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You Too Can Hire an 'Etsy Witch' to Curse Elon Musk | WIRED

In the days following the presidential election, Riley Wenckus was angry. Specifically, she was angry at billionaire X owner Elon Musk for the role he played in president-elect Donald Trump’s victory.
“I was feeling really existential about what I can do,” she says. “You know, he is the richest man on earth.”
So Wenckus turned to a solution she’d used for other personal problems in the past: She hired a witch to curse him. Afterward, Wenckus took to TikTok, posting a video in which […]
You Too Can Hire an 'Etsy Witch' to Curse Elon Musk | WIRED

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Musk and Ramaswamy say DOGE will target $500 billion in spending. Here's where they …

Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are sharing details about how their newly created Department of Government Efficiency — which isn’t an official government department — plans to take aim at paring federal spending, with the two writing in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece on Wednesday that they are aiming to cut $500 billion in annual spending.
The announcement of DOGE has raised a host of questions, from whether Musk and Ramaswamy will have the authority to make changes […]
Musk and Ramaswamy say DOGE will target $500 billion in spending. Here's where they …

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Elon Musk predicts a wave of resignations if federal employees are forced to go to the office

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the heads of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which for now only exists in the virtual world, plan to slash federal regulations and carry out mass layoffs of civil servants. The richest man in the world and his fellow billionaire have outlined their plans for a drastic government overhaul in an article in The Wall Street Journal
Elon Musk fired three out of four employees after buying Twitter, but that led to a series of network failures and a […]
Elon Musk predicts a wave of resignations if federal employees are forced to go to the office

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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Eye 5-Day Office Week For Federal Workers – NDTV

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy – President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to lead the newly formed task force to review government spending – said they will push for eliminating work-from-home policies for federal workers, an idea that could spark clashes between the new administration and government employee unions.
“Requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome: If federal employees don’t want to show up, […]
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Eye 5-Day Office Week For Federal Workers – NDTV

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Elon Musk faces UK parliament grilling over riots – POLITICO.eu

Move risks escalating a growing war of words between the Musk and the Labour government.
LONDON — Tech billionaire Elon Musk could soon be hauled before the U.K. parliament to answer for his platform X’s part in stoking the riots that tore through the country this summer.
Chi Onwurah, chair of parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, told POLITICO she wanted Musk — picked for a top job in Donald Trump’s incoming U.S. government — and other tech executives […]
Elon Musk faces UK parliament grilling over riots – POLITICO.eu

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Dials Donald Trump, Elon Musk Joins Call – NDTV

Elon Musk has been a near-constant presence on the side of US President-elect Donald Trump. It was proven again when Google CEO Sundar Pichai dialed Trump and Musk joined the call, reported The Information. Mr Pichai called Trump to congratulate him on his victory over Kamala Harris in the recently concluded US Presidential Election.
In the past, Musk has alleged biases in Google’s search results, suggesting that upon searching for Trump, news related to Harris surfaced.
Musk even found a […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Dials Donald Trump, Elon Musk Joins Call – NDTV

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Trump and Musk's awkward body language decoded… and it's bad news for one of them

Watch: Body language expert picks apart the subtle gestures and poses as the two men watched the SpaceX launch

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been virtually joined at the hip since the president-elect’s election victory two weeks ago.
The Tesla billionaire has accompanied Mr Trump for family meals at his home in Florida, travelled with him to a meeting with congressional Republicans in Washington, and watched a UFC fight in New York with him.
But their most recent outing, at the […]
Trump and Musk's awkward body language decoded… and it's bad news for one of them

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Photos show Donald Trump and Elon Musk's post-election bromance – Yahoo

In the two weeks since the election, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been pretty much inseparable.
Musk spent at least $119 million to boost Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
The Tesla CEO is set to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency in Trump's second term.
It's been two weeks since President-elect Donald Trump won another four years in the White House. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been by his side for much of that time.
Over the past fourteen days, Musk has hopped on the […]
Photos show Donald Trump and Elon Musk's post-election bromance – Yahoo

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Exclusive | Elon Musk emerges as Trump's closest confidant: 'Not even a close second'

His stock in MAGA World is taking off like a Starship.
Billionaire tech titan Elon Musk is now President-elect Donald Trump’s closest confidant, sources are telling The Post.
The relationship is so close, one source spilled, that Trump, 78, has been running nearly every cabinet pick by Musk — despite having a whole transition team at his beck and call.
The former president ultimately has the final decision, but thoroughly enjoys Musk’s company and insight while compiling his second […]
Exclusive | Elon Musk emerges as Trump's closest confidant: 'Not even a close second'

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Deepfakes of Elon Musk contribute to billions in fraud losses in the U.S. – CBS News

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Brian New,

Lexi Salazar,

Mike Lozano, Scott Fralicks

Updated on: November 20, 2024 / 12:12 PM CST
/ CBS Texas

She first saw the ad on Facebook. And then again on TikTok. After seeing what appeared to be Elon Musk offering an investment opportunity over and over again, Heidi Swan figured it had to be […]
Deepfakes of Elon Musk contribute to billions in fraud losses in the U.S. – CBS News