Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

Musk and Trump’s relationship was cemented on July 13, 2024, when a would-be assassin came within inches of killing the former president in Butler, Pennsylvania. Musk was impressed by the photo of Trump, blood streaming down his face, raising his fist in the air and shouting “Fight, fight, fight,” forContinue Reading

The United States of Elon Musk Inc.

Where do Elon Musk’s business interests end and Donald Trump’s political interests begin? Trick question—they’re one and the same. How else do you explain the jarring sight of the President of the United States hawking Teslas on the White House South Lawn? Trump has always been a salesman, lending hisContinue Reading

Donald Trump Bought a $90,000 Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It

Likely referring to the significant negative coverage of Musk’s efforts leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the president committed to buying a Tesla via TruthSocial on Tuesday morning, stating that Musk “was ‘putting it on the line’ in order to help our Nation, and he is doing aContinue Reading

How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk

Katie Drummond: Got it. Wow. We’re in the midst of this outbreak that we talked about at the top. What happens now? Once a measles outbreak is out there, is spreading among a community, how do you contain something like that? What next steps would be necessary for the UnitedContinue Reading

Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE’s Use of AI

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee fired off two dozen requests Wednesday morning pressing federal agency leaders for information about plans to install AI software throughout federal agencies amid the ongoing cuts to the government’s workforce. The barrage of inquiries follow recent reporting by WIRED and The Washington Post concerningContinue Reading

Trump talks up Tesla in White House show of support for Musk

Asked by a reporter if protesters should be “labelled domestic terrorists,” Trump said “I’ll do it.” “You do it to Tesla and you do it to any company, we’re going to catch you and you’re going to go through hell,” he said. Musk said that thanks to Trump’s “great policies”Continue Reading

Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown

As President Donald Trump has been trying to keep House Republicans in line over a continuing resolution to keep the government open through the fall, Elon Musk has expressed a desire for a government shutdown, four sources familiar with his position tell WIRED. Sources also tell WIRED that Musk hasContinue Reading

What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X

The social network X suffered intermittent outages on Monday, a situation owner Elon Musk attributed to a “massive cyberattack.” Musk said in an initial X post that the attack was perpetrated by “either a large, coordinated group and/or a country.” In a post on Telegram, a pro-Palestinian group known asContinue Reading

OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway

The Office of Personnel Management’s acting inspector general has confirmed that the independent office is investigating whether any “emerging threats” to sensitive information have arisen as a result of Elon Musk’s DOGE operatives introducing rapid changes to protected government networks. “The OPM OIG [office of the inspector general] is committedContinue Reading