Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Sure, we've seen millions poured into lobbying and other means of influence during every presidency, but the last two years set a whole new bar. Business leaders, including those from almost ever [...]

Trump's federal Bitcoin reserve order leaves the crypto market unenthused

With US stocks unstable, consumer confidence in the economy plunging and whispers of a potential recession growing less muted, the economy under President Donald Trump's second term has been abou [...]

House Republicans subpoena Google over alleged censorship

Google is once again in the crosshairs of Republicans in Congress because of alleged censorship, Bloomberg writes. The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed Google's parent company Alphabet an [...]

Mortgage Predictions: What the Jan. 20 Presidential Inauguration Could Mean for Rates

A new administration will shake up more than just the mortgage market. [...]

Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang and Sergey Brin join Trump's tech advisory panel

The leaders of several major tech companies will offer the White House their opinions on tech and science policy as part of an advisory council. Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Michael Dell and Larry E [...]

Mortgage Rates Increase for Prospective Buyers: Today's Mortgage Rates for Jan. 10, 2025

A few important mortgage rates ticked up. Here's what experts say is next for the housing market this year. [...]

Mortgage Rates Increase for Prospective Buyers: Today's Mortgage Rates on Jan. 10, 2025

A few important mortgage rates ticked up. Here's what experts say is next for the housing market this year. [...]

28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes

Elon Musk isn't the only party at fault for Grok's nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real people, including children. What about Apple and Google? The two (frequently virtue-signaling) com [...]

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden Administration on a law that could ban TikTok in the coming days. In a unanimous ruling, the court upheld the law, writing in an unsigned opinion that " [...]