DDG wants people to stop treating streamers as somehow below traditional entertainers—and he has a blunt message for anyone still making that distinction. During a recent livestream, the rapper and longtime content creator argued that streaming has grown into a legitimate celebrity-making industry, complete with major money, devoted fan bases, and cultural influence. “The stigma…
Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX -2.16%) was founded in 2012 by Elon Musk, who wanted to drive down the cost of space transportation. The company went on to expand into the satellite internet connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI) industries, and then went public this past June. SpaceX stock quickly soared to a peak of $225 following…
WASHINGTON — As he brushes aside artificial intelligence doomsday warnings as a “hoax,” President Donald Trump will host tech leaders for lunch Tuesday to discuss the rapidly advancing technology. Also Tuesday, Trump will unveil America.gov, a website that will feature an AI-powered tool meant to help Americans navigate government services. In recent weeks, tech executives…
When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the new Productivity Mega Deduction (PMD) at the Canada Investment Summit, business groups reacted with predictable enthusiasm. The policy allows companies to immediately write off the entire cost of about two-thirds of capital assets on a permanent basis. I have long argued that Canada needs a permanent, immediate write-off…
Built in the Netherlands by yacht-building firm Oceanco, the boat is reportedly worth US$500 million ($800m). However, the Herald understands Avondale-based boat manufacturer Southern Spars had worked on a high-tech mast solution worth tens of millions of dollars for Bezos in 2019. A spokesperson back then confirmed the team had worked on a “significant project”;…
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The war in the Gaza Strip is increasingly reshaping conversations far beyond politics, with new controversies involving pop star Ed Sheeran, NFL linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair and a growing number of athletes and celebrities speaking out on the conflict. The debate comes as the Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel–Hamas war has surpassed 74,000,…
The City Council has issued a rare subpoena to compel testimony from Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a hearing it is planning on the dangers of artificial intelligence. Other AI firms, including Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as Google and Meta, have signaled they intend to send representatives to testify before the Council at an Oct….
By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections. The undertaking is as robust as it is daunting, spanning several House committees….
Tesla (TSLA -3.20%) went public in 2010 and has crushed broader equities since. The man who has led the company through that entire period, Elon Musk, recently took another one of his companies public: Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX -0.82%). The rocket company has moved sideways (more or less) since its record-breaking IPO in June, but…