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A mass online conspiracy, Conformity Gate, predicted there would be a secret ninth episode of Stranger Things tonight. It didn’t happen.
Amazon doesn’t want other brands’ AI agents on its site. But Amazon’s AI agents are trawling the internet to sell products it does not stock.
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On Wednesday evening, Apple announced that JPMorgan Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, which has backed the company’s credit cards since their launch in 2019. This ends speculation about a new partner for Apple Card stretching back a few years, as Goldman Sachs continues an exit from consumer lending […]

On December 31st, a brand-new account on Polymarket placed a bet: Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, would be out of office by the end of January. It was the first in a series of increasing bets. On January 3rd, the US bombed the Venezuelan capital, kidnapped Maduro and his wife, and killed at least […]
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Tapology briefly listed Michael Morales as 20-1 before reversing the change. Here’s what happened and why his 19-0 record stands.
Arkansas’ new work zone cameras can now spot drivers using phones in construction zones, alerting highway police to stop and ticket distracted drivers.