Computers and Software
Safety Squeeze
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
Will Knight, Paresh Dave, and Leah Feiger
Killing It Softie
Microsoft at 50: An AI Giant. A Kinder Culture. And Still Hellbent on Domination
Steven Levy
Machine Readable
Attention, Spoiled Software Engineers: Take a Lesson from Google’s Programming Language
Sheon Han
Gamesmanship
Fortnite Maker Epic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App Store
Morgan Meaker
Terms and Conditions
CrowdStrike Faces a Potential Tsunami of Lawsuits. Only the Fine Print Can Save It, Experts Say
Joel Khalili
Legal Remedies
A US Judge Ruled That Google Is an Illegal Monopolist. Here's What Might Come Next
Paresh Dave
Chipping Away
Intel Is Cutting More Than 15,000 Jobs Despite Getting Billions From the US Government
Will Knight
Machine Readable
Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing
Clive Thompson
Overclocking
How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos
Amanda Hoover and Lily Hay Newman
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The Hidden Ties Between Google and Amazon’s Project Nimbus and Israel's Military
Caroline Haskins