1 place 9,965

8 DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Wired
Makena Kelly @ Wired 1 place · 03/28/2025 10:07 EDT

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

To see detailed statistics for the news please log in »

Read the original

Add your comment
You must be logged in with Facebook to read and write comments.

A newsletter a day!

You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.

or register

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

News from the same source
Wired Wired
Wired
David Gilbert @ Wired 1 place · today 14:38 EDT

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense

After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk’s beleaguered car company. Read more

11,033 fresh

🔮
31.03.2025 ♊︎ Today will be quite a busy and productive day for Gemini. You will have a... Read more ›
Gizmodo
James Whitbrook @ Gizmodo 1 place · today 10:30 EDT

Coyote vs. Acme Will Finally Get the Theatrical Release It Deserves

The vaulted live-action/animated hybrid Looney Tunes movie is expected to see the light of day in 2026. Read more

6,603

Business Insider
Thibault Spirlet,Joshua Nelken-Zitser @ Business Insider 1 place · today 10:20 EDT

17 Teslas destroyed following blaze at Rome dealership

The cause of a fire at a Tesla dealer in Rome early on Monday remained under investigations, firefighters told BI. Read more

4,766

Business Insider
Leila Medina @ Business Insider 2 place · today 17:59 EDT

Elon Musk's $1 million giveaways

Elon Musk handed out 1 million dollar checks to two voters at a town hall in Green Bay Wisconsin. Read more

4,227 fresh

Wired
Manisha Krishnan @ Wired 2 place · today 14:48 EDT

Far-Right Influencers Are Hosting a $10K-per-Person Matchmaking Weekend to Repopulate the Earth

The Natal Conference, which costs up to $10,000 to attend, features multiple matchmaking strategy sessions and onsite ministers so attendees can get married, WIRED has learned. Read more

4,168 fresh

Business Insider
Jordan Hart @ Business Insider 3 place · today 14:48 EDT

Mark Cuban says he knows one of Elon Musk's weaknesses

Mark Cuban criticized Elon Musk's leadership of DOGE. Speaking on a podcast, he said the Tesla CEO lacked empathy. Read more

3,375 fresh

Wired
Dell Cameron @ Wired 3 place · today 16:38 EDT

Democratic Senators Call for Privacy Act Reform in Response to DOGE Takeover

The Privacy Act Modernization Act would update 1974 legislation for the modern age, restricting government use of personal data and introducing new penalties, including prison time, for violators. Read more

2,740 fresh

MacRumors
Juli Clover @ MacRumors 1 place · today 18:17 EDT

iOS 18.4 Features: Everything New in iOS 18.4

iOS 18.4 is the fourth major update to the iOS 18 operating system that first came out last September, and it adds a long list of new features. Some features are limited to Apple's newer and more powerful iPhone models, while others are available to all ‌iOS 18‌ users. This guide covers everything new in iOS 18.4. Priority Notifications - Apple Intelligence iOS 18.4 adds an Apple Intelligence Priority Notifications... Read more

2,009 fresh

Gizmodo
Sabina Graves @ Gizmodo 2 place · today 19:21 EDT

How Strawberry Shortcake Introduced Me to the Conundrum of Cartoons on DVD

Trying to find alternatives to 24/7 streaming channels has lead to a realization: just why is so much classic animation stuck on DVD? Read more

1,925 fresh

Vox
Patrick Reis @ Vox 1 place · today 17:15 EDT

Trump’s “third term” comments, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Today, I’m focusing on Donald Trump’s comments about a third presidential term and what we should make of them. What exactly did Trump say? Could he do that? The […] Read more

1,638 fresh

Wired
Tim Marchman @ Wired · today 16:58 EDT

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems

DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave. Read more

1,184 fresh

Eurogamer.net
Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net 1 place · today 17:56 EDT

Xbox's 2025 gaming handheld teased in new trailer

Following recent claims Microsoft's much-rumoured handheld Xbox will arrive later this year in collaboration with an unspecified "PC gaming OEM", hardware manufacturer ASUS has shared a teaser trailer suggesting the machine is real and set to be revealed soon. Read more Read more

