62 m. ago CIA lays off some recently hired officers as Trump shakes up intelligence community

The Central Intelligence Agency is laying off some recently hired officers as President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize and reshape the federal government reverberate through the intelligence community

Politics

2 h. ago Reform’s surge in polls grinds to a halt as Farage faces party rift over ‘messianic’ leadership style

The latest Techne UK weekly tracker poll suggests that Reform UK has hit a ceiling in support as Nigel Farage’s leadership is questioned by fellow Reform MP Rupert Lowe - the man Elon Musk endorsed to be leader

Politics

3 h. ago TfL responds to 'unauthorised' anti Elon Musk adverts appearing at London Underground stations

TfL responds to 'unauthorised' anti Elon Musk adverts appearing at London Underground stations  Yahoo News UK

Culture

3 h. ago Elon Musk and Texas governor celebrate firing of worker over pronouns in email signature

Billionaire Trump ally and Greg Abbot tweet about Frank Zamora, who was let go after refusing to remove pronounsThe Texas governor, Greg Abbott, and, later, Elon Musk showed support on Wednesday for the firing of a state employee who refused to remove his pronouns from his work email signature.Frank Zamora, 31, was let go from his job as a program manager at the Texas real estate commission (TREC) last month because he refused to comply with a mandate from the organisation to employees to remove gender pronouns from email signatures. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Farage hits back at fellow Reform MP who said he has ‘messianic qualities’

Rupert Lowe said Nigel Farage needed to ‘learn to delegate’.

Events

4 h. ago Musk should not be allowed to funnel money into UK politics, Labour MP warns

MPs have called on the Government to ‘deal with’ the businesses and organisations foreign individuals can use to donate to UK political parties.

Events

4 h. ago Former Wall Street rainmaker leads purge of US chips subsidies agency

Elon Musk ally Michael Grimes has overseen shake-up of office doling out billions of dollars in semiconductor subsidies

Events

4 h. ago 'Crazy plane lady' who went viral over 'not real' passenger on Elon Musk rumour that 'he hit'

The woman in the viral clip of her yelling to an American Airlines cabin has found herself dispelling rumours that she slept with tech lord and US official Elon Musk

Events

5 h. ago Lastminute.com founder warns of ‘peril’ for tech sector amid Trump DEI crackdown

Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho told the House of Lords’ International Women’s Day debate that there has been a ‘degradation’ in tech industry culture.

Events

7 h. ago Elon Musk's generous gesture towards cancer stricken DJ Daniel, 13, who became target of 'odious' MSNBC

Devarjaye 'DJ' Daniel, 13, was made an honorary member of the Secret Service on Tuesday night by President Donald Trump, with Elon Musk now also promising the youngster a gift.

Events

7 h. ago Reform UK civil war as Elon Musk's favourite MP takes brutal swipe at 'messiah' Farage

Rupert Lowe has said he will not stand with Nigel Farage if Reform UK doesn't change 'from top to bottom' and voiced frustration at his leadership - prompting the Tories to claim it the party is in 'warfare'

Events

8 h. ago US judges alarmed over rise in violent threats as Trump and Musk lambast them

Reuters interviews with 11 federal judges in multiple districts reveal mounting concern over their securityUS politics live – latest updatesUS Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as the tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings.In recent weeks, Musk, congressional Republicans and other top allies of Donald Trump have called for the impeachment of some federal judges or attacked their integrity in response to court rulings that have slowed his administration’s moves to dismantle entire government agencies and fire tens of thousands of workers. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling

Social security is a highly efficient safety net. But the president’s crypto plans and job cuts leave Americans holding the bagElon Musk said on Joe Rogan’s show last week that social security is “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time”.Rubbish. In a Ponzi scheme, a con artist lures investors into a fake investment project, pockets the cash, and then gets new “investors” to funnel cash to the older ones – until new recruits slow down and the whole thing collapses. Suckers are left holding worthless bags. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago White House dodges questions on Elon Musk’s outfit choices amid Zelensky comparisons

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt jumped to the Tesla billionaire’s defence stating ‘Elon Musk wore a suit last night. I’m sure you saw it’

Events

12 h. ago Republicans want corporate oligarchy. We need economic democracy | Rashida Tlaib and Michael A McCarthy

The GOP budget seeks vast cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. Instead, let’s build an economy for everyoneAmerican families are exhausted. They deserve a government that chooses them over billionaire donors. The Republican budget plan that passed the House last week calls for $4.5tn in tax giveaways for the ultra-rich and corporations. It will be paid for with enormous cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and other federal programs that serve our families and the working class. These are the folks Elon Musk refers to as the “parasite class”.The agenda of the billionaire president and the richest man in the world is crystal clear: making the rich richer while working families struggle. Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago White House defends Elon Musk’s outfit amid Zelensky comparisons

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt jumped to the Tesla billionaire’s defence stating ‘Elon Musk wore a suit last night. I’m sure you saw it’

Events

17 h. ago ‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator

Film-maker reacts after US president shares video on his Truth Social account last weekThe creator of the viral “Trump Gaza” AI-generated video depicting the Gaza Strip as a Dubai-style paradise has said it was intended as a political satire of Trump’s “megalomaniac idea”.The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers. Trump is seen sipping cocktails with a topless Benjamin Netanyahu on sun loungers, while Elon Musk tears flatbread into dips. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago Moon missions, Musk v scientists, sperm and longevity – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From two private moon landings to the controversy over Elon Musk’s continued membership of the Royal Society, and a new study making a link between men’s health and their sperm qualityStriking images show Blue Ghost Mission 1’s successful moon landingElon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists Continue reading...

Events

17 h. ago Elon Musk’s Doge to expand blitz against spending on consultants

Firms including Deloitte and Accenture told to justify billions of dollars’ worth of contracts

Economics

21 h. ago FAA workers threatened with firing if they ‘impede’ Elon Musk’s SpaceX federal deal: Report

Elon Musk has been at the center of potential conflicts of interest since his political ascendance

Economics