Twitter CEO Elon Musk is responding to criticism over allegations the platform has been complying with an increasing number of censorship demands. Musk, who recently arrived in Beijing to strengthen business ties with China, claimed that Twitter has no “actual choice” when it comes to government compliance. Bloomberg columnist Matthew Yglesias shared a report on…

Thinking of joining Russia? Well, Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, and a Vladimir Putin crony, has an offer he thinks people can’t refuse. Join Russia, get nukes. Lukashenko made the proposal during an interview with a Russian propagandist named Pavel Zarubin. The comments aired on Russian state media and came just a few days…

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced late Saturday night that they have reached a tentative agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default. The two sides finalized preliminary negotiations on the phone over the holiday weekend, characterizing it as an “agreement in principle.” The text of the deal…

Ford Motor Company announced it will be partnering with Tesla to provide its electric vehicle customers with access to Tesla’s extensive charging network in the U.S. and Canada. Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the agreement Thursday, May 25, during a “Twitter Spaces” audio chat. “We think this is a huge…