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Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for children.
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Chinese technology company Lenovo has unveiled three new infrastructure solutions powered by Intel’s latest Xeon 6 chips with P-core processors. The Xeon-based platform aims to improve data centres’ handling of AI-driven workloads more efficiently. The hardware comprises Lenovo’s ThinkSystem V4 servers, which the company says offer better performance. Lenovo says the ThinkSystem servers can manage... Read more » Read more ›
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While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to steal a multi-billion dollar government contract away from Verizon. The Federal Aviation Administration is on the cusp of canceling a $2.4 billion contract to overhaul the communication system for the nation’s air traffic control system, […] Read more ›
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A judge ruled the OPM must retract memos calling for mass layoffs of probationary employees. Read more ›
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There’s an intra-MAGA fight playing out right now over Andrew Tate, a far-right influencer and self-described misogynist who arrived in Florida on Thursday morning. Tate, along with his brother Tristan, had been awaiting trial in Romania on human trafficking charges, but they were allowed to return to the United States overnight. Some of his supporters […] Read more ›
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Meta has fired âroughly 20â employees who leaked âconfidential information outside the company,â according to a spokesperson. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,â Meta spokesperson Dave Arnold tells The Verge exclusively. âWe recently conducted […] Read more ›
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The FAA reportedly looks to cancel a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon in favor of Elon Musk's Starlink. Read more ›
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On Wednesday night, Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted a lower court order, which would have required the Trump administration to make approximately $2 billion in foreign aid payments that it had stopped as part of a broader attack on the US Agency for International Development (USAID). It’s important not to read too much significance […] Read more ›
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Stephen and Katie Miller—he's "the prime minister," sources say; she's DOGE's comms guru—liaise between the White House and Elon Musk, and are centrally involved as he tears the government apart. Read more ›
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US District Judge John Bates highlighted the DOGE office's "unclear" structure and authority as keys to the legal decision. Read more ›
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With egg prices soaring, the US is considering vaccinating laying chickens, which have been hit particularly hard by the avian influenza outbreak. Read more ›
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Some 35 years after experiencing an overwhelming sense of mild disappointment thanks to Ocean Software's Terminator 2: Judgment Day on the ZX Spectrum 128K, I get to tell you a new video game adaptation of James Cameron's movie hit is coming this September. But despite the furious march of technology, this one's also going to be 2D. Read more Read more ›
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Trump has regularly focused on the look of US Navy ships, such as the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. Read more ›
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Musk's organization is truly having a divine impact on the federal government. Read more ›
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Facebook parent company Meta is planning to release a standalone AI app that would compete with products like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Microsoft's Copilot, reports CNBC. The upcoming AI app will join Meta's other apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Recent news has also suggested that Meta could soon release a Reels app, breaking out the Instagram feature into its own product. Meta plans to release a Meta AI... Read more ›
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Daily life at US-run Antarctic stations has already been disrupted. Scientists worry that the long-term impacts could upend not only important research but the continent’s delicate geopolitics. Read more ›
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Amazon debuted its new "Ocelot" chip, joining other tech giants like Google and Microsoft in the race to develop full-fledged quantum computers. Read more ›
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Tate and his brother were able to leave Romania thanks to pressure from the Trump administration. Read more ›
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Shawn Levy's movie, a post-Episode IX standalone film, will follow The Mandalorian and Grogu. Read more ›
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Repositories once set to public and later to private, still accessible through Copilot. Read more ›
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Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED. Read more ›
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Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week. Read more ›
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On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.” Read more ›
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Elon Musk's men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems. Read more ›
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Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk. Read more ›
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Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era. Read more ›
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The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role. Read more ›
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More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause. Read more ›
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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. Read more ›
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At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED. Read more ›
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