Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms

The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.

US lawmakers press Zuckerberg over Meta’s role in Brazil’s runoff
US lawmakers press Zuckerberg over Meta’s role in Brazil’s runoff

Senator Bernie Sanders and 12 House Democrats have told Mark Zuckerberg it is “unacceptable” for a platform to favour one candidate. Their letter, sent on Thursday, asks Meta to explain its role in Brazil’s presidential race. The runoff is on Sunday. T…

Zuckerberg planned to sell his home, so Meta built him a wealth tax deal
Zuckerberg planned to sell his home, so Meta built him a wealth tax deal

Meta says Mark Zuckerberg “would effectively be paying to serve” as its chief executive if California taxes its billionaires. So it is creating new shares he can sell to cover the bill. In return, he has promised to stay in the state, an SEC filing pub…

Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta

A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the “billionaire’s tax,” should the measure be voted into law.

Republican politicians have embraced anti-Indian racism — and it’s costing them votes
Republican politicians have embraced anti-Indian racism — and it’s costing them votes

Two years ago, University of Houston student Vasant Bhatt was doing everything he could to help Republicans regain power. He knocked doors for Sen. Ted Cruz’s reelection campaign and helped organize his community for Donald Trump, two victories he, like many other Republicans, celebrated in 2024. But this week, Bhatt did something unexpected: He voted […]

Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean
Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean

After renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump’s executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at the Atlantic Ocean. As reported earlier by The Washington Post, Trump said at a Wednesday night rally that he would “probably pass” on renaming the Atlantic after he contacted […]

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters

It was a busy summer for AI lobbyists. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia each had their highest-spending lobbying quarter between July and September, federal disclosures show. Nvidia spent the most of the group at $2.2 million, followed by Anthropic’s $2.1 million and OpenAI’s $1.5 million. Compared to other Big Tech companies with long-established presences in Washington, […]

AI and Data Centers Will Impact Midterm Voting, According to Experts

Americans are mostly negative on AI and oppose new data centers near them, another poll shows.

‘It’s the President’s Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms

As the White House contemplates losing Congress, there has been an unusually early effort to find a Republican scapegoat.

Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program
Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program

Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that the Trump administration was giving right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million bounty program for members of the public to report fraud. In December 2025, Shirley published a viral video alleging fraud at daycares in Minnesota that were operated by members […]