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TikTok says it will go dark Sunday unless Biden offers ‘definitive statement’

Social /

It remains unclear whether TikTok will still be available in US app stores Sunday, with the company claiming that President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration needs to offer “definitive” assurances that it won’t enforce the ban. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States if the app’s […]

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Ken Howery: the tech mogul at the center of Trump’s Greenland ambition

Climate /

Surprise! Donald Trump’s big, audacious ambition to buy Greenland from Denmark has a tech angle. Ken Howery, named by U.S. President-elect Trump’s pick to be the next ambassador to the country (and thus chief broker of any deal), is one more part of the rich seam of tech people running through Trump’s upcoming administration.  Part

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Elon Musk’s jets made 355 trips in 2024, including 31 to or from the Mar-a-Lago area 

Government & Policy /

Elon Musk’s jets took more than 355 flights this year, with 31 of those flights heading to or from near Mar-a-Lago, where President-elect Donald Trump spends much of his time, according to a Business Insider analysis.  Musk’s flights this year paint a picture of his political ambitions. One of his jets took its first trip

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SoftBank CEO announces a $100 billion investment into the US

Government & Policy /

On Monday, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son joined President-elect Donald Trump to announce that his company would invest $100 billion into the US over the next four years.  In a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump also announced that SoftBank’s investment would create, at a minimum, 100,000 American jobs. Trump called it a “historic investment”

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Trump’s Silicon Valley advisers have AI ‘censorship’ in their crosshairs

AI /

President-elect Donald Trump has surrounded himself with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — including Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and David Sacks — who are now advising him on technology and other issues. When it comes to AI, this crew of technologists is fairly aligned on the need for rapid development and adoption of AI throughout the U.S.

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Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos are the latest billionaires to donate $1M to Trump fund

Government & Policy /

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos’ Amazon plan to donate $1 million each to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, according to reports from Fox and the Wall Street Journal.  TechCrunch has confirmed Altman’s plans to personally commit the money, which is not coming directly from OpenAI.    The donations from the billionaires follow plans by

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