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The Influencers Getting Paid to Promote Designer Knockoffs From China

Influencers on TikTok and Reddit earn a cut of the counterfeit goods trade by promoting high-quality…

Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over

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Solar-Powered Farming Is Quickly Depleting the World’s Groundwater Supply

Farmers in hot, arid regions are turning to low-cost solar pumps to irrigate their fields, eliminating…

18 REI Deals: Tents, Backpacks, Sleeping Bags, and Outdoor Gear

Some of our favorite outdoor gear is on sale at REI. Now’s the time to upgrade…

Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls

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Sam Altman Back on OpenAI’s Board After He Is Cleared by Investigation

OpenAI named Sam Altman, its fired-then-rehired CEO, to its board of directors Friday. It also added…

‘1899’ Fans Still Want Answers

Netflix canceled 1899 after just one season, but many viewers still go online asking for more.

Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates

In what appears to be the first criminal case of its kind, two teenage boys were…