Kris Jenners iconic Hidden Hills home, which served as the backdrop for many a Keeping Up With the Kardashians episode, has hit the market for $13.5 million. The reality TV star bought the Mediterraneanstyle house with her now-ex, Caitlyn Jenner, in 2010 for $4 million. Spanning 8,860 square feet, the 1.5-acre property hosts six bedroomsall ensuiteand a total of eight bathrooms.Ive shared so many unforgettable memories in this incredible home with my family, and Im excited to see it start a new chapter with its next owners, Kris told the New York Times. Strategic as ever, the momager has timed the listing to the debut of The Kardashians season six, which began airing on Hulu last week. The timing is also opportune in terms of the increased demand caused by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.A living area in the home.Photo: Wayne Ford PhotographyAs the Kardashian-Jenner familys longtime realtor Tomer Fridman said in 2017, The Kardashians are very astute businesspeople. Theyre extremely well-versed in real estate and understanding investment returns and market projections.Fans will recognize many areas of the abodes interior, especially the grand foyer, which features a double staircase and black-and-white checkerboard floors. The airy room was also the site of a KUWTK scene that went viral on Vine wherein the matriarch presented her daughter Kylie Jenner with a piglet. (To which the Kylie Cosmetics founder responded: Is that a chicken?) That scene, and many other oft-quoted tidbits, unfolded at the house throughout the shows 20 seasons. This home was an integral part of the show. But it isnt just a house that was on TV. Its a home where a family lived their lives, with good times, bad times, kids growing up, and all kinds of evolution, Fridman told the New York Times.

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National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo by NSA via Getty Images)Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "Big Delete," according to an NSA source and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information, is creating unintended consequences. Although the websites and other content are purportedly being deleted to comply with President Trump's executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion, or "DEI," the dragnet is taking down "mission-related" work. According to the NSA source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media, the process is "very chaotic," but is plowing ahead anyway.A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted. This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:Anti-RacismRacismAllyshipBiasDEIDiversityDiverseConfirmation BiasEquityEquitablenessFeminismGenderGender IdentityInclusionInclusiveAll-InclusiveInclusivityInjusticeIntersectionalityPrejudicePrivilegeRacial IdentitySexualityStereotypesPronounsTransgenderEqualityThe memo acknowledges that the list includes many terms that are used by the NSA in contexts that have nothing to do with DEI. For example, the term "privilege" is used by the NSA in the context of "privilege escalation." In the intelligence world, privilege escalation refers to "techniques that adversaries use to gain higher-level permissions on a system or network."The purge extends beyond public-facing websites to pages on the NSA's internal network, including project management software like Jira and Confluence.The NSA is trying to identify mission-related sites before the "Big Delete" is executed but appears to lack the personnel to do so. The NSA's internal network has existed since the 1990s, and a manual review of the content is impractical. Instead, the NSA is working with "Data Science Development Program interns" to "understand the false-positive use cases" and "help generate query options that can better minimize false-positives." Nevertheless, the NSA is anticipating "unintended downtime" of "mission-related" websites.While Trump's executive order claims to target "illegal and immoral discrimination programs," the NSA's banned-word list demonstrates that the implementation is far broader. The Trump administration is attempting to prohibit any acknowledgment that racism, stereotypes, and bias exist. The ban is so sweeping that "confirmation bias" the tendency of people "to accept or notice information if it appears to support what they already believe or expect" is included, even though it has nothing to do with race or gender.Popular Information is an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism since 2018. It is made possible by readers who upgrade to a paid subscription.The government memory holeSince Trump took office, thousands of web pages across various federal agencies have been altered or removed entirely. Federal agencies have taken down or edited resources about HIV, contraceptives, LGBTQ+ health, abortion, and climate change. Some web pages have later come back online without clarity on what had been changed or removed.An analysis by the Washington Post of 8,000 federal web pages found 662 examples of deletions and additions since Trump took office. The analysis found that words like diversity, equity, and inclusion were removed at least 231 times from the websites of federal agencies, including the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Transportation.One example included a job listing page for the Department of Homeland Security that removed language about maintaining an inclusive environment. The Post also found examples of words being removed that had nothing to do with DEI, such as a page on the Department of the Interiors website that boasted of its museums' diverse collections, removing the word diverse.Following Trumps executive orders