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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tasked with cutting spending and red tape.</li><li>Past presidents have created commissions with the same goals, and they've had mixed results.</li></ul>Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are promising to tame the federal government. They aren't the first. But unlike Reagan and Clinton, who both largely failed attempts at taming federal spending and sprawl, their Department of Government Efficiency has a crucial advantage: Republican control of both chambers of Congress.That political reality means their ambitious goal of cutting $2 trillion in spending through budget reconciliation could need just 51 Senate votes — and Republicans are projected to hold 52 seats.Despite its name, Musk and Ramaswamy's panel, the Department of Government Efficiency, won't be a government department. Substantial changes to the federal budget would most likely require action from legislators, though Trump transition officials are reportedly looking for ways to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/13/elon-musk-government-efficiency-congress-budget-law/">short-circuit Congress' power</a> over spending.But the two men appear to be well positioned to advise Trump on how to make the deepest cuts to the federal government in generations.<h2 id="f17bde88-48d2-4aed-ae9d-cead1ffcb9b5">Past presidents have tried to cut the federal budget with mixed success</h2>The federal government isn't a business. Decisions about which agencies get which money for which purpose and how the money is raised are hashed out in Congress. Lacking the awesome power of a corporate CEO, past presidents, including Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, have struggled to tame the beast."There are a lot more restrictions on what you can and can't do," said David Walker, a fiscal watchdog who led the Government Accountability Office from 1998 through 2008. "There's a lot of cultural barriers."In 1982, Reagan tasked J. Peter Grace, a chemicals executive, with creating a team of private-sector "bloodhounds" to root through the government, looking for waste and inefficiency.Two years later, his crew of about 160 senior corporate executives, later known as the Grace Commission, published over 2,000 recommendations they said would save more than $424 billion over three years.The government's in-house budget experts, however, didn't think the changes would be as impactful as the Grace Commission did. Most of the proposals required acts of Congress that never materialized. Some changes, like improving the government's debt-collection efforts and reducing head count among certain groups of federal employees, were made by the executive branch, bypassing Democrats in Congress.The nonprofit Citizens Against Government Waste, which carried on the mission of the Grace Commission, said last year that the US government had cut spending by a cumulative total of $2.4 trillion since the 1980s by implementing recommendations from the Grace Commission and from the nonprofit itself. Musk has claimed his committee could cut nearly that much spending in one year.Clinton took another stab at cutting federal spending and improving government processes with his National Performance Review, which was led and staffed by federal employees instead of the private sector.The initiative succeeded in shrinking the federal workforce by more than 300,000 workers during Clinton's term, though the groundwork for some of those reductions was laid under Reagan. But <a target="_blank" href="https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/papers/bkgrd/brief.html">only about a quarter of its proposals</a> that required legislative action managed to clear Congress.In 1999, the Clinton administration claimed that it had saved $137 billion. The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gao.gov/assets/ggd-99-120.pdf">Government Accountability Office said</a> that figure included some double counting and nearly $25 billion that was merely "consistent with" the initiative's focus on "reinventing government."Musk and Trump's efforts could go further. Trump said the DOGE commission would have until July 4, 2026, to deliver a plan, but Musk said in a post on X that it would "be done much faster."