Elon Musk, the Crypto Crash, and the Coming AI Takeover: 2022’s Tech Mayhem Radically Changed Our Lives
In the early-20th century, long before there was Twitter and the internet, iPhones and AI, Bitcoin and ChatGPT, when the skies of the Industrial Revolution were filled with dark soot and smokestacks and the streets around the world were a cavalcade of trotting horses and carriages, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, then the leader of the Bolshevik […]
Facebook Was a Boon for Donald Trump’s Fundraising Operation—And Might Be Yet Again
Donald Trump might have his Twitter account back, but the presidential hopeful still desperately wants to get back on Facebook—which will no doubt be key to running a successful campaign and fundraising operation for his 2024 bid. In a Wednesday interview, Trump told Fox News that his campaign is “talking to” Facebook, which indefinitely suspended […]
A Trump Return to Twitter Could Doom Truth Social
After a two-year stretch of Twitter exile, Donald Trump is reportedly laying the groundwork for his long-awaited comeback, even if his return could put Truth Social—the Twitter competitor he helped launch last year—in a lot of jeopardy. On Sunday, Rolling Stone reported that Trump does not plan to renew a “social media exclusivity” agreement requiring […]
Art trade benefits as wealthy Russians flock to sanction-free Dubai
Dubai has made recent headlines as a haven for wealthy Russians since the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Unlike Western countries, the United Arab Emirates has not imposed sanctions on Russia, with the share of private jets flying from Russia to the UAE increasing from 3% to 14% between March and June 2022. The Art Basel […]
Will Harry and Meghan Fatigue Threaten the Sussex Content Kingdom?
As far as book launches go, the publication of Prince Harry’s memoir this week was the type of rollout that mere mortals can only dream of. A flurry of headline-making prerelease leaks preceded a press blitz of epic proportions: sit-downs with 60 Minutes and Good Morning America here and with ITV in Great Britain; a […]
Republicans Are Trying to Confuse Americans About the Biden and Trump Classified Docs Scandals
Concerning as Joe Biden’s classified document scandal has been, there are some key differences that distinguish it from that of Donald Trump. Biden so far appears to have improperly kept just a handful of materials, where his predecessor absconded with some 300. And where the current president’s team immediately arranged for the materials to be transported to […]
The GOP’s Clown Caucus Is Getting What It Wanted: Plum Committee Seats
After winning a historically long bid for the gavel by acquiescing to demands of 21 holdouts, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is now reaping what he sowed, with right-wing hard-liners snatching up coveted assignments on committees that are likely to play dominant roles in the GOP’s investigative crusades against Joe Biden. Representatives Lauren Boebert, Scott Perry, and […]
George Santos’s 11 Most Absurd Lies and Cons (That We Know About So Far)
“George Santos Claims He Won Gold at the ’76 Olympics.” “George Santos Says He Discovered the Cure for Polio.” “George Santos Told Voter He Fought in the Revolutionary War.” If you opened up the internet today and saw any of these headlines, at The New York Times, or BuzzFeed, or anywhere else, you probably wouldn‘t […]