My week inside the new Silicon Valley news rabbit hole

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How Marc Andreessen says he sets up his AI chatbot — and why critics are skeptical it works

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Mark Andreessen shared his custom AI prompt on X. He says he wants smart, aggressive, and less polite answers.

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Applied Intuition wants AI to leave the chat and run the physical world

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Applied Intuition's Physical AI day
Applied Intuition is making a lofty pitch to automate mining, agriculture, and logistics.

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Marc Andreessen explains why he won't be jumping on Silicon Valley's ayahuasca trend

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Marc Andreessen, one of Silicon Valley's most outspoken executives, says he's seen top bosses leave their companies and become surf instructors after taking drugs.

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Marc Andreessen shares the prompts he says turn AI into 'the world's best coach'

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Marc Andreessen says the right prompts can turn AI into the "world's best coach."

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Marc Andreessen says AI will give rise to a new type of filmmaker: 'That's a reason for profound optimism'

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Legendary investor Marc Andreessen has high hopes for AI's impact on Hollywood.

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Marc Andreessen says more founders need to read 'the Elon playbook'

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Marc Andreessen says too many people are letting their feelings about Tesla CEO Elon Musk inhibit them from learning from his example.

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Andreessen Horowitz and other tech power players launched a $100 million AI-focused PAC

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Marc Andreessen and his VC cofounder Ben Horowitz announced to employees they'd be donating to Trump-aligned groups.

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Marc Andreessen says this is the key to becoming the next Apple

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Marc Andreessen's take on the next iPhone moment.

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The US needs to reinvent manufacturing for the AI age, or risk losing out to China, Marc Andreessen warns

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Workers applying digital technology to produce core components of an elevator in Haian, Jiangsu Province, China, on January 23, 2024.
Marc Andreessen urged policymakers to reimagine factories not as relics of the past, but as engines of America's AI future.

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