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Senators Warn DOGE’s Social Security Administration Work Could Break Benefits

wired.com Makena Kelly 2025-10-02 22:32:32

Democratic senators have concerns that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could break the Social Security Administration’s tech infrastructure. In a new letter addressed to SSA commissioner Frank Bisignano, senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden say that DOGE’s plans to “hastily upgrade” Social Security IT systems could disrupt the delivery of benefits or result in mass data losses. The warning comes after WIRED reported in March that DOGE officials were planning to rebui

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The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants

wired.com Molly Taft 2025-10-03 04:36:25

The US Environmental Protection Agency moved to roll back emissions standards for power plants, the second-largest source of CO 2 emissions in the country, on Wednesday, claiming that the American power sector does not “contribute significantly” to air pollution. “The bottom line is that the EPA is trying to get out of the climate change business,” says Ryan Maher, a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. The announcement comes just days after the National Oceanic and Atmospher

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Blackstone Griddle Air Fryer Combo Review: Silly, but Nice

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2025-10-03 07:10:12

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Musk targets June 22 launch of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-02 23:25:36

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company will start offering public rides in driverless vehicles in Austin, Texas, on June 22, which would mark the beginning of his long-promised robotaxi service. That date could shift because Musk claimed Tesla is “being super paranoid about safety.” Tesla Model Y SUVs have been spotted in recent days and weeks being tested around Austin with no drivers in the seat. Bloomberg News previously reported that Tesla was eyeing a June 12 launch of the service. Musk has

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Jewel Burks Solomon’s Collab Capital has closed a new $75M fund

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-10-03 00:30:00

Collab Capital announced today the close of a $75 million Fund II. Jewel Burks Solomon, who rose to prominence in Silicon Valley during her years running Google for Startups US, has just closed her second fund for her VC firm Collab Capital. Fund II is $75 million and includes heavyweight limited partners like Apple, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and The Leon Levine Foundation. Solomon co-founded the firm alongside Barry Givens in 2020 with an inaugural $50 million Fund I and invested in 38

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Can Scale AI and Alexandr Wang reignite Meta’s AI efforts?

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-10-03 03:16:34

Meta is reportedly investing nearly $15 billion in the data-labeling firm Scale AI and taking a 49% stake in the startup, while also bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang to help lead a new “superintelligence” lab within the company. The deal is reminiscent of Meta’s previous large and risky bets, such as its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp and its $1 billion Instagram purchase. At the time those mergers closed, many people suggested Meta had grossly overpaid for the platforms — and today’s discour

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Elon Musk Is Flagrantly Gutting an Agency in Charge of Regulating Tesla

futurism.com Unknown 2025-06-17 18:13:06

Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency is gutting the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has a long history of investigating the unelected White House advisor's EV maker Tesla. As the Washington Post reports, between 70 and 80 people — or roughly ten percent of the small agency's headcount — will be cut. As its name suggests, it's tasked with ensuring drivers and passengers are safe on American roads. The even smaller team that oversees autonomous vehic

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Wow! Samsung Galaxy S25 devices still come with a free gift card!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-18 02:43:57

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority These offers are available from Amazon. Best Buy also offers free gift cards when you purchase a Samsung Galaxy S25 series smartphone. The only difference is that getting the base Galaxy S25 will get you a less valuable $50 gift card, which is half what you would get from Amazon. Best Buy still gives you a $100 gift card for the Galaxy S25 Plus and a $200 one for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, though. Which Galaxy S25 version should you get? Are you having trouble decidi

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9to5Rewards: Win Apple’s latest MacBook Pro from Chargeasap [Giveaway]

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-06-18 01:48:32

This month we’ve partnered with our friends at Chargeasap to give away Apple’s latest MacBook Pro to one lucky reader to celebrate the launch of the company’s new Flash Pro Ultra, the world’s first dual OLED 275W powerbank. You can head below now to enter the giveaway and check out the new Flash Pro Ultra by Chargeasap. ChargeASAP: Flash Pro Ultra, the world’s first dual OLED 275W powerbank Chargeasap is launching a Kickstarter campaign for a brand new kind of powerbank. Flash Pro Ultra is the

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Jurassic World and Shrek Lands Headline Universal Kids Resort in Texas

