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Arm to launch its own chip in move that could upend semiconductor industry
SoftBank-owned group secures Meta as one of its first customers for new initiativeFinancial Times - 15m -
Blue Origin Cuts 10% of Its Employees
In an email to employees, the company’s chief executive said the company had become bloated during its growth in recent years.The New York Times - 33m -
Adams Donor Weihong Hu Is Accused of Taking Millions From Covid Housing Program
Brooklyn’s U.S. attorney said Weihong Hu and two men set out to “line their own pockets” at the height of the pandemic. Ms. Hu has helped raise funds for Mayor Eric Adams of New York.The New York Times - 2h -
Judge blocks Trump from firing head of US agency that investigates corruption
Ruling reinstates Hampton Dellinger to office of special counsel as president targets bureaucrats with mass layoffs. A judge blocked Donald Trump ’s attempt to fire the head of a body that ...The Guardian - 4h -
How Trump Is Gutting Regulatory Agencies Like the SEC, CFPB and EEOC
The furious pace of deregulation is gutting agencies intended to protect ordinary Americans, consumer advocates say. But business groups have long favored regulatory relief.The New York Times - 9h -
‘Even the sound of the water has changed’: can Bogotá bring its wetlands back from the brink?
The marshes in Colombia’s capital are sacred to Indigenous peoples, provide vital wildlife habitats and could help the city adapt to climate change. But after centuries of development they are ...The Guardian - 15h -
DOGE Has Started Gutting a Key US Technology Agency
At least dozens of workers at the Technology Transformation Service were fired on Wednesday, a day after similar sudden cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Wired - 21h -
Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists
After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies. Federal workers are scared of what comes next.Wired - 1d -
How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba in 1961.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Batting Around: Which team will Vladimir Guerrero Jr. play for in 2026? Blue Jays star has free agency looming
The Blue Jays have been trying to extend Guerrero but no deal has come together yetCBS Sports - 6h -
Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency site adds data from controversial rightwing thinktank
Website of ‘Doge’ includes information published by thinktank CEI, which claims to fight ‘climate alarmism’. Flanked by Donald Trump in the Oval Office this week, Elon Musk claimed his ...The Guardian - 23h -
Tigers' Cobb has hip injury, likely out for opener
Tigers right-hander Alex Cobb will be sidelined for about a month with right hip inflammation.ESPN - 1d -
Lyft has ‘no obvious answers’ for its growth woes, as its stock declines
One issue for Lyft is a downturn in pricing trends, which numerous analysts keyed in on as they looked to make sense of the path forward.MarketWatch - 1d -
Tory MP’s killer released from UK anti-terror scheme too early, review finds
Prevent’s assessment of Ali Harbi Ali’s vulnerabilities was ‘problematic’ before murder of David AmessFinancial Times - 1d -
Why the Department of Education has withstood so many assaults from the right
Many conservatives want to use the department to advance “anti-woke” policies and understand that harnessing its power can advance their objectives more than abolishing it.The Hill - 1d -
4 ways to find the best egg deals, from a retail expert—and the grocery store that’s a 'clear winner' for low prices
With egg prices expected to keep rising in 2025, you might want to consider using grocery store apps to save money.CNBC - 1d -
From Software Talks About Attacking Friends For Their Own Good And Other New Elden Ring Nightreign Ideas
Elden Ring Nightreign is the first multiplayer-focused game From Software has created and the first game directed by Junya Ishizaki, who was previously battle designer on Elden Ring . At a ...GameSpot - 1d -
Murdered toddler was failed by multiple agencies, review finds
Agencies in four counties missed chances to save Isabella Jonas-Wheildon, a review finds.BBC News - 1d -
How did Tulsi Gabbard go from controversial to a likely Cabinet confirmation?
President Trump's nominee for director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, will soon face a final confirmation vote. She was seen as one of his more controversial picks but is now expected to ...CBS News - 1d -
An Adviser to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump
Dan Hendrycks is researching new methods of assessing AI risks that could be used to shape Grok’s politics.Wired - 2d -
Powell squashes the possibility that the Fed will develop its own digital currency
Powell asserted Tuesday that the central bank will not develop its own digital currency as long as he is in charge.CNBC - 2d -
Covid Learning Losses
We explain the ways students haven’t recovered.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump is driving political debate to ever new lows. The left must hold on to its values | Zoe Williams
Even his most ridiculous executive orders have an ugly effect on politics around the world. We can’t just ignore the US president. But nor can we succumb to the momentum of the right. The problem ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump has paralyzed agency guarding worker rights, labor experts say
President Trump's firing of one of the National Labor Relations Board's five members has left the labor watchdog adrift, experts say.CBS News - 3d -
What to know about Elon Musk's DOGE and its latest impact on federal agencies
Katie Drummond, the global editorial director at Wired, joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to explain what to know about the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is run by Elon Musk, its ...CBS News - 3d -
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.The New York Times - 3d -
BP is cheaper than its rivals. Now an activist investor has swooped in.
BP shares surged in early trade on Monday after the activist investor Elliot was reported to have taken a significant stake in the integrated oil giant.MarketWatch - 3d -
Hendrick Motorsports unveils Hexagon Metrology Lab
CONCORD, N.C. -- Hendrick Motorsports has always been on the forefront of technology in NASCAR Cup Series racing. The 14-time champions reinforced that Wednesday when the company unveiled its ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
What does Elon Musk believe?
The man given free rein by Trump to crusade against the federal government supported Democrats until 2022. But some of Musk’s longstanding positions lead a straight line to his far-right ...The Guardian - 5d -
It’s 3,500 Miles From Philadelphia. But for Eagles Fans, It Feels Like Home.
At Passyunk Avenue, a London bar founded by a Philadelphia transplant, the authentic touches go beyond cheesesteaks (but there are cheesesteaks).The New York Times - 5d -
Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China
President Donald Trump has paused the imposition of tariffs on small-value packages arriving from ChinaABC News - 5d -
Trump delayed tariffs on low-cost packages from China
President Trump signed an executive order this week that temporarily prevents low-cost packages from China from being slapped with his new tariffs. The move delays the suspension of the de minimis ...The Hill - 5d -
USAID signage stripped from D.C. headquarters amid agency dismantling
Letter by letter, crews removed the signage displaying “U.S. Agency for International Development” from the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington where the agency's headquarters once was. The seal ...NBC News - 6d -
Review: Larissa FastHorse's 'Fake It Until You Make It' has its historic premiere at the Taper
'Fake It Until You Make It,' a satiric farce by Larissa FastHorse ('The Thanksgiving Play'), has its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, in a production directed by Michael John Garcés.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
Harvard Law’s Innovation Lab Scrambles to Save Government Data
The unit is saving more than 300,000 data sets from Trump’s purges.Inc. - 6d -
Amazon scrubs DEI mention from its annual report
Amazon has removed any references to diversity and inclusion from its most recent annual report.CNBC - 6d -
Lakers confident they found the 'perfect' center in Mark Williams
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka feels the combination of All-Star guard Luka Doncic and center Mark Williams will pair well together on the court.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.Wired - Feb. 6 -
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.Wired - Feb. 6 -
Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language
A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others.The New York Times - Feb. 5