BIG Admin
The official White House account on Truth Social has posted a photo of Donald Trump… as the Pope.
Understandably, the « joke » offends many churchgoers around the world, but amuses the MAGA voting base and its supporters.
Still, this is the most recent episode of megalomania from a president who had already set the Vatican on fire just a few days ago by claiming he wished to be pope himself, on the heels of the death of Pope Francis.
Tesla’s board of directors quickly refuted a Wall Street Journal article, assuring that Elon Musk retains the full confidence of investors to lead the company and that no search for a successor is underway.
Exclusive: About a month ago, with Tesla’s profits sinking and some investors worried about Elon Musk’s White House focus, the company’s board got serious about looking for a CEO to succeed him.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2025-05-01T14:00:27.400Z
It was on X, the billionaire’s social network, that Elon Musk’s defenders, including Tesla Chairman Robyn Denholm, denounced the erroneous Wall Street Journal report.
In her view, the claim that Tesla commissioned recruitment firms to find Musk’s successor is unfounded.
On X, Robyn Denholm even claims that the Wall Street Journal had been informed by the board of directors that these rumors were unfounded, before taking the decision to publish the article evoking plans to replace Elon Musk.
Tesla shares have fallen by around 30% since the start of the year.
The reasons for this decline are falling sales, growing competition, particularly from Chinese automakers, and concerns about Elon Musk’s controversial political involvement, which have clearly damaged the brand’s image.
Elon Musk and some members of Tesla publicly criticized the Wall Street Journal following the publication, with the billionaire criticizing the paper for failing to include in the article a « categorical denial » formulated by Tesla.
The Wall Street Journal has been owned since 2007 by News Corp, the media group controlled by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns Fox News.
Russia is reportedly facing a shortage of transport vehicles for its troops in combat zones.
Russian Troops Rolled Into Battle In A Yellow School Bus
To alleviate this shortage, it would resort to all sorts of unusual means to move its soldiers, including Lada cars, golf carts and school buses.
In addition to these unusual means of transport, the use of motorcycles, electric scooters, a locomotive and antique vehicles from the 1950s would also be reported.
All of this equipment has reportedly been in use for some time, and some is said to have come from sources outside Russia, including China and Belarus.
The latest addition to the range of civilian vehicles requisitioned by Russian forces, a yellow school bus was reportedly recently spotted by a Ukrainian drone.
The vehicle, abandoned in a field near the front line in Donetsk oblast, eastern Ukraine, illustrates the increasing improvisation of Russian means of transport.
According to Forbes, since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian military vehicle losses are estimated at over 17,000 units.
Faced with an inventory at an all-time low, Russia is reportedly forced to modify civilian vehicles to move its troops in combat zones, despite their poor ability to cross terrain prepared for confrontation, such as trenches.
Apple a dévoilé ses résultats pour le premier trimestre 2025, avec des ventes d’iPhone atteignant de justesse les 46 milliards de dollars prévus.
Les ventes d’Apple ont généré plus de 95 milliards de dollars de revenus au premier trimestre 2025, dépassant légèrement les prévisions d’un peu plus de 94 milliards.
Cependant, certains indicateurs révèlent déjà des tensions, notamment une baisse des ventes en Chine d’un milliard de dollars en dessous des projections.
Selon Forbes, les ventes d’Apple au premier trimestre dans la grande région de la Chine, actuellement au centre d’un conflit tarifaire majeur avec les États-Unis, se sont révélées inférieures aux attentes.
Alors que les projections misaient sur 17 milliards de dollars, les ventes ont atteint seulement 16 milliards.
Le PDG Tim Cook prévoit un deuxième trimestre difficile en raison des tarifs douaniers instaurés par l’administration Trump, qui entraîneraient, selon l’entreprise, des coûts supplémentaires estimés à 900 millions de dollars.
Rappelons que si le conflit commercial avec la Chine devait se prolonger, Apple en subirait inévitablement les conséquences, la Chine ayant représenté 17% de ses revenus en 2024.
De plus, au-delà de l’impact sur les ventes, la majorité des iPhone sont assemblés dans ce pays, ce qui accentue la vulnérabilité de l’entreprise.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced his intention to sell 25 million Amazon shares, currently valued at around five billion US dollars.
Jeff Bezos to sell up to $4.75bn in Amazon stockhttps://www.ft.com/content/bc4465d2-59ae-41fd-8b1a-8c39a9091cd4
— Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) 2025-05-02T13:07:25.017Z
In line with legal requirements to prevent insider trading, Amazon has disclosed that Jeff Bezos’ planned sales are part of a pre-established schedule and are executed automatically.
With this announcement, Bezos would have one year to complete the sale of his 25 million shares, which he should therefore have finalized by May 29, 2026.
In recent years, the billionaire has already sold part of his Amazon shares to finance other projects, notably the acquisition of the Washington Post.
He has also used his shares to finance his space projects with Blue Origin, which recently sent Katy Perry into space.
The five billion from the sale could now be used to accelerate the development of Project Kuiper, an initiative designed to compete with Elon Musk and SpaceX, in particular by becoming a strong rival to Starlink.
However, this share sale comes at a particular time for Amazon, which will have to contend in the coming months with the tariffs announced by the Trump administration.
Nevertheless, the company posted solid results for the first quarter of 2025, with growth of 19%.
