Category Archives: Business

Barry Diller Invented Prestige TV. Then He Conquered the Internet

The mogul behind Fox, Expedia, and Tinder opens up about Steve Jobs—and his close friend Sam Altman.

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Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup

As Elon Musk and US President Trump spar on social media, tech investors and executives are being forced to choose whether to support the most powerful man in business—or the White House.

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Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap

As Elon Musk and Donald Trump take jabs at each other online, their respective businesses are plummeting in value.

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Palantir Is Going on Defense

Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm’s work with the Trump administration.

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At Bitcoin 2025, Crypto Purists and the MAGA Faithful Collide

Trump’s inner circle has taken over one of the biggest crypto conferences in the world—drowning out protests from diehard bitcoiners who believe their “nerd money” shouldn’t be political.

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Trumpworld Is Fighting Over ‘Official’ Crypto Wallet

The President’s sons are feuding with the organization behind the Trump memecoin, as both parties claim to be involved in launching Trump-affiliated crypto wallets.

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Perplexity’s CEO Sees AI Agents as the Next Web Battleground

Aravind Srinivas says agents need access to apps and claims that letting OpenAI take control of Chrome would be a disaster for the open Web.

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Facing a Changing Industry, AI Activists Rethink Their Strategy

As power over artificial intelligence concentrates in a handful of companies, a new report urges advocacy groups to expose the technology’s connection to broader economic struggles.

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The Race to Build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System Is On

President Donald Trump has proposed building a massive anti-missile system in space that could enrich Elon Musk if it materializes. But experts say the project’s feasibility remains unclear.

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Google DeepMind’s CEO Thinks AI Will Make Humans Less Selfish

Demis Hassabis says that systems as smart as humans are almost here, and we’ll need to radically change how we think and behave.

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