<h2 id="94b4d06c-a556-4a4b-879d-8a7ebc8faa8b">What's different this time</h2>Any proposals from Musk and Ramaswamy that Trump accepts would have a much better chance of getting through Congress than those from Reagan's or Clinton's commissions because Republicans are on track to control both chambers of Congress.Reagan's and Clinton's commissions came up against a Congress at least partly controlled by the other party. While contentious bills often can't clear the Senate because 60 votes are required to overcome the filibuster, many spending-related proposals can pass with a 51-vote majority through a process called budget reconciliation. Republicans are set to hold 52 seats starting next year.Thomas Schatz, the president of Citizens Against Government Waste, said Trump would likely have at least two opportunities to pass a budget through reconciliation. The fact that Musk and Ramaswamy will have had a two-month head start before Trump is sworn in also helps, he said.This government-efficiency effort "can be set up faster," he said. "It depends on how many members the president would like on the commission, and I have no idea. They haven't asked me. My suggestion is to keep it smaller."In the past, Musk has said the Securities and Exchange Commission, which has sued him twice, is "broken" and accused the Federal Aviation Administration of delaying SpaceX launches with "kafkaesque paperwork."In recent posts on X, he has floated the idea of rewarding government employees who spend wisely and firing those who waste money. Congress hasn't figured in recent posts, though in 2022 Musk <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1589714533345812480">tweeted</a> that he preferred when the presidency and Congress were controlled by different parties.In a September appearance on Lex Fridman's podcast, Ramaswamy outlined a thought experiment for shrinking the federal workforce: Fire all nonelected federal workers whose Social Security numbers end in odd numbers, then fire half of the remaining employees, those whose numbers start with odd digits.He argued that this arbitrary 75% reduction — about 2.2 million workers — would avoid discrimination lawsuits while barely affecting government services.Veronique de Rugy, an economist at the libertarian think tank Mercatus Center, has said Musk and Ramaswamy could save $2 trillion if they embraced what many other economists would consider radical reforms. She said that ending aid to states — which the Cato Institute estimated amounted to $697 billion in 2018 and $721 billion in 2019 — could go a long way, as could hacking away at corporate welfare for sectors like pharmaceuticals and electric cars.But she also expressed skepticism about the Trump administration's ability to build the bridges that could be necessary for big changes. "They're going to piss off everyone for stupid reasons," she said.There are also third rails of political spending that some are doubtful Trump will be able or eager to tackle, even if Musk and Ramaswamy advised him to do so.Social Security and Medicare are the two single biggest areas of federal spending, and changing them could be politically unpopular. Trump has generally said he won't touch them — except for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tax-cuts-social-security-boomers-benefit-fund-depletion-2024-11">eliminating taxes on Social Security</a> payments, which would mean fewer benefits for retirees in the future.Earmarks, which allow members of Congress to send money back to their home districts and states, are another significant source of federal waste, and even a GOP-led House and Senate may be leery of getting rid of them."The incentive in politics is to make friends," de Rugy said. Everyone, she added, likes a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Why Elon Musk's push to cut federal waste might succeed where others failed

<ul><li>The massive power cut in India’s financial capital Mumbai on October 12 may have been the work of hackers. </li><li>The Maharashtra Police’s cyber cell probe has reportedly found evidence of suspicious logins and is working to determine if this was a coordinated attempt to take down Mumbai’s power grid.</li><li>According to an earlier statement by the state’s Energy Minister Nitin Raut, the possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out.</li></ul>The power was out in Mumbai for nearly a day on October 12, putting the stock exchanges, medical facilities, and other critical infrastructure at risk. Now, the state police’s cyber cell probe has reportedly revealed that this may have been the work of state-sponsored hackers. Sources told the <a href="https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/oct-12-blackout-was-a-sabotage/articleshow/79312959.cms">Mumbai Mirror</a> that multiple ‘suspicious’ logins on the supply and transmission utility servers were detected during the month-long probe. Most of these accounts were from other Asian countries, including Singapore. The investigation is currently ongoing to determine whether it was a coordinated attempt to bring down India’s financial capital. State-sponsored hackers targeting India According to a report by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/top-cyber-espionage-groups-that-have-india-in-their-crosshairs/slidelist/79120867.cms">CYFIRMA</a>, at least four different state-sponsored hacking groups have India in their crosshairs. This includes Mission 2025, Apt36, Stone Panda, and the infamous Lazarus Group. However, until more information comes to light, there’s no way to tell whether it was one of these four groups or a new player altogether that attacked India’s power grids. According to Mumbai Mirror, the attempts to break through