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-06-18 02:35:06

In a big turn of events Universal Studios is opening up a kid-centric theme park in Texas that will have major animated franchise appeal, with Shrek, Jurassic World, and SpongeBob just a few of brands in store for the new family-friendly destination. This news coming out right after Universal shared more details about its year-round haunt in Las Vegas has us thinking the theme park wars with Disney have begun in earnest. This weekend, pop culture fans looking for ways to help rebuilding efforts

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How DeepSeek used distillation to train its artificial intelligence model, and what it means for companies such as OpenAI

cnbc.com Jasmine Wu Deirdre Bosa 2025-06-17 17:00:01

Chinese artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek roiled markets in January, setting off a massive tech and semiconductor selloff after unveiling AI models that it said were cheaper and more efficient than American ones. But the underlying fears and breakthroughs that sparked the selling go much deeper than one AI startup. Silicon Valley is now reckoning with a technique in AI development called distillation, one that could upend the AI leaderboard. Distillation is a process of extracting knowledge

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Tesla recalls more than 375,000 vehicles in U.S. due to failing power-assisted steering systems

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-06-17 22:16:23

Tesla models Y and 3 are displayed at a Tesla dealership in Corte Madera, California, on Dec. 20, 2024. Tesla is voluntarily recalling 376,241vehicles in the U.S. to correct an issue with failing power-assisted steering systems, according to records posted to the website of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In a safety recall report posted on the NHTSA website, Tesla said the recall includes Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that were manufactured for sale in the U.S. from Fe

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Large Law Firm Sends Panicked Email as It Realizes Its Attorneys Have Been Using AI to Prepare Court Documents

futurism.com Unknown 2025-06-17 23:20:32

The law firm Morgan & Morgan has rushed out a stern email to its attorneys after two of them were caught citing fake court cases invented by an AI model, Reuters reports. Sent earlier this month to all of its over 1,000 lawyers, the email warns at length about the tech's proclivity for hallucinating. But the pros of the tech, apparently, still outweigh the cons; rather than banning AI usage — something that plenty of organizations have done — Morgan & Morgan leadership take the middle road and

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Write Warz developers on how creative writing makes a hilarious party game

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-06-18 01:14:57

Write Warz is the recently launched debut title of Boltz Entertainment, a co-op party game that turns the act of storytelling into strategic (and often funny) warfare against your opponents. Building on the tradition of Jackbox-style titles like Quiplash or RiffTrax, Write Warz instead offers a longer-form avenue of storytelling between friends, as up to 6 players can join together to build the narrative. The game launches on Steam in early access on March 6, with horror and pirate-based themes.

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iOS 18.4 beta 1 adds new Image Playground style with Apple Intelligence

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-06-17 22:01:20

Today Apple released the first developer beta for iOS 18.4. In early December, iOS 18.2 introduced the new Image Playground app, and now it’s getting better with an iOS 18.4 enhancement. Sketch completes trio of Image Playground styles iOS 18.2 brought some of the most highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features to date, including ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, and Image Playground. Image Playground lets users create original images just by typing a description. You can use the tool in its

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Fortnite’s new season leans heavily on heist mechanics

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-17 23:15:42

Fortnite just announced the availability of Chapter 6: Season 2, which has been dubbed Lawless. As the name suggests, this update is all about being a criminal and performing robberies. Fortnite hasn’t dabbled in this kind of GTA-esque tomfoolery since Chapter 4: Season 4, which also included heists. Starting today, players will be able to perform all kinds of nefarious activities, like robbing banks, stealing armored cars and breaking into luxury locations. The popular battle royale will even

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SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-06-17 21:45:23

An Android malware app called SpyLend has been downloaded over 100,000 times from Google Play, where it masqueraded as a financial tool but became a predatory loan app for those in India. The app falls under a group of malicious Android applications called "SpyLoan," which pretend to be legitimate financial tools or loan services but instead steal data from devices for use in predatory lending. These apps lure users with promises of quick and easy loans, often requiring little documentation an

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QVC is selling a PS5 Slim digital bundle that includes everything you need to play for just $680

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2025-06-17 22:15:10

ZDNET If you've been on the fence about picking up a PlayStation 5 console, now is your chance to snag a great bundle from QVC for $110 off. It includes a Slim digital console, two DualSense controllers, a controller charger, a headset, a controller sleeve, and a voucher for MightySkins to personalize your console and controllers. You can save another $10 with the code WELCOME10 and an additional $20 if you sign up for a QCard. The PlayStation 5 Slim Digital console is built with a 1TB SSD sto

