Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters
US abruptly stops tracking costs of the most devastating storms.
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Senate passes “cruel” Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids
Senate vote nullifies FCC hotspot-lending program for kids without broadband.
Report: DOGE supercharges mass-layoff software, renames it to sound less dystopian
Report: DOGE software automates layoffs, slashing biggest agencies in a blink.
Microsoft effectively raises high-end Surface prices by discontinuing base models
Discontinuation of 256GB models gives older Surface PCs an effective price hike.
Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway
Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations.
Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search
Google doesn't think Eddie Cue is right about search.
Apple: “Hundreds of millions to billions” lost without App Store commissions
Argues that recent "extraordinary Order" is punishment, not based on findings.
Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use
People with high score on problematic social media use are more likely to like and share fake news.
Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions
Officials call previous framework "unenforceable" as May 15 deadline looms.
USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive”
According to CEO Elon Musk, Tesla's future rests on the two-seat driverless pod.