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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 24: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump speak on the phone with children as they track Santa Claus with the North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, on Christmas Eve in the State Dinning Room of the White House on December 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Theodore Schleifer • September 19, 2023

Trump’s Perfect Thiel Call & Two FTX Bombshells

Dish on Trump’s furious fundraising request to Peter Thiel, the former lawyer buying up FTX bankruptcy claims, and an explosive lawsuit targeting S.B.F.’s parents.
Eriq Gardner • September 18, 2023
S.B.F. Is Blaming It All on the Lawyers
Sam Bankman-Fried
Bankman-Fried is relying, in part, on a complicated and risky advice-of-counsel strategy. It might lead to one of the more dramatic courtroom moments in recent legal history.
Baratunde Thurston • September 17, 2023
Elon’s Star Power & Apple’s New Era
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Musk’s interventions in Ukraine are just one example of the risks of allowing private enterprise to replace public goods. Plus, three takeaways from Apple’s latest product showcase.
Theodore Schleifer • September 13, 2023
The Silicon Valley Fundraising Stampede
Biden, DeSantis, and Scott will swing by the Bay Area later this month to pass the hat among tech execs.
Ryan Salame always stood out as the linen-and-loafered bro among the Math Camp crowd that surrounded S.B.F.
Theodore Schleifer • September 12, 2023
Inside the Fall of S.B.F.’s Big Cool Buddy
The backstory to the yearlong back-and-forth between prosecutors and Ryan Salame, the Berkshires restaurateur and Republican mega-donor who fought the feds for as long as he could—before folding.
Selena Gomez will be seeking at least $10 million in compensatory damages in a lawsuit with implication for A.I.-related legal battles to come.
Eriq Gardner • September 11, 2023
Hollywood’s Digital Botox Dilemma
As the A.I. age beckons, three cases could make or break an emerging industry: Selena Gomez’s digital doppelganger, the Grammys fallout from a Drake deepfake, and a face-tuning legal trap.