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Mark Zuckerberg Texted Elon Musk to Offer Help With DOGE

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg privately texted Elon Musk in the early days of the second Trump administration to offer assistance with the Department of Government Efficiency, TechCrunch reports. The outreach marks a notable shift in the two men's relationship: they once had a public rivalry so intense that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight. The texts suggest Silicon Valley's largest figures have recalibrated their relationships with the new administration and with each other. Zuckerberg's offer to assist DOGE, the initiative Musk leads to cut federal government spending and workforce, reflects the broader dynamic of tech executives seeking proximity to the Trump White House. Whether the offer led to any substantive collaboration is not reported.
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