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This "large scale social deception" contract was: * first awarded under Trump * paid to Reuters' data division, not the newsroom * for researching *defenses* against deception * not revealed by "DOGE investigations"; was a public record, visible online for many years

New: Clearview AI's CEO Hoan Ton-That has resigned. After he led the company through controversy and lawsuits, the company struggled to secure big federal contracts. Now, Clearview is focused on selling to the Trump border effort and the Pentagon. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…

Clearview AI CEO and co-founder Hoan Ton-That resigns from the facial recognition company and says he would continue serving as a board member (@davidjeans2 / Forbes) forbes.com/sites/davidjea… techmeme.com/250219/p52#a25… x.com/Techmeme/statu…

Trump Wants The Next Generation Of Military Satellites. My colleague Jeremy Bogaisky digs in on how Pentagon turmoil is putting these ambitions at risk. forbes.com/sites/jeremybo…

Arize AI's founder used a fake name and fake company to spy on competitors and in return it got... $70m in new funding

New: Among those leading Elon Musk's DOGE effort at the Pentagon is Justin Fulcher, a telehealth startup founder with a degree in terrorism studies. Like other DOGE employees, he's got impressive tech chops. But other parts of his story don't add up. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…

1789 Capital, founded by Omeed Malik Chris Buskirk e/acc & Bekah Mercer, is an investment firm with big plans & a MAGA magnet: Donald Trump Jr. AUM is climbing (Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 Charlie Kirk Clay Travis are LPs) & firm directly backed Elon Musk’s xAI & SpaceX bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Hype Machine by Joshua Oliver is out today in paperback! In Hype Machine, Oliver explores the cult of crypto and tells the story of its rise and fall through exclusive interviews and compelling research. geni.us/HypeMachineBook

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A jury found Charlie Javice guilty of defrauding JPM when the young entrepreneur misled the bank about how many customers her buzzy startup had when selling it for $175 million. wsj.com/us-news/law/ch…

Here’s the inside story of how Javice pushed startup hustle culture and “fake it til you make it” to the limit and beyond forbes.com/sites/alexandr…

#CreditOne has become a profit machine by squeezing exorbitant fees out of its subprime customers. Here’s the story of how two former Wall Street bankers became multibillionaires on the backs of people with poor credit. John hyatt forbes.com/sites/jemimamc…

New: Hoan Ton-That, the co-founder and former CEO of Clearview AI, has been removed from the controversial facial recognition company's board. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…

Lots of eye-opening perspective from the drone startup founders themselves in this deep dive on the industry’s dependence on Chinese parts. Worth a read 👀

Silicon Valley’s Military Drone Companies Have A Serious ‘Made In China’ Problem trib.al/TuJd0Ua trib.al/TuJd0Ua