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The OpenAI CEO is challenging his former friend, one company at a time. Twitter, Tesla and even Neuralink are in his sights. Over the last year, the feud between Silicon Valley heavyweights Sam Altman and Elon Musk has devolved into personal attacks, social media swipes, and lawsuits. Musk calls his foe Scam Altman and Swindly Sam. Altman has said that …

If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic around southern California, you will likely recognize Adriana Gallardo’s face. The founder and CEO of Adriana’s Insurance has catered to the Hispanic community for more than three decades. And for nearly as many years, her face has adorned billboards, bus stops and now some L.A. Metro trains. In her signature ads, Adriana is …

President Donald Trump’s media company just bought a stash of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. On Monday morning, Trump Media and Technology announced that it had acquired $2 billion in Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related securities. It also reserved $300 million to buy Bitcoin options.  The market appeared to approve of the move as stock in Trump’s firm jumped 7.2% on Monday morning …

Elon Musk’s Empire Is Creaking Under the Strain of Elon Musk  Bloomberg.com Some Tesla shareholders want a full-time CEO. That’s not how Musk works  CNN New data reveals concerning trend in Tesla’s customer base: ‘Very dangerous for the brand’  Yahoo Finance At Tesla, the Shareholder Meeting Schedule Was Just the Latest Governance Drama  Morningstar Elon Musk Fired My Wife — “Your Knowledge, Skills, and …

China’s biggest tech giants, Huawei and Xiaomi, have set the stage for a dramatic shift in the global semiconductor race, leaving U.S. policymakers scratching their heads. Despite the intense sanctions imposed by Washington, aimed at crippling China’s access to cutting-edge semiconductor technology, these companies have managed to make incredible strides in the chip industry, challenging the very strategy meant to …