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Trump says Elon Musk will lead ‘DOGE’ office to cut ‘wasteful’ government spending
I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”). Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the “Save America” Movement. “This…
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How to quit Elon Musk’s Twitter / X
Once upon a time, Twitter — now X — was the place to get your memes, world news, and pop culture. However, even at the time, being an active Twitter user also required sifting through a daily deluge of toxic characters, bots, and deepfakes. Then the Elon Musk circus came to town and began steadily altering the formerly popular social…
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Elon Musk’s lawyer admits $1 million giveaways to voters aren’t ‘random’
A representative of Elon Musk’s America PAC said the winners of its $1 million voter sweepstakes aren’t randomly selected. The people who are awarded the checks are chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the pro-Trump PAC, lawyer Chris Gober testified in a Philadelphia court on Monday, as reported by the Associated Press. Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and…
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Elon Musk is offering people $1 million to vote
Tech billionaire Elon Musk gave a $1 million check to an audience member at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he’s been Trump-stumping, on Saturday. And he said he will continue to give that prize to one random voter per day until the Presidential election on November 5th. The move could very well break US election law. Only people who…
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Elon Musk unveils Tesla self-driving Cybercab for under $30,000 — what the heck is it?
On Thursday, Elon Musk and Tesla finally held the long-teased ‘We,Robot’ event where Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed humanoid robots, a robotaxi and a 20-seat ‘robovan.’ The event was held on a Warner Brothers lot in Los Angeles, and didn’t get off to a great start. The title is a reference to “I, Robot” a book of science-fiction short stories…
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OpenAI demands investors shun rivals such as Anthropic, Elon Musk’s xAI – Computerworld
“These arrangements have traditionally been more common in fast-moving, high-stakes industries like ridesharing, where firms like Uber and Lyft sought to secure conflict-free funding during critical growth periods,” George said. However, such agreements were typically limited to defined periods, such as six or 12 months, he added. The move could significantly reshape the venture capital landscape, potentially intensifying competition for…
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Donald Trump says he’ll task Elon Musk with auditing the entire federal government
Former President Donald Trump says that if reelected, he’ll create a government efficiency task force — and that Elon Musk has already agreed to lead it. During a speech in New York on Thursday, Trump said the new efficiency commission would conduct a “complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government” and make recommendations for “drastic reforms.” Musk’s…
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Elon Musk’s interview with Donald Trump crashes on X
Elon Musk’s “conversation” with former President Donald Trump got off to a rocky start. The interview, which was hosted on X Spaces and scheduled to begin at 8PM ET Monday night, crashed immediately and didn’t begin until 42 minutes later. Those who did manage to get into the Space, including several Verge staffers, said it kicked off with lo-fi techno…
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Elon Musk tells Donald Trump ‘we shouldn’t vilify the oil and gas industry’
Elon Musk, who famously owns an electric vehicle company and has said he wants to move humanity to “a sustainable energy civilization,” told former President Donald Trump during an interview on X that “we shouldn’t vilify the oil and gas industry.” Musk interviewed Trump on his social media platform, where the livestream was delayed over 40 minutes due to technical…
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