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Venture investors Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen are backing a new academy positioned as an alternative to traditional college, according to the Wall Street Journal. The initiative reflects growing skepticism among Silicon Valley figures about the value and cost of a four-year degree, and debate over whether private, tech-funded programs can replace mainstream higher education.
- 2Palantir Co-Founder Urges Less Judgment Over Deadly Iran School Strike●Palantir's Co-Founder Wants Us Less Judgmental About Deadly Iran School Strike
Peter Thiel's longtime collaborator and Palantir co-founder has drawn criticism after suggesting people should be less judgmental about a deadly strike that hit a school in Iran. Mother Jones flagged the remarks, which read as an attempt to soften public reaction to civilian deaths in an escalating conflict. Critics argue the stance reflects a troubling indifference to casualties, while supporters may see it as cold realism about modern warfare.
- 3Palantir Co-Founder Urges Less Judgment Over Deadly Iran School Strike●Palantir’s Co-Founder Thinks We Should Be Less Judgmental About That Deadly Iran School Strike https:// fed.brid.gy/r/ht
Peter Thiel, co-founder of data analytics firm Palantir, is drawing criticism after saying people should be less judgmental about a deadly strike on a school in Iran. His comments, reported by Mother Jones, have sparked backlash online, with critics arguing the remarks dismiss civilian deaths and raise questions about the ethics of the defense tech industry he helped build.
- 4Critics slam tech billionaires' claim that AI will fix climate change●It’s galling that tech billionaires tell us that letting them destroy the climate to develop AI will allow AI to tell us
Commenters are pushing back on arguments from tech billionaires that the climate damage caused by building and powering AI data centres will be offset because AI will eventually help solve climate change. The argument, circulated widely online, criticises both the tech industry for making the claim and news outlets for repeating it without scrutiny, calling it self-serving and unproven.