Elon Musk has formally introduced he’s stepping down as a U.S. particular authorities worker and the de facto head of the Division of Authorities Effectivity, higher often known as DOGE.
The transfer follows Musk’s cooling relationship with the Trump administration and slumping Tesla gross sales tied to his political advocacy. Regardless of his introduced departure, Musk gave a shout-out to President Trump for the possibility to deal with authorities waste, and he insisted that DOGE’s mission isn’t going wherever anytime quickly. Since launching, the group has already slashed budgets throughout companies, reduce jobs, shut down departments, and stirred up loads of controversy alongside the way in which.
As we speak, on TechCrunch’s Fairness podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha unpack who else is departing DOGE, and why Silicon Valley’s relationship with politics is coming into, as Kirsten put it, the “discover out” stage.
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