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New: VC investors behind the defense tech boom are rushing to Mar-a-Lago ahead of next week's inauguration, aiming to signal proximity to Trump and his inner circle — and government contracts. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…

Blast from the past! David Jeans, Phoebe Liu and I went down the Helium hole a few years ago. x.com/leomschwartz/s…

The remarkable Zach Everson is at it again, investigating Mar-a-Lago with the same approach that made him the go-to guy for happenings at Trump's D.C. hotel. He has found more than 100 notable guests -- billionaires, foreign leaders, governors, etc. forbes.com/sites/zachever…

LEAKED: Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta's embrace of Trump administration and policy shift in internal All-Hands meeting nytimes.com/2025/01/30/tec…

in an hour-long meeting, Zuckerberg doubled down on the trump friendly approach to Politics, throwing shade on Meta's relationship with the Biden administration (without naming them) and saying it's better to be on Govt's good side he also said he was "bummed" at leaks

Personal news: today is my last day at Forbes! I'm leaving to build something new 🔨 I've been lucky to call this place home for the past 12 years, working with the best team and getting to know so many of you. From the Midas List to 18 cover stories, it's never been boring!

I'm going to be heads down for a little bit, but I will be so excited to share with you all what I'm working on next 👀 To be the first to learn more and get involved, drop your email here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

I’ve spent the past year+ working on a book about TikTok. It’s out in September. Pre-order now!! everyscreenontheplanet.com

🚨NEW🚨 As gorklon rust says he's going to shut down USAID, he hasn't mentioned that USAID has spent $$$ on his Starlink tech in the last year. Or that SpaceX and USAID partnered to bring 5,000 of the satellite internet terminals to Ukraine... forbes.com/sites/thomasbr…

SCOOP: We have full details of changes a former Tesla engineer is asking gov coders to help Musk with. This includes using login. gov as a fraud surveillance system against Americans, which employees told him is an "illegal task" 404media.co/things-are-goi…

"For Musk, the world’s richest man, the benefit of being a SGE rather than a full-time government employee is obvious: He does not have to publicly disclose his financial interests or potential conflicts of interest." New from John Hyatt --> forbes.com/sites/johnhyat…

Who will power Trump's $500B Stargate plan? Few energy companies are closer tied to Startgate's leaders than fusion startup Helion, which has raised big $$ from Sam Altman and SoftBank + signed a contract with Microsoft. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…

New from 404 Media: Employees working at DOGE have been ordered to stop using Slack while lawyers attempt to transition the agency to one that is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Means DOGE will be even more secretive and unaccountable 404media.co/doge-employees…

This is a big deal: Federally-funded community health centers, which serve 1 in 5 rural patients in America, are starting to shut down because they still can’t access their grant funding vpm.org/news/2025-02-0…

Andreessen Horowitz is defending its hire of Daniel Penny to its limited partners after fielding a flurry of questions asking why the firm hired him, per an internal memo

I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity. He just resigned. wsj.com/tech/doge-staf…

🚨🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…