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

Microsoft’s Partnership with ‘Orwellian’ NewsGuard Continues Even as It Courts Trump Administration

As Microsoft courts major victories in Washington including OpenAI’s Project Stargate support and a potential TikTok acquisition, a new report from the Foundation for Freedom Online reveals the tech giant has maintained controversial censorship partnerships and initiatives from the Biden era, including ties to  NewsGuard, the establishment pro-censorship group operating a news blacklist against conservative media.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Cybersecurity Experts: China’s DeepSeek AI Is a Privacy Nightmare

China’s DeepSeek AI has recently taken the tech world by storm, surpassing OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app last week. Despite its sudden success, cybersecurity experts are warning that the app is a privacy nightmare. Many companies and governments have already banned DeepSeek, with more joining daily.

China's DeepSeek is a privacy nightmare

Apple Struggles in China as iPhone Sales Decline

Apple faces ongoing headwinds in the crucial Chinese market, with slumping iPhone sales, fierce competition from domestic brands, and regulatory hurdles surrounding AI.

Apple store in China

Mark Zuckerberg Is Concerned About Leaks at Meta – as Captured in Leaked Audio

According to a leaked conversation, during a recent all-hands meeting at Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his frustration with internal leaks, stating that “everything I say leaks. And it sucks, right?” The social media titan may be facing a hostile workforce based on his “Zuck 2.0” makeover as a masculine leader extending an olive branch to President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.

Mark Zuckerberg with a stern look

Trump Says Microsoft in Talks to Buy China’s TikTok, Welcomes Potential Deal

President Donald Trump has revealed that Microsoft is in discussions to acquire China’s TikTok, potentially saving it from a ban in the United States. Microsoft is just one of several offers already on the table for the popular social media platform whose owner, ByteDance, faces a sell-or-ban order.

Microsoft Boss Satya Nadella may buy TikTok

Scale AI CEO & Elon Musk Agree: China’s DeepSeek Uses Banned Nvidia Chips

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has sent shockwaves through the tech world with bold claims that it can match or even surpass the performance of AI models from top U.S. firms like OpenAI while significantly undercutting them on price by using less powerful chips. Prominent figures in the AI world are skeptical of these claims, including one CEO who says the Chinese company has 50,000 of the forbidden Nvidia H100 chips.

Elon Musk speaks in front of a flag (1)

Creepy Bill Gates Lashes Out at Elon Musk for Promoting ‘Insane Sh*t’

Bill Gates has openly criticized fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk for his involvement in promoting conservative politics in the United States and sovereigntist parties in Europe. Gates castigated Musk for the “insane shit” he dares to support in direct opposition to Gates’ extreme globalist agenda.

Creepy Bill Gates speaks to a crowd

Perplexity AI’s TikTok Merger Proposal Offers U.S. Government 50% Stake

As multiple stakeholders scramble to resolve national security concerns while preserving TikTok’s operations in the US, Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal to TikTok parent ByteDance, potentially giving the U.S. government a 50 percent stake in the new company upon a future IPO.

TikTok Boss Shou Chew at inauguration

China’s DeepSeek AI Causes Market to Tumble – but Analysts Are Skeptical

Chinese AI company DeepSeek has emerged as a potential challenger to U.S. tech giants, demonstrating breakthrough AI models that claim to offer performance comparable to leading offerings at a fraction of the cost. The entire U.S. market is taking a tumble on Monday morning as a result, but many analysts are skeptical of the company’s claims.

China's DeepSeek running on a phone

Trump Supports Elon Musk or Larry Ellison Buying China’s TikTok

President Donald Trump expressed his willingness to consider the possibility of Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing China’s TikTok during a press briefing on Tuesday, while Canadian investor Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary remains interested in a deal despite legal hurdles.

Elon Musk celebrates on stage

Steve Bannon: Mark Zuckerberg Is a Criminal that Can’t Be Trusted

In a fiery interview on ABC’s This Week, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon accused Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of being a criminal and called for his prosecution over the infamous “Zuckerbuck” donations made during the 2020 presidential election.

Mark Zuckerberg stares at the camera