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‘Who knew what President was going to do?’ Democrat senator Adam Schiff alleges insider trading after Trump’s sudden tariff pause

Adam Schiff raises insider trading concerns after Trump’s tariff pause Following a turbulent day on Wall Street sparked by President Trump’s sudden 90-day tariff pause on most countries—with the exception of China—Democratic Senator Adam Schiff has raised concerns about insider trading within the Trump administration. In a pointed statement on Capitol Hill, Schiff criticized what […]

OpenAI sues Elon Musk over ‘malicious attacks’ and ‘fake’ takeover bid

OpenAI filed a lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday, alleging that he has deliberately tried to harm the company through a mix of public criticism, legal threats, and business manoeuvres. The lawsuit, submitted to a federal court that had recently blocked Musk’s attempt to challenge OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit model, furthers the ongoing […]

$70m saved, 108 deals axed: Musk’s watchdog DOGE torches bloated government contract

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, is once again making headlines with its aggressive push to cut what it sees as unnecessary federal spending. On Wednesday, the watchdog group revealed that it had canceled 108 contracts it labeled “wasteful,” boasting a ceiling value of $250 million and projected savings of $70 […]

Boys will be boys: How Elon Musk vs Peter Navarro could unravel Trump presidency | World News

Welcome to The Boys: MAGA Edition — where the egos are superhuman, the damage is bipartisan, and the White House operates like a dysfunctional superhero agency caught between late-stage capitalism and raw ideological spite.At the top of this bizarre pantheon is Donald Trump, swaggering around like Homelander in a red tie, convinced the country can […]

Elon Musk trolled during Starlink ‘Path of Exile 2’ jet livestream to prove gaming chops

Elon Musk | Photo Credit: KENT NISHIMURA What was supposed to be a flex for Elon Musk turned into an online disaster, as the billionaire’s attempt to stream Path of Exile 2 mid-flight using Starlink quickly devolved into an hour and 45 minutes of cyber-bullying and trolling. Broadcasting from a private jet equipped with Starlink […]

Random Musings: Why quantum physics, not economics, is key to understanding Trump tariffs | World News

In The Tao of Physics, perhaps the finest popular novel on parallels between modern physics and “Eastern mysticism”, author Michiko Kaku sums up the dichotomy by stating: “Socrates in Greece made the famous statement ‘I know that I know nothing,’ and Lao Tzu in China said, ‘Not knowing that one knows is best.’” The two […]

Tariff turmoil: Did Elon Musk ask Donald Trump to pull back?

File photo of US President Donald Trump and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (Pic credit: AP) Tech billionaire and DOGE head Elon Musk made direct appeals to US President Donald Trump to reverse sweeping tariffs over the past weekend. According to a report in Washington Post, which cited sources, Musk’s efforts were unsuccessful.Highest-profile disagreement […]

Elon Musk Trump Tariff: ‘He’s scared…’: German minister reacts to Elon Musk’s zero tariff statement amid fears of ‘Black Monday’

German minister says Elon Musk’s opposition to Trump’s tariffs a sign of weakness and fear. Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck reacted to Elon Musk’s zero tariff statement and said he should first go to his president and talk about zero tariff first. “If he has something to say, he should go to his president and […]

‘Me stabbing Xi’: SNL decodes Donald Trump’s trade tariff formula | World News

On April 5, Saturday Night Live opened with James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump standing at a podium, selling the American public on his latest economic strategy: tariffs, or as he calls them, “short for terrific idea.” The sketch was inspired by Trump’s real-life April 2 press conference, where he used a baffling chart to explain […]

Bernie Sanders: Bernie Sanders warns of US ‘pseudo-democracy’, slams influence of billionaires ‘led by Musk’

File photo: US Senator Bernie Sanders (Picture credit: AP) US Senator Bernie Sanders has intensified his criticism of America’s political and economic system, warning that the United States is moving “rapidly toward oligarchy” and calling it a “pseudo-democracy” in which billionaires wield disproportionate power over governance. At 83, Sanders is still drawing massive crowds to […]