Politics

Anthropic Donors Gave 99.8 Percent of $200M to Democrats While CEO Calls Trump ‘Feudal Warlord’

Anthropic’s political orbit has directed more than $200 million in campaign money since the 2020 election cycle, with nearly all of it backing Democrats, while cofounder and CEO Dario Amodei has built a public record of opposition to President Donald Trump that has become part of the broader clash between the artificial intelligence company and the administration.

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during the company's Bu

Rich Get Richer: Hollywood Elites Treat Themselves to Oscars Gift Bags Worth $350,000 in Luxury Swag

The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night will be the usual explosion of a champagne-fueled, self-obsessed celebrity glory orgy — that comes, every year, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in free luxury gifts thrown in. This year’s swag bag price tag reached a value of nearly $350,000 for the select 25 Oscar nominees, given free for simply getting out of bed and attending.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Benicio del Toro, Chase Infiniti, Leonardo DiCaprio,