Remember back in 2017 when Bitcoin’s price soared and companies started promising to add everything to the blockchain? It was an embarrassing era, since blockchain technology has very few practical purposes that can’t be solved by a regular, old-school database. But it sounds like the White House just got the memo and wants to usher […]
U.S. Government Now ‘Controls’ 10% of Intel, Trump Says
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. government would be taking a 10% stake in Intel, the struggling U.S.-based chip manufacturer. But the president’s choice of words will definitely raise more than a few eyebrows, especially since the Trump regime has previously said the federal government will have no corporate governance role at the […]
Bernie Sanders Likes Trump’s Plan for Government Taking Ownership in Tech Companies
There aren’t many things that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump agree on. But we may have found one idea where the two men see eye-to-eye. Sanders, an Independent Senator from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats, told Reuters on Wednesday that he’s in favor of the Trump administration’s plan to convert federal grants for tech […]
Trump Kills Trade Talks With Canada After It Hits U.S. With Digital Services Tax
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is terminating all trade talks with Canada after the country decided to move forward with a digital services tax on U.S. tech companies like Meta. The president, who also mentioned high dairy tariffs, called Canada “a very difficult Country to TRADE with,” in a Truth Social post. […]