Barack Obama

A programmer named Ali Aliev recently developed a method for creating Deepfakes in real-time. To test the project, Aliev pretended to be celebrity billionaire Elon Musk and ‘accidentally’ wandered into the wrong online meeting. I’m not usually a fan of pranks (or Elon Musk, for that matter), but this might…

Cruise has hired prominent California lawyer Jeff Bleich, a former US Ambassador to Australia, as its chief legal officer.Cruise was acquired in 2016 by General Motors for $1 billion and has grown its valuation to almost $20 billion.Since 2018, the San Francisco-based self-driving startup has bulked up its executive ranks…

By Jason Lange and Grant SmithWASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden raised more than three times as much money for his campaign than President Donald Trump managed in March, a potential sign of voter enthusiasm for the Democratic challenger.Biden's campaign said on Monday it took in $46.7…

(CNN)The story of the 2016 election has often been told like this: "Donald Trump secured victory by breaking through the big blue wall in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin." It's how you end up with all those stories about Trump voters in Midwest diners. Heading into 2020, there's still a lot…

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump vehemently defended his decision to have his name printed on millions of I.R.S. checks being issued to the American people, telling reporters on Wednesday, “I want my name to be synonymous with the coronavirus.”Lashing out at critics of his decision, Trump said, “I have…

The Republican-turned-independent is a frequent critic of President Trump. April 15, 2020, 2:48 PM4 min read Independent Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, a frequent critic of President Trump, could make a decision on a presidential run “soon,” his campaign said on Wednesday, a move that could potentially complicate Trump’s ability…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren formally endorsed former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in a Wednesday morning video. Warren's nod comes after both Sen. Bernie Sanders and former President Barack Obama endorsed Biden earlier this week. The Massachusetts Senator officially ended her own presidential campaign on March 5 after a disappointing…

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Elizabeth Culliford(Reuters) - Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden, who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket, said he would appoint a committee this month to help him vet possible running mates.The former vice president to Barack Obama has said he would…

Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden’s 2020 bid on Tuesday, in the first major foray that the former president has made in the campaign. “Choosing Joe to be my vice-president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a close friend,” Obama said. “I believe Joe has…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) had made a few phone calls to the last administration before making his big dropout decision.Sanders suspended his 2020 run on Wednesday, saying his "path toward victory is virtually impossible" but pledging to stay on primary ballots through the Democratic National Convention to gain influence in…