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Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

TikTok of woman wearing airpods with Text Overlay "Fake Verizon"(l) Verizon Store Front(c) Woman looking shocked while holding a phone(r)

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‘Screwed up my bill by $500’: Woman calls out ‘fake’ Verizon store for doubling her phone bill

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Lightning cable going into iphone(l), Woman talking(c), Iphone 16(r)

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‘I need an adapter’: Best Buy shopper gets rid of lightning cables after buying iPhone 16. It backfires

Best Buy worker talking(l+r), At&t logo(c)

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‘Having to get a credit check just to get a phone is wild’: Best Buy worker issues warning after customer wanted a new AT&T line on Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

young woman with caption "ditch Apple, get the Z flip 6" (l&r) hand holding folded phone (c)

z flip 6

‘I got it in mint’: Young people are dumping Apple for the Galaxy Z Flip6. Should you?

Best Buy worker thinks Apple may be giving the good phones to people who buy AppleCare so they don’t have to use it

best buy applecare

‘So shifty’: Best Buy worker thinks Apple may be changing battery stats on iPhones that have AppleCare

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘They’re cutting hours because we aren’t getting enough cards’: Marshalls worker can only afford a flip phone on paycheck

Woman talking(l+r), Verizon wireless store(c)

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‘It practically wiped out my whole account’: Verizon customer says someone fraudulently ordered 3 phones on her account. The next month, Verizon charged her almost $1,000 for them

Andrea Guzman is a freelance journalist based in Austin, Texas. Her work has appeared in Fortune, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, and the Texas Observer. You can reach her on Twitter @dreuhmarie.

Andrea Guzman

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ChatGPT for kids just launched—is it a good idea?

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

Face ID recognition symbol and caption "Face ID" on blue to darker blue ombre background (l) woman speaking in tank top (c) Finger print identification symbol caption "Place your thumb on the home button" pink to purple ombre background (r)

never use face id or finger print

Public defender says cops can use your FaceID to unlock your iPhone in viral TikTok. Is that true?

young woman in car with caption "Goes to the police station to retreive my lost phone" (l&c) glitched young woman in car with caption "gets arrested and charged with a felony" (r)

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TikToker says she was charged with a felony after going to the police station to retrieve her lost phone

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘A lot of y’all don’t know about this’: TikToker shares alleged hack to block spam calls

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Blonde woman. iPhone home screen with no service.

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‘I’m cutting ur sh*t’: AT&T worker allegedly shut off ex’s service after she exposed his cheating in viral TikTok

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

Video shows TikToker tracking down a woman and bringing out her stolen phone from her purse

Unclick

‘You stole it!’: TikToker tracks phone only to find it in woman’s purse (updated)

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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The ‘Freedom Phone’ that far-right leaders are hawking is a cheap Chinese Android—and a security nightmare

A shield designed to block EMF signals from routers

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