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Travel

I Lied to My Wife, Flew to Lagos, and Got the Shit Beaten Out of Me Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

12.13.13

By Laurent Moucate as told to Felix Macherez
Money

Black-Gold Blues – The Hazards and Horrors of the Makeshift Oil Industry in Rebel-Held Syria

11.21.13

By Jean-René Augé-Napoli
News

Did Robotraders Know the Financial Crisis Was Coming?

11.18.13

By Danny Gould
Money

Did Robotraders Know the Financial Crisis Was Coming?

11.11.13

By Harry Cheadle

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Ruggable’s Sanity-Saving Rugs are 25% Off For Black Friday

Ruggable’s machine-washable rugs are all 25% off this Black Friday with code BF24. Time to toss that scrub brush and Resolve spray.

11.28.24

By Jaina Rodriguez Grey
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Gaming

Elon Musk Has a Solution to Gaming Being Owned by Big Corporations: Using His Big Corporation to Start an AI Game Studio

In “We live in a tragic comedy” news, Elon Musk is starting up an AI game studio to combat the “corporatization” of the games industry.

11.28.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Shopping

Stock up on Luxe Capsule Pieces With the Quince Black Friday Sale

Score leather, silk, and cashmere for a whole lot less.

11.28.24

By Natalli Amato
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Shopping

Swoly’s Black Friday Sale Will Save You Money and Help You Gain Muscle All at Once

Swoly’s creatine gummies will give your muscles an extra oomph during every set.

11.28.24

By Branson Garza
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Gaming

Newly Announced Open-World Survival Game Accused of Sharing Suspicious Similarities With Popular Franchise

Looks like ‘Palworld’ vs. ‘Pokemon’ isn’t the only battle of suspiciously similar ideas as a new open-world survival game raises questions.

11.28.24

By Dwayne Jenkins