News of peter thiel

Peter Thiel reports stake in Argentine shale oil exporter Vista

Today 10:38 Peter Thiel’s hedge fund acquires a sizeable stake in Vista Energy SAB, Argentina’s top oil exporter, increasing his ties to the country.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Milei’s ethics

27-06-2026 00:48 Milei has a militant and narrow world view that he’s tied to a vision that integrates AI and tech billionaires. Those same players have a global agenda that they will pursue, and Argentina will only be part of that plan for as long as it is useful for them.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

TECH BILLIONAIRE IN ARGENTINA

Peter Thiel's broken doorbell – a week outside his Buenos Aires mansion

21-06-2026 06:05 NOTICIAS magazine staked out the tech billionaire's home in Barrio Parque amid swirling rumours that the tech billionaire is leaving Argentina just as soon as he arrived. Days of surveillance turned up little more than fallen leaves, an empty mansion – and one unexpected visitor.

by Juan Luis González

ANALYSIS – POLITICS & TECHNOLOGY

A robot oasis and billionaire’s playground in Argentina?

06-06-2026 07:02 Milei’s self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist libertarianism seems totally aligned with the idea of generating a robot oasis and a billionaire’s playground in Argentina.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Jonathan Taplin: AI revolution could lead to massive unrest or depression-style crash

16-05-2026 11:00 An intellectual with a past in the arts, the media industry and banking, writer and thinker Jonathan Taplin is worried about the future of society in the context of the so-called ‘AI revolution.’ He believes Silicon Valley elites are precipitating the worst outcomes.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Thiel is the latest rabbit Milei has pulled from a hat

30-04-2026 13:20 Argentina’s previous two presidents failed to win re-election, undone by their inability to resolve the country’s economic problems. Despite the recent turbulence, Milei is well positioned to break that trend.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Peter Thiel’s dystopia, Milei’s utopia

24-04-2026 06:07 There is ideological affinity between Milei and Thiel. Both of them fall under the category of anarcho-capitalist libertarians who see socialism and the decadence of Western society as major threats to humanity.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS

Milei discusses taxes, culture war, politics in ‘wonderful’ meeting with Thiel

23-04-2026 21:32 President discusses liberalism, wealth taxes and anarcho-capitalism with German-US billionaire investor at government house.

PRESS FREEDOM

Government bans press from Casa Rosada over ‘espionage’ complaint

23-04-2026 15:24 Argentina’s government on Thursday barred accredited press from entering the Casa Rosada as part of a “preventative” measure related to alleged “espionage” complaint; Decision, cheered by Javier Milei on social media, came hours before the head of state hosted controversial US tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel at government house.