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Musk takes control of US Treasury payments systems

Musk, the world's richest person, is leading President Donald Trump's federal cost-cutting efforts under the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). [AFP]

Elon Musk's aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system -- which manages trillions of dollars of transactions each year -- sparking alarm among critics.

Musk, the world's richest person, is leading President Donald Trump's federal cost-cutting efforts under the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE).

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