Bill Gates Seeks Meeting With President-Elect Donald Trump President-elect Trump seeks to strengthen ties with tech leaders like Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Top News · Dec 27, 2024
Vivek ripped for US "mediocrity" rant Ramaswamy weighed in on DOGE pal Elon Musk's blowup over immigrant workers and it didn't go well Salon · Dec 27, 2024
Trump’s MAGA base is turning on Elon Musk after he said he wants to import more skilled workers The world’s wealthiest tycoon wants more visas for engineering talent, but conservatives including RFK Jr.’s vice presidential pick are savaging the H-1B program as predatory. Fortune · Dec 27, 2024
Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’ So-called moderates are mimicking populist demagogues, with potentially disastrous consequences, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024
MAGA civil war ramps up as Trump ally Laura Loomer lays into Elon Musk — and loses her blue check “[Musk] has removed my blue check mark on X because I dared to question his support for H1B visas, the replacement of American tech workers by Indian immigrants,” Laura Loomer tweeted Thursday. The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024
Two years on, X's blue ticks are still causing chaos Some people say their paid-for blue tick has disappeared. Creative Bloq · Dec 27, 2024
Can Nativists and Dynamists Coexist Within Trump's MAGA Coalition? An ongoing online debate over visas for highly skilled foreign workers is revealing a fissure that might define Trump's second term. Reason · Dec 27, 2024
Democrats' Use Of X Declines Under Elon Musk's Ownership Report shows a decline in X use by Congressional Democrats under Elon Musk's ownership, sparking debate over platform's influence. Top News · Dec 27, 2024
MAGA civil war may signal Musk "divorce" Trump ally Laura Loomer accused Musk of throttling accounts that criticized his call for immigrant worker visas Salon · Dec 27, 2024
Nikki Haley Blasts Vivek Ramaswamy for Blaming American Culture for Why Tech Companies Hire Overseas Workers: 'There Is Nothing Wrong With American Workers' Nikki Haley took to X to criticize Vivek Ramaswamy after he published a long-winded post advocating for the employment of foreign skilled workers. Latin Times · Dec 27, 2024
Tech’s 2024 winners and losers—from Elon Musk to GM’s Cruise Elon Musk came out on top of the tech heap in 2024. Fortune · Dec 27, 2024
Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy Spark Debate On Visa Program Debate sparked by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on H-1B visa program expansion and its implications on US tech industry and immigration policy. Top News · Dec 27, 2024
BlueSky, Threads, Cara… Which social network should photographers be using in 2025? If you're fed up with Instagram and X, there are new rivals to consider. But are they any good? Digital Camera World · Dec 27, 2024
Friday briefing: Will Trump 2.0 turn America into an autocracy? In today’s newsletter: Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum says the president-elect won’t transform into a dictator – but he could set in motion an unstoppable democratic decline The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024
International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024 Dogecoin Plunges After Christmas Even With Elon Musk's DOGE Post $DOGE plummeted after the Christmas festivities, along with most other top cryptocurrencies, and even with Elon Musk's "Doge" post that would have triggered an uptick, Dogecoin remains down.
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024 Haley reignites Ramaswamy feud after he bashes American work culture: ‘There’s nothing wrong with US workers’ Back-and-forth comes after Elon Musk and Ramaswamy weighed in on state of U.S. workforce and culture
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024 How Elon Musk’s influence has grown both online and offline in 2024 The billionaire’s control of X, formerly Twitter, has helped him expand his impact offline over the last 12 months.
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024 Sean Lennon trades childish insults online after being attacked for defending of Elon Musk The only child of the Beatles legend and Yoko Ono came under fire after remarking online about the levels of influence that the tech billionaire is wielding on US politics in recent weeks
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024 ‘Should MAGA stay home in 2026?’ Laura Loomer wages ‘racist’ war against ‘tech bros’ over Indian migrants The far-right provocateur is taking aim at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy over their support of highly skilled workers from India, claiming that the country’s residents have a low IQ and describing Indians as “third world invaders.”
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024 Vivek Ramaswamy blames 90s sitcoms for tech companies hiring smarter immigrant workers Trump coalition’s hardline anti-immigrant stance is clashing with concurrent embrace of tech world, often highly diverse
Barchart · Dec 26, 2024 Elon Musk Says Building a Startup Isn't For Everyone, You've Got to 'Have a High Pain Threshold' In a revealing commentary on the trials of entrepreneurship, Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a stark reminder: “Starting a business is not for everyone. Starting a business—I’d say, number one is have a high pain threshold.” Musk’s candid advice offers insight into the demanding realities of launching...
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024 The Guardian view on digital media: the case for better regulation must be made Editorial: Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at the crisis in western democracy, Donald Trump’s victory and the role played by digital media
Salon · Dec 26, 2024 "Squid Game 2" still fits our dark times The shock value in Season 2 of the global hit is less reliant on its violence than the psychology of the oppressed
Barchart · Dec 26, 2024 Xpeng Motors Stock Price Prediction 2025: Is XPEV a Buy or Sell? Despite having rallied from its 2024 lows, Xpeng Motors shares are in the red in 2024.
Salon · Dec 26, 2024 MAGA rips Musk call for foreign workers The Tesla CEO argues the U.S. needs to court top talent after financing the loudest anti-immigration run in decades