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#wired.com. × DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online. 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.

#wired.com. × This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout. Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under threat

#wired.com. × The Ozempic Shortage Is Over. The semaglutide shortage has officially ended in the US—which means the GLP-1 drug industry is about to undergo massive changes.

#wired.com. × The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?. Several government departments are investigating TP-Link routers over Chinese cyberattack fears, but the company denies links.

#wired.com. × DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government. 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.

#wired.com. × Netflix Plans to Spend $1 Billion Making Content in Mexico Over the Next 4 Years. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the money will go toward projects like Alfonso Cuarón’s film “Roma,” which was made in Mexico and went on to international acclaim.

#Feb.20.2025

#wired.com. × USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers. The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.

#Feb.20.2025

#wired.com. × DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency. DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

#Feb.20.2025

#wired.com. × Meta Will Build the World's Longest Undersea Cable. Meta's Waterworth Project will provide internet connectivity on five continents, with landing points in India, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.

#Feb.19.2025

#wired.com. × Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who’s Legally Running DOGE. Despite all appearances, the White House insists that Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE. US Doge Service employees can’t get a straight answer about who is.

#Feb.18.2025

#wired.com. × Chokepoint 2.0: An Investigation Promises the Truth About Crypto's Biggest Conspiracy. Did bureaucrats in the US plot to cut the crypto industry out of the banking system? An investigation begins.

#Feb.18.2025

#wired.com. × Why Trump's Metal Tariffs Won't Lead to the All-American iPhone. You need aluminum to make an iPhone, but Trump's 25 percent tariff shouldn't directly affect the price.

#Feb.17.2025

#wired.com. × Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US–China Trade War. After a Chinese export ban, can the US get gallium and germanium from Canada—or will tariffs get in the way?

#Feb.15.2025

#wired.com. × The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess. Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.

#Feb.15.2025

#wired.com. × Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.

#Feb.15.2025

#wired.com. × US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data. A lawyer for the Trump administration couldn’t say whether the data DOGE accessed had been shared outside the US Treasury Department.

#wired.com. × Elon Musk’s Man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO. An email sent to workers at the US Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service said DOGE’s Tom Krause is “currently” the CEO of the Cloud Software Group. Critics believe this could be a massive

#wired.com. × 10 Years After ‘Stucky,’ “Captain America: Brave New World” Signals a Big Shift in Marvel Fandom. Spurned fanfic shippers, political protests, and a Black superhero long sidelined by fans and Marvel alike: What the release of “Captain America: Brave New World” says about the MCU in 2025.

#wired.com. × TikTok Is Back in US App Stores. The move reportedly comes after US attorney general Pam Bondi reassured Apple and Google they would not be fined for hosting TikTok.

#wired.com. × A Nose-Computer Interface Could Turn Dogs Into Super Detectors. Startup Canaery is partnering with a US Department of Energy lab to develop neural implants for rats and dogs that are capable of decoding what they smell.

#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.

#wired.com. × DOGE’s Website Is Just One Big X Ad. The source code for the new Department of Government Efficiency’s “official US government website” points to X as its primary source of authority, while sharing links to the site sends users to x.com.

#wired.com. × DOGE's Race to the Bottom. Elon Musk's takeover of US government agencies has happened at remarkable speeds. That's the point.