Author: Zach_Wilson
The government shutdown is hitting airports — but not ICE
Chaos reigned at airports across the country last weekend, with thousands of travelers reportedly waiting in hours-long security lines thanks to staffing shortages. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Coast Guard workers have turned to food banks for assistance after weeks without pay. But amid a partial government shutdown aimed at…
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Everything from the last week of everything is gambling now
Kalshi is facing backlash from its own users after a class action lawsuit was filed last week alleging it failed to pay out as promised for wagers regarding when Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would leave or be removed from office. Khamenei was killed in strikes on Iran last…
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Employees across OpenAI and Google support Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Pentagon
On Monday, Anthropic filed its lawsuit against the Department of Defense over being designated as a supply chain risk. Hours later, nearly 40 employees from OpenAI and Google — including Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and Gemini lead — filed an amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s lawsuit, detailing their…
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber will step aside
Jay Graber became the first CEO of Bluesky in 2021 when the network and its AT Protocol spun out from life as a Twitter research project to go independent, but now she’s leaving that role, as reported previously by Wired. While venture capitalist and former Automattic CEO Toni Schneider steps…
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You can get three months of Disney Plus and Hulu for $15
If you’re looking for a way to stream the Oscars this weekend, or catch up on nominees like The Secret Agent, the Disney Plus and Hulu bundle is worth a look. The ceremony will stream live on Hulu for the first time on March 15th, and right now, new and…
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Apple’s new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop 3 years ago
We’ve been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new MacBook Air with the M5 processor that’s $1,099, going all the way up the $6,149 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip. While these computers are identical in design to last year’s models, they have some things in…
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