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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.

Tricia Crimmins

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Google’s Gemini struggles to grasp that the afternoon starts after noon

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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Tesla Cybertrucks recalled over windshield wiper not working, part of car flying off

ChatGPT deprioritizes resumes that mention disability during job app screenings

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ChatGPT is being used to scan job applications—and penalizing candidates with disabilities

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M.I.A. drops conspiracy-tinged streetwear line, including a 5G-blocking tin foil bucket hat

Posters are claiming they were targeted by the woke mob to try to trick X into giving them their accounts back

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Suspended X users have found a cheat code that tricks Musk into restoring their accounts

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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Man gets tattoo removed so Apple Watch can work properly

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‘My Apple Watch kept locking’: Man gets tattoo removed so Apple Watch can work properly. Can a tattoo really block an Apple Watch?

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‘3 minutes of IRL therapy’: BetterHelp’s compensation for exposing users’ data to Meta is laughably small

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

Mikael Thalen

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AI evangelists keep getting blown away by the Distracted Boyfriend meme being turned into a video

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Cybertruck owners discover one-piece windshield wiper design has one insurmountable foe: Rain

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Cybertrucks still can’t recognize other Cybertrucks—4 years after Musk promised they would

TikToker shares story about aggressive tow truck drivers after Tesla crash

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TikToker spins elaborate tow truck-Tesla conspiracy after car crashes into his house

Devin Nunes says short sellers are still illegally attacking Trump Media - but some fans says he's not doing enough

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Devin Nunes demands Congress, Nasdaq investigate short sellers wrecking Trump media stock

Gabriele Di Donfrancesco is a Rome-based freelance journalist covering social media and culture. His works have been published in La Repubblica, Mashable Italia, and Rolling Stone, among others.

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EXCLUSIVE: Days before EU elections, Facebook is failing to flag inflammatory AI ads

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A corporate landlord was raided by the FBI in a rent-fixing investigation—but renters online long fostered complaints

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘I got humbled’: Woman finds out she got scammed after taking her AirPods to Apple’s service center

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