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The billionaire tech leader was discussing rampant backlash online against AI companies during an appearance on a Tuesday episode of the new “Sources” podcast with host Alex Heath.

Some social media users railed against the "absurd" price, while others speculated that the box could contain a secret Easter egg.

Some social media users railed against the "absurd" price, while others speculated that the box could contain a secret Easter egg.

"If someone came to the door in America and asked for help, wouldn’t they be taken in?"

"We Have The Receipts": Bartiromo Denies Fox Firing

Update (1155ET): New details are rolling in about the Bartiromo situation - as the anchor is denying reports that she was fired from the station. According to The Hollywood Reporter: 

Bartiromo, who is now repped by Bryan Freedman, who recently repped Justin Baldoni, as well as journalists Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo after their dramatic exits from CNN as well as Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox, denies that she was fired and further claims that she is “still employed by Fox.” Freedman suggests they may pursue the matter in court. 

“For many years, Maria Bartiromo hosted three number-one-rated television shows on Fox channels. She has been, without question,  one of the hardest-working journalists throughout her award-winning career,” Freedman said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

"The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false. Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise. Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth," he continued.

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Maria Bartiromo was not fired for pushing claims about the 2020 election - she was fired for revealing that Fox had told its own staff not to talk about it. Fox News Media announced on Thursday it had parted ways with the anchor effective immediately after more than twelve years, thanking her for her work and giving no reason. 

The guidance at the center of it went out in July, after President Donald Trump used a prime-time address to tie China to the 2020 result. Fox Business management privately instructed senior staff not to lend credibility to the claims, and killed a China-and-2020 story Bartiromo wanted to pursue. The sensitivity stemmed from legal concerns - Fox paid Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million in 2023 over 2020 election coverage, and Smartmatic's $2.7 billion claim is still outstanding, with Bartiromo named in both.

Fox did not catch the leak itself. Puck's Dylan Byers reported that Bartiromo took a screenshot of that guidance and sent it to senior White House officials, which Fox executives learned of after receiving a call from the White House.

In a terse statement, Fox News said Bartiromo is no longer with the company, effective immediately and thanked her for her work, while wishing her well in her next chapter.

Status's Oliver Darcy, who built his brand at CNN by pushing censorship campaigns against conservative media, was first to report that Bartiromo leaked internal guidance after Fox Business management privately directed senior staff not to lend credibility to claims President Donald Trump made in a July address regarding China's interference in the 2020 election.

However, a new report alleges that Bartiromo was in FOX's crosshairs for several reasons beyond the alleged leak.

Mediaite reports:

According to a source familiar with the matter, sharing the memo about Trump's July comments was "not the only reason" that led to her abrupt defenestration.

The source confirmed that it was "a confluence of factors," including Fox's whopping $787.5 million settlement it had to pay to Dominion Voting Systems in 2023 over 2020 election fraud claims Fox had aired, plus another similar lawsuit from Smartmatic "still hanging out there." Bartiromo was among the main on-air personalities cited in these lawsuits and has continued to periodically peddle in election denialism. A Fox News media spokesperson told Mediaite that the move was simply a "business decision" and declined further comment.

Comments Kevin O'Leary made on a May 11 episode of Mornings With Maria also factored in, the source said, in which the Shark Tank star accused nonprofit organizations that opposed his data center project in Utah of being secret agents of the Chinese Communist Party.

Trump blasted Fox's decision to sever ties with Bartiromo, calling the host a "true warrior."

"I can't believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have her great show(s) on FoxNews/Business. Three different shows, always number one," the president wrote on Truth Social. "Maria is a total professional, and a true warrior. Her fans, of which there are many, will not be happy. God bless you, Maria!"

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:30

Chirping has a different meaning to some in Bean Town.

Chasing treasure, finding fits.

The actress confirmed she was at the height of her addiction battle when she made her one-episode appearance as Lexi Featherston on "SATC."

The actress confirmed she was at the height of her addiction battle when she made her one-episode appearance as Lexi Featherston on "SATC."

