Elon Musk News for Apr 8, 2025

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Today's topics:
-Musk critiques Trump's tariffs
-X's new parody account rules
-SpaceX's role in national security
-DOGE's IRS mega API hackathon
-Tech industry fears Musk criticism
-Tesla's potential xAI investment
-xAI ends Black Forest Labs partnership

-https://newrepublic.com/post/193666/elon-musk-trump-tariffs
-https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g37elkrxdo
-https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/trump-musk-billionaires-influence-national-security
-https://www.theverge.com/news/644327/musk-doge-irs-hackathon-taxpayer-data-transfer-cloud
-https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/04/elon-musk-silicon-valley-fear-00260273
-https://electrek.co/2025/04/07/elon-musk-sets-stage-tesla-bail-out-twitter-xai-insane-valuation/
-https://sifted.eu/articles/xai-black-forest-labs-grok-musk