Musk admits US govt cost-cutting drive falls short
The DOGE effort grabbed headlines from day one of Trump鈥檚 return to the White House, with Musk-led teams to pore over spending and launching massive layoffs and reforms.
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US judge limits Musk鈥檚 DOGE access to social security data
A US judge ruled Thursday to restrict access to Americans鈥� social security data for Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency, after unions raised concerns about the unelected billionaire鈥檚 sweeping powers.
Trump faces first electoral setback after Wisconsin SC vote
Donald Trump鈥檚 second presidency was dealt a spinning blow by voters in Wisconsin Tuesday as they elected a liberal judge to the state鈥檚 Supreme Court, despite his billionaire advisor Elon Musk pouring millions into the race to sway the polls...
Tesla sales tumble in Europe in March
Tesla sales kept falling in March in many European markets as it suffered from a double blow of boycotts against the policies of its founder Elon Musk and an ageing model line-up...
Starlink to power Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025
Elon Musk鈥檚 satellite internet company Startlink will power the main event of the 鈥楤angladesh Investment Summit 2025鈥� to be held in the capital on April 9 aiming at attracting foreign direct investment...
Airtel signs deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink to India
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk鈥檚 SpaceX to bring Starlink鈥檚 satellite internet service to customers in the world鈥檚 most populous country...
US federal workers thrown into uncertain job market
Unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by President Donald Trump's billionaire advisor Elon Musk are sending thousands of federal workers and contractors back to the labour market -- but experts warn that hiring is low at this time.
France's Aix-Marseille University opens doors to 'threatened' US scientists
A French university announced Wednesday it would welcome scientists from the United States working in areas threatened by funding cuts under President Donald Trump's administration.
Musk calls Vance 鈥榝uture president鈥�
Elon Musk said Friday that US vice president JD Vance will one day follow in his boss Donald Trump鈥檚 footsteps as 鈥榝uture president.鈥�
Tesla market value sinks below $1t
Shares of the US electric vehicle pioneer Tesla plunged Tuesday, leaving its market value below $1 trillion as investors digested disappointing European sales and chief executive Elon Musk鈥檚 aggressive foray into politics...
One-third of Musk鈥檚 DOGE staff resign in protest
Roughly a third of staffers at Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency have resigned in protest, saying that they will not push through demanded changes that put the country at risk...
2,50,000 sign petition to strip Musk of Canadian citizenship
The number of people who have signed a petition calling for Elon Musk to lose his Canadian citizenship over his alleged efforts to 鈥榚rase鈥� the nation鈥檚 sovereignty hit 2,50,000 on Tuesday...
Starlink being launched to stop online shutdown forever in Bangladesh: Alam
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the main reason Elon Musk鈥檚 Starlink was invited and being launched in Bangladesh is to stop the business of online shutdown forever.
Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs
Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be 鈥榤ore aggressive鈥� in slashing government spending...
Professor Yunus invites Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh, launch Starlink
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited top US businessman and chief executive officer of SpaceX Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink satellite service in the country.
Musk says he鈥檒l work with Trump as 鈥榣ong as helpful鈥�
Elon Musk has said he would work with US president Donald Trump for as long as he 鈥榗an be helpful,鈥� as the pair dismissed concerns over possible conflicts of interest due to the tech tycoon鈥檚 work with the White House...
Trump outlines Musk鈥檚 role as enforcer-in-chief
US president Donald Trump painted Elon Musk as his enforcer-in-chief Tuesday, hailing the tech billionaire鈥檚 zeal in implementing the blizzard of executive orders the president has issued since returning to office...
Elon Musk is instituting technocracy
鈥橲 hard to see articles about the 鈥榤ove fast and break things鈥� approach of the Trump administration without also hearing about the hovering presence the world鈥檚 richest man, technocrat extraordinaire Elon Musk. The mainstream media likes to describe Musk primarily as an oligarch. His involvement 鈥� which now includes having a desk in the...
Musk says chatbot Grok 3 will be unveiled Monday
Elon Musk said his startup xAI will release its Grok 3 chatbot on Monday and billed it as the 鈥榮martest AI on Earth鈥� in a fiercely competitive market.
OpenAI board rejects Musk-led buyout offer
OpenAI鈥檚 board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy the hot artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion.
India's Modi builds bromance with Trump, Musk despite trade war
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump -- and billionaire Elon Musk -- at the White House on Thursday, with the two national leaders hailing their close bond despite Trump's expanding global trade war.
Prof. Yunus speaks to Elon Musk, urges him to bring Starlink to Bangladesh
The head of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Thursday urged billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk to introduce the Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh.
The empire self-destructs
THE billionaires, christian fascists, grifters, psychopaths, imbeciles, narcissists and deviants who have seized control of congress, the White House and the courts, are cannibalising the machinery of state. These self-inflicted wounds, characteristic of all late empires, will cripple and destroy the tentacles of power. And then, like a house of cards, the empire will collapse...
Judge blocks Musk鈥檚 DOGE dept from Treasury data
A US judge issued an emergency order early Saturday blocking Elon Musk鈥檚 government reform team from accessing personal and financial data stored at the treasury department, court documents showed.
USAID places US, global staff on leave
The US government's giant humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the United States and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings.
Musk brands USAID criminal
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a 鈥榗riminal organisation鈥� on Sunday, as president Donald Trump claimed the agency was 鈥榬un by radical lunatics鈥� and said he was considering its future.
Musk says critics need 鈥榖etter dirty tricks鈥� after salute row
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday his critics needed 鈥榖etter dirty tricks鈥� after a row erupted over a gesture he made at an inauguration event for US president Donald Trump that some likened to a Nazi salute.
Trump vows to end 鈥楢merican decline鈥�
Donald Trump pledged a blitz of presidential actions to end 鈥楢merican decline,鈥� telling a fired-up inauguration eve rally on Sunday that he would crack down on woke ideology and immigration.
NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs
NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk鈥檚 SpaceX or Jeff Bezos鈥檚 Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth...
US hours from government shutdown over Christmas
US lawmakers raced Friday to prevent a government shutdown due to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would have kept the lights on well beyond Christmas.