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Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk
Judge Susan Crawford, the Democrat-backed nominee for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, during the final stop of the Common Sense Justice Tour ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, March 31, 2025. Jim Vondruska | Bloomberg | Getty Images Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, […]
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Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies charged with tracking disease, and researching and regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices come just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout […]
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OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Monday announced it had closed what amounts to the largest private tech funding round on record. The $40 billion financing values […]
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Tesla plunges 36% in first quarter, worst performance for any period since 2022
White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Tesla’s stock just wrapped up its worst quarter since 2022 and suffered its third-steepest drop in the company’s 15 […]
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OpenAI funding round could be cut by $10 billion if for-profit conversion doesn’t occur by year-end
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at Station F, is seen through glass, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, France, Feb. 11, 2025. Aurelien Morissard | Via Reuters OpenAI’s massive private funding round could be slashed by as much as $10 billion if the company doesn’t restructure into […]
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Elon Musk says backlash against his DOGE government cuts is hurting Tesla stock
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk speaks during a town hall meeting at the KI Convention Center on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Scott Olson | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that his involvement in the Trump administration could be hurting the automaker’s stock price. Speaking at a town hall event in […]
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Elon Musk must face Twitter shareholders’ lawsuit over alleged securities fraud
Elon Musk’s Twitter profile displayed on a computer screen and Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images A proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk and his family office Excession can proceed in federal court, […]
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Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk boards Air Force One with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) as they departs for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., March 22, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk said on Friday that his startup xAI has merged with X, his social network, in an […]
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AppLovin CEO urges investors to ‘dig deeper’ after short-seller report, company retains Alex Spiro
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi hit back at new short-selling allegations from Muddy Waters Research after the ad-tech company’s stock suffered its steepest drop on record on Thursday. Foroughi penned a new blog post that asked investors to “dig deeper” on the allegations, saying the report’s […]
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Trump’s new auto tariffs will likely drive up car prices by thousands of dollars
Chevrolet Silverado trucks at a Chevrolet dealership in Vallejo, California, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s steep new tariffs on imported cars will likely jack up prices for U.S. buyers of both foreign and locally made vehicles, according to Wall Street analysts. Trump on Wednesday said […]
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