Lauren Feiner

Elon Musk made a gesture during his inauguration speech that’s raising eyebrows. People online are (unsurprisingly) likening it to a Nazi salute, and even Haaretz says he “appears to make [a] fascist salute.” The National Review says he was simply “miming the act of throwing his heart to the crowd,” noting that he says “my heart goes out to you.” Musk, of course, has supported Germany’s far-right party and has a history of suing people who associate him with Nazis.

It’s an odd seating arrangement considering that Shou Zi Chew is counting on Trump to help TikTok get out of its US ban that’s based on national security concerns. If confirmed, Tulsi Gabbard would be the one advising the president on such threats. Oh, to be a fly on the wall.

We’ve so far seen Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Sergey Brin, and Tesla’s Elon Musk. Other CEOs expected to attend include the leaders of OpenAI, TikTok, and Uber. It’s a striking reminder of what they stand to gain (or lose) in what Liz Lopatto writes could be a new era of gangster tech regulation.

The Arkansas Republican and Intelligence Committee chair is putting companies like Apple, Google, and Oracle on notice that they could face not only Justice Department lawsuits, but action from shareholders and state enforcers for servicing TikTok. The warning flies in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s apparent desire to have TikTok operating on Inauguration Day.