Elon Musk attends the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 26, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters It’s been a painful year so far for megacap technology giants known as the “Magnificent Seven” and 2025 is only getting started. Six members of the group are already tracking for…
Plenty of restaurants have been run by absolute monsters so it makes perfect sense that Elon Musk has long wanted to toss his MAGA hat into the ring. Pete Wells reports that Tesla, Musk’s tanking company and producers of the ugliest car you’ve ever seen, will soon open a diner and drive-in theater in West…
The UK is to “accelerate the pace and scale” of military planning to be ready to support Ukraine next week, with No 10 saying all options, including troops on the ground, are possible. Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said thousands of troops would be needed to support Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire and agreement to…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interviews executives from quantum computing firms at Nvidia’s annual developer conference in San Jose, California, U.S., March 20, 2025. Stephen Nellis | Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke at the chipmaker’s annual conference on Thursday, aiming to walk back past comments on the decadeslong timeline needed for useful quantum computers. But…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump said Friday that the Small Business Administration, instead of the U.S. Department of Education, would handle the country’s federal student…
Getty Images Demonstrators are defying a ban on protests and heavy police presence on the streets of Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned growing protests in Turkey days after the arrest of a key opposition figure. In a speech on Friday, Erdogan said his government would not “surrender” to “vandalism” or “street terror” ahead…
A hearing has been set for Friday afternoon to debate whether a federal judge in Washington acted correctly when he temporarily stopped the Trump administration last weekend from summarily deporting scores of Venezuelan immigrants under a powerful but rarely invoked wartime statute. The hearing, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in Federal District Court in Washington, could…
March Madness is just getting started! After a thrilling first day of hoops in the Round of 64 on Thursday, Friday shapes up to bring even more exciting basketball. Eighth-seeded Mississippi State and ninth-seeded Baylor begin the day at 12:15 p.m. ET. The winner of that game will likely take on No. 1 seed Duke…
The popcorn mogul who founded Pirate’s Booty Snacks tried to commandeer a New York village’s local government, storming this minuscule municipality’s office armed with a false statement claiming that he was mayor. Robert Ehrlich strode into the town hall of Sea Cliff, a village of fewer than 5,000 residents within the larger town of Oyster…
The closure of London’s Heathrow Airport due to a nearby fire on Friday has put the focus on the aviation industry’s ability to handle a crisis, according to a travel industry expert. At the time of writing, Heathrow remained shut after a fire at an electricity substation that caused a power outage on Friday. “The…
