Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

“DOGE’s actions at the VA are putting veterans’ lives at risk,” representative Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, tells WIRED. Veterans, he adds, risk being “stripped of the care they need and deserve because [President Donald] Trump and Elon have turned the VA over to lackeys who do not know the first…

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SpaceX Took a Big Step Toward Reusing Starship’s Super Heavy Booster

SpaceX is having trouble with Starship’s upper stage after back-to-back failures, but engineers are making remarkable progress with the rocket’s enormous booster. The most visible sign of SpaceX making headway with Starship’s first stage—called Super Heavy—came at 9:40 am local time (10:40 am EDT; 14:40 UTC) Thursday at the company’s Starbase launch site in South…

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Best Paper Shredders of 2025

The records you accumulate can contain sensitive data like your Social Security number, credit card and bank account details, and private medical information. A high-quality paper shredder will speedily cut through those stacks of paper, turning them into illegible strips. It’s also nice if your shredder doesn’t take up too much space and works quietly…

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Should You Buy the Car You’re Leasing?

You can expect the leasing company to reach out to discuss your options about three months before your lease ends. But if you initiate the process and contact them before that, you give yourself more time to get your research done and paperwork in order. The lessor’s contact information is on your original contract as…

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The Easy Way to Make Dog Treats at Home

Brew yourself a cup of coffee and don’t make plans for 30 minutes (let’s be real: more like 45 minutes after you’re finished cleaning up). It’s less stressful to commit to the task of making homemade dog treats when you aren’t rushing things or trying to squeeze it into an already chore-packed day.  On a…

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