targeting transgender individuals, multiple federal websites have removed transgender and intersex people from the acronym LGBTQI, NBC News reported. On the State Department website, a web page that used to provide resources for LGBTQI Travelers now addresses LGB Travelers. The Social Security Administration has made similar changes, with a page heading now reading Social Security for LGBQ People. Some agencies, including the Department of Education, have removed web pages with LGBTQ resources altogether.On X, Elon Musk's United States DOGE Service is celebrating the deletions:We started a new publication, Musk Watch. NPR covered our launch HERE. It features accountability journalism focused on one of the most powerful humans in history. It is free to sign up, so we hope youll give it a try and let us know what you think.Subscribe to Musk WatchFederal agencies have also been scrubbing websites for mentions of climate change, which Trump has called a hoax. The Department of Agricultures Office of Communications issued a directive to archive or unpublish any landing pages focused on climate change, the Guardian reported. Resources on the Forest Service website, including the Climate Change Resource Center and the Climate Action Tracker, appear to still be unavailable. The Department of Transportation website replaced the phrase climate change with climate resilience.Among the agencies with the most deleted web pages is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which took down over 3,000 pages, according to the New York Times. In one example, data from the CDCs Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which tracks important health metrics, was temporarily unavailable, only to come back online later with at least one of the gender columns missing and its data documentation removed. A banner on the top of the CDC website states it is being modified to comply with President Trumps Executive Orders.Last week, the Trump administration was sued by Doctors for America, a physicians' group, for removing health resources and data from government websites, arguing that it "deprived clinicians and researchers of tools necessary to treat patients.

In BriefPosted:4:07 PM PST February 10, 2025Image Credits:George Frey/Bloomberg (opens in a new window) / Getty ImagesPlaid working with Goldman Sachs on raising $300M to $400M in tender offerPlaid, a company that connects bank accounts to financial applications, is working with Goldman Sachs on a deal to allow early-stage investors and employees to sell existing shares, which will raise between $300 million and $400 million, Bloomberg reported citing sources.The tender offer, as such deals are called, will likely value the company lower than its previous financing round. Plaid raised a $425 million Series D at a post-money valuation of $13.4 billion in April 2021 in a deal led by Altimeter Capital.But since then, higher interest rates have led to lower valuations for many fintech startups.Plaid didnt immediately respond to a request for comment.While Plaid initially focused on fintech clients, its customer base now includes established financial companies like H&R Block, Western Union, and Citi. The companys revenue increased more than 25% in 2024, Bloomberg reported last month.Correction: An earlier version of this story said that Goldman will buy the shares for $300 million to $400 million. Topics

As if Elon Musk doesnt have enough going on, a consortium of investors led by him announced plans Monday for what appears to be a hostile takeover of OpenAI. The investor group offered nearly $97.4 billion to buy all of OpenAIs assets and is prepared to consider matching or exceeding higher bids, it said in a press release sent to TechCrunch.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman isnt having it. He immediately replied on X, no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.The consortium includes Baron Capital Group Inc., Valor Management LLC, Atreides Management, LP, Vy Fund III L.P., Emmanuel Capital Management LLC, and Eight Partners VC LLC.While Emanuel Capital Management has a slimmer public profile, the others are firmly in Musks orbit. Baron Capital Group, which manages multiple mutual funds, was founded by Ron Baron. The firms Baron Partners Fund, which he manages with his son Michael Baron, has large stakes in Tesla and SpaceX. Atreides Management is associated with Boston-based hedge fund Atreides. As we previously reported, founder Gavin Baker spent 18 years at Fidelity where he made his first investment in SpaceX. Atreides has also invested in Tesla and Baker was a public supporter of Musks enormous Tesla pay package. Valor Management was founded by Antonio Gracias, an early SpaceX investor and former Tesla board member. He was also an investor in Musks Solar City before Tesla acquired it. Vy Capital, founded by Alexander Tamas, also has a SpaceX stake and has invested in a number of other Musk companies like The Boring Company and Neuralink.Eight Partners VC is better known as Joe Lonsdales firm 8VC, according to public filings. Lonsdale is a vocal fan of Musk and runs in similar circles. He recently appeared on CNBC calling himself a huge fan of Musks DOGE, an interview that Musk reposted on X.Its not yet clear how serious this group is. One plausible analysis floating around the internet is that this is as much trolling as offer. Some say this is Musks attempt to drive up the price that Altmans team would have to pay to buy OpenAIs underlying assets in order to restructure it from its original non-profit status.Musk was part of the founding of OpenAI as a nonprofit AI research organization and Musk has been attempting to halt Altmans restructuring plans.

