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News Articles: Technology

The General Services Administration is bracing for deep cuts under the new Trump administration.

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  • Politics

GSA staff facing massive cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance

The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin and
  • Shannon Bond
Elon Musk at the inauguration of President Trump on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Trump tasked Musk with dramatically slashing government via the Department of Government Efficiency team. Its work has been secretive and controversial and has created chaos throughout the federal workforce.

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  • Politics

Who is part of Elon Musk's DOGE, and what are they doing?

The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government workers in chaos.

February 10, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Stephen Fowler,
  • and 1 more
A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas. Last year, General Motors told investors in its annual report that "we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion." But in its latest report, published last week, GM doesn't mention diversity once.

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  • Business

Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

February 08, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
NSF-funded research, from astronomy to zoology, is under intense scrutiny by the Trump administration.

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  • Science

'Unprecedented': White House moves to control science funding worry researchers

If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.

February 08, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
A statue of Alexander Hamilton is seen outside the U.S. Department of Treasury building in a 2023 file photo.

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  • Politics

Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface

Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.

February 07, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Shannon Bond
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at President Trump's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20. Trump has tasked Musk with leading a team focused on cutting costs in the government.

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  • Politics

Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions

The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented.

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Shannon Bond
Employees at the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, have been given deferred resignation offers as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to shrink the federal government. CISA plays a key role in defending critical U.S. infrastructure.

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  • Politics

CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears

Staff at the key cybersecurity agency were initially excluded from government efforts to leave their jobs, but then on Wednesday they were given deferred resignation offers with just hours to decide.

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Eric Schmidt, billionaire and former Google CEO, at the ai-Pulse conference at Station F technology campus in Paris, France, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

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  • Technology

6 unsettling thoughts Google's former CEO has about artificial intelligence

Neither the public or the tech giants pushing artificial intelligence understand its long-term implications, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep

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  • National

How did racist mass texts bypass some anti-spam guardrails after the election?

Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.

February 04, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Savannah GPS graphic

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  • Politics

'We want genuine engagement': Savannah leaders launch online audio survey to collect candid feedback

Savannah officials are changing the way citizens can provide feedback about their local government: Savannah GPS, which can be accessed via smartphone or computer.

February 03, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Reid Hoffman speaks onstage during The AI Optimist Club at WIRED Celebrates 30th Anniversary on Dec. 5, 2023, in San Francisco.

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  • Books

The tech bro who wasn't on Trump's inauguration stage

Four things NPR's Steve Inskeep learned from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman in their discussion of his latest book, "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future?"

February 01, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
The smartphone app DeepSeek's page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

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  • Technology

International regulators probe how DeepSeek is using data. Is the app safe to use?

The Chinese chatbot took the world by storm and rattled stock markets. But lost in all the attention was a focus on how the company is collecting and storing data.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, and Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO listen in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

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  • Technology

Q&A: OpenAI on rival DeepSeek and partnering with the government

OpenAI — the company behind ChatGPT and a big part of Stargate — is partnering with the U.S. National Laboratories. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with OpenAI's Chris LeHane, here are the highlights.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Kathryn Fink,
  • and 1 more
In this photo illustration, the Meta Platforms, Inc. logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

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  • Technology

Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook and Instagram suspensions

Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Citizen Sleeper 2's android protagonist, in a scene from the game's trailer.

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  • Series: Join The Game

This indie sci-fi game is a lesson in resilience and resistance

Developer Gareth Damian Martin tackles gig work, trauma and communities in crisis in the follow up to the acclaimed game Citizen Sleeper.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
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