20 m. ago Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building

Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building  The Washington Post

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4 h. ago USAID head Peter Marocco tells lawmakers he's eyeing potential criminal charges for foreign aid fraud: report

The head of USAID told lawmakers Wednesday his staff was preparing potential criminal referrals against those who allegedly misused taxpayer dollars.

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4 h. ago Seattle council to relinquish unusual oversight of millions in transportation dollars

Seattle council to relinquish unusual oversight of millions in transportation dollars  The Seattle Times

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4 h. ago Cardinals star Jordan Walker sustains bizarre injury during spring training game

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker's day was cut short when he exited a spring training game in the third inning with a knee injury.

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5 h. ago Alex Ovechkin donates to pediatric cancer research as he chases NHL history

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin announced Wednesday he will donate a dollar amount equal to his career goal total to cancer research as he chases an NHL record.

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7 h. ago Federal buildings listed for sale in Alaska prior to listings being taken down

Federal buildings listed for sale in Alaska prior to listings being taken down  Alaska's News Source

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7 h. ago Federal buildings listed for sale in Alaska before being taken down

Federal buildings listed for sale in Alaska before being taken down  Alaska's News Source

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9 h. ago Retrofitting old buildings to comply with modern safety codes could reduce damage from earthquakes, other disasters

Following an earthquake or other disaster, attention shifts from ensuring human safety to assessing the community's damage and planning for recovery. Older buildings don't always meet modern safety codes, so they're at a higher risk for damage during earthquakes. Unfortunately, recovery can take longer when older buildings are involved since they often lack modern safety features. But what if these buildings could be upgraded?

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10 h. ago DOGE’s $1 Federal Spending Limit Is Straight Out of the Twitter Playbook

On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about Elon Musk’s move to put spending limits on US government employee credit cards, plus how DOGE is embracing AI.

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11 h. ago List of federal real estate for sale taken down hours after publication — including S.F. buildings

List of federal real estate for sale taken down hours after publication — including S.F. buildings  San Francisco Chronicle

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12 h. ago Study finds Japanese buildings absorb 14% of cement production's carbon footprint

A team of Japanese researchers has discovered that Japan's concrete structures—including buildings and infrastructure—absorb and store about 14% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated during cement production.

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12 h. ago Ahead of a possible $4 billion IPO, CoreWeave’s founders already pocketed $488 million

CoreWeave’s initial S-1 document for its upcoming IPO is full of surprises. Backed by Nvidia, CoreWeave runs an AI-specific cloud service from its network of 32 data centers that together have more than 250,000 Nvidia GPUs as of the end of 2024, according to the company. Since then, it has also added a number of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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12 h. ago Judge weighing whether to compel Trump administration to unfreeze FEMA funds

A federal judge is weighing whether to compel the Trump administration to unfreeze millions of dollars in previously allocated FEMA funds.

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12 h. ago Anna Patterson’s Ceramic.ai looks to help enterprises build AI models faster and more efficiently

Anna Patterson has had a storied career in Silicon Valley. She founded three startups, including search engine upstarts Xift and Cuil, as well as recall.archive.org, which became the Internet Archive. She was the vice president of engineering at Google, and later on started Gradient Ventures, an AI-focused seed fund. And she isn’t done building. Patterson […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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13 h. ago Trump admin. releases list of hundreds of federal buildings for potential sale

Trump admin. releases list of hundreds of federal buildings for potential sale  Spectrum News NY1

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13 h. ago Converting Buildings From Commercial To Residential Just Got Cheaper

Converting Buildings From Commercial To Residential Just Got Cheaper  San Francisco, CA Patch

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15 h. ago EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk PAC thanks Trump for 'saving the American Dream' in new million

A PAC founded by billionaire X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is going up on the national airwaves for the first time, thanking President Donald Trump.

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15 h. ago Nicole Shanahan Funds Recall Effort Against L.A. Mayor Karen Bass

Billionaire Nicole Shanahan, who ran as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate in the 2024 presidential election, will pour millions of dollars into an effort to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over her mishandling of the wildfires. The post Nicole Shanahan Funds Recall Effort Against L.A. Mayor Karen Bass appeared first on Breitbart.

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20 h. ago Apple is challenging U.K.’s iCloud encryption backdoor order

Apple is challenging a U.K. Government data access order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), the Financial Times reports. The order targeted iCloud backups that are protected by end-to-end encryption. Last month, press leaks revealed the existence of the January order asking Apple to build a backdoor in iCloud’s encrypted backups. U.K. officials are exercising […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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21 h. ago Darwinbox, the HR upstart from India, raises $140M to take on Deel and Rippling

Darwinbox, an Indian startup building a SaaS platform for hiring, onboarding and employee administration, has raised $140 million to take on the likes of Rippling and Deel as it seeks to expand internationally, especially in the U.S. The funding is being co-led by KKR and Partners Group, and is a mix of primary and secondary […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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