A Media Matters for America analysis found Fox News coverage favorable to data centers increased roughly 420 percent over a recent two-month period, with pro-data-center claims rising from 39 between August 5-18 to 203 between August 19 and September 2. The spike followed an August 18 memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee warning party insiders that opposition to data centers threatened Republican midterm prospects, and Fox segments also began citing 'far-left activists' and Chinese government propaganda as sources of anti-data-center sentiment.
futurism.com
· 2026-11-01
CNBC found that Microsoft, SpaceX, Meta, Tesla and IBM used the term 'Super Intelligence' or 'SI' instead of 'AI' in earnings-season filings and communications, following Trump's executive order and public push to replace the term in government documents. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella referenced a 'Super Intelligence era' in an annual letter, while one SpaceX filing used 'SI' 85 times.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-30
A glossary-style explainer traces Bitcoin's price swings, noting it passed $100,000 in December 2024, reached $120,000 in July 2025 amid US regulatory debate, hit roughly $126,000 in October 2025, then fell below $65,000 in early February 2026. The piece also notes Donald Trump's shift from calling Bitcoin a 'scam' to pledging to make the US the 'crypto capital of the world', and reiterates that Bitcoin's creator, known as Satoshi Nakamoto, remains unidentified.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-10-30
On recent earnings calls, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg used the term 'superintelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence,' following President Trump's late-September directive ordering the phrase used across executive branch agencies. Musk's SpaceX had already renamed its AI unit SpaceXSI, while Meta has used the term since launching its Meta Superintelligence Labs last year. Other tech CEOs did not adopt the language on their recent calls.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-30
Democratic Representatives Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia sent a letter to President Trump requesting that all prompts and responses exchanged with AI chatbots like Grok during official duties be preserved. The letter, tied to reports that Trump consulted Grok before ordering the military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, asks for a briefing on the president's use of AI in executive decision-making by November 11.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-30
President Trump signed an October 28 proclamation declaring imports of foreign-made industrial robots a threat to national security, directing new negotiations with trading partners and leaving open the possibility of future tariffs. The order cites a Commerce Department investigation under Secretary Howard Lutnick that found such imports pose risks to the US industrial base and create cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Major manufacturers including GM, Ford, Tesla, Boeing and Lockheed Martin rely heavily on these imported robots for production.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-29
In an X post, Elon Musk said saving money for the distant future is 'pointless' given what he called the coming of 'super intelligent abundance.' Musk, whose net worth has topped roughly $900 billion following SpaceX's IPO, made the remark without elaborating on specifics.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-29
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sent Trump a letter accusing him of using tariff exemptions as a form of personal enrichment. He cited carve-outs for Brazilian meat, diamonds and smartphones as examples that he says don't fit the administration's stated criteria, and demanded White House and USTR communications on tariff relief for over a dozen industries, plus correspondence with executives including Apple's Tim Cook and Rolex's Jean-Frederic Dufour, by November 11.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-28
Crypto-industry political action committees have amassed $176 million in contributions ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to reporting on campaign finance figures. The funds are intended to back candidates viewed as favorable to digital-asset regulation in Congress.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-27
A new essay examines how news has shifted from reporting natural events to manufacturing 'pseudo-events'—staged happenings like press conferences, interviews, and ribbon cuttings—a concept drawn from Daniel J. Boorstin's 1962 book The Image. The piece traces how editors and audience boredom jointly determine what counts as newsworthy, arguing that importance in media is often circularly defined by what gets covered.
harpers.org
· 2026-10-27
Data centres, the warehouse facilities powering AI services like ChatGPT and online activity generally, are drawing bipartisan political opposition ahead of the 3 November US midterms. Both Republican and Democratic candidates have spoken out against their rapid growth, citing heavy electricity consumption and environmental concerns, while President Trump has dismissed the backlash as a 'sick conspiracy.'
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-10-25
Starshield, the military version of SpaceX's Starlink used by Ukraine's army, was reportedly throttled last week to block terminals moving above certain speeds, which disabled interceptors used against Russian attack drones. Ukraine says it got no advance notice; President Zelenskyy has linked the move to tensions with the Trump administration, and the incident is tied to at least two deaths and 17 injuries. SpaceX, Elon Musk and the White House have given conflicting accounts of who ordered the restriction.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-23
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