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Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023
After a slowdown in payments to ransomware gangs in 2022, last year saw total ransom payouts...
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The Best Vibrators to Get Your Groove on
Gender? I don’t even know her! No matter what you’ve got, these tools promise good vibes...
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LinkedIn's New AI Chatbot Wants to Help You Find Your Next Job
A chatbot interface on LinkedIn tries to speed up job searches by offering advice such as...
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How to Use Your Phone as a Bedside Alarm Clock
Here’s how to ditch that old alarm clock and use StandBy mode on iPhone and Bedtime...
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Why RFK Jr. Is Suddenly Everywhere Online
The internet has become RFK Jr.’s campaign headquarters, where likes and shares have replaced more traditional...
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Confessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin
Serbian DJ turned internet entrepreneur Nebojša Vujinović Vujo floods abandoned news sites with AI-generated articles. But...
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2054, Part III: The Singularity
“You’d have an incomprehensible level of computational, predictive, analytic, and psychic skill. You’d have the mind...
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Online Reviews Are Being Bought and Paid For. Get Used to It
Critics have long been accused of accepting money from companies in exchange for a review of...
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A Sudanese Paramilitary Group Accused of Ethnic Cleansing Is Still Tweeting Through It
On its X account, the group shares videos and photos of members claiming to distribute “humanitarian...
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These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump
You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption...
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A Study at the Center of the Abortion Pill Battle Was Just Retracted
A scientific publisher found serious flaws in a paper that links the medication mifepristone to more...
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The Console Wars Are Over. Some Influencers Won’t Let Them Go
New rumors that Microsoft may turn its exclusive games into multiplatform titles have infuriated fans: “F...
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Mystery Company Linked to Biden Robocall Identified by New Hampshire Attorney General
The FCC has issued a cease and desist and is working on a new proposal banning...
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Behold This Darth-Worthy Death Star Speaker
That’s no moon. It’s Elipson’s newest high-end sound machine.
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Polyamory Has Entered the Chat
Mainstream awareness of polyamorous relationships is becoming more widespread. On dating apps, making connections is about...
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WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how...
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Nubia’s Enormous Z60 Ultra Proves Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Big, brash, but kinda brilliant, Nubia’s plus-size Z60 Ultra is more phone than you need.
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Meta Will Crack Down on AI-Generated Fakes—but Leave Plenty Undetected
Some AI-generated images posted to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will in future be labeled as artificial....
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RFK Jr. and the Golden Bachelor Used the Same Stylist, FEC Filings Show
“It was an amazing experience to style such an influential figure in American politics,” the stylist...
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2054, Part II: Next Big Thing
“If molecules really were the new microchips, the promise of remote gene editing was that the...
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The Best Mesh Wi-Fi Routers
Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots in the house. These WIRED-tested mesh systems will...
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The Trial Over Bitcoin’s True Creator Is in Session
A UK High Court will settle a long-running debate over whether Craig Wright really is Satoshi...
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Tesla Has Lost Its Range Crown to a Chinese EV You’ve Never Heard Of
Tesla’s Model 3, the Polestar 2, Volkswagen ID.7, and Volvo C40 all missed their WLTP range...
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The Best Valentine's Day Sex Toy Deals
Ditch the cards and flowers. Gift yourself or your partner(s) something more buzz-worthy.