Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as...
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free
On Tuesday, US district judge Beryl Howell effectively allowed the transfer of the headquarters building of the United States Institute of Peace to the General Services...
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Trump administration, working in coordination with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
On April 1, US district judge Beryl Howell effectively allowed the transfer of the United States Institute of Peace headquarters building to the DOGE-controlled General Services...
Trump’s Trade War Pushes Canadian Tech Workers to Rethink Silicon Valley
“Some of the Canadians in the group have been asking, ‘Should we relocate our office? Should we change our approach?’” Waselnuk said. “But we don’t really...
Elon Musk’s xAI Acquires X, Because of Course
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI has acquired his social media platform X in an all-stock transaction that values the company at $33 billion, including $12...
Inside Maye Musk’s Cozy Relationship With China
In January, with a nationwide ban on TikTok looming, hundreds of thousands of people in the US began flocking to another Chinese social media app called...
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is discussing plans to eliminate an entire team responsible for publishing and maintaining critical atomic measurement data...
DOGE’s Misplaced War on Software Licenses
Because agencies sometimes get bulk or government-specific discounts, it can also be more affordable to buy software licenses on behalf of their private contractors. “It’s a...
The SEC Is Abandoning Its Biggest Crypto Lawsuits
In July, on the campaign trail, Trump promised a crowd of bitcoiners that he would fire previous SEC chair Gary Gensler if reelected. “I didn’t know...