Alex Pigman
@alexrpigman.bsky.social
Tech reporter at AFP in Washington DC, ex Brussels and Paris
Signal: alexrp.99
Signal: alexrp.99
Yes there is the "TRAIN WRECK", but Trump's response to Musk's third party gambit is still pretty measured and Musk seems to know that.
July 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Yes there is the "TRAIN WRECK", but Trump's response to Musk's third party gambit is still pretty measured and Musk seems to know that.
Five days after the Musk clash, Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks is alive and well and carrying out his official functions. He just spoke at the AWS summit in DC
June 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Five days after the Musk clash, Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks is alive and well and carrying out his official functions. He just spoke at the AWS summit in DC
The tech oligarchs really do move in packs (an ideological Courchevel if you will)
February 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The tech oligarchs really do move in packs (an ideological Courchevel if you will)
Maybe Roman Abramovich will buy DC United!
February 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Maybe Roman Abramovich will buy DC United!
Total no brainer:
January 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Total no brainer:
If Thierry Breton, former EU scourge of big tech, was a social media, he'd be X. His successor Henna Virkkunen? LinkedIn. No question.
January 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If Thierry Breton, former EU scourge of big tech, was a social media, he'd be X. His successor Henna Virkkunen? LinkedIn. No question.
Picked the wrong day to...
January 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Picked the wrong day to...
Bannon-Musk feud? Looks like these guys will find a way to get along…
January 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Bannon-Musk feud? Looks like these guys will find a way to get along…
News from the MAGA cave: Bannon calls for revolt against Thiel, Sacks and Musk because they’re South African racists. He wants Musk banned from the White House.
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
News from the MAGA cave: Bannon calls for revolt against Thiel, Sacks and Musk because they’re South African racists. He wants Musk banned from the White House.
US House Minority Leader eschews X for Bluesky and news media seems to survive.
December 19, 2024 at 8:02 PM
US House Minority Leader eschews X for Bluesky and news media seems to survive.
If you’re a Republican in Congress, there’s a 400 billion dollar torpedo aimed at your head.
December 18, 2024 at 10:54 PM
If you’re a Republican in Congress, there’s a 400 billion dollar torpedo aimed at your head.
Musk going after pork, is an interesting test. Is he after specific baubles, like rebuilding the collapsed bridge in (very not Republican) Baltimore, or the permission to rebuild of a DC stadium? Does he actually know what he is talking about or just impressed by the stack of paper.
December 18, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Musk going after pork, is an interesting test. Is he after specific baubles, like rebuilding the collapsed bridge in (very not Republican) Baltimore, or the permission to rebuild of a DC stadium? Does he actually know what he is talking about or just impressed by the stack of paper.
CODE RED meetings at public sector units of AWS, MS and Google!
December 9, 2024 at 8:11 PM
CODE RED meetings at public sector units of AWS, MS and Google!
December 3, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Well what do you know…. Threads prompt asks if I want algorithmic political content:
November 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Well what do you know…. Threads prompt asks if I want algorithmic political content:
Buried into his apologia of Musk owned Twitter/X, billionaire investor Bill Ackman says maybe the platform should be owned by some sort of trust and not in the hands of one individual (i.e Musk). Twitter should have probably done that long ago instead of this quixotic pursuit for 10x returns.
December 1, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Buried into his apologia of Musk owned Twitter/X, billionaire investor Bill Ackman says maybe the platform should be owned by some sort of trust and not in the hands of one individual (i.e Musk). Twitter should have probably done that long ago instead of this quixotic pursuit for 10x returns.