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Olympic Sabotage Continues: Someone Cut French Phone Lines Overnight

As if hosting the Summer Olympics wasn't hard enough.

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Senators Call on the FTC to Investigate Data-Hungry Car Companies

Our cars are spying on us and two Senators are calling on the FTC to launch an investigation aimed at making it stop.

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French High-Speed Rail Network Sabotaged Ahead of the Olympics

Someone set fire to three pieces of France’s train system.

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Elon Musk claps for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

How to Stop Elon Musk From Training His AI On Your Data

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California Cops Are Getting Cybertrucks: ‘We Like This Dumpster’

The Irvine Police Department posted a picture of the Cybertruck on social media then immediately went to war in the comments.

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The U.S. Dismantled 69 Nukes Last Year

The National Nuclear Security Administration has published hard numbers about America’s nuclear stockpile for the first time since 2021.

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Meet WebXray, a Search Engine That Tells You How You’re Being Tracked Online

The new tool from a former Google engineer is designed to supercharge privacy violation lawsuits.

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Elon Musk’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

And it’s only Wednesday.

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Billionaire Tech Mogul Palmer Luckey Sues After Getting Trapped in His Own Elevator

The VR entrepreneur turned defense contractor was stuck in a car elevator for ten minutes, according to a lawsuit.

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Ukraine’s Drone Czar Is a ‘Warhammer’ Guy

In the grim darkness of Russia's war against Ukraine, the guy in charge of Kyiv's drone fleet swivels in a gaming chair with his Warhammer models looking on.

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You’ll Soon Be Able to Blow Up Cybertrucks in ‘Fortnite’

Rejoice Tesla haters, the free-to-play online shooter will be a safe space for you to vent your rage at the ugliest vehicle ever made.

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Prominent Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson Arrested in Greenland

This is the latest arrest for Watson, who has spent decades fighting authorities and whalers.

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Suicide Drone Factory Linked to Hezbollah Shut Down in Spain

The factory was reportedly responsible for manufacturing thousands of drones for Hezbollah.

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OpenAI Wants to See All of the New York Times Reporters’ Notes and Memos

Court documents revealed that the tech giant is demanding to see the Times's "notes, interview memos, records of materials cited, or other ‘files’" related to millions of stories.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s House Sucks, Lawsuit Says

A recently filed lawsuit alleges that a shady building company tricked Altman into paying for a '$27 million lemon' with a serious sewage problem.

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Republicans’ Project 2025 Would End Free Weather Reports

Millions of people daily rely on government data to chart the weather. Conservatives have been trying to stop it for decades.

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Goodreads Won’t Let You Say Bad Things About JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

The vice presidential candidate’s awful 2016 memoir has officially been protected from review bombing.

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‘Disco Balls’ and ‘Peanuts’: North Korea Now Has 50 Nukes, Scientists Say

According to scientists, the DPRK has enough nuclear material to build 130 warheads by the end of the decade.

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NSA Claims It Can’t Watch an Important Tape It Recorded in the 1980s

The NSA is sitting on a piece of computer history but won’t release it, because the agency doesn’t have the right kind of tape player.

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Truth Social Stock Jumps Following Assassination Attempt on Trump

The meme stock undergirding Truth Social rose in overnight trading, but has settled down since the markets opened.

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Olympic Sabotage Continues: Someone Cut French Phone Lines Overnight

Senators Call on the FTC to Investigate Data-Hungry Car Companies

French High-Speed Rail Network Sabotaged Ahead of the Olympics

How to Stop Elon Musk From Training His AI On Your Data

California Cops Are Getting Cybertrucks: ‘We Like This Dumpster’

The U.S. Dismantled 69 Nukes Last Year

Meet WebXray, a Search Engine That Tells You How You’re Being Tracked Online

Elon Musk’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Billionaire Tech Mogul Palmer Luckey Sues After Getting Trapped in His Own Elevator

Ukraine’s Drone Czar Is a ‘Warhammer’ Guy

You’ll Soon Be Able to Blow Up Cybertrucks in ‘Fortnite’

Prominent Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson Arrested in Greenland

Suicide Drone Factory Linked to Hezbollah Shut Down in Spain

OpenAI Wants to See All of the New York Times Reporters’ Notes and Memos

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s House Sucks, Lawsuit Says

Republicans’ Project 2025 Would End Free Weather Reports

Goodreads Won’t Let You Say Bad Things About JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

‘Disco Balls’ and ‘Peanuts’: North Korea Now Has 50 Nukes, Scientists Say

NSA Claims It Can’t Watch an Important Tape It Recorded in the 1980s

Truth Social Stock Jumps Following Assassination Attempt on Trump

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Sun’s Latest Outburst Complicates Planned Launch of Artemis 2

Instagram Will Finally Let You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets