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847 Chamath Palihapitiya just took his first full-time operating job since Facebook — and the $135M cap table behind it reveals what the AI coding war is really about

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Silicon Canals Editorial Team @ Silicon Canals · 07/01/2026 06:04 EDT

Chamath Palihapitiya just took his first full-time operating job since Facebook — and the $135M cap table behind it reveals what the AI coding war is really about

Chamath Palihapitiya is returning to a full-time operating role for the first time since leaving Facebook, taking the CEO seat at 8090 Labs after the AI coding startup closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce…

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