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Democrats question Google's Trump talks over censorship suit and possible 'quid-pro-quo' deal

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2025-12-05 17:21:15

Ranking Member, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on President Trump's nominees to lead the National Economic Council, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Housing Finance Agency, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025. Senate Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are asking Google and its YouTube unit whether discussions with lawyers for President Dona

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Apple just gifted Trump a 24k gold Gorilla Glass statue, and a $100 billion peace offering

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-06 10:26:44

NBC News TL;DR Apple CEO Tim Cook has gifted US President Donald Trump a circular Gorilla Glass statue with a gold Apple logo and a 24K gold base. The commemorative statue was presented to Trump ahead of Cook’s $100 billion US investment announcement at the White House. The peace offering comes after the President criticized and pressured Apple to bring more of its supply chain stateside. In a heartwarming display of capitalism, Apple has gifted US President Donald Trump what may be the worl

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Apple made a 24k gold and glass statue for Donald Trump

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-06 22:48:32

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. At a White House press conference to discuss Apple’s new US manufacturing plans, CEO Tim Cook presented a gift to President Donald Trump: a “unique” piece of glass from iPhone glass manufacturer Corning that’s set in a 24-karat gold base. The piece of glass is a large disc with the Apple

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Brennan Center for Justice Report: The Campaign to Undermine the Next Election

news.ycombinator.com Jasleen Singh 2025-12-07 08:00:09

Targeting Election Officials and Civil Society The Trump administration, falsely claiming that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, has already targeted organizations and individuals it sees as adverse with baseless or inappropriate retaliatory actions. It now threatens to do the same with certain election officials, civic groups that mobilize voters, and other individuals and entities that protect elections and the rule of law. These kinds of actions can be tools of retribution, intimida

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Democrats ask how Trump’s government will regulate Trump Mobile

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-12-10 10:03:05

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. When a Trump-branded phone on a Trump-branded mobile network launches sometime this year (if all goes according to plan), US regulators will face what’s become a recurring conundrum in Donald Trump’s presidency: how to regulate a product with ties to the head of state. Six Democra

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Trump Deletes and Reposts Tweet About Sydney Sweeney Several Times

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-13 02:30:53

President Donald Trump has been very active on Truth Social this morning, firing off posts about everything from last week’s terrible jobs report to India’s oil imports. But the president’s post about Sydney Sweeney and Taylor Swift had to be deleted and reposted several times to correct spelling errors on Monday. And it speaks to the chaos going on behind the scenes as the president posts to social media when he’s supposed to be running the country. Sweeney is currently at the center of an onl

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El Salvador’s Crypto President Could Stay in Power for Decades After Changes to Constitution

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-15 12:50:12

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved changes to the country’s constitution on Thursday that will extend presidential terms from five years to six and abolish term limits. That means President Nayib Bukele, a far-right crypto enthusiast who’s allied with President Donald Trump, could potentially stay in power for the rest of his natural life. First elected in 2019 on a promise to crack down on gangs, Bukele was supposed to be prohibited from running for re-election in 2024. But the countr

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GOP’s Josh Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban

news.ycombinator.com Alan 2025-12-19 22:07:19

Washington — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri joined Democrats Wednesday to advance legislation that would ban members of Congress from buying, selling or owning individual stocks. In an 8-7 vote, Hawley and Senate Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted the legislation out of committee, with all other Republicans on the committee voting against it. It's not yet clear if the legislation, which Hawley introduced, will receive a floor vote

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The Trump-Crypto Honeymoon Is Over

wired.com Jake Lahut 2025-12-19 11:00:00

As with any fledgling romance, Trumpworld and big money cryptocurrency interests were bound to have their first fight at some point. It was late June heading into July, and two highly anticipated bills were in the pipeline to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s promises to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet” and usher in what his supporters believed would be a “golden age” of digital assets. Congress had one shot at passing something before the August recess. Coinbase, the cryptoc

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Head of Russian Space Program Touches Down in Texas

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-20 12:11:57

As US-Russia relations deteriorate — with president Donald Trump escalating his economic policy threats to force a ceasefire deal with Ukraine — the two countries' intertwined space exploration programs remain as strange as ever. Look no further than Texas, where the two nations' space agencies are looking to hang out in person. As Reuters reports, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Bokanov, arrived in Houston this week to meet with interim NASA administrator and transportatio

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Book Review: Nixon's Memoirs

news.ycombinator.com Justis Mills 2025-12-23 15:22:38

I’ve had the first volume of Richard Nixon’s memoirs on my shelf since high school. I got them because of a childhood inside joke, and only recently got around to reading them. The volume ends with Nixon’s first term, though there are portentous intimations, occasionally, of what came after. I’ll start with rolling narrative observations, then a grab bag of details that I found fun, then my favorite excerpt to close out. Big Picture Stuff Before reading his memoirs, my basic cartoon of Nixon

