2 h. ago Trump administration live updates: Elon Musk to visit the Pentagon on Friday

Billionaire Elon Musk will visit the Pentagon on Friday and attend a meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff that will touch on China, a U.S. official told ABC News.

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5 h. ago Judge blasts Social Security fraud 'fishing expedition' by Elon Musk's DOGE

The judge's order blocks the agency from granting DOGE access to systems containing personally identifiable information.

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5 h. ago Maine universities agree to keep transgender athletes out of women's sports after Trump admin pauses funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday the University of Maine System has agreed to keep trans athletes out of women's sports.

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5 h. ago FBI Agent Who Opposed Trump's First Term Charged for Disclosing Confidential Information

An FBI agent who opposed Trump during his first term was arrested and charged on Monday for sharing confidential information. The post FBI Agent Who Opposed Trump’s First Term Charged for Disclosing Confidential Information appeared first on Breitbart.

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6 h. ago Trump administration live updates: Threats against federal judges are increasing

Threats against federal judges and their families increase amid Trump's administration's ongoing legal battles, according to the nonpartisan Center for Internet Security.

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6 h. ago 'Hitting a fly with a sledgehammer': DOGE access to some Social Security data blocked

The judge's order blocks the agency from granting DOGE access to systems containing personally identifiable information.

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7 h. ago This week in science: origins of life, birds speech, and how TikTok gets ADHD wrong

In this week's Short Wave roundup, Berly McCoy and Regina Barber talk about the origins of life on Earth, what bird brains illuminate about human speech and how ADHD is mischaracterized on TikTok.

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7 h. ago Judge Bars Social Security Officials From Giving DOGE Unredacted Data

A federal judge in Maryland found that Elon Musk’s scrutiny of the agency’s data systems appeared to violate federal privacy laws.

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7 h. ago In Miami, Scalpers Had the Hot Tickets to Driver’s License Appointments

The tax collector’s office in Miami-Dade County, Fla., said it uncovered scalpers using the free online-appointment system to book slots and resell them for $25 to $250.

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8 h. ago Trump admin live updates: Trump signs EO to dissolve Dept. of Ed.

The White House continued Trump's criticism of the federal judiciary, even after Chief Justice John Roberts' rebuke of Republican calls to impeach judges.

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8 h. ago How NASA's 'autonomy choreography' will impact advanced technologies

Imagine your car is in conversation with other traffic and road signals as you travel. Those conversations help your car anticipate actions you can't see: the sudden slowing of a truck as it begins to turn ahead of you, or an obscured traffic signal turning red. Meanwhile, this system has plotted a course that will drive you toward a station to recharge or refuel, while a conversation with a weather service prepares your windshield wipers and brakes for the rain ahead.

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8 h. ago Boosting the efficiency of sustainable aviation fuel production

Fuels like kerosene can be produced in a climate-friendly way from CO2, water and green electricity using power-to-liquid processes. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have already demonstrated this with systems in actual operation.

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9 h. ago DOGE blocked in court from Social Security systems with Americans’ personal information, for now

DOGE blocked in court from Social Security systems with Americans’ personal information, for now  WLUC

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10 h. ago San Francisco speed camera system launched to increase public safety

San Francisco speed camera system launched to increase public safety  CBS News

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10 h. ago Diplomatic Security Service Investigation Dismantles Peruvian Human Smuggling Network to the United States

Diplomatic Security Service Investigation Dismantles Peruvian Human Smuggling Network to the United States  Department of State

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13 h. ago As Trump seeks systemic change, does the US have an obligation to refugees?

As Trump seeks systemic change, does the US have an obligation to refugees?  Al Jazeera English

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14 h. ago Balancing various uncertainties in cyber threat intelligence

In 2020, cybersecurity company Mandiant's computer system was compromised by an intruder exploiting an innocuous crack: routine software updates pushed out by another company, SolarWinds. Mandiant was one of nearly 18,000 organizations compromised.

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14 h. ago Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry

A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like "gay," leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.

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14 h. ago VC investment in European startups passed $52B in 2024, continuing long

Venture capital investment in European startups passed $52 billion last year, reflecting the market’s long-term growth trajectory and gradual stabilization after the out-sized peaks of 2021-2022 (driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic), and the comparative slump of 2023, according to a new report. Although 2024 has seen political and regulatory turmoil, Europe’s talent pool of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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15 h. ago A new metric to quantify capabilities of AI systems in terms of human capabilities

A team of AI researchers at startup METR is proposing a new metric to quantify the capabilities of AI systems in terms of human capabilities. They have published a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing the new metric, which they call "task-completion time horizon" (TCTH).

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