Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of January 23 2025
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00:00These are your top headlines from Cheddar News.
00:07President Donald Trump intensifying his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, also known as DEI.
00:14Trump is ordering federal officials overseeing them to be placed on leave.
00:18A memo from the Office of Personnel Management required DEI staff to be put on paid administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday
00:25and directed plans for staff reductions to be completed by January 31st.
00:30Now this action follows Trump's signing of a sweeping executive order which ended DEI programs in both the federal workforce and federal contracting.
00:39Now while both measures have faced criticism from civil rights groups and lawmakers,
00:43they were anticipated after Trump vowed to eliminate what he called illegal and unfair initiatives.
00:49Elon Musk claimed on Tuesday that tech giants OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank lack the funds to fulfill their $500 billion commitment to U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure.
01:00Now his remarks came shortly after President Donald Trump unveiled the Stargate project.
01:05Musk criticized the company, stating that they don't actually have the money.
01:09Musk specifically noted that SoftBank has well under $10 billion secured according to his sources.
01:16As Trump's top financial backer for the 2024 election, Musk also chairs a White House government efficiency initiative.
01:24The Academy Award nominations have been announced with Amelia Perez emerging as a standout after receiving 13 Oscar nominations.
01:32Other notable nominees include The Brutalist and Wicked with both films receiving 10 nominations each.
01:39The 97th Academy Awards airs live on ABC on Sunday, March 2nd, also available to stream on Hulu.
01:45Trevor Noah will return as the host for the 67th annual Grammy Awards for the fifth consecutive year.
01:51The Recording Academy announced that the show will also put a spotlight on those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.
01:58This event is set to take place on Sunday, February 2nd at 8 p.m. Eastern, airing live on CBS with Paramount Plus and Showtime, also allowing subscribers to stream the show.
02:09And that's your Cheddar News update. I'm Aisha McKenzie in New York.