The PayPal founder is probably the most influential figure in the technology industry in decades. He spreads conspiracy theories, but he is not an eccentric divorced from reality: he saw Trump’s rise before almost anyone else, and he is behind the career of Vice President J. D. Vance. And his defense and espionage company, Palantir, has signed contracts with governments around the world
Experts and public officials warn about the risks of relying on the American firm’s controversial technology. In some countries, such as Spain, the government is assuring the public that there will be a local alternative
A decade ago, the intellectual published ‘Conflict Is Not Abuse,’ a book about the use of victimhood to justify cruelty. This practice has now become the norm worldwide
Elon Musk and Sam Altman may grab the headlines, but billionaires, theorists, and futurists are designing the most transformative technology of our era
Civil organizations and members of Congress are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security explain the sharing of information between government agencies and contracts with AI firm Palantir to locate undocumented immigrants
The founder of Palantir, the data processing company, arrives in Argentina after his visit to Rome to talk about the Antichrist
The accelerationists of anarcho-capitalism want to bring their new conception of human nature to fruition. They have the means to do so, Carlos Fernández Liria explains in ‘Against the Dark Enlightenment’
The US president faces criticism after a verbal exchange with Leo XIV and AI-generated posts depicting the Republican with Jesus Christ and healing the sick
Investors across the continent have already put more than $27 billion into this leader in military-grade AI that has been accused of numerous human rights violations
The former advisor to Barack Obama and Joe Biden warns of the similarities between the ‘hate speech’ of Spanish far-right party Vox and Donald Trump
Silicon Valley oligarchs are manipulating our attention and paving the way for the populist authoritarianism of Trump and the European far right. What can progressives do to stop this technological dictatorship and overcome dependence on the United States?
With Donald Trump at the helm, a diverse far-right movement made up of libertarians, paleoconservatives and neo-reactionaries seeks to change the world by reversing the values of the Enlightenment. Several recently published books have examined this phenomenon
The former Google leader warns about the risks to Europeans of their technological dependence
The Italian reporter has carried out multiple investigations in the region and points out that the Inuit have no allegiance to Europe
The World Economic Forum shows how Trump’s policies are alienating traditional allies, giving more space to China and garnering marginal support
The proposal to tax the wealth of the ultra-rich at 5% pits the governor against a segment of the electorate that sees it as a direct response to inequality
Once thought to be a balance between genetic lottery and lifestyle, it is now seen as a race for privileges that allow for earlier diagnoses, halting processes and reversing damage. And all of this comes at a premium price
Recently, the provocateur has gone from being a marginal figure of the so-called ‘Dark Enlightenment’ to placing himself at the center of the American ideological war, cast as a kind of oracle to the MAGA universe
The Harvard researcher has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences for her study of implicit biases
From Sam Altman to Mark Zuckerberg, these are the key figures of the tech elite that rules the new global order
The public fallout brings to a close, at least for the moment, a high-profile alliance that their allies are now trying to rebuild
The still-open wounds from decades of clerical sexual abuse, along with the growing power of far-right Catholics in Trump’s Washington, will shape relations between Robert Prevost’s Vatican and his home country
The oracles of Silicon Valley want to enforce the futures they once envisioned. First, they sold us an idea of the world. Now, they intend to implement it — reshaping laws, institutions, and cultural expectations until their private fantasies become reality
Experts says the controversial software, which collects biographical, biometric, and geolocation information, violates fundamental human rights
A handful of technocrats, convinced of their intellectual superiority, occupy key positions of power. They champion a supposed critical thinking — ‘think for yourself’ or ‘find your own truth’ — which they want us to pursue by surfing their social media platforms, where propaganda and disinformation thrive
The neo-reactionary movement, also known as the Dark Enlightenment, believes that democracy is a mistake and that equality is not a desirable goal. Those who adhere to it believe that the state should be governed like a company, with an imperial and techno-authoritarian president. Practically clandestine, it has already managed to infiltrate Trump’s populist right and Silicon Valley
The former president has opted for a running mate based on personal loyalty, announcing the former marine and author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ at the Milwaukee convention