have been ongoing since February — shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak started to spread. At the time of the Mumbai power outage, Maharashtra’s Energy Minister Nitin Raut told the media that the possibility of sabotage could not be ruled out. “There was a technical problem and the Kharghar unit stopped. There was an islanding failure in Mumbai, which shouldn't have happened. This is the reason that the possibility of sabotage is suspected,” he said. Not the first time a power facility has been breached in the last 6 months Earlier this year in June, there was another breach at the Jammu and Kashmir Power Department's data centres. Not only was the department rendered inoperable for three days, its website and mobile app were also taken down. Neel Kamal Singh from the IT wing of the J&amp;K Power Department <a href="https://twitter.com/jkmediasocial/status/1276213262229450752">told the press</a> that it was a ransomware attack, where all official files and data have been encrypted by the hackers. Before the attack was finally shut down, the hackers were able to compromise at least four servers. India is not alone Methods of warfare are no longer restricted to horses or firepower. Most attacks now happen in the digital space, and India is not alone in its struggles. Canada, for instance, has named China and Russia as primary threats to its cybersecurity. The country’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) fears that these foreign actors are likely to target Canada’s power supply. The US has also identified China as a threat to its national security, with the possibility of an attack on some of its critical infrastructure. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/vodafone-idea-shares-jump-after-selling-stake-in-indus-towers-for-3760-crore/articleshow/79316662.cms">Vodafone Idea soars nearly 5% on fund infusion from Indus Towers stake sale</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/pubg-mobile-india-was-supposed-to-launch-today/articleshow/79315462.cms">PUBG Mobile India was rumoured to launch today — but there is no official update from the company</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/lakshmi-vilas-bank-is-the-fifth-financial-firm-after-ilfs-dhfl-yes-bank-and-pmc-bank-to-collapse-in-india/slidelist/79286096.cms">Lakshmi Vilas Bank is the fifth financial firm to collapse in India within the last 30 months</a>

Mumbai’s massive power cut last month may have been the work of hackers

Maharashtra Energy Minister <keyword id="87586" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nitin-Raut">Nitin Raut</keyword> on Wednesday said "foul play or sabotage" has not been ruled out in the mega-power shortage that tripped Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Monday and added that stringent action will be taken against all found guilty. Addressing the media, he said that the interim report of a probe committee set up by the state government will submit its report in a week and its recommendations would be implemented. Besides, a central team which came here on Tuesday is also probing into the incident that left large parts of MMR without power for periods ranging from 2-9 hours, playing havoc with the people, railways, traffic, business and commercial activities. "There are certain protocols that must be adhered to whenever any maintenance work is taken up. We shall investigate whether these protocols were followed or not by the officials of MahaVitaran. However, we don't rule out the possibility of sabotage or foul play and stringent action will be taken against those found guilty," Raut asserted. Late on Tuesday, in a cryptic statement, Raut had said: "Possibility of a sabotage cannot be ruled out in respect of the Power trip that resulted in blackout on Monday dated 12.10.20 at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane." According to officials on Monday, some maintenance work was taken up on the 400KV line in Kalwa and entire load was shifted to the line 2, which in turn tripped owing to some technical glitches and the cascading effect hit almost the entire MMR comprising Mumbai, Thane, parts of Palghar and Raigad districts. While private distributors like Adani, Tata and BEST had restored supply in their respective regions on Monday, some areas served by MahaVitaran remained without power for another around 24 hours, and resumed on Tuesday. Targeting the Minister, Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Atul Bhatkalkar asked Raut when he came to know it was "a sabotage" whether he informed Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in the matter. However, Raut responded by saying some people were trying to malign his department but the probe reports would reveal everything. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/wipro-share-price-dips-after-earnings-report-analysts-believe-it-will-take-a-while-to-catch-up-to-tcs-and-hcl-technologies/articleshow/78654023.cms">Wipro’s share price dips by over 6% after earnings — analysts believe it will take a while to catch up to TCS and HCL Technologies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/apple-new-iphone-12-series-with-5g-launched-starting-at-rs-69999-along-with-side-homepod-mini-debut/articleshow/78647779.cms">Apple's new iPhone 12 series with 5G launched starting at ₹ 69,999 along with HomePod Mini debut</a>

