AI
OpenAI’s weekly active users surpass 400 million
OpenAI’s weekly active users surged past 400 million in February, highlighting rapid growth in the adoption of artificial intelligence tools.
American Rescue Plan
Musk Expresses Interest In Proposal Returning $5K To U.S. Taxpayers From DOGE Savings: ‘Will Check With The President’
Elon Musk, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump and special government employee (SGE), revealed on Tuesday that he is planning on speaking with Trump in regard to sending out rebate checks for U.S. taxpayers — using the funds recovered so far by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
America First Agenda
Kelly Loeffler Confirmed By Senate As Head Of Small Business Administration
The Senate has confirmed former Senator Kelly Loeffler in a 52-46 vote to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA).
A18 chip
Apple launches low-cost iPhone 16e, taking AI features to lower price points
Apple launched its latest low-cost model, dubbed the iPhone 16e, as it looks to grab a bigger share of the mid-range smartphone market.
AI
Musk’s xAI unveils Grok-3 AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT, China’s DeepSeek
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Google.
Appeals COurt
Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court To Approve Firing Of Whistleblower Agency Chief
The Trump administration has made their first appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to try to oust the head of a whistleblower protection agency, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden.
AI app
New downloads of DeepSeek suspended in South Korea, data protection agency says
New downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agency’s rules on protecting personal data.
Associated Press
Zelensky Rejects Trump’s Mineral Deal, Warns of Imminent Russia-NATO War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Sunday that he refused to accept the United States’ proposal which would have provided the U.S. with Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for military aid.
airbnb
Airbnb Co-Founder Joins Elon Musk In DOGE
Joe Gebbia, an MIT-educated Tesla board member who has a background in design, entrepreneurship, and business, is joining the Trump administration in order to assist Elon Musk and the DOGE organization in rooting out wasteful spending and federal workforce misuse.
Apple
TikTok returns on Apple, Google US app stores as Trump delays ban
TikTok returned to the U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app.