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Musk’s Cost-Saving Claims Are Wrong in So Many Ways

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Musk’s Cost-Saving Claims Are Wrong in So Many Ways We found huge errors in the “wall of receipts” for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, where the group lists what it has saved by canceling federal contracts. After The New York Times and other news organizations pointed out the errors, the team quietly removed all five of the largest savings it originally claimed. But Dav…

New York Times Politics 887 2025-03-04

Elon Musk claims federal employees have 48 hours to explain recent work or resign

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Elon Musk claims federal employees have 48 hours to explain recent work or resign Elon Musk tweeted Saturday that federal workers would soon get an email “requesting to understand what they got done last week.” According to the New York Times, the email from the Office of Personnel Management went to agencies across the federal government that afternoon, including the FBI, State Department, and others, with a deadline for

The Verge 456 2025-02-24

iPhone 17 Pro Max Will Feature Smaller Dynamic Island, Claims Leaker

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iPhone 17 Pro Max Will Feature Smaller Dynamic Island, Claims Leaker Apple’s largest high-end model in the upcoming iPhone 17 series this year will feature a smaller Dynamic Island, according to Weibo-based leaker Digital Chat Station. The leaker claims that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will adopt a “metalens” for Face ID that integrates the transmitter and receiver components, which will reduce the size and thickness …

Mac Rumors 797 2025-02-14

Volkswagen claims it’s actually making that $20,000 EV and will show it next month

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Volkswagen claims it’s actually making that $20,000 EV and will show it next month Volkswagen has announced that next month, it will show off a new low-cost, entry-level EV that could cost just €20,000 (about $20,800 USD), the price it suggested it would hit back when it announced the ID. Life concept in 2021. That’s a steal compared to current low-end US EVs like the over-$28,000 Nissan Leaf. Meanwhile,

The Verge 651 2025-02-06