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DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency

Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old engineer with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) known as “Big Balls,” is now on staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), WIRED has confirmed. He is joined by another member of the DOGE team, 38-year-old software engineer Kyle Schutt, who is now also on the CISA staff, according to a government source. CISA referred WIRED to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of which it’s a component agency, when

What It Took to Bring Those Viral Star Trek Short Films to Life

In the past few years, there’s been plenty of Star Trek to talk about—new shows starting, older shows coming to their ends, the franchise’s future on screens big and small alike (although not always entirely successfully). But for some Trek diehards, a peculiar string of numbers is all that has been on their lips: 765874. That number—the purported Starfleet serial number of Yeoman J. M. Colt from the original Star Trek pilot episode “The Cage”—is the title that has been given to a series of sho

Brand-new women’s focused Swizzle Ventures skyrockets past its fundraising target

Swizzle Ventures has closed its Fund I at $6.6 million, bypassing its initial $3 million target, Jessica Kamada, the firm’s founder, told TechCrunch. Back in December, TechCrunch reported that the firm, which quietly launched in 2023, was raising and has already bypassed $5 million, per its SEC filing. The thesis of Fund I will focus on women’s health and wealth, touching upon issues such as caregiving and finances. Kamada told TechCrunch that 70% of the fund’s LPs are women and 50% are expert

iPhone 17 series could finally get an upgrade that Android flagships have had for years

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Apple could offer reverse wireless charging support on its next-gen iPhones. The company is allegedly testing 7.5W reverse wireless charging on the iPhone 17 Pro. Apple just unveiled the much-awaited iPhone 16e. It features several significant upgrades that could give Android mid-rangers a run for their money. Apple aims to do the same with its next-gen iPhone lineup by offering a few noteworthy changes that could give the iPhone 17 series an edge over