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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The father-son duo who sparked a spy scandal • The Arena: The WNBA and its new tech owners have a merch problem• Plus, our Recommendations: A Birkin bag version of “Succession”; Amy Poehler, podcast goddess; and why America loves a cultWell, look at that: We’ve broken ChatGPT. A full week after OpenAI debuted an improved version of the bot with better image-making abilities, the tool has experienced a gigantic surge in demand and has at times been tota
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With time continuing to tick down until President Trump’s higher tariffs take effect after midnight, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on the idea that products like iPhones could realistically shift to US manufacturing, claiming that “if Apple didn’t think the United States could do it they probably wouldn’t have put up that […] Read more ›
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Aimee Lou Wood told GQ that she second-guessed herself and worried she was "ugly" after a producer told her that HBO didn't want to cast her in the show. Read more ›
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U.S. President Donald Trump "absolutely" believes that Apple could manufacture its iPhones and other devices in the United States, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said today during a media briefing. Leavitt was asked whether Trump thought that iPhone manufacturing is the kind of technology that could move to the U.S. "Absolutely, he believes we have the labor, we have the workforce, we have the resources to do it," she replied, also... Read more ›
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Elon Musk's wealth fell to $298 billion on Monday. Over the weekend, the Tesla CEO spoke out against President Donald Trump's tariffs. Read more ›
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We spent our long 17-hour flight from Dallas to Melbourne in Qantas business class. The hotel-like pod seats, food, and service blew us away. Read more ›
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I previewed Epic Universe, the new multibillion-dollar theme park from Universal Orlando Resorts. It was well worth the investment for the company. Read more ›
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Some of Jason Isaacs' costars on "The White Lotus" season three had more of their storylines cut from the season, like Sarah Catherine Hook's Piper. Read more ›
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Officials in Avelo Airlines' home state of Connecticut said they would review business deals the airline has with the state, including tax breaks. Read more ›
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Elon Musk amped up his criticism of Donald Trump's top trade advisor, calling him a "moron" amid tariff turmoil. Read more ›
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expanding his crusade to turn back the clock on federal health policy. Having undermined the government’s support for childhood vaccines amid the worst measles outbreak in years, he is now targeting another longstanding pillar of American public health: water fluoridation. HHS will convene a board […] Read more ›
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Elon Musk, seemingly keen to repair some of his gamer cred after he admitted to account boosting, streamed himself playing Path of Exile 2 during a flight as a part of an “airborne continuity test” of his Starlink internet service. But during the stream, he was bombarded by messages from viewers bullying him for his […] Read more ›
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"The White Lotus" creator Mike White said he cut a scene where Piper Ratliff lost her virginity in the finale because the episode was too long. Read more ›
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The US Department of Justice has disbanded its unit focused on prosecuting cryptocurrency scams. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the end of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team in a memo sent on Monday, Reuters reported. When the NCET launched, its focus was prosecuting cryptocurrency used in money laundering, fraud and theft. In recent years, the Department of Justice secured several high-profile wins in cases involving Binance, Tornado Cash and... Read more ›
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I made my first overnight Amtrak ride in a roomette more comfortable by adjusting the temperature, downloading movies, and wearing pajamas. Read more ›
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I drove a 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid and was impressed by its V8 powertrain, cool cabin tech, and incredible driving dynamics. Read more ›
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The Tesla CEO has been one of Trump's most outspoken cheerleaders — but Musk is not a fan of the tariffs that have shaken global markets. Read more ›
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Having a Black actor as the Black Ranger and an Asian actor as the Yellow Ranger was indeed a 'mistake.' Read more ›
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A new report from Reuters has shed light on how Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is employing tech in its processes, including the alleged use of artificial intelligence to monitor communications. The initiative is said to be keeping an eye out for chatter that's considered hostile toward Musk or President Donald Trump. Some managers at the Environmental Protection Agency have reportedly been told that DOGE is deploying AI... Read more ›
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The unedited 1977 theatrical cut of the first Star Wars film will headline the BFI's Film on Film Festival this summer. Read more ›
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President Trump’s tariffs don’t hit streamers like Netflix directly. But they could impact what streaming services release—and how much people are willing to pay for it. Read more ›
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Amid a prolonged slump in initial public offerings, venture capital firms are shrinking planned funds and abandoning once-promising strategies. That’s heightened competition for the premier positions at venture firms—the general partners who make investment decisions and get a share of the firm’s gains. But some people are navigating the turbulence well. The Information’s VC reporters spoke to dozens of founders, investors and limited partners to identify the people on track... Read more ›
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Intel’s financial crisis may be over—with support from its biggest rival. Executives from Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. recently reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture to operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities, with TSMC taking a 20% stake in the new company, according to two people involved in some of the discussions. Intel and other U.S. semiconductor companies will hold the majority of the shares in the proposed... Read more ›
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Before we get to tariffs, we wanted to make sure you saw Stephanie and Jessica’s scoop on OpenAI discussing acquiring a startup created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and ex-iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a personal artificial intelligence device. Although Altman isn’t technically classified as a cofounder of the startup, io Products, the potential deal immediately drew comparisons with Elon Musk’s xAI buying Elon Musk’s X.On to the news…President... Read more ›
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OpenAI in recent weeks discussed acquiring a startup its CEO Sam Altman has been working on with ex-Apple designer Jony Ive’s studio to develop an artificial intelligence-powered personal device, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deal talks. They are also discussing partnership options beyond a full acquisition, one of the people said. Read more ›
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Last spring, Meta Platforms was on a tear. It had just released Llama 3, a new generation of its large language model, to much praise from developers and independent reviewers. Almost a year later, though, that model’s successor, Llama 4, is running behind schedule. Meta has pushed back the release date of Llama 4 at least twice and could do so again, according to two people familiar with the matter.... Read more ›
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Craft Ventures, the eight-year-old venture firm co-founded by White House adviser David Sacks, last week laid off half a dozen employees who were largely involved in recruiting professionals for startups it backs, a spokesperson confirmed. It made the changes as the firm’s investors have shifted their focus to later-stage investments from very early-stage investments, according to a person with direct knowledge of the changes. Jeff Fluhr, co-founder of the firm,... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The father-son duo who sparked a spy scandal • The Arena: The WNBA and its new tech owners have a merch problem• Plus, our Recommendations: A Birkin bag version of “Succession”; Amy Poehler, podcast goddess; and why America loves a cultWell, look at that: We’ve broken ChatGPT. A full week after OpenAI debuted an improved version of the bot with better image-making... Read more ›
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Keep your eyes peeled on Wednesday for an announcement from President Trump about his plan to keep TikTok alive in the U.S. As I scooped earlier today, Trump plans to announce a proposal for a new company expected to be called TikTok America, which would be roughly 50% owned by new U.S. investors and license TikTok’s algorithm from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Read the full story here. Now on... Read more ›
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Glean, a developer of search chatbots for businesses, is in talks with investors to potentially raise hundreds of millions of dollars in new financing, including money to buy out employee shares in a tender offer, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The six-year-old startup’s potential valuation in the deal couldn’t be learned, but based on recent revenue growth and gross profit margins, the figure could be roughly $7... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump’s decision to impose big tariffs on imported goods may feel like an issue for supply chain managers or chip developers. But the stock market’s decline today shows that all markets are interconnected. For venture capital, the impact may be more indirect. Asked if the tariffs would affect venture investors, Tomasz Tunguz, the founder of Theory Ventures, which invests in early-stage software companies, responded emphatically: “Absolutely.” Read more ›
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