Senators lament Elon Musk's influence and say shutdown would have been … – The Independent

‘That’s the kind of s*** you run into when you started listening to people who aren’t elected,’ one Democratic senator tells The Independent
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Senators lament Elon Musk's influence and say shutdown would have been … – The Independent

Will This Incredibly Cheap Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Soar in 2025? – Nasdaq

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This has turned out to be a forgettable year for Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO) investors as shares of the chipmaker are down 38% as of this writing, which is in stark contrast to the 23% gains clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index in 2024.
Known primarily for supplying smartphone chips to the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, shares of Qorvo […]
Will This Incredibly Cheap Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Soar in 2025? – Nasdaq

Poll: Much of the public disapproves of Elon Musk's role on Trump's team

If you saw it in a movie, you’d probably think it was implausible to a cartoonish degree: An unelected billionaire, after effectively purchasing influence, attaches himself to an American political leader and starts sitting in on meetings with foreign leaders, huddling with members of Congress, helping kill legislation for reasons that don’t make sense, weighing in on cabinet choices, and heading up a powerless advisory panel that the political world is pretending has real authority.
All […]
Poll: Much of the public disapproves of Elon Musk's role on Trump's team

4 ways artificial intelligence revealed the unexpected in 2024 | CNN

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Charred to a crisp, the hundreds of brittle ancient scrolls would crumble if one were to attempt to unfurl them, and any trace of script would be nearly illegible. The Herculaneum scrolls, as they are known, still remain unopened, but thanks to the powerful tool that is artificial intelligence, their contents now lie within […]
4 ways artificial intelligence revealed the unexpected in 2024 | CNN

How AI deepfakes polluted elections in 2024 – NPR

Voters leave after casting their ballot at a polling station in the final phase of voting in India’s general election, in Kolkata on June 1, 2024. Artificial intelligence tools were used to create memes and images about political rivals in India and elsewhere around the world.

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How AI deepfakes polluted elections in 2024 – NPR

Elon Musk Applauds the German Neo-Nazi Party – Mother Jones

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Elon Musk appears to be leaning even further into a full neo-Nazi embrace. Following his social media assault to block a congressional spending bill meant to avoid a government shutdown, the tech billionaire took to X and described the racist, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as Germany’s last, best hope. 
“Only the AfD can save […]
Elon Musk Applauds the German Neo-Nazi Party – Mother Jones

Could This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Be the Next Nvidia? – Nasdaq

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Broadcom’s (NASDAQ: AVGO) shares surged by nearly 25% after the company posted an impressive financial performance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 (ended Nov. 3). This leading custom chip designer and infrastructure software maker has emerged as a major beneficiary of the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) trend, especially since hyperscalers seek […]
Could This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Be the Next Nvidia? – Nasdaq

"Incompetent Fool": Elon Musk Slams German Chancellor Over Market Attack – NDTV

Billionaire Elon Musk, set to join US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as an outside adviser, on Friday called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to resign in response to a deadly attack at a German Christmas market.
“Scholz should resign immediately,” Musk posted on X, adding: “Incompetent fool.”
Musk was responding in a thread about reports of the incident, in which a car rammed into a crowd of revellers in the German city of Magdeburg. At least two people were killed and dozens […]
"Incompetent Fool": Elon Musk Slams German Chancellor Over Market Attack – NDTV

A farce before Christmas could send the government into a Trump-Musk shutdown – CNN

America is hours away from a holiday season government shutdown courtesy of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Everyone knew the president-elect and his new super-disrupter buddy were going to cause havoc in Washington. But no one thought they’d manage it even before the 47th president is sworn in.

Barring a pre-Christmas legislative miracle, the US government will plunge into a partial shutdown at midnight Friday after Musk tanked a year-end spending […]
A farce before Christmas could send the government into a Trump-Musk shutdown – CNN

Musk flexes influence over Congress in shutdown drama – BBC

A funny thing happened on the way to a bipartisan agreement to fund US government operations and avoid a partial shutdown this week.
Conservatives in Congress – encouraged by tech multi-billionaire Elon Musk – balked.
Republicans tried to regroup on Thursday afternoon, offering a new, slimmed-down package to fund the government. That vote failed, as 38 Republicans joined most Democrats in voting no.
All this political drama provides just a taste of the chaos and unpredictability that […]
Musk flexes influence over Congress in shutdown drama – BBC