The Weekly Spill (In Shorts)
Welcome to The Weekly Spill—Silicon Bay Partners’ regularly scheduled download of thoughts, takes, and the occasional side-eye at the world as it actually is (not just as it’s pitched in a deck). Each week, we sift through the noise across current events, politics, startups, and financial markets to bring you what matters—and what’s just pretending to.
We aim to keep things light, even when the topics aren’t. That means a bit of satire where it’s earned, a bit of skepticism where it’s called for, and a commitment to staying grounded in facts even when opinions sneak in through the side door. We won’t always be non-judgmental—but we will always try to be clear-eyed.
Think of this as your informed, occasionally irreverent briefing for the week ahead. Read it for insight, stay for perspective, and feel free to disagree—that’s o.k. too. Fair warning: Sometimes we spill more than once a week!
That’s Why I Am Often Referred To As Deficit Don!
From a planned triumphal arch at Arlington to a Golden Ballroom on the White House grounds, this President really knows how to spend the moola. The national debt is currently $38T and growing by $53,000 per second. The cost of the Iran War is likely to exceed $1T before it’s concluded. What happened to his promise of a balanced budget and no more forever wars. Well, this is why he’s also known as the Liar-in-Chief!
Chatbots: To Share Or Not To Share
It probably goes without saying at this point, but your conversations with AI chatbots aren’t private—everything you type or upload to Gemini, ChatGPT, and other models might be read and used in a variety of ways. If you wouldn’t send a document or repeat information to someone you don’t know, you shouldn’t include it in a chatbot prompt either.
Can’t Find A Killer Job. Blame The Bot!
Millions of résumés never make it past the bots. One man is trying to find out why. In 2023 Mobley sued Workday, one of the largest purveyors of recruiting software, for discrimination, claiming its algorithm screened him out, based on his age, race and disabilities. Mobley, a Black graduate of Morehouse College who suffers from anxiety and depression, said the math didn’t add up.