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Rory Stewart’s wife’s charity loses $1m USAID funding days after ex-MP’s bizarre clash with JD Vance

US vice president hit out at Rest is Politics presenter’s IQ after former Tory politician criticised his ‘bizarre take’ on the bible

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

The rise or the family office

Designed to preserve wealth across generations, family offices have become an important new source of capital for venture and private equity firms.

Fortune · Feb 13, 2025

Scarlett Johansson voices disapproval after fake AI video of celebs giving Kanye West the finger goes viral

The actress is one of several Jewish celebrities whose likeness was used in the clip without their knowledge or permission

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Elon Musk says it's "weird" that an xAI engineer was forced to resign after they referenced Grok 3's established existence

Benjamin De Kraker resigned from xAI after refusing to remove an opinion post on X about the Grok 3 AI model, which the company deemed confidential.

Windows Central · Feb 13, 2025

South Africa unites against Trump as US freezes aid over land reform

The government and all political parties in South Africa are uniting in opposition to Donald Trump after the American president announced a freeze on aid to the country. He accuses Pretoria of mistreating its white minority following the introduction of a recent law on the expropriation of land. South Africa’s…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13, 2025

Marlon Wayans hits out at Soulja Boy for using homophobic slur against actor’s trans son

The two are locked in an ongoing feud after Soulja Boy performed at a Donald Trump event

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Ken Griffin says he is 'so appreciative' of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts but slammed Trump's tariffs, saying they're 'what you do in the death throes of a nation'

The Citadel CEO said Trump’s tariffs will have “a permanent and adverse effect.”

Fortune · Feb 13, 2025

Fed workers treated like whistleblowers

DOGE is giving all civil servants the whistleblower treatment

Salon · Feb 13, 2025

First Thing: Trump-Putin call ‘not a betrayal’ of Ukraine, insists Hegseth

President causes alarm in rush to secure peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv, saying Ukraine ‘unlikely’ to get much land back or join Nato. Plus, how dating apps ignore reports of rape

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

Decentralised social media offers an alternative to big tech platforms like X and Meta. How does it work? Podcast

When Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, many users looked for alternatives, fuelling a wave of online migration from the social media platform. Musk says he’s using Twitter, now named X, to champion free speech and that “cancel culture has been cancelled”. But his closeness to Donald Trump and his…

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2025