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Steve Ballmer: the tech billionaire asking if voters want ‘just the facts’
Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with dataWorld - Financial Times - 4 hours ago -
Steve Ballmer: the tech billionaire asking if voters want ‘just the facts’
Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with dataBusiness - Financial Times - 4 hours ago -
Elon Musk asks voters to brace for 'hardship' as billionaire plans deep spending cuts from potential Trump cabinet post
In the home stretch of the 2024 election, voters who’ve been weighing both campaigns’ proposals to tackle living costs are now hearing a new pitch from the Republican side: accept some short-term ...Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Big 12 review says league games were not compromised by helmet communication issues after Texas Tech inquiry
The Big 12 has told its members to send in helmet communication equipment for encryption updatesSports - CBS Sports - Yesterday -
Billionaires see the stakes of election
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Billionaires with business interests riding on election For billionaires who have ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Steve Ballmer on becoming one of the world's richest billionaires
LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has seen his net worth soar north of $120 billion.Top stories - CBS News - October 13 -
China loses third of its billionaires as economy falters
ByteDance chief Zhang Yiming leads country’s ‘rich list’ with $49bn fortuneWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
FirstFT: Harris calls on America to ‘turn the page’ on Trump
Also in today’s newsletter, Ukraine and Russia hold secret talks, while Alphabet and Reddit shares rise after resultsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted
Politicians have always courted the wealthy, but Elon Musk and co represent a new kind of donor, and an unprecedented danger to democracy. The concept of “elite overproduction” was developed by ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Billionaires have business interests hinging on election outcome
Billionaires who have funneled tens of millions of dollars into the 2024 election or who have made key decisions affecting the race have a lot riding on the outcome. Two of the biggest names to get ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
The sperm donor bros of tech
Genetic largesse from some of Silicon Valley’s elite appears to be a mix of narcissism, altruism and dreams of immortalityBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Big Tech goes nuclear
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Big Tech turns to nuclear energy to power AI boom Major technology companies are increasingly turning to nuclear energy as they ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Pentagon Seeks Silicon Valley Elite to Join Reserves
A new Defense Department initiative would recruit top technical minds as part-time military officers.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 21 -
Harris vs. Trump on tech
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Where Harris and Trump stand on tech Former President Trump and Vice President Harris may offer starkly ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Elon Musk battles Indian billionaires over satellite internet spectrum
Starlink head in spat with owners of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel mobile networks who call for space bandwidth auctionsWorld - Financial Times - October 16 -
Billionaire Tom Gores to buy 27% of the LA Chargers for $750 million
Gores is buying in at an enterprise value of $4 billion, more than a 30% discount to the team's value of $5.83 billion, according to CNBC's 2024 rankings.Business - CNBC - October 17 -
Billionaire investor says market is 'very convinced' of Trump victory
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said Wednesday that the market is “very convinced” of an election victory for former President Trump. “I must say, in the last 12 days, the market and the ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Battle of the billionaires: Harris deploys Mark Cuban as Elon Musk stumps for Trump
As Elon Musk steps up his work on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Kamala Harris is calling in her own billionaire, Mark Cuban.Politics - NBC News - October 17 -
How Silicon Valley Billionaires Became Trump’s Biggest Donors
Elon Musk and a group of Silicon Valley allies have built a shadow campaign to put Donald Trump back in office.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
Meet David Hoffmann, the Florida Billionaire Buying Up Print Newspapers
David Hoffmann has already bought 5 percent of one of America’s largest newspaper companies. Now, he wants to control the whole thing.Business - The New York Times - October 22 -
Legal concerns over billionaire Elon Musk PAC giveaway to support Trump
A campaign tactic by Donald Trump ally Elon Musk is raising new legal concerns. The billionaire is offering a big cash prize to battleground state voters who sign a petition for his Trump super ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Another billionaire investor positions for a Trump win. He’s placing ‘inflation trades.’
Legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones said Tuesday he’s moved his portfolio in the direction of a victory by Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 presidential election, but warned of a potential reckoning over ...Business - MarketWatch - October 23 -
Musk v Ambani: Billionaires battle over India's satellite internet
Musk's Starlink and Mukesh Ambani are preparing to face off in India’s satellite broadband market.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Democrats rip Musk as billionaire takes leading role in Trump campaign
Billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk is drawing attacks from top Democrats and concern from election watchdogs as he barnstorms for former President Trump in a crucial swing state. Over the past ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
‘Anticipatory obedience’: newspapers’ refusal to endorse shines light on billionaire owners’ motives
The Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post both declined to endorse a candidate – a sign of political media capture. When two American billionaires blocked the newspapers they own from endorsing ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Battle of the billionaires: the mega rich spending to swing the US election
A small number of big spenders are having an outsize effect on fundraising in the 2024 presidential voteWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Who is Bidzina Ivanishvili, the shadowy billionaire behind Georgia’s pivot to Russia?
Country’s wealthiest and most influential figure has guided shift away from the west while cultivating an air of mystery. In the winding streets of ancient Tbilisi, one is ever under his watchful ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
The Washington Post is a reminder of the dangers of billionaire ownership | Siva Vaidhyanathan
In blocking the newspaper from endorsing Kamala Harris, Jeff Bezos is not acting cowardly so much as slyly. Last week the Washington Post refrained from endorsing a candidate in the presidential ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Let Me Ask a Question We Never Had to Ask Before
Election Day is only the beginning.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
China asks: what is an e-bike?
State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seemWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
Big Tech Carries the Entire Stock Market — and Nvidia Fuels Big Tech
The Magnificent Seven have doubled the returns of the S&P 500 in 2024, but much of the outperformance can be chalked up to chip giant Nvidia.Business - Inc. - October 25 -
Big Tech’s dash for nuclear power
The take-off of AI will fuel a surge in demand for electricityBusiness - Financial Times - October 20 -
Big Tech makes amends with Trump
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Big Tech reaches out to Trump ahead of Election Day The leaders of major technology companies are making ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Why tech’s titans are moving right
Whatever the outcome of this election, Democrats should realize that Silicon Valley is fleeing from them — and for good reason.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Why Tech Employees Are Ready to Revolt
This has been an unprecedented period of unprovoked kicks and unkept promises for workers in the tech industry.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
Trump's lawyers ask for delay in election interference case
The judge in former President Donald Trump's election interference case could unseal more evidence before the 2024 election. Trump's lawyers are requesting U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan delay ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17