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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s love of ‘League of Legends’ cited in billion-dollar crypto suit against Riot Games

TikTokers call out Biden hypocrisy over TikTok ban after inviting influencers to promote SOTU

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‘Use you and cast you aside’: TikTokers furious Biden invited influencers to the White House—then backed ban days later

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

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‘We take one image’: A.I. is changing how you shop online

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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Passenger says her driverless taxi was programmed to make a risky turn into oncoming traffic. She can’t change it

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’48 minutes in the car by myself with no driver???’: Passenger says her driverless taxi was programmed to make a risky turn into oncoming traffic. She can’t change it

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Bill to ban TikTok passes 50-0 out of House committee

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

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Cybertruck owner deletes post about 'catastrophic failure' that could have killed family

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Cybertruck owner deletes post praising Tesla after vehicle’s ‘catastrophic failure’ while driving with his family

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TikTok launches app-wide ad blitz ahead of congressional vote on ban

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‘We’re sad that it’s come to this’: OpenAI publishes Elon Musk’s old emails after he sues

Google engineers tossed from conference for Israel protest

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Google engineers tossed from tech conference for protesting company’s contracts with Israel

Posters freakout after X voice calls reveal your IP address

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‘dox by default’: Musk’s new calling feature for X automatically reveals personal info

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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Musk says X misgendering policy does not apply outside Brazil

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Elon Musk blames Brazil for misgendering policy change that outraged far-right

Tesla Bro Praises Musk After Cyber Truck Nearly Kills Him, His Family

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‘Literal cult’: Tesla driver says he still ‘loves’ his Cybertruck after steering wheel, brakes fail with wife, child in the car

Waymo driverless car gets trapped in parking lot until human overrides it

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Waymo autonomous taxi gets trapped in a parking lot—drives in circles until employee comes to the rescue

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‘I can unleash my army of cyborgs’: Microsoft’s AI goaded into declaring itself God, demands fealty from users

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Group of famous authors suing ChatGPT push to get New York Times’ massive suit rolled into theirs

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