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There is a map of the government properties that were pulled from the GSA website
A map of US government properties that are not core to government operations has been created by Wired. The map was created through a dataset of non-core properties originally published by the General Services Administration and an inventory of owned and leased properties. In February, WIRED had reported that employees at GSA were told to…
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Musk’s Starlink is keeping modern slaves online
At least eight scam compounds based around the Myanmar- Thailand border region are using Starlink devices, according to mobile phone connection data reviewed by WIRED. At least eight scam compounds based around the Myanmar-Thailand border region are using Starlink devices, according to mobile phone connection data reviewed by WIRED.
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Two top officials quit after being ordered to stop work
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought has announced the resignations of Supervision Head Julio Salas and Enforcement Head Eric Halperin via emails that were reviewed by WIRED. The resignations were announced to their respective teams via emails that were shared with NPR by current and former employees of CFPB. “I don’t believe…I can…
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The Firewall between Musk’s Team and LegacyUSDS workers has been built by DOGE
Hackers working for Elon Musk’s cryptocurrency firm DOGE were granted read and write privileges on two sensitive US government systems, WIRED reported. It said the hackers could also rewrite code of sensitive systems. DoGE has built a “firewall” separating DOGE from the 200 or so legacy workers employed by the United States Digital Service (USDS),…
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The Trump administration wants to remove people from overseas posts by this weekend
The US has reportedly started withdrawing its Agency for International Development (USAID) personnel who’re stationed overseas. Many employees at USAID have been locked out of their work phone and email accounts and put on leave in recent days, WIRED reported. This comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would review USAID’s activities…
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Tech workers are forced to defend their work
The General Services Administration (GSA) has asked its employees to identify their biggest win and blocker in a brief meeting. The invites included people without official GSA email accounts who were using Gmail accounts as well as official government accounts, WIRED reported. This comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DGE) was…
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The school shooting were not real
During an interview with WIRED, Dennis, the man who helped in the investigation of the Black Hole swattings, said, “Things will reveal themselves. Things will happen that’ll change the course of your life.” He added, “Things will happen that will offer you a chance to repair your career and some part of the world. Things…
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Coffee and espresso deals on Black Friday
Black Friday deals on coffee equipment, including espresso machines, grinders, French presses, and cold brew, have been announced by WIRED. The Breville Barista all-in-one espresso maker is WIRED Gear team’s favourite premium all-in-one espresso maker, which is priced within reach for mere mortals. The Oxo Compact makes classic cold brew and is one of the…
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The best Black Friday deals were found by Absolute
US-based WIRED has released its list of the “absolute best Black Friday deals” ingadgets worth owning this year. The list includes Pixel 8A phone with a 144Hz display, Traeger pellet smokers, and a arcade cabinet with built-in arcade controls, among others. The WIRED recommends the Pixel 8A for people who don’t want an iPad, and…
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There are some prime day laptop deals for work and play
A 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro is now available for under 41,000 at Amazon on Prime Day, as per WIRED. The laptop is equipped with an Intel Core i5-8300U processor, 6GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. It also features a 13-inch Retina display and comes with Apple’s own ‘M3 Max’ battery which…
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Perplexity is a bull’shit machine
Hacker Robb Knight’s web-crawling app, ‘Perplexity Artificial Intelligence’, has been accused of violating the’Robots Exclusion Protocol’. Knight claimed his app would scrape websites it doesn’t want bots to visit, despite claiming that it won’t. WIRED’s Kate Knibbs said, “We’ve never seen anything like this in our lives.” Knight claimed that ‘Common Crawl’ was behind his…
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Extremist militias organize on Facebook
Facebook and social media company Meta have removed a militia group, Confederate States III%, from the platform. The group was identified by WIRED as a part of pro-Confederate movement ‘Heritage, not Hate’. It was on Facebook’s 2021 Dangerous Individuals and Organisations (DIO) list. However, the group remained up until WIRED contacted Meta for comment.
