4 h. ago FAA tests Starlink terminals as Musk claims Verizon tech is ‘not working’

The Federal Aviation Administration has started testing the use of SpaceX Starlink satellite internet terminals in the national airspace system, nearly two years after Verizon was awarded a $2 billion contract to perform similar work. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk claimed on his social media platform X that the Verizon system “is not working […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Technology

46 h. ago 'What did you do last week?' email stokes confusion and anger among federal workers

Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."

Politics

6 d. ago Trump and Musk Suggest Millions of Dead People Get Social Security. Here Are the Facts.

The database includes millions of Americans who are probably dead but who have no death records. But they generally don’t collect checks, as Musk and Trump suggest.

Politics

6 d. ago Millions of Dead People on Social Security? The Agency’s Own Data Says Otherwise.

The database includes millions of Americans who are probably dead but who have no death records. But they generally don’t collect checks.

Events

6 d. ago 'Catastrophic results': Union, taxpayer groups take stab at DOGE in latest lawsuit over IRS data access

A lawsuit filed Monday claims DOGE "could" have access to Elon Musk's business competitors' data.

Economics

7 d. ago Elon Musk's role in DOGE uncertain after recent filing from White House

In an affidavit filed in federal court Tuesday, a White House official said Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

Events

7 d. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: White House claims Musk does not run DOGE in new filing

In an affidavit filed in federal court on Tuesday, a White House official clarified that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Politics

7 d. ago Contradictory statements about Musk make it unclear who runs DOGE

In an affidavit filed in federal court Tuesday, a White House official said Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

Politics

7 d. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk's DOGE website claims $55 billion in 'savings'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be joined in Saudi Arabia by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

Economics