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‘Rick and Morty’ Teases an Emotional Season 8 Finale—and That New Spin-Off

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-27 18:30:56

“Hot Rick,” the season eight finale of Rick and Morty, hits Adult Swim July 27. At the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, the cast and creators teased the emotional impact it’ll make—while also sharing a clip packed full of the show’s trademark humor—particularly as it relates to Rick’s arc this season. Speaking about Rick’s evolution, not just this season but since the show’s 2013 debut, executive producer Dan Harmon was reflective. “Having a character that starts off so edgy and nihilistic, it

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‘Rick and Morty’ Is Getting a Presidential Spin-Off

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-28 11:45:05

As Rick and Morty continues to roll out its excellent eighth season, fans now have even more to look forward to than Rick and Morty seasons nine, 10, 11, and 12. President Curtis, a spin-off featuring one of the show’s recurring supporting characters, is officially a go at Adult Swim. And yes, the legendary Keith David will be back voicing the POTUS. The President’s clashes with Rick go all the way back to the season two episode “Get Schwifty”—and he’s popped up several times since then, usuall

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Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem

wired.com Manisha Krishnan 2025-12-30 22:13:39

In an interview with Vanity Fair in September, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone all but swore off satirizing Donald Trump, with Parker noting, “I don’t know what more we could possibly say.” We found out what more they could say yesterday, in brutal fashion. The same day Paramount announced a five-year streaming deal with South Park, including 50 new episodes, the show’s 27th season premiere mercilessly mocked both President Trump and the network for capitulating to his demands, s

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Trump says he won't 'destroy' Musk's companies by taking away subsidies

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-01 08:14:28

Elon Musk receives a golden key from U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard President Donald Trump on Thursday denied claims that he wants to wreck Elon Musk's companies and their work with the U.S. government. "Everyone is stating that I will destroy Elon's companies by taking away some, if not all, of the large scale subsidies he receives from the U.S. Government," he said in a post to Truth Social. "Th

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UK wants to weasel out of demand for Apple encryption back door

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2026-01-10 20:30:19

The UK government is reportedly set to back down from its battle with Apple to obtain back door access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption. Victory hasn’t come through the courts, or government figures changing their minds on privacy matters, but thanks to ongoing pressure from the US during the two countries’ trade talks. Multiple unnamed UK officials told the Financial Times that the UK government is working on a way out. “The Home Office is basically going to hav

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Trump's firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was unlawful, judge rules

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-12 22:00:29

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, one of the Democratic FTC Commissioners President Trump had fired back in March, said she looks forward to getting back to work. US District Judge Loren AliKhan has just ruled that her removal from the agency was "unlawful and without legal effect" and that she was still a "rightful member" of the commission. The judge explained that the firings violated protections that prevent a president from unilaterally removing officials at independent agencies. In her statement a

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Trump’s claims of a Coca-Cola agreement quickly go flat as nutritionists groan

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-13 17:38:35

Late Tuesday, President Trump announced on social media that he had convinced Coca-Cola to agree to use "REAL Cane Sugar" in Coke, in lieu of the current, cheaper sweetener used in the US version of the drink: high-fructose corn syrup. "I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them—You’ll see. It's just better!" Trump wrote. On Wednesday, Coca-Cola failed to confirm that supposed agreement. On its website, the beverage giant posted a brief, vag

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Musk Accuses Trump of Covering Up Epstein Scandal

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-14 21:12:37

It's no wonder multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk sees the Jeffrey Epstein crisis as an enormous opportunity to score political points. The situation has driven a massive wedge between president Donald Trump and his MAGA base. A furious Trump has repeatedly attempted to pour cold water on conspiracy theories surrounding the late sex criminal billionaire's mysterious death and the existence of a purported "client list" — efforts that only enraged his supporters even further. In a Twitter spr

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Rough road to “energy dominance” after GOP kneecaps wind and solar

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-18 08:45:56

As the One Big Beautiful Bill Act squeaked its way through Congress earlier this month, its supporters heralded what they described as a new era for American energy and echoed what has become a familiar phrase among President Donald Trump’s supporters. “Congress has taken decisive action to advance President Trump’s energy dominance agenda,” said American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers in a statement after the House passed the bill. Republicans concurred, with legislators r

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Musk Is Struggling to Understand What's Happening Around Him, Says Former Tesla Exec

