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Musk's Department Cuts Funding to Combat Disinformation and Deepfakes in the US

Intel Lays Off Over 20% of Its Staff This Week

Apr 23, 2025 05:08 73

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is cutting $135 million in funding for National Science Foundation (NSF) research grants.

The measure will affect programs to combat disinformation and deepfakes, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

The agency notes that technologies related to artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming increasingly powerful. They make it possible to create increasingly reliable images and texts that can later be used by fraudsters. The NSF is an independent agency of the US government responsible for the development of science and technology. DOGE's decision could undermine government efforts to ensure AI security, Bloomberg believes.

The American corporation Intel intends to announce the layoff of more than 20% of its staff this week. The measure is aimed at reducing the scale of bureaucracy in the company, Bloomberg reports.

The layoffs should optimize the company's management and lead to a focus on engineering technologies.

It is noted that in 2024 the company has already laid off about 15 thousand people. At the end of 2024, the state had 108.9 thousand employees.

The new layoffs will be the first since Lip-Bu Tan took over as Intel CEO in March this year.