Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:22:52 +0000
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
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Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:34:39 +0000
Developed to boost productivity and operational readiness, the AI is now being used to “review” diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility polices to align them with President Trump’s orders.
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Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:50:14 +0000
At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight.
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Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 03:07:33 +0000
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:33:53 +0000
The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk’s DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers.
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Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador for cyberspace and digital policy, has led US tech diplomacy amid a rising tide of pressure from authoritarian regimes. Will the Trump administration undo that work?
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Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:30:00 +0000
US president Joe Biden just issued a 40-page executive order that aims to bolster federal cybersecurity protections, directs government use of AI—and takes a swipe at Microsoft’s dominance.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:46:27 +0000
The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.
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Credit to Author: Kate Knibbs| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:36:03 +0000
Many people reported they hit a screen preventing them from seeing the alert unless they signed in.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:18:29 +0000
The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.
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