Silicon Valley
AI
Geopolitics
Trump Shelves AI Safety Order After Tech CEO Pressure, Exposing White House Split on China Strategy
President's last-minute cancellation of AI testing framework reveals deepening fracture between nationalist security hawks and Silicon Valley accelerationists as US-China AI competition intensifies.
AI
Geopolitics
China’s AI Talent Raid: Silicon Valley Loses Engineers to 150% Salary Premiums
ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba, and Huawei are systematically poaching US AI researchers with mega-offers and relocation packages, accelerating technology decoupling as US export controls and visa fees backfire.
Technology
The Big Tech Exodus: Why Google’s Median Tenure Is 1.1 Years
Former employees report improved quality of life after leaving, as turnover data reveals deeper tensions around burnout and compensation in Silicon Valley.