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Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk
Read full article: Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon MuskA Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package.
Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts
Read full article: Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cutsRepublicans swept to power on Election Day and now control the House, the Senate and the White House, with plans for an ambitious 100-day agenda come January.
The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control
Read full article: The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican controlThe federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized safeguards for artificial intelligence to one more focused on eliminating red tape.
Trump turns to outsider to shake up Navy, but his lack of military experience raises concerns
Read full article: Trump turns to outsider to shake up Navy, but his lack of military experience raises concernsPresident-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the military or had a civilian leadership role in the service.
Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media
Read full article: Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social mediaWayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scam.
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
Read full article: Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of HealthPresident-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.
Biden administration to loan $6.6B to EV maker Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker paused
Read full article: Biden administration to loan $6.6B to EV maker Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker pausedPresident Joe Biden’s administration will loan $6.6 billion to electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive to build a Georgia factory.
Auto industry's shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax credits
Read full article: Auto industry's shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax creditsIf President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs.
Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second term
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second termDonald Trump Jr. has become a prominent player in his father’s political orbit and the Make America Great Again movement.
Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary
Read full article: Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary.
Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump's most contentious picks
Read full article: Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump's most contentious picksAfter several weeks working behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role.
Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internet
Read full article: Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internetAn Australian Cabinet minister has rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intends to control all Australians' access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media.
Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct
Read full article: Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconductFormer congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name as President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general in the face of sexual misconduct allegations.
Elon Musk's budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump's second term
Read full article: Elon Musk's budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump's second termDonald Trump has put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of finding ways to cut government spending and regulations.
Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Read full article: Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16sLegislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament.
Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20
Read full article: Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump into a winning political message.
SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but aborts attempt to catch booster with mechanical arms
Read full article: SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but aborts attempt to catch booster with mechanical armsSpaceX has launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching it with giant mechanical arms.
What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary
Read full article: What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary.
Analysis: What we can expect from President-elect Trump’s cabinet selections
Read full article: Analysis: What we can expect from President-elect Trump’s cabinet selectionsIn the two weeks following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, the President-elect has wasted no time announcing his picks for the major departments in his administration.
Speaker Johnson's 'epic' weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his power
Read full article: Speaker Johnson's 'epic' weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his powerThere was House Speaker Mike Johnson walking behind President-elect Donald Trump’s entourage into Saturday night’s UFC fight at Madison Square Garden.
Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal court
Read full article: Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal courtAttorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have argued in a federal appeals court that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional.
Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas
Read full article: Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday in TexasPresident-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk’s influence in the Republican’s orbit.
Trump's treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffs
Read full article: Trump's treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffsOne of the top remaining vacancies in President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Cabinet is his treasury secretary — and the views of his top contenders there reflect broader questions about how the president-elect might wield tariffs in his new administration.
Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?
Read full article: Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred dealmaking throughout corporate America during President Joe Biden’s administration may be tamer and kept on a shorter leash by President-elect Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year.
Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of Trump
Read full article: Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of TrumpJon Jones sent Stipe Miocic into retirement with a stunning back kick to the ribs and used a series of blows to the head in the third round to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in front of President-elect Donald Trump in the main event of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump
Read full article: Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with TrumpA U.S. official says Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk in a step that appeared aimed at easing tensions with President-elect Donald Trump.
What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?
Read full article: What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?Disgruntled X users are once again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022.
Q&A with an expert: Will President-elect Trump face any pushback over his appointments in 2024?
Read full article: Q&A with an expert: Will President-elect Trump face any pushback over his appointments in 2024?Ahead to President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House with GOP control of the House, the Senate, and a conservative majority on the Supreme Court. We’ll talk about any legal pushback over policies or appointments to key positions in his administration.
Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles as the “Trump bump” fades and vaccine makers sink
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles as the “Trump bump” fades and vaccine makers sinkU.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day as the boost that Wall Street got from last week’s victory for Donald Trump and a cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve kept fading.
Trump meets with Argentina's president, the first foreign leader he's met with since election
Read full article: Trump meets with Argentina's president, the first foreign leader he's met with since electionDonald Trump has met at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election.
Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
Read full article: Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk roleChoosing billionaire Elon Musk to be what President-elect Donald Trump calls “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, is not the first time an American president has empowered a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations.
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after an inflation update
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after an inflation updateU.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates.
Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiency
Read full article: Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiencyPresident-elect Donald Trump says Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency.”.
Trump spends first week as president-elect behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago
Read full article: Trump spends first week as president-elect behind closed doors at Mar-a-LagoFor a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last week’s presidential election.
US agency says Tesla's public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can't
Read full article: US agency says Tesla's public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can'tThe U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves.
Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine's Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says
Read full article: Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine's Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official saysPresident-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the Ukrainian leader called to congratulate the incoming U.S. president.
Donald Trump's transition starts now. Here's how it will work
Read full article: Donald Trump's transition starts now. Here's how it will workDonald Trump’s impending return to the White House means he’ll want to stand up an entirely new administration from the one that served under President Joe Biden.
Tesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk's electric vehicle company
Read full article: Tesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk's electric vehicle companyShares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway
Read full article: You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anywayElon Musk’s X has been modified so that accounts you’ve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts.
Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says
Read full article: Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge saysA Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can continue through Tuesday’s presidential election.
A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here
Read full article: A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got hereElection Day marks the final chapter in one of the most bewildering, unpredictable and consequential sagas in political history.
MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
Read full article: MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegationsOnline video production company MrBeast says it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire’s workplace culture.
Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump
Read full article: Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald TrumpA Philadelphia judge is set to hold a hearing in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states.
Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
Read full article: Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal courtA judge in Philadelphia has put a state challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold while lawyers for the billionaire and his political action committee try to move the lawsuit to federal court.
Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
Read full article: Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformationX’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform.
Roaring Kitty has dissolved his holdings in Chewy, but meme stocks are alive and well
Read full article: Roaring Kitty has dissolved his holdings in Chewy, but meme stocks are alive and wellA pivotal actor in the meme stock craze the began during the pandemic continues to hold a powerful sway over the movement of shares in major U.S. corporations.
Church near Pennsylvania Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive election
Read full article: Church near Pennsylvania Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive electionPennsylvania’s State Capitol could be a crucial venue if the upcoming election leads to worsening political divisions in the most pivotal of swing states.
Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
Read full article: Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor disputeA federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options.
Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe Harris
Read full article: Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe HarrisElon Musk’s political action committee has created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references to a vulgarity often used to demean women as well as calling her a communist.
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveaway
Read full article: Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveawayPhiladelphia’s district attorney is suing to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway that's part of his political organization’s effort to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Middle East latest: Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in GazaIsraeli lawmakers have passed two laws that could threaten the work of the main United Nations agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil.
Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally
Read full article: Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegallyPresident Joe Biden has slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States.
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
Read full article: Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI saysRussian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania.
Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
Read full article: Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theoriesWith less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.
'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi event
Read full article: 'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi eventA film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market Tesla’s new robotaxis.
Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC pollVoters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class.
Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs
Read full article: Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbsElon Musk has brought his support for Republican Donald Trump to the Philadelphia suburbs for a town hall and encouraged Pennsylvania voters to register to cast their ballots and vote early.
Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump
Read full article: Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald TrumpElon Musk, the tech mogul who is the world’s richest man, plunged more than $70 million of his personal fortune into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign season, according to campaign finances disclosures released this week.
Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk
Read full article: Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon MuskBritain’s new Labour Party government is announcing $82 billion in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure and technology at a business summit.
Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025
Read full article: Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available.
Elon Musk unveils Tesla's 'Cybercab,' plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025
Read full article: Elon Musk unveils Tesla's 'Cybercab,' plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available.
Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
Read full article: Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demandsThe social media platform X is returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the country’s highest court.
Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
Read full article: Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demandsThe Brazilian Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a statement posted on the court’s website.
AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election Day
Read full article: AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election DayAmericans will cast roughly 160 million ballots by the time Election Day comes to a close — in several different ways, including many cast a few weeks before polls even open.
Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
Read full article: Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump caseThe Supreme Court says it won't hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump.
Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Read full article: Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skepticalThe conservative group Turning Point has long been known for hosting glitzy events, cultivating far-right influencers and raising prodigious amounts of money.
Trump urges his supporters to deliver victory in his return to scene of first assassination attempt
Read full article: Trump urges his supporters to deliver victory in his return to scene of first assassination attemptDonald Trump rallied supporters at the same Pennsylvania grounds where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, setting aside near-constant worries for his physical safety.
Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game
Read full article: Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the gameThe chief of the Shawnee Tribe grew up playing video games, including hundreds of hours colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.