A judge revealed he intends to declare a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial Friday on the seventh day of deliberations -- but gave her defiant lawyer just one hour to file an emergency appeal against the ruling.

A heartbreaking tragedy befell a Los Angeles woman when a dog trainer allegedly kept her thick-coated puppy in a sweltering crate for hours until the pooch succumbed to the heat.

New footage from August 31 shows a U.S. Army H-60M Black Hawk launching an Anduril Altius-700 loitering munition during Project Convergence Capstone 6. The test demonstrated a “hunter-killer” team capable of autonomously locating a target, sharing data across the formation and carrying out a strike. The Army said the test is part of efforts to...

"Stolen or not, we suffered a loss."

Start Labor Day weekend off on the right foot.

The probe comes after Tesla on Thursday began commercial deployment of a small number of the two-seater Cybercab and said it planned to gradually expand the service to additional vehicles.

Tesla's Cybercab Debut Falls Flat As NHTSA Opens Probe

Tesla’s long awaited Cybercab finally hit the streets of Austin yesterday, and the debut was something of a dud.

For a product Elon Musk has positioned as central to Tesla’s future, the rollout was remarkably subdued. There was no major public livestream with appearance by Musk or traditional press presence, relatively little new information and just 45 Cybercabs registered in Texas as of Thursday. After years of hype surrounding Tesla’s robotaxi ambitions, the event still felt more like a limited demonstration than the beginning of a transportation revolution.

Now federal regulators have thrown a wet blanket over even that modest celebration.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a review of the Cybercab to determine whether its unusual design complies with federal safety rules, according to the Wall Street Journal.  The two seat vehicle has no steering wheel, pedals or conventional mirrors, putting it outside many of the assumptions baked into decades old automotive regulations.

Tesla says the Cybercab meets all applicable federal standards. NHTSA now wants to inspect the technical data and certification process behind that claim, including Tesla’s determination that certain requirements may not apply to a purpose built autonomous vehicle.

The U.S. generally allows automakers to certify their own vehicles rather than obtaining federal approval before production. NHTSA can then challenge those certifications after vehicles reach public roads, which is essentially what is happening here.

There is also precedent. Regulators previously challenged Amazon owned Zoox after it certified a robotaxi without a steering wheel or pedals. Zoox eventually received an exemption allowing commercial operation under certain restrictions. Tesla has not applied for a similar exemption.

Tesla has installed capacity to produce more than 125,000 Cybercabs annually and eventually hopes to sell them for less than $30,000. Musk has increasingly tied Tesla’s valuation and future to autonomous transportation rather than simply selling electric cars.

NHTSA could ultimately conclude Tesla has done everything correctly. But if regulators disagree, the Cybercab could face required modifications, recalls or additional regulatory hurdles.

Either way, the probe makes an already underwhelming debut even more awkward. Tesla finally got the Cybercab onto public roads after years of promises, only for Washington to immediately start asking whether it should be there in its current form.

Tesla shares are down over 6% this morning (having rolled over at the July highs)...

Analyst Gordon Johnson of GLJ Research put out a note to clients Friday morning that said: "Morgan Stanley set the bar at 25 to 50 Cybercabs on the road, and visibility around pricing, the ability to purchase, and federal exemptions… for the Cybercab event to be a “success”."

He continued: "Tesla delivered 45 registrations, would not say how many were in service, skipped the livestream, kept Musk off the stage, and left the event with no price, no per-mile economics, no purchase button, and no federal exemption on file for a vehicle that legally needs one. When a company stages a launch and then declines to answer the only questions the bulls said mattered, the honest read is not that the story is early — it's that there wasn't one to tell."

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:15

Is your doctor leaving you on read?

For its 59th anniversary, NYC’s legendary West Indian American Day Parade will dance down Eastern Parkway this Labor Day to celebrate all things Caribbean culture — with its biggest champions having a whole new reason to party this year.

CNN aired a graphic that incorrectly said feminist icon Gloria Steinem died in 2006 -- just days after the network was forced to apologize for mistakenly using a photo of a Dolly Parton impersonator in its coverage of the country legend’s death.