Meet the new Trump administration staffers who will shape key US policies starting in 2025

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Donald Trump, standing in front of a row of American flags, points to the crowd before addressing his supporters in the wee hours after Election Day
President-elect Donald Trump has begun filling key White House positions.

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Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies

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President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

Marc Andreessen says he's spent 'half' his time at Mar-a-Lago since the election, weighing in on tech and economic policy

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A composite image of Ben Horowitz (left), Donald Trump (center), and Marc Andreessen (right).
Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen each donated $2.5 million to a pro-Trump super PAC.

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The PayPal Mafia includes tech titans like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Reid Hoffman. Here's where its members are now.

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Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel, left, and Elon Musk, are two members of the so-called "PayPal Mafia."

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Meet the billionaires working with Trump on his second term

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President-elect Donald Trump (C) is set to surround himself with a handful of billionaires like Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik (L) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R).

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When I was laid off from Google, I felt a sense of relief. I've lived a full life ever since.

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Aaron Neyer smiles in front of a coastline

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He helped Twitter and Instagram outstrip competitors. For his hat trick, Kevin Weil will try to save OpenAI from itself.

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Weil.

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Kevin Weil showed no sign of the heat when he took to the stage at the Marriott Marquis in downtown San Francisco on an unseasonably sweaty early October morning.

What to know about David Sacks, Trumps pick for AI and crypto czar

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David Sacks at the Republican National Convention

Tech founders and Silicon Valley VCs who supported — and threw their money behind — Donald Trump are being handsomely rewarded by the President-elect.

Crypto evangelist David Sacks will serve as Trump's AI and cryptocurrency advisor

Engadget : Business, Crypto, Politics

Donald Trump has picked a crypto bull to advise him on AI and cryptocurrency policy. On Thursday evening, the president-elect took to Truth Social to share that he was appointing former PayPal COO David Sacks to serve as his “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” Trump said Sacks would also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.

A guide to tech billionaire Peter Thiel's Washington web

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Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's influence in Washington stretches far and wide, from politicians to tech leaders to his own companies' government contracts.

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