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"Incompetent Fool": Elon Musk Slams German Chancellor Over Market Attack – NDTV

Billionaire Elon Musk, set to join US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as an outside adviser, on Friday called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to resign in response to a deadly attack at a German Christmas market.
“Scholz should resign immediately,” Musk posted on X, adding: “Incompetent fool.”
Musk was responding in a thread about reports of the incident, in which a car rammed into a crowd of revellers in the German city of Magdeburg. At least two people were killed and dozens […]
"Incompetent Fool": Elon Musk Slams German Chancellor Over Market Attack – NDTV

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A farce before Christmas could send the government into a Trump-Musk shutdown – CNN

America is hours away from a holiday season government shutdown courtesy of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Everyone knew the president-elect and his new super-disrupter buddy were going to cause havoc in Washington. But no one thought they’d manage it even before the 47th president is sworn in.

Barring a pre-Christmas legislative miracle, the US government will plunge into a partial shutdown at midnight Friday after Musk tanked a year-end spending […]
A farce before Christmas could send the government into a Trump-Musk shutdown – CNN

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Musk flexes influence over Congress in shutdown drama – BBC

A funny thing happened on the way to a bipartisan agreement to fund US government operations and avoid a partial shutdown this week.
Conservatives in Congress – encouraged by tech multi-billionaire Elon Musk – balked.
Republicans tried to regroup on Thursday afternoon, offering a new, slimmed-down package to fund the government. That vote failed, as 38 Republicans joined most Democrats in voting no.
All this political drama provides just a taste of the chaos and unpredictability that […]
Musk flexes influence over Congress in shutdown drama – BBC

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Elon Musk Crashing Trump's Jeff Bezos Dinner at Mar-a-Lago Mocked as 'Deranged'

The jealousy bone might appeared to have bitten Elon Musk Wednesday, as he reportedly crashed the widely publicized dinner between President-elect Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago hosted the dinner dinner for the politician and billionaire, but the two didn’t have privacy for long before Musk appeared. According to the New York Times, the X CEO “was not initially expected to be part of the dinner but joined as it was underway.”
Reactions online to the apparent […]
Elon Musk Crashing Trump's Jeff Bezos Dinner at Mar-a-Lago Mocked as 'Deranged'

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Sen. Warren fights back on Elon Musk's call to 'delete' watchdog agency | WBUR News

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing back against Republican pressure to weaken or even abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — an agency she helped create that has returned billions of dollars to Americans.
The CFPB long has been a prime target of […]
Sen. Warren fights back on Elon Musk's call to 'delete' watchdog agency | WBUR News

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The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas | The Nation

Elon Musk torpedoed a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown. Trump one-upped him by demanding that the bill hike the debt ceiling. A new bill failed. Who’s in charge here?
Happy holidays! Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are right around the corner—cultures all around the world celebrate festivals of light at this time of year. But the Republican Party seems to have opted for the darkly funny, Seinfeld-invented holiday of “Festivus,” best known for “the airing of the […]
The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas | The Nation

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Embracing the Future: New England College Takes the Lead in AI Education with New …

Fully online Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence prepares professionals for cutting-edge AI careers.
In response to the growing global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) expertise, New England College (NEC) has launched a forward-thinking fully online Master of Science in AI degree program. This carefully designed program aims to equip professionals with the advanced skills needed to drive innovation. The new online program provides students with the technical expertise and […]
Embracing the Future: New England College Takes the Lead in AI Education with New …

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Governor Mills Signs Executive Order Establishing Task Force on Artificial Intelligence – Maine.gov

Governor Janet Mills today signed an Executive Order establishing a task force to examine the opportunities and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for Maine’s people, economy, and institutions.
The Governor’s Executive Order comes in response to a rapid surge of technological advancements that are poised to revolutionize how people live and work. Nearly one-fifth of the U.S. workforce is classified as “highly exposed” to AI, making them particularly vulnerable to job transformations […]
Governor Mills Signs Executive Order Establishing Task Force on Artificial Intelligence – Maine.gov

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How Elon Musk essentially killed congressional bill preventing government shutdown

After Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election, he began selecting individuals to serve on his cabinet, and he named Elon Musk as the leader of government efficiency.
The leader of the Department of Government Efficiency is a moniker that’s given; however, it is not an official government position and does not represent the official name of the commission.
That being said, the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency is tasked with restructuring the Federal Government of the […]
How Elon Musk essentially killed congressional bill preventing government shutdown