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Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have had an immediate and devastating impact on the ground in low-income countries.On 20 January, USAID issued a blanket “stop-work” order to all of its partners, demanding that organisations cease operations. In early February, the Trump administration fired the majority of all 10,000-plus USAID workers, leaving around just 290 employees. Though a US federal judge issued a temporary order to lift the aid freeze on 14 February, there is no clear evidence yet that programmes are back in action, with many hesitant to act under…

Tesla has requested that a federal judge dismiss most of a case over claims that it infringed on multiple patents relating to autonomous driving technology, coming as the company aims to launch driverless ride-hailing services later this year. On Friday, Tesla filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in which it argued the dismissal of a case alleging three patent infringement claims against Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC, according to a report from Bloomberg Law. The motion argues that Granite failed to detail “any facts whatsoever to allege infringement” of two of its inventions…

SAN FRANCISCO – Rubicon Space Systems won a NASA contract to develop a 110-newton ASCENT thruster prototype.“It’s bigger than any ASCENT thruster we’ve sold previously,” Daniel Cavender, director of Rubicon, a division of Plasma Processes, told SpaceNews.And as far as Cavender can tell, it’s the most powerful ASCENT thruster being built for the government. Cavender, who worked on ASCENT missions in previous roles at NASA, said the new contract could pave the way for ASCENT thrusters to serve as the main propulsion for large satellites, lunar landers and space stations.First, though ASCENT thrusters must clear the power hurdle.While some space system…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. A new technical chart shared by crypto analyst Cas Abbé (@cas_abbe) on X is showing a recurring bullish pattern in Dogecoin’s price action. The 3-day chart highlights three distinct descending channels in Dogecoin’s history—one during Q4 2023, another in Q3 2024, and the current one in early 2025—that each preceded major price surges of over 150%. Dogecoin’s 150% Breakout Pattern Is Back Abbé writes via X: “DOGE is currently in a bullish descending channel, similar to Q4 2023 and Q3 2024. In both cases, the breakout resulted in a 150%+ pump.” The chart…

Sentiment among the nation’s single-family homebuilders dropped to the lowest level in five months in February, largely due to concern over tariffs, which would raise their costs significantly.The National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index, or HMI, dropped a sharp 5 points from January to a reading of 42. Anything below 50 is considered negative sentiment. Last February, the index stood at 48.”While builders hold out hope for pro-development policies, particularly for regulatory reform, policy uncertainty and cost factors created a reset for 2025 expectations in the most recent HMI,” said NAHB Chairman Carl Harris, a homebuilder from Wichita,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies, but is rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.Musk’s exact role could be key in the legal fight over DOGE’s access to government data as the Trump administration moves to lay off thousands of federal workers. Defining him as an adviser rather that the person in charge of day-to-day operations at DOGE could help the administration beat a lawsuit arguing Musk has too much power for someone who isn’t elected or Senate-confirmed.…

The Trump administration clarified in a late-night Monday court filing that Elon Musk is not a DOGE employee, and instead serves as a White House advisor, in a similar vein as former Biden advisor Anita Dunn. The filing comes after D.C. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan heard remarks in the case filed by 14 state attorneys general against Musk and the Trump administration. The states argue that Musk and the administration have engaged in illegal executive overreach. Chutkan expressed that she wasn’t convinced by the arguments on Monday after asking what harm the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) imposed, as well as…

Elon Musk leaves after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Blair House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersA law firm that represents Tesla and Elon Musk has written proposed legislation that would alter Delaware corporate law, according to a person directly familiar with the drafting of the bill.The proposed legislation, drafted by Richards, Layton & Finger, or RLF, would amend Delaware General Corporation Law, and if adopted, could pave the way for the reinstatement of Musk’s 2018 CEO pay package at Tesla, worth tens of billions in options. RLF confirmed their involvement to…

The Department of Defense has received a list of DOGE officials tasked with cutting 8% from next year’s budget. “We welcome DOGE to the Pentagon,” said Secretary Pete Hegseth. “And I hope to welcome Elon to the Pentagon very soon.” The Pentagon employs 3.7 million personnel with a budget exceeding $850 billion, but it has never passed an audit.Tara Dougherty, CEO of Govini, a defense software company, worked for three Defense secretaries going back to Robert Gates. She says the biggest savings will be found in overhauling the decades-old weapons acquisition process, which still uses manual spreadsheets and fax machines.ACTING HEAD…

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