Mumbai's massive power outage probe yet to rule out 'foul play' or 'sabotage'

<ul><li><keyword id="10850136" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="chinese-cybercriminals">Chinese cybercriminals</keyword>, dubbed <keyword id="10849528" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="redecho">RedEcho</keyword>, are targeting India’s <keyword id="6368906" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="power-grid">power grid</keyword> with background Trojans called ShadowPad.</li><li>The investigation by Recorded Future identifies 10 distinct power sector organisations and two maritime ports as targets of RedEcho.</li><li>The cybersecurity firm points out that this infiltration has little to offer in terms of economic espionage, but could be used as a ‘show of force’, a tool to sway public opinion or serve as research for bigger attacks in the future.</li></ul> Chinese cybercriminals are targeting the <keyword id="65314" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-power-sector">Indian power sector</keyword>, according to a report by US-based cybersecurity company Recorded Future. The two Asian giants may be disengaging on the ground but relations do not seem to have thawed in the realm of cybersecurity. An investigation conducted by the firm’s Insikt Group claims to have discovered a steep rise in the attacks against many companies in India’s power sector. “10 distinct Indian power sector organisations, including 4 or the 5 Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDC)... have been identified as targets in a concerted campaign against India's critical infrastructure,” <a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/redecho-targeting-indian-power-sector/">said the report.</a> Chidambaranar and Mumbai ports were also identified as targets. <div type="image" title="china power grid attack map" msid="81274118" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Suspected Indian power sector victims of RedEcho targeted intrusions&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> However, Recorded Future pointed out that infiltration of RLDCs have very little to offer in terms of meeting any economic espionage objectives. But it does have its uses. Regardless of whether the attack itself was severe or not, the electric grid falls into the critical infrastructure category. The report <a href="https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2021-0228.pdf?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=110851062&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jdCA-FQY1DAHO0FT1PDC4VZzmFmLhLt2PHMaQMzioRH4rvElhlAXO9NRsMuvDFDoMuz-WYhwkkfzsMu3PUYoL3tCNwlNCtuCqcgtnG-DCbfosJVU&amp;utm_content=110851062&amp;utm_source=hs_automation">believes</a> such attacks are ideal for posturing and can deliver potential outcomes such as: <ul><li>To be a robust signaling message as a ‘show of force’</li><li>To enable influence operations to sway public opinion during a diplomatic confrontation</li><li>To support potential destructive cyber operations against critical infrastructure in the future</li></ul>These points are key because the discovery of the attack comes at a time when Indo-Sino relations are tense and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-and-china-begin-to-disengage-from-friction-areas-along-the-border/articleshow/80831679.cms">disengagement attempts</a> on-going along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77497819" title="After Jio, India's unicorn startups are the top target for Chinese hackers trying to get their hands on Indian users' data" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The two Asian giants were involved in their first fatal border clash in 45 years in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/indian-army-on-india-china-war-in-galwan-valley-soldiers-killed/articleshow/76402297.cms">June last year</a>. Since then, their military forces have been locked in a face-off along multiple frictions points in Leh, especially along the southern banks of Pangong Tso Lake. Who are these Chinese Hackers? The first thing to note is that these attacks were using ShadowPad, which is one of the largest known supply-chain attacks, according to cybersecurity firm <a href="https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2017_shadowpad-how-attackers-hide-backdoor-in-software-used-by-hundreds-of-large-companies-around-the-world">Kaspersky</a>. It is a covert background malware, which hides inside legit software. Once activated, it allows hackers to access the system in order to install more malicious software or steal data. <div type="image" title="Screenshot (629)_edited" msid="81274305" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt; High-level RedEcho Terrorist Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Recorded Future data sourcing graphic &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Even though the investigators spotted some overlaps with other cybercriminal groups — like APT41, known for the <a href="https://securelist.com/shadowpad-in-corporate-networks/81432/">NetSarang</a> incident using ShadowPad, and Tonto Team — they don’t believe that there is enough evidence to pin the blame on any known perpetrators. In addition to APT41 and Tonto Team, ShadowPad is used by at least three other distinct Chinese groups. So, instead, this closely-related but distinct activity group has been dubbed RedEcho. