# Elon Musk’s computer coup

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/elon-musks-computer-coup/
- Published: 2025-02-08T09:00:51-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Podcast: The Vergecast – Nilay Patel, David Pierce and Richard Lawler. Article by David Pierce. The Verge – February 7, 2025.  Elon Musk and the team at the Department of Government Efficiency figured out one thing really fast: if you control the computers, you control everything. And so Musk and his merry band of engineers have spent the last week or so parading into various US government agencies and taking control of their systems. There’s so much about what’s really […] Click here to view original web page at www.theverge.com Video: Elon Musk’s computer coup | The Vergecast – The Verge Related articles: The biggest breach of US government data is under way – TechCrunch Who is part of Elon Musk’s DOGE and what are they doing? – NPR The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks – ProPublica Trump hints Musk ‘Doge’ team has free rein with Pentagon next in line for cuts – The Guardian Democratic AGs sue over DOGE access to Treasury payment systems – The Hill