Politico reporter Ryan Lizza — the former fiancé of New York Magazine political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, who was involved in a sexting scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — will remain at the publication, though he will no longer edit its high-profile newsletter. Lizza announced that he will be “returning to my long-form magazine roots” … Read more
At least 24 people have been killed and entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles reduced to ash as California faces what its governor, Gavin Newsom, said could be the worst natural disaster in United States history. Zelenskyy’s offer came after Donald Trump Jr., eldest son and adviser of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, took a swipe last … Read more
The German army is creating a new division to focus on territorial defense, at a time when NATO is on high alert for a potential Russian attack at the alliance’s borders, according to media reports. The reorganization will take effect on April 1, according to the reports. It will bring the number of German army … Read more
Zuckerberg complained that the EU had forced U.S. tech companies operating in Europe to pay “more than $30 billion” in penalties for legal violations over the past two decades. Last November, the tech chief’s Meta conglomerate, which operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media and communications platforms, was fined €797 million for breaching EU … Read more
ATHENS — The European Union has banned the trademark “Turkaegean” for Turkish tourism campaigns following an appeal by Greece. The EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has canceled the slogan that had been registered by the Turkish Tourism Organization for use within the EU, according to a judgment reported by Greek media. Despite both being NATO … Read more
The two men had appeared to be allies as recently as last month, when they were photographed together at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. But after Farage distanced himself from far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson, the billionaire broke with the British politician. Musk is a vocal supporter of Robinson, the founder of the … Read more
Yet, the far-right effort may stymie a push to rein in Big Tech platforms that’s failed so far to live up to its promise. Vandendriessche said this agenda “is completely outdated in a changing world” as “the U.S. is going in the opposite direction.” “Free speech seems to have become a threat for state censors,” … Read more
Biden administration officials phoned executives at Meta to “scream” and “curse” at them while demanding that they remove Facebook posts casting doubt on the coronavirus vaccine, Mark Zuckerberg said during a sit-down with Joe Rogan on Friday. The billionaire tech executive said that Biden aides pressured Meta to remove content about the vaccine “that was … Read more
After years of tension with the previous Conservative government over human rights and security concerns, Reeves has political space to take a different, more business-like approach to Beijing and try and tap China’s vast market for economic benefits. “Everything the Tories did on foreign policy was about backbench management,” said a U.K. government official, who, like … Read more
The early exchanges in the live audio discussion on Musk’s X social media platform were eclectic, ranging from solar power to the vagaries of Germany business red tape. The pair laughed together, when Weidel asked if Musk understood how burdensome German business rules could be. “As a matter of fact I do,” he replied, describing … Read more
