- Elon Musk challenged critics to name people who died due to USAID funding cuts he led, claiming no deaths occurred.
- Journalist Nicholas Kristof provided names of individuals, including children like Jibia and Achol Deng, who died after losing USAID-funded healthcare.
- Musk responded with insults, calling Kristof 'evil' and a 'liar,' and targeted others like researcher Alonso Gurmendi.
- Kristof published a New York Times column detailing deaths linked to aid cuts, with estimates suggesting over 750,000 lives lost globally.
- Musk bragged about cutting USAID funding and faced legal issues, including fraud lawsuits related to a $1 million giveaway.
- Meta faced backlash for using Kylie Jenner in smart glasses ads, highlighting wealth disparity and privacy concerns over surreptitious recording.
- Meta contractors posed as children to test rival AI chatbots on sensitive topics like suicide and eating disorders, raising ethical questions.
- Mark Zuckerberg plans high-quality beef production on his ranch and commented on AI job displacement, despite recent Meta layoffs.
- Larry Ellison donated $45 million to pro-Trump groups, with Trump supporting his media acquisition efforts, including potential CNN overhaul.
- Global billionaire wealth increased by 25%, while median wealth declined for the working class, according to a UBS report.