JPMorgan execs call for unity in a memo to staff on Trump’s victory
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Leaders from across Wall Street are addressing Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States. On Wednesday, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon weighed in to say the time has come to band together as a nation. In a memo to staff, members…
Elon Musk’s Grok AI was pretty excited Trump won the 2024 election. Here’s what else AI chatbots had to say.
Elon Musk is giving $1 million away to a different Pennsylvania voter every day. It may not be legal. The 2024 presidential election has been called, and this year voters had the option to follow along with AI-enabled search tools. Perplexity AI launched a dedicated “Election Information Hub” to inform voters about voting logistics, ballot…
Googlers poke fun at a policy against making election memes — by making memes
Google employees are, as ever, memeing through it. As the 2024 US election unfolded, Googlers have taken to the company’s internal message board — a meme generator named Memegen — to express their feelings. There’s just one problem: Google leaders have cracked down on employees making political posts, so staff have been poking fun at…
Stock market euphoric over Trump win
US stocks embarked on a major rally on Wednesday as traders took in Donald Trump’s election win. Major indexes soared to fresh records, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing more than 1,500 points during the session. Bond yields surged as investors eyed the potential for inflation and interest rates to rise again in another…
Silicon Valley is officially grieving over Trump but quietly gleeful over a coming tech deal resurgence
Reid Hoffman, Laurene Powell, and Vinod Khosla Kamala Harris had friends in high-tech places, but it wasn’t nearly enough to secure the presidency. Silicon Valley’s progressive leaders, like Reid Hoffman, Laurene Powell, and Vinod Khosla, raised millions for the Harris campaign, hoping for a Democrat in the White House for the next term. In the…
NATO chief warns that the alliance can’t afford to not back Ukraine as Trump snatches a White House win
Ukrainian servicemen fire a 122mm artillery cannon toward Russian positions in the Kherson region in October. Former president Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday has amplified long-standing concerns about the future of American support for Ukraine as the grinding war against Russia continues. Against this backdrop, the head of NATO is…
After bludgeoning Russia’s navy in the Black Sea, Ukraine is now going after a new batch of warships
A Ukrainian drone is seen diving toward its target in the Russian port city of Kaspiysk. Ukrainian forces attacked Russian navy vessels in the Caspian Sea for the first time Wednesday, the latest demonstration of Kyiv’s long-range strike capabilities. The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security of Ukraine published the attack footage on social…
Trump’s victory shows the flagging influence of mainstream media
Trump’s victory shows mainstream media could be losing its influence. The campaigns in this year’s presidential election have shone a light on the waning influence of mainstream media. From podcasts and gaming streams to Substacks and TikTok debates, politicians have moved their fight to new media battlegrounds. The shift has been ongoing for nearly a…
Trump’s first 2 years will be shaped by who wins the House. We may not know the outcome for days.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is projecting confidence after the GOP flipped several Democratic-held seats in the Midwest. Donald Trump is now the president-elect, and Republicans have gained control of the US Senate. But we still don’t know who controls the House of Representatives, and the outcome will have major implications for the first two years…
