Published on: 2025-06-05 19:46:19
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) teamed up with DOGE to fire 10,000 employees while relying on "hopelessly error-ridden" personnel records, a class-action complaint filed yesterday alleged. The lawsuit said the HHS terminated thousands of workers on April 1, shortly after sharing the flawed personnel records with the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB). "These agencies knew that the re
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-03 16:54:31
First, some exciting news that’s relevant as context: starting in November, I’ll be joining Mapbox in their Washington, DC office. One thing that made me excited about joining Mapbox was how much I enjoyed their interview process. No part of it felt like it required extra “preparation” and it was clear that some significant thought had been put into its design. In my opinion, this is a pretty useful signal about an engineering organization. If we accept that finding great engineers (by whatever
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A recently disclosed data breach at Coinbase has been linked to India-based customer support representatives from outsourcing firm TaskUs, who threat actors bribed to steal data from the crypto exchange. According to Reuters, who spoke to numerous TaskUs employees, the data breach was first discovered in January after a TaskUs employee was caught capturing photos of her computer screen using a personal device. Reportedly, the incident was witnessed by multiple TaskUs employees, and during the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 04:25:12
Fashion retail giant Victoria's Secret has delayed its first quarter 2025 earnings release because of ongoing corporate system restoration efforts following a May 24 security incident. Victoria's Secret reported an annual revenue of $6.23 billion for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2025, and manages around 1,380 retail stores in nearly 70 countries. In response to the late May incident, the company took down corporate systems, some in-store services, and the e-commerce website as a precauti
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 17:00:47
Scientists have discovered an ancient bread recipe in Turkey—and now the local bakery that recreated it can’t keep up with demand. Some 5,000 years ago, someone buried a piece of charred bread beneath the threshold of a house in what is now Eskisehir in central Turkey. Archaeologists unearthed it in September 2024 during an excavation at Kulluoba Hoyuk, a Bronze Age settlement that has been under investigation for decades. The remarkably preserved bread has been on display at the Eskişehir Arch
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Bitcoin 2025 brought together thousands of investors, builders, and believers for a showcase of crypto’s next chapter. MacKenzie Sigalos LAS VEGAS — At the world's largest bitcoin conference this week on the Vegas Strip, the most consequential story wasn't about bitcoin. Stablecoins, the dollar-pegged digital tokens now driving a full-scale financial and political shift in Washington, stole the show. The momentum behind stablecoin legislation and crypto market reform is accelerating — and it's
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Elon Musk will not be fully exiting the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—and its activities are only intensifying. On Friday, President Donald Trump threw cold water on the idea that Musk would fully disappear from DOGE and the White House forever. "Elon's really not leaving,” Trump said in a joint press conference with Musk in the Oval Office. “He's gonna be back and forth. It's his baby, he's going to be doing a lot of things." “I expect to continue to provide advice," Mus
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 03:28:00
Victoria's Secret's US website is back up and running after being taken offline earlier this week following what the company called a "security incident." On Wednesday, the clothing and lingerie company replaced its regular US retail site with a note to customers saying that it was aware of and dealing with the incident, adding that its website and some services were temporarily shut down as "a precaution." It did not offer details about what kind of security incident occurred, but said that it
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You can get a great workout by walking up the stairs in a tall building. The only problem is that you can’t watch TV while doing it—hence the popularity of stationary stair-climbing machines. But is it the same? If your goal is to burn calories, does it make any difference which you choose? That’s actually a great physics question, and we can get a pretty good mental workout with it. Shall we? The Work-Energy Principle OK, what is a calorie, anyway? It’s a unit of energy, defined as the amount
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 23:45:00
Never let a momentary market dip derail your investment strategy. LordHenriVoton/Getty Images Stock market drops can be scary, especially when your retirement savings are affected. Following last month's market plummet, many investors are understandably nervous about keeping their nest egg in something as volatile as stocks. But does that mean you should move your money into lower-risk assets like certificates of deposit? Not so fast, experts say. "Stocks and CDs play very different roles in
