
Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.
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The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.
An anonymous reader shares a report: China is pulling the plug on a key advantage held by high-frequency traders, removing servers dedicated to those firms out of local exchanges’ data centers, according to people familiar with the matter. Commodities futures exchanges in Shanghai and Guangzhou are among those that have ordered local brokers to shift servers for their clients out of data...
Tom’s Hardware: Extensive research into the pricing of some of the best hard drives on the market for large capacity, economical storage indicates that prices are beginning to increase sharply, with some of the most popular models on the market seeing increases upwards of 60%. According to research from ComputerBase, pricing analysis on 12 of the most popular mainstream drives on the market...

San Jose, Costa Rica (PinionNewswire) — Xgram.io, a leading non-custodial multichain cryptocurrency exchange platform, today highlights the full availability of secure and private exchanges for privacy-focused coins, with particular emphasis on seamless Bitcoin (BTC) to Monero (XMR) swaps. Launched in 2023, Xgram.io has rapidly become a trusted choice for users seeking instant,...

San Jose, Costa Rica (PinionNewswire) — Xgram.io, a leading non-custodial multichain cryptocurrency exchange platform, today highlights the full availability of secure and private exchanges for privacy-focused coins, with particular emphasis on seamless Bitcoin (BTC) to Monero (XMR) swaps. Launched in 2023, Xgram.io has rapidly become a trusted choice for users seeking instant,...
theodp writes: Code.org, the nonprofit backed by AI giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon and whose Hour of AI and free AI curriculum aim to make world’s K-12 schoolchildren AI literate, points job seekers to its AI Use Policy in Hiring, which promises dire consequences for those who use AI during interviews or take home assignments without its OK. Explaining “What’s Not Okay,” Code.org writes:...

The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It’s a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost.

The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, launched a counter-suit saying she had violated its terms of service.

Telkom has received the certification from the Top Employers Institute in four consecutive years.

The pair will host Hanging Out as part of a new entertainment channel they are launching online.

VibeOS was produced by a computer engineering student using the latest version of Anthropic’s Claude large language model.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Amazon is turning to an Arizona mine that last year became the first new source of U.S. copper in more than a decade, to meet its data centers’ ravenous appetite for the industrial metal.The mine was restarted as a proving ground for Rio Tinto’s new method of unlocking low-grade copper deposits. Rio signed a two-year supply pact...

Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever your needs or budget.

Smart plugs can add controls to any outlet, but they aren’t perfect for everything. Here’s our guide to using one and which ones to buy.

The MTN SA Foundation aims to improve access to digital learning as part of the DBE’s Back-to-School Campaign.

AI-driven ID fraud is a current risk management issue that belongs in mainstream compliance discussions alongside POPIA and FICA, argues Integrity360’s group CTO.

Sibongile Rejoyce Sambo went from hoping to have a job serving passengers on commercial airliners to owning a company that flies VIPs, celebrities, sports stars, and heads of state in luxury.
“If we can’t win on social media, then we definitely can’t win on A.I.,” says Haidt.

DJI’s new action camera brings a larger sensor, a variable aperture lens, 8K video, interchangeable lenses, and more.

The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play.

Digital security can be a hefty investment. Not only are the tools themselves on the costlier side of software, but constant investment, reinventing, and strategizing are essential. You can’t one-and-done your digital security, which is why the costs associated with digital security and, yes, cybercrime, are so high. How high, exactly? This blog post goes […]