Doge Takes A Slash and Burn Approach to Federal Spending

Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions

Federal government payments for subscriptions to media outlets have become the latest target of President Donald Trump's spending hawks

ABC News - 1d

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi

The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.

Wired - 1d

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did

Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.

Wired - 1d

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout

Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge has temporarily blocked the buyout offer.

ABC News - 1d

Take-Two reports $1.37B bookings for holiday quarter; no update for GTA VI launch

Take-Two didn't offer an update on the coming launch date of Grand Theft Auto VI, but it did report $1.37 billion net bookings.

VentureBeat - 1d

Take-Two CEO bullish on his games but wary on tariffs | Strauss Zelnick

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software, talked about the latest plans the triple-A game publisher has with its upcoming titles and his view of possible tariffs on game consoles. I ...

VentureBeat - 1d

USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency

The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.

Wired - 1d

WATCH: Hotel guest returns to room and finds seal taking a nap inside

The seal became "quite grumpy due to his disturbed beauty sleep."

ABC News - 1d

French AI startup Mistral launches Le Chat mobile app for iPhone, Android — can it take enterprise eyes off DeepSeek?

With the new Le Chat app, Mistral is still positioning itself as a viable alternative to OpenAI's signature chatbot ChatGPT and to DeepSeek.

VentureBeat - 1d

Federal Employees Push Back on Trump’s Job Slashing Drive

Civil servants, officials, and outside groups are challenging Trump’s frenzied orders to slash federal agencies and headcounts, often denouncing them as illegal.

Inc. - 1d

Palmerston, the British Foreign Service Cat, Takes Up New Post in Bermuda

The cat, who first served in 2016, had feuded with Larry, the chief mouser at 10 Downing Street.

The New York Times - 1d

Virginia Legislature Says It Will Study Trump’s Attack on Federal Jobs

The state has one of the highest numbers of residents employed by the federal government.

Inc. - 1d

Green Energy Ambitions of European Companies Take a Beating

Orsted of Denmark and Equinor of Norway tap the brakes on offshore wind development after setbacks and market shifts.

The New York Times - 1d

D.C. Lawmakers Take Aim at DeepSeek

Lawmakers are said to be working on a bill to block the Chinese chatbot app from government devices, underscoring concerns about the artificial intelligence race.

The New York Times - 1d

DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers

Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.

Wired - 2d

This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force access to all of the agency’s Google sites by the end of business on Wednesday.

Wired - 2d

Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza Strip confuses GOP lawmakers

Politico - 3d

Trump administration tells states to stop spending on EV charging infrastructure

The Federal Highway Administration directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure — funds that were allocated under former President Biden.

CBS News - 11h

Silicon Valley and Indian investors spend big as English cricket goes up for sale

Foreign investors have been googly-eyed about English soccer for decades

ABC News - 18h

Doge Takes A Slash and Burn Approach to Federal Spending

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