Romance scammers are bilking Americans out of $1.3 billion a year

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Romance scams are booming and costing Americans billions, and they often start on Facebook or Instagram.

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How digital grifters are bilking the lonely out of $1.3 billion a year

Americans desperate for the hot weight-loss drug Ozempic are turning to Canada and Mexico because they can't afford it at home

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This could be Big Oil's last surge

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Don't bother writing a 'love letter' to home sellers. They're a waste of time and someone could get screwed.

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Criminals are stealing hundreds of thousands of Kias and Hyundais — and TikTok is to blame

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Car thefts are booming thanks to a viral TikTok that exposed a vulnerability in certain Kia and Hyundai models.

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How a viral video sparked the theft of hundreds of thousands of cars

A TikTok ban or forced sale could lead to major collateral damage for US tech companies like Apple and Chinese apps like Shein

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TikTok has become a convenient scapegoat in the US-China tech war.

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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank foreshadows a bigger reckoning for the tech industry

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The destruction wrought by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank could be a moment for the tech industry to take a step back and reflect on its problems. But sadly, it won't be.

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The Justice Department investigated Jeffrey Epstein's death. Then it went silent.

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The Justice Department's Office of Inspector General launched an investigation after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead. But more than three years later, the office still hasn't released its report.

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Facebook and Twitter scrambled our brains and poisoned our politics. AI poses an even bigger threat.

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As AI tools like ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard take over the internet, experts warn that the new tech could fundamentally reshape our economy and lives.

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Is it a handy tool — or a ticking time bomb?

America's immigration system is a nightmare, and it's forcing tech companies to move jobs outside of the country

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Companies are increasingly offshoring jobs that would have previously been based in the US, as US immigration gets harder and remote work gets easier.

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