ELON MUSK

Protests erupted over the weekend outside many Tesla showrooms around the world against Elon Musk and his involvement in government.

The purported head of the Department of Government Efficiency was noticeably missing from Fox News' interview with Elon Musk and the team, CNN anchors noted.

Grok, an AI chatbot launched by Elon Musk's xAI, has gone against the CEO by stating that his million-dollar giveaways in Wisconsin violate federal law.

Anthony Armstrong, a former Morgan Stanley banker now working for DOGE, stated that the federal workforce reduction was minimal, with less than 0.15% receiving a "Reduction in Force" (RIF) notice. He emphasized that the layoffs mainly affected probationary employees.

Emarketer on Wednesday forecast that ad revenue at X, formerly Twitter, will grow this year as brands fear retaliation by politically connected owner Elon Musk if they stay away.

Massive workforce downsizing and new mandates enforced by DOGE are severely impacting access to Social Security services for millions of recipients.

Lower IRS collections this tax season due to workforce downsizing and dynamic taxpayer behaviour could increase the risks of the US Treasury being unable to repay bills on time and in full by June unless Congress hikes the debt ceiling.

The US Commerce Secretary has recently encouraged leaders to use Starlink's satellite internet in rural areas instead of broadband.

Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded that Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett apologize to Tesla shareholders for saying she wants CEO Elon Musk to be "taken down."

Musk is heard off camera at a cabinet meeting—raising the issue of death threats directed at DOGE employees—before Trump interrupts him and ends filming.

It's not just intelligence officers who are at risk; many government agencies manage vast amounts of sensitive data. For example, the Department of Energy oversees the nation's nuclear secrets, while the Pentagon controls critical military information.

Elon Musk took to social media to claim that Starlink, his international telecommunications provider, cannot obtain a license to operate in South Africa because he, as the CEO of SpaceX, is not black.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that, following a meeting with DOGE and its head, Elon Musk, the state of Florida would be able to return nearly $1 billion to the federal government.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk celebrated President Trump's executive order dismantling the Department of Education by posting a meme with a glaring spelling error.

A Fox News host hinted at the death penalty while discussing the wave of vandalism against Tesla vehicles & dealerships during an segment with Karoline Leavitt.

Elon Musk's declining popularity weakens his role as Trump's "heat shield."

A website, DOGEQUEST, has publicly shared the personal information of U.S. Tesla owners, displayed on a map with a Molotov cocktail cursor.

An early Tesla investor is publicly calling for Elon Musk to step down as CEO, arguing Musk's focus on his role as Trump's adviser has put Tesla in crisis.

A bill to distribute $5,000 "DOGE dividend" checks to taxpayers could be introduced soon, but economic experts and lawmakers remain skeptical.

Elon Musk claims the Biden administration rejected SpaceX's offer to expedite the return of astronauts, including Sunita Williams, from the ISS.

Tesla is the only company not focused on crypto or blockchain technology that made it to the Top 10 of the world's largest corporate holders of Bitcoin.