The Silicon Valley investors who secretly bought up $800 million in Northern California real estate reveal unexpected plans for 'a city of yesterday'

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A long stretch of road in California farmland leads into the horizon, which is dotted with wind turbines.
A stealth campaign by Silicon Valley elites with a dream of turning a swath of California farmland into a new age city has ranchers who live here challenging their tactics as well as their motives.

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Here are the best and most daring looks from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

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GV general partner Frederique Dame, NEA partner Danielle Lay, and Insight Partners managing director Rebecca Liu-Doyle speak onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 at Moscone Center on September 20, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
GV general partner Frederique Dame, NEA partner Danielle Lay, and Insight Partners managing director Rebecca Liu-Doyle listen to a founder speak onstage during a pitch contest at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.

Testosterone parties are the latest biohack for Silicon Valley tech bros

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T Party founder Jeff Tang shares his tips for naturally boosting testosterone levels on Tparty.org.

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Sam Altman thinks Silicon Valley has lost its culture of innovation

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Composite picture of Sam Altman and an aerial view of Silicon Valley
Sam Altman feels Silicon Valley has lost its innovation culture, saying great research hasn't happened there in a "long time."

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Silicon Valley billionaires want to build a new city in rural California, but locals are skeptical of the project: 'Their secrecy has caused a lot of problems'

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Image shows the rural community of Rio Vista, California. It features a brown, wooden farmhouse, long grass and some parked RVs.
Rio Vista, California is a rural area, but billionaires want to utilize the land to erect a new city.

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This is how the billionaires planning a new city near San Francisco imagine their utopia could look

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A mock-up illustration shared onCalifornia Forever's website that shows people cycling on a road near houses and trees
Cycling and green space feature in plans for the new community.

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A mayor told the investors who want to build a new city in her backyard to 'take their billions of dollars and go back down to Silicon Valley'

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A gate and farmland purchased by Flannery Associates
Flannery Associates has been buying up land in Solano County.

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It's doubtful that Silicon Valley billionaires could pull off building a new city from scratch in a remote California farmland anytime soon, developer says

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Entrepreneur Marc Andreessen speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 on September 13, 2016 in San Francisco, California.
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Ultrarich Burning Man attendees are getting slammed by climate activists for private jets and their outlandish use of plastic

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Walkway to the Man from Burning Man 2014
Protesters blocked the entrance to Burning Man, demanding restrictions on private jets and single-use plastics at the festival.

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A mystery company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land for more than $800 million to build a new city near San Francisco

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Marc Andreessen, Lauren Powell Jobs, Michael Moritz
Left to right: Marc Andreeseen, Lauren Powell Jobs, and Michael Moritz are some of the prominent Silicon Valley investors who have backed Flannery Associates's pursuit to build a new city in California.

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