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-15 15:54:37
Victoria's Secret took down its US website and shut down its online customer service operations on Wednesday after what it called a security incident. The clothing and lingerie retailer's normal US retail website was replaced with a note to customers saying that it had identified and was dealing with the incident, adding that the site and some services had been temporarily shut down as a precaution. It didn't give any further details about what kind of security incident had occurred, but said t
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Victoria's Secret takes down US website after 'security incident' 1 hour ago Share Save Tom Singleton Technology reporter Share Save EPA Lingerie firm Victoria's Secret has taken down its US website and says it has halted some in-store services following what it has described as a "security incident". The normal site has been replaced by a customer notice which says it is "working around the clock to fully restore operations". It says its stores - and those of its spin-off, PINK - are still o
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-16 09:30:41
Fashion giant Victoria's Secret has taken down its website and some store services because of an ongoing security incident. Victoria's Secret manages approximately 1,380 retail stores in nearly 70 countries and reported an annual revenue of $6.23 billion for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2025. The company says in a message on its website that its Victoria's Secret and PINK stores remain open while operations are being restored. Hillary Super, the retailer's chief executive officer, also
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-17 00:20:22
In Brief Fashion retail giant Victoria’s Secret said it is addressing a “security incident,” as its website and online orders face ongoing disruption. Victoria’s Secret posted the brief statement on its website Wednesday. The company’s outages began earlier on Monday, as users have reported not being able to access Victoria’s Secret’s website. “We immediately enacted our response protocols, third-party experts are engaged, and we took down our website and some in store services as a precautio
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 17:40:30
LONDON — British online lender Starling Bank on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in annual profit, citing an issue with Covid-era business loan fraud and a regulatory fine over financial crime failings. Starling, which offers fee-free current accounts and lending services via a mobile app, posted profit before tax for the year ending March 31, 2025 of £223.4 million ($301.9 million), down nearly 26% year-over-year. Revenue at the bank totalled £714 million, up about 5% from £682 million a year
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Following the signage, she moved her semi to the far left lane, but when she went around a bend, she discovered the sign was wrong: two construction trucks were parked in the left lane, she said. There was a semi on her right. Workers were in between the trucks, and there was no left shoulder. She slammed on the brakes and yelled. Her truck pulled up just in time. “I thought for sure I was going to kill those people,” she said. “I don’t see how a driverless truck would have been able to read an
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 12:37:25
MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing and simulation software, has revealed that a recent ransomware attack is behind an ongoing service outage. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, and founded in 1984, MathWorks now has over 6,500 employees in 34 offices worldwide. MathWorks develops the MATLAB numeric computing platform and the Simulink simulation, which are used by over 100,000 organizations and over 5 million customers. "MathWorks experienced a ransomware attack. We h
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 22:29:49
German sportswear giant Adidas disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked a customer service provider and stole some customers' data. "adidas recently became aware that an unauthorized external party obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider," the company said. "We immediately took steps to contain the incident and launched a comprehensive investigation, collaborating with leading information security experts." Adidas added that the stolen information
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 03:41:01
Cows have been fitted with GPS collars to try to stop them falling into a river. Cambridge City Council said up to four ended up in the River Cam during grazing season between April and October each year. Solar-powered GPS devices emit a high-pitched sound as the animal moves through a boundary zone towards the water, with a mild electric pulse delivered if it fails to turn around. The council spends about £10,000 a year funding a team to recover cattle from the river, and said the new techno
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 03:00:00
Just 24 hours left to lock in Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Save up to $900 on your pass, or bring someone brilliant with you for 90% off their ticket. This deal ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Grab your Early Bird discount here — prices go up after tonight. You’ve probably seen the headlines. The speaker lists. The stats. Here’s what it all adds up to: 10,000 founders, investors, engineers, operators, and tech enthus
