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There’s Now a Barbie-Themed G-Shock Watch, and We Want In

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED The Barbie movie might feel like a distant memory at this point, but the collaborations somehow keep coming. The latest? There’s an official Barbie-branded G-Shock on the way.

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Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros

The recent installation of Elon Musk ally Thomas Shedd atop the federal IT structure has thrown an agency in charge of servicing much of the US government’s technical infrastructure into disarray. Over the last few days, workers at the Technology Transformation Services (TTS), which is housed within the General Services Administration (GSA), have been summoned

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Intel has already received $2.2B in federal grants for chip production

Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation has already received $2.2 billion in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, the company shared during its Thursday earnings call. Dave Zinsner, Intel’s co-interim CEO, executive vice president, and CFO, said the Silicon Valley-based company received the first tranche of $1.1 billion

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Pentagon scrambles to block DeepSeek after employees connect to Chinese servers

DeepSeek’s terms of service explicitly states it stores user data on Chinese servers and that it governs that data under Chinese law — which mandates cooperation with the country’s intelligence agencies. But that didn’t stop U.S. Department of Defense workers from getting caught up in the DeepSeek hype this week and connecting their work computers

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Apple Says It’s Seeing More iPhone Upgrades Than Ever With Apple Intelligence Rollout

Key Takeaways More iPhones were upgraded during Apple’s fiscal first quarter than any previous period, CEO Tim Cook said on the company’s earnings call Thursday. The milestone comes as Apple expands the availability of its AI features, with sales of the iPhone 16 faring better in markets where Apple Intelligence is available, Cook said. Apple

Kraken Resumes Staking For US Customers – Investopedia

Updated January 30, 2025 04:49 PM EST NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images Key Takeaways Crypto exchange Kraken has reintroduced crypto staking services for its customers in the U.S. Kraken was previously sued by the SEC for offering similar services. The move by Kraken is yet another sign that the regulatory environment for crypto companies

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New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki gets same legal rights as a person – BBC.com

Kathryn Armstrong BBC News A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively own itself, with representatives of the local tribes, iwi, and government working together to manage it. The agreement