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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration targeted bank regulators, rocket scientists and tax enforcers on Tuesday (Feb 18) for dismissal as a US judge gave him the green light to continue with the unprecedented remaking of the US civil service - at least for now. Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of…

Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. A US federal judge declined to block Elon Musk and his Department of Government…

A senior Elon Musk staffer has created a custom AI chatbot that purports to help the Department of Government Efficiency eliminate government waste and is powered by Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, TechCrunch has learned. The chatbot, which was publicly accessible until Tuesday, was hosted on a DOGE-named subdomain on…

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Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E. is investigating the SEC, seeking input about “waste, fraud, and abuse” at the Commission. This may become an own goal for the crypto industry, which defeated Gary Gensler and turned the SEC into a useful ally. Hester “Crypto Mom” Peirce claimed that skilled personnel are necessary to…

Ashley St. Clair called for Elon Musk to “publicly acknowledge” his role as the alleged father of her newborn child on social media. On Saturday, the conservative activist took to X to blast the billionaire tech giant for ignoring her requests to talk about their alleged child after he responded…

Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign led…

In a note posted to X, which is owned by Musk, St. Clair said she did not reveal this earlier to protect the child’s privacy. Author and columnist Ashley St. Clair has claimed that she had a baby with billionaire Elon Musk five months ago. If her claim is true,…

The White House is using Valentine’s Day to send a BOLD message about immigration. Early Friday, the United States’ national headquarters took to Instagram with a lil’ love note for its 7.9 million followers and Americans overall. RELATED: Whew! Grimes Reacts After Her Son Goes Viral At The White House With…

Image Credit: Getty Images The future of TikTok remains uncertain, but with the app still active—and now back on the App Store—following its January 19 ban deadline, it seems to be doing better than expected. The company had been under pressure to secure a buyer before the January 19 deadline…