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As Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have sought to gut and remake the federal government to their liking, federal workers have changed how they communicate with one another and with friends. They have locked down communication channels, migrated to new platforms, and what was once skepticism has grown into deep distrust — not just […]
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The Verge
After multiple delays, around 3.75% of the federal workforce took the Trump administration up on the offer of a buyout. Read more ›
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New data reveals a 3-million-light-year filament connecting two galaxies, each of which hosts a supermassive black hole. Read more ›
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The State Department's procurement forecast for 2025 included a $400 million contract for "Armored Tesla (Production Units)." Read more ›
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Sony sold more PS5s than ever before, thanks to Helldivers 2 and Astro Bot. We just don't see PlayStation 5's execs learning the right lessons. Read more ›
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This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we look ahead at 2025 on PlayStation 5, in the wake of last night's State of Play. If you tuned in for big games, you were well served. But if you wanted to see exclusive first-party PlayStation titles... well, it's clear there's something of a lull right now in Sony's pipeline. Read more Read more ›
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Researchers working in Morocco have discovered fly larvae that excel in the art of disguise. Read more ›
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Never be without power wherever you go with 54% off this massive portable power station. Read more ›
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Plus, James Marsters weighs in on the Buffy revival. Read more ›
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Elon Musk wore a black T-shirt with the message "tech support" during a Dubai speech. He previously referred to himself as "White House Tech Support." Read more ›
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The now-confirmed season 3 will revolve around Sauron's second major war against the Elves, as he begins to lay down plans to forge the One Ring. Read more ›
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Elon Musk said in a Wednesday filing he'll withdraw his bid for the nonprofit controlling OpenAI if it's "prepared to preserve the charity's mission." Read more ›
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Little X appeared to tell Trump "shush your mouth" in the Oval Office. Read more ›
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Samsung's kicking off the Presidents' Day deals with huge trade-in offers on their two top of the line tablets. Read more ›
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Is AI good or bad? Seems like Buzzfeed's CEO isn't totally sure. Read more ›
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Eight former inspectors general who were fired from their independent watchdog roles by the Trump administration are suing to regain their jobs. Read more ›
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At this point, there is little doubt that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are engaged in a fundamentally unlawful effort to rewrite the American constitutional order. Their efforts to redirect federal spending are attempts to seize Congress’s power of the purse, a core element of its Article I constitutional power. They have attempted to […] Read more ›
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Apple this week began selling refurbished Mac mini models with the M4 chip for the first time, but this has led to a pricing conundrum. In the United States, Apple is offering a refurbished Mac mini with the base M4 chip, 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet for $509, down from $599 new. This is the standard 15% discount that Apple offers on refurbished Macs. The issue... Read more ›
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US president’s son backs Enhanced Games for athletes using performance drugs Read more ›
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Apple and Alibaba are set to partner and bring AI to iPhones in China at a time when its smartphone sales in the country are sliding. Read more ›
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Justin Wong lives in British Columbia, Canada, but said he can't afford to buy a home there. So he nabbed a house across the Pacific Ocean in Japan. Read more ›
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The Verge
In a dramatic escalation of Silicon Valley’s most heated AI rivalry, Elon Musk just announced that he’s leading a $97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI’s nonprofit arm, according to The Wall Street Journal. The bid was reportedly delivered to the board Monday morning. The offer brings together a powerful coalition of backers, including Musk’s own […] Read more ›
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Some Google Calendar users are angrily calling the company out after noticing that certain events like Pride month are no longer highlighted by default. Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Jewish Heritage, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage have also been removed, according to a Google product expert. One user called the move “shameful” and said that the […] Read more ›
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Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps app. The company started rolling out the name change for US users this afternoon, and Bloomberg reports that it will soon display the name for users globally, too. Google Maps started showing the “Gulf of America” for users in the […] Read more ›
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On Tuesday, Shopify shut down the Yeezy store run by Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) after it listed shirts with swastikas for sale. Ye advertised the site in a commercial shown during the Super Bowl on Sunday. It previously sold things like sneakers and t-shirts, but on Monday, the only item for sale was […] Read more ›
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Marko Elez â the 25-year-old Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who has reportedly been combing through the Treasury Departmentâs payment systems â resigned from his position after the Wall Street Journal uncovered an old social media account linked to him with numerous posts promoting racism and eugenics. â99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced […] Read more ›
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a child safety nonprofit that works closely with the government and major tech platforms, has recently removed publications that reference queer and transgender children from its website. The removals come amid reports that NCMEC was ordered to cull mentions of LGBTQ+ issues under threat of losing […] Read more ›
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What was once ridiculous is now possible. Elon Musk, the richest person in the history of the world, has become President Donald Trumpâs attack dog. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unprecedented access to the governmentâs data and computer system. Earlier this week, that came to include systems in the Department of […] Read more ›
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was […] Read more ›
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Almost 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, America has gotten herself a new king. His name is Elon Musk. âWait a minute,â you may be saying. âWhat about President Donald Trump?â Trump ran, much like Silvio Berlusconi before him, primarily to avoid prosecutions. He has never liked being president and he has already gotten […] Read more ›
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Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has asked his agency to investigate Comcast’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, reports Newsmax. “We have received an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission and will be cooperating with the FCC to answer their questions,” Comcast spokesperson Joelle Terry confirms to The Verge. According to Newsmax, Carr said that […] Read more ›
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