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NEW: DOGE put a $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards. Employees say overspending and fraud in the program was exceedingly rare. www.wired.com/story/doge-g...

NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated another government agency, and they're trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Scoop from @laurengoode.bsky.social: Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI. She'll be the new chief revenue officer and report to COO Brad Lightcap: www.wired.com/story/slack-...

Scoop w/ @peard33.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social: OpenAI locked down its San Francisco offices today after receiving a threat from an activist previously associated with Stop AI: www.wired.com/story/openai...

I spoke with OpenAI's second CEO, Fidji Simo, about what it's like reporting to Sam Altman, her vision for making the company profitable, and how she's navigating her new job amid a serious health relapse: www.wired.com/story/fidji-...

SSA employees grilled management during a tense meeting about the government shutdown yesterday. “People are coming to me saying they cannot put gas in their car and they cannot afford to come to work anymore," one employee said. Scoop w/ @leahfeiger.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/social...

The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot: www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...

New: Google has a bed bug outbreak in its New York offices: www.wired.com/story/theres...

What's it like to own a Cybertruck in the year 2025? We talked to owners about their most controversial purchase and why they (still) love it: www.wired.com/story/owning...

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Scoop with @lmatsakis.bsky.social: OpenAI is about to launch a TikTok-style social app for AI generated videos. We got the deets (and the docs): www.wired.com/story/openai...