Very cool to see this out - the hunt for truth in AI, which may be less of a black box than commonly thought.

NEW: Interviewed ex DOGE staffer who said: * DOGE is likely to fizzle now that Musk is out. "It's like kids joining a startup that will go out of business in 4 months." * Objectives at DOGE were unclear and communication poor. "I got dropped into the VA with an HP laptop.

Read our interview with Sahil Lavingia, the first since he was fired from DOGE. He takes you behind the scenes of Musk’s project — and doesn’t mince his words: reuters.com/world/us/witho…

“Reuters is lying,” Musk posted on X, minutes after a Reuters report that Tesla had killed a planned all-new $25,000 EV. Tesla executives knew that Musk had, in fact, canceled the low-cost vehicle. The company had told employees the project was over weeks earlier, Reuters

Looks like we now have a real unraveling on our hands:

Ever since the Musk-Trump alliance began, people have been predicting its end. And tensions have indeed been building for months. But it's really just today that it's all come crashing down, dizzyingly fast. Musk is now dangling the threat of a new party, and Trump is dangling

Browser wars kicking off. Great scoop here:

Lots of fascinating nuggets in this richly-reported profile of Stephen Miller -- including that he is one of a small group of White House staffers who approve *all* executive orders. Via Ted Hesson Jeff Mason & Kristina Cooke reuters.com/legal/governme…

Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Trump loyalist Katie Miller crosses battle lines to continue work for Elon Musk With Rachael Levy reuters.com/world/us/trump…

NEW: Law firms have scaled back pro bono work, diversity initiatives + litigation that could place them in conflict w/ Trump, a Reuters investigation found. Brad Heath Kristina Cooke Joe Tanfani Dave Thomas Sara Merken Mike Scarcella Chris Prentice reuters.com/investigations…

Musk’s donations make him the largest known individual donor to the main House and Senate GOP super PACs so far this year.

Trump administration announces a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro:

“Stefanie Anderson avoids crowds, doesn’t go out after dark and flinches when the doorbell rings.” Shocking and important story from my colleagues Linda So, Peter Eisler and Ned Parker. reuters.com/investigations…

In one text message, Fox News' Jesse Watters said to a colleague: “Think about how incredible our ratings would be if Fox went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL." nytimes.com/2025/08/19/bus…