I Was Sure This Senate Candidate’s Nazi Tattoo Would Sink Him. That It Hasn’t Teaches Us Something New About Democrats.

Never has there been greater clarity about the distance between voters and the moral purists who lurk online.

Bill Ackman ranted on X about $2M severance demand from a former employee — fellow billionaires rushed to his defense

A $2 million severance dispute involving Bill Ackman is fueling a broader debate over workplace culture, DEI and the cost of going public.

The Death of an AI Whistleblower

Jacob Silverman Suchir Balaji sought to expose OpenAI’s data abuses. Did it come at the expense of his own life? The post The Death of an AI Whistleblower appeared first on The Nation.

Soros has ‘taken over’ Hungary – Musk

Soros Organization has taken over Hungary,” Elon Musk has said after Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary’s elections Read Full Article at RT.com

Possible Wants to Be Davos for Adland

Sponsorship investment is up 55% year over year as the Miami conference expands its footprint, adds a YouTube deal, and doubles down on dealmaking.

AI Updates for the Week of 4/12/26

Updates Below are some of the highlights in AI, robotics, and machine learning for this past week. 4/12 4/11 4/10 4/9 4/8 4/7 4/6 Learn More You can get more details as well as citations in my AI Timeline. Learn how to take advantage of its filters here. Imag…

Abebe On Language.

ktschwarz reminds me that the NY Times has rebooted On Language: Written memorably by William Safire for most of its run, the original column was a mainstay of the magazine for 32 years until 2011. Now that social media, online communities and contemporary po…

GOP law allowing unlimited party donations is 'terrible,' Schimel says

After conservatives lost the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Brad Schimel called the law that allows unlimited donations to parties "terrible."

X slashes aggregator payouts to boost original creators

Elon Musk’s X platform said it will reduce payouts to aggregation accounts in favor of rewarding original content in an overhaul of how it compensates creators

The Audacity Series-Premiere Recap: Breach of Trust

Jonathan Glatzer returns to the world of prestige television with a tech-world satire that speaks to the burning resentment the Palo Alto crowd inspires.

Whistleblower Group Says Big Tech Blocking Ads for Documentary Alleging Biden Corruption

A conservative advocacy group asserts big tech firms still haven’t run any of their ads for a documentary on alleged corruption by the Biden family,... Read More The post Whistleblower Group Says Big Tech Blocking Ads for Documentary Alleging Biden Corruption…

How Much You’d Have If 15 Years Ago You Invested $100 in Each of These 11 Companies Owned by Top Billionaires

We figured out what a $100 investment in each of these companies 15 years ago would be today -- and whether or not it would've been a smart investment.

OpenAI Says Elon Musk Is ‘Injecting Chaos’ with Recent Legal Maneuver

An amendment to a recent lawsuit could change the narrative significantly, and just weeks before trial.

Ex-Tesla president says he mimicked Domino's online pizza ordering to boost sales

A former Tesla boss said he and Elon Musk spotted a problem with the carmaker's website. They turned to Domino's for inspiration.

FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—End-To-End Encryption Won’t Protect You

FBI warnings and new attacks show encrypted messaging isn’t as safe as you think — your phone and your accounts are now the real targets.

SpaceX Will Have Static Fire Testing of All 33 Engines

Starlink V3 launches with Starship will carry 25 to 50 times more bandwidth than a Falcon flight with V2, depending on how you count it. Starship will also launch 100+ times more per year than Falcon (mostly AI sats). Probably ~20k comms satellites per year a…

Omissions, Deceptions, Lying. The New Yorker Asks: Can Sam Altman Be Trusted?

A 17,000-word expose in the New Yorker reveals "several executives connected to OpenAI have expressed ongoing reservations about Altman's leadership." Reporters Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz spoke to "a hundred people with firsthand knowledge of how Altman …

Musk’s SpaceX holds $603 million in bitcoin despite $5 billion loss stemming from xAI

Arkham data shows 8,285 BTC in Coinbase Prime custody as the company swings from $8 billion profit to nearly $5 billion loss ahead of its IPO push.

