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Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/business/trump-foreign-disinformation-iran.ht…

Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed
The war in Iran has exposed the need to mount a defense against foreign influence campaigns, officials and experts say.

ICE: Finally, here comes warmer weather, soon it will be above freezing and all this crud will melt and we can drive at freeway speeds on every tiny side street like we keep trying to
MSP: *snrk*
ICE: what
MSP: nothing
ICE: WHAT
MSP: nothing
MSP: …
MSP: …*(potholes)*…
ICE: What? Why are you whispering? What did you just say???
MSP: Nothing!
ICE: <glares>
MSP: “Assholes.” We called you assholes
ICE: …OK then
MSP: hehe *snrk*

The SpaceX-xAI merger further intermingles Musk's companies, creates the most valuable private company in the world, and provides a financial lifeline to xAI (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/technology/spacex-xai-deal.html

Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

Sources describe in detail the failed talks between Anthropic and DOD, and how officials at agencies, including the CIA, still hope for a peace agreement (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technology/anthropic-defense-dept-openai-talks.…

How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.

An unpublished draft of Changpeng Zhao's memoir, "Freedom of Money", details secret negotiations in 2023 that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/cz-changpeng-zha…

In a Memoir Draft, Changpeng Zhao of Binance Details the Talks Leading to His Prison Time
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.

Q&A with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on modernizing the platform, attracting new creators, managing a fully remote, four-day-per-week workplace, and more (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/busines

Kickstarter’s C.E.O. on Running a Fully Remote Company With a Four-Day Workweek
Everette Taylor took over Kickstarter at a low moment for the crowdfunding pioneer, which made its name with small projects but now attracts major multinationals and celebrities.

Ripple Labs investor and exec Chris Larsen plans to spend $3.5M to help Alex Bores, a NY congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over AI regulation (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/202…

Billionaire Chris Larsen Plans to Spend $3.5 Million in NY House Race Amid Midterm Clash Over A.I.
Chris Larsen, who hails from California, plans to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores, a New York congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over A.I. regulation.

A profile of Palmer Luckey and his startup Anduril, which has more than $6B in global contracts, had roughly $2B in revenue last year, and is valued at ~$31B (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/technol…

The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.

How AI helped Medvi, a telehealth provider of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs with just two full-time employees, hit $401M in 2025 sales, as it tracks for $1.8B in 2026 (Erin Griffith/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/technology/ai-billion-dollar-c…

How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company
Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely.