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The cold (and occasionally hot) war between Trump and his predecessors

Washington Post: Obama, Bush, Clinton push back on Trump's unprecedented attacks.

Market close: Attention goes offshore as New Zealand sharemarket steady

NZX CEO Mark Peterson will resign in April 2026 after the annual meeting.

An accuser’s story suggests how Trump might appear in the Epstein files

New York Times: Former Epstein employee told FBI about troubling encounter with Trump.

Their water taps ran dry when Meta built next door

NYT: In the race to develop AI, tech giants are building data centres that guzzle water.

Lights! Camera! But not enough action in a fading, worried Hollywood

The world’s entertainment capital is facing an existential crisis.

Trump’s finances were shaky. Then he began to capitalise on his comeback

NY Times: Records suggest his riches were not the product of a steady and strong empire.

A new global divide: AI boom creates gap between nations

New York Times: As countries race to power AI, a yawning gap is opening around the world.

Cloudflare introduces default blocking of AI data scrapers

New York Times: Cloudfare customers can block AI companies from exploiting their website.

Trump and Musk’s relationship melts down in spectacular fashion

New York Times: The speed of the fallout has been breathtaking.

On the campaign trail, Elon Musk juggled drugs and family drama

NY Times: As Musk entered Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous.

Tesla shares lose $252b in value in stunning Trump, Musk live break-up

Trump calls Musk 'crazy', says he will cancel all of his government contracts.

Jeffrey Epstein invested with Peter Thiel, and his estate is reaping millions

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Trump wants America to make things again. Does it have what it takes?

New York Times: Can jobs and factories really come "roaring back" to the US?

Trump taps Palantir to compile data on Americans

New York Times: Trump's data-sharing plan raises privacy concerns.

US court issues sweeping ruling blocking Trump tariffs

A US federal court has blocked Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” import tariffs.

Tech’s Trump whisperer, Tim Cook, goes quiet as his influence fades

New York Times: Apple's CEO has gone from winning Trump's praise to drawing his ire.