Kate Conger

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Technology Reporter at The New York Times

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Articles

Elon Musk Calls Trump Policy Bill a 'Disgusting Abomination'

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Kate Conger |Michael Gold |Jonathan Swan

Elon Musk lashed out on Tuesday against the far-reaching Republican bill intended to enact President Trump's domestic policy agenda, posting on X that it was a "disgusting abomination" and telling House members who voted for it: "You know you did wrong."The tech billionaire's criticism of the bill, one of Mr. Trump's top priorities, was another indication of a widening rift between Mr. Musk and the president.
F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdog, Alleging Boycott Collusion

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Kate Conger |Tiffany Hsu

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether roughly a dozen prominent advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers that did not want their brands to appear alongside hateful online content, three people familiar with the inquiries said.
FTC Is Investigating Liberal Group Media Matters

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Kate Conger |Kenneth Vogel |Teddy Schleifer

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The FTC Is Investigating Whether Media Matters Colluded With Advertisers

2 weeks ago | benton.org | Kate Conger |Kenneth Vogel

The Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into Media Matters, a liberal advocacy organization that has published research on hateful and antisemitic content on X, according to two people familiar with the inquiry. The regulator said in a letter sent to the organization that it was investigating the group, which is aligned with Democrats, over whether it illegally colluded with advertisers.
FTC Is Investigating Liberal Group Media Matters

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kate Conger |Kenneth Vogel |Teddy Schleifer

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday opened an investigation into Media Matters, a liberal advocacy organization that has published research on hateful and antisemitic content on X, according to two people familiar with the investigation. The regulator said in a letter sent to the organization that it was investigating the group, which is aligned with Democrats, over whether it illegally colluded with advertisers, according to the people.
Grok Chatbot’s ‘White Genocide’ Responses Blamed on xAI Employee

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Kate Conger

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Terrorists Continue to Pay for Check Marks on X, Report Says

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kate Conger

Elon Musk's social media company has continued to accept payments for subscriptions from entities barred from doing business in the U.S., a nonprofit found. More than a year after researchers first warned X that it was potentially violating U.S. sanctions by accepting payments for subscription accounts from terrorist organizations and other groups barred from doing business in the country, Elon Musk's social media platform continues to accept such payments, according to a new report.
How secure is Signal, anyway?

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Kate Conger

SAN FRANCISCO: Signal, a popular messaging app, has come into the spotlight after reports that several senior Trump administration officials had used the tool to conduct war planning – inadvertently including a journalist in one message group and the wife, brother and personal lawyer of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in another.
Signal has been used by Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials. How secure is it?

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Kate Conger

SAN FRANCISCO -- Signal, a popular messaging app, has come into the spotlight after reports that several senior Trump administration officials had used the tool to conduct war planning -- inadvertently including a journalist in one message group and the wife, brother and personal lawyer of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in another.
The New York Times -artikkeli | Näin teknomiljardööri kaappasi haltuunsa Yhdysvaltain hallinnon

1 month ago | ksml.fi | Jonathan Swan |Teddy Schleifer |Teddy Schleifer |Maggie Haberman |Ryan Mac |Kate Conger | +1 more

Syyskuun viimeisenä perjantaina vuonna 2023 teknologiasijoittaja Chamath Palihapitiyan järjesti illalliskutsut kartanossaan Piilaaksossa. Teknologiamiljardööri Elon Musk saapui paikalle noin tunnin myöhässä. Muskin vierailun ei pitänyt herättää huomiota. Vielä tuolloin hän vältteli ottamasta julkisesti kantaa poliittiseen keskusteluun. Musk kertoi vieraille, että hänen oli varottava tukemasta ketään republikaanien presidenttiehdokasta taistelussa.