The risky allure of WiFi Money: private jets, sports cars, and ruined investors

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Since its founding in 2020, WiFi Money has left a trail of lawsuits alleging fraud, bankruptcies, mental breakdowns, and financial devastation.

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Apple desperately needs its Next Big Thing

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Apple needs a revolutionary new product. But Tim Cook doesn't seem to have the goods.

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Apple pulls iPad ad that it says 'missed the mark'

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Apple has apologized for its ad that showed art supplies getting crushed in a hydraulic press. CEO Tim Cook shared it online before facing withering criticism.

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My journey into the dark heart of modern chess

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There is a singular misery to trying your very best, after months of training, only to be crushed by a 6-year-old.

No, seriously. Where are the TikTok buyers?

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TikTok hasn't drawn a huge list of buyers. Who's going to step up?

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Making the power grid 'smart' could save us all money and prevent blackouts. Chattanooga made the $280 million investment.

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Let's get smart about our power grid.

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Meta's AI search is weird and uncanny — and I'm not sure who it's for

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The demise of Red Lobster is a perfect case study in how to kill a business

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Sure, Endless Shrimp turned out to be a horrible idea, but the problems at Red Lobster are much deeper than one bad promotion.

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Everything you shouldn't do during a home renovation

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Our yearlong cottage renovation stretched out more than three years. The work still isn't done.

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Young guys literally only want one thing and it's this $7,000 chair

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A man sitting in a Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and ottoman with money in the background
For a certain type of newly rich, young American man, the Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and ottoman is the pinnacle of status.

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