SpaceX Just Went Public and Instantly Blew Past $2 Trillion
If you thought Elon Musk's ego couldn't get any bigger, his rocket company just pulled off the biggest IPO in history, and retail investors are buying in like it's a ticket to Mars.
If you thought Elon Musk's ego couldn't get any bigger, his rocket company just pulled off the biggest IPO in history, and retail investors are buying in like it's a ticket to Mars.
The rocket company finally went public, and the stock market immediately lost its mind. If anyone had "the first trillionaire is a guy who wants to die on Mars" on their bingo card, come collect your prize.
Flying into China for a meeting sounds like a standard academic trip until you end up in handcuffs at the airport because Beijing suddenly decided you're a threat to national security.
For decades, legal permanent residents could get government-backed loans to build local businesses. But a quiet policy shift just pulled the plug on them.
The US government is on the verge of losing its absolute favorite surveillance toy, and yes, it’s because Congress is doing its usual impression of a broken vending machine.
Just what everyone wanted for the new year: the federal government trying to build a highly specific database of trans youth and their doctors. Luckily, a judge in California just put a giant speed bump in front of that plan.
Classic Washington standoff: the government is about to lose its favorite foreign wiretapping tool because Donald Trump appointed a guy with zero intelligence experience to run the nation's spies.
Next time there's a literal war, don't expect actual details from the Pentagon. Expect graphic design, screaming memes on X, and zero follow-up questions.
We all know about billionaires and shady super PACs buying elections. But the real game of thrones is happening inside Congress, where politicians are quietly passing millions of dollars to each other to buy loyalty and secure power.
Happy summer! As a seasonal treat, the government is killing off a beloved, generous student loan repayment plan on July 1 and replacing it with two shiny new ones.
Classic semantic gymnastics: ICE wants everyone to know they absolutely do not have a "protester database." They just have a database for "potentially unlawful activity." Which includes protesting.
Elon Musk's rocket company is about to hit the stock market, shattering records and making everyone realize space is apparently paved with gold.