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Elon Musk (left) and Taylor Swift (right). Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Ashok Kumar/TAS24 via Getty ImagesTaylor Swift is topping the charts with "The Tortured Poets Department."And Elon Musk has taken notice."I'm not quite the target audience, but nonetheless very impressive indeed!" Musk said of the album. Taylor Swift has been turning heads with the chart-topping success of her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department" — and she can count Elon Musk as a fan of the new tracks."I'm not quite the target audience, but nonetheless very impressive indeed!" Musk said of Swift's album in an X post on Monday.

US phone companies were fined nearly $200 million on Monday. Top to bottom: Michael Kappeler for Picture Alliance, Kena Betancur for VIEWpress, Michael Kappeler for Picture Alliance via Getty ImagesThe FCC fined four US network providers nearly $200 million for illegally sharing customer data. The FCC said the companies sold data to "aggregators," who resold it to third parties.

Elon Musk (left), Esther Crawford (center), and Mark Zuckerberg (right). Steve Granitz/FilmMagic via Getty Images; Robert Cowherd; Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesFormer Twitter director Esther Crawford says she has joined Mark Zuckerberg's Meta. Crawford was one of Elon Musk's top lieutenants at Twitter after he took over the company.

Cheng Saephan, 46, won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in April. Oregon LotteryThe winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon is a Laos-born immigrant battling cancer. He's opting to take the lump-sum option, and will receive $422 million after taxes. Cheng Saephan, 46, plans to split the money with his wife and a close friend.

Haiku StairsMajicphotos/Getty ImagesThe Haiku Stairs in Oahu, Hawaii, have long attracted tourists who hike them illegally. Officials decided to remove the landmark, popularized by social media, due to over-tourism concerns. Five people were arrested last week as visitors flock to see the stairs before they're gone. At least five people have been arrested, and dozens more issued warnings as tourists flock to a World War II-era landmark in Hawaii that is being destroyed due to over-tourism.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP/Getty ImagesNvidia CEO Jensen Huang has no qualms about being a demanding leader. Huang told "60 Minutes" that accomplishing "extraordinary" things requires hard work. The CEO is known for juggling 50 direct reports while running the $2 trillion company. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a reputation for being a formidable boss — and that's the way he likes it.