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Trump’s pick to lead NASA is a tech billionaire who made history completing the first-ever private spacewalk
A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald…
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Syrian regime loses Aleppo for first time since civil war began
Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country’s conflict began more than…
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Russian central bank moves to halt collapsing ruble amid inflation
In a bid to stave off red-hot inflation, Russia’s central bank halted all foreign currency purchases for the remainder of…
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CEO fires 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting. He stands by the choice
Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: Rage firing. Baldvin Oddson,…
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Trump is thinking about Kevin Warsh to be his Treasury secretary—and to replace Jerome Powell
President-elect Donald Trump could be considering a former member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve to be…
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Xockets board member: Our case against Nvidia and Microsoft is about the future of American innovation
Capital and labor are the blood and body of the U.S. economy, and their value rests substantially on continuing innovation.…
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MicroStrategy’s $26 billion in Bitcoin tops IBM’s, Nike’s cash
Michael Saylor’s unorthodox decision to hold Bitcoin instead of cash on MicroStrategy Inc.’s books has vaulted the once obscure software…
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Polymarket users are betting on Scott Bessent to be Trump’s treasury secretary
The prediction market Polymarket had Donald Trump favored to win the presidential election, and then he became the president-elect, again.…
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Elon Musk backs ‘#EndTheFed’ after Powell says he won’t resign
Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed support for an idea to give presidents more control over the Federal Reserve, which could…
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Sam Altman may have dropped millions of dollars—and OpenAI shares—to buy a single URL
It looks like Sam Altman just acquired a four letter URL worth more than $15 million. On Wednesday, the OpenAI…
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