Kara Swisher to Big Tech: “I’m Not Your Friend”

Biden Blasts Trump • Age-Related Agita • Librarians in Legal Limbo [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Kara Swisher to Big Tech: “I’m Not Your Friend” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Few people can see through Big Tech’s BS like Kara Swisher. Lucky for us, the crusading journalist shared a few tips and tricks with Brian Stelter on the [latest episode]( of Inside the Hive, covering everything from Elon Musk’s egomania to what it was like making Mark Zuckerberg sweat. “Why are we giving these people the ability to make decisions that should be done by a group of people?” she asks. “And why do they get to make decisions that affect us all?” Zooming out from tech, Eric Lutz [offers]( some advice to Joe Biden regarding concerns about his age: “Focus less on the media’s coverage of the issue and more on addressing it head-on.” Plus, Bess Levin [catches]( the president suggesting that Donald Trump speaks like someone who should be committed to a psychiatric hospital. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Face, Head, Person, Photography, Portrait, Adult, Happy, and Smile]( [Kara Swisher on Donald Trump’s Depravity, Elon Musk’s Ego, and Making Mark Zuckerberg Sweat]( By [Brian Stelter]( [The tech writer imparts a few lessons on how to see through Big Tech’s BS and delivers a blunt message for the industry’s biggest buffoons: “I’m not your friend.”]( [Read more button](   [Joe Biden Can Overcome Concerns Around His Age—If He Directly Addresses Them]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Sixty-seven percent of Americans think the president is too old to serve another term. Only he can prove otherwise.]( [Read more button](   [Joe Biden Says Trump Talks Like He Should Be “Committed”]( By [Bess Levin]( [Meanwhile, the governor of New Hampshire said of Trump: “Assholes come and go.”]( [Read more button](   [Ron DeSantis Preemptively Rejects VP Offer From Trump, Says Trump Accomplished Nothing as President]( By [Bess Levin]( [In response, a top Trump adviser called DeSantis a “sad little man” who would only be remembered for “chicken fingers and pudding cups.”]( [Read more button](   [Librarians Could Be Prosecuted in the Right’s Latest Anti-education Crusade]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Republican lawmakers in West Virginia and Georgia are considering legislation that would pave the way for librarians to face penalties for “obscene” and “harmful” materials checked out by minors.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast