Trump2026-09-20 09:58:26Trump family expands investments tied to AI, data centers and power infrastructureDonald Trump and businesses tied to his family are expanding their exposure to artificial intelligence, data centers, power infrastructure and related technology companies, according to a ChainCatcher report citing financial disclosures and corporate plans. Since Trump returned to the White House, his investment account has disclosed nearly 30,000 securities transactions, including trades in shares of Dell Technologies, Micron Technology, GE Vernova, Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Credo Technology and Super Micro Computer. The filings do not show whether he still holds those positions, and the trades are not subject to real-time disclosure. Trump also has not placed his assets into a blind trust. The report said Trump Media & Technology Group plans to merge with fusion company TAE Technologies, which aims to build generation facilities as electricity demand from AI data centers rises. Truth Social is also planning to license platform data to AI labs through TruthAPI and has launched a search product powered by Perplexity. Separately, Donald Trump Jr., a partner at 1789 Capital, is tied to a firm that has raised a $1.2 billion fund focused in part on digital infrastructure such as data centers, with investments in Cerebras, Perplexity and xAI. Eric Trump, through American Ventures, has invested in defense, robotics and AI data-processing companies. The White House denied any conflict of interest, saying the investments are handled by an independent manager in a fully discretionary account that automatically tracks indexes including the Schwab 1000.420
Trump2026-09-20 09:49:37Trump family expands AI investments as Trump opposes slowing developmentDonald Trump and his family businesses are continuing to expand their exposure to artificial intelligence, data centers, power infrastructure, and related technology companies, even as Trump opposes efforts to slow AI development. That overlap has raised the prospect of a conflict of interest, because policy decisions made by his administration on AI regulation could affect the value of personal and family investments. Financial disclosures show that since Trump returned to the White House, his investment accounts have reported nearly 30,000 securities trades, including transactions in Dell Technologies, Micron Technology, GE Vernova, Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Credo Technology, and Super Micro Computer. It remains unclear whether he still holds those positions because the trades do not require real-time disclosure, and Trump has not placed his assets into a blind trust like several recent U.S. presidents. The Trump family’s business interests also extend directly into AI-related operations through Truth Social, 1789 Capital, and American Ventures. The White House has denied any conflict, saying the assets are managed independently through discretionary accounts that automatically track indexes including the Schwab 1000, leaving Trump and his family without control over specific trades or timing.430
Donald Trump2026-09-20 01:20:38Trump launches poll to rename artificial intelligence, with two of three options sharing the SI acronymU.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 19 that the term "Artificial Intelligence" is inaccurate and inelegant, and asked users to vote on three alternative names he said better fit the ongoing "revolution." The options were Superior Intelligence (SI), Extreme Intelligence (EI), and Supreme Intelligence (SI). Two of the three proposals share the same acronym, a point the post did not address. The poll was hosted on Trump’s social platform, Truth Social, which supports native polling. The same text was also posted on X, but that version did not include a poll, leaving users there to respond only in replies. Voting was still underway at the time referenced by ABMedia, and the outlet said vote counts cited by different media varied significantly depending on timing, leaving no stable tally to quote. ABMedia also traced the phrase "artificial intelligence" back to a proposal dated Aug. 31, 1955, preserved by Stanford University. The document was signed by J. McCarthy of Dartmouth College, M. L. Minsky of Harvard University, N. Rochester of IBM, and C. E. Shannon of Bell Telephone Laboratories, and outlined a two-month AI research project at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the summer of 1956.260
Trump2026-09-19 15:49:04Trump launches Truth Social poll to rename artificial intelligenceFormer U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 19 in a Truth Social post that the term "Artificial Intelligence" is, in his view, both inaccurate and awkward, and not the right way to describe AI. He proposed three alternative names for what he called a new phenomenon: Superior Intelligence, abbreviated as SI; Extreme Intelligence, or EI; and Supreme Intelligence, also abbreviated as SI. Trump framed the post as a public vote and invited people to weigh in on what this developing "revolution" should be called. At the time cited in the BlockBeats report, the poll had drawn 10,183 votes, with 1 day remaining before the deadline. The report did not provide additional details beyond the post and the poll figures.270