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/elon-musk-and-reliance-industries-mukesh-ambani-compete-in-energy-storage-skytran-and-hyperloop/articleshow/81266903.cms">Elon Musk is facing a challenge from Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani in India⁠— both in energy and transportation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indians-are-heading-back-to-parks-supermarkets-and-pharmacies-but-malls-and-theatres-are-not-on-the-priority-list/articleshow/81271614.cms">Indians are heading back to parks, supermarkets and pharmacies — but malls and theatres are not on the priority list</a>

Chinese hacked into India’s power grid just to show that they can

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Wharton professor said employees are leveraging AI to increase their productivity at work.</li><li>But they're not sharing their discoveries for fear of getting in trouble, he said.</li></ul>A Wharton professor has said companies should try to tempt employees to share how they're using AI to increase their personal productivity – rather than ban the tech and force them to hide it.While some companies have been upfront about their plans to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-halts-hiring-for-7800-jobs-that-could-be-replaced-by-ai-report-2023-5?r=US&amp;IR=T">incorporate AI tools</a> into workflows, others have <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/7-companies-that-have-banned-employees-from-using-chatgpt-1032340596">introduced strict bans</a> over privacy and legal fears. AI-powered tools such as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-ai-chaos-openia-google-creatives-academics-2023-1">OpenAI's popular ChatGPT</a> – the release of which sparked huge interest in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-changed-everything-and-was-a-black-swan-event-2023-5">generative AI</a> – have been known to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-biggest-fears-risk-threat-chatgpt-openai-google-2023-6?utm_campaign=business-sf&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">"hallucinate" facts, plagiarize, and produce biased content.</a>These concerns are understandably worrying for large companies, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wharton-professor-ai-is-intern-who-lies-a-little-bit-2023-5">Ethan Mollick</a>, a management professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, <a href="https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/detecting-the-secret-cyborgs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote in a blogpost</a>."Right now, AI doesn't scale well. But, as a personal productivity tool, when operated by someone in their area of expertise it is pretty amazing," he wrote. Employees have already confessed to using <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-work-automation-octopus-energy-greg-jackson-2023-5">AI to boost their productivity</a> and cut their workloads, with some even using it to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-second-job-overworking-overemployment-2023-4">hold down multiple jobs</a>.However, employees aren't sharing their discoveries with their bosses for fear of getting in trouble, Mollick said. He advised companies to try and lure these workers out, offering them incentives such as shorter days to share their discoveries. He added the potential productivity gains would make this trade-off worth it for organizations. Mollick added that workers are already finding ways to get around bans on using AI at work, such as using their personal phones to access it.Generative AI is predicted to cause significant upheaval in the labor market, with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-ai-impacts-white-collar-college-educated-high-salary-jobs-2023-3">white-collar and college-educated</a> workers some of the most affected. In March, an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/generative-ai-chatpgt-300-million-full-time-jobs-goldman-sachs-2023-3">analysis from Goldman Sachs</a> estimated that the popular tech could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide and boost global labor productivity.

Workers are hiding their AI productivity hacks from bosses. A Wharton professor says companies should get them to share.