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The future of America’s biggest spy program is being decided right now
The US House of Representatives is set to vote on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) legislation on Thursday, according to WIRED. The vote on the measure could come as early as Thursday, following a series of briefings on Tuesday and Wednesday between lawmakers and intelligence officials. President Donald Trump had called for an end…
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The best deals on Presidents day
WIRED’s ‘Best Presidents’ Day Deals’ guide has shortlisted the Pixel 8, Amazon Echo, Fire Stick and AirPods as its best deals for Presidents’ Day. The Pixel 8 has the highest score of 7/10 (WIRED Recommends) and is priced at $550, while the 4th-generation Amazon Echo has a score of 8/10 (WIRED Recommends). The AirPods have…
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There were gruesome deaths of Neuralink monkeys
An experiment conducted by Elon Musk’s Neuralink showed a monkey had to be euthanized after a piece of the brain implant broke off during the surgery, Wired reported. During the trial, a robot will surgically place the implant inside a part of the brain that controls movement intention. The implant is designed to record and…
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The Citizen has a new watch called the New Wear OS Smartwatch
Citizen has suspended sales of its second-generation CZ Smart smartwatch amid reports of the device failing to work with Wear OS, Wired reported. The Citizen email said they’re investigating the issue and would be temporarily suspending sales of certain models while they worked on a solution. Citizen’s second-generation watch was first unveiled in March this…
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Gen Z will get a TikTok-like Video Feed from YouTube Music
The Best Music Streaming Apps for Gen Z Audiences includes YouTube Music, Tidal, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. Retention and attraction of a loyal Gen Z audience is an importantFactor for growth of services such as YouTube Music, WIRED said in its list of the best apps for Gen Z Audiences. YouTube Music caters to…
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The Amazon Echo Pop Review is fun to read
Amazon’s fifth-gen Echo Pop smart speaker offers the same smart home capabilities as the Echo Dot, including playing music, controlling smart devices and allowing voice commands. It is also an Eero mesh Wi-Fi system, a Matter Controller, and a Sidewalk bridge, Amazon said. “It’s an ultra-low-Density and affordable smart speaker for the cost of low-generation…
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Large Language Models have a dark risk
A Google DeepMind employee has accused the company of having a “large language model that was sentient”, which is not an imitation of a larger database of human interaction, Wired reported. The employee had accused Google of having a ‘huge database of human interactions’ and said it can fool the uninitiated. However, DeepMind denied the…
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The prices for the phone were hit an all-time low
Google’s Pixel 7 Pro has been named the top upgrade pick in the Best Google Pixel Phones guide by WIRED. It was followed by the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. The Pixel 7 Pro comes with a 5,000mAh battery and the Pixel 7 Pro comes with a 6,000mAh battery. The 7 Pro has a 6.1-inch…
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Noam Chomsky had an opinion about the false promises made to him in the past
As part of its series on Moral thinking in artificial intelligence, Wired magazine has issued a review on how machine learning and AI models “fail” in real life. The review said that the failure is the result of choices made by the builders of such models and people are hurt from the very practical ways…
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The newest AirPods Pro are back down to $199
WIRED has rated Amazon’s Prime Day deals including Beats Fit Pro, Beats 2nd Gen Echo Buds and Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. The 2nd Gen Echo Buds offer solid sound, speedy pairing and are easy to use voice controls. The Beats Fit Pro are the best pair of workout earbuds you can currently get, the…
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Is it possible that there is no longer any relevance to the topic?
Senior Editor of WIRED Angela Watercutter has said that the ad-supported tier of Amazon’s streaming service has grown complicated and hostile towards its customers. Watercutter said that there was a time when things were just “nice” but now it has become complex and hostile. She added that the ad-supported tier is one of the new…
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There’s a hot Wet Hot Artificial Intelligence chatbot summer
Microsoft has said it developed a machine learning algorithm and a key technique to make AI imagery that may be a tad upset. The technology can generate a vacation itinerary, summarize the key points of product reviews and answer tricky questions, like whether an item of furniture will fit in a particular car, WIRED reported.…
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Best Buy has a lot of deals on Black Friday
Amazon has dropped the price of Pixel 6A smartphones by $10 to $399.99, according to a report. The sale ends on Monday and runs until February 27, the report added. In addition to this, Amazon is offering a one-year subscription to WIRED’s science magazine for free. This comes after Amazon offered free access to the…