Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry
President Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order.
Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having already selected nominees and chairs for key agencies that oversee tech. This time, Trump has the backing of many tech billionaires who attended his inauguration and showed up at his home in Mar-a-Lago.
Read on below as we keep track of all the ways Trump is leaving his mark on tech in his first 100 days in office.
The Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada are mostly on hold.
Now Trump tells Cabinet members they’re in charge of agency staffing, not Elon.
Trump’s federal real estate sale listed a complex tied to a ‘secret’ CIA facility.
Marco Rubio will use AI to revoke student visas of pro-Palestine protesters.
Social Security Administration staffers can no longer read the news at work.
The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon
Trump’s ‘transgender mice’ don’t exist.
This air monitoring program saved hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs. The Trump administration killed it.
Trickle-down cryptonomics.
Car prices expected to increase by as much as $12,000 thanks to Trump’s tariffs
Trump says he’d sign the Take It Down Act to combat deepfakes.
CFPB lets banks off the hook and drops Zelle lawsuit
Starlink could be eligible for more rural broadband funding.
CFPB staff and leaders clash about whether they’re allowed to work
TSMC announces $100 billion investment in US chipmaking
FTC workers are getting terminated, including consumer protection and antitrust staff
The US faces ‘devastating’ losses for weather forecasts, federal workers say
Trump reportedly plans to announce $100 billion chip deal with TSMC.
US government tech group 18F shuts down.
Verizon becomes the FCC’s next DEI target.
Trump names Bitcoin and others as part of coming ‘Crypto Strategic Reserve’
FAA staff reportedly ordered to find funding for deal with Musk’s Starlink
New email tells federal employees to list recent accomplishments weekly
DOGE wants to lay off the ‘vast majority’ of CFPB workers, employees say
Ted Cruz ‘investigation’ flagged mint research as ‘woke.’
Starlink poised to take over $2.4 billion contract to overhaul air traffic control communication
Antarctic research is at risk.
We finally know who’s legally running DOGE
Donald Trump broke the law by removing climate change references from USDA websites, lawsuit alleges
The government is still threatening to ‘semi-fire’ workers who don’t answer an email from Elon Musk
About that State Department ‘estimate’ for a $400 million order of armored Teslas.
How much of Apple’s ‘$500 billion commitment to our country’s future’ is actually new?
Someone flooded HUD HQ TVs with an AI-generated video of Trump and Musk.
Conservative podcaster Dan Bongino named deputy FBI director
The SEC has ended its investigation into Robinhood crypto.
Apple responds to tariff threat with a $500 billion US investment plan
Elon Musk claims federal employees have 48 hours to explain recent work or resign
DOGE asks federal workers to justify their recent work or resign.
The SEC drops its investigation against OpenSea.
The new US Social Security head was suspected of secretly feeding info to Musk’s DOGE.
The GSA is shutting down its EV chargers, calling them ‘not mission critical’
Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades
Trump shed some light on his meeting with Tim Cook.
Coinbase says the SEC has agreed to drop its crypto lawsuit
I cannot describe how strange Elon Musk’s CPAC appearance was
Not advertising on X could be bad for business.
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with President Trump today.
Some people who accepted the ‘fork in the road’ federal resignation offer got fired anyway.
Nuclear whiplash.
Trump administration hits disaster relief team with layoffs.
A departing USDS leader’s thoughts on DOGE.
Trump and Musk discuss DOGE and their relationship in a Fox News interview.
Trump administration cancels approval for NYC congestion pricing.
Trump issues an executive order claiming more oversight of independent agencies like the FTC and FCC.
DOGE’s alleged cost-cutting achievements included a few extra zeroes.
You’re (not) fired!
DOGE can keep accessing government data for now, judge rules
Elon Musk doesn’t work for DOGE
DOGE is trying to access the IRS’s data on millions of taxpayers
A team from SpaceX is being brought in to overhaul the FAA’s air traffic control system
A US agency has been told to stop its election security work.
Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel
Judge temporarily blocks mass firings at CFPB.
Three different court hearings over DOGE just today.
Trump administration adds anti-trans notices to restored websites
Climate group that called for ‘free Palestine’ stripped of federal funding
Treasury inspector general will investigate DOGE payments access
Small businesses are already feeling Trump’s tariffs
The technology team at financial regulator CFPB has been gutted
Elon Musk’s DOGE website has been defaced because anyone can edit it
Trump administration ordered to temporarily unfreeze foreign aid funds.
“Trump’s share of a $10 million settlement Elon Musk’s X agreed to this week is expected to go to him directly.”
