Tech’s shift to Trump: all the companies and execs kissing the ring Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTech companies and their leadership are schmoozing Donald Trump ahead of the imminent administration switchup. Read the full story at The Verge.

Silicon Valley’s White House influence grows as Trump taps tech execs for key roles Trump nominated top tech leaders for key spots in his administration, including executives who’ve held roles at Andreessen Horowitz and PayPal.

Former FTX Execs Nishad Singh, Gary Wang to Be Sentenced Later This Year Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh and former Chief Technology Officer Gary Wang are set to be sentenced this fall in the ongoing criminal case against what was once a global crypto exchange before it collapsed in historic fashion near the end of 2022.

Hydrogen Technology Execs Jailed for HYDRO Price Manipulation CEO Michael Kane and Shane Hampton, head of financial engineering, were sentenced to a total of more than six years in prison.

Streaming execs think TV’s future looks a lot like its past submitted by /u/AndrewHeard

Fintech has hit a bottom after plunge in valuations and squeeze on funding, execs and VCs say “Investors are now in the AI mindset,” the CEO of Nium told CNBC. “Like, whatever it costs. I want in on AI. They’re going to burn a lot of money.”

Ripple-Owned Metaco Sees Most of Execs and Marketing Teams Depart: Source

Sex, Signal messages and sabotage: SBF’s top execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial heated up on Thursday as former friends and allies took the witness stand

X has to pay $1.1 million in legal fees for ex-Twitter execs Illustration: The VergeA judge has ruled that X, the platform previously known as Twitter, must pay $1.1 million in legal fees associated with the investigations of the platform that unfolded during Elon Musk’s buyout of the platform last year, according to a report from Bloomberg. As noted by Bloomberg, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen S…

Japan’s Yamamoto treats MLB execs to no-hitter Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, generally regarded as the best pitcher in Japan who might be headed next season to North America, pitched a no-hit game on Saturday for the Orix Buffaloes.

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Assail Studio Execs on the SAG-AFTRA Picket Lines: “Have You Seen the Houses They Live In?” submitted by /u/Neo2199

PGA Tour execs to testify to Senate over LIV deal Two PGA Tour officials have agreed to testify before a U.S. Senate panel next week about the tour’s merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, but LIV officials declined to appear, lawmakers said Monday.