18 m. ago Keir Starmer to outline reforms of ‘overcautious, flabby state’ in civil service speech – UK politics live

PM will give a speech shortly, followed by a Q&A with the mediaThe decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, Jonathan Hall KC, the UK’s terror watchdog, has concluded. Rachel Hall has the story.The Times today is running a story saying that Peter Kyle, the science secretary, “has described himself as a ‘disruptor’ with similarities to Elon Musk or Dominic Cummings” because he wants to use AI to modernise the delivery of public services.I aspire to be a disruptor in a positive way that takes people with us and excites people for change.The issue about disruptors and disruption – in the past, it’s been used in a fearful way, in a threatening way, in a way that actually creates circumstances where people are fearful of change. Continue reading...

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18 m. ago The world’s richest tech bosses have lost £168bn this year so far

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has seen his net worth drop by almost the same value as the rest put together

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25 m. ago Elon Musk responds to The Daily Show’s mocking of Trump’s Tesla purchase

‘Thanks for helping sell Teslas!,’ the EV company owner says

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98 m. ago Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working

I’ve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the world’s richest man does tooOn Saturday morning, I woke up to a nightmare of notifications. On Sunday, it got worse. Elon Musk had tweeted and amplified inflammatory lies about me and Tesla Takedown, a growing national grassroots movement peacefully protesting at Tesla showrooms that I’m proudly a part of. Musk tweeted: “Costa is committing crimes.”As a longtime local activist and organizer in Seattle, I’m accustomed to some conflict with powerful forces. The intention of the Tesla Takedown movement is to make a strong public stand against the tech oligarchy behind the Trump administration’s cruel and illegal actions, and to encourage Americans to sell their Teslas and dump the company’s stock. Protests like these – peaceful, locally organized, and spreading across the world – are at the heart of free speech in a democracy and a cornerstone of US political traditions. So it’s telling that the response from so-called “free...

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3 h. ago SpaceX mission to rescue astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for nine months is postponed

NASA calls off launch due to hydraulic system issue with a ground support clamp arm for the Falcon 9 rocket

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3 h. ago Elon Musk backs off reported plan to cut Social Security phone service after furious pushback

Elon Musk backed off his reported plot to cut off phone service for the public to the Social Security Administration following a hot cascade of criticism from Americans and their lawmakers.

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3 h. ago Elon Musk backs off reported plan to cut off Social Security phone service after furious pushback

Elon Musk backed off his reported plot to cut off phone service for the public to the Social Security Administration following a hot cascade of criticism from Americans and their lawmakers.

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4 h. ago Judge orders DOGE to turn over top secret records and demands Musk justify mass federal layoffs

On Wednesday, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan turned the tables on DOGE three weeks after Musk's 'what did you do last week' email to staffers sparked mass protests.

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5 h. ago Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost

The documents would ultimately inform whether Musk has been operating unconstitutionally to the extent Doge’s activities should be haltedElon Musk and his so-called “department of government efficiency”, or Doge, have been ordered by a federal judge to turn over a wide array of records that would reveal the identities of staffers and internal records related to efforts to aggressively cut federal government spending and programs.US district judge Tanya Chutkan’s order forces Musk to produce documents related to Doge’s activities as part of a lawsuit brought by 14 Democratic state attorneys general that alleges Musk violated the constitution by wielding powers that only Senate-confirmed officials should possess. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago SpaceX's latest setback as Elon Musk Falcon 9 rocket launch is delayed again

Elon Musk's company SpaceX has encountered another snag in the nine-month saga to free Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who are still stuck on the International Space Station (ISS)

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10 h. ago Stranded NASA astronauts suffer another setback as Elon's Musk's SpaceX rocket launch is delayed

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was supposed to launch from Kennedy Space Center at 7:48pm ET Wednesday.

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14 h. ago From ‘hoax’ to ‘incredible,’ Trump flips stance on EVs after Elon Musk endorsed him and donated millions

Trump’s love for Tesla comes after years of bashing EVs and feuding with Musk himself

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15 h. ago UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts

The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary

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16 h. ago Ayo Edebiri says she received ‘insane death threats’ after Elon Musk spread ‘fake’ news about her

Last year, Musk shared a fake report that claimed Edebiri was being considered as a Johnny Depp replacement in a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ reboot

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16 h. ago Trump’s team has now shelved a $1 billion program designed to keep housing affordable

Halt to program that helps preserve affordable housing comes amid widespread cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE department

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17 h. ago Elon Musk backed MP in bitter war with Farage as serious Reform allegations emerge

Nigel Farage has suggested there's no way back for ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe, who has caught the eye of Elon Musk and has accused the party of a "witch hunt"

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17 h. ago Ayo Edebiri ‘got insane death threats’ after Elon Musk shared fake report about Pirates of the Caribbean casting

The Bear actor called Musk a fascist and an idiot after his reaction to a post from a rightwing account that claimed she was replacing Johnny Depp Ayo Edebiri, the actor best known for her Emmy-award winning work on The Bear, has said she received “insane death threats” after Elon Musk shared a fake news report about her being cast in a film.On her Instagram, Edebiri recalled the furore that met Musk’s reposting of a story by “Unlimited L’s”, a rightwing account with no apparent Hollywood connection or insight, that she was to replace Johnny Depp in a reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Will JD Vance or Elon Musk meet King Charles on Donald Trump's state visit?

The US President will be joined by at least his wife Melania for second state visit to the UK

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18 h. ago Judges face rise in ‘concerning’ threats amid heat from Elon Musk

The judges, both appointed by Republican presidents, addressed increasing threats of violence and impeachment

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer denies he's aping Elon Musk and Javier Milei with 'Project Chainsaw' bid to 'rewire' Whitehall

The Prime Minister has called for a 'rewiring of the British state' and he is set to expand on his proposals for shaking up Whitehall in an 'intervention' tomorrow.

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