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Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk's DOGE task force access to all NOAA Google sites by the end of business Wednesday.
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Elon Musk has no access to the Treasury's tax and Social Security data, a government lawyer said. A DC judge is mulling keeping it that way for now. Read more ›
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US-China trade war intensifies as Beijing unveils targeted countermeasures worth $20 billion. Includes rare metal restrictions and Western tech company probes. Global markets brace for impact of new rounds of tariffs and economic sanctions. The latest escalation in the US-China trade war has sent shockwaves through global markets as Beijing unveiled a calculated series of... Read more » Read more ›
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The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's company at the time of Musk's assault. Read more ›
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Musk's DOGE has been on a tear across the federal government in recent days. On Wednesday, he announced that the FAA was next. Read more ›
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The bizarre gift was offered amidst the Israeli leader's visit to Washington. Read more ›
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As head of DOGE, Elon Musk is making moves to scrap federal agencies like USAID. Legal experts say that power belongs with Congress. Read more ›
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The GOP House Speaker said he believes the executive branch's government efficiency efforts are "within the scope of their authority." Read more ›
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Reddit has seen an increase in rule-breaking posts across “several communities,” and it has issued a temporary ban on one that featured users calling for violence against people who work for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). That community, r/WhitePeopleTwitter, was given a 72-hour ban on Tuesday, as reported by Engadget. Screenshots shared […] Read more ›
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After months of apparent listlessness, Democrats are once again beginning to engage in the type of resistance that defined the Trump's first term. Read more ›
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The House DOGE subcommittee, chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene, is set to hold a hearing on "improper payments and fraud." Read more ›
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macOS stealers are becoming an increasingly common type of malware on the Mac, according to the 2025 State of Malware report that Malwarebytes shared this week. Most Mac malware has historically been VSearch adware or the Genieo browser hijacker, but more malicious malware is on the rise, and 2024 saw a new wave of information stealing malware hit the Mac. Stealers are designed to locate credit card information, authentication cookies,... Read more ›
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The billionaire oligarch has essentially taken over the U.S. government. Read more ›
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As companies including Walmart walk back or soften their DEI policies, Sam's Club's CEO says "openness" and "connection" remain important. Read more ›
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Surprise your Valentine (or yourself!) with a free Le Creuset Heart Cocotte. Spend $250+ and use code VALENTINE. Read more ›
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Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a Wednesday memo to employees that I obtained (and you can read below), Googleâs head of HR, Fiona Cicconi, said there will no longer be DEI hiring targets due the companyâs status as a […] Read more ›
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Sonos is laying off 200 employees in an effort to streamline its product teams, reports Bloomberg. The layoffs come as Sonos continues to recover from a failed app redesign last May that alienated longtime customers. Following widespread criticism over the app's buggy interface and missing features, Sonos temporarily suspended development on hardware products and focused all of its effort on app improvements. It took months for the company to add... Read more ›
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The finding suggests a new spillover event, further dashing hopes of containment. Read more ›
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Wired
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure. Read more ›
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The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more. Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say. Read more ›
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Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order. Read more ›
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A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more. Read more ›
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Kash Patel helped keep the QAnon movement alive on Truth Social, interacting with Q accounts, appearing on QAnon podcasts, and signing his children’s books with a QAnon catchphrase. Read more ›
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Sources say the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company." Read more ›
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Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled. Read more ›
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Security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks against DeepSeek’s popular new AI chatbot. It didn’t stop a single one. Read more ›
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"I think the information that you’re going to have about this is available to you right now,” Stephanie Holmes told workers at Elon Musk's DOGE who pressed for detail on offers of “deferred resignation.” Read more ›
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