2025

Musky minion granted ‘read-only’ access to federal payment systems 2025-02-05 at 21:40 By Jessica Lyons Nothing to see here, just a ‘special government employee’ doing his job The US Treasury Department has assured Congress that a “special government employee” associated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has “read-only” access to vital federal government […]

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Trump admin seeks to reclassify federal CIOs, opening door to political appointees 2025-02-05 at 20:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Fall in line with executive policy or you’re gone, hints acting OPM chief Chief Information Officers across the US federal government face increased job uncertainty as the Trump administration recommends agencies reclassify these positions, potentially making them

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Google slammed with $200B stock hit over AI spending fears, slowing revenue growth 2025-02-05 at 19:46 By Thomas Barrabi Google parent Alphabet’s stock plunged by more than 8% in early trading Wednesday after the search giant unveiled plans for a massive uptick in AI-related spending despite a slowdown in revenue. This article is an excerpt

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Blue Origin spins up lunar gravity for New Shepard flight 2025-02-05 at 19:45 By Richard Speed Bezos’ rocketeers tout capability as useful for NASA and other tech providers Blue Origin has sent its reusable New Shepard rocket on another suborbital lob, this time simulating lunar gravity for capsule payloads.… This article is an excerpt from

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Netgear fixes critical bugs as Five Eyes warn about break-ins at the edge 2025-02-05 at 18:49 By Connor Jones International security squads all focus on stopping baddies busting in through routers, IoT kit etc Netgear is advising customers to upgrade their firmware after it patched two critical vulnerabilities affecting multiple routers.… This article is an

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Cross-Platform JavaScript Stealer Targets Crypto Wallets in New Lazarus Group Campaign 2025-02-05 at 18:03 By The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been linked to an active campaign that leverages fake LinkedIn job offers in the cryptocurrency and travel sectors to deliver malware capable of infecting Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems. According to cybersecurity company

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You know something’s wrong when Clippy fills you with nostalgia for simpler times 2025-02-05 at 17:48 By Richard Speed It looks like you want to irritate Windows users. Do you want some help with that? There are some things that can’t be unseen, including Microsoft posting a hand-drawn image of the company’s infamous assistant, Clippy,

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Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies 2025-02-05 at 16:48 By Dan Robinson Radiation-hardening for space environments and energy efficiency tweaks for above and below Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is leading a project to transform how chips are designed and manufactured, to make them more energy efficient and able to better tolerate environmental

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US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist 2025-02-05 at 15:52 By Connor Jones Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare A Chinese national faces a substantial stint in prison and heavy fines if found guilty of several additional charges related to economic espionage and theft of trade

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