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What Elon Musk Got Wrong About Why Federal Retirement Is Still Managed out of a Limestone Mine

49 min 22 sec ago
The massive underground facility, which has been used to store archives since the 1960s, remains a crucial but convoluted hub for US government records.
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DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions

Fri, 2025-02-21 14:01
Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.
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Roll Over Shakespeare: ChatGPT Is Here

Fri, 2025-02-21 07:00
Theater productions Doomers and McNeal tackle AI’s impact on humanity and the creative process.
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DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government

Fri, 2025-02-21 03:30
The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.
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The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians

Fri, 2025-02-21 03:00
A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world. For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist and turn of their alleged descent into mayhem and death.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings

Thu, 2025-02-20 12:19
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
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The Showdown Between Elon Musk and Sam Altman

Thu, 2025-02-20 09:10
This week, the Uncanny Valley hosts discuss the lawsuits, bidding wars, and power plays over OpenAI.
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The Watergate-Inspired Law That's Being Used to Fight DOGE

Thu, 2025-02-20 09:01
Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.
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DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

Thu, 2025-02-20 08:57
The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they’ll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.
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Microsoft Hosted Explicit Videos of This Startup Founder for Years. Here's How She Got Them Taken Down

Thu, 2025-02-20 02:30
Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web.
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This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways

Wed, 2025-02-19 10:58
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network is one of USAID’s most data-driven programs, but its work has been stalled by the Trump administration.
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Before Going to Tokyo, I Tried Learning Japanese With ChatGPT

Wed, 2025-02-19 04:00
WIRED tests the benefits and limitations of using generative AI, specifically ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, as a language tutor for travelers.
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Meta Will Build the World’s Longest Undersea Cable

Wed, 2025-02-19 03:19
Meta’s Waterworth Project will provide internet connectivity on five continents, with landing points in India, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.
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Mira Murati Launches Thinking Machines Lab to Make AI More Accessible

Tue, 2025-02-18 10:30
After leaving OpenAI last year, Mira Murati is finally ready to share what she's working on.
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Memecoin Scandal Threatens Argentine President Javier Milei

Tue, 2025-02-18 06:55
Argentinian president Javier Milei is facing calls for impeachment and a possible criminal investigation for his role in the rise and fast collapse of a memecoin.
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The Ketamine-Fueled ‘Psychedelic Slumber Parties’ That Get Tech Execs Back on Track

Tue, 2025-02-18 04:30
Can stuffed animals, rose petals, and injections of an Elon Musk–approved dissociative drug help Silicon Valley leaders out of a rut? These women say yes.
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Chokepoint 2.0: An Investigation Promises the Truth About Crypto’s Biggest Conspiracy

Tue, 2025-02-18 02:33
Did bureaucrats in the US plot to cut the crypto industry out of the banking system? An investigation begins.
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The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

Fri, 2025-02-14 07:00
Government tech experts say Elon Musk’s team could have seized the moment to make Washington work better.
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Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla

Fri, 2025-02-14 02:22
Staggering sales drops, swastika-daubed EVs, companies culling fleet models, and fan-forum owners selling their cars—Elon Musk's alt-right antics are seriously impacting his electric car business.
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TikTok Is Back in US App Stores

Thu, 2025-02-13 18:11
The move reportedly comes after US attorney general Pam Bondi reassured Apple and Google they would not be fined for hosting TikTok.
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