Donald Trump2026-09-14 15:25:14Trump rejects calls to slow AI again, says the U.S. must not "kill the goose that lays the golden eggs"U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back again against calls to slow artificial intelligence development, arguing that the dispute around AI and data centers stems from one core fact: the United States is far ahead of every other country. In a Truth Social post on Sept. 14, Trump said America’s lead is not small, and warned against allowing current controversies to undercut that advantage. He summed up his position with a blunt line: "Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs." His remarks came as debate in the U.S. intensifies over AI data center expansion, power consumption, and the pace of frontier AI development. The discussion has gained momentum after several figures in the AI industry recently called for a slowdown in frontier AI work. That has added fuel to a wider argument in Washington and the market over how the sector should be regulated and how quickly it should be allowed to advance.710
Anthropic2026-09-14 01:13:36Anthropic signs $13.7 billion, six-year compute deal with Rum GroupAnthropic has signed a six-year computing agreement worth $13.7 billion with Rum Group, according to The Information, which cited people familiar with the matter. Rum Group is described as a company with roots in social media and long-standing ties to the Trump administration. Founded in 2013, Rum gained attention among conservatives after the 2020 U.S. presidential election as a YouTube alternative for smaller content creators. The company also hosts Donald Trump’s Truth Social and streams official White House broadcasts. The report said the deal is the latest in a string of cloud-computing agreements Anthropic has reached over the past year. Its partners have included major cloud providers such as Google, technology companies including SpaceX, and smaller emerging cloud firms such as Nscale. Demand for Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork products was cited as the driver behind the recent wave of capacity deals. According to the report, those agreements together account for at least 14,800 megawatts of compute capacity, with costs that could reach as much as $517 billion over the next decade. The Rum agreement is set to add to that total.790
Donald Trump2026-09-09 19:20:31Protos tracks Trump’s $2 gasoline pledge against a Labor Day average of $4.15Protos said Labor Day 2026 became the most expensive Labor Day at the pump in US history, with gasoline averaging $4.15 a gallon nationwide. The report centers on Donald Trump’s repeated promise, made across rallies, speeches, and Truth Social posts since 2024, that gasoline would fall below $2 a gallon. Protos argues the record shows the opposite: prices stayed well above that target and, at several points, moved sharply higher. The article walks through a timeline of Trump’s statements, from his August and September 2024 campaign pledges to later claims in 2025 and 2026 that gas had either already fallen below key levels or soon would. Protos contrasts those remarks with national averages, fact-checks, and station-level data, including its note that only eight out of roughly 150,000 stations sold sub-$2 gasoline during the week of Trump’s February 24, 2026 State of the Union address. The report also links a later phase of Trump’s messaging to the war in Iran. After the US joined Israeli airstrikes on Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Energy Secretary Chris Wright said prices would fall, while Trump himself said gasoline and oil would drop once the war ended. Protos said that did not happen by Labor Day weekend, when AAA still showed a national average of $4.15 a gallon.810
Trump Media2026-09-09 01:10:44Trump Media and Yorkville launch seven Truth Social-branded ETFs on NYSETrump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social and listed as DJT.US, teamed up with New Jersey-based investment firm Yorkville America to launch seven exchange-traded funds under the Truth Social brand on Dec. 30, 2025. The products are now listed on the New York Stock Exchange and together manage about $150 million in assets. Five of the funds are newly created and target defense and security, space and AI, well-known American brands, energy security, and real estate investment trusts focused on Republican-leaning states. Their tickers are TSSD, TSFN, TSIC, TSES, and TSRS. The other two funds came from acquired conservative ETFs that were renamed: America First ETF with the ticker MAGA, and God Bless America ETF with the ticker YALL. According to the report, the funds focus on companies seen as benefiting core sectors of the U.S. economy while avoiding firms viewed as aggressively advancing social activism. Holdings include Lockheed Martin, Exxon Mobil, Home Depot, and Walmart. Trump Media does not manage the funds or make portfolio decisions, and instead earns money by licensing its brand to Yorkville America. Each of the five new funds currently has less than $10 million in assets.880
