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The Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House's $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) office reveal.

In response to a Democrat-led letter questioning Big Tech's involvement in the ballroom's construction, Microsoft counsel Karen Christian writes that the company "was contacted by a fundraiser for the effort


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Tesla launched its self-driving tax service in 2025. This year, its facing several scaling deadlines.
  • Tesla has set several key dates for its self-driving tech, robots, and new vehicles in 2026.
  • Musk has said to expect "something special" this year, including a flashy Roadster demo and Cybercab volume production.
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Branda Statman has had some "scary times" on LinkedIn. Not scary in terms of worrying about her safety — scary in terms of embarrassment. Statman, a brand manager who lives in Phoenix, has scoped out exes or potential partners on the platform more than once without switching to private browsing mode, forgetting they'd be notified. A couple of guys have called her out on it




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Javanie Campbell, Gus De Souza, and Shawn Gay shared their feelings about AI code editors with Business Insider.
  • Business Insider surveyed 167 software engineers about vibe-coding.
  • Over 45% of respondents said they felt they were "keeping up" with AI tools. Almost 17% reported feeling behind.
  • Eight engineers followed up with Business Insider, describing their

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Michael Burry attends "The Big Short" New York premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on November 23, 2015 in New York City.
  • 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry has bet against the AI boom.
  • Burry said in a new Substack post that returns on invested capital in Big Tech are declining.
  • He said that's because AI is pushing Big Tech away from its asset-light business models.

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  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank has received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department.
  • Economists, business leaders, and analysts are weighing the implications of the development.
  • Economists warn the probe threatens central bank independence and could rattle markets.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said late Sunday that the


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Seventeen's Joshua Hong made many a fangirl's dreams come true when he met the stars of "Heated Rivalry," Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, at the Golden Globes.
  • Seventeen's Joshua Hong attended the Golden Globes and met the stars of "Heated Rivalry."
  • Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams presented an award and met Hong

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Helen Mirren.
  • Helen Mirren, 80, says she is skeptical about the modern obsession with being young forever.
  • The actor says tech bros who are trying to hack aging "just haven't grown up yet."
  • "I don't call it growing old. I call it growing up. You constantly grow up through life," she said.

Helen Mirren, 80, isn't buying into the fantasy of eternal youth.

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Trump said he wants to leave Exxon out of Venezuela.
  • Trump said he wants to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela, saying it was "playing too cute."
  • Exxon CEO Darren Woods said on Friday that Venezuela is currently "uninvestable."
  • Other oil companies, like Chevron, pledged a commitment to increase oil production in Venezuela.

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A Google AI product manager advises aspiring product managers to "be a crab" and transition into roles adjacent to their current experience.
  • Aspiring product managers should try to "be a crab," says a Google AI product manager.
  • Marily Nika, who has over a decade of product experience, says past experience is a competitive advantage.
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This image supplied by GUR apparently shows the partial wreckage of a Geran-5.
  • Ukraine said Russia just used a new type of attack drone that it's calling the Geran-5.
  • It uses a more powerful turbojet engine and can carry a 200-pound warhead, Kyiv's intelligence said.
  • GUR said it looks much like Iran's Karrar attack drone, and could be used soon to fire

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