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Peter Thiel

There’s no libertarian approach to preventing the end of the world

By Haydn Belfield

What you need to know about Elon’s inner circle at Twitter 

By Shirin Ghaffary

The most outspoken Trump supporter in Silicon Valley is leaving Facebook’s board

By Shirin Ghaffary

Peter Thiel is making the biggest political bet of his life

By Theodore Schleifer

Everything you need to know about Palantir, the secretive company coming for all your data

By Sara Morrison

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is searching for new political allies. He’s found one in Kansas.

By Theodore Schleifer

The FBI is investigating a venture capital fund started by Peter Thiel for financial misconduct

By Theodore Schleifer

Elon Musk and Bill Gates are trying to do something about global warming. David Wallace-Wells asks, where is everyone else?

By Eric Johnson

Silicon Valley keeps trying to “cure” death. It should fix its own ageism instead, says activist Ashton Applewhite.

By Eric Johnson

The “PayPal Mafia” is teaming up once again at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund

By Theodore Schleifer

Mithril Capital promised to be the “capstone” to Peter Thiel’s investment empire. It ended up as a major distraction.

By Theodore Schleifer

The way SoftBank invests in startups just doesn’t work, says Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois

By Eric Johnson

It’s time for Facebook’s board to step up

By Eric Johnson

Peter Thiel cut his largest check to the GOP since Trump’s 2016 win

By Theodore Schleifer

Kara Swisher tweet-trolled The Mooch and all we got was this terrific 90-minute Recode Decode podcast

By Eric Johnson

The four most interesting things Peter Thiel said today in New York

By Theodore Schleifer

Is Silicon Valley threatening democracy?

By Eric Johnson

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Peter Thiel, the Valley’s most controversial investor, is also its best positioned in the Trump years

By Tony Romm

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told Peter Thiel that his support of Trump made Facebook look bad

By Theodore Schleifer

What Peter Thiel’s war against Gawker can tell us about Trump

By Eric Johnson

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance wants to invest in startups far away from Silicon Valley

By Tony Romm

Fasten your seatbelt, Peter Thiel, it’s going to be bumpy for Trump in Silicon Valley!

By Kara Swisher

Siri creator Dag Kittlaus went in for a simple exam and found a pancreatic tumor

By Kara Swisher

Peter Thiel dressed up as Hulk Hogan at a Heroes-and-Villains-themed costume party

By Johana Bhuiyan

Peter Thiel’s $1.25 million donation to Donald Trump is a lot more than ‘free speech’

By Ellen K. Pao

Peter Thiel says journalism will be just fine, since he’ll decide what’s good journalism

By Edmund Lee

Peter Thiel’s RNC speech was... short | Recode Daily: July 22, 2016

By Noah Kulwin

Peter Thiel spoke at the RNC and it was … fine?

By Noah Kulwin

Watch Peter Thiel’s speech live at the RNC

By Recode Staff

The Peter Principle: Thiel speaks for himself, not Silicon Valley

By Kara Swisher

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel lands a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention

By Dawn Chmielewski

Jeff Bezos on Gawker vs. Peter Thiel: 'Develop a thick skin.'

By Edmund Lee

Peter Thiel says backing Hulk Hogan's Gawker suit was 'one of my greater philanthropic things that I’ve done'

By Noah Kulwin