Tech oligarchs consider buying TikTok
Bytedance still involved
A new plan which would keep TikTok available in the US, but under the control of a group of companies including Oracle and Microsoft is being negotiated by the White House.
Musk in a bind over Tesla’s clean energy products
Making a killing in an area which is unpopular with the White House
Swasticar maker Elon [look at me] Musk is in a bit of a bind as new numbers show that his firms are making a fortune out of clean energy and now can store it.
Trump rushes to protect US tech monopolies
Slams EU “taxes”
US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta, describing their cases against American companies as "a form of taxation."
Trump’s Homeland security abandons Chinese telecoms hack investigation
Misuse of resources
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated all members of its advisory committees, including the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), which had been investigating a major Chinese cyberattack on large US telecom firms.
Musk appears to be trying to kill Stargate
Vested interest
Elon [Roman salute] Musk appears to be using his position as Donald Trump’s budget advisor to sabotage his rival’s mega AI plans, Stargate.
Facebook forces users to follow Donald Trump
Censors the democrat hashtag
Facebook users are complaining that their accounts automatically now follow President Donald Trump and are being swamped with newspeak posts about him.
Trump pardons Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht
Squashes life sentence
US President Donald Trump has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the operator of Silk Road, a notorious dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold.
Trump reprieves TikTok
Gives it time to be flogged to his mates
President Donald Trump swooped in with a last-minute save to the social notworking app TikTok to allow users to see his glorious inauguration ceremony.
Nvidia hits back at Biden's AI chip restrictions
You ain't seen nothing yet
Nvidia is up in arms against the Biden administration's AI chip export limitations, accusing the government of jeopardising its business with new rules.
Probe into dodgy Tesla code started
Expect this to be abandoned when Trump takes over
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a probe into Tesla's software that allows cars to operate autonomously over short distances, after reports of the code crashing.