Semafor • Feb 4, 2026
SpaceX, xAI merger signals Big Tech’s evolution
The eventual merger of Elon Musk’s empire is a natural evolution of Big Tech, from primarily software-based companies to extraterrestrial industrial giants. Call them EIGs.
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Breaking Points • Feb 4, 2026
US SHOOTS DOWN Iranian Drone As Tensions SPIRAL
New Republic • Feb 4, 2026
Ryan Routh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Trying to Assassinate Trump
Ryan Routh, who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September 2024, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. The ruling was handed down by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who has a history of biased rulings in favor of the president. Prosecutors had been seeking a life sentence to “send a message that seeking to assassinate a Presidential candidate will result in the most severe punishment,” they wrote in a memo before the sentencing. Routh had planned the assassination for months, prosecutors said, adding that he was willing to kill anyone who attempted to stop him and didn’t express remorse. Routh sought to have Cannon recuse herself from the case, citing her dismissal of Trump’s classified documents case in 2024, but his motion was rejected. The sentence is not surprising, considering that Routh represented himself while on trial in September last year. He ended up being found guilty on all five charges related to the assassination attempt, and reportedly tried to stab himself with a pen moments after the verdict. Cannon’s response was to appoint a new lawyer to represent Routh. Routh’s lawyer last month sought a reduced sentence of 27 years to “meet the need for punishment, provide the defendant with correctional treatment and provide for mental health treatment in a custodial setting.” Instead, Routh, who turns 60 in two weeks, will now spend the rest of his life behind bars to set an example. This story has been updated.
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I've Had It Podcast • Feb 4, 2026
IHIP News: 🚨 JD Vance PANICS As New Epstein Emails CONNECT HIM and Thiel to Global SCHEME!
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Hasan Abi • Feb 4, 2026
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Semafor • Feb 4, 2026
Humanizing the machines: Companies design robots to look friendlier
In a bid to engender connections between humans and robots, companies are designing humanoids with more emotive eyes, smiles, and subtler features to evoke positive feelings.
Jezebel • Feb 4, 2026
Prosecutors Seemingly Agree to Release Body Camera Footage of Marimar Martinez Shooting
"My own government attempted to execute me," said Marimar Martinez this week in testimony to Congress, after she was shot by Border Patrol.
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Breaking Points • Feb 4, 2026
5 Shots, 7 Holes: US Citizen Shot By ICE Reveals 'DISGUSTING' Texts
truthout • Feb 4, 2026
Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Immigration Agents Being Sent to Their States
A majority of Americans also recognized that the Trump administration was dishonest about the killing of Alex Pretti.
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You Can’t Judge the Iran War by Its Stats
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War, Oil, and Blowback: Why Critics Say Trump’s Iran Offensive Is Reshaping the Global Economy
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NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long-term lunar presence
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Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
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Shiite grief over attacks on Iran’s sacred cities has deep historical roots
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Sex test used in IOC’s new transgender ban more likely to exclude from Olympics intersex women who were assigned female at birth
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