Bad trip coming for AI hype as humanity tools up to fight back Opinion I was into Adversarial Noise before they were famous AI + ML22 Apr 2025 | 18
Downward DOGE: Elon Musk keeps revising cost-trimming goals in a familiar pattern Comment On top of that, Trump's increased federal spending almost completely negates $150B in cuts Public Sector20 Apr 2025 | 205
Dems fret over DOGE feeding sensitive data into random AI Using LLMs to pick programs, people, contracts to cut is bad enough – but doing it with Musk's Grok? Yikes Public Sector18 Apr 2025 | 67
Tesla fudged odometer to screw me out of warranty, Model Y owner claims Give Elon an inch and he'll take thousands of miles ... allegedly Bootnotes17 Apr 2025 | 116
All right, you can have one: DOGE access to Treasury IT OK'd judge Login green-lit for lone staffer if he’s trained, papered up, won’t pull an Elez Public Sector15 Apr 2025 | 18
Ireland opens probe into Musk’s X over Grok’s AI data slurp Watchdog wants to know whether EU posts were used without consent under GDPR AI + ML14 Apr 2025 | 33
OpenAI slams 'sham' takeover bid by wannabe 'AGI dictator' Musk in countersuit Billionaire 'tried every tool to harm us', says super lab, and it wants judge to end 'harassment' AI + ML10 Apr 2025 | 7
DOGE dilettantes 'didn't test' Social Security fraud detection tool at appropriate scale Feds claim creaky COBOL, user spike is real reason key portal now flaky Public Sector09 Apr 2025 | 66
Musk's xAI swallows Musk's X in ego-friendly, all-stock deal Comment Social media platform magically worth a billion more than what he bought it for AI + ML31 Mar 2025 | 150
Accenture: DOGE's federal procurement review is hurting our sales Share price list slides for top ten consultant to US government Public Sector21 Mar 2025 | 50
Crew-9 splashes down while NASA floats along with Trump and Musk nonsense Comment Elements within the US space agency have elected to toe the party line Science19 Mar 2025 | 75
CISA fires, now rehires and immediately benches security crew on full pay DOGE efficiency in action Public Sector18 Mar 2025 | 51
Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co's lawsuit CSO17 Mar 2025 | 129
France offers US scientists a safe haven from Trump's war on woke Aix-Marseille University rolls out welcome mat for American researchers facing funding cuts Offbeat14 Mar 2025 | 338
Dems ask federal agencies for reassurance DOGE isn't feeding data into AI willy-nilly Pouring sensitive info into unapproved, unaccountable, unsafe models would be a 'severe' cybersecurity fail AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 33
As Elon Musk makes thousands of federal workers jobless, tycoon pushes for $56B Tesla pay deal Not so much thrown under a bus as under an unwanted electric car Bootnotes12 Mar 2025 | 92
DOGE helps Veterans Affairs end IT contract run by service-disabled entrepreneurs Project dubbed 'wasteful' – Musk's lot says under-pressure VA must do it 'in-house' Public Sector12 Mar 2025 | 106
SpaceX's 'Days Since Starship Exploded' counter made it to 48. It's back to zero again now 'Energetic event' did for Flight 8 after a few minutes. Super Heavy Booster recovered again, so there's that Science07 Mar 2025 | 112
'Cybertruck ownership comes with ... interesting fan mail' Comment Muskmobile Facebook group becomes support circle for anti-Tesla abuse Offbeat05 Mar 2025 | 158
FAA confirms it's testing Starlink, maybe for tasks Elon says Verizon is doing badly Plus: Musk's biz empire reportedly pulled in $6B-plus from Uncle Sam last year Networks27 Feb 2025 | 36
Incoming deputy boss of Homeland Security says America's top cyber-agency needs to be reined in Plus: New figurehead of DOGE emerges and they aren't called Elon Public Sector26 Feb 2025 | 37
US Dept of Housing screens sabotaged to show deepfake of Trump sucking Elon's toes 'Appropriate action will be taken,' we're told – as federal HR email sparks uproar, ax falls on CISA staff Public Sector24 Feb 2025 | 133
Elon Musk calls for International Space Station to be deorbited by 2027 Plus: ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen not happy with SpaceX chief for 'lie' about 'abandoned' Starliner crew Science21 Feb 2025 | 136
Grok 3 wades into the AI wars with 'beta' rollout Musk's latest attempt at a 'maximally truth-seeking' bot arrives AI + ML18 Feb 2025 | 46
Twin Google flaws allowed researcher to get from YouTube ID to Gmail address in a few easy steps Infosec In Brief PLUS: DOGE web design disappoints; FBI stops crypto scams; Zacks attacked again; and more! Security17 Feb 2025 | 13
The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway Opinion When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off Software10 Feb 2025 | 157
Judge says US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ since Trump let the DOGE out Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men Public Sector10 Feb 2025 | 57
Does DOGE have what it takes to actually tackle billions in US govt IT spending? Comment (updated) Tesla’s DIY ERP legend meets the messy reality of entrenched federal contracts Public Sector08 Feb 2025 | 275
Musk's move fast and break things mantra won't work in US.gov Opinion 248-year-old democracy is not a tech startup Public Sector07 Feb 2025 | 265
DOGE geek with Treasury payment system access now quits amid racist tweet claims Final update We did Nazi see that coming Public Sector07 Feb 2025 | 222
Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access Final update Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented' Public Sector06 Feb 2025 | 28
Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE probes Updated Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon's enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know Security06 Feb 2025 | 35
Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. We can only wonder why Somewhat stale range of Muskmobiles, competition from China, Elon being Elon, or all of the above? Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 218
DOGE latest: Citrix supremo has 'read-only' access to US Treasury payment system CEO of Cloud Software a 'special government employee' probing for Team Elon Public Sector05 Feb 2025 | 26
FBI's secret UFO hunters fear Trump's January 6 purge will send them into orbit Maybe Musk just wants the alien space tech that definitely doesn't exist? Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 53
OpenAI, Microsoft urge judge to toss out Musk's 'fact-free' lawsuit Updated Lawyers argue billionaire's 105-page complaint 'lurches from theory to theory' AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 16
Musk’s DOGE ship gets ‘full’ access to Treasury payment system, sinks USAID Who better to trust trillions of dollars, SSNs and other sensitive info with than Elon Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 275
Ontario responds to Trump tariff by pitching Starlink deal into the trash Updated Canadian province 'won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy' Networks03 Feb 2025 | 103
Tesla's numbers disappoint again ... and the crowd goes wild ... again Boy who's cried wolf on autonomous driving for years swears 'there's a damn wolf this time' Offbeat30 Jan 2025 | 175
White House asks millions of govt workers if they would be so kind as to fork right off Unions fear federal staff purge and RTO will spark chaos for Americans Public Sector29 Jan 2025 | 106
Trump tells Musk to 'go get' Starliner astronauts SpaceX was already planning to return 'virtually abandoned' astros. Did Elon forget? Science29 Jan 2025 | 93
Musk torches $500B Stargate AI plan, Altman strikes back Updated OpenAI boss tell world's richest man money is there to fund infrastructure project AI + ML23 Jan 2025 | 79
This is how Elon's Department of Government Efficiency will work – overwriting the US Digital Service Tycoon's auditors to probe Uncle Sam's IT with full access to unclassified data Public Sector21 Jan 2025 | 171
EU demands a peek under the hood of X's recommendation algorithms Commission insists the timing has nothing to do with Musk meddling in German politics ahead of election Personal Tech17 Jan 2025 | 93
SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly screwing investors out of $150M before Twitter takeover Plus: SpaceX rocket re-entries spark airline delays Bootnotes15 Jan 2025 | 54
Tesla, Musk double down on $56B payday appeal What could be the motivation for continuing to fight the case? CxO09 Jan 2025 | 75
Elon Musk's galactic ego sows chaos in European politics Opinion Leaders miffed at 'unacceptable interference' Offbeat07 Jan 2025 | 340
Eight things that should not have happened last year, but did Opinion 2024's Tech Fail Roll Of Dishonor Bootnotes01 Jan 2025 | 116
Starlink direct-to-cell is coming to Ukraine Cell towers not required when messaging on Musk's finest Networks01 Jan 2025 | 19
Musk's lawyer asks SEC to quit pestering the shy and retiring billionaire Won't someone think of Elon? Ah, who are we kidding - none of this will matter in a month Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 79
Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands Networks11 Dec 2024 | 34
Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident With two legal wins and one secret settlement on the books, the odds are in the automaker's favor Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 132
Elon Musk tops US political donor list with $270M+ for Team Trump Plus, xAI scores another $6B to fuel Tesla tycoon's war on OpenAI Public Sector07 Dec 2024 | 127
Altman to Musk: Don't go full supervillain – that's so un-American OpenAI chief says he doesn't think Elon will unleash political powers to zap AI competition AI + ML05 Dec 2024 | 51
Trump wants SpaceX customer Jared Isaacman as next NASA boss Billionaire space tourist and mate of Elon pledges Americans will get to Mars Science04 Dec 2024 | 41
Judge again cans Musk's record-setting $56B Tesla package 'Even if a stockholder vote could have a ratifying effect, it could not do so here,' says Delaware Chancellor Bootnotes03 Dec 2024 | 39
Musk seeks injunction to stop OpenAI morphing into for-profit company Politics, electric cars, rockets, and social media not enough to keep some individuals busy AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 17
Musk agrees with fan that worries over orbital Starlink traffic a 'silly narrative' Forget the 10x programmer. How about 10x satellites? Networks25 Nov 2024 | 63
Neuralink brain chips head for the Great White North Canadian volunteers wanted for mind-meld trials AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 14
Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn't operate yet After beefing with Elon Musk, comms minister wants to diversify product choice Networks21 Nov 2024 | 9
Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season Significant uptick in visibility for Musk, Republican account posts from July 13 Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 187