Lucas Nolan

Lucas Nolan

Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News based in Ireland covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter @LucasNolan or contact him via secure email at the address lucasnolan@protonmail.com

Articles by Lucas Nolan

Report: Meta Seeks Congressional Protection from Child Safety Lawsuits

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has reportedly been lobbying Congress to include provisions granting legal immunity from child-harm claims in proposed legislation, as the company confronts thousands of social media addiction lawsuits from young users and their families.

Mark Zuckerberg with a sly smile

‘Godfather of AI’ Yann LeCun Blasts Elon Musk’s xAI as a ‘Failure’

Yann LeCun, regarded as one of the “Godfathers of AI,” has publicly denounced Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, describing it as a “failure” and claiming Musk faces significant challenges in attracting top talent because the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has “not behaved in very good ways towards the previous team.”

Elon Musk with a black eye

Elon’s Empire: Investor Buzz Grows for Potential SpaceX-Tesla Merger

Speculation is mounting among investors and analysts about a possible merger between Elon Musk’s two public companies, Tesla and SpaceX, following the rocket company’s blockbuster IPO that valued it at over a trillion dollars more than Musk’s electric vehicle manufacturer.

Elon Musk wants to merge his companies

SpaceX Acquires AI Coding Platform Cursor, Equals Amazon in Market Value

Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced Tuesday it will acquire Anysphere, the software company behind the AI coding tool Cursor, in a $60 billion transaction aimed at expanding its footprint in the enterprise AI sector. Shares jumped more than nine percent in morning trading, giving SpaceX a similar market capitalization to Amazon.

Elon Musk is an AI player

Anthropic Sends Team to Washington in Bid to Lift AI Export Ban

AI startup Anthropic has deployed senior technical staff to the nation’s capital for emergency negotiations with Trump administration officials following export restrictions that forced the shutdown of its most advanced AI models.

Dario Amodei of Anthropic aims for peace with White House

Meta Launches Program to Give Free AI-Powered Smart Glasses to Blind Veterans

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has launched a nationwide program to provide Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses at no cost to every blind veteran in the United States, offering transformative assistive technology to more than 130,000 eligible veterans. One blind veteran explains that when he got a pair of AI smart glasses, “I got my independence back.”

Mark Zuckerberg wearing his AI glasses

Financial Analysts Debate the Pros and Cons of Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO

Financial research giant Morningstar has placed a fair value estimate of $63 per share on SpaceX, representing a 53 percent discount to the company’s upcoming initial public offering price of $135 per share. Other analysts believe Elon Musk’s rocket company will increase in value from its IPO price over the next year.

Elon Musk smiling before SpaceX IPO