Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel group conference
Powerscourt Hotel and Spa event was to be hosted by Dialog and attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials
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Looking after oligarchs’ children in their New Zealand bunkers is, at least, a way to survive the apocalypse
Peter Thiel’s Irish gathering is not part of some secret plot. It’s more blatant than that
The tech billionaire’s anti-democratic ideals have been out in the open for years
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s ‘secretive’ gathering of US elites comes to Wicklow
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Yes, Easter is largely a festival of chocolate. No, that’s not anti-Catholic bias
Catholics are not being persecuted in Ireland but Christian teaching is being ignored - and that’s a pity
The battle for Greenland: The billionaire behind Donald Trump’s obsession
Ronald Lauder, heir to Estée Lauder fortune, seems to have invested in a boutique water company based in a mouldy, former school
You don’t think Jesus Christ could return as AI? Talk to Joe Rogan
The early modern Europeans had the printed book. We have videos of guys talking on podcasts
The in-between days from Christmas to new year are a time to embrace imperfection
Being grateful for our bodies and the way they enable us to experience the world can be an act of quiet rebellion
Patrick Freyne: From the removal of joy to global destruction, 16 reasons I hate AI
The weird billionaires behind artificial intelligence are desperately trying to shoehorn AI chatbots into every bit of technology you own
Indie musician John Maus: ‘It sucks to be called a Donald Trump supporter’
Songwriter was labelled a Trump fan after the January 6th riots in the US – a situation that might have sunk him
The Catholic thinker behind JD Vance’s religious conversion
Unthinkable: French philosopher René Girard developed a theory of scapegoating. The US vice president has weaponised it
The Enhanced Games are about something far weirder than money
The Enhanced Games is a shopfront for a strange vision of the human future
Elon Musk and Prince Andrew among names listed in latest Epstein documents release
Trump ally Steve Bannon and billionaire Peter Thiel had meetings scheduled with Epstein, calendar shows
Give me Helen Mirren’s refusal to ‘age gracefully’ over the tech bros who refuse to age at all
Whether it’s ‘age gracefully’ or ‘don’t die’, both frame time as a threat to be managed through purchasing power
Drayton and Mackenzie by Alexander Starritt: A novel with impressive scope
This novel’s achievement lies in making the sweep of history profoundly personal
Meta trial becomes test of board culpability over corporate scandals
Delaware court to hear testimony from Mark Zuckerberg, executives and directors in rare case that begins this week
Palantir’s $320bn valuation enters the history books
Palantir is the 25th biggest stock in the S&P 500, just ahead of Coca-Cola, and just behind Bank of America
What a surprise to learn this powerful wizard of the Dark Enlightenment is just another needy dork
Curtis Yarvin has, for about a decade and a half now, been a highly influential figure on Silicon Valley’s anti-democratic right
The inside story of Evie, the US conservative women’s magazine with big ambitions, and sex tips for wives
‘I think more women want a soft life, a beautiful life, than feeling all this pressure to do all these things,’ says cofounder Brittany Hugoboom
Tensions are already emerging in Camp Trump between populists and libertarians
Worldview: Ayn Rand’s articulation of a brutal, amoral ‘greed-is good’ philosophy embodies the spirit of the new administration
Peter Thiel, big tech’s chief conspiracy theorist, says the state is keeping big secrets from us. And he should know
The ramblings of the Palantir Technologies founder are worth taking seriously because of what they reveal about the future direction of the tech elite, and therefore global politics
Silicon Valley seeks an audience at the court of Trump
Tech bros from Elon Musk to Sam Altman are looking to president-elect’s second term to unshackle them from regulatory restrictions
Palantir partners with leading defence and tech companies to win US government contracts
Palantir and Anduril, two of the world’s largest defence firms, creating consortium that includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI
Palantir, company at centre of row surrounding TD Eoin Hayes, is no stranger to controversy at home or abroad
US surveillance company at centre of Eoin Hayes row has links with Israel Defense Forces and CIA
Embarrassment for Social Democrats over TD’s shares in firm supplying technology to Israel
Eoin Hayes denied that it was politically hypocritical for him to call for the State to divest its interest in Israel when he was making money from the company
Declan Ganley found to be in contempt of US court in ongoing legal dispute
Businessman had been ordered to turn over control of a number of companies and make monthly payments of $20,000 to investor David Shuman
Edna O’Brien talked about a book-burning of The Country Girls in rural Clare. But did it actually happen?
Plus: Dave Grohl’s Kerry drive in 1994; rhododendron set for ban; and some interesting local government ethics declarations
Trump’s pitch for ‘crypto-president’ is a merger of the bizarre
Facts and truth can be fluid both in the world of the bitcoin bros and the former president Trump
Trump’s preferred candidate comes from behind to win primary in Ohio
Analysis: Result for JD Vance suggests Trump still has power to sway supporters
Stripe backs fast-growing Ramp for third time
US fintech doubles valuation to €7.25bn after securing €680m in investment
Online payments giant Stripe backs Ramp as it raises $300m
Stripe previously co-led a $115m funding round for its rival just four months ago
Irish challenger to LinkedIn attracts funding from Silicon Valley stars
Polywork social network allows users blend the personal and the professional
Sports tech company Kitman Labs makes second acquisition
Irish business expands its presence in the US with deal to buy Presagia Sports
Money-transfer firm Wise boosting London’s hub ambitions
‘Profitable and fast-growing challenger to traditional banks’ attracting investor funds
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