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Marc Andreessen is casting anyone against "techno-optimism" as an enemy.
  • Billionaire VC Marc Andreessen wrote a manifesto plugging "techno-optimism."
  • It's an old Silicon Valley philosophy packaged anew: Growth without guardrails.
  • The idea is to paint regulators, ethicists, and anyone questioning the benefits of tech as an enemy.

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Sam Bankman-Fried will testify at his criminal fraud trial on Thursday as he faces charges of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering related to his failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

During a conference call on Wednesday, attorney Mark Cohen confirmed Bankman-Fried will take the stand. The move isn’t much of a surprise, considering the



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I’m very intrigued by Sony’s revamped PS5 and its removable disc drive. It streamlines the console’s manufacturing process, and the new model is a good amount smaller than the original, even if it doesn’t necessarily look so from every angle. But there might be one noteworthy quirk with the new $499 Disc version: it’s likely you’ll need an internet connection to



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On Monday, Instagram announced it’s testing a feed that only shows posts from verified accounts. This new way for “businesses and creators to get discovered” is part of a broader push across the social media industry, where the apps are rolling out the blue-checked carpet to encourage people to pay for a boost in the…

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FILE - Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor in New York City, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Treasury yields surged in September and sapped the energy from a strong stock market as investors came to terms with the likelihood that interest rates will remain high well into 2024. The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped to the highest level in nearly two decades. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
10-year Treasury yields topped 5% for the first time in 16 years Monday – and that's sparked panic on Wall Street.
  • A deepening crash in the bond market has sparked panic on Wall Street in recent weeks.
  • Treasury prices have plummeted, sending benchmark 10-year yields above 5% for the first time in 16 years.
  • Here's what the market meltdown means for stocks, the economy, and

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