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Bluesky Is Rolling Out Official Verification

Starting today, Bluesky is rolling out a new verification system, complete with the familiar blue check marks popularized by Twitter.The social platform, which has experienced rapid growth since it opened to the...

DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread

Before he was abruptly fired last month, Derek Copeland worked as a trainer at the US Department of Agriculture’s National Dog Detection Training Center, preparing beagles and Labrador retrievers to sniff out...

Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries

Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned.Jeremy Lewin, one of the DOGE...

This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways

One of the first things Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) did was push for extreme cuts to the United States’ primary international aid agency, the US Agency for International...

Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access

A new lawsuit filed by more than 100 federal workers today in the US Southern District Court of New York alleges that the Trump administration’s decision to give Elon Musk’s so-called Department...

Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the United States.In 2020, the media and technology conglomerate filed an unprecedented AI copyright lawsuit against the legal AI startup Ross...

Your New Favorite Sex Toy Might Be a Drugstore ‘Egg’

Sex tech gadgets—from robot dildos to AI-powered dolls—are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with a near-endless range of options available to suit every taste and desire imaginable. Any lightly horny Amazon Prime member can...

USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gutted the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), taking a team of over 10,000 down to just under 300, according to an internal...

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