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Warning: This article touches on disturbing topics including violent crime and suicide.

Users of AI products have been known to expend tons of effort finding and exploiting loopholes that allow them to generate disturbing content. But there weren't any loopholes in one new AI product, because there weren't any restrictions.

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

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  • The quality of mass-market furniture sold in the US has sharply declined.
  • Designers say material innovation, cost cutting, and consumer behavior has played a role.
  • But between shopping vintage, custom, and yes, the big box stores, consumers have options.

Mike Coleman has seen a lot in his five years selling vintage furniture.

He has been in



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Following failed negotiations with TikTok, Universal music has come good on its threat to pull music from the social media platform. That means no more TayTay, no more Drake and no more... all the other artists that fall under its corporate umbrella. Elsewhere, the CEOs of the world's most influential social media platforms got an (at times) genuine grilling from the US Senate. While a few



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Seeing something on my phone screen that I want to know more about is a regular occurrence, and Google always wants to make it easier to get to, well, Google. And so we have Circle to Search, a new way of looking up information on mobile devices.

The idea is pretty simple — and in fact, simplicity is its main selling point. In a video, Samsung (which makes



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Michelle Obama (center) at the 2019 Grammy Awards with Alicia Keys (left) and Jennifer Lopez (right).
  • The 2024 Grammy Awards will air on Sunday, February 4.
  • Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders are both nominated this year.
  • Presidents, first ladies, and senators have been recognized for their recording achievements.

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  • A set of Michael Jordan's championship sneakers sold for a whopping $8m.
  • The "Dynasty Collection" features six sneakers Jordan wore during championship-clinching NBA finals.
  • The collection was described as the sole-defining 'holy grail' of sneaker collecting by Sotheby's.

A set of Michael Jordan's championship sneakers was sold for a record-breaking $8m, the BBC reports.

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  • My twin boys have done everything together since the day they were born. 
  • We chose to separate them when they started school, because one twin is more dominant. 
  • One twin wanted to be with his brother, and the other one didn't. 

In the five years our twin boys have been on this planet, they've hardly ever spent any time apart. They've shared a bedroom since birth, have the same



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Sometimes you just need a break from Instagram. If you’re ready to delete your Instagram account, you can deactivate or delete it from either a computer or mobile device. In this guide, we’ll walk through the steps involved and also break down the difference between deactivation and deletion.

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Allegations that Tesla mishandled hazardous waste point to a systemic failure at the company’s California facilities. This was no simple accident or one-off event.

No less than 25 counties sued Tesla this week for allegedly illegally disposing of hazardous waste. Within a couple days, the Elon Musk-led company agreed to pay $1.5



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People walk past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on January 30, 2024.
An Evergrande residential complex in Beijing.
  • A Hong Kong court ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande, the world's most indebted property developer.
  • Evergrande has assets of about $245 billion, but owes about $300 billion.
  • Its demise is a "controlled collapse," but still raises systemic risk and will hurt investors, says an analyst.

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A Challenger 2 tank of the British army is seen during the NATO Spring Storm exercises in Sakussaare, Estonia on May 20, 2023.
  • Tank crew members of Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade praised the British Challenger 2 tank.
  • The tanks destroy Russia's concrete positions with ease, they said.
  • The main battle tank is primarily designed to take out other tanks, per the