Sam Bankman-Fried and the effective altruism delusion
Will the idealist philosophy survive the trial of its crypto king?
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The rise of the new tech right
How the cult of IQ became a toxic ideology in Silicon Valley and beyond.
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The sovereign individual in Downing Street
In 1997 a business book predicted tech disruption, the alt-right and the rise of the super-rich. Now, in Rishi Sunak,…
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Why Britcoin isn’t the answer to a banking crisis
We should be wary of suggestions that centralise the risk in depositing and lending money.
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Fear grips the markets
After three US banks collapsed in a week, the global financial system is facing a new set of systemic risks.
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Silicon Valley Bank unmasks the hypocrisy of libertarian tech bros
They push for small government – until their companies are under threat.
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Who killed Silicon Valley Bank?
A $200bn institution was brought low by a bad bet, social media and central banks.
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The “world’s next Silicon Valley” is unlikely to be in Britain
Legislation needs to catch up with Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt’s lofty ambitions for UK tech.
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A reckoning for Silicon Valley
Malcolm Harris’s new book shows how Californian capitalism has thrived by exploiting an unequal world. But could the “Palo Alto…
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