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DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts
Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. ⌘ Read more

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RFK Jr.’s New Podcast Is as Weird as You’d Expect
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Science Has Found Even More Ways Coffee Is Good for You
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Dating Is a Rich Person’s Game Now
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The Best Star Wars Gifts for Everyone, From Padawans to Jedi Masters (2026)
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Asus Zenbook A16 (2026) Review: Savor the Power, Ignore the Beige
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What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US
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Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors
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8 Best Travel Adapters (2026), Tested and Reviewed
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The Mother’s Day Gifts Our Editors Love (2026)
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Waymo Is Trying to Crack Down on Solo Kids in Driverless Cars
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A Dark-Money Campaign Funded by Silicon Valley Billionaires Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is funding a campaign to spread pro-AI messaging and stoke fears about China. ⌘ Read more

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The Next Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Will Take More Than Just Science
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The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled
Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned. ⌘ Read more

You Found Satoshi? Let’s See the Receipts
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