Here’s what’s going on in tech.
Billionaire entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel gave a speech explaining his continued support of Donald Trump today in Washington.
Speaking of Thiel, a ruling in Palantir vs. the U.S. Army (over the company supposedly being blocked from competing for a contract) is expected today. (Bloomberg)
ICYMI: Tesla unveiled its vision for solar roofs Friday.
Alphabet brings in new head for Google Fiber unit. (Bloomberg)
The music industry has a new, growing problem: pirated CDs that are sold online, cost nearly as much as and are hard to distinguish from the real thing. (WSJ)
CenturyLink to buy Level 3 Communications for about $24 billion. (Reuters)
Airbnb is now asking users to sign a community commitment not to engage in discrimination, as part of its previously announced effort to combat racism in its platform.
The Obama administration is pledging more than $2 million to train coal miners to pilot drones. (White House announcement)
Apple is killing off its startup chime, at least on the MacBook Pro. (Mashable)
Photo: Peter Thiel. (Courtesy of Founders Fund)
