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FTX Says It Expects to Repay Customers in Full. Some Are Suing for More
The skyrocketing value of cryptocurrency is the center of a disagreement over the FTX bankruptcy.
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The Border Convoy Is Nearing Its Final Destination—With Vigilantes and Far-Right Extremists in Tow
Experts warn that planned protests this weekend could include a combustible mix of militias, far-right extremists,...
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You Can’t Buy Lab-Grown Meat Even If You Wanted To
The only two restaurants in the US to sell cultivated meat have paused sales for now,...
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Apple’s Vision Pro Is Trying to Solve a Nearly Unsolvable Problem
Billed as the “ultimate entertainment device,” the Apple Vision Pro could be the thing that gets...
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Why Is Our Solar System Flat?
It started as a big old ball of dust, so how did it end up like...
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After 20 Years of Facebook, Lawmakers Are Still Trying to Fix It
Mark Zuckerberg celebrated Facebook’s birthday with a grilling from senators demanding more protections for children. New...
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Learn to Pedal Like the Pros on This Ultrasmart Stationary Training Bike
The Wattbike Atom forces you to make every second of your workout count. Designed in the...
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Google Filing Reveals It Slashed Spending on Acquisitions in 2023
As interest rates and antitrust pressure climbed in 2023, Alphabet made no major acquisitions for the...
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We Wear Slippers All Day—Here are Our Faves, From $9 to $150
Our Reviews team has picked 10 pairs of slippers we love, ranging from expensive Uggs to...
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What Meta’s Fediverse Plans Mean for Threads Users
We spoke with a product manager at Meta to learn how the company plans to bring...
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Craig Wright Claims He’s Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Can He Prove It in Court?
A judge will determine whether computer scientist Craig Wright is the inventor of Bitcoin. The network's...
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Is There Lead in Your Reusable Water Bottle?
Stanley says it uses some lead in its “industry-standard” manufacturing process, so we asked if other...
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A Startup Has Unlocked a Way to Make Cheap Insulin
Houston-based rBIO has invented a new process to churn out insulin at higher yields using custom-made...
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TikTok’s Missing Music Is Making Users Very Upset
Songs previously licensed from Universal Music Group artists are disappearing from TikTok. #SwiftTok may never be...
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9 Good Deals on Smartwatches, Robot Vacuums, and Video Games
Happy February! Welcome the leap month with these snazzy deals on tech and games.
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The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved
An indictment against three Americans suggests that at least some of the culprits behind the theft...
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Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theorists Get Psyops All Wrong
Some prominent right-wing commentators say the relationship between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end...
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All the Settings You Should Change on Your New Samsung Phone
There are too many great features turned off by default. Rectify that with these tips.
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Here's How ASCII 'Barbie' Came to a Screen Near You
The ASCII Theater, a project from art collective MSCHF, takes movies and breaks them into text....
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A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
A loose coalition of anti-censorship voices is working to highlight reports of one Indian company’s hacker-for-hire...
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I Tested a Next-Gen AI Assistant. It Will Blow You Away
WIRED experimented with a new form of voice assistant that can browse the web and perform...
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A Decapitation May Have Roots in Far-Right Border and Immigrant Paranoia
A man charged with murdering his father and showing his decapitated head on YouTube spent years...
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The Apple Vision Pro Lives Deep in the Uncanny Valley
This week, we learn what it feels like to use Apple's new mixed reality headset, and...
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Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way—Especially From YouTube
Visits to music piracy websites went up more than 13 percent last year, a new report...