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#wired.com. × The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity. Government tech experts say Elon Musk’s team could have seized the moment to make Washington work better.
#Feb.14.2025 ×
#wired.com. × How We’re Keeping Tabs on DOGE. On this special episode of "Uncanny Valley," WIRED’s politics editor and global editorial director catch us up on Elon Musk’s involvement in the Trump Administration.
#Feb.13.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Director of the Game ‘Avowed’ Says AI Can’t Replace Human Creativity. “Good game stories are going to be written by good narrative designers,” says Obsidian’s Carrie Patel. The new fantasy RPG she helmed gets an early release today.
#Feb.13.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles. The chief information officers of at least three major government agencies have been replaced by Silicon Valley executives, including from Palantir and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
#Feb.12.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Binance Moved Fast, Broke Things—and Paid the Price. Richard Teng Is Cleaning Up. After former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao went to prison, Richard Teng set out to show that the crypto exchange is now on its best behavior.
#Feb.12.2025 ×
#wired.com. × The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’. The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access. The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US. The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff. OpenAI’s CEO claims the company has yet to receive an official offer from Elon Musk’s team, sources say.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Elon Musk’s xAI Is Exploring a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump. A researcher affiliated with Elon Musk’s xAI startup is researching a method to alter the politics of Grok and better align the chatbot with conservatives.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#wired.com. × The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison. As a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan pioneered modern crypto investigations. Then at Binance, he got trapped between the world’s biggest crypto exchange and a government determined to make it pay.
#Feb.10.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Your New Favorite Sex Toy Might Be a Drugstore ‘Egg’. Tenga, a sex toy company that originated in Japan, has gained an unusually loyal following. One of its most popular products is both futuristic and decidedly low-tech: disposable “eggs.”
#Feb.10.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Temu and Shein Raised Prices, Removed Products as Trump’s China Tariffs Went Into Effect. Sellers and shoppers on the two sites say they saw items disappear and prices go up after President Donald Trump implemented tariffs on Chinese imports.
#Feb.08.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Trump’s FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock From Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein. Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.
#Feb.07.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi. The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.
#Feb.07.2025 ×
#wired.com. × USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency. The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.
#Feb.06.2025 ×
#wired.com. × TikTok Stole Our Hearts, but Can It Last?. The hosts of “Uncanny Valley” chronicle the TikTok ban saga and ask: What makes the app so uniquely vulnerable?
#Feb.06.2025 ×
#wired.com. × The Untold Winners of the Trump Memecoin Frenzy. When US president Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, he sparked a trading frenzy. A constellation of little-known crypto platforms quietly profited.
#Feb.06.2025 ×
#wired.com. × US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China. Consumers and small businesses are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, which eliminated a key trade exemption for parcels worth less than $800.
#Feb.05.2025 ×
#wired.com. × LinkedIn Is Testing an AI Tool That Could Transform How People Search for Jobs. The company says artificial intelligence could help surface jobs that remain hidden from typical search queries.
#Feb.05.2025 ×
#wired.com. × USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos. As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages, vastly increasing the amount of parcels US Customs and Border Protection needs to inspect.
#Feb.05.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance. Google published principles 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.
#Feb.04.2025 ×
#wired.com. × Trump's Plan to Make European Cars More Expensive Has a Fatal Flaw. President Trump's threat of 25 percent tariffs on EU car imports could spark an automotive trade war—one that will result in higher prices for all and never end in European consumers buying more Americ
#Feb.04.2025 ×
#wired.com. × A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System. 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 Soc
#Feb.04.2025 ×
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