Joe Lonsdale
Coverage of Joe Lonsdale in the Nexus archive.
- The AI industry has already spent $65 million ahead of the midterm elections with no signs of slowing down.
The AI industry has spent over $65 million through super PACs ahead of the 2026 midterms, led by groups like Leading the Future supported by figures including OpenAI President Greg Brockman and Andreesen Horowitz. The PAC network includes Think Big (Democratic) and American Mission (GOP), with contributions from tech leaders such as Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.
- Palantir cofounder says CEOs are pretending layoffs are about 'AI productivity' when they're not
Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale claims CEOs are misrepresenting layoffs as being driven by 'AI productivity' rather than poor hiring decisions or growth issues. Companies like Cloudflare, Snap, Block, Atlassian, and Coinbase have cited AI in layoff memos, but Lonsdale and others argue the real causes are over-hiring or management failures. Venture capitalists and industry figures such as Marc Andreessen and Sam Altman have supported this view.