Washington: The Trump administration officials have told some American government employees that the team of Elon Musk’s Dogi (Government’s Efficiency Department) has used artificial intelligence to survey the communication of at least one federal agency for indications of enmity towards President Donald Trump and his agenda, with two people said with knowledge of the case. … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to balance a fork and two spoons on his fingertip and acing it has gone viral. The video of Musk’s balancing act is reportedly from US President Donald Trump’s exclusive Mar-a-Lago candlelight dinner, where guests paid $1 million per seat. In one of the videos, Trump sits a little further … Read more
A US judge on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of probationary workers fired as part of Donald Trump’s push to slash the size of the government. Judge William Alsup said the justification of “poor performance” for mass lay-offs was “a sham in order to try to avoid statutory requirements,” the New York … Read more
Is there a “good recession” and bad recession, like good cholesterol and bad cholesterol? That is the question on my mind as world markets debate the prospects of the ‘R’ word in the US, the planet’s leading economy that accounts for a quarter of the world’s GDP. When the US economy sneezes, the world catches … Read more
Washington: NASA announced Tuesday the dismissal of its chief scientist and others to comply with orders from President Donald Trump, marking the latest in a series of administration actions undermining climate change research. While the move affects only 23 people, a spokeswoman indicated more cuts are coming. The first round notably eliminates the Office of … Read more
President Vladimir Putin-led United Russia party invited criticism for gifting meat grinders to the mother of a soldier, who was killed in Ukraine. The gift was presented on International Women’s Day. United Russia’s Murmansk local chapter secretary Anna Makhunova and Polyarnye Zori Mayor Maskim Chengayev handed over the meat grinder and other household appliances along with … Read more
Berserk bullies generally halt when someone stands up to them. That is what is happening to America’s President of seven weeks, Donald Trump. His tirade against friends, allies and neighbours initially caught them off guard. It took them some time to collect themselves, although they tried to mollify him, promising some concessions and offers to … Read more
NASA astronauts stuck in space for months downplayed attempts by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to politicize their unexpectedly lengthy stay in orbit. “The words they said, well, that’s politics. I mean, that’s part of life,” American astronaut Butch Wilmore told reporters on Tuesday from the International Space Station. “From my standpoint, politics has … Read more
Washington: Republicans vowed Wednesday to tackle the “stunning” US national debt, as lawmakers began work on President Donald Trump’s plan for the most radical downsizing of the federal government in decades. The House Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee will be the legislative arm of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts as Trump’s right-hand man to slash … Read more
Elon Musk is leading a $97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI‘s nonprofit arm, escalating his feud with CEO Sam Altman over control of the influential artificial intelligence company.The unsolicited offer, according to The Wall Street Journal, is being submitted to OpenAI’s board Monday through Musk’s attorney Marc Toberoff, threatens to complicate Altman’s plans to convert … Read more
Tesla chief Elon Musk, who heads the US Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration, has updated his profile bio on X (formerly Twitter). It now reads “White House Tech Support”. Elon Musk’s X bio Musk, who has been considerably active on X since acquiring it and often shares memes, had changed his bio … Read more
New Delhi: A group of Elon Musk’s close associates, including former interns and trusted sidekicks, has taken control of the General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency which manages government offices and technology. The team is attempting to use White House security credentials for unusual access to GSA tech, deploying AI software, and restructuring the … Read more