by Vittoria Elliott, Lauren Goode on (#6GFE8)
IBM, Disney, Lionsgate, the European Union, and, reportedly, Apple have all pulled advertising from X following Elon Musk's apparent endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Experts say it could soon get much worse.
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by Matt Simon on (#6GF47)
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by Jaina Grey on (#6GF0G)
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by Angela Watercutter on (#6GF0H)
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by Parker Hall on (#6GF0E)
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by Simon Hill on (#6GEXM)
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by Geoffrey Bunting on (#6GEXN)
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by Aarian Marshall, Gregory Barber on (#6GEVP)
Ukraine's fearless and expert EV mechanics bring electric vehicles declared unfixable in the US and Canada back to life on the other side of the world.
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by Boone Ashworth on (#6GEFJ)
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by Matt Kamen on (#6GE7W)
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by Dell Cameron on (#6GE7X)
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by Maryn McKenna on (#6GDXN)
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by Erica Kasper on (#6GDTR)
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by Brandi Collins-Dexter on (#6GDTW)
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by Matt Burgess on (#6GDTV)
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by Robin Andrews on (#6GDRN)
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by Morgan Meaker on (#6GDQ4)
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by Khari Johnson on (#6GDM7)
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by Will Knight on (#6GDM8)
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by Lily Hay Newman on (#6GD88)
The new generation of hardware authentication key includes support for cryptographic passkeys as Google pushes adoption of the more secure login alternative.
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by Morgan Meaker on (#6GD4Z)
The Norwegian data regulator has already fined Meta $7 million. Now it says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services.
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by David Gilbert on (#6GD50)
Jacob Chansley, the January 6 rioter known as the QAnon Shaman, will run for Congress in Arizona. The most remarkable thing about his campaign so far is how unremarkable it is in a state that's embraced election conspiracies.
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by Vittoria Elliott on (#6GD0S)
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by Megan Farokhmanesh on (#6GD0T)
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by Matt Kamen on (#6GD0V)
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by Christopher Null on (#6GCXN)
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by Amanda Hoover on (#6GCXS)
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by Eric Ravenscraft on (#6GCXT)
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