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A portrait picture of Elon Musk photographed in Krakow, Poland on January 22nd, 2024 and the seal of ... [+] the president of the United States are screened for illustration photo in Krakow, Poland on October 25, 2024. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesElon Musk's $97.4 Billion Bid for OpenAI, and Sam Altmans ResponseElon Musk and his investors have made a $97.4 billion offer to take over OpenAI. Sam Altman sent a quick rejection on X he joked that hed buy X (formerly Twitter) for $9.74 billion instead.AI Hype is at Its PeakCompanies are now raising money based on hype alone, like Stargate, which announced debt funding before actually securing it. AI investments are reaching a new level of speculation.Reality Check On OpenAIIn my eCornell certificate course on Designing and Building AI Solutions, we emphasize that AI is a tool. The real value is in value creation. As I often point out, back when OpenAI was purely a research initiative, it lacked a business moat and direct customer access factors that would have kept me from investing.Now, OpenAI has pivoted to a consumer-focused strategy, directly challenging Googles market dominance. Thats where real value lies but only if OpenAI executes effectively.To win in the AI consumer race, they need data and customers. Altman often talked about AGI. More then once I called this just a playbook for business leaders as we dont yet see any AGI in the near future. The AGI discussion in my view was just to position OpenAI as the leader in the AI space in general. However, DeepSeeks emergence has challenged this very narrative, making OpenAIs long-term success far from guaranteed.Why Would Musk Buy OpenAI? Because he is Late!Elon Musk has largely missed the AI train. His ventures in AI have lagged behind. Grok, his chatbot, has failed to gain traction. xAI, his OpenAi like compnay, has yet to deliver groundbreaking innovations. At one point, he even advocated for a pause in AI development. He said this is due to ethical concerns others assumed that he needs time to catch up. His stance on AI regulation has shifted particularly as his political influence grew. But that still does not mean Musk has a strong AI company. Therefore buying OpenAI could be his best bet, particularly as the U.S. government seeks a strong AI supplier.Trump has signaled a desire to tighten AI access to maintain U.S. dominance, raising concerns in Europe and prompting a funding announcement from France today. Musk may hope that owning OpenAI could position him at the center of U.S. AI hegemony dreams. Maybe, but only if the U.S. approach plays out.AI is Hard to ControlIm skeptical. AI isnt like nuclear energy. The U.S. approach to tighter controls may not be effective. The recent rise of DeepSeek has demonstrated that:Open-source AI alternatives are advancing at an astonishing pace.Trade barriers wont stop AI proliferation.Restrictive policies may push AI innovation outside the U.S.If Musk were to acquire OpenAI, he might find himself with a bigger headache than Microsoft has had.The End of a Love Affair between Microsoft and OpenAIThis bid could indicate that Microsoft and OpenAIs partnership is nearing its end. Ive long suspected that Microsoft might pivot away from OpenAI. Model commoditization and the trend toward more cost-effective inference suggest that Microsofts long-term AI focus will shift similar to Amazons toward AI applications rather than frontier development.Perhaps this bid is a sign that Microsoft is looking to offload OpenAI. The AI chessboard is shifting fast. Lets see how this plays out.Lets see what happens. AIs future is changing fast.

