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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.

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The Pokémon Company International says it’s now “actively investigating” ways to improve the feature after players threatened to cancel their subscriptions.

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Google's limited presence in China gives Beijing room to hit back harder if President Donald Trump’s trade war escalates.

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She’s seen enough. She’s had enough. So, I’ve rounded up the best gifts for women surviving the dystopian quest that is 2025. You’re welcome.

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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.

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Microsoft’s updated headset shines with simplicity and surround sound.

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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.

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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."

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DOGE Staff Had Questions About the ‘Resign’ Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them | WIRED

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Continuing the Artemis program and using its planned lunar space station as a staging post would be a more energy efficient but slower way to reach Mars, and it’s unlikely to be Elon Musk’s preference.

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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.

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The Federal Funding Freeze Will Cause Lasting Damage to Medical Research | WIRED

Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary.

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Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated the General Services Administration | WIRED

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.

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Eating organic is normally associated with tote-wielding liberals, but RFK Jr. is shifting the politics of food in unusual ways.

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During his confirmation hearings this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would promote vaccines as HHS secretary, despite a long history of promoting anti-vax positions.

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The “truth seekers” conference, held at a hotel owned and frequented by President Donald Trump, is being organized by Charlie Ward, an antisemitic conspiracy theorist.

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Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros | WIRED

A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern has joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency.

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The Twitch Streamer Using Face Recognition to Make Video Games More Accessible | WIRED

For years, the Twitch streamer Valentin Squirelo has been seeking new ways players with disabilities can enjoy games without expensive hardware. Now he and his community of fans have invented a solution.

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The ‘Contentification’ of Trump Policy | WIRED

Welcome to the White House’s own cinematic universe. Plus, the upcoming Democratic National Committee election and how candidates are pitching their digital plans.

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31.01.2025

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Terrorizing classmates, spending a night in jail, tripping on LSD: This isn’t the Bill Gates you know.

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A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional.

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In a move straight out of the Twitter and Tesla playbook, Elon Musk is apparently camping out just steps away from the White House.

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Chaos Consumes USAID as State Department Moves to Send Overseas Staffers Home | WIRED

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Why Computer Scientists Need Magic 8 Ball-Like Oracles | WIRED

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