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Illinois Department of Human Services disclosed that a misconfigured internal mapping website exposed sensitive personal data for more than 700,000 Illinois residents for over four years, from April 2021 to September 2025. Officials say they can't confirm whether the publicly accessible data was ever viewed. TechCrunch reports: Officials said the exposed data included personal information on 672,616 individuals who are Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program recipients. The data included their... Read more ›
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Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. Read more ›
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The sanctioned government narrative of the Minneapolis shooting diverts wildly from video footage of the incident shared online. Read more ›
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Zohran Mamdani earns $258,750 as New York City's mayor, putting him among the country's top-earning mayors. Read more ›
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The events that led to a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good have not been universally interpreted. On a visit to Texas on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism.” She said Good was attacking ICE officers and that she “attempted to run them over […] Read more ›
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Online detectives are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images. Read more ›
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Renee Nicole Good sat idling in her car Wednesday, observing an ongoing ICE operation. The 37-year-old then attempted to drive away, reportedly at the instruction of one federal agent on scene. In response, another ICE officer shot her to death. It is possible that we still lack some significant context for Good’s killing. But her […] Read more ›
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In a surprisingly user-friendly move, Bose has announced it will be open-sourcing the API documentation for its SoundTouch smart speakers, which were slated to lose official support on February 18th, as reported by Ars Technica. Bose has also moved that date back to May 6th, 2026. When cloud support ends, an update to the SoundTouch […] Read more ›
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The future, as it turns out, is intimate and sometimes a little bit uncomfortable. Read more ›
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Trump said Thursday that he is instructing "representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower interest rates and monthly payments. Read more ›
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iOS 26 is showing unusually slow adoption among iPhone users months after release, according to third-party analytics. Usage data published by StatCounter (via Cult of Mac) for January 2026 indicates that only around 15 to 16% of active iPhones worldwide are running any version of iOS 26. The breakdown shows iOS 26.1 accounting for approximately 10.6% of devices, iOS 26.2 for about 4.6%, and the original iOS 26.0 release at... Read more ›
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I spent years hosting communal dinner parties. After moving back to New York, I learned how eating alone helped me reset and reconnect with myself. Read more ›
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The LLC moved as California's ultrarich weigh leaving ahead of a proposed tax on billionaires that would take effect retroactively starting January 1. Read more ›
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While wave upon wave of smartglasses and face-based wearables crash on the shores of CES, traditional glasses really haven’t changed much over the hundreds of years we’ve been using them. The last innovation, arguably, was progressive multifocals that blended near and farsighted lenses — and that was back in the 1950s. It makes sense that autofocusing glasses maker IXI thinks it’s time to modernize glasses. After recently announcing a 22-gram... Read more ›
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It would be deeply embarrassing if the law has to go into effect before X acts. Read more ›
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now has leverage over defense contractors' financial decisions, from executive comp to shareholder payouts. Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok. Read more ›
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the country will take action against X following reports that the platform's Grok AI chatbot is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors, as reported earlier by The Telegraph and Sky News. "It's disgusting," Starmer says during an interview with Greatest Hits Radio. "X need[s] to get their act […] Read more ›
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It was only a matter of time before someone strapped a robot vacuum to a drone and tried to fly it up the stairs. I saw Mova's attempt at CES 2026. Read more ›
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Jimmy Kimmel has recapped everything Donald Trump did over the holidays, including the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Read more ›
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Heteroflexible is a term among the LGBTQ community that emerged in the 1990s. It describes when someone is straight but flexible towards queer experiences. Read more ›
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'Stranger Things' fans have reacted to the series' grand finale, expressing anger and unhappiness at Eleven's ultimate fate. Read more ›
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Here are all the winners and nominees at the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards. Read more ›
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See the moon phase expected for January 3, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected. Read more ›
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As of Jan. 2, get the Google Nest Learning Thermostat at its lowest price yet. Read more ›
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Find out how to watch "Wicked: For Good" at home, including when and where it will be streaming. Read more ›
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As of Jan. 5, you can get the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 for $398.99, down from $799, at Amazon. That's a 50% discount. Read more ›
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Ludens AI showed off its AI companions Cocomo and INU at CES 2026, designing them to be a cute presence rather than be productive. Read more ›
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Astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to find new evidence confirming the existence of a companion star for Betelgeuse. Read more ›
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