AI
Bitcoin tops $106,000, hopes grow for strategic reserve
Bitcoin hit a record high above $106,000 after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve similar to its strategic oil reserve.
Abril Elfi
Trump Says He Will Seek To Eliminate ‘Very Costly’ Daylight Saving Time
President-elect Donald Trump has stated he will seek to get rid of daylight saving time when he takes office.
AI
Jeff Bezos And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Pledge $1M Each To Trump’s Inauguration
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are each planning to donate $1 million to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund as tech executives look to build a strong relationship with the President-elect in the next four years.
Alex Spiro
SEC ‘reopens’ probe into Neuralink, Musk’s lawyer says
The SEC has reopened an investigation into Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink, according to a letter shared by Musk on social media platform X.
campaign
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1M To Trump’s Inaugural Fund
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee.
2024
Trump: Musk Will Put ‘America First’ Before His Own Companies
47th President-elect Donald Trump assured the public that Elon Musk will “put America first” before his own companies while he leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Vivek Ramaswamy in the Trump administration.
Amazon
Elon Musk’s net worth tops $400 billion, Forbes billionaires list shows
Elon Musk’s net worth crossed $400 billion, boosted by a nearly 71% surge in the automaker’s shares this year and the soaring valuation of his rocket company SpaceX.
Alex Jones
Judge Blocks Alex Jones’ Infowars Sale To The Onion Amid Bankruptcy Auction Dispute
A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars platform to satirical news outlet The Onion after Jones claimed that a recent bankruptcy auction was done by illegal collusion.
Alphabet
Google parent Alphabet jumps on quantum chip breakthrough
Shares of Alphabet rose about 5% after it unveiled a new generation chip that the company said helped overcome a key challenge in quantum computing.
2024
Time Reveals Short List For Its 2024 ‘Person Of The Year’
Time Magazine has revealed their short list of ten influential people for its 2024 Person of the Year.