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On Thursday, a group of current or former workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the foreign aid agency that the Trump administration appears to be trying to dismantle, filed a lawsuit making an audacious argument. According to their complaint in Doe v. Musk, billionaire Elon Musk’s appointment to — well, to whatever […]
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At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight. Read more ›
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Despite all appearances, the White House insists that Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE. US Doge Service employees can't get a straight answer about who is. Read more ›
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Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Protector, an app that lets you book armed goons the same way you'd call for an Uber, is having a viral moment. The app started doing the rounds on social media after consultant Nikita Bier posted about it on X. Protector lets the user book armed guards on demand. Right now it's only available in NYC and LA. According to its marketing,... Read more ›
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As Elon Musk has rampaged around the federal government for four weeks, canceling contracts and dismantling whole departments, he’s claimed all the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were “maximally transparent.” Yet there’s been nothing transparent about the details of Musk’s actual job in the administration, which has been a murky mystery that’s […] Read more ›
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As workforce cuts hit states across the country, some GOP senators are beginning to speak out against DOGE. Read more ›
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Musk doesn't have any "actual or formal authority" and isn't technically DOGE's leader, either Read more ›
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Humane is selling “key AI capabilities” to HP for $116 million and will stop selling AI Pin, the company announced today. AI Pins that have already been purchased will continue to function normally until 3PM ET on February 28th, Humane says in a support document. After that date, Pins will “no longer connect to Humane’s […] Read more ›
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The highly contagious virus has infected dozens of people so far, if not more, leaving at least 13 hospitalized. Read more ›
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Over the years, Apple has switched from an aluminum frame to a stainless steel frame to a titanium frame for its highest-end iPhones. And now, it has been rumored that Apple will go back to using aluminum for three out of four iPhone 17 models. In an investor note with research firm GF Securities, obtained by MacRumors this week, Apple supply chain analyst Jeff Pu said the iPhone 17, iPhone... Read more ›
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp said in a recent interview that Trump is "brilliant" at rejecting ineffective paradigms and urged builders to do the same. Read more ›
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It was unclear if any money was exchanged between Davis and Milei's inner circle in advance of Libra's launch. Read more ›
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Justin Baldoni's lawyer said that he is "unaware" of anyone "whose wife has been sexually harassed and has made jokes about that type of situation." Read more ›
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A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world. Read more ›
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Christoph Hellwig continues to voice strong opposition to Rust in the Linux kernel, arguing that its introduction creates fragmentation, unclear language guidelines, and additional burdens on maintainers. He also says Linus Torvalds has privately stated he will override objections to Rust code, effectively making its adoption inevitable. Phoronix's Michael Larabel has the latest: The latest on Hellwig's perspective of Rust code within the Linux kernel is below. Some interesting insight... Read more ›
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The Microsoft founder said he's worried about unchecked AI, the climate crisis, disease, and nuclear war. Read more ›
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2024 YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored. Read more ›
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As the hard-charging DOGE has sought to make its imprint on the federal government, several high-profile officials have instead departed their roles. Read more ›
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On Thursday, a group of current or former workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the foreign aid agency that the Trump administration appears to be trying to dismantle, filed a lawsuit making an audacious argument. According to their complaint in Doe v. Musk, billionaire Elon Musk’s appointment to — well, to whatever […] Read more ›
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service, the nation’s only government agency dedicated to conserving plants and animals, has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants, Vox has learned. The agency, which supports wildlife protection in the US and overseas, ordered many of the organizations it funds to stop work related to their grants and […] 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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One of the first casualties of the second Trump administration has been the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency, which funds and operates humanitarian aid programs all across the world, has quickly become a target for Republicans. Over the past four weeks, the White House has been pursuing a plan to reduce […] Read more ›
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Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping all aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to white South Africans. The order decried “government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation” and accuses South Africa of a “shocking disregard of its citizens’ rights.” It specifically called for the resettlement of white Afrikaners, […] Read more ›
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The Democrats trying to resist Elon Musk’s rampage across the federal government face a choice: How should they best alert the American people to the dangers he poses? Do they lean into a defense of the system — of checks and balances, democratic norms, and institutions — and defend the virtues of foreign aid, federal […] Read more ›
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When Mary Fox went to apply for a passport, she brought copies of her birth certificate, certificate of legal name, driver’s license, and a check, because the State Department website said passport fees had to be paid by check or cash. “They took Apple Pay,” Fox, a transgender woman, told Vox. “I was worried about […] Read more ›
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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump got himself declared chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after purging the board of everyone appointed by President Joe Biden. In their stead, he appointed his own political allies, donors, and their wives, including second lady Usha Vance and White House chief of staff Susie […] Read more ›
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In the initial days of the Trump administration, officials scoured federal websites for any mention of what they deemed “DEI” keywords — terms as generic as “diverse” and “historically” and even “women.” They soon identified reams of some of the country’s most valuable public health data containing some of the targeted words, including language about […] Read more ›
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Donald Trump did not campaign on a promise to end the Pentagon’s celebration of Black History Month. Nor did the Republican air advertisements pledging to remove displays honoring nonwhite and female scientists from the National Science Foundation. And no Trump 2024 bumper sticker featured the tagline: He’ll curb the military’s recruitment of Black engineers! Yet […] Read more ›
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