Elon Musk as Tony Soprano (AI image for representation) Democrats are focusing their political attacks on billionaire Elon Musk—not President Trump—amid an unprecedented restructuring of US federal agencies that has given the Tesla CEO extraordinary control over government operations.The backlash follows Musk’s rapid moves as head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),…
Elon Musk seems very angry with all the claims of ‘shadow government and hostile take over of the federal government’. So much so that he has pinned a reply to Democrat leader Chuck Schumer on his Twitter feed. Talking about DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), Chuck Schumer recently said, “The American people will not stand…
Elon Musk has updated his profile bio on X (formerly Twitter). The Tesla CEO has added “White House Tech Support” as a new designation in his bio. The bio change comes at a time when Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is facing scrutiny over its alleged growing influence on federal policies. A year…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: A 22-year-old Indian-American whiz is among half dozen young tech nerds deployed by Elon Musk in his purported effort to deflate a bloated US government amid fear and alarm in the Washington establishment that minnows, including Musk himself, will play havoc with long-established covenants.Hundreds of government officials at the Department of…
Elon Musk has always been a polarizing figure. His ventures span space, artificial intelligence, and electric vehicles, but now, a more curious aspect of his empire is drawing attention: his growing network of 19-year-old recruits placed in key government roles. These aren’t your typical Silicon Valley interns; they’re young individuals with little to no experience,…
Luke Farritor isn’t your run-of-the-mill tech wunderkind; he’s the audacious young maestro orchestrating a symphony of silicon, code, and sheer brilliance. In 2024, he catapulted into the limelight by doing something that had stumped historians for centuries—deciphering a 2,000-year-old charred papyrus scroll from Herculaneum using artificial intelligence. Picture this: an ancient relic, blackened by the…
Elon Musk recently expressed gratitude to Dell founder Michael Dell for his support of the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). On February 2, the Tesla CEO shared a post highlighting the inefficiencies of bureaucracy, stating, “Very few in the bureaucracy actually work the weekend, so it’s like the opposing team just leaves the field…
The abrupt exit of Indian-American billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has raised questions about the factors leading to his ouster. Was it his controversial tweet about H-1B visas and American mediocrity, his Hindu faith, or deeper political struggles involving tech magnate Elon Musk? The incident shines a spotlight on political…
Ramaswamy, who sought the Republican nomination for president in 2024, has signaled plans to run for governor of Ohio. (AI image for representation only) Elon Musk’s growing influence in US President Donald Trump’s second-term administration is already shaking things up—and creating casualties.Driving the news Barely two months after its inception, the so-called Department of Government…
TOI CORRESPONDENT FROM WASHINGTON:Donald Trump hadn’t even taken the oath of office as President. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) hadn’t even been formally constituted. But Vivek Ramaswamy, the junior of the two principals (Elon Musk is the other) in DOGE, has already been shown the door. The Indian-American technopreneur, a Trump critics-turned- loyalist, has…