Anthony Scaramucci Says He Owns SpaceX Stock And Won't Miss Out On The IPO Despite Elon Musk's 'Cult Of Personality' Premium

Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday he plans to invest in SpaceX's upcoming initial public offering even while acknowledging that Elon Musk's personal following...

Tesla wins Dutch approval to use self-driving features, a first for Europe

The Netherlands' decision now goes to the European Commission for full authorization.

Analyzing textbook graph showing Trump as ideologically similar to Hitler

An image authentically showed a graph in an American government high school textbook that depicted U.S. President Donald Trump as being ideologically similar to Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany.

OpenAI CEO’s home hit with Molotov cocktail

A man was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the OpenAI CEO’s home and threatening to burn down the company’s headquarters Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk Once Said SpaceX Wouldn't IPO Until It Reached Mars—Now He Wants $2 Trillion By Summer

OpenAI is pivoting to…socialism?

OpenAI wants to raise taxes on the rich, expand the welfare state, let workers decide how their employers use artificial intelligence, and give everyone a cut of the tech industry’s profits. Or so the company claims in a new vision statement. In that document…

Elon Musk Says Tesla Model S, Model X Inventory Nearly Over—YouTuber JerryRigEverything Calls It 'Going Out Of Business' Sale

No, Elon Musk doesn't want to give you a $5,000 tax refund — it's a scam, here's what to look out for

Elon Musk's name is being used in crypto scams once again.

Did Wisconsin Just Offer a Glimpse of a Post-Trump Future?

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, Elie opines on the meaning of the Wisconsin Supreme court election. Plus: should you be able to claim your dog as a dependeng on your tax returns? The post Did Wisconsin Just Offer a Glimpse of a Post-Trump Futu…

Smart Money Is Not Buying Trump’s ‘Ceasefire’ with Iran

Smart money knew that something stunk between Trump's supposed 15-point agreement and the also untrustworthy Iranian regime's announced 10-point plan. Only a fool like a Tesla trader would buy what Trump was selling.

Intel signs on to help Elon Musk build his AI chips. Will that make a difference?

Posts claim photo shows Melania Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell and unknown girls. Here's what we know

First lady Melania Trump denied alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a surprise April 2026 statement.

Why Flights Stay Cheap While Travel Costs Rise

Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko break down the economic forces driving up travel costs — and what it means for travelers, hotel owners, and the future of the industry.

Elon Musk's Daughter Vivian Wilson Says Her Childhood Was 'Very Isolating'

Vivian Jenna Wilson is opening up about her “isolating” childhood. The 21-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk, who came out as transgender in 2020, chatted about being born into “extreme wealth” and why she decided to reject it. “It was a very strange ex…

Future of Marketing Briefing: The ad industry has an AI label problem

The question of where to draw the line is inseparable from the question of how much marketers are prepared to lose by answering honestly.

Trump’s Base Wants Accountability—So What Happened at Pam Bondi’s DOJ?

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor... Read More The post Trump’s Base Wants Accountability—So What Happened at Pam Bondi’s DOJ? appeared …

Anthropic and xAI Model Parameter Counts

Elon Musk says that Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model has 1 trillion parameters and Claude Opus has 5 trillion parameters. XAI’s Grok 4.20, which has 0.5 trillion parameters and there are seven larger models being trained at XAI. Grok Imagine V2 2 variants of 1…

The EFF is quitting X

The digital privacy non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation will no longer be posting on X as of Thursday, largely due to a sharp decline in views on the platform over the past several years. In a blog post announcing the departure, EFF's social media and v…

Inside Pam Bondi's aggressive push to crack down on animal cruelty crimes

A politically connected nonprofit animal shelter helped steer Bondi on DOJ's approach on animal cruelty crimes and their prosecution.

