A Google Shareholder Is Suing the Company Over the TikTok Ban
Tan, who declined to say whether he personally supports the TikTok ban, believes the central issue is enforcement. “There is a federal law that says the TikTok app should not be on your…
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Why Silicon Valley Needs Immigration
Katie Drummond: I have to shop at a specialty hat store. Because my head actually doesn't … I can't wear— Lauren Goode: What is this store called? Katie Drummond: I can't wear normal hats.…
National Guard Arrives in Los Angeles Following Protests Over Immigration Raids
National Guard troops deployed by President Donald Trump arrived in Los Angeles Sunday morning after two days of street clashes between law enforcement and protesters demonstrating against…
Donald Trump Boasts of ‘Big Win’ Over ‘Fake News’ AP After Court Rules White House Can Ban News Outlet’s Access Over Its Refusal to Cite ‘Gulf of America’
A federal appeals court ruled that the White House has the latitude to exclude any journalists it chooses from the Oval Office and other “restricted areas” — including on the basis of a…
Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts
The data show the US is also on the hook for about $14 billion for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service at numerous offices, such as a Department of Interior facility in Nevada. The data…
Seth Meyers Roasts Elon Musk For Waiting Until Now to Allege ‘That Trump Might Be a Pedophile’: ‘You Already Knew That and It Wasn’t a Dealbreaker’
After Elon Musk alleged in a post on X that Donald Trump‘s name appears in documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking case, Seth Meyers has pointed out one troubling aspect of…
Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup
Some of Trump’s high-profile backers from Silicon Valley stayed mostly quiet during the Trump-Musk flare-up on Thursday or tried to turn attention to other topics, including Sacks and…
Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap
It took only a few hours to wipe $152 billion of value from Tesla’s market cap and more than $100 million in value from TrumpCoin. The end of the bromance between Elon Musk and President…
Palantir Is Going on Defense
Palantir, facing mounting public scrutiny for its work with the Trump administration, took an increasingly defensive stance toward journalists and perceived critics this week, both at a…
At Bitcoin 2025, Crypto Purists and the MAGA Faithful Collide
Now that Trump is in office, launching his own crypto ventures and asking for legislation establishing (light) digital asset regulations to appear on his desk by August, his supporters’…
Trumpworld Is Fighting Over ‘Official’ Crypto Wallet
As Donald Trump and his family stretch into nearly every corner of the cryptocurrency sector, a dispute has broken out over which corporate entities are permitted to wield the Trump brand…
The Race to Build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System Is On
While the US military has spent lavishly on missile defense over the past few decades, it has “little to show” for it, argues a recently revised report published by the Panel on Public…
Jon Stewart Tackles Elon Musk’s Exit From the Trump Administration: ‘This Guy Has Seen Some S–t’
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart covered the end of Elon Musk‘s chapter with D.O.G.E. and the Trump administration. On May 28, Musk’s time as Donald Trump‘s “special…
How the Loudest Voices in AI Went From ‘Regulate Us’ to ‘Unleash Us’
On May 16, 2023, Sam Altman appeared before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary. The title of the hearing was “Oversight of AI.” The session was a lovefest, with both Altman and the…
Trump’s Crackdown on Foreign Student Visas Could Derail Critical AI Research
At some US colleges, international students make up the majority of doctoral students in departments like computer science. At the University of Chicago, for example, foreign nationals…
Elon Musk Exits Trump Administration a Day After Criticizing ‘Big Beautiful’ Spending Bill
Elon Musk, who has been one of Donald Trump‘s closest and most influential allies, has exited the administration 128 days into the President’s second term. On Wednesday, Musk took to his…
Trump Responds Angrily to Question About Wall Street’s ‘TACO Trade,’ Meaning ‘Trump Always Chickens Out’ on His Tariff Threats: ‘It’s Called Negotiation’
At a White House press briefing Wednesday, President Trump was asked about a new term circulating on Wall Street: The “TACO trade,” which stands for “Trump always chickens out” when it has…
Trump Pardons Reality Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley Following Tax Evasion and Bank Fraud Convictions
President Donald Trump has fully pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley after the reality stars were convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud in 2022. White House communications advisor Margo…
Donald Trump’s Media Conglomerate Is Becoming a Bitcoin Reserve
Trump Media and Technology Group, a publicly traded company in which US president Donald Trump and his family own a majority stake, has raised $2.5 billion to accumulate a “bitcoin…
Looming U.S. Tariffs Drove Swiss Watch Export Surge in April
PARIS – Watchmakers and retailers rushing to beat a looming, but moving, deadline for U.S. tariffs fueled timepiece exports in April. A total of 1.3 million watches with a value of 2.45…
Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With Trump Over '60 Minutes' Interview
Media advocacy group Freedom of the Press Foundation has sent a warning letter to Paramount mogul Shari Redstone, outlining plans to file a lawsuit if the media company settles a suit…
Tiptoeing Around Trump, Fashion Refines Trade War Rhetorical Style
Fashion is learning how to talk — and when to keep quiet — in the “Art of the Deal” age. U.S. President Donald Trump decided he wanted more from the European Union on Friday and…
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner
As US president Donald Trump left the stage at his golf club near Washington, DC, on Thursday night, he pointed to the crowd, brought his index finger to his temple—as if to say: You know…
Zachary Levi Strikes Back: The Trump-Voting ‘Shazam!’ Star on Feeling Hollywood’s Wrath Over Vaccine Skepticism and the $100 Million Studio He’s Building in Austin
At the dawn of 2023, Zachary Levi was riding high. Following a five-year run as the titular star of the NBC spy caper “Chuck,” the actor positioned himself as a legit leading man in film…