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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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GitLab’s internal Zoom meetings rack up views on YouTube—as people found the perfect way to fake working

‘Deleted scene from Silicon Valley’: Bill Ackman uses wrong name to prove theory of how names determine your lot in life

Jeff Bezos' Miami move saved him $600 million

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After fake Biden blows up, government immediately cracks down

After AI Biden robocall blows up, government immediately cracks down

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

Mikael Thalen

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Midjourney wants people to flag inappropriate AI art—it’s banning researchers who do just that

Apple Vision Pro user gets bonked by public WiFI login pop-up—unlocking new fear

‘That light, queasy feeling’: Apple’s New Vision Pro is turning heads—and churching stomachs

‘I would have guessed like 12’: DocuSign layoffs have the internet shook (again) about how many people work at DocuSign

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TikTok appears to be automatically banning people with dwarfism because it thinks they’re underage

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Meta warns investors that Mark Zuckerberg's 'high-risk activities' could lead to his death

Meta warns investors Mark Zuckerberg could accidentally kill himself—notes ‘high-risk’ hobbies could have ‘adverse impact’ on the company

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‘Again, I’m Singaporean!’: Tom Cotton grills TikTok CEO over membership in Chinese Communist Party—despite not being from China

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

‘I’m sorry for everything’: Senator pushes Zuckerberg to apologize to victims’ families for Facebook’s role in child exploitation

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After forcing him to buy Twitter, voiding $56 billion Tesla payout, Musk is done with the state of Delaware

‘Sci-Fi Horror’: No one is pleased at Musk’s announcement he put a Neuralink chip in a human

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