05 Feb Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance Google published principles in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.
05 Feb The Best Early Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals (and Bedding Too!) It’s one of the best times of year to invest in a mattress, pillows, and sheets. Here’s everything we recommend buying and who has the best sales ahead of Presidents’ Day weekend.
04 Feb Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts The Trump Administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.
04 Feb Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff ‘AI-First’ Is the Future of Key Government Agency Sources say the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company.”
04 Feb Pronouns Are Being Forcibly Removed From Government Email Signatures WIRED confirmed various automated efforts to remove pronouns from both email and Slack at USAID, the EPA, the GSA, and more.
03 Feb The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
03 Feb 69 ‘Buy It for Life’ Products: Cast-Iron, Tools, Speakers, Chairs, and More From cast-iron pans to mechanical watches, we’ve rounded up products that are made to last for decades.
03 Feb Qi2 Wireless Charging: Everything You Need to Know (2025) Borrowing from Apple’s MagSafe, Qi2 enables faster, more efficient magnetic wireless charging.
02 Feb DOGE Staff Had Questions About the ‘Resign’ Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them “I think the information that you’re going to have about this is available to you right now,” Stephanie Holmes told workers at Elon Musk’s DOGE who pressed for detail on offers of “deferred resignation.”
02 Feb US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
