America PAC, associated with Elon Musk, has allocated significant funds toward the most pivotal Senate races in the upcoming midterm elections. The group has spent nearly three times more on attacking Democratic candidates than supporting Republican ones, with notable expenditures in Texas and other battleground states. These efforts aim to influence the balance of power in the Senate amid concerns over a potential Democratic majority.
wired.com
· 2026-10-07
Deborah Mullin, the culinary director at Little Saint in Healdsburg, California, emphasizes plant-based dishes and sustainability in her restaurant's daily operations. With a background rooted in family culinary traditions and formal training from the Culinary Institute of America, Mullin has focused her career on food leadership and innovation. Her role at Little Saint provides a unique platform to advance farm-to-table principles and community engagement through a seven-day-a-week service model.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-07
A San Diego pizzeria has filed a proposed class action against Visa, Mastercard, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Citibank and Wells Fargo, alleging a long-running conspiracy to fix interchange fees charged to merchants on credit card transactions. The 134-page complaint claims the companies impose rules forcing merchants to accept all cards of a given network regardless of cost and bars steering customers toward cheaper payment options, calling the fees 'monopoly rents.' The suit comes despite a prior class action settlement exceeding $5 billion over similar allegations.
classaction.org
· 2026-10-07
A WIRED investigation found that at least two members of the National Design Studio, a White House unit led by Joe Gebbia, are actually employed by a newly formed nonprofit called the America by Design Foundation rather than by the government itself. The foundation appears to be run by James Burnham, a former DOGE member who is now general counsel at Musk's SpaceXAI, though it remains unclear who funds the group or how much money it has.
wired.com
· 2026-10-07
Federal filings analyzed by WIRED show Elon Musk's America PAC has spent $21 million of its $26.7 million total this cycle on seven competitive US Senate races. The spending as of October 6 skews heavily toward attacking Democratic candidates rather than directly supporting Republicans, with roughly double that ratio overall and triple in Senate contests specifically. This year's total spending is about a third of the $85.9 million America PAC had spent by the same point in 2024, when most money went to the presidential race.
wired.com
· 2026-10-07
The Lightfoot, a solar-assisted electric scooter developed by Otherlab, is now available for purchase in California at a price of $4,495. Equipped with dual 750-watt motors and 120W solar panels, it offers a top speed of 20 mph and a range of 37 miles, designed for short urban trips. The vehicle has garnered significant attention for its whimsical design and self-charging capabilities, despite limited testing conditions due to recent heavy rainfall in New York City.
wired.com
· 2026-10-06
Reese’s is analyzing data nationwide to find the best neighborhoods for trick-or-treating this Halloween. The company aims to highlight streets that offer the most festive and rewarding experience for children and families. This initiative involves evaluating various factors to determine the top contenders across the country.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-05
The Trump administration's new America.gov portal, built as a unified gateway to federal services, is required by executive order to use Login.gov for authentication. Public Login.gov source code shows the National Design Studio has added code generating a long-lived browser identifier that feeds into Login.gov's analytics, even though America.gov's own privacy materials say it avoids advertising cookies and third-party trackers.
biometricupdate.com
· 2026-10-02
The Trump administration's new America.gov website includes an AI chatbot that, when asked who won the 2020 election, stated Biden won and Trump lost, citing federal election data. After media inquiries, the chatbot was updated to refuse election-related questions entirely, and it reportedly also disputed Trump's claims about illegal border crossings under Biden.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-02
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the company's first external capital raise has not yet closed and has attracted strong investor demand, calling it "oversubscribed." He spoke at a Washington tech summit, days after the Wall Street Journal reported the company had already raised $10 billion at a $140 billion valuation, with Jeff Bezos contributing $2 billion to the round. Limp did not confirm those figures or say how much Bezos has invested in total since founding the company in 2000.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-30
The Trump administration unveiled America.gov, a free chatbot meant to consolidate roughly 29,000 government websites into a single tool answering questions about tasks like applying for a passport, registering to vote, or tracking a tax refund. The bot, powered by Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok, currently only provides guidance and directs users to relevant forms and sites rather than processing personal information, though officials say it will handle form submissions and applications like Medicare enrollment next year. Users quickly tested the chatbot and found it gave answers—such as confirming Joe Biden won the 2020 election and that climate change is real—that contradict statements made by Trump and his administration.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-30
The Trump administration launched America.gov, an AI chatbot Trump called 'one of the most revolutionary product launches of all time.' Social media users have since pointed out that the chatbot's responses to questions about the United States are factual and neutral, sometimes contradicting Trump's own claims or framing.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-30
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