CFO Anthony Armstrong leaves xAI, the Information reports

Anthony Armstrong, named xAI's CFO in October, has departed the company as ‌part of a broader wave of senior exits, ‌the Information reported on Thursday...

Tesla Is Reportedly Working on a Cheaper Electric SUV Model

The company previously scrapped efforts at a vehicle in the $25,000 range.

Anthropic says its own new model is too dangerous for the public — but not these Big Tech companies

Anthropic is sending out a warning that its artificial intelligence model is sophisticated enough to undo decades of research.The company operates Claude, the AI chatbot that has been ripped off and turned into a free, public model, and is hoping to get toget…

Elon Musk says Tesla only has 'a few hundred' Model S and X in stock as the vehicles near end of life cycle

The CEO said Tesla only has "a few hundred" units left of its flagship cars. It comes amid a move toward robotics and self-driving cars.

EFF is Leaving X

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. The math hasn’t worked out for a while now. The Numbers Aren’t Working Out We posted to Twitter (now known as X) five to te…

Ryanair Begs Passengers To Stop Wearing One Specific Item On Flights

“Looking at Ryanair's surroundings requires a filter, I’m afraid,” wrote one.

With Artemis 2 Flying Home, NASA Is Already Teasing Artemis 3

The agency is already formulating the next Artemis mission, which will test integrated operations between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of NASA’s Moon landers.

Kevin O’ Leary Says if Elon Musk Pitched Tesla on Shark Tank, He’d Have Passed on It, ‘You’re Crazy’— But Now He’s a Fan, Because of His Son

Tesla is un-canceling its plan to build a smaller, cheaper EV: report

It looks like a smaller, cheaper Tesla is back on the menu. Today, Reuters is reporting that the electric automaker is calling around to suppliers about building an all-new - that is, not based on the Model 3 or the Model Y - electric SUV that would be more a…

60 Tesla Cybercabs in Outbound Lot –– Will Tesla Make 1000+ Cybercabs in April or May? Likely Out in Mid 2026

xAI’s Colossus 2 (MACROHARD) now has 7 models in training at once. Grok Imagine V2 2 variants of 1-trillion-parameter models 2 variants of 1.5-trillion-parameter models 1 variant of a 6-trillion-parameter model 1 variant of a 10-trillion-parameter model Space…

Amazon’s Starlink competitor Leo gets a new date

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company's space-internet service Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) will "launch in mid-2026." I'm going to assume that means proper commercial availability since the company already announced the start of an "enterprise pre…

Elon Musk Says AI Will Exceed Human Intelligence to a Degree That Is Impossible to Fully Understand

Musk, Bezos, Both Cry To Trump’s FCC In Bid To Dominate Satellite Broadband

Elon Musk is desperate to dominate the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband market. So is Jeff Bezos. And now the two billionaires are engaged in proxy fights at Trump’s FCC over who’ll get the honor. Amazon’s LEO offering, Project Leo, is significantly …

What Do SpaceX, xAI, And X Have In Common? Is It Tesla?

Billionaire Elon Musk surprised lots of people with his quick February merger between SpaceX and his artificial intelligence lab xAI. He is now in the process of adding up to $75 billion to the current estimated $2 trillion-plus SpaceX valuation, and, with th…

A New Theory of Elon Musk

As the South African billionaire eyes a $2 trillion IPO for SpaceX, it’s worth considering how to make sense of a world that rewards ‘Muskism.’

The world's 20 richest people are $90 billion wealthier after the US-Iran ceasefire sparked a big stock rally

Mark Zuckerberg grew about $13 billion richer in one day as buzz over Meta's new AI model combined with the relief rally after the US-Iran ceasefire.

