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    Silicon Valley May Never Learn Its Lesson

    The tech industry is designed for people like Sam Bankman-Fried.
    by Lora Kelley Nov 02, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: Amir Hamja / The New York Times / Redux

    Over and over during Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, lawyers showed pictures of the FTX founder living his best life. There he was at the Super Bowl by Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. There he was on a private jet, sleeping with his hands folded. There he was onstage, , with Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. The very traits that made him a in Silicon Valley—his intellect, his obsession with scale, his —turned into liabilities. This evening, after deliberating for just a few hours, a jury found him guilty of all seven charges he faced, including counts of wire fraud,

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