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It Doesn’t Matter Who Owns TikTok

Would a buyout even solve any of the alleged privacy concerns surrounding TikTok, or would it just spew out a litany of new ones?

Shoshana Wodinsky

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Thursday's Best Deals: Bose Soundlink II iPhone Bundle, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, The Mandalorian Funko Pop, Carfidant Car-Cleaning Gold Box, Ella Paradis G-Spot Vibrator, and More

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The Inventory

Anker's Soundcore Life Q20s Have ANC and 40-Hour Battery Life, Now $40—a 33% Discount

Quentyn Kennemer

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The number of beautiful, non-OLED, so-called “future-proof” TVs available on the market for less than $1,500 is relatively small. If you plan to buy one of either of the hotly anticipated gaming consoles expected to drop around the holidays, and if…

Catie Keck

Reviews

The Razer Kishi Is the Smartphone Gamepad I've Been Waiting For

Hudson Hongo

Reviews

The RG350P Is the Retro Portable You Should Buy

Andrew Liszewski

Reviews

Ecobee Is No Nest, and That's Why I Love It

Alex Cranz

Coronavirus Coverage

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Health

Covid-19 Sent a Healthy 40-Year-Old Man Into Life-Threatening Catatonia, Doctors Say

Ed Cara

Sick Days

Honestly I Just Want to Get Off This Ride

Bryan Menegus

Facebook

Facebook Finally Deletes a Trump Post Over Coronavirus Misinformation

Tom McKay

News

Southwest Has Decided Not to Sanitize Your Seat Belt as Frequently

Catie Keck

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Politics

Presidential Forecaster Predicts Joe Biden Win (With Plenty of Caveats)

Matt Novak

News

Trump Misidentifies Sculpture in Oval Office While Saying Statues Help Teach History

Matt Novak

Privacy and Security

Let's Kill Facial Recognition For Good

Bryan Menegus

Gadgets

A Brief History of Listening In on Police Radios

Whitney Kimball

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Giz Asks

How Do People Actually 'Die From Old Age'?

Thousands are currently engaged in solving the problem of death. Maybe they’ll succeed, and out of sheer boredom I’ll reread this sentence when I’m 900 years old, reflecting fondly on the first wasted century of my life. In the meantime, billions…

Daniel Kolitz