US government takes equity stake in one of the world’s largest lithium mines

The Verge : Environment, Business
A view of hills and cliffs covered with grass and shrubs.
In windswept, remote Thacker Pass in the far northern reaches of Nevada, a massive lithium mine has drawn impassioned protest from local Indigenous peoples, ranchers, and environmentalists.

YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement

The Verge

YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal.

SB 53, the landmark AI transparency bill, is now law in California

The Verge : Technology

Senate Bill 53, the landmark AI transparency bill that has divided AI companies and made headlines for months, is now officially law in California. 

Why that $14 billion TikTok deal may not be what it seems

Tech Insider : Business
JD Vance and Donald Trump explain the new TikTok deal in the Oval Office, September 2025
Vice President JD Vance says the deal he and Donald Trump worked out with China allows TikTok to stay in the U.S. . Chinese officials have yet to comment publicly.

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Let's be clear: The Trump administration forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the air is bad. Very bad.

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics, Business
Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel on his set
It was a different world in 2016: Donald Trump visited Jimmy Kimmel's show on ABC.

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It's time to call it: The Big Tech backlash is formally over.

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, at the Sun Valley conference, July 2025
For years, we were told American regulators were going to rein in Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his fellow big tech bosses. That didn't happen.

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A top Meta policy manager is leaving — and she rated the company's performance on the way out

Tech Insider : Business
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg waves before speaking at LlamaCon 2025
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg waves before speaking at LlamaCon 2025

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Donald Trump once threatened to jail Mark Zuckerberg. Now he's his ally.

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics, Business
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, seen here at Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, has had multiple meetings with the President since he's taken office.

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Now that Trump acquired 10% of Intel, who's next?

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Economy
Donald Trump speaks at the White House, August 2025
Donald Trump says he wants to do more deals like the one he just did with Intel, where the U.S. took a 10% stake in the chip-maker.

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Forget the Crypto Bros. Wall Street Is Driving the New Crypto Boom

Gizmodo : Politics, Crypto
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