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DOGE’s access to the payroll system of 276,000 federal employees puts government on path to have ‘unprecedented power and control’ over Americans’ information, experts say

The Elon Musk–led advisory’s continued retrieval of sensitive information raises questions about the group’s long-term goals and the legality of...

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Moderna and Novavax shares plunge after key FDA official steps down, citing discord with RFK Jr. who he says ‘wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies’

Massive cuts to personnel and funding within the Department of Health and Human Services presents a headache for vaccine approval and development,...

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Top Trump aide in Signal chat was in Russia while the text stream was active—but denies he had personal or government-issued phone with him

Special envoy Steve Witkoff was scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 13, at the same time he was in an active Signal group...

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LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman says it’s not the speed of the Trump administration’s changes that pose a danger to U.S., it’s the ‘unwarranted’ risks

“Governments are not companies,” Hoffman said. “You actually have to say, ‘We take less risk here, even at the price of some inefficiency.’”

24.03.2025 7

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Tesla mega-bull Dan Ives warns ‘the clock struck midnight’ for Elon Musk as he begs CEO to step back from DOGE

The Wedbush Securities managing director said Tesla’s recent setbacks have spiraled into a “brand tornado crisis moment.”

20.03.2025 3

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Nvidia is adding a new chip to Taco Bell, which will test Jensen Huang’s AI to take drive-thru orders

Taco Bell’s parent company will use Jensen Huang’s AI to count cars in drive-thru lines and suggest menu items to customers that take less time to...

19.03.2025 10

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Bill Gates reportedly warned Trump his foundation won’t be able to fund global health gaps if the administration keeps making major cuts

Gates Foundation officials have previously said “no foundation” can effectively replace the U.S. government’s foreign aid funding.

18.03.2025 2

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Employment for computer programmers in the U.S. has plummeted to its lowest level since 1980—years before the internet existed

The job drop’s correlation with the rise of ChatGPT has led some to believe we’re seeing how AI will impact future coding jobs.

17.03.2025 2

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After repeated claims of taking over Greenland, the Trump administration is now asking Denmark for extra eggs amid shortage

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has formally requested Denmark ramp up egg exports as American poultry farms battle the bird flu.

14.03.2025 10

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Satya Nadella’s embrace of vulnerability demonstrates a powerful tool CEOs can use to gain trust with investors, study finds

A new working study indicates investors are more likely to have confidence in a company if the CEO offers candor.

13.03.2025 4

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White House says Trump will make good on promise to ‘buy a brand new Tesla’ as a show of confidence in Elon Musk

The president said he would buy a Tesla Tuesday morning amid the boycotts of the EV maker.

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Fired NIH workers fear bleak job prospects in the private sector because their research is too specific to be retrofitted: ‘No VC is going to fund that’

Employees told Fortune finding a job would require them to apply for positions for which they were overqualified or not closely aligned with their...

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Appeals from fired federal workers have skyrocketed more than 2,100% at one watchdog since Trump and DOGE took charge

The Merit System Protections Board usually receives about 100 cases every week. In the last week of February, it received 2,171.

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ChatGPT gets ‘anxiety’ from violent user inputs, so researchers are teaching the chatbot mindfulness techniques to ‘soothe’ it

A study on how to “calm down” chatbots could advance how AI is applied in mental health interventions, according to the authors.

09.03.2025 9

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Fired NIH workers lost their ‘dream job.’ Due to a Kafkaesque appeals process and slim private-sector offerings, their futures may be in jeopardy, too

“We are risking an entire generation of medical professionals, researchers, and scientists … and it's a future disaster waiting to happen,”...

08.03.2025 7

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The ‘Trump bump’ has effectively disappeared after tariffs spook Wall Street

Analysts warn the slumping markets could be a canary in the coal mine for broader economic concerns.

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Target CEO joins swarm of Fortune 500 executives warning of bigger bills as Trump’s tariff fallout hits the grocery aisle

Target shoppers can expect to see price increases on produce “over the next couple of days,” boss Brian Cornell said on Tuesday.

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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns the U.S. won’t ‘be competitive in manufacturing with China in our lifetime’

The Bridgewater Associates founder argued China will continue to have the edge in producing applications for AI chips compared to the U.S.

03.03.2025 3

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SpaceX’s Starlink could have some advantages over Verizon in bid for FAA contract takeover, experts say. It could also trigger a slew of conflict-of-interest lawsuits from competitors

The FAA is reportedly considering ending a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to update its communication technology and instead award it to Elon...

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Barclays ex-CEO Jes Staley mounts fight to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, contesting the UK regulator banning him from running a bank

The Financial Conduct Authority fined Staley $2.2 million and banned him from senior banking roles after finding he misled regulators about his...

28.02.2025 30

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Fyre Festival 2 tickets are on sale for up to $1.1 million after founder served prison time for defrauding investors of the first event

"I'm sure many people think I'm crazy for doing this again,” 33-year-old founder Billy McFarland said. "But I feel I'd be crazy not to do it again.”

26.02.2025 9

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U.S. Customs in Texas has stopped more than 90 people from smuggling eggs into the country this year as bird flu ratchets up prices

There’s been a 29% year-over-year increase in detained eggs at U.S. ports of entry from October to February, according to U.S. Customs and Border...

25.02.2025 7

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Elon Musk’s directive to federal workers to explain their productivity or get the ax could take them 165,000 hours of their workdays to complete

The time needed for all federal workers to reply to Musk's email could cost the government about $8.5 million in wages.

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Five major airlines are suing the U.S. government over a rule that punished them for damaging passengers’ wheelchairs

More than 11,500 wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled by airlines in 2023, according to the Department of Transportation.

