8 h. ago DOGE plans to roll out new software to speed up job cuts even as Elon Musk steps back

The software, known as AutoRIF, is an updated version of a decades-old Pentagon program – though it has been used very little in recent years

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13 h. ago Bill Gates hits out at Elon Musk for ‘killing children’ through budget cuts

Bill Gates will close the foundation on December 31, 2045, earlier than previously planned

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16 h. ago Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts

Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045

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2 w. ago Tesla’s fall in numbers: The staggering profit drops that forced Musk to step back from DOGE

A 71 per cent drop in profits and tanking share price have forced Elon Musk to cut down his time as Trump’s costcutter-in-chief. Alicja Hagopian and Karl Matchett explore what happened

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3 w. ago US Consulate in Edinburgh set to close as part of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts under Donald Trump

The consulate in Edinburgh has been in operation since 1798 - but has been earmarked for closure by Elon Musk.

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3 w. ago DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says

The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department

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3 w. ago Millions of Afghans will be ‘abandoned’ to famine thanks to Trump’s aid cuts, warns UN

World Food Programme says essential programmes to prevent malnutrition and death will not be possible unless Elon Musk-led USAID cuts are reversed

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