Ryan Mac 🙃
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NYT tech reporter
Co-author of Character Limit
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Co-author of Character Limit
Signal: rmac.18
[email protected]
[email protected]
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/
https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_
report one story they don't like, and they try to cosplay elon
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
report one story they don't like, and they try to cosplay elon
Sacks also kept his stake in Glue, "an AI-assisted chat platform," that he *cofounded*. His waiver designated Glue as a SaaS company.
Sacks has openly promoted Glue as a Slack-killer and he still sits on the company's board. Here is Glue's website: glue.ai
Sacks has openly promoted Glue as a Slack-killer and he still sits on the company's board. Here is Glue's website: glue.ai
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sacks also kept his stake in Glue, "an AI-assisted chat platform," that he *cofounded*. His waiver designated Glue as a SaaS company.
Sacks has openly promoted Glue as a Slack-killer and he still sits on the company's board. Here is Glue's website: glue.ai
Sacks has openly promoted Glue as a Slack-killer and he still sits on the company's board. Here is Glue's website: glue.ai
Sacks also has a direct investment in Tesla, which represents more than 1.6% of his total assets, and is designated as "hardware." He kept this stake.
Tesla undoubtedly makes cars and hardware. But, Elon Musk has openly described the company as an AI and robotics company since at least last year.
Tesla undoubtedly makes cars and hardware. But, Elon Musk has openly described the company as an AI and robotics company since at least last year.
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Sacks also has a direct investment in Tesla, which represents more than 1.6% of his total assets, and is designated as "hardware." He kept this stake.
Tesla undoubtedly makes cars and hardware. But, Elon Musk has openly described the company as an AI and robotics company since at least last year.
Tesla undoubtedly makes cars and hardware. But, Elon Musk has openly described the company as an AI and robotics company since at least last year.
One investment designated as "SaaS" — and not AI — was Palantir. It represents one of Sacks' largest investments, representing more than 1.8% of his total assets. He held onto his Palantir stake.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One investment designated as "SaaS" — and not AI — was Palantir. It represents one of Sacks' largest investments, representing more than 1.8% of his total assets. He held onto his Palantir stake.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.
We looked at every one of these companies listed as SaaS (aka software as a service) or hardware. It's unclear why they were delineated separate of Sacks' AI stakes, but he kept all these investments.
Some of these "SaaS" companies literally had AI in their names: Freeplay AI, Advocate AI, etc.
Some of these "SaaS" companies literally had AI in their names: Freeplay AI, Advocate AI, etc.
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We looked at every one of these companies listed as SaaS (aka software as a service) or hardware. It's unclear why they were delineated separate of Sacks' AI stakes, but he kept all these investments.
Some of these "SaaS" companies literally had AI in their names: Freeplay AI, Advocate AI, etc.
Some of these "SaaS" companies literally had AI in their names: Freeplay AI, Advocate AI, etc.
To Sacks' credit, he acknowledged that he should divest some of these holdings because they were AI co's.
But we examined hundreds of other Sacks' investments that will likely benefit from his AI role. On his waiver, he classified these stakes as "SaaS" or "hardware," despite clear AI connections.
But we examined hundreds of other Sacks' investments that will likely benefit from his AI role. On his waiver, he classified these stakes as "SaaS" or "hardware," despite clear AI connections.
November 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
To Sacks' credit, he acknowledged that he should divest some of these holdings because they were AI co's.
But we examined hundreds of other Sacks' investments that will likely benefit from his AI role. On his waiver, he classified these stakes as "SaaS" or "hardware," despite clear AI connections.
But we examined hundreds of other Sacks' investments that will likely benefit from his AI role. On his waiver, he classified these stakes as "SaaS" or "hardware," despite clear AI connections.
And if you actually read the footnotes on the waiver, its unclear when (or even if) Sacks sold some of these investments in AI companies. So he could have been holding onto shares of Amazon, Meta and xAI while influencing AI policy and decision-making.
November 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And if you actually read the footnotes on the waiver, its unclear when (or even if) Sacks sold some of these investments in AI companies. So he could have been holding onto shares of Amazon, Meta and xAI while influencing AI policy and decision-making.
Even when Sacks said he was going to divest something, those divestments were listed as "pending."
Remember, that he was disclosing this stuff in March, two months after taking on his White House role and as the administration was doing deals to potentially benefit the AI industry.
Remember, that he was disclosing this stuff in March, two months after taking on his White House role and as the administration was doing deals to potentially benefit the AI industry.
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Even when Sacks said he was going to divest something, those divestments were listed as "pending."
Remember, that he was disclosing this stuff in March, two months after taking on his White House role and as the administration was doing deals to potentially benefit the AI industry.
Remember, that he was disclosing this stuff in March, two months after taking on his White House role and as the administration was doing deals to potentially benefit the AI industry.
When we started looking at the AI waiver, we realized that they provided an incomplete picture of Sacks' financial interests. There were no values on the stakes he disclosed. And statements like he has "initiated or completed divestment of over 99% of your holdings" were not backed up in any way.
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When we started looking at the AI waiver, we realized that they provided an incomplete picture of Sacks' financial interests. There were no values on the stakes he disclosed. And statements like he has "initiated or completed divestment of over 99% of your holdings" were not backed up in any way.
*kawhi leonard voice*
"apple time, apple time"
"apple time, apple time"
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
*kawhi leonard voice*
"apple time, apple time"
"apple time, apple time"
this MAGA account extolls the virtue of hiring American but then gives the game away by saying "labour"
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
this MAGA account extolls the virtue of hiring American but then gives the game away by saying "labour"
In the Epstein documents release today, there is a file for a proposed Lawrence Krauss-led event series w/ proposed guests, 23 of which had "already agreed in principle" according to the doc. Some of those listed include Noam Chomsky, Woody Allen, Barack Obama, Larry Page and Elon Musk.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
In the Epstein documents release today, there is a file for a proposed Lawrence Krauss-led event series w/ proposed guests, 23 of which had "already agreed in principle" according to the doc. Some of those listed include Noam Chomsky, Woody Allen, Barack Obama, Larry Page and Elon Musk.
What Mikel gave the boys at half
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What Mikel gave the boys at half
"this is not about compensation" says the man who made sure he had a guaranteed sale price for his twitter shares when he pledged them to musk's twitter takeover
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"this is not about compensation" says the man who made sure he had a guaranteed sale price for his twitter shares when he pledged them to musk's twitter takeover
I'm a little worried he's leaning into this a bit much, but at the same time he's acting exactly as I would if I got incredibly famous overnight
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm a little worried he's leaning into this a bit much, but at the same time he's acting exactly as I would if I got incredibly famous overnight
when I think I do a good skeet
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
when I think I do a good skeet
when you definitely, absolutely, 100% don't know a guy's name
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
when you definitely, absolutely, 100% don't know a guy's name
the buzzer went off again
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
the buzzer went off again