Trump wants Republicans to ‘get rid of’ the CHIPS Act. They may just ignore him.
Trump called the CHIPS Act, a $52 billion semiconductor bill backed by several GOP senators, a “horrible, horrible thing” during his speech to Congress. President Donald Trump casually told Congress on Tuesday to scrap a $52 billion bipartisan law designed to supercharge the American semiconductor manufacturing industry. “Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing,”…
NYT, WSJ, NBC, and others tell us how they’re tackling a crisis that’s bigger than Trump
The New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn is trying to promote direct connections with readers. President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly targeted the mainstream press — but their legal and rhetorical attacks are just part of a larger crisis facing the media. Recent Gallup polling found that trust in mass media was…
Fears of Starlink troubles in Ukraine have sent a smaller French competitor’s stock soaring over 500%
This photo shows a Eutelsat satellite being launched in 2022. The company saw its share price triple this week amid investor speculation that it could help replace Starlink access in Ukraine. French satellite provider Eutelsat’s shares have skyrocketed amid concerns that Ukraine’s access to Starlink may be under threat. Eutelsat shares on the Paris exchange…
3 days in, Trump is backtracking on his tariffs on Mexico and Canada
President Donald Trump announced a reprieve for new tariffs on Mexican imports. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he’s granting a one-month tariffs pause to a range of Mexican and Canadian goods, just days after imposing 25% tariffs on imports from the two neighboring nations. Trump announced a one-month pause for some Mexican goods…
Blake Lively’s lawyer warns of leaks in Justin Baldoni case while asking a judge to keep some evidence ‘attorneys eyes only’
Blake Lively’s lawyer is trying hard to keep some evidence away from Justin Baldoni and, by proxy, the press. Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds’ lawyer suggested Baldoni and his camp may leak sensitive information amid their ongoing legal fight. The couples’ lawyer, Merly Governksi, raised the alarm Thursday as she made her case to…
SBF talks from prison about life with Diddy and trading muffins as currency
Sam Bankman-Fried spoke with Tucker Carlson from prison. Sam Bankman-Fried talked about life behind bars in a wide-ranging prison interview with Tucker Carlson. Between crypto chatter and sharing his strategies for making friends in prison, Bankman-Fried also opened up about living alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center where both men are being…
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says an AI ‘Manhattan Project’ is a bad idea
Eric Schmidt co-authored a policy paper urging the U.S. to avoid a “Manhattan Project” for AI. Some of the biggest names in AI tech say an AI “Manhattan Project” could have a destabalizing effect on the US, rather than help safeguard it. The dire warning came from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Center for AI…
5 things to get rid of before spring, according to professional organizers
B-17 asked professional organizers about the things to get rid of before spring. With spring getting closer, now is a great time to tidy up around the house and get rid of items that are taking up valuable space. To help make this process easier, B-17 spoke to three professional organizers about the best things…
DOGE cuts have pushed layoffs to the highest level since the pandemic
Monthly job cut announcements in the US surged to their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last month, according to data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The job cuts, spearheaded by President Donald Trump’s DOGE committee, totaled 172,017 in February, the highest monthly level since July 2020 and the highest total for the month of…
