Peter Thiel
Psychedelics Patent Claim Raises Questions From Researchers Who Say They Did It First
A recent application from CB Therapeutics on biosynthetic psilocybin is emblematic of the IP concerns around novelty and obviousness the psychedelic field will face.
QAnon and Don Jr.’s Favorite New Video Platform Is Getting Some Serious Cash
J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel are dumping cash into Rumble, the video platform of choice for right-wing personalities like Don Jr. and Dan Bongino.
J.D. Vance Might Run for Senate With Nothing But Grit and Peter Thiel’s Millions
The “Hillbilly Elegy” author seems to be eyeing a Senate seat in Ohio.
Eric Weinstein Says He Solved the Universe’s Mysteries. Scientists Disagree
The managing director of Thiel Capital finally posted a paper describing his 'theory of everything' and promoted it on Joe Rogan's podcast, raising the ire of critics.
Peter Thiel Got Trump to Pardon Uber Engineer Sentenced to Prison
Autonomous driving engineer Anthony Levandowski was charged with stealing trade secrets for Uber, which sold its self-driving division last year.
The Proto-Communist Plan to Resurrect Everyone Who Ever Lived
Russian cosmists believed that to form an equitable society we must have universal immortality and resurrection of the dead.
Palantir’s CEO Finally Admits to Helping ICE Deport Undocumented Immigrants
Palantir has tried to downplay its role in ICE's detainment and deportation of immigrants for years, but Alex Karp said the quiet part loud at Davos.
The Trumps, Mark Zuckerberg, and Peter Thiel Had a Secret White House Dinner
Inside the dinner party from hell.
“You Have Blood on Your Hands”: Jewish Protesters Call For Palantir to Drop Its ICE Contract
Protests at the tech company's offices railed against the Trump administration's immigration policies, invoking the Holocaust
How Palantir's Spy Tool for Cops Works
On this week’s CYBER, we map out how the secretive Silicon Valley company influences the very technological landscape of the modern world.
Hunting Silicon Valley's Doomsday Bunkers in New Zealand
In this new documentary, VICE looks for the one percent's apocalypse bunkers.
Elon Musk Steps Down From Open Source AI Group
Musk is leaving the ethical AI organization he founded only two years ago.