Politics

The $75,000 schmooze: Inside the networking frenzy at the Milken Global Conference

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 19:30

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy, Business

Milken Institute chairman Michael Milken smiles during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images) — Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images
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Tech, finance, politics, Entertainment, economy, limited-synd, milken-global-conference

Utah law now bans porn viewers from using VPNs

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 15:45

Mashable : Politics

woman posing inside keyhole with password superimposed in front of her

A Utah law, enacted Wednesday, seeks to ban the use of VPNs to access porn sites.

Apollo's Marc Rowan says to expect 'blue-collar ascendancy' and 'white-collar stress' in the age of AI

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 13:05

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Politics

Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo
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finance, private-equity, generative-ai, blue-collar

Daily Shows Desi Lydic roasts Trumps bizarre White House event for children

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 07:37

Mashable : Politics

A woman in a suit behind a talk show desk pretends to be on the phone. An image of the president is visible top-right.

The war in Ukraine is forcing a rethink of the Western obsession with 'perfect' weapons

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:12

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Style

A man in camouflage walks down steps at the edge of a muddy trench, holding a grey drone — Ukraine is showing Western allies that they can't keep relying solely on highly advanced, perfect weaponry.
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Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, NATO, drone-warfare, Drones

Billionaire Ken Griffin: Zohran Mamdani's tax-the-rich video outside my apartment was 'creepy and weird'

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 14:23

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Technology

Ken Griffin speaks in a black suit — Ken Griffin is one of the biggest donors to the Republican Party.
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finance, ken-griffin, Citadel, finance, hedge-funds

Trump is weighing AI oversight. This is what smart people are saying about it.

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 03:21

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Economy

Donald Trump — The Trump administration is considering oversight of AI models, the New York Times reported on Monday.
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AI, Tech, politics, Trump, anthropic, Regulation, ai-regulation

Every government has an AI strategy. Dubai just gave its private sector a deadline.

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 17:06

TNW News : Politics

Every major government now has an AI strategy. Most involve pilot programmes, task forces, and multi-year roadmaps that promise transformation without specifying a deadline. Dubai has taken a different approach. On Sunday, Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched an initiative to transition the emirate’s entire private sector toward agentic AI […]