Welcome back, readers. Today we're covering <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/okta-stock-price-lapsus-hackers-claim-cyberattack-todd-mckinnon-2022-3">the Okta hack</a>, and showing you a new way to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/22/22990983/zoom-virtual-avatars-animal-face-replacement">spice up Zoom meetings.</a>Ready? Let's get started. If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/10-things-in-tech">sign up here</a>. Download Insider's app – click <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id554260576">here for iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freerange360.mpp.businessinsider">here for Android</a>.<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/okta-stock-price-lapsus-hackers-claim-cyberattack-todd-mckinnon-2022-3"></a>1. Okta confirmed a hack. The authentication service, which is used by thousands of companies, confirmed that a hacker had access to one of its engineers' laptops for five days in January, but says its service "has not been breached and remains fully operational."<ul><li>The confirmation comes after hacking group <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/okta-stock-price-lapsus-hackers-claim-cyberattack-todd-mckinnon-2022-3">Lapsus$ posted screenshots</a> claiming to be of Okta's internal systems to its Telegram account. </li><li>In a <a href="https://www.okta.com/blog/2022/03/updated-okta-statement-on-lapsus/">blog post</a>, Okta's chief security officer said an attacker would have had limited access during the five-day period, and that the potential impact to Okta customers is confined to the access that support engineers have (which he lists <a href="https://www.okta.com/blog/2022/03/updated-okta-statement-on-lapsus/">here</a>).</li><li>An Okta hack would have a massive impact on businesses worldwide, as the company touts Peloton, T-Mobile, and the FCC — as well as Insider — among its customers. The incident has put thousands of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/22/22990637/okta-breach-single-sign-on-lapsus-hacker-group">businesses on high alert</a>, The Verge reports. </li></ul>In other news:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-audio-buzzfeed-staffers-react-to-news-cuts-internal-meeting-2022-3"></a><div type="image" title="Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti" height="2633" width="3511" msid="90398393" hostid="261"></div>2. Buzzfeed had a tumultuous day yesterday. The company announced <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-layoffs-and-commerce-struggles-2022-3">it's laying off 1.7% of its workforce</a>, and is asking for voluntary buyouts in its news division — prompting questions <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-audio-buzzfeed-staffers-react-to-news-cuts-internal-meeting-2022-3">from furious staffers</a>. Three of its top editors are leaving, and sources told CNBC that investors have pressured the CEO <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/22/buzzfeed-investors-have-pushed-ceo-jonah-peretti-to-shut-down-newsroom.html">to shut down Buzzfeed's entire newsroom.</a>3. We read the book that VCs are raving about. In "The Power Law," author Sebastian Mallaby offers a deeply researched history of venture capital, covering the figures and forces shaping the industry. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-power-law-book-sebastian-mallaby-history-of-venture-capital-2022-3">Read our 11 takeaways from "The Power Law."</a>4. Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory delivered its first vehicles yesterday. After a nearly nine-month delay, the Berlin-Brandenburg factory delivered 30 Model Y cars on its first day of production. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-germany-berlin-gigafactory-ships-cars-265-day-delay-2022-3">More on that here.</a>5. The cofounder of Owner.com used this pitch deck to raise $15 million. Alex Guild, the 21-year-old founder who started the software firm for independent restaurants, wooed investors with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/owner-startup-for-independent-restaurants-fundraising-pitch-deck-2022-3">this 20-page deck.</a> (PS — check out other slides from companies like Uber and Airbnb in our full <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/searchable-database-of-business-insider-pitch-decks-2020-7">pitch deck library</a>.)6. Amazon has been dropped as a sponsor of the Seattle Pride Parade. Seattle Pride said it was cutting ties with the marketplace giant due to its "financial donations to politicians who actively propose and support anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation," among other things. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-dropped-as-sponsor-for-seattle-pride-2022-2022-3">More on that here.</a>7. Google's quantum "Sandbox" group is spinning out as an independent company. Now known as Sandbox AQ, the venture-backed SaaS business has secured funding from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Marc Benioff. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-alphabet-quantum-sandbox-independent-marc-benioff-eric-schmidt-2022-3">Get the full rundown here.</a>8. Buy now, pay later loans like Affirm and Klarna will soon affect your credit score. Three major US credit bureaus, TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian, are starting to collect data on these purchases. For now, Experian will be the only one to count the loans toward — or against — credit scores. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/buy-now-pay-later-loans-count-toward-credit-score-affirm-2022-3">Here's what you need to know.</a>Odds and ends:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gas-prices-buy-electric-car-ev-ukraine-russia-2022-3"></a><div type="image" title="The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning winter testing in the snow." height="1668" width="2223" msid="90398397" hostid="261"></div>9. Want to buy an electric car to escape spiking gas prices? Good luck. The increasing price of gas has pushed many drivers to consider switching to an electric vehicle, but dealerships across the country are low on inventory, and the ones that are available are pretty pricey. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gas-prices-buy-electric-car-ev-ukraine-russia-2022-3">What you need to know if you're on the hunt for an EV.</a>10. Spice up your Zoom meetings with an animal avatar. 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(Feedback or tips? Email <a href="mailto:jerb@insider.com">jerb@insider.com</a> or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanparkererb?lang=en">@jordanparkererb</a>.) Edited by Michael Cogley in London.

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