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The CEOs of the tech industry’s largest brands have been grappling with how to respond to President Trump’s policies that are highly unpopular in Silicon Valley. Their employees and customers have ratcheted up the pressure to take a stand against the new president—and it seems to be working. Here’s why technology companies are at the…
storytext President Trump’s adviser Kellyanne Conway was unrepentant Thursday night for using her White House position to promote first daughter Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand, despite a backlash from ethics experts and public officials. Her comment to “go buy Ivanka Trump stuff” was made from the White House Thursday morning while talking to Fox News. The…
storytext The White House says Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Trump, has been “counseled” after she promoted Ivanka Trump’s fashion line in a television interview. Conway was speaking from the White House briefing room on Thursday morning when she told Fox News Channel that people should “go buy Ivanka’s stuff.” A day earlier,…
President Trump’s escalating attacks on the federal judiciary drew denunciation Wednesday from his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, who told a senator that the criticism was “disheartening” and “demoralizing” to independent federal courts. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Gorsuch made the comments during their private meeting Wednesday, and the account was confirmed by Ron Bonjean,…
Image via Getty. On Sunday, reporters Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush published an article in the New York Times providing an inside look at Trump’s White House that will make you laugh until you cry until your brain is oozing out of your butt. The article is packed with descriptions of Trump aimlessly pacing through…
Image: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File Tesla’s effort to bring electric cars to the world has often felt like science fiction in real life. CEO Elon Musk’s continued defense of and association with the decided anti-science Trump administration has cracked that illusion somewhat, but an alleged employee’s impassioned post on the car company’s working conditions…
When Ben Affleck gave up directing duties on the solo Batman film, it was obvious things were grim. And while the latest rumor seems to suggest they’re just getting worse, at least this time there may be a silver lining. The new rumor surfaced in Forbes. They’re reporting Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet…
Image: Netflix We now know what the state of Stranger Things will be when it comes back later this year. We know how long the time jump between seasons will be, what new characters are getting added, and the boys’ Halloween costumes. We know a lot, except for what’s going on with Eleven. Entertainment Weekly…
In Fifty Shades Darker, Dakota Johnson dates a man who has that poster on his wall. Image: Universal The sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, opens this weekend. As Universal started to screen the film, one minor, beautiful detail became the focal point for discussion online: the fact that Christian Grey’s childhood…
It’s true. After days of speculation over whether the NSA knew about the Heartbleed vulnerability that affected as many as two thirds of the websites on the internet, two anonymous sources tell Bloomberg that the NSA didn’t just know about it, they used it to gather intelligence. Well, you may be wondering, why wouldn’t they?…