Federal workers in limbo amid whiplash White House firings and court-ordered rehirings Trump and Musk’s Doge agency have spread confusion and uncertainty among government employees The Guardian - US · May 4, 2025
Brain interface used to edit YouTube video — paralyzed Neuralink patient also uses AI to narrate with his own voice Bradford Smith, an ALS patient, is the third patient to receive a Neuralink implant. This tech has allowed him to edit and upload a YouTube video, and even help him synthesize his voice using AI. Tom’s Hardware · May 4, 2025
A Tesla Insider Just Bought Stock for the First Time in Years. Should You Buy TSLA Stock, Too? Tesla just had its first insider buy in five years. Does this imply something big is coming? Barchart · May 4, 2025
Trump feels tug of political gravity as economy falters and polls plunge The president started his second term fast and furious with a flurry of activity – much of it legally dubious – but analysts say the honeymoon is over The Guardian - US · May 4, 2025
Rep. Jasmine Crockett says majority of GOP lawmakers think Trump’s tariffs are ‘crazy’ The Texas representative said that many of her Republican colleagues saw the ongoing chaos as a result of the president’s tariffs as ‘a problem’ The Independent UK · May 3, 2025
Germany hits back at Marco Rubio after he panned labeling of AfD as ‘extremist’ Far-right German party was labeled a ‘confirmed rightwing extremist group’ by country’s domestic intelligence service The Guardian - US · May 3, 2025
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site set to become Texas’ newest city Texans near Boca Chica Beach went to the polls to vote on the measure that would incorporate the neighborhood and call it Starbase The Independent UK · May 3, 2025
The IRS is in chaos DOGE, departures, data agreements and more are creating havoc at the IRS. Kiplinger · May 3, 2025
Can the President Refuse To Spend Money Authorized by Congress? Impoundment, line-item vetoes, and the tricky problem of cutting spending through the executive branch Reason · May 3, 2025
SpaceX workers in South Texas vote yes to create City of Starbase Critics of Elon Musk and SpaceX say that a new city will give more power to a company they believe is harming the environment. The Texas Tribune · May 3, 2025
Elon Musk’s company town: SpaceX employees vote to create ‘Starbase’ Residents – most of them SpaceX workers – in remote Texas community approve plan to create new city The Guardian - US · May 3, 2025
Elon Musk’s European crisis deepens—initial April sales numbers prove devastating for Tesla Four key EV friendly European markets reported high double-digit drops in Tesla volumes in April with only Norway showing some improvement. Fortune · May 3, 2025
Trump administration files emergency appeal to Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security data A court recently described DOGE’s data grab as a ‘fishing expedition’ The Independent UK · May 3, 2025
Musk's Dreams For Starbase City In Texas Hang On Vote Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality on Saturday, with voters set to green light Starbase as a new municipality. International Business Times · May 3, 2025
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 The Handmaid's Tale season six, episode one review: 'bloody horror becomes bland' 3/5 The final season of The Handmaid's Tale arrives with timely grimness but is in danger of misery overload
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 OPINION - The US-China trade war is about to get worse — and it will get worse for Americans first According to “many, many people”, Donald Trump told supporters this week, these have been “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country”. Much depends on what “successful” means — and for whom. Anyone with a pension or who owns shares would struggle to…
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Voters to decide if the Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX should become an official city: Starbase Voters are deciding if the South Texas home of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will become an official city known as Starbase
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Rubio mocked for calling German policy ‘tyranny in disguise’ and backing extremist AfD party Germany’s domestic intelligence agency classifies far-right party Alternative for Germany as a ‘proven right-wing extremist organization’
Space · May 2, 2025 SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.
Barchart · May 2, 2025 Tesla Sales Are Still Falling in Europe. Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold TSLA Stock Now? As Tesla’s European sales continue to erode, is the stock a buy, sell, or hold now?
International Business Times · May 2, 2025 Germany's AfD Dealt Blow With Right-wing Extremist Label Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned.
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Oil and gas supplier says Tesla is ‘refusing to pay’ $2 million in past-due bills – and that chaotic staffing has only made it worse Exclusive: Myriad excuses, dubious justifications and ‘constant personnel turnover’ has stymied Sun Coast Resources from being made whole, according to a civil complaint obtained by The Independent
Latin Times · May 2, 2025 Far-Right Political Party Endorsed by Elon Musk Labeled Extremist Organization by Germany Germany's intelligence agency has labeled the far-right AfD an extremist threat to democracy.
Fortune · May 2, 2025 This is the number of babies each woman needs to have to avoid human extinction—and the U.S. is nowhere close Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher fertility rate than the 2.1 previously believed—to reliably avoid long-term extinction.
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Trump budget plan includes massive cuts to punish ‘woke’ and ‘weaponized’ agencies Congress has until September 30 to enact Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations legislation