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Jessica Mathews is a former senior writer for Fortune, where she covered transportation, defense tech, and Elon Musk’s companies. Previously, she wrote the daily dealmaking newsletter Term Sheet, where she won an EPPY award for best business/finance blog. Before joining Fortune, she covered wealth management and custody as a reporter at Financial Planning magazine. Jessica was a 2018 Dow Jones News Fund intern, and she interned at CNBC in 2017. She is a graduate from The King’s College in New York City. Originally from Memphis, Tenn., you can now find her biking around Bentonville, Ark.
‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: One startup is trying to use Trump’s anti-regulation rhetoric to get an enforcement action reversed
Tech
‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: One startup is trying to use Trump’s anti-regulation rhetoric to get an enforcement action reversed
By Jessica MathewsMarch 7, 2025
Trump supporters are gathered at a Republican Watch Party for 2024 Presidential Elections in San Carlos, California, United States on November 5, 2024.
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Silicon Valley’s ‘red pill’ moment: How Trump’s victory is transforming one of America’s bluest towns
By Jessica MathewsMarch 6, 2025
In a win for Silicon Valley, Senate votes to overturn key payments regulation that could benefit Elon Musk’s X 
Tech
In a win for Silicon Valley, Senate votes to overturn key payments regulation that could benefit Elon Musk’s X 
By Leo Schwartz and Jessica MathewsMarch 5, 2025
Anthropic hired president Daniela Amodei’s husband to work on the company’s AI safety strategy
Tech
Anthropic hired president Daniela Amodei’s husband to work on the company’s AI safety strategy
By Jessica Mathews and Sharon GoldmanFebruary 13, 2025
Read the full letter of intent Elon Musk’s lawyer sent to OpenAI this week
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Read the full letter of intent Elon Musk’s lawyer sent to OpenAI this week
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 12, 2025
Elon Musk sets May 10 deadline for $97.4 billion ‘all cash’ OpenAI bid, requests access to company records — letter of intent
Tech
Elon Musk sets May 10 deadline for $97.4 billion ‘all cash’ OpenAI bid, requests access to company records — letter of intent
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 12, 2025
5 Tesla takeaways as shares ‘become completely divorced from the fundamentals’
Tech
5 Tesla takeaways as shares ‘become completely divorced from the fundamentals’
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 30, 2025
Elon Musk says Tesla paid robotaxi service launching in Austin in June
Tech
Elon Musk says Tesla paid robotaxi service launching in Austin in June
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 29, 2025
GM says its EV business has become ‘variable profit positive’— but experts say the automaker is still a ways out before it starts making money on electric cars
Tech
GM says its EV business has become ‘variable profit positive’— but experts say the automaker is still a ways out before it starts making money on electric cars
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 29, 2025
RTX now has a $218 billion backlog for its commercial aircraft and defense products
Tech
RTX now has a $218 billion backlog for its commercial aircraft and defense products
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 28, 2025
Elon Musk’s xAI is buying equipment—and getting a tax break—for an X data center in Atlanta, documents show
Tech
Elon Musk’s xAI is buying equipment—and getting a tax break—for an X data center in Atlanta, documents show
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 24, 2025
Steve Davis was Elon Musk’s chief cost-cutter at X and the Boring Company. DOGE might be his next big project
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Steve Davis was Elon Musk’s chief cost-cutter at X and the Boring Company. DOGE might be his next big project
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 21, 2025
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xAI could have power problems in Memphis
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 9, 2025
Memphis warns it may not be able to power Elon Musk’s lofty ‘Colossus’ supercomputer expansion plans
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Memphis warns it may not be able to power Elon Musk’s lofty ‘Colossus’ supercomputer expansion plans
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 7, 2025
Inside Robinhood’s effort to retain employees of its $300 million acquisition with ‘exploding offers’
Tech
Inside Robinhood’s effort to retain employees of its $300 million acquisition with ‘exploding offers’
By Jessica MathewsDecember 19, 2024
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