Palantir predicts windfall from Musk’s government cost-cutting
Chief executive says government efficiency department will be ‘very good’ for data analytics group
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Warren sends Musk 30 ideas for DOGE to cut government spending
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Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project
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Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs
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Musk and Ramaswamy sending agents across US government to seek cuts
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Bottom Line: Palantir taps Trump-tied firm as it chases government contracts
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Musk asks his followers if the US 'should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday asked his followers on the social platform X, which he owns, if the U.S. “should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.” “America ...The Hill - Jan. 7
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