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Elon dips from DOGE, and Silicon Valley enters the ‘find out’ stage

Elon Musk has officially announced he’s stepping down () as a U.S. special government employee and the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE. The move follows Musk’s cooling relationship with the Trump administration and slumping Tesla sales () tied to his political advocacy. Today on Equity () , Kirsten,…

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Today on Equity () , Kirsten, Max and Anthony unpack who else is departing DOGE, and why Silicon Valley’s relationship with politics is entering, as Kirsten put it, the “find out” stage.

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GameStop bought $500 million of bitcoin () , and the move is giving us 2021 déjà vu

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Neuralink’s $600 million raise () , valuing Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup at $9 billion

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The New York Times and Amazon’s landmark AI licensing deal () and what it signals for how editorial content powers generative AI

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Nvidia’s tale of two earnings () , and why the forecast is not as bleak as CEO Jensen Huang makes it seem

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May 30, 2025 at 1:21 pm

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OpenAI Dev Day 2026: Everything Announced in 15 Minutes

OpenAI’s annual Dev Day 2026 introduced dots, which are AI agents within ChatGPT that can execute tasks on your behalf and even answer phone calls and text messages. CEO Sam Altman also introduced a faster and more powerful model called GPT-6.1 Sol for professional coding and work applications. Read more about OpenAI on CNET.com: OpenAI’s…

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AI Romance Scams: How to Tell If Someone Is Scamming You Online

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Unboxing the $399 Nothing Headphone (1) Pro

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Not only do the over-ear headphones feature new transducers with triple-driver configuration, but improved noise-cancelling and a more premium design with upgraded machined metal, as well as shatter- and scratch-resistant Panda glass on both earcups instead of translucent plastic.

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