Trump administration
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The Trump administration is the current U.S. federal executive branch, which proposed cutting CISA's budget by $707 million, designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk (later blocked by a federal judge), and clashed with AI companies over military use restrictions.
Anthropic Supply-Chain-Risk Designation Halted by Judge
A federal judge in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction blocking the US Department of Defense from designating Anthropic a "supply-chain risk," calling the label "likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and...
Despite proposed science cuts, NASA boss says 'We haven't canceled anything yet'
Proposed $5.6 billion NASA budget cut slashes the Science Mission Directorate by 46%, threatening flagship missions like the Habitable Worlds Observatory and ESA Mars rover collaboration.
Tesla Q1 revenue rises, driven by EV sales and FSD subscriptions
Tesla diversifies away from hardware-only revenue as Full Self-Driving subscriptions reach 1.28M, underpinning a 16% YoY revenue recovery despite missing EV delivery targets.
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists into Exploited Gig Workers
Venture capitalists including Thiel and Andreessen orchestrated federal science funding cuts while positioning portfolio companies Mercor and ScaleAI to profit from displaced PhDs annotating AI training data at $30/hour.
Now the FAA says gamers are the answer to its air traffic controller shortage
Facing a 6% controller decline, the FAA is betting gaming skills—quick thinking, complexity management—transfer to real air traffic control, launching a targeted $155K recruitment campaign April 17th.