Business & Economy
Meta names Kushner ally as its new president
Plus: Grok faces global backlash, DOGE employee’s new Pentagon gig and more in the Tech Drop.
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Trump’s plan to ban state regulation of AI suffers yet another setback
The president’s effort to help his Big Tech benefactors was stripped from a major defense bill. Republicans are already looking for a new path.
Everyone is talking about affordability — and making the same mistake
Focusing on just prices misses the bigger picture.
Heidi Shierholz
Howard Lutnick threatens EU countries to back off Big Tech
Plus Trump Mobile on hold, Meta fights fresh new legal claims, and Coinbase’s COO makes an eye-popping admission in this week’s Tech Drop.
Why manufacturing jobs have declined under Trump’s second term
The most recent jobs report showed a fifth straight month of decline.
Stephanie Ruhle: Will Trump throw a lifeline to Big Tech at the expense of taxpayers?
In 2008, the government bailed out the U.S.’ biggest banks. “What is stopping Trump from doing the same thing if the AI bubble bursts?” Ruhle asked.
Leading MAGA voices groan after Trump renews push to ban state AI regulations
A ban on states regulating AI is deeply unpopular and exposes the hypocrisy of the president’s position on states’ rights in other areas.
Airlines shut down mysterious program that allowed warrantless snooping
Plus, Obama’s Twitter hacker faces a huge penalty, PBS nets a partial victory, churchgoers are turning to AI and more, all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.
Trump’s 50-year mortgage plan is a classic administration ‘solution.’ That’s the problem.
Letting homebuyers opt for a longer mortgage won’t make any homes cheaper.
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Bernie: Trump is ‘crazy’ or a ‘liar’ if he thinks this is a great economy
Justice Jackson and Solicitor General spar over Trump power
Fmr. Fed Gov.: ‘Long-term consequences’ of Fed not being independent ‘are quite severe’
Data suggests President Trump has yet to deliver on economic promises
Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wines
Americans face affordability fears one year into Trump’s second term
