitz-a16z-trump-donations</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a></p>
Pseudonymous :antiverified:<p>Revised suggestion:</p><p>We keep deep sea cables operating. Why don't we fund a low-bandwidth capped-per-day network to give everyone free text messaging and email as a public service? If we give everyone 1 MB/day that's enough to handle day-to-day life as a public good. Everyone would be happy. The public can get two of the three central uses taken care of. The government snoops would be able to snoop their own backbone. The anti-neutrality <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> could still go off and sell their streaming-focused services on the old infrastructure. Everyone would be happy.</p>
Pseudonymous :antiverified:<p>We keep <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPS</span></a> operating. Why don't we put a higher orbit more permanent <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>™ in orbit to give everyone free internet as a public service? That way the public and the anti-neutrality <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> could both have our ways.</p>
Rat Can't Read (she/her)re: Some half baked ideas about AI, automation, and jobs
Paco Hope #resist<p>You're thinking of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a>. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/monsterdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monsterdon</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>They might not have left their heart in <a href="https://c.im/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a>, but <a href="https://c.im/tags/StartUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StartUp</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BrainPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainPower</span></a> infrastructure is still concentrated there despite a so-called <a href="https://c.im/tags/DoomLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoomLoop</span></a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://c.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalists</span></a> just can't quit that <a href="https://c.im/tags/CityByTheBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityByTheBay</span></a> </p><p>in fact many that bragged of deserting it have quietly returned<br> <br><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/san-francisco-ai-boom-silicon-valley-307816b2?st=1pwstclyg35g4eb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/tech/san-francisco-ai-</span><span class="invisible">boom-silicon-valley-307816b2?st=1pwstclyg35g4eb</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WSJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WSJ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PaywallFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaywallFree</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.americanbanker.com/list/dramatic-collapses-made-2023-the-biggest-year-ever-for-bank-failures" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">americanbanker.com/list/dramat</span><span class="invisible">ic-collapses-made-2023-the-biggest-year-ever-for-bank-failures</span></a> </p><p> 2009 wasn’t an anomaly for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GenocideJoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenocideJoe</span></a>. Federal Reserve printed $300B to bail out <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HedgeFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HedgeFunds</span></a> managers, and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/privateequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privateequity</span></a> firms: SVB's unexpected demise kicked off a historic year for bank failures. The banks that went under had $548.7 billion of combined assets, the largest total ever in a single year — outpacing both 1984, when Continental Illinois failed (Bank of America eventually bought the remnants), and 2008, when Washington Mutual collapsed (JPMorgan Chase purchased what was left).<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bidenomicstricklesdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bidenomicstricklesdown</span></a></p>