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Windows Notepad and Paint are still free - but the AI will cost you. Here's how much

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-06-17 22:51:34

ZDNET For years, we've been able to freely use all the features in Windows apps like Notepad and Paint. But those days seem to be gone. Yes, the core features are still freely accessible, but the latest AI skills? Not so much. Also: How to remove Copilot from your Microsoft 365 plan A Windows forum post published Thursday described the ways that Microsoft has added AI to Notepad and Paint in Windows 11. In Notepad, you can request a rewrite of the text and even specify whether you want it sho

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Show HN: BookWatch – Animated book summaries for visual learners

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-17 13:17:27

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General Reasoning: Free, open resource for building large reasoning models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-17 22:01:59

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Some critical issues with the SWE-bench dataset

news.ycombinator.com Aleithan 2025-06-17 20:59:48

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20 years working on the same software product

news.ycombinator.com Andy Brice 2025-06-17 23:22:55

I released version 1 of my table seating planning software, PerfectTablePlan, in February 2005. 20 years ago this month. It was a different world. A world of Windows, shareware and CDs. A lot has changed since then, but PerfectTablePlan is now at version 7 and still going strong. PerfectTablePlan v1 PerfectTablePlan v7 I have released several other products since then, and done some training and consulting, but PerfectTablePlan remains my most successful product. It’s success is due to a lot

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Tesla Dealership in Oregon Gets Shot Up, Drawing FBI Scrutiny

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-06-17 22:50:02

The FBI and local police are investigating after gunshots shattered windows at a Tesla dealership in Oregon on Wednesday morning—the latest potential sign that Tesla’s CEO, billionaire-turned-“bureaucrat” Elon Musk, is stirring discontent throughout the nation. The dealership, which is located in the state’s capital city of Salem, was struck by gunfire and a car was lit on fire. Police at the scene said they were investigating arson and vandalism crimes. The same dealership was apparently the s

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Best Places to Buy Replacement Prescription Lenses Online in 2025

cnet.com David Carnoy 2025-06-17 23:00:00

Some companies may expedite your order more quickly if you send them detailed info about your frames. It's important to know exactly what your prescription is (ideally a current one), although some companies can pull it from your old lenses if necessary. Check the site for discount codes or first-time buyer discounts (you usually have to provide your email address). The prescription for your glasses is typically only valid for a year or two. If it’s time to replace your current lenses, you ca

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As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-17 21:55:11

Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on a steady, calm, and gradual approach into the Linux kernel. In 2021, Linux kernel leaders, like founder and leader Linus Torvalds himself, were impressed with the language but had a "wait and see" approach. Rust for Linux gained supporters and momentum, and in October 2022, Torvalds approved a pull request adding support for Rust code in the kernel. By late 2024, however, Rust enthusiasts were frustrated wi

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F1 may ditch hybrids for V10s and sustainable fuels

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-17 22:54:16

High-revving naturally aspirated engines and their associated screaming soundtracks might be on their way back to Formula 1. Not with next year's rule changes—that will see even bigger lithium-ion batteries and an even more powerful electric motor, paired with a turbocharged V6. But the sport is starting to think more seriously about the technical rules that will go into effect in 2030, and in an Instagram post yesterday, the man in charge of those rules signaled that he's open to cars that migh

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German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-18 01:38:36

Isar Aerospace, a German startup founded seven years ago, is positioned to become the first in a new generation of European launch companies to reach orbit with a privately funded rocket. The company announced Friday that the first stage of its Spectrum rocket recently completed a 30-second test-firing on a launch pad in the northernmost reaches of mainland Europe. The nine-engine booster ignited on a launch pad at Andøya Spaceport in Norway on February 14. The milestone follows a similar test

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All the news about EV charging in the US

theverge.com Verge Staff 2025-06-17 23:49:43

The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars — but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla’s plug was long compared to Apple and Lightning. But while Apple eventually adopted USB-C, Tesla is opening up its connector, renaming it the North American Charging Standard (NACS), and trying to shove CCS o

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How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates

theverge.com Verge Staff 2025-06-18 00:51:24

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has come into force, and it’s meant that some of the world’s biggest tech companies are having to make major changes to how they operate. The law, which is designed to increase competition in the EU’s digital markets, designates some large online companies and their services as “gatekeepers.” Those that have received the gatekeeper designation — the companies on the list are Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft — have to meet str

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F1 may ditch hybrids for V10s and sustainable fuels

German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe

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How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates

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