There is no going back
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, “I hate an agency because of unreported reasons and it’s not a good way to reduce inflation.” He added that the only way to reduce inflation is to cut government spending. He further said that his allies had spent the weekend “feeding USAID into the wood”, referring to the US Agency for International Development.
There is no going back
Elon Musk, in a series of tweets, has criticised the US government for not complying with his demands to pay NASA and SpaceX. He also said that he and his allies had spent the weekend “feeding USAID into the wood”. This comes after a US judge ruled against Musk’s request to revoke a contract with United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Your packages are going to be more expensive
The US Postal Service (USPS) said it’s suspending the import of products from China, after US President Donald Trump ended the ‘de minimis’ customs exemption that let shoppers and importers skirt duties on packages worth less than $800. The move comes after the US imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese goods and ended the customs exception that allowed small value parcels to enter without paying tax.
HIV/AIDS relief is exempt from foreign aid cuts
The US State Department has started to withdraw all USAID personnel stationed overseas by this weekend, WIRED reported citing sources. Many of the employees of the US Agency for International Development have been put on leave, restricted access to their workspace and ordered to stop all work, the report added. President Donald Trump announced that he was shutting down USAID.
The Apple Invites are best for people already in the world of Apple
Apple has released an app called ‘Apple Invites’ which allows users to invite others to events on their iPhones. Users can also create a photo album for people to peruse and add a music playlist using the Apple Music feature. The app features a plus button which enables users to add name, date, location and get the details of the event.
Government Signature Emails are being removed from the list of swear words
Several senior executives at Elon Musk’s SpaceX were granted access to US government computers controlled by the General Services Administration (GSA), reports said. They were given access to key computer systems controlled by the GSA. The report further said that officials at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) were not given enough time to conduct a privacy assessment before installing the server.
Workers are reeling from chaos in federal agencies
US President Donald Trump’s White House has banned employees from referring to each other by their personal pronouns. The ban applies to all federal agencies, the White House said in a statement. “Use of personal pronouns sends the wrong message about what it means to be an employee of the federal government,” it added.
The young, inexperienced engineers aided Musk in his Government takeover
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken over the management of the General Services Administration (GSA), the US government’s payment system, according to reports. Musk has also gained access to the Treasury Department’s payment system, potentially allowing him access to sensitive information about tens of millions of citizens, businesses, and more. Earlier, DOGE personnel had tried to access classified information at USAID.
A third crew member of the Black Hawks has been identified
An American Airlines flight crashed near Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport while trying to land, killing all 67 people onboard. The plane’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were recovered from the aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said. It added that it would conduct a “comprehensive investigation” to determine the cause of the crash.
Tech workers are forced to defend their work
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE), which was appointed by US President Donald Trump, wants to use White House security credentials to gain unusual access to GSA technology and other things, WIRED reported. “Granting DOGE staff…un unfettered access to internal government systems and sensitive data poses a huge security risk to the federal government and to the American public,” a Biden official said.