China Watches Trump Blink

A blockade of Taiwan would hurt the global economy more than Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

A Ridiculous New Book Says We Don’t Love the Rich Enough

“Ye have the poor always with you,” says Jesus in Matthew 26:11, a statement that’s often said to express fatalism about the problem of poverty. Biblical scholars say that interpretation misses the point, but you can’t deny its predictive value: Two thousand …

Extreme wealth concentration — as strong as ever

A journalist from the Wall Street Journal wrote to me a week ago to ask what the numbers that I use in the opening pages of my book Limitarianism would look like today. In particular, she asked whether I could calculate for her the “lifetime equivalent hourly…

Musk sues to oust OpenAI CEO

Elon Musk wants OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ousted in his lawsuit against the artificial intelligence firm, according to court filings Read Full Article at RT.com

Democrats fighting for Iowa Senate seat tussle over Chuck Schumer and super PACs

Two Democrats seeking to flip a Republican-held Senate seats spent Wednesday evening at a forum in Iowa, appealing to progressive activists and voters who could influence the June primary. But it was a Democrat from 1,100 miles away who emerged as a tension p…

Do links hurt news publishers on Twitter? Our analysis suggests yes

Elon Musk has said as much: Links in tweets are bad for engagement. Over the last few days, sparked by a post from Nate Silver, people have started arguing again about the relationships between links and engagement. But our new analysis of thousands of tweets…

JPMorgan Is Still Betting That Tesla Stock Will Plunge 60% from Here

Musk’s push into AI, robotics, and new vehicles may not offset declining EV market share.

The soft TACO theory of Trump

President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to accept a ceasefire in Iran — rather than following through on his threats to escalate the war further with massively destructive attacks harming Iranian civilians — is being greeted with what’s become a familiar re…

Remember The “Ministry Of Truth” Freakout? Rubio Is Now Doing Something Far Worse Through Elon Musk’s X

Remember when the Biden administration set up something called the “Disinformation Governance Board” and the entire MAGA universe lost its collective mind? It was the “Ministry of Truth.” It was “government speech police.” It was the single most Orwellian thi…

Democrats Sweep Elections in Crucial Swing State

Up north, Wisconsin Democrats increased their state Supreme Court majority to 5–2 and won a mayoral race in the typically Republican city of Waukesha. Down south, a Georgia Democrat narrowly lost a house district Donald Trump carried by 34 points in 2024.In a…

Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office

With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the party started in 2025 when it regularly improved on its margins compared to the presidential race in 2024.

Splinter: This Is Who We Are to the World

Genocide has never been a red line for the American government, whether it benefits us or not has been the key question ever since the days of Manifest Destiny.

Elon Musk Says Tesla Self-Driving Saves 'A Lot Of Lives'—Laments FSD Lawsuits: 'Will Still Get Sued For...'

AI Companies Building A Trojan Horse To Get Public On Their Side

The Wall Street Journal, which famously floats trial balloons for corporate behemoths, is carrying water for the poor AI companies who are so, so disliked: OpenAI this week published a populist wish list of policy proposals that zero in on worries like job re…

Democrats just locked down control of one of the most important courts in America

Wisconsin voters effectively gave Democrats a supermajority on one of the most important state supreme courts in the country on Tuesday. The result was a blowout. Justice-elect Chris Taylor defeated Judge Maria Lazar by a twenty-point margin. Although Wiscons…

Artemis II and the value of human space travel

Are new Moon missions worth the astronomical cost?

Burchett claims alien 'machinery' could destroy us in 'a blink of an eye'

The loose-lipped Republican politician made fresh, wild assertions about classified government meetings, the alleged existence of alien programs, and secret forced breeding programs crossing aliens and humans.Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) continued his recent e…

Wisconsin Just Locked in a Stunning Liberal Supreme Court Majority

Chris Taylor, a former attorney and policy director for Planned Parenthood Wisconsin, has cemented the court’s 5-2 liberal majority through at least 2030.

Do people see robots as having race? New studies clash as humanoids enter the real world

As humanoid robots enter the real world, new studies suggest that people project human racial biases onto them—but the research is divided on whether those biases persist outside the lab and in real-world interactions

Intel Jumps On Board Elon Musk’s Terafab Chipmaking Project

The SpaceX-Tesla chip project central to Elon Musks robot and space catapult dreams now has Intel as a partner.

