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The 5 Saddest Revelations About Lamar Odom’s Addiction

Two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom has a storied relationship with substance addiction. He digs into it all in a new documentary.

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Toxic Moments in Black Oscars History: Snubs, Slaps and Scandals

As the 2026 Oscars gets closer, let's take a look back at some of the most chaotic moments of the show's history!

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Tenways nearly perfects the shareable city e-bike

Good electric bikes are expensive. So why not buy one and share it? That's the idea behind the Tenways CGO Compact e-bike I've been sharing with my wife and teenage daughter for the last two weeks. It adapts in seconds without any tools to comfortably fit riders of varying heights thanks to its low-entry frame, […]

Tests of 12+ AI-detection tools show many can spot basic fakes, but struggle with complex images; few analyze video, and most identified fake audio (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Tests of 12+ AI-detection tools show many can spot basic fakes, but struggle with complex images; few analyze video, and most identified fake audio  —  Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online.  We ran more than 1,000 tests and found several strengths and plenty of weaknesses.

US Congressional Joint Economic Committee report: US consumers lost $20.9B nominally to identity theft from four major data broker breaches over the past decade (Dell Cameron/Wired)

Dell Cameron / Wired:
US Congressional Joint Economic Committee report: US consumers lost $20.9B nominally to identity theft from four major data broker breaches over the past decade  —  A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers.  Now congressional Democrats …