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Nonprofit tied to SpaceXAI counsel pays salaries of National Design Studio staff

A WIRED investigation found that at least two members of the National Design Studio, a White House unit led by Joe Gebbia, are actually employed by a newly formed nonprofit called the America by Design Foundation rather than by the government itself. The foundation appears to be run by James Burnham, a former DOGE member who is now general counsel at Musk's SpaceXAI, though it remains unclear who funds the group or how much money it has.

America.gov chatbot launches using Google Gemini and xAI's Grok

The Trump administration launched America.gov, a government website featuring an AI chatbot to help Americans navigate federal services. U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia said the tool runs on AI models from Google's Gemini and Elon Musk's xAI, maker of Grok. The site went live around 10 a.m. ET Tuesday, and neither Google nor xAI immediately responded to requests for comment.