Time for a Data Privacy Bill + the TikTok Crackdown with Senator Maria Cantwell

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The Onion’s Ben Collins on Political Satire & Why Trump Isn’t Funny

Since becoming CEO of the Onion two years ago, former disinformation reporter Ben Collins has helped revitalize the satirical newspaper by relaunching its print edition, bringing back the Onion News Network on YouTube, and launching a bid to take over Alex Jones’s Infowars. The O ...  Show more

Inside Rivian’s Strategy to Survive a Hostile EV Market

Kara talks with Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe at a tense time for electric vehicles: domestic sales have cooled, federal EV tax credits are gone, and tariffs are raising costs across supply chains. Rivian’s premium R1S SUV and R1T pickup helped establish the brand — the R1S ...  Show more

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