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02.28.25

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The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think

BY BRIAN BARRETT | 5-MINUTE READ

What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.

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Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple

BY JAKE LAHUT | 4-MINUTE READ

Stephen and Katie Miller—he's “the prime minister,” sources say; she’s DOGE’s comms guru—liaise between the White House and Elon Musk, and are centrally involved as he tears the government apart.

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USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

BY KATE KNIBBS | 4-MINUTE READ

Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for children.

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OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT—It’s Huge and Compute-Intensive

BY REECE ROGERS | 3-MINUTE READ

Internally called Orion, GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model to date, and it’s first available through the company’s $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription.

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The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu

BY EMILY MULLIN | 4-MINUTE READ

With egg prices soaring, the US is considering vaccinating laying chickens, which have been hit particularly hard by the avian influenza outbreak.

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Amazon Restricted Vaginal Health Products for Being ‘Potentially Embarrassing’

BY PARESH DAVE | 5-MINUTE READ

Big Tech’s restrictions on adult content are crippling businesses and organizations focused on sexual health, according to a new report shared exclusively with WIRED.

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Kia Has Revealed Its Electric Camper to Rival VW’s ID.Buzz

BY JEREMY WHITE | 4-MINUTE READ

As the EV4 sedan and EV2 mini SUV round out Kia's electric offering, the brand confirms its PV5 Light Camper is inbound, and an even larger model is likely on the way.