Trump tech bros have lost a whopping $80 billion in net worth since ‘Liberation Day’ CEOs of Meta, Amazon and Tesla have seen billions of their net worth wiped in one week as a result of the tariffs The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Canada is duking it out with SpaceX, insisting Starlink doesn't need millions in subsidies: 'We should not be giving one cent of public money to an unaccountable imperialist like Elon Musk' There has been an apparent Canada-wide rebuke of the world's richest man since joining Donald Trump's administration. Fortune · Apr 9, 2025
Trump's NASA Chief Pick Says Will 'Prioritize' Mars Mission NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable. International Business Times · Apr 9, 2025
US senator introduces conflict of interest bill aimed at Elon Musk Exclusive: Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire seeks to set limits on special government employees in response to Musk’s White House role The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2025
Airlines and vacation hot spots were ready for a banner year. Then Trump announced his tariffs The stock market has been extremely volatile since Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announcement The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Elon Musk 'rage quits' livestream after continuously dying in video game tutorial BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk seemingly “rage quit” a livestream of a popular video game after he kept dying in the tutorial – despite previously… The National (Scotland) · Apr 9, 2025
The Republican plan to silence millions of voters Voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm after Trump and House Republicans roll out sweeping changes to how elections are run, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
IRS chief resigns after Trump administration strikes deal to share undocumented taxpayer data ‘Backroom deal’ could hand taxpayer data to ICE agents as part of Trump’s deportation blitz The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
‘We got our a***s kicked’: Steve Bannon shreds Elon Musk after Wisconsin loss The White House chief strategist from the first Trump administration says the tech billionaire made himself ‘too central’ in the critical judicial race The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Delta CEO warns Trump tariffs are already threatening the $300 billion revenge travel market: 'We're acting as if we're going into a recession' Bastian called Trump's tariffs "the wrong approach" as markets spiral. Fortune · Apr 9, 2025
Two visions within Trump world are battling for primacy. Which will win? The second Trump administration was backed and is staffed by two major – and widely differing - ideological projects The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2025
Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA's next chief The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk becomes severe casualty of Trump’s tariff war after losing $44bn in one week A bitter rift appears to be forming between the world’s richest man and Republican president over his controversial trade policy Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
Trump's tariff message gets muddled While the billionaires in Trump's orbit may have different visions, they all want the same thing Salon · Apr 9, 2025
Reason · Apr 9, 2025 Don't Trust the Experts. Make Them Up! Plus: Trade with China is basically crippled, FEMA weans NYC, and more...
InsideEVs · Apr 9, 2025 The Unexpected Rival Stealing Tesla’s Customers I tend to be averse to making predictions. I'm a reporter, first and foremost, and that means I hate being wrong. But if you want an example of how poorly predictions can age, just remember that not even five years ago, one big consulting firm predicted that Volkswagen would be…
Fortune · Apr 9, 2025 Musk's DOGE reportedly deploys AI to monitor federal workers for anti-Trump sentiment The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire for a smaller government staffed by loyalists.
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 ‘High people ideas’: Dave Chappelle’s scathing take on Trump’s policies goes viral as trade war escalates Eight years ago the comedian gave his verdict on Trump’s approach to international relations - and it is being shared again after the president declared economic war on the world
International Business Times · Apr 9, 2025 China Hawk Peter Navarro Has Trump's Ear President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on countries around the world, including a 104 percent increase in duties on China, bear the fingerprint of Peter Navarro, a Harvard-trained economist who has long warned against a rising Beijing.
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 How Trump’s tariffs are putting Christmas at risk Chinese factories are heavily dependent on the US market
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 Elon Musk rage quits gaming livestream after players troll him relentlessly: ‘You ruined the country’ Musk sat stony-faced and largely silent while he was bombarded with insults as he played video games
Fortune · Apr 9, 2025 Trump administration’s new AI policies require federal agencies to prioritize American companies first These memos offer the first policy guidance from the Trump Administration since his executive order requiring federal agencies to take a second look at their AI policies.
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 Voices: Maga is in meltdown – but the adolescent bad-mouthing has to stop COMMENT: With the White House inner circle now openly trading insults as stock markets continue to plunge, are we witnessing the final act in Trump’s tariff crisis, asks Sean O’Grady
The Conversation · Apr 9, 2025 Donald Trump’s policies are more than dumb — they’re stupid, according to stupidity researchers Before he stepped down as Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau called Donald Trump’s tariff policies “very dumb.” This might be an accurate description of many Trump administration policies — but the more objectively correct word is “stupid.”
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 US restores urgent food aid but not in Afghanistan and Yemen, where millions need it United Nations officials say the Trump administration has reversed sweeping cuts in emergency food aid to several nations while maintaining them in Afghanistan and Yemen