President Trump posted on Truth Social that data center companies should strike financial deals with nearby communities, including paying dividends to residents or local governments, claiming this has turned unpopular projects into popular ones. The comments follow examples like a Pennsylvania developer's $10,000 household grant offer and Amazon Web Services' pledge of over $1 billion for data center towns over five years.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-21
President Trump posted on Truth Social that data center operators should strike financial deals with communities, including paying residents a 'dividend,' to boost public support for the facilities. He said this approach has turned previously unpopular projects into popular ones in areas he has observed.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-21
Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group, parent of Truth Social, dropped more than 7.5 percent on Monday to an all-time low of $6.40, extending a 29 percent slide over the past month. The decline follows reports that the platform's daily user traffic has fallen over 30 percent in the past year, compounding losses the company has posted quarterly.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-19
President Trump posted a before-and-after photo on Truth Social showing a White House column touted as freshly restored, but Google's SynthID Detector flagged the 'after' image as created or edited with OpenAI tools. Reddit users noted the two photos share near-identical angles, window reflections and cardboard placement, but have mismatched and uneven numbers of steps. Other photos Trump posted of the White House facade and heliport did not trigger the AI watermark detection.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-15
A federal hearing examined whether President Trump can charge news organizations up to $100,000 a month for instant API access to his Truth Social posts, many of which announce government actions like military strikes or tariffs. DOJ attorney Brantley Mayers defended the fees by comparing Trump's posts to FDR's fireside chats, but US District Judge Paul Oetken pushed back, noting Roosevelt never charged for his broadcasts. News organizations suing argue the fee structure violates the First, Fifth, and Presidential Records Act protections against paid tiers of access to government information.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-08
Donald Trump shared a post on Truth Social containing an anti-transgender slur, drawing widespread criticism. The incident occurred alongside other contentious statements, including a suggestion that Iran could target California cities, which overshadowed some of the backlash to the slur. The episode highlights the ongoing pattern of provocative remarks by the former president across multiple issues.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
President Trump announced via Truth Social the formation of a Super Intelligence Force to coordinate federal AI efforts, naming national intelligence director Jay Clayton as chair. Vice chairs include FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and OPM Director Scott Kupor. The task force reportedly has 120 days to produce a report on AI risks and opportunities.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-04
President Trump shared Sen. Tom Cotton's personal cell phone number on Truth Social, urging followers to pressure him into supporting permanent daylight saving time. Cotton has publicly opposed the change, arguing it would force children to go to school in darkness during winter. The two exchanged public jabs on social media, with Trump arguing clock changes are unnecessary and Cotton insisting he puts Arkansas first.
yro.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-03
President Trump unveiled a voluntary agreement in which leading AI companies pledge to adopt internal safety controls, dedicated safety teams, independent audits and board-level oversight committees. Signatories include Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, SpaceX's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Greg Brockman. Trump described the accord as 'morally binding' rather than legally enforceable, with no mechanism to compel compliance.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-30
San Francisco filed a state lawsuit against Trump Media & Technology Group, alleging its Truth API service — which charges customers $100,000 a month for early access to posts from Trump and other officials on Truth Social — violates California's Unfair Competition Law and federal anti-corruption statutes. The suit cites instances, including an August 21st post about ground beef tariffs that moved cattle futures, as evidence that early access to presidential posts can be financially valuable.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-22
President Trump used a UN address to declare that the US government will replace the term "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence" across official documents. He had previewed the change days earlier on Truth Social, arguing the existing term was inaccurate and inelegant, and floated alternatives like "Superior Intelligence" and "Extreme Intelligence" before settling on "super."
futurism.com
· 2026-09-22
President Trump said he will soon name an AI tsar and establish an 'AI Force,' framing artificial intelligence as a transformative economic force that could account for up to a quarter of US GDP. He dismissed growing warnings from industry figures about losing control over the technology, along with backlash over data centers, calling them politically motivated 'hoaxes' rather than legitimate concerns requiring regulation.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-21
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