The two-decades old online dumping ground known as 4Chan got hacked out of existence last week by a rival message board, but WIRED reporter Ryan Broderick examined how the former home of harmless cat memes became the toxic network that influenced X and YouTube and eventually saw its darkest elements infect the U.S. government.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is now fighting for his job leading the U.S. military after the second scandal in which he allegedly mishandled classified information in as many months. And the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake is exploring why Congressional Republicans seem hesitant to hold him accountable.
Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson delivered a metaphor for the decline in several major economic measurements of the U.S. market this month. Thompson described President Donald Trump as a bully who wants to strong-arm universities, the chairman of the federal reserve, and law firms into doing what he wants, using the “same Trump playbook over…
On automaker Tesla’s first quarterly earnings call of 2025, the electric vehicle manufacturer made a stunning admission that public animus toward CEO Elon Musk has directly contributed to its abysmal profits.
OpenAI is interested in buying Chrome from Google should the US DOJ forces its sale to break up the monopoly.
President Donald Trump continues to insist that his steep new tariffs will lead to a manufacturing renaissance in the United States and an era of widespread prosperity. But Wall Street is not responding favorably to either Trump’s tariffs or his call for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to be fired.
President Donald Trump continues to angrily rail against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, calling for him to be fired and attacking him as a “loser” on his Truth Social platform. And some of Trump’s critics believe he is playing with fire.
The Independent reports that the states of Florida and Texas aren’t bringing in the population numbers they used to — partially thanks to climate change. “People used to move to Florida partly because they could get a deal. Now, people can’t afford to move here,” said Bryan Carnaggio, an agent for Redfin Premier in Florida.…
A recent town hall meeting by U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds’ (R-Fla.) appeared just as fiery as that of other Republicans. Groans began as Donalds explained how South African centibillionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was “going through every agency and they’re examining any contracts or lack of efficiencies in spending federal dollars,” forcing…
The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) has crashed this year and has formed a death cross pattern, pointing to more downside in the near term. After peaking at $204 earlier this year, the fund has retreated to $184.40, and has formed a death cross pattern, pointing to more downside in the near term. VIG is […]