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John Paczkowski

@JohnPaczkowski

Executive Editor, Tech & Innovation, @forbes. Previously: BuzzFeed News, Recode, AllThingsD (He/him) @jawnpaczkowski on threads

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Joined February 2008
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Nearly One In Five White House Press Releases Show Signs Of AI forbes.com/sites/kylemullins…
Nearly One In Five White House Press Releases Show Signs Of AI

Nearly One In Five White House Press Releases Show Signs Of AI

Forbes examined thousands of press releases from the last three presidential administrations. This year, AI use seems to have skyrocketed in official communications.

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Anna Tong
@annatongerOct 28
For those obsessing over the Elizabeth Holmes/Billy Evans documentary, a piece of news: Palantir board member Lauren Friedman Stat cofounded Evans’ new blood-testing startup. She’s said it is something for Holmes to look forward to from jail, I'm told. forbes.com/sites/annatong/20…
Palantir Board Member Cofounded Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner’s Blood-Testing Startup

Palantir Board Member Cofounded Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner’s Blood-Testing Startup

The company, which is featured prominently in Nathan Fielder’s documentary You Can See Everything, has been called ‘Theranos 2.0’ by Holmes’ partner Billy Evans

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Keith Edwards
@keithedwardsOct 25
this is so bleak
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Anthropic is increasingly using its own AI to build future models. That’s both a competitive advantage and a serious risk as the company heads toward an IPO, according to its newly released S-1 filing. forbes.com/sites/rashishriva…
Anthropic Relies On Claude To Build Claude. That’s An Advantage And A Risk.

Anthropic Relies On Claude To Build Claude. That’s An Advantage And A Risk.

Anthropic is increasingly using its own AI to build future models. That’s both a competitive game-changer and a serious risk as the company heads toward an IPO, according to its newly released S-1...

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@annatongerOct 22
New on Elizabeth Holmes' partner Billy Evans’ blood testing startup: its former CTO and a key inventor on its patents, has left. Somebody who spoke with Billy says he refers to the company as “Theranos 2.0”, a label the company has rejected. forbes.com/sites/annatong/20…
Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner’s Blood Testing Startup Has Lost Its CTO

Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner’s Blood Testing Startup Has Lost Its CTO

Billy Evans is inspiring lots of chatter for his role in the Nathan Fielder’s new Elizabeth Holmes doc—and his venture into the business that made Theranos infamous.

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Paul Bronks
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"SHAUN WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING"
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"apply the same logic to a Texas driveway. You have the mineral rights beneath an oil stain there appraised as a potential oilfield, donate the drilling rights to an anti-drilling environmental charity and claim an $8 million deduction." forbes.com/sites/danalexande…
Trump’s Golf Empire Is A Billion-Dollar Tax Shelter

Trump’s Golf Empire Is A Billion-Dollar Tax Shelter

For decades, the president has claimed charitable deductions on golf courses he never gave away. Now he’s pushing the scheme further—and apparently using the presidency to get away with it.

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Austin Carr
@AustinCarrOct 15
Spent a long time on this @pmarca profile for @BW, especially where he grew up in Wisconsin. Marc Andreessen has a complicated relationship with his hometown, but I discovered another (touching) side of his childhood that has never been told: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Cursor staff returned from the holiday weekend to an all-hands meeting with a slide deck titled “War Time." The fastest growing AI coding company had been confronted with a new reality: developers may no longer need a code editor at all via @annatonger forbes.com/sites/annatong/20…
Cursor Goes To War For AI Coding Dominance

Cursor Goes To War For AI Coding Dominance

After becoming the hottest, fastest growing AI coding company, Cursor is confronting a new reality: developers may no longer need a code editor at all.

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The Oracle cofounder’s official residence is now in Manalapan, Florida, not the Hawaii island that he famously bought in 2012, according to previously unreported county records. More details in my latest for @Forbes: forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2…
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Rashi Shrivastava@RashiShrivast18Feb 11
Influencer marketing has helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just eleven months. But misleading marketing tactics, payment problems and a social media strategy based on shock has led to backlash among creators. forbes.com/sites/rashishriva…
Racist Videos And Payment Problems: The Dark Side Of This AI Startup’s Super-Fast Growth

Racist Videos And Payment Problems: The Dark Side Of This AI Startup’s Super-Fast Growth

Influencer marketing helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just 11 months. But misleading marketing tactics and a shock-based social media strategy has led...

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Anna Tong
@annatongerFeb 5
Crazy pay packages are not just for AI researchers. It's come to data labeling. This week @Mercor offered sales and project leads at @micro1_ai signing bonuses of $500k - $2m in CASH. These are early 20-somethings that already make $1m+ a year! forbes.com/sites/annatong/20…
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Thiel, the king of contrarian investors told Epstein to pass on Spotify, and also advised against investing in Palantir, the defense-tech firm he co-founded, saying the price was "below market."
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Epstein had access to tech billionaires like Thiel and Musk. But he walked away from several deals with major startups—including Spotify and SpaceX—that could have netted him hundreds of millions in total. Ffrom @_IainMartin and me for @Forbes: forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/…
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments

Thanks to his relationships to tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, Epstein had access to a number of lucrative tech investments. But he walked away from several deals with major...

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Lizzie Johnson@lizziejohnsonnnFeb 4
I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.
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Josh Eidelson@josheidelsonFeb 4
Reporters terminated today by the Washington Post include @ceodonovan, whose beat had been "tech companies and corporate accountability, with a focus on Amazon" bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @hgmiller29
Washington Post Starts Wave of Layoffs Amid Cost Cuts

Washington Post Starts Wave of Layoffs Amid Cost Cuts

The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, cut about one-third of its staff in an effort to pare losses and restore the struggling newspaper to profitability.

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Ben Mullin@BenMullinFeb 4
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Brianna Sacks@bri_sacksFeb 5
🚨send me journalism jobs🚨 We’re compiling job/freelance opportunities for our hundreds of #washingtonpost colleagues who were fired today. If you’ve got something please reply, DM, or email me [email protected] Also I’m not above asking for a retweet. Thanks and ✊🏻
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Iain Martin@_IainMartinFeb 5
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/… More from me @_pheebini Did Epstein’s relationship with Peter Thiel mean that he missed out on a $500m+ windfall from Spotify’s massive IPO?
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments

Thanks to his relationships to tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, Epstein had access to a number of lucrative tech investments. But he walked away from several deals with major...

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Caroline O'Donovan@ceodonovanFeb 4
Nearly every story I published at The Post included the disclaimer "Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post." That statement seems especially stark today.
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Caroline O'Donovan@ceodonovanFeb 4
Today I was laid off from my job covering Amazon for Jeff Bezos's Washington Post.
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