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-02 22:10:17

Tesla investors are clearly worried that CEO Elon Musk's fiery new pledge to build a third US political party could inflict even more damage on the embattled company. The EV maker has been put through the wringer by Musk's antics, from cratering sales worldwide to an enormous drop in year-over-year revenues. The company's finances are in free fall. And now that president Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" has passed through Congress, Tesla's crisis could soon take a major turn for

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Elon Musk Rekindles Trump Criticism, Attacks ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-02-07 22:43:16

The long-simmering feud between President Donald Trump and his former ‘first buddy’ Elon Musk is showing signs of boiling over once more. Following the passing of Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” that will offer tax breaks to the wealthy while kicking millions off of Medicaid, Musk publicly supported Senator Rand Paul’s criticism (one of the few Republican ‘no’ votes in the Senate), specifically Paul’s assertion that the bill would ‘explode the deficit. Rand posted on X, “The Big Not-

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This is the letter Donald Trump sent Apple to keep TikTok on the App Store

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-08 05:29:01

Tony Tan, a Google shareholder, has obtained and published a set of letters the Trump administration sent to multiple tech companies, essentially saying: don’t worry about the law, the president has your back, keep TikTok online. However, Mr. Tan disagrees. And he’s taking legal action to prove it. A bit of back story The TikTok ban has had more ups and downs than any busy person would care to follow. For today’s news, here’s the part that matters: Towards the end of his term, President Bide

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Paramount accused of bribery as it settles Trump lawsuit for $16 million

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-13 22:15:19

CBS owner Paramount has reached a $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump over his claim that 60 Minutes deceptively manipulated a pre-election interview with Kamala Harris. Trump's lawsuit has been widely described as frivolous, but Paramount seemed motivated to settle because its pending $8.4 billion merger with Skydance needed regulatory approval from the Trump administration. In a statement provided to Ars today, Paramount said it "has reached an agreement in principle to resolve

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Trump Was Just Asked If He’ll Deport Elon Musk

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-16 09:08:19

War has now been declared between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The alliance between the two powerful men has shattered, and their escalating feud has now reached a stunning new level: Trump was asked on Tuesday if he would deport Musk, who was born in South Africa but became a U.S. citizen in 2002. “Are you going to deport Elon Musk?” a reporter asked the president. “I don’t know,” Trump responded, before adding ominously, “We’ll have to take a look.” He then threatened to use a weap

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Trump’s prospective TikTok buyer reportedly includes Oracle, Blackstone, a16z

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-16 22:50:02

In Brief After pushing the TikTok sale date back yet again, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he had found a potential buyer for the ByteDance-owned platform. Though the president said he will not reveal the identities of the buyers for another couple of weeks, Bloomberg is reporting that the buyer is a group of investors from Oracle, Blackstone, and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). According to the report, these investors had made a bid, but it lost momentum amid t

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The Trump Robot Has Returned to Center Stage at Disney World, With a Facelift

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-02-18 08:35:15

The Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World has officially reopened after a six-month refurbishment, which included moving former President Joe Biden from center stage. The closure encompassed the eventful first half of President Donald Trump’s current administration—but now, the animatronic, which debuted with a very eerie countenance during his first term, has returned with a makeover. The Magic Kingdom’s attraction always features the country’s current leader presiding over the show alongsid

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Trump Whines About AT&T Conference Call Glitches: ‘Totally Unable to Make Their Equipment Work Properly’

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-02-18 22:10:01

Donald Trump is upset with his phone company. And whether he’s complaining about issues big or small, you know the president is going to whine about it online. “I’m doing a major Conference Call with Faith Leaders from all over the Country, and AT&T is totally unable to make their equipment work properly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday afternoon. “This is the second time it’s happened. If the Boss of AT&T, whoever that may be, could get involved—It would be good. There are tens of thousand

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Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy people’ ready to buy TikTok

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-02-20 17:22:57

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 4 that he would again postpone enforcement of a law banning TikTok unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests from the platform. U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview aired on Sunday that he has a group of "very wealthy people" ready to buy TikTok, whose identities he can reveal in about two weeks. Trump added that the deal will probably need Beijing's approval to move forward, but said "I think President Xi will probably do it

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Trump claims a 'very wealthy' group will buy TikTok without revealing who

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-20 10:51:26

The U.S. president said in an interview that he would reveal the buyer in two weeks. The unending saga between President Donald Trump and TikTok may finally get some closure. In an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, the US president announced that there's a buyer secured for TikTok. "We have a buyer for TikTok by the way," Trump said in the interview. "I think I'll need probably China approval and I think President Xi [Jinping] will probably do it." When asked to identify the buyer, Tru

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