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These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration

The SSA did not respond to a request from WIRED about what the DOGE operatives are working on inside the agency. In a Tuesday meeting, United States DOGE Service administrator Amy Gleason told staff that Musk-affiliated engineers and some legacy USDS workers would be headed to SSA to improve “identity proofing,” say sources who were […]

Sources: TSMC has pitched Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Qualcomm about taking stakes in a JV to run Intel Foundry; TSMC would hold no more than a 50% stake (Reuters)

Reuters: Sources: TSMC has pitched Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Qualcomm about taking stakes in a JV to run Intel Foundry; TSMC would hold no more than a 50% stake  —  TSMC (2330.TW) has pitched U.S. chip designers Nvidia (NVDA.O), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) and Broadcom (AVGO.O) … Source link

Some Megalodons Reached 80 Feet—But They Weren’t Built Like Great Whites, Research Suggests

15 million years before movies like Jaws and Open Water gave swimmers the heebie-jeebies, a prehistoric shark species called Otodus megalodon reached gargantuan sizes. Researchers have reassessed just how large the now-extinct beast would have been—and the results are fin-tastic. To refine its own estimates of megalodon’s size, an international team of biologists, paleontologists, and […]

The Download: Gene de-extinction, and Ukraine’s Starlink connection

This week saw the release of some fascinating news about some very furry rodents—so-called “woolly mice”—created as part of an experiment to explore how we might one day resurrect the woolly mammoth. The idea of bringing back extinct species has gained traction thanks to advances in sequencing of ancient DNA. This ancient genetic data is […]

Here’s a Map of the For-Sale Government Properties the GSA Pulled From Its Website

On Tuesday, the General Services Administration (GSA) published a list of more than 400 federal buildings and properties to be sold, including the FBI headquarters, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, and other key federal facilities. Hours later, 123 buildings, including high-profile sites like the J. Edgar Hoover Building and […]

Jalisco's governor says Foxconn's $900M Guadalajara plant, the largest Nvidia GB200 server assembly site, will be built in a year despite Trump's tariff threat (Amy Stillman/Bloomberg)

Amy Stillman / Bloomberg: Jalisco’s governor says Foxconn’s $900M Guadalajara plant, the largest Nvidia GB200 server assembly site, will be built in a year despite Trump’s tariff threat  —  – The Taiwanese company is investing nearly $1 billion  — Lemus welcomes Chinese investment in spite of Trump’s tariffs Source link

How to Watch the Thailand MotoGP Race for Free Online

Motorsport fans are once again reunited for the MotoGP season. On March 2nd, many fans will be looking for ways to watch the Thailand MotoGP race for free online. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to do this. ServusTV, an Austrian TV channel, broadcasts all MotoGP races for free. You don’t have to subscribe or pay […]

An AI companion site is hosting sexually charged conversations with underage celebrity bots

Ex-Human pointed to Botify AI’s terms of service, which state that the platform cannot be used in ways that violate applicable laws. “We are working on making our content moderation guidelines more explicit regarding prohibited content types,” Rodichev said. Representatives from Andreessen Horowitz did not respond to an email containing information about the conversations on […]

The 53 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now (March 2025)

Disney+, if you didn’t know, isn’t just for kids. With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and the Marvel titles, the streaming service offers plenty of grown-up content in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon—and we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars […]

As the Trump administration neuters the PCLOB and reviews the EO behind the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the EU should stop moving to US clouds (Bert Hubert's writings)

Bert Hubert’s writings: As the Trump administration neuters the PCLOB and reviews the EO behind the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the EU should stop moving to US clouds  —  We used to think that grieving went through five stages: denial, protest, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Source link