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Cathie Wood-Led Ark Invest Scoops Up $5.16M Worth Of Palantir Shares Amid Raging AI Fervor
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 10:19pm | 426On Monday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made a notable investment in Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR), a move that comes as the AI sector gains momentum. The PLTR Trade Ark Invest, through its ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (BATS:ARKQ), purchased 199,372 shares of Palantir, a...
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Palantir's Peter Thiel Says It's 'Very Strange' That Most Money In AI Is Being Made By Only One Company: '…Which Silicon Valley Doesn't Even Know Much About Anymore'
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 5:30am | 798Last week, while appearing at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) co-founder Peter Thiel shared his insights on artificial intelligence, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), and ChatGPT-parent OpenAI. What Happened: During the festival, Thiel drew parallels between the dot-com bubble...
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Billionaire Peter Thiel Voices Skepticism On Bitcoin's Future Growth: 'I'm Not Sure It's Going To Go Up That Dramatically'
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 5:02am | 455Tech billionaire Peter Thiel has voiced doubts about Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) capacity for significant price growth while also expressing regret for not purchasing more of the cryptocurrency. What Happened: Thiel, who co-founded payments giant PayPal and the Founders Fund, expressed skepticism...
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Palantir Co-Founders Thiel, Lonsdale Back Trump In 2024 Election: "I'd Rather Have Him...Than Biden'
Friday, June 28, 2024 - 3:42pm | 864More business leaders are speaking out on politics, with a growing number in Silicon Valley and the technology sectors backing Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. Two Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) co-founders both pledged support to Trump this week. Peter Thiel...
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Terminator In Real Life? AI 'Godfather' Warns Of Human 'Wipe Out' In 5 To 20 Years
Thursday, June 13, 2024 - 1:59pm | 722Known to many as the "Godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton gives a rather grave prediction in a new interview when it comes to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). What Happened: Hinton has shared many predictions on the outcomes of AI in recent years, including how the rise of the technology...
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Charlie Munger Once Said, 'Just Say No' To Putting Bitcoin In Retirement Accounts: Legendary Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Was Never A Fan Of Cryptocurrency
Monday, June 10, 2024 - 5:01pm | 713The annual Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) shareholder meeting drew thousands to Omaha, Nebraska each year to hear investing wisdom and stories from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. The event also featured a highly anticipated question-and-answer session with audience members, which...
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Vitalik Buterin, Peter Thiel Back Crypto Prediction Market Polymarket With $70M Funding
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 10:27am | 680Polymarket, known for allowing users to place bets on the outcomes of various events, has secured $70 million in funding across two rounds, with the most recent led by billionaire investor Peter Thiel‘s Founders Fund. What Happened: Other notable backers include Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-...
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Palantir CEO Says American Tech Industry 'Maximally Tolerant' Of Any Personality: 'I'm Like A Hyper Inexplicably Dyslexic Outsider'
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 3:59am | 708Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) CEO Alex Karp spoke about the American tech industry's uncanny ability to include any personality during the Capitol Hill forum on Wednesday. What Happened: A portion of Karp's statements while in conversation with forum organizer Jacob Helberg, his senior...
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Google Parent Alphabet's Debut Dividend Sparks Reflection On PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel's 2012 Warning: 'You're Admitting That You're No Longer A Technology Company'
Friday, April 26, 2024 - 1:36am | 699The recent announcement of a dividend by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) during its first-quarter earnings has brought renewed attention to a warning from Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal Holdings Inc, about the future of the tech giant. What Happened: Thiel, a prominent figure in the...
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Tesla Bull Gene Munster Points To Palantir Co-Founder's Firm Pursuing $2B Valuation, Says 'Early Stages Bull Market' Preceding AI Bubble
Monday, April 1, 2024 - 11:39pm | 734Gene Munster, the managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, has once again hinted that the artificial intelligence market is in the early stages of a bull run that will eventually lead to a bubble. What Happened: On Monday, Munster took to X, formerly Twitter, and reiterated his...
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Are Palantir CEO's Cocaine Comments A 'Projection?' Legendary Short Sellers Clap Back At Critiques, Flag Insider Trade Data
Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 1:24pm | 601Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) CEO Alex Karp slammed short sellers this week, claiming that short sellers have cocaine habits. Some big-time short sellers were quick to respond. “I love burning the short sellers. Almost nothing makes a human happier than taking the lines of cocaine...
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If You Invested $1,000 In Bitcoin When Warren Buffett Called It 'Rat Poison Squared,' Here's How Much You'd Have Today
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - 4:51pm | 901Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) is one of the largest companies in the world. The firm’s longtime CEO, Warren Buffett, conducted countless acquisitions and investments over the years, achieving legendary status as one of the greatest investors of a generation. One sector that...
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Want To Think Like MrBeast? Here Are His Top Book Recommendations, From Jobs To Musk And Beyond
Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 9:45am | 1004YouTube superstar Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, has shared a list of his top book recommendations, ranging from biographies of the legendary Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs to Tesla Inc. co-founder Elon Musk. What Happened: MrBeast has shared several book recommendations over the years....
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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bets Big On Bitcoin And Ether With $200M Investment: Report
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 5:43am | 657In a recent development, Founders Fund, the venture capital firm established by billionaire Peter Thiel, has reportedly invested significantly in the cryptocurrency market. What Happened: The Founders Fund invested $200 million in cryptocurrency tokens, with half the amount in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC...
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Peter Thiel-backed 'Olympics On Steroids' Considers Allowing Athletes To Use Apple Vision Pro
Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 2:30am | 467The Enhanced Games — a sports competition backed by billionaire co-founder of PayPal, Peter Thiel and often dubbed as the “Olympics on steroids” — might allow athletes to compete using Apple Vision Pro. What Happened: The Enhanced Games CEO Aron D’Souza announced in a news...