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There are just 48 hours left to save up to $900 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and get 90% off the second. After May 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, Early Bird pricing vanishes — along with your best chance to join 10,000 of tech’s most forward-thinking minds for less. But forget the math for a moment. Let’s talk about what you actually get. From October 27–29, Moscone West in San Francisco transforms into a live-wire campus — a front-row seat to innovation. It’s high energy, yes — but als
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-22 21:00:23
Humans have been stargazing for thousands—possibly hundreds of thousands of years. Ancient people around the globe looked to the heavens for physical and spiritual guidance. Dozens and dozens of generations later, their descendants are now arguing over which civilization created the oldest known visual star catalog in the world. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ National Astronomical Observatories claim that Shi’s Star Catalog, the oldest known star catalog in China, is actually
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 00:30:00
This week, WIRED launched our Rogues issue—which included going a bit rough ourselves. WIRED senior correspondent Andy Greenberg flew to Louisiana to see how easy it would be to recreate the 3D-printed gun authorities say they found on Luigi Mangione when they arrested him for the murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO. The result? It was both easy and legal. On Wednesday, US, European, and Japanese authorities announced the disruption of one of the world's most widely used infostealer malware. Known
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Don't let temporary market dips upset your investment strategy. LordHenriVoton/Getty Images The stock market has always had its ups and downs, but last month's plummet was enough to spook any investor. While the market has recovered, many people are still shaken from seeing their portfolios decimated overnight -- especially if a chunk of their retirement fund is in stocks. And with the economy still shaky, some are wondering if they should move their nest egg into lower-risk assets like certifi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-24 16:16:19
For over 24 hours, many X users, including this reporter, have been experiencing issues with the site’s basic functionality. Some messages won’t load, timelines won’t update, and certain posts can’t be seen without a webpage refresh (or several). The trouble started Thursday afternoon, according to Downdetector, a crowdsourced platform for flagging web outages. Beginning at 2:12 p.m. Eastern, thousands of users submitted reports about bugs ranging from an inability to sign in to disappearing di
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-25 08:50:00
Dyson Dyson just announced the launch of the slimmest cordless vacuum cleaner I've ever seen. The new Dyson PencilVac resembles those sweep brooms you may have seen growing up, but it features the latest vacuum technology inside. The Pencilvac's long, thin handle -- it's only 1.5 inches thick -- has the vacuum's motor, dustbin, and filter all packed into it. As its name suggests, the PencilVac is shaped like a pencil -- no more of Dyson's signature bulky handle and dustbin. It's also very ligh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-25 23:25:10
After trying too hard for too to make sense about what bothers me with the AI alignment conversation, I have settled, in true Millenial fashion, on a meme: Explanation: The Wikipedia article on AI Alignment defines it as follows: In the field of artificial intelligence (AI), alignment aims to steer AI systems toward a person’s or group’s intended goals, preferences, or ethical principles. One could observe: we would also like to steer the development of other things, like automobile transpor
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . It's been almost ten years since Dyson first unveiled its Supersonic hair dryer, which put its signature bladeless fan technology into a styling product. For a company that was known primarily for its vacuums at the time, this was a surprising move. Since then, Dyson has released sever
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-27 18:01:00
Cordless vacuums are lightweight, but the best ones we’ve tested still have heavyweight cleaning power. Some of the best cordless vacuums I’ve tested come from Dyson. The company features prominently on our list of the best cordless vacuums, earning spots for dust-busting and wet-dry mopping, even though its models tend to be on the pricier side. Dyson’s new PencilVac is different. As the name suggests, the PencilVac is shaped a lot like a pencil. It felt more like holding a broom than a vacuum
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is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Dyson has announced what it’s claiming is the “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner.” At first glance, its new PencilVac looks like a broom rather than a vacuum because the battery, motor, and electronics are all integrated into a thin handle that’s just 38mm in diameter — the same thickness as Dyson’s Supersonic r hair dryer. It weighs in at just und
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