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Caiwei Chen is a reporter who covers tech, the internet, and society. Her work has been seen in publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, Protocol, Rest of World, and more. She is more online than she would like to admit.

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David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

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Babylon Bee met with cold shoulder on Bluesky—and definitely isn’t mad about it

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Bluesky users are cheering their exodus from X—the switch is leaving Palestinian posters behind

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

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Conspiracy theorists scramble to find ‘reasons’ why Bluesky exploded in popularity with liberals

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‘Go back to the sewer’: Bluesky users fight to keep the worst posters on Musk’s X from joining

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‘Sony, LG, and Vizio’: Expert calls out Walmart’s new 98-inch Roku TV. Here’s why he’s not onboard

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Trump and Musk both own social media sites—what happens to the First Amendment when they’re in charge?

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‘I’d take one over Samsung and Sony’: Costco shopper finds 100-inch TV for $1,649.99. Is that a good deal?

Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

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Trump’s last-minute ad blitz on X is literally unavoidable—as opt-out options doing nothing

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

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‘I get too distracted while I drive’: Woman gets 2025 Subaru Outback. Then the touchscreen won’t let her put on the A/C

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