JD Vance hasn’t mastered the art of the political holiday
August has given me time to think about how politicians holiday. Most of them do it badly
Elon Musk
Tesla’s $30bn message to Musk: never mind performance, just don’t leave
Will an extra wad persuade the world’s richest and arguably most distracted man to become, well, less distracted?
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
European shares recover although Swiss stocks take a hit on US tariff news
Investors adopt wait-and-see approach on Trump tariffs
Tesla approves share award worth $29bn to Elon Musk
Move aims to keep billionaire chief executive at the company’s helm
Tesla ordered by Florida jury to pay $329m over fatal crash
Judge rejected efforts by Elon Musk’s company to dismiss the case earlier in the summer
Ireland is exposed as Maga right attempts to take on Big Tech regulation
Concerns are growing that EU officials regulating Big Tech could face US visa bans
X wants to appeal High Court ruling dismissing Coimisiún na Meán case
Company formerly known as Twitter alleged media regulator engaged in ‘overreach’ in approach to restrictions on some video content
Twitter challenges €550,000 WRC award to former Dublin-based manager it says took ‘enhanced opportunity’ to depart job
Labour Court hears former Twitter executive is over €16,000 out of pocket each month since failure to sign Musk’s ‘hard core’ email saw his ousted
OPW to end contracts with Elon Musk’s Starlink once Irish alternative is available
Number of State agencies rely on controversial former Trump ally’s firm for internet services
‘I will not be intimidated’: But has Rupert Murdoch met his nemesis in Donald Trump?
The US president has issued a $10bn lawsuit against the media mogul’s empire – the very one that eased his path to power
How Substack is upending media: ‘It is seriously challenging the old-guard message that people won’t pay for writing’
Big-name writers Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Paul Krugman and Tina Brown have flocked to the platform
Musk warns of ‘rough’ patch after Tesla’s difficult quarter
Revenue fell 12%, the sharpest decline in at least a decade
Tesla is set to report earnings – who cares?
Musk is likely to focus elsewhere than on numbers in earnings call, as investment case keeps shifting
X slams French criminal probe over alleged algorithm ‘manipulation’
Lawmaker reported allegations over moderation and rightwing content on social media platform
It’s hard to resist the sense that, deep down, I’m a loser
Unthinkable: Toxic positivity may be exacerbating a sense that we’re losing in life
How Elon Musk’s rogue Grok chatbot became a cautionary AI tale
Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails
Donald Trump attempts to calm uproar over handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation
Deputy FBI boss Dan Bongino has clashed with US attorney general and was considering stepping down, reports say
Lack of Epstein ‘client list’ testing Maga Republicans’ faith in Trump to the limits
Memo released by AG this week concluded that Department of Justice had found no incriminating ‘client list’
Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination by Karen Hao - Precise, insightful, troubling
Meticulously detailed profile of OpenAI and its controversial leader Sam Altman may help you pick a side in the debate between ‘doomers’ and ‘boomers’
Linda Yaccarino steps down as chief executive of X
Former NBCUniversal executive leaves platform after two years
Lexus steers into the future with radical new steering system for Irish buyers of its RZ
New RZ500 brings aviation-style steering to Irish roads – are we ready?
US supreme court lifts order that blocked Trump’s mass federal lay-offs
Workforce reductions planned at departments of agriculture, commerce, health and more
Tesla shares slide amid concerns Musk’s new political party will worsen slump
‘America Party’ to focus on House and Senate for the next 12 months
Musk announces forming of ‘America Party’ in further break from Trump
Musk criticises Trump’s tax bill as harmful to US economy
How Silicon Valley became the new Tír na nÓg
Venmo founder Bryan Johnson and other tech billionaires have set their sights on immortality. Is this as risible as it seems?
Trump signs ‘big, beautiful’ tax-and-spending Bill into law in major win for administration
Bill slashes federal safety-net programmes and increases funds for aggressive immigration enforcement
US House of Representatives approves Donald Trump’s contentious ‘big, beautiful’ tax-cutting Bill
Steep cuts to Medicaid and social welfare to pay for election campaign pledges, but economists worry over US debt burden
AI is leading to job losses, but not in the way we expected
Microsoft is cutting jobs to save money so that it can boost spending on artificial intelligence
‘A massive mistake’: Sole Republican holdout coming under fire over Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Republican senator Thom Tillis renounces budget Bill, as Elon Musk vows to unseat legislators who support it
Musk fumes as Trump tax bill cuts electric vehicle credits
Bill, which the Senate advanced in a contentious vote on Saturday, would destroy millions of US jobs, Tesla chief says
I love Wikipedia so much, I hardly even minded when it killed me off
ChatGPT is so unreliable as to be effectively worse than useless. No-one would say that about Wikipedia
Tesla’s robotaxi: modest rollout, wild stock ride
Cautious rollout stands in sharp contrast to Elon Musk’s years of grand promises about fully autonomous robotaxis
Tesla parts ways with top executive and fixer for Elon Musk
Omead Afshar leaves electric vehicle maker as the company contends with a steep slump in sales
Starlink’s Irish unit proves a lucrative one for its staff
Latest accounts for Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors Ireland show its 38 employees earned €1.94 million between them in 2023
Tesla’s European sales fall for fifth consecutive month
EV maker saw 28% drop in May demand despite wider EV growth in the region
Profits jump at Irish unit of Musk’s Starlink
Irish business provides Starlink internet in various countries outside the US
Tesla launches robotaxi service in Austin
Self-driving technology on which Elon Musk has staked future of his company debuts in Texas
Protests to greet Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ahead of gala wedding in Venice
American tech billionaire set to marry journalist Laura Sanchez in lavish ceremony in Italian city
Revolut chief in line for Musk-style payday at $150bn valuation
Nik Storonsky struck deal before SoftBank funding round that awards him more shares if valuation clears set hurdles
‘Maybe Elon Musk is quite gullible. He seems to fall for a lot of conspiracy theories’
Helen Lewis discusses her new book, The Genius Myth, which sets out to unravel the mystery of what we mean when we call someone a genius
How the culture war is remaking advertising
Brands are diluting or scrapping campaigns with social purpose as the movement against DEI intensifies
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes during testing in setback to Musk’s Mars mission
No injuries after ‘major anomaly’ causes explosion ahead of 10th test flight
Elon Musk’s X to offer investment and trading in ‘super app’ push
Foray into financial services could include introducing credit or debit card, CEO Linda Yaccarino says
Labour Court to hear Musk’s X appeal against WRC ruling
Labour Court sets aside three days for hearing
Musk talks up robotaxis as Tesla’s fundamentals fade
Tesla stock seen as detached from reality as ever, and it's driving sceptics quietly mad
Transport officials warned Minister of State not to attend Tesla event
Seán Canney advised ministers should not meet ‘individual car manufacturers’
Elon Musk says he ‘regrets’ some posts he made about Donald Trump
White House says president is ‘appreciative’ of statement
Trump-Musk feud shows president knows how to hit a narcissist where it hurts
Trump threatens to take away government contracts that have handsomely enriched Musk
Kingspan embraces Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
Companies’ views of tax bill will mean little in the shadow of the Trump-Musk feud
What a surprise to learn this powerful wizard of the Dark Enlightenment is just another needy dork
Curtis Yarvin has, for about a decade and a half now, been a highly influential figure on Silicon Valley’s anti-democratic right
Trump warns Musk of ‘very serious consequences’ if he backs Democrats
Tech mogul suggests starting new political party as rift with US president deepens
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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