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š¶ļø DOGEās AI tool says ānopeā to half the government
From deregulation bots to dairy mania, hereās your Tuesday dose of tech weirdness
DOGEās AI is out deleting federal rules like spam emails, Trump just greenlit Nvidia chip sales to China ā and national security experts are not having it. Harness is making AI test its own sketchy code, Gwyneth Paltrow is the new face of a scandal-plagued data startup, and TikTok made cottage cheese the hottest thing since oat milk.
What a week⦠and itās only Tuesday.
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Eight bullets of updates
š¤ Tesla partners with Samsung in a $16.5B deal for AI chips powering driver assistance and robotics technologies.
š Small businesses can outsmart larger rivals by solving digital chaos and reclaiming 2.5 hours/week per employee.
š Astronomer hires Gwyneth Paltrow as a temporary spokesperson after a viral scandal involving two executives.
š§Ŗ Harness uses AI to test AI-generated code, addressing accuracy and security challenges. Google reports 30% of its code is AI-written.
š« Itch.io deindexes adult games in response to payment processor pressure and a petition with 137k signatures.
š¤ AI takes the spotlight at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, featuring top VCs and innovators reshaping the future of tech.
š Do startups still need Silicon Valley? 10,000+ leaders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 debate geographyās role in innovation.
š„£ Cottage cheese sales surge 20% as TikTok-fueled recipes go viral, sending manufacturers scrambling to keep up.
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DOGE: Elonās old team has a bot to break the rules (literally)

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has developed a new AI-powered Deregulation Decision Tool aimed at slashing up to 50% of the federal governmentās 200,000 regulations by Trumpās first year back in office, according to a leaked PowerPoint obtained by The Washington Post. The AI has already been deployed at agencies like HUD and the CFPB, where it reportedly authored ā100% of deregulations.ā While the White House says no official plan is finalized, they hailed the DOGE teamāonce led by Elon Muskāas top-tier talent. Still, skeptics note DOGEās previous AI efforts have included tools with a tendency to hallucinate, raising concerns about reliability amid high-stakes policy rollbacks.
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How Retirement Became a Ponzi Scheme
Pensions were built like a pyramidāand weāre running out of people to stack on the bottom. In this video, we break down the math behind Social Security, rising retirement ages, and the collapsing pension systems in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Why isnāt the system working anymore? What happens when retirees outnumber workers? And is there any hope for our generation to retire?
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Experts drag Trumpās AI chip deal with China

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A coalition of 20 national security experts and former officials is urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to allow Nvidia to resume selling its H20 AI chips in China, warning the move is a āstrategic misstepā that jeopardizes U.S. technological and military advantages. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the group argued the H20 chipādesigned to skirt export restrictions and optimized for inferenceāoutperforms even the previously restricted H100 and could bolster Chinaās frontier AI and military capabilities.
The critics contend this decision weakens U.S. chip export controls, intensifies domestic supply bottlenecks, and prioritizes trade over national security. The letter, signed by former officials from the Trump and Bush administrations, follows the DOC's recent clearance of H20 sales amid trade negotiations over rare earth elements, and arrives just after the administration's vague new AI Action Plan that underscoredābut didnāt clarifyāexport control policy.
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