Author: Daniel snow

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos leaves Aman Venice hotel, on the second day of the wedding festivities of Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, June 27, 2025. Yara Nardi | ReutersAmazon founder Jeff Bezos unloaded more than 3.3 million shares of his company in a sale valued at roughly $736.7 million, according to a financial filing on Tuesday.The stock sale is part of a previously arranged trading plan adopted by Bezos in March. Under that arrangement, Bezos plans to sell up to 25 million shares of Amazon over a period ending May 29, 2026.Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon’s…

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the reins of President Donald Trump’s megabill, after the Senate narrowly passed it following days of grueling negotiations and last-minute deals.Now, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down an uncertain path for the bill through his chamber, where several members of his conference have already publicly registered their objection to the Senate-approved version of the bill.The final vote in the Senate was 51-50, and Vice President JD Vance was needed to cast a tie-breaking vote. “I don’t work for the Senate parliamentarian. I work for the PEOPLE,” Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., wrote on X…

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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersRepublican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska cast a critical vote Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, helping to push the controversial legislation through the GOP-controlled Senate.But not before she secured a key carveout for her constituents from one of the bill’s strictest new provisions.”Do I like this bill? No. But I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests,” she told NBC News’ Ryan Nobles Tuesday.”I advocated…

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. Camille Cohen | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Google Doodle is Alphabet’s most valuable piece of real estate, and on Tuesday, the company used that space to promote “AI Mode,” its latest AI search product.Google’s Chrome browser landing pages and Google’s home page featured an animated image that, when clicked, leads users to AI Mode, the company’s latest search product. The doodle image also includes a share button.The promotion of AI Mode on the Google Doodle comes as the tech…

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