<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATsVZP56T9I/sophie-alexander</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Sophie Alexander - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATsVZP56T9I/sophie-alexander</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:18:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATsVZP56T9I/sophie-alexander.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Five People Angling to Get Rich Off Trump’s ICE Detention Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several small, family-owned firms have joined big players like GEO Group on ICE’s shortlist for $45 billion in federal detention spending.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-15/under-trump-s-immigration-plans-geo-group-others-stand-to-make-big-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-15/under-trump-s-immigration-plans-geo-group-others-stand-to-make-big-money</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:00:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content 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GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4zuLt.LeMwY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4zuLt.LeMwY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Taps Contractors With No Detention Experience for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-01/alligator-alcatraz-draws-on-hurricane-relief-firms-as-desantis-aids-ice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-01/alligator-alcatraz-draws-on-hurricane-relief-firms-as-desantis-aids-ice</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:45:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idDLjSDjWxZQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idDLjSDjWxZQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Generators are driven into Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA['Superbabies' Startup Seeks Funds for Controversial Gene Editing Push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bootstrap Bio has hired a chief science officer, opened a lab and sought seed funding to edit human cells that can be passed to future generations]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-25/-superbabies-startup-bootstrap-bio-seeks-funds-for-gene-editing-company</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-25/-superbabies-startup-bootstrap-bio-seeks-funds-for-gene-editing-company</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:00:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iON6B4kCwHjs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iON6B4kCwHjs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LA JOLLA, CA - FEBRUARY 28: A donated human embryo is seen through a microscope at the La Jolla IVF Clinic February 28, 2007 in La Jolla, California. The clinic accepts donated embryos from around the country through The Stem Cell resource which are then given to stem cell research labs for research. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Part of a $45 Billion Push, ICE Prepares for a Vast Expansion of Detention Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has tapped 41 vendors to compete for lucrative federal contracts.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/ice-leans-on-detention-center-vendors-in-deportation-push-worth-billions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/ice-leans-on-detention-center-vendors-in-deportation-push-worth-billions</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Adams-Heard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:35 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ienHmFQ4hlO8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ienHmFQ4hlO8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump to Ward Off Tech’s Detractors]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being rattled by Biden’s policies on AI and crypto, the Silicon Valley investor has allies embedded across the Trump administration.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-11/marc-andreessen-s-silicon-valley-allies-in-the-trump-administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-11/marc-andreessen-s-silicon-valley-allies-in-the-trump-administration</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:00:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idQfT6t8BlbE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idQfT6t8BlbE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Marc Andreessen, center, and his allies have gained enormous influence in Washington, with some taking senior roles in the Trump administration. On bottom row from left: Sriram Krishnan, Joe Lonsdale, David Sacks, Michael Obadal and Peter Thiel.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk’s Banker Michael Grimes Sells SpaceX, Anduril for Trump Job]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/musk-s-tech-banker-grimes-sells-spacex-anduril-for-trump-role</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/musk-s-tech-banker-grimes-sells-spacex-anduril-for-trump-role</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Allison]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:26:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ieKG3KknrWwY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ieKG3KknrWwY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Michael Grimes</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andreessen Cuts Price of Silicon Valley Mansion to $29.5 Million]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-02/andreessen-cuts-price-of-silicon-valley-mansion-to-29-5-million</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-02/andreessen-cuts-price-of-silicon-valley-mansion-to-29-5-million</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:12:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYRYmszgMF_A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYRYmszgMF_A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Allen &amp; Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Thursday, July 11, 2013. Executives from media, finance and politics mingle at the mountain resort between presentations on business trends and social issues, brought together by New York investment banker Herb Allen.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP’s Tax on Foundations Takes Aim at Billionaire Philanthropy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-20/gop-s-tax-on-foundations-takes-aim-at-billionaire-philanthropy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-20/gop-s-tax-on-foundations-takes-aim-at-billionaire-philanthropy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Steverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRYX2q5WTk4A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRYX2q5WTk4A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Bill Gates</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Palantir Adviser to Keep SpaceX, OpenAI Stakes in Trump Role]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/ex-palantir-adviser-to-keep-spacex-openai-stakes-in-trump-role</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/ex-palantir-adviser-to-keep-spacex-openai-stakes-in-trump-role</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 19:45:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4MQ40tn1Zdc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4MQ40tn1Zdc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jacob Helberg Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Gates’ Charity Vows to Give Away 99% of His Fortune by 2045]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/gates-foundation-will-accelerate-spending-and-wind-down-by-2045</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/gates-foundation-will-accelerate-spending-and-wind-down-by-2045</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Nix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 12:32:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZEK7aO0AWCA/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZEK7aO0AWCA/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zuckerberg-Funded Silicon Valley School to Shutter Next Year]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-21/zuckerberg-funded-silicon-valley-school-to-shutter-next-year</link><guid 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Musk</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Cuts Hit Staff Managing English Learning Program]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/education-cuts-include-staff-managing-english-learning-program</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/education-cuts-include-staff-managing-english-learning-program</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin Hudson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:45:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ive9p3hp534o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ive9p3hp534o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The US Department of Education headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The Education Department is pushing to terminate half of its more than 4,000 employees, the Trump administration&apos;s first major step in dismantling an agency it has targeted to shutter completely.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Thiel’s Network Is Quietly Shaping Trump’s Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tech magnate has many links to the new Trump administration and the cost-slashing effort led by Elon Musk.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-peter-thiel-trump-administration-connections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-peter-thiel-trump-administration-connections/</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans Agency to Cut Roughly 80,000 Staff in DOGE Revamp]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-05/veterans-agency-eyes-cutting-roughly-80-000-staff-in-doge-revamp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-05/veterans-agency-eyes-cutting-roughly-80-000-staff-in-doge-revamp</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:50:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwArEWLUgBpg/v69/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwArEWLUgBpg/v69/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Tech Workers Quit in Protest Over Musk’s DOGE Efforts]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-25/usds-federal-tech-workers-quit-in-protest-over-musk-s-doge-efforts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-25/usds-federal-tech-workers-quit-in-protest-over-musk-s-doge-efforts</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:17:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iep0GvqCwyZE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iep0GvqCwyZE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Elon Musk</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Student Aid Office Expects New Cuts After Losing 10% of Staff]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-24/us-student-aid-office-expects-new-cuts-after-losing-10-of-staff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-24/us-student-aid-office-expects-new-cuts-after-losing-10-of-staff</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:01:43 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>