‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration

Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first young technologists brought on to Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has returned to government shortly after resigning. “Edward Coristine joined the Social Security Administration this week as a special government employee,” Stephen McGraw, an SSA spokesperson, tells WIRED. “His work will be focused on…

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The 46 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now (July 2025)

While Netflix seemingly led the way for other streaming networks to create compelling original programming, Hulu actually beat them all to the punch. In 2011, a year before Netflix’s Lilyhammer and two years before the arrival of House of Cards, the burgeoning streamer premiered The Morning After, a pop-culture-focused news show that ran for 800…

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New SUVs Really Do Have Worse Visibility, Study Shows

As SUVs have grown in popularity, automakers have given them more aggressive exterior designs that have reduced forward visibility. For example, drivers of a 1997 Honda CR-V could see 68 percent of the area 33 feet in front of the vehicle, but drivers of a 2022 model can only see 28 percent of that same…

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Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch

Advocates for the idea that AI training is transformative still see Chhabria’s ruling as a win. “Judge Chhabria ruled today, bottom line, that training generative AI models on copyrighted material is clearly transformative, and absent proven market harm is fair use,” says Adam Eisgrau, the senior director of AI, Creativity, and Copyright Policy at the…

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Yes, Chef! A Breakdown of the Best Kitchen Gear on ‘The Bear’

“The Bear’s” most profound gear-related story arc starts in the pilot, when the central character, Carmy, misplaces his knife. He searches frantically for the hand-forged gyuto—a Japanese chef’s knife—assuming that someone is hiding it as a way to haze the new guy. (It had actually fallen on the floor.) Carmy has just taken the helm…

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5 Best Toilets of 2025, Lab-Tested and Reviewed

To develop our in-depth toilet ratings, Consumer Reports’ engineers put the fixtures through a battery of tests involving waste removal, bowl cleaning, and drain-line clogs. We also measure how loud a toilet’s flushes are using a decibel meter. Based on performance in these tests, we give each toilet an Overall Score.  To test solid-waste removal,…

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Talking Cars 475: Driving the GMC Terrain

Main theme: In this podcast episode, we give our driving impressions of the redesigned 2025 GMC Terrain, which follows the new Chevrolet Equinox that went on sale in 2024. This compact SUV gets several significant upgrades, including a significant suite of advanced safety and driver assistance systems as standard equipment, including highway-speed automatic emergency braking,…

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‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government

Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first technologists hired as part of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is no longer working for the federal government, according to multiple sources. “Edward Coristine resigned yesterday,” a White House official tells WIRED. Coristine received full-time employment status at the GSA late last month, as…

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The 42 Best Movies on Hulu This Week (July 2025)

In 2017, Hulu made television history by becoming the first streaming network to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, thanks to the phenomenon that was The Handmaid’s Tale (which returned in April for its sixth and final season). While Netflix has largely cornered the streaming market on original movies—and even managed to persuade A-listers like Guillermo del…

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