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China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs
Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years. That trade has come to an abrupt…
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My Brain Finally Broke
I feel a troubling kind of opacity in my brain lately—as if reality were becoming illegible, as if language were a vessel with holes in…
Business
TikTok Fined $600 Million for Sending European User Data to China
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday for violating a European Union data privacy law after regulators found the…
Culture
Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
“Oh, wow, this is really cool,” Flannery Johnston, 28, said as the chatbot came to life, offering a personalized hello from M3GAN, the…
Business
EXCLUSIVE: Gallery Media Group Acquires The Coveteur, Names Faith Xue Editor in Chief
Gallery Media Group, the digital media company behind PureWow and a handful of social brands, is taking aim at luxury — and has made an…
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Most Prosthetics Blend In. Her ‘Fun’ Eyes Stand Out.
As a maker of prosthetic eyes, Christina Leitzel was told as an apprentice to treat her craft much as an expert art forger would: create a…
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House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit photos and…
Culture
Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers
On a February afternoon at the University of North Carolina, a group of seven students on the diving team sat barefoot on the floor of the…
Culture
Video: How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an…
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Trump Is the Emperor of A.I. Slop
On February 19th, Donald Trump logged onto Truth Social to congratulate himself on vanquishing congestion pricing in his home state.…
Business
Tariff Uncertainty and Recession Fears Fuel the ‘No Buy’ Movement
With many Americans concerned that President Trump’s tariffs will make most products more expensive and possibly tip the United States…
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Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns
In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped plan the…
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With Khloud, Khloe Kardashian Will Release a Protein-Packed Popcorn
Cereal. Ice cream. Flavored sparkling water. A Snickers bar. Donuts and brownies. Candy. What sounds like the treats table at a child’s…
Culture
Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
What, exactly, does a social network do? Is it a website that connects people with one another online, a digital gathering place where we…
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Resisting Trump 2.0 with Brain-Rot Memes
Earlier this month, Tesla, the Elon Musk-led car company, staged a publicity stunt in front of the White House. A row of electric…
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The Second Trump Administration’s New Forms of Distraction
Kyle Monson, the founder of a creative agency, felt overwhelmed by the news in the aftermath of the 2024 election. So he and his wife…
Lifestyle
Step Inside Dubai Mall’s New Social Media-driven Theme Park
DUBAI — Step into House of Hype and you’re immediately transported into what feels like a living, breathing social media feed. Neon-lit…
Lifestyle
Suite Talk: Tinder’s Melissa Hobley Wants to Swipe Right on Possibilities and Throw Perfection Out the Window
Melissa Hobley, Tinder’s chief marketing officer, is always learning and experimenting — matchmaking new brands with the app through…
Lifestyle
Pinterest and Faire Forecast Trends for 2025
As 2025 hits its stride, predictions for the hottest trends of the year are in. Pinterest and Faire have each released their latest…
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Woman unsure how to handle coworker's life-changing personal news
An unsure woman has turned to the internet for advice on how to deal with her expectant coworker after she was evidently excluded from her…
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Snoop Dogg suffers blow after Trump inauguration performance
Hip-hop star Snoop Dogg has seen a sustained decline in his social media follower count in the days since his decision to perform at an…
Lifestyle
Chaos as Italian ski resort is overrun by TikTok tourists
For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy newsletter. This eight-part guide will…
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Fury at MIL's 5-word response after new mom stops breastfeeding
A mother has been strongly defended online for "going off" on her "judgmental" mother-in-law (MIL) after she criticized her decision to…
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What Michael Crichton Reveals About Big Tech and A.I.
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka. In 1968, a young Michael Crichton, still a student at…