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Musk thanks President Trump as he leaves government service
Musk was designated a "special government employee" on Inauguration Day, which allows civilians to work for the federal government for 130 days a year. The status is expected to expire on May 30.
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Trump Media announces $2.5 billion Bitcoin deal
The deal would see the company trade $1.5 billion in stock and $1 billion in convertible notes for $2.5 billion in Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin hits new all-time high ahead of Trump cryptocurrency dinner
Bitcoin, which officially launched as a form of online currency in 2009, set its new record at around 3:30 a.m. Eastern, when it reached $111,875, per CoinDesk. Its previous record was $109,000.
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Google searches for 'moving to Canada' and other countries surged during election night
Google data said the searches for "moving to Canada," and “immigrate to Canada” began increasing at 8 p.m. Eastern. People also looked at moving to Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, among others.
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Russia denies report Musk, Putin have been in regular contact since late 2022
“It’s all untrue, absolutely false information published in the newspaper,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to Agence France-Presse.
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Newsom sides with Elon Musk in SpaceX's California lawsuit
“I’m with Elon, I didn't like that," Newsom said. "Look I'm not helping the legal case, [but] you can’t bring up that explicit level of politics."
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Google says it will block election ads after polls close on November 5
Other technology and social media companies will also block election ads on their platforms, including Meta, which said it would block the ads during the final week of voting.
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Brazil to restore access to X after social media platform complied with Supreme Court demands
The reinstatement comes after X agreed to block certain political accounts from X, pay outstanding fines, and name a legal representative for X in Brazil.
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U.S. judge orders Google to make changes to its app store to allow more competition
U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco ordered the changes on Monday, which include making Android apps available from rival sources.
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Wiretap systems in US were targeted in cyberattack linked to China: report
Besides AT&T and Verizon, Lumen Technologies was also impacted by the hack.
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DirecTV and Dish to merge in $10 billion deal
Discussions between DirecTV and Dish TV were off and on over the last 10 years.
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SpaceX launches a mission to rescue Boeing Starliner crew still in space
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are the two astronauts who have been at the station since June.
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Instagram unveils 'teen accounts' with 'built-in protections' for online safety
'Teen Accounts have built-in protections which limit who can contact them and the content they see, and also provide new ways for teens to explore their interests,' the company says