The must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 The Trump administration has laid off thousands of federal health workers
It’s blaming the government shutdown—but labor unions are suing. ( target=”_blank” href=”https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fus-government-workforce-cuts-have-begun-omb-chief-says-2025-10-10%3Fmc_cid%3D60c45a672f%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cc0cf3c1f95ed4e1c109c08de0a50f7e4%7C961f23f8614c4756bafff1997766a273%7C1%7C0%7C638959540074820940%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Et2qch6MxouefA83F4GxiSQonszG%2FZ3OHwHVgscmfcM%3D&reserved=0″>Reuters $)
+ The firings will decimate parts of the CDC that work on disease surveillance. ( target=”_blank” href=”https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statnews.com%2F2025%2F10%2F11%2Fcdc-firings-government-shutdown-hhs%3Fmc_cid%3D60c45a672f%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cc0cf3c1f95ed4e1c109c08de0a50f7e4%7C961f23f8614c4756bafff1997766a273%7C1%7C0%7C638959540074840445%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kC4frFa4ylpLOJRJmPpVesxp82p6plnwtZhHjQ4U1fM%3D&reserved=0″>STAT)
2 AI videos of dead celebrities are upsetting their families
OpenAI is coming under mounting pressure to restrict what its video…
