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State Dept laid off passport planning staff, after telling them they were exempt

State Dept laid off passport planning staff, after telling them they were exempt

The State Department eliminated an office that oversaw key components of its passport operations, as part of widespread layoffs that occurred July 11. The Office of Planning and Program Support (PPS) — part of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services within the Bureau of Consular Affairs — was “abolished,” according to a recently laid-off employee and …

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Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users

Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users

Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many of whom are on the $200-a-month Max plan.  Users are only told “Claude usage limit reached,” and given a time (typically within …

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