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Tech Giants Praise Trump’s Leadership at White House Dinner

President Trump hosted a White House dinner on Thursday evening, attended by the elite of Big Tech, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who all praised Trump for his pro-business and pro-innovation stance. Elon Musk was reportedly not in attendance.

Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Trump's White House dinner

Manna from Heaven: Judge Preserves Apple’s $20 Billion Payday from Google

Although Google is being considered a major winner this week following a federal district court judge’s antitrust ruling that analysts are calling a “slap on the wrist,” Apple has emerged from the trial as another big winner. Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google can continue its lucrative search deals, used to lock it in as the default search engines for devices, including a $20 billion annual payment to Apple. 

Tim Cook is happy for Apple

Best Case Scenario for Big Tech: Google Avoids Breakup in Search Antitrust Case, Keeps $20B Deal with Apple

The judge in the Google Search antitrust case has ruled against the government’s proposals to break up the tech giant, including a forced sale of its Chrome browser. The ruling also allows Google to maintain its massive $20 billion deal with Apple, although the tech giant will be forced to end exclusive distribution contacts. Both the Big Tech Masters of the Universe and the stock market are celebrating the decision as a massive win for Google.

Sundar Pichai of Google is happy

OpenAI Plans Parental Controls for ChatGPT

Sam Altman’s OpenAI, the company behind AI powerhouse ChatGPT, says it will launch extensive parental controls aimed at making its technology safer for teenage users. The announcement comes in the wake of a lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of serving as a teen’s “suicide coach” before he took his own life.

sam altman trying to work his way around teen suicide

Musicians Vs. Machines: First Ever Record Contract to AI Music Creator Prompts Panic, Protest

Oliver McCann, 37, who has a background as a visual designer, started experimenting with AI to see if it could boost his creativity and “bring some of my lyrics to life.” Last month, he signed with independent record label Hallwood Media after one of his tracks racked up 3 million streams, in what’s billed as the first time a music label has inked a contract with an AI music creator.

A robot performs at a music talent show at the 2025 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Con

Elon Musk Lawsuit: ‘Chinese National’ xAI Employee Stole Trade Secrets Before Leaving for OpenAI

Elon Musk’s xAI has filed a lawsuit accusing former employee Xuechen Li, which the suit describes as a “Chinese national,” of stealing confidential information and trade secrets before resigning to join rival company OpenAI. Musk has been a long-time champion of H-1B visas and bringing in engineers from China and India, claiming they have talent that Americans lack.

Elon Musk with a pensive look on his face

Hegseth Ends Microsoft’s ‘Digital Escort’ Program After Pentagon Systems Exposed to Chinese Coders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon has shut down Microsoft’s decade-old “digital escort” program, first implemented under a Democrat administration, which allowed Chinese engineers supervised by U.S. contractors to work on sensitive defense cloud systems. He said the Defense Department has launched audits and investigations to assess the program’s impact on national security.

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House Republicans Launch Probe into Wikipedia

Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have initiated an investigation into accusations of organized efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries and the organization’s responses to these alleged actions. Wikipedia has long served as a key component in Big Tech’s censorship and bias machine.

Nancy Mace investigates WIkipedia