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

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Nero-Nazi leader used ChatGPT to ask about attacking the power grid

EXCLUSIVE: ChatGPT advised infamous neo-Nazi on how to attack U.S. electrical grid

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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EXCLUSIVE: A police investigation into Ali Alexander over allegations he groomed underage boys now extends to Texas

UK airport confirms seizure of Flipper Zero from passenger's handbag

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Airport seizes of Flipper Zero from passenger’s luggage over security concerns

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Release our men’: Far-right used power grid threats to try and blackmail government into freeing neo-Nazi  bank robbery suspects

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EXCLUSIVE: Hacking tool Flipper Zero tracked by intelligence agencies, which fear white nationalists may deploy it against power grid

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‘I only have $20 on CashApp’: Sonic customer tries to pay for order in partial payments

Thalía Menchaca is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin studying journalism with a minor in Latino media arts and studies. She has previously worked at the Voces Oral History Center and reported for Burnt X magazine.

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‘How else does Starbucks expect a low drive time?’: Starbucks worker busted by manager for making 6 Frappuccinos in batch

Katie Martina is a Pittsburgh-based writer with a penchant for astrology and pop culture.

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Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘You do a lot of laughing stuff off in retail’: Cashier says they were threatened by cop with a gun for cash back

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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. airline accidentally exposes ‘No Fly List’ on unsecured server

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Top 10 customer hacks making workers’ lives miserable

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‘I respect nurses so much but this just isn’t it’: Internet users slam labor and delivery nurses sharing their patient ‘icks’

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.

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‘I would’ve walked out as well’: Women leave nail salon without paying $250 bill

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