2026-02-25
Really good @eringriffith / @KYWeise story on how Epstein weaseled himself into Microsoft, including lots on his ties to Democratic mega-donor (and Microsoft board member) Reid Hoffman. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
US DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself with top Microsoft executives, aiding his return to society after his release from prison in 2009
For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to succession discussions and other business.
2026-02-24
Really good @eringriffith / @KYWeise story on how Epstein weaseled himself into Microsoft, including lots on his ties to Democratic mega-donor (and Microsoft board member) Reid Hoffman. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself with top Microsoft executives, aiding his return to society after his release from prison in 2009
For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to succession discussions and other business.
2026-02-19
NEWS: Meta is about to start a $65 million midterms push — its biggest political effort in its 20 years in business. Meta is standing up two super PACs that this week will drop money in races in Texas and Illinois to push A.I. Exclusive w/ @matt_zdun. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Meta plans to spend $65M in 2026 to boost AI-friendly state politicians; filings show Meta started two super PACs, one backing the GOP and another for Democrats
Meta's biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development.
NEW: Meta is digging into its $65 million political warchest to start two super PACs. One is called Making Our Tomorrow — to back Democrats. It starts this week in Illinois. The other is called Forge the Future Project — to back Republicans. It starts this week in Texas. [image]
New York Times
Meta plans to spend $65M in 2026 to boost AI-friendly state politicians; filings show Meta started two super PACs, one backing the GOP and another for Democrats
Meta's biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development.
2026-02-18
NEW: Meta is digging into its $65 million political warchest to start two super PACs. One is called Making Our Tomorrow — to back Democrats. It starts this week in Illinois. The other is called Forge the Future Project — to back Republicans. It starts this week in Texas. [image]
New York Times
Meta plans to spend $65M in 2026 to boost state politicians friendly to AI; filings: Meta started two super PACs, one backing the GOP and another for Democrats
Meta's biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development.
NEWS: Meta is about to start a $65 million midterms push — its biggest political effort in its 20 years in business. Meta is standing up two super PACs that this week will drop money in races in Texas and Illinois to push A.I. Exclusive w/ @matt_zdun. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Meta plans to spend $65M in 2026 to boost state politicians friendly to AI; filings: Meta started two super PACs, one backing the GOP and another for Democrats
Meta's biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development.
2026-02-13
Yeah, notable that the first two efforts from the Anthropic-backed groups are spending for Republicans who don't totally agree with Trump.
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
The campaign-finance details: Anthropic is voluntarily disclosing its $20 million donation to a dark-money 501(c)4 group, Public First. Public First, in turn, makes donations to its allied Democratic and Republican super PACs. Public First is going up with ads supporting
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
One thing about the dueling AI super PACs is how BOTH sides are affected by what happened with crypto in 2024. The AI industry accelerationists explicitly want to replicate what happened with Fairshake. Some of the operatives and donors are even the same. Meanwhile, the AI
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
NEWS: Anthropic is putting $20 million into a super PAC operation that is meant as a direct counter to the OpenAI super PAC operation. The midterms are the new battleground between these two rival AI labs. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
2026-02-12
Yeah, notable that the first two efforts from the Anthropic-backed groups are spending for Republicans who don't totally agree with Trump.
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.
Venture capitalist @garrytan is launching a 501(c)4 organization called “Garry's List.” It is part media organization, part a fundraising organization for California politics, part social network. This is how the advocacy world works these days. The lines between media + [image]
Mission Local
YC's Garry Tan launches “Garry's List”, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting “moderate/pragmatic” political candidates and pro-growth policies in California
New operation is part-PAC, part-blog, part incubator for Silicon Valley politics — and latest entry in big-money network
One thing about the dueling AI super PACs is how BOTH sides are affected by what happened with crypto in 2024. The AI industry accelerationists explicitly want to replicate what happened with Fairshake. Some of the operatives and donors are even the same. Meanwhile, the AI
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.
The campaign-finance details: Anthropic is voluntarily disclosing its $20 million donation to a dark-money 501(c)4 group, Public First. Public First, in turn, makes donations to its allied Democratic and Republican super PACs. Public First is going up with ads supporting
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.
NEWS: Anthropic is putting $20 million into a super PAC operation that is meant as a direct counter to the OpenAI super PAC operation. The midterms are the new battleground between these two rival AI labs. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.
2026-01-31
The AI super PAC Leading the Future says today that it has raised $125 million in money. But that figure includes “contributions and commitments.” That total also includes money in its c4, Build American AI. Super PAC itself raised only $50.3 million, per press release.
Axios
Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future has raised $125M+ in 2025, including from a16z and Greg Brockman, to try to shape the US midterms and federal AI regulation
Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future's FEC filing is in: $50.3 million raised $25 million from Greg Brockman, the Open AI co-founder, and his wife Anna $25 million from Andreessen Horowitz Just $100k from Perplexity [image]
Axios
Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future has raised $125M+ in 2025, including from a16z and Greg Brockman, to try to shape the US midterms and federal AI regulation
>@JTLonsdale gave $250,000 to the AI super PAC backing Chris Gober. @RonConway gave $500,000 to the AI super PAC attacking Alex Bores.
Axios
Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future has raised $125M+ in 2025, including from a16z and Greg Brockman, to try to shape the US midterms and federal AI regulation
Leading the Future sent $5 million each to the super PACs active in Alex Bores's New York race and Chris Gober's Texas race. Sent $500,000 to the super PAC's own c4, Build American AI.
Axios
Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future has raised $125M+ in 2025, including from a16z and Greg Brockman, to try to shape the US midterms and federal AI regulation
2026-01-30
>@JTLonsdale gave $250,000 to the AI super PAC backing Chris Gober. @RonConway gave $500,000 to the AI super PAC attacking Alex Bores.
Axios
Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future has raised $125M+ in 2025, including from a16z and Greg Brockman, to try to shape the US midterms and federal AI regulation
Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future has raised more than $125 million to try to shape the 2026 midterms and the future of federal AI regulation.