Elon Musk Archive

Despite Musk’s stated departure from DOGE (and attempts to talk up his focus on his businesses), sources tell Wired that DOGE-related efforts across federal agencies are “escalating.” President Trump confirmed on Friday that Musk’s “really not leaving,” either, as the tech billionaire says he expects “to continue to provide advice.”

When Musk bought Twitter, the banks that backed him were left with almost $13 billion of debt that was quickly branded toxic. Three years on, they’ve mostly made their money back, boosted by Trump’s election and a little help from Elon himself. As one banker put it: “It was a bet on the world’s richest man, and it paid off.”

Sahil Lavingia, the creator of Gumroad and one of the employees turned loose inside of the federal government, published a diary of his 55 days at DOGE. Some interesting details in here on how DOGE actually works, and what Lavingia found he could help improve. Oh, and the interview that might have gotten Lavingia canned? It’s mostly about how impressed he was with how well the federal government works.

The Information reports that three years ago, Musk offered Apple an 18-month exclusive connection via SpaceX in return for $5 billion up front, and $1 billion per year after that to support satellite-connected iPhone features. If Apple didn’t take it within 72 hours, he threatened to announce a competing feature.

In the two days leading up to being let go, former Tesla employee Matthew LaBrot published a website calling for Tesla to “move forward without Elon as CEO,” then attended a Tesla Takedown protest, reports Business Insider.