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Big Tech cozied up to Trump — it’s not getting much in return

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70% Informative

The EU is considering placing a levy on advertising revenues if tariff negotiations with the US go south.

Elon Musk’s popularity in the US has “inverted as his support for President Trump has increased,” Nate Silver wrote this week .

Tesla 's stock price, meanwhile, has lost over a third of its value this year .

IEA report says power for data centers will account for almost half of the growth in electricity demand between now and 2030 .

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke’s memo to employees about using AI at work.

OpenAI leaders discuss what went into building GPT-4.5.5 .

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