At minimum, DOGE feels like a new Thiel Fellowship, launched by venture capitalist Peter Thiel a decade ago and which has identified such winners as Russell of Luminar and ScaleAI’s Alexandr Wang.

As Musk’s team barrels its way through the government seeking access to sensitive information, questions are arising about ...

That was the moment I realised that this was actually going to work.” Mr Farritor was in the 2024 Thiel Fellows program, set up by Palantir co-founder and Republican donor Peter Thiel ...