Demonstrators protest Elon Musk and President Donald Trump outside Los Angeles City Hall.MediaNews Group via Getty ImagesTrump voters loved the idea of Elon Musk taking a meat cleaver to the federal government. But now that the Tesla CEO is rampaging through the halls of DC swinging a chainsaw, public sentiment is shifting. And it's starting to ding the Tesla brand.The companys Loveland, Colorado, store was vandalized on Feb. 7, the third time in a month, with offensive and hateful graffiti, while about 50 people gathered in San Luis Obispo, California, outside a Tesla shop last week to protest federal budget cuts by Musks Department of Governmental Efficiency, or DOGE. A similar protest also occurred in San Diego over the weekend. The billionaire CEOs bizarre, Nazi-style salute at a Trump victory celebration last month spurred protestors in the Netherlands to paint swastikas and anti-Musk sentiments on a company store in The Hague. Musk derided comparisons to the Sieg Heil salute as dirty tricks, saying the everyone is Hitler attack is sooo tired.For the latest news in cleantech and sustainability news, sign up here for our Current Climate newsletter.In Germany, police are looking into whether groups that projected an image of Musk giving the straight-armed gesture onto the side of Teslas Berlin Gigafactory, along with the phrase Heil Tesla, broke laws against displaying Nazi symbols. Theres also been a call for a Tesla boycott in Poland. Trumps tariff threats on Canada have also led to calls for boycotts of its electric vehicles, as well as Musks X social media platform and Starlink, in that country.Investors are spooked too. Since Tesla stock peaked at an all-time high of $479.86 on Dec. 17, the stock has plummeted 27%, closing at $350.73 on Monday.A recent survey of tens of thousands of prospective new carbuyers showed that two-thirds would definitely would not consider a Tesla as their next vehicle, up from 48% in 2023.Even the Musk superfan equity analysts who cover Tesla are starting to change their tune. Despite Musks increasingly polarizing political comments over the past year, many tended to downplay any potential blowback for the brand, typically celebrating Musks ambitious plans for robotaxis, robots and AI. But his behavior and public sentiment turning against him is getting tougher to ignore.Opinions on Elon Musk have taken a turn for the worse along political affiliations. Democrats are clearly being skeptical of `handing over government data to a nonelected billionaire while many Republicans seem to be supporting DOGE, or at least are happy with Musks support of Trump, Stephen Gengaro, an analyst with Stifel, said in a research note. Unfortunately for Tesla, most future EV owners are Democrats, he said.Tesla trades at a higher price and with a higher PE ratio than any other automaker in large part because of its association with Musk. Many investors share an unshakeable belief that the company will remain the industrys EV leader as it expands into new businesses, especially by launching a long-promised robotaxi service. But the timing and viability of the latter goal is highly questionable and Teslas slumping sales dont look good for the business that generates most of its revenue.Tesla posted its first annual sales drop last year since its 2010 IPO, and the first month of 2025 showed no change in that trend. A raft of reports that came out last week showed Tesla sales dropping in China, its biggest and most profitable market, by 11.5%, in addition to huge drops in France, Germany, Norway and the U.K. of 63%, 59%, 38% and 12%, respectively. U.S. sales results wont be available until the end of the first quarter, though Tesla fell 5.6% in the U.S. last year, led by a 12% drop in California, the nations top EV market.Publicly, theres been no indication that Teslas board of directors is making any effort to restrain Musk or modify his comments on social media. Company chair Robyn Denholm, who last week sold 112,390 Tesla shares worth about $43 million, didnt respond to a request for comment.Tesla's Cybertruck has been a sales dud so far, selling less than a quarter of the volume Musk predicted.Getty ImagesTeslas popularity with U.S. carbuyers is also sagging. Strategic Vision, a San Diego-based research firm that surveys tens of thousands of consumers weekly, said last month that nearly two-thirds of potential new carbuyers say they definitely would not consider a Tesla as their next vehicle, up from 48% in 2023.Its an especially tricky time for public sentiment to turn against Musk and Tesla as the Austin-based company doesnt have any major new products ready to hit the market, though its promised to add lower-priced models later in the coming months. Its most recent addition, the bulky $100,000 Cybertruck, is selling at less than a quarter of the annual volume Musk predicted a year ago.Trump has also moved to end a $7,500 federal tax credit for new EV purchases, an incentive for which Tesla buyers were the top beneficiaries. The new administration also cut off federal support to build public EV chargers and programs that were sending millions of dollars to Tesla for opening its existing Supercharger network to competing auto brands.Teslas problems are a big deal for Musk, not simply because hes the CEO and in that role should do everything possible to avoid harming the company. Its also the top source of his phenomenal wealth, valued by Forbes at $391 billion as of Feb. 10.More From Forbes