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The TikTok logo with a person holding a phone in their hand is seen in Knurow, Poland, on April 20, 2025.

Wake up, babe — a new form of social engineering just dropped.

Cybercriminals on TikTok used videos to trick users into downloading malware, according to researchers from Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity firm. The researchers say this was a "novel social engineering campaign" designed to take advantage of TikTok users.

In the videos, which are most likely AI-generated, users were promised free



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The author (not pictured) sent a letter with cookies to a soldier she had never met before.
  • In my early 20s, I saw a story about sending a letter to deployed soldiers.
  • I hadn't made many friends after college, so I wrote one and sent it with cookies.
  • In 1995, I married one of the soldiers with whom I had become a pen pal.

In 1990, I was in my early 20s, living in my


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Henry Butler holding a bottle of wine.
  • Henry Butler was diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer at age 49.
  • He was given a lot of treatment options and ultimately chose a prostatectomy.
  • It's been five years since his surgery. While he's physically back to normal, his life is forever changed.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Henry Butler, who is a


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Resilience lander takes a photo of the moon's south pole

A Japanese commercial spacecraft has sent home another close-up image of the moon, its intended landing destination in a matter of days, but this picture can play tricks on the eyes. 

Tokyo company ispace released a fresh photo from its lunar lander Resilience as it orbits the moon. The snapshot reveals the rugged landscape of the lunar south pole, a highly sought region by NASA and other



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This interior designer would skip small coffee tables and faux fireplaces.
  • Interior designer Vicente Wolf shared which decor items he'd never have in his home and why.
  • He said small coffee tables aren't functional enough, and short drapes can look odd.
  • The designer also avoids faux fireplaces, plastic flowers, and mass-produced art.

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President Donald Trump has escalated his standoff with Apple CEO Tim Cook, threatening to impose a 25 percent tariff on Apple as a company.

Trump has already made it clear that he doesn't want Apple making iPhones in China or India. In a Truth Social post on Friday, he had a clear message for Cook: Move manufacturing to the United States, or else.

"I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple


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