AI Podcasters Really Want to Tell You How to Keep a Man Happy
…His videos are advertised as a kind of upliftment guide, but his advice often just pits women and men against one another, preying on the insecurities of viewers. “A man can love…
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I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone
…The website advertises an offer of $135 for a month’s supply. I registered, paid the membership fee, and answered some basic questions about my weight, medical history, and activity level. When…
I Tried to Offset Horrible Heating Bills With a Bitcoin Miner
…On the Heatbit Maxi Pro, I averaged pretty close to the device's advertised mining speed of 60 terahashes per second. Not bad! (Think of hash rate as the number of times…
The Gamblers Behind One of the Weirdest Cheating Mysteries in Chess Have Been Unmasked
…Wayne refused, accused them of being racist, and stormed out. The brief and inglorious chess career of John von Neumann the Second was over. Reitzen, at least, was happy. He’d succeeded…
This Slick Little Music Box Can Vibe Out Any Living Room
…All you need is a streaming amplifier that works as advertised, and an HDMI ARC port for TVs. It is not. I can’t tell you how many hi-fi audio components…
The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’
… That's kind of the state of legal advertising in this country. …
Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy
… Then, they turn around and sell your personal data to Facebook and other targeted advertising companies—or at least they did until 2022, when the FTC brought a complaint against BetterHelp and its subsidiaries to stop the practice and ultimately imposed $7.8 million in fines. …
Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares, Siri’s AI Makeover, and Knicks Owner’s Surveillance Machine
… This company's entirely dependent on advertising. …