1,138 fresh

Business Insider
John L. Dorman @ Business Insider · today 11:56 EDT

The only Republican senator who voted to defund DOGE says she isn't scared of 'retribution'

Sen. Murkowski, who won reelection in 2022 over a Trump-backed GOP challenger, has been able to thrive politically as a moderate Republican. Read more

1,127

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot 1 place · today 18:20 EDT

Intel and Microsoft Staff Allegedly Lured To Work For Fake Chinese Company In Taiwan

Taiwanese authorities have accused 11 Chinese companies, including SMIC, of secretly setting up disguised entities in Taiwan to illegally recruit tech talent from firms like Intel and Microsoft. The Register reports: One of those companies is apparently called Yunhe Zhiwang (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd and develops high-end network chips. The Bureau claims its chips are used in China's "Data East, Compute West" strategy that, as we reported when it was... Read more

634 fresh

Wired
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica @ Wired · today 15:42 EDT

Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes

Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids. Read more

619 fresh

The most popular news from the same source for the last week
Wired Wired
Wired
Dhruv Mehrotra, Tim Marchman @ Wired 2 place · 03/26/2025 16:44 EDT

Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public

A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it. Read more

13,041

Wired
Makena Kelly @ Wired 1 place · 03/28/2025 10:07 EDT

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months. Read more

9,965

Wired
Manisha Krishnan @ Wired 1 place · 03/28/2025 16:41 EDT

Far-Right Influencers Are Hosting a $10K-Per-Person Matchmaking Weekend to Repopulate the Earth

The Natal Conference, which costs up to $10,000 to attend, features multiple matchmaking strategy sessions and on-site ministers so attendees can get married, WIRED has learned. Read more

2,302

Wired
David Gilbert @ Wired · 03/27/2025 14:43 EDT

Super Bowl Halftime Show Complaints Focused on Lack of DEI for White People

The FCC received 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar’s concert, according to public records obtained by WIRED, with many focusing on the lack of white performers. Read more

1,390

Wired
Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman @ Wired · 03/26/2025 14:54 EDT

SignalGate Isn't About Signal

The Trump cabinet’s shocking leak of its plans to bomb Yemen raises myriad confidentiality and legal issues. The security of the encrypted messaging app Signal is not one of them. Read more

1,065

Wired
Louise Matsakis, Will Knight @ Wired · 03/25/2025 11:34 EDT

Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data

As the Trump administration continues its efforts to slash the US federal workforce, the team responsible for publishing data used in advanced research in astrophysics, nuclear fusion, and other fields appears to be on the chopping block. Read more

826

Wired
Vittoria Elliott @ Wired · 03/28/2025 07:00 EDT

We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

If Elon Musk is America's CEO, DOGE is the Silicon Valley executive branch. Read more

784

Wired
Zoë Schiffer, Louise Matsakis @ Wired · 03/28/2025 18:35 EDT

Elon Musk’s xAI Acquires X, Because of Course

Social platform X struggled after Elon Musk took over, but its fortunes improved dramatically after US President Donald Trump won reelection. Now it will be become part of Musk's AI startup xAI. Read more

522

Wired
Zeyi Yang @ Wired · 03/27/2025 10:10 EDT

Inside Maye Musk's Cozy Relationship With China

As Elon Musk continues to expand his political power in the US, his mother has repeatedly traveled to China to speak at events, model for Chinese brands, and promote Tesla. Read more

494

Wired
Vittoria Elliott, Matt Giles @ Wired · 03/26/2025 13:06 EDT

Inside DOGE's Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID

Court filings show that from the earliest days of the second Trump administration, Elon Musk's DOGE had a plan to infiltrate US Treasury payment systems—and turn them against USAID. Read more

406

Most popular sources

  • You see 774 news out of 774.
  • Sources 61 out of 61.
Business Insider 36% 14
Gizmodo 20% 13
Wired 19% 18
Vox 4% 4
MacRumors 3% 1
View sources »

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

31.03.2025 21:02
Last update: 21:00 EDT.
News rating updated: 04:01.

What is Times42?

Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.


Times42 © 2025