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Jaina Grey

Crave Tease Review: Not Jewelry, Barely a Vibrator

By trying to be both jewelry and a sex toy, Crave’s vibrator—which goes on your finger—fails to be either one.

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Steven Levy

Give This Rich Dude $1 or The Onion Disappears Forever

Entrepreneur Jeff Lawson’s plan to revive venerable satirical outlet The Onion involves borrowing from the playbook of the founders of WhatsApp.

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Paresh Dave

How Scrappy Cryptominer CoreWeave Transformed Into the Multibillion-Dollar Backbone of the AI Boom

CoreWeave, once a small player in crypto, is now a $19 billion unicorn that provides GPUs to AI developers. Its frenetic culture and rising competition now pose challenges, former employees say.

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If You Feel Like You Spend All Your Time Indoors, These 33 Backyard Products Will Get You Out Of The House More

No use being cooped up inside while the weather's so nice.

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Tiny shapeshifting stickers detect post-surgery complications

These dissolvable devices ‘tag’ organs to monitor abnormal activity and can help detect post-surgery complications.

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How to watch Fritz vs. Rublev in the 2024 Madrid Open online for free

TL;DR: Live stream Taylor Fritz vs. Andrey Rublev in the 2024 Madrid Open for free on RTVE. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Madrid Open has been thoroughly entertaining, with some standout performances as top players look to prepare for the French Open. Two of those impressive performers meet in the semi final, with Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev set to battle it out for a place in the final.

If you want to watch Taylor Fritz vs. Andrey...

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How to watch the 2024 Italian Open online for free

TL;DR: Stream the 2024 Italian Open for free on RaiPlay. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The attention of the best tennis players in the world will be firmly set on the French Open and Wimbledon, but you can't just turn up at those tournaments and expect to win without proper preparation. Fortunately, tournaments like the Italian Open exist to provide players with the opportunity to build momentum before Grand Slams.

If you want to watch the 2024...

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Doja Cat improvising random songs in different musical styles is genuinely impressive

Doja Cat appeared on "The Tonight Show" and played a game of "Musical Genre Challenge" with Jimmy Fallon.

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X is changing how blocking works to curb abuse

Did you know that when someone blocks you on X (formerly Twitter), they can still reply to your posts? This opens up the possibility of abuse, with someone blocking you and then slandering, impersonating, or otherwise abusing you on the very same platform without you seeing it.

Now, X is changing the way blocking works. On Thursday, the company's Engineering account explained the changes as follows: "If a user who has blocked you replies to one of your posts, you will now be able to see...

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David Nield, Reece Rogers

How to Shut Up Your Gadgets at Night So You Can Sleep

Cut out the beeps and bloops and get some rest for a change.

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Ricky O'Donnell

Jalen Brunson joins Michael Jordan, other legends on prestigious NBA Playoffs scoring lists

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How good was Jalen Brunson in the NBA Playoffs against the Knicks? His numbers put him in elite company.

Jalen Brunson has dominated every stop of his career. You can start way back at Stevenson High School in suburban Chicago, when Brunson powered a non-traditional program to three state Final Four appearances and a 2015 state championship on his way to becoming Illinois Mr. Basketball. His impact on Villanova was even greater: two national...

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Jason Farago

How Doodles Brought Petrit Halilaj to the Met Rooftop

After a childhood marked by war and exile, Petrit Halilaj has become one of his generation’s great talents.

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Katrina Miller

Video: China’s Chang’e-6 Far Side of the Moon Launch

If successful, the Chang’e-6 mission will be the first in history to return a sample from a part of the moon that we never get to see from Earth.

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Dana Rubinstein

How a ‘Hidden’ $1.4 Billion Tax Will Make N.Y.C. Water Bills Rise

Mayor Eric Adams is resurrecting a budget gimmick and charging rent to the city’s Water Board, which will pass on the costs to ratepayers.

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John Yoon

I-95 in Connecticut Will Be Closed for Days After Fiery Crash

A gasoline tanker crashed on the highway, causing a fire that damaged a bridge in Norwalk, Conn. The highway was expected to be closed at least until Monday.

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Paul Krugman

The Peculiar Persistence of Trump-stalgia

Are you better off than you were four years ago? Yes.

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Thomas L. Friedman

Israel and Saudi Arabia Are Trading Places

Netanyahu is making his nation more like the worst of the old kingdom, and the crown prince is making his kingdom more like the best of the old Jewish state.

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