22.02.2025 10

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Amazon just dethroned Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time ever with a bombshell $187.8 billion in sales

Walmart held the top spot in quarterly sales for more than a decade.

21.02.2025 3

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Palantir stock soared 600% on deportation policies, AI, and its contracts with the U.S. military—but Trump sent it spiraling after a call to slash costs at the Pentagon

The software company with close ties to the U.S. military saw its stock plummet by double digits in less than two days.

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The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them

The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since 2022.

19.02.2025 10

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A major Canadian flag maker’s sales have doubled from a year ago as tensions mount with U.S. — ‘The more Trump talks, the more flags we sell’

President Donald Trump has planned 25% tariffs on Canada and proposed making it America’s “51st state.”

16.02.2025 10

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SharkNinja CEO says Trump’s tariffs won’t mean its air fryers and ice cream makers will be made in the USA. It’ll shuffle the supply chain to dodge those fees instead

“We don’t believe the U.S. right now is a viable supply location,” Mark Barrocas said.

13.02.2025 3

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30 years before Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faced sex trafficking charges, he organized a celebrity basketball game where 9 people were killed in a stampede

The City College tragedy was the beginning of Combs’ long-forgotten past of people getting hurt on his path to success.

13.02.2025 10

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A timeline of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ long-forgotten legal track record—from a stampede that killed 9 to a string of alleged nightclub brawls

Before Combs’s 2024 indictment, he faced three arrests and more than 20 lawsuits alleging wrongful death, violence, or threats, a Fortune...

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DOGE—tasked with trimming federal spending—has more than doubled its budget already, disclosures show

The group’s funding grew from $750,000 to $6.75 million and then $14.4 million in less than two weeks.

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Elon Musk’s net worth falls below $400 billion for the first time this year after Tesla’s 27% stock avalanche

Tesla had its worst year in more than a decade, reporting a 1.1% year-over-year sales loss for 2024.

11.02.2025 6

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Thousands of investors in Trump’s memecoin lost $2 billion in just weeks while the family and its partners racked up $100 million in trading fees

Since its Jan. 17 launch, $TRUMP has lost nearly 80% of its share price, which now hovers around $16.

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Senior public-health officials are reportedly being asked to rank thousands of employees on how vital they are to agency functions

The White House is preparing an executive order to slash thousands of workers from the HHS and CDC, according to anonymous employees.

08.02.2025 10

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Amazon is poised to dethrone Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time ever with a bombshell $187 billion in sales

The brick-and-mortar mainstay has held the top spot in quarterly sales for more than a decade, according to analysts.

06.02.2025 4

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Elon Musk’s growing to-do list includes working with Boeing to speed up the delivery of Trump’s new Air Force One jets

Biographer Walter Isaacson and others close to Musk have previously described Musk’s periods of extreme productivity—and extreme temper—as...

06.02.2025 8

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White House confirms Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’ who could avoid publicly disclosing finances and conflicts of interest—and will only work for 130 days a year

Musk’s last two weeks have been marked by a frenzy of activity and a claim he’s been sleeping in the DOGE office.

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After offering buyouts to air traffic controllers, Trump’s administration says they’re exempt from ‘early retirement’ following deadly plane crashes

January’s tragedies reignited concern on the impact of air traffic controller shortages on aviation safety.

03.02.2025 6

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Reagan airport, the notoriously congested destination of the crashed American Airlines flight, experienced at least 8 near-miss accidents last year alone

“If changes aren't made, that near-miss becomes a mid-air collision,” one aviation safety expert said. “Unfortunately, that's what we had last night.”

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Top hires in Trump’s Office of Personnel Management reportedly include a 21-year-old and a freshly graduated high-schooler

The Gen Z hires represent sweeping efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to overhaul federal bureaucracy and bring in “loyal,...

29.01.2025 3

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Google caves to Donald Trump’s executive order and will change ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ on its maps

The tech company said Monday it has a “longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.”

28.01.2025 3

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Satya Nadella believes Chinese AI startup DeepSeek could be a win for tech, even as Microsoft’s shares tumble

The Microsoft CEO cited Jevons paradox, which stipulates increased efficiency in production drives increased demand.

27.01.2025 6

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Starbucks barista says his store has a ‘panic button’ behind the counter, but fears it won’t be enough to quell angry customers after open-door policy reversal

Some baristas anticipate an increase in customer altercations due to a new policy requiring an item purchase to use the bathroom or hang out in...

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Trump’s 80% stake in his memecoin is a ‘huge red flag’ for investors because of a potential rug pull that would rocket the president’s net worth

Trump could multiply his estimated wealth if his family’s conglomerate suddenly sells its substantial ownership in the token, finance professor...

22.01.2025 5

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AI offers a rare look inside the minds of CEOs—and can tell if they’re depressed just based on how they sound on earnings calls

Results of vocal analyses, published this month in the Journal of Accounting Research, can identify whether a CEO is depressed.

19.01.2025 10

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is still causing flight delays years after a single rocket launch disrupted 563 planes

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch in 2018 caused 4,645 minutes, or more than 77 hours, of commercial flight delays.

15.01.2025 3

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Walmart’s new logo was inspired by founder Sam Walton’s iconic trucker hat. Here are 3 rules from his blueprint for business

"First he learned all the rules,” Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow said. “Then he broke all the rules which did not make sense...

15.01.2025 9

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Elon Musk says AI has already gobbled up all human-produced data to train itself and now relies on hallucination-prone synthetic data

“The cumulative sum of human knowledge has been exhausted in AI training,” Musk said. “That happened basically last year.”

10.01.2025 2

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Polymarket users are hoping to profit from the devastation in California, betting on how far the deadly fires will spread 

The betting pools for some predictions have exceeded $100,000.

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