What’s with the EPA seizing ‘gold bars’?
State Dept.’s plan to buy $400 million worth of armored Teslas hastily changed to ‘armored EVs’
Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook
Trump’s January 6th Twitter lawsuit settled for ‘about $10 million’
Waste.gov locks down after people discover it’s just a WordPress template
NHTSA censors car crash data to only reflect two genders.
The Trump administration restores federal webpages after court order
FCC to investigate Comcast for having DEI programs
Trump administration illegally allowed DOGE to access workers’ data, lawsuit alleges
Donald Trump reignites the lightbulb wars
Constitutional crisis intensifies.
Elon Musk’s DOGE activities trigger protests, vandalism for Tesla
Elon Musk’s rapid unscheduled disassembly of the US government
Trump’s next target: pennies.
The CFPB’s headquarters are closing.
Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury records
RIP CFPB?
Musk promises to reinstate DOGE staffer linked to racist account
FEMA’s website started deleting ‘climate change’
DOGE wreaked havoc on the government in just one week
Federal employees who work to protect the environment are getting the ax.
Mentions of trans kids scrubbed from national child safety clearinghouse website
The ‘custom chatbot’ DOGE is reportedly building for the GSA.
Trump’s energy secretary bypassed legal, IT warnings against giving a DOGE rep access.
Mark Zuckerberg visits the White House.
Deadline for government’s ‘Fork in the road’ mass resignation program delayed by court
Trump has California’s high-speed rail in his crosshairs again
Head of DOGE-controlled government tech task force resigns
Elon Musk’s DOGE storms federal weather forecasters’ headquarters
Donald Trump’s data purge has begun
The FDIC is “reevaluting” its approach crypto oversight.
“I think they’re playing a quantity game and assuming the system can’t react to all this illegality at once.”
DOGE (reportedly) has full access to a major US payment system.
‘Scared and betrayed’ — workers are reeling from chaos at federal agencies
Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover
An “AI-first” GSA.
“There is not one single entity holding Musk accountable.”
CBS is preparing to give Harris interview materials to the FCC.
Trump agrees to a one-month pause on Mexico, Canada tariffs
Trump orders a ‘sovereign wealth fund’ for the US.
Data brokers can keep selling your social security number, says new CFPB chief
Canada will retaliate against Trump with tariffs on US goods
Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
Canadian officials have reportedly been notified of tariffs.
Trump fires CFPB head Rohit Chopra
Mr. Nvidia goes to the White House.
Trump’s first round of tariffs is almost here
Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump account suspension suit
Lee Zeldin, who wants to “make America the AI capital of the world” will lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
The new transportation secretary’s first act is to start letting cars pollute more.
Trump’s media company is getting into fintech, too.
Elon Musk saying he’ll ‘bring home’ two astronauts for Trump is as dumb as it sounds.
Another change from Google’s maps team.
Did Elon Musk write the federal worker buyout email?
Donald Trump wants to claw back clean energy funding
DeepSeek wakes up Trump.
Trump says Microsoft wants TikTok (again).
Google Maps in the US will change to Gulf of America and Mount McKinley
Trump says he’ll put tariffs on imported chips ‘in the near future’
Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’
Trump bends to the tech oligarchy.
How Meta’s MAGA heel turn is a play for global power
Less Trump, unless you want it.
Brendan Carr amps up his censorship campaign.
NASA’s climate website is ‘moving.’
Satya Nadella on Elon’s Stargate accusations: “All I know is I’m good for my $80 billion.”
Dozens of subreddits are banning links to X
Trump’s war on electric cars has only just begun
Elon Musk, White House adviser, says OpenAI deal announced at White House is a sham
A PSA for all those wondering why you’re suddenly following Trump and Vance on social.
Trump is absolutely going to make ByteDance sell TikTok or shut down again.
Trump is discussing a 10 percent tariff on imports from China.
Trump pardons Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht
Donald Trump acknowledged his meme coin today.
Trump says he’s open to Musk or Ellison buying TikTok
OpenAI and SoftBank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company
ACLU and 18 states sue Trump over his attempt to repeal birthright citizenship
CBS News reports OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank will announce a ‘Stargate’ AI data center project.
A federal website on reproductive rights has vanished
The United States Digital Service is now DOGE — here’s what it was responsible for.
Donald Trump rescinds Biden-era executive order on AI safety
‘There is no “EV mandate.”’
Trump signs executive order to reverse Biden’s electric vehicle policies
Trump signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days
Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCC
Vivek Ramaswamy steps down from DOGE
Trump declares a ‘national energy emergency’
