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Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz

Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as...

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The Murky Ad-Tech World Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel

A Florida data broker told a US senator it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm, which denies...

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The Heart Emoji Is Meaningless

Soon after WIRED's global editorial director started in 2023, she sent me a message on Slack. By accident, I hearted it. A message from my very...

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Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles

The chief information officers of at least three major government agencies have been replaced by Silicon Valley executives, including from Palantir...

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The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings

The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house...

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Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies....

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DOGE Has Started Gutting a Key US Technology Agency

At least dozens of workers at the Technology Transformation Service were fired on Wednesday, a day after similar sudden cuts at the Consumer...

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17 Best Deals on Valentine’s Day Gifts (2025)

We found good deals on utterly giftable WIRED-approved gadgets.

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DOGE’s Race to the Bottom

Elon Musk’s takeover of US government agencies has happened at remarkable speeds. That’s the point.

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How We’re Keeping Tabs on DOGE

On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, WIRED’s politics editor and global editorial director catch us up on Elon Musk’s involvement in the...

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