I became an American citizen so I could vote. I want to have a say in my children’s future.
When I applied to a master’s degree program in the US, I didn’t plan to move permanently. I thought I’d attend Columbia Journalism’s 10-month program and then move back to Argentina, where I had left a boyfriend, my cat, a fully furnished apartment, and every member of my family. When I got a job offer…
Elon Musk’s X has made hundreds of thousands of dollars from his super PAC
The super PAC ad revenue represents the latest collision of Elon Musk’s political activities and business ventures. Elon Musk’s super PAC has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote content on X, underscoring how the billionaire businessman’s politics and business ventures continue to collide. The latest available ad-revenue data from X, the social-media company…
The election is still incredibly close with 2 weeks to go, with warning signs for both Trump and Harris in the Sun Belt
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain locked in a tight race in the swing states. With two weeks to go before Election Day, the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remains incredibly close in the seven swing states — with no clear polling leader in any…
Meta banned accounts tracking Musk and Trump’s private jets. The student behind them says he’s lost faith in big social media platforms.
Jack Sweeney will continue to run the accounts on smaller social media platforms. Jack Sweeney is a college student best known for tracking the private jets of celebrities like Taylor Swift and Elon Musk. Sweeney first made headlines back in 2022 when Musk suspended the jet-tracking accounts from his platform X. On Monday, Meta decided…
The Polymarket ‘whale’ is placing as many as 71 bets a minute in favor of Donald Trump
The “whale” placing big bets on Polymarket in favor of Donald Trump winning the November election has ramped up betting on the former president. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal last week, four accounts on the crypto-based betting platform Polymarket have exhibited characteristics that suggest they are linked, either belonging to a…
I lived in a hacker house for the summer when I was 18. It changed my career trajectory completely and I left college.
Jonah Weinbaum. After finishing my freshman year at the University of Michigan, I planned to spend the summer on campus working on an independent computer science research project. A few days before the summer semester started, I was talking to a friend on campus when a random student sat down to join our chat. We…
EY fired staff for an ethical breach after they watched multiple online training courses at the same time
EY told B-17 it has taken “appropriate disciplinary action” against some staff. The accounting and consultancy giant EY has fired dozens of US staff, accusing them of breaching internal ethics codes, the Financial Times reported. The dismissals took place last week after an investigation found that the staff had watched multiple online training courses simultaneously…
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says the US election ‘really doesn’t matter’ for markets
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says the US election ‘really doesn’t matter’ for markets. Larry Fink doesn’t think the US election will affect markets much. The BlackRock CEO doubled down on saying the outcome of the US election, which will be decided in two weeks, won’t matter in the long run. “I’m tired of hearing this is…
The IMF just raised its growth forecast for the US economy this year — but expects a slowdown in 2025
The IMF raised its US GDP growth forecast to 2.8% this year. The International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for the US, projecting the world’s largest economy would expand by 2.8% this year instead of the 2.6% it predicted in July. In its latest World Economic Outlook released on Tuesday, IMF staff cited stronger…
