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Takeover
Inside DOGE's AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs
A DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be trying to use an AI tool to write code for the agency's systems, among other proposals.
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Made in USA
Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades
President Donald Trump says taxing imports will strengthen domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that.
Checked Out
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
Takeover
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Everything’s Computer
If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude.
Everything’s Computer
Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
Everything’s Computer
The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
Everything’s Computer
Angelina Jolie Was Right About Computers
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Product Review
Audio-Technica’s ATH-CKS50TW2 Earbuds Have a Cool Design and Even Better Battery Life
These mid-tier earbuds have 15 hours of battery life with noise canceling, and a magnetic design that keeps them charged—no case required.
Umbrella Academy
The Best Umbrellas to Help You Ride Out the Rain
Buying Guide
The Best Mushroom Coffee for an Alternative Buzz
Empathy Exam
She Sacrificed Her Youth to Get the Tech Bros to Grow Up
Originally published August 2023: As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world.
A Fever Spreads
Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn
Of Mice and Men
How the Inbred Lab Mouse Helps Reprogram the Human Genome
We ❤️ Hardware
I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory
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The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
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Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.
Trump’s Tariffs Could Reshape the US Tech Industry
Apple, Amazon, and other tech companies reliant on global supply chains stand to lose the most from President Trump’s trade policies, but some software firms expect more demand for their services.
