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Elon Musk’s brother slams Trump tariffs, calls them ‘permanent tax on the American consumer’
Kimbal Musk, co-founder of The Kitchen Community, speaks during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk’s younger brother, Kimbal, took to X on Monday to lambaste President Donald Trump’s tariffs, calling them a “structural, permanent tax […]
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TikTok reportedly stays on App Store after assurance from Attorney General Pam Bondi
In this photo illustration, the logo of TikTok is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 5, 2025 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Apple will keep ByteDance-owned TikTok on its App Store for at least 75 more days after receiving assurances from Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to a […]
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Silicon Valley’s early return on Trump investment: Plunging valuations, delayed IPOs
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, June 9, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Silicon Valley executives and financiers publicly opened their wallets in support of President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run. The early returns in 2025 aren’t great, to say the least. Following Trump’s sweeping tariff plan announced Wednesday, the Nasdaq suffered […]
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Trump extends TikTok deadline for the second time
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday extended a deadline requiring China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. operations of TikTok or face an effective ban in the country, marking the second time he has taken such action. Trump announced the extension on his Truth Social platform, saying the TikTok […]
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QVC is betting on TikTok to help revive its live shopping business
FILE PHOTO: Signage is displayed at the entrance to the QVC Studio Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 4, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters QVC Group is launching the first-ever nonstop live shopping streams on TikTok in the U.S. in a bid to revive its business and broaden its audience. Beginning Wednesday, hosts from […]
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Meta’s head of AI research announces departure
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds a smartphone as he makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta’s head of artificial intelligence research announced Tuesday that she will be leaving the company. Joelle Pineau, the company’s vice […]
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TikTok creators, partners remain optimistic ahead of app’s second ban deadline
Photo illustration shows the TikTok logo displayed on a mobile phone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images For the second time this year, TikTok is staring at a deadline that could determine its fate in the U.S. and that of numerous creators and brands that have built businesses on the Chinese-owned social app. […]
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Wall Street banks got meager payout from CoreWeave IPO
Michael Intrator, founder and CEO of CoreWeave Inc., Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, attends his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 28, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Wall Street banks waited a long time for a billion dollar IPO from a U.S. tech company. They’re not making much money from […]
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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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Trump was supposed to unlock IPO market, but CoreWeave debut reflects ongoing skepticism
CoreWeave Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, March 28, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images It wasn’t supposed to go down like this. The Trump presidency was set to usher in a rush of money to the markets, spurred by a […]
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