Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government. […]
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Docs: Palantir has won $2.7B+ in US contracts since 2009, including $1.3B+ in Pentagon contracts, and spent $5.8M in lobbying in 2024, up from ~$1M in 2015 (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Docs: Palantir has won $2.7B+ in US contracts since 2009, including $1.3B+ in Pentagon contracts, and spent $5.8M in lobbying in 2024, up from ~$1M in 2015 — Peter Thiel-chaired group has Washington and Westminster network that helped secure around $3bn in official contracts
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I’ve used the Galaxy S25 for a week and it’s the fastest small phone I’ve tested, but I’d trade some speed for newer cameras
There’s not a lot that’s new, but the Galaxy S25 is simply the best small Android phone you can buy right now.
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Park Tool Sliding T-Handle Hex Wrench Set Gets the Job Done With Ease
Time for a hex wrench upgrade? The post Park Tool Sliding T-Handle Hex Wrench Set Gets the Job Done With Ease appeared first on Bikerumor.
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The Most Surprising Tech Not at Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
Where are all the shake weights?( Photos: 6, Comments: 29 )
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NASA leaders, Artemis contractors argue importance of architecture continuity for returning to the Moon
Representatives from NASA, Boeing and Lockheed Martin argued that the United States shouldn’t skip past the Moon in favor of Mars when it comes to crewed deep space exploration. The discussion came up during a panel at the SpaceCom conference concerning the forthcoming Artemis 2 mission.
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Sols 4445–4446: Cloudy Days are Here
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 Overnight before planning today, Mars reached a solar longitude of 40 degrees. The solar longitude is how we like to measure where we are in a Mars year. Each year starts at 0 degrees and advances to 360 degrees at the end of […]
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SpaceX launching 21 Starlink satellites from Florida on Feb. 8
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 21 more of the company’s Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8)
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The Bold Four: A 1976 Honda CB500F café racer from Brazil
Based in Caxias do Sul, a town in Brazil’s hilly Serra Gaúcha region, Caffeine Custom is fast becoming a regular on these pages. They celebrated their tenth anniversary last year, and wanted to celebrate in style with a special custom build. The stars aligned when a customer approached them to […]
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DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers
Apple’s defenses that protect data from being sent in the clear are globally disabled.