Tech Leaders Pledge Up to 500 Billion in Ai Investment in Us

Who is part of DOGE leader Elon Musk's family?

Elon Musk is taking an influential Washington role but remains private about his family and life out of the spotlight.

The Hill - Feb. 8

Former Secret Service leader Ronald Rowe is retiring

Former Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe is retiring, according to the Secret Service. “Deputy Director Ronald Rowe, a valued executive and leader of the United States Secret Service, has ...

The Hill - 6d

'Centrist dads' (and moms) are the quiet leaders we need

The attacks on centrism stem from a fundamental misreading of history and politics.

The Hill - 6d

Putin’s Call With Trump Delivers a Victory for Russian Leader

Vladimir Putin’s call with President Trump reinforced the Russian leader’s view that Moscow and Washington should decide the fate of Ukraine — and other weighty matters.

The New York Times - 5d

Congressional Hispanic Conference picks new leader

The Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) selected Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) as its leader for the 119th Congress. The organization, which was founded in 2003, on Wednesday elected Gonzales, ...

The Hill - 5d

Vance meets with leader of far-right German party

Vice President Vance met Friday with a leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, making him the highest-ranking U.S. official to do so. The vice president met with Alice ...

The Hill - 4d

European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance's speech

Vice President JD Vance stunned European leaders in Munich this week with a speech in which he painted a picture of European politics infected by media censorship and political correctness. ...

CBS News - 2d

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer, who is expected to attend, said it was a "once-in-a-generation moment" for the UK's national security.

BBC News - 2d

Polish leader says united European army 'will not happen'

The foreign minister of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, said that a united European army “will not happen.” “If you understand by … the unification of national armies, it will not happen,” Sikorski ...

The Hill - 2d

Monday Briefing: E.U. Leaders Set to Meet on Ukraine

Plus, searching for ISIS’s forgotten victims.

The New York Times - 2d

Alleged leader of cultlike Zizian group arrested in Maryland

Jack Lasota, 34, was arrested Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania.

CBS News - 1d

Alleged leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group arrested in Maryland

Jack LaSota, who publishes blog under the name of ‘Ziz’, appears to be leader of group of anarchist computer scientists. The apparent leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians has been ...

The Guardian - 1d

Europe's leaders divided over their tactics with Trump

Several European countries are furious at feeling they have to dance to the US tune on Ukraine, says Katya Adler.

BBC News - 10h

'Captain America' actor Anthony Mackie is named grand marshal for the Daytona 500

Captain America is landing at The Great American Race

ABC News - Feb. 10

'Captain America' actor Anthony Mackie is named grand marshal for the Daytona 500

Captain America is landing at The Great American Race

ABC News - Feb. 10

Daytona 500 entry list has most cars since 2015

Martin Truex Jr. is in one of the 45 cars entered for the Feb. 16 Daytona 500.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10

$500 million in food at spoilage risk after USAID pause, report says

A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.

CBS News - Feb. 11

Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates making Daytona 500 as car owner: 'This is incredible'

Dale Earnhardt Jr. after Justin Allgaier put the JR Motorsports car in the Daytona 500: “Where else do you go and barely make the field and cry tears of joy?"

Yahoo Sports - 4d

NASCAR: Everything you need to know ahead of the 2025 Daytona 500

Denny Hamlin goes for a fourth Daytona 500 victory while Hendrick Motorsports aims for a 10th win in the storied race.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Trump plans to attend NASCAR's Daytona 500 for the second time as president

Donald Trump is planning to attend NASCAR's Daytona 500 for the second time as president

ABC News - 2d

Daytona 500 stopped by rain after just 11 laps

Rain has stopped the Daytona 500 on Sunday after 11 laps and an appearance by President Donald Trump, with defending champion William Byron leading the pack.

ESPN - 2d

Watch: Trump's motorcade drives lap of Daytona 500 racetrack

The president opened the Nascar season with a flyby and lap in front of the racing cars.

BBC News - 2d

Winners, losers from 2025 Daytona 500 won by William Byron

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A look at the winners and losers from Sunday night’s Daytona 500.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Musk seeks to access taxpayer data; Trump attends Daytona 500

In its first major test of the new administration, President Donald Trump’s sweeping plan to reshape the federal government reaches the Supreme Court after a federal judge strikes down Trump’s ...

NBC News - 1d

WATCH: Trump takes victory lap at Daytona 500 as he overhauls government

President Donald Trump greeted NASCAR fans over the weekend as Elon Musk and the Trump administration target roughly 200,000 federal employees who have been on the job for less than a year.

ABC News - 1d

Byron's second straight Daytona 500 win kept NASCAR guessing

The only thing that's certain about the Daytona 500 is that nothing's for certain, except, lately, William Byron winning NASCAR's signature race.

ESPN - 1d

Chasten Buttigieg calls out Sean Duffy for family Daytona 500 flight

Chasten Buttigieg, who is married to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, called out Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for taking two of his sons on a presidential delegation to the ...

The Hill - 3h

Gaming M&A dipped in 2024 but fundraising doubled | Quantum Tech Partners

Gaming mergers and acquisitions were down 3% to $11.5 billion in 2024, but fundraising doubled, Quantum Tech Partners said.

VentureBeat - Feb. 6

Big Tech Keeps Its A.I. Data Center Spending Boom Alive

An apparent breakthrough in efficiency from the Chinese start-up did not make tech’s biggest companies question their extravagant spending on new data centers.

The New York Times - Feb. 8

Tech titan's murder rocked Silicon Valley. For his loved ones, it was personal.

Bob Lee, who founded Cash App and was an executive at Square and Mobile Coin, was stabbed three times with a paring knife in San Francisco.

NBC News - Feb. 8

Georgia Tech hires Texas assistant Blake Gideon as defensive coordinator

Gideon had spent the past four seasons coaching safeties with the Longhorns and was promoted to associate head coach for defense at his alma mater last year.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8

‘What’s high tech about clothing?’ Life on the margins of China’s economic reboot

The poor urban neighbourhoods that powered a manufacturing boom are once again on the front lines of Beijing’s plans

Financial Times - Feb. 9

Brussels becoming more supportive of Big Tech, says Booking CEO

Also in this newsletter: ruling party to lose outright majority in Kosovo elections

Financial Times - Feb. 10

The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’

The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.

Wired - Feb. 11