Musk Changes OpenAI Lawsuit So that If He Wins the $134 Billion, OpenAI’s Nonprofit Gets It

Musk also wants Sam Altman out of OpenAI.

Starlink residential discounted to $49/100Mbps for select areas

Starlink residential service is now $49/mo at select locations until April 30, 2026. This $49/mo price is locked in for the first four months. The deal will allow you to bring satellite service to your home for an affordable price at 100Mbps. Moreover, the $4…

Elon Musk's $25 Billion Terafab Project Gets a Helping Hand From Intel

The US chipmaker signs on to help SpaceX, xAI and Tesla make hardware in Texas.

Elon Musk amends his OpenAI lawsuit to ask that damages he might win be awarded to OpenAI's charity arm and that Altman be removed from OpenAI's nonprofit board (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal)

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk amends his OpenAI lawsuit to ask that damages he might win be awarded to OpenAI's charity arm and that Altman be removed from OpenAI's nonprofit board  —  Tesla billionaire also seeks Sam Altman's removal from …

Anthropic Launches ‘Project Glasswing’ to Stealthily Spot Cybersecurity Issues for Rivals

The company previously warned that its newest model "presents unprecedented cybersecurity risks."

April’s books feature a meditation on memory, a generational tale of gentrification and an interrogation of momfluencer culture

This month’s new releases include ‘Transcription’ by Ben Lerner, ‘Livonia Chow Mein’ by Abigail Savitch-Lew and ‘Like, Follow, Subscribe’ by Fortesa Latifi

Cramer Flags New Trade: Sell Some Tesla, Wait for SpaceX IPO?

CNBC host Jim Cramer is floating a provocative idea: Tesla Inc. investors could trim TSLA exposure now to save dry powder for the SpaceX IPO. Cramer's Bold...

'I wouldn't bet against Elon': Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins 'absolutely' wants to put data centers in space

Cisco execs are discussing what they need to send data centers to space, but we're a long way off that just yet.

SpaceX Starship V3 Engine Goes Up in Flames at Texas Site

The rocket company is preparing to launch the latest version of Starship for the first time in May.

How to love the moon mission without guilt

Problems down on Earth are serious. Spending some time looking up isn’t a waste or distraction

Intel Partners with Tesla and SpaceX on Terafab

Intel is now officially partnering with Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI on the Terafab project. Terafab is their joint venture for a massive, vertically integrated semiconductor facility (primarily in Austin, Texas) that combines logic chips, memory (HBM), advanced pa…

Intel stock jumps after it joins Elon Musk's Terafab chip-building moonshot

The US chipmaker said on Tuesday it would join with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help build Elon Musk's Terafab.

America Is Diseased by Money in Politics — But We’re Not Dead Yet

America has been diseased by money in politics since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Jack Schlossberg argues that we're not dead yet.

What Broke the Beckhams?

After his lavish wedding to Nicola Peltz, the wayward Brooklyn Beckham disavowed his superstar family, including David Beckham and Victoria Beckham, for his billionaire in-laws, helmed by Nelson Peltz. He may never go back.

Elon Musk's Terafab is coming, and you're not ready

The announcement of Terafab was made at a decommissioned power plant, reflecting Elon Musk’s understanding of stagecraft: The ruined infrastructure of one era makes a convenient altar for the next. On March 21 and 22, 2026, at the Seaholm Power Plant in Austi…

Elon Musk makes a shocking demand of SpaceX IPO bankers

David Schwimmer Blasts Kanye West’s Apology, Urges Remaining Wireless Festival Sponsors to Exit

The actor thanked Pepsi, Paypal, and Diego for pulling their support from the fest, where West is scheduled to headline the three-day event

In Letter, OpenAI Reportedly Says Elon Musk and Meta Are Coordinating ‘Attacks’ Against It

The letter to the attorneys general of Delaware and California asks for an investigation into Musk.