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Trump Considers Giving Elon Musk's SpaceX Federally Protected Land in Deal Despite Conservation Concerns
The Trump administration is considering a deal to transfer acres of federally protected land to SpaceX as conservationists raise concerns about its impact on the area.
Elon Musk's Starlink is adding 20,000 new users a day as it hits 9 million customers
Customer numbers for SpaceX's Starlink internet have surged by 1 million in the past six weeks, the company said on X.
Elon Musk's DOGE tally: The federal workforce is down while government spending is up
The Department of Government Efficiency — formerly run by Elon Musk — ends 2025 with strikingly divergent results around its ...
John Carreyrou and other authors bring new lawsuit against six major AI companies
These authors rejected Anthropic's class action settlement, arguing that "LLM companies should not be able to so easily extinguish thousands upon thousands of high-value claims at bargain-basement rates."
Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows
This was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists — 2025 was the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million
Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.
This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: Affordable custom home design
Drafted is now nearly five months old, and it's everything Atmos wasn't.
Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green
Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine. Green’s investment suggests Dazzle is poised for the coming wave of new AI-infused consumer businesses.
Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp
The new integrations join other services like Yelp, Uber, OpenTable and others.
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech
Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to AI chatbots with a new diffusion model that can create digital avatars from a single image.
France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack
France's postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline.
Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system
The Uzbek government's national license plate scanning system was discovered exposed to the internet for anyone to access without a password.
Pirate group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped 86 million songs from Spotify
Spotify says it has identified and disabled the user accounts involved in the scraping.
"Says the guy with half a trillion": Netizens react as Elon Musk claims "money won't matter" in future as AI will "eliminate scarcity"
Elon Musk has lately been claiming that money would not remain relevant in the future after significant advancements in AI and robotics.
Elon Musk Net Worth Hits $700 Billion After Tesla Court Ruling
A court ruling restoring Tesla stock options sent Musk’s net worth to a record $749 billion, according to Forbes.
Naples attorney celebrates victory in restoration of Elon Musk's pay
Delaware's Supreme Court upheld a record pay deal for Elon Musk at Tesla. A Naples, Florida attorney had a hand in the case.
Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk pay package, Paramount's amended WBD offer
Walter Isaacson, Perella Weinberg advisory partner, Tulane University professor and Elon Musk biographer, joins 'Squawk Box' ...
Elon Musk becomes first person worth $700 billion following pay package ruling
Earlier this week, Musk became the first person ever to surpass $600 billion in net worth on the heels of reports that his ...
Elon Musk Is About To Be the World’s First Trillionaire. That May Not Be Because of Tesla.
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that in terms of world-class entrepreneurs that have been able to spot long-duration ...
Elon Musk takes dig at Waymo after San Francisco blackout
Elon Musk mocks Waymo after rival's self-driving cars stopped at intersections during San Francisco power outage, while ...