The PayPal Mafia includes tech titans like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Reid Hoffman. Here's where its members are now.

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Peter Thiel, left, and Elon Musk, are two members of the so-called "PayPal Mafia."

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Thanks to the Pentagon, the Lords of Silicon Valley Are Having a Moment

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Palmer Luckey feels the wind in his hair

Palantir CEO said cofounder Peter Thiel's support of Trump made it hard to get things done

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Alex Karp and Peter Thiel cofounded Palantir — and have different politics.

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says Trump's rise is tied to the 'excesses of Silicon Valley'

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Alex Karp speaking at the World Economic Forum; Donald Trimp speaking at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.
"I don't believe you would have a Trump phenomenon without the excesses of Silicon Valley," Palantir CEO Alex Karp told The New York Times.

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Peter Thiel was trapped inside a student debating hall by pro-Palestine protesters accusing him of genocide

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Peter Thiel speaks at the Cambridge Union Society.

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Palantir made a ton of money this year thanks to strong US demand. But don't expect much growth in Europe.

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Alex Karp, the cofounder and CEO of Palantir, looks ahead
Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp at a US Senate AI forum in Washington, DC, in 2023.

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Palantir CEO calls Columbia anti-Israel protests 'pagan' and says he's dreamed of drone striking his enemies

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Alex Karp, the cofounder and CEO of Palantir, looks ahead
Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.

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Palantir CEO says its unconventional boot camps are drawing crowds and driving sales: 'It's like a rock concert'

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp said the company had more than 500 boot camps last year to attract new customers.

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Sauron, Dark Lord of Mordor and Lord of the Rings Star, Dead at... Hoo Boy

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This article was originally published on March 25, 2022. Happy Tolkien Reading Day!

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Here's What Tech Bros Are Wearing Lately

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Silicon Valley is not well known for its fashion scene. New York and Los Angeles have their own unique trends and styles—you can dress like a New Yorker or an Angelino. But how do you dress like you’re in Silicon Valley?

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