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Today β€” 18 April 2025Latest Tech News from WIRED

DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants

DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.

Judge Blocks DOGE From Laying Off 90 Percent of CFPB

18 April 2025 at 11:41
The Trump administration and DOGE tried to cut more than 1,400 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. An employee union and other groups are fighting to keep the regulator intact.

FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say

18 April 2025 at 08:33
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. β€œWe are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.

LG’s Integrated TV Ad Tech Analyzes Your Emotions

LG has licensed tech that claims to interpret TV users’ feelings and convictions. The company will use this data to more directly target the ads it’s showing to users of its smart TV platform.

DOGE Has Access to Sensitive Labor Department Data on Immigrants and Farm Workers

Three DOGE associates have been granted access to systems at the Department of Labor housing sensitive information on migrant farm workers, visa applicants, and more.

Yesterday β€” 17 April 2025Latest Tech News from WIRED

β€˜Pop the Balloon’ Was a Viral Hit for Black Daters. Then Netflix Gentrified It

17 April 2025 at 08:49
Fans of the hit YouTube series are upset over Netflix’s β€œwatered-down” remake, which one of the streamer’s executives calls a β€œtragedy.”

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