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Bitcoin

Robinhood Told Me to Buy My Girlfriend Bitcoin for Valentine’s Day, So I Did

"It's not too late to give the gift of crypto to someone special."
Jason Koebler
2.14.22
crypto

Crypto Loans Service BlockFi Pays Record $100 Million SEC Penalty

BlockFi caught a record fine for a crypto firm in the latest blow to the emerging crypto loans industry.
Maxwell Strachan
2.14.22
Politics

Josh Hawley’s New Campaign Merch Features His Fist-Pump to Jan. 6 Rioters

He’s literally mugging for MAGA.
Cameron Joseph
2.14.22
parkland shooting

Dad of Slain Parkland Teen Just Climbed a Crane to Get Biden’s Attention

Manuel Oliver, the father of 17-year-old Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, posted the video of himself on Twitter Monday after climbing a 150-foot crane.
Emma Ockerman
2.14.22
freedom convoy

The ‘Freedom Convoy’ Is Really Screwing Autoworkers

Many autoworkers are already hurting because a global semi-conductor chip shortage has meant less work. The anti-vax truck protests made things worse.
Paul Blest
2.14.22
movies

The Best Part About ‘Kimi’ Is the Battlestations

Steven Soderbergh's HBO Max techno-thriller understands that how we use technology reflects our personality.
Emanuel Maiberg
2.14.22
Ukraine

Oligarchs Flee Ukraine on Private Jets in Face of Potential Russian Invasion

Ukraine's super rich have chartered jets out of Kiev, but President Volodymyr Zelensky demands they return to look after their workers.
Max Daly
2.14.22
Astro Guide

Which Zodiac Sign Should You Date Next?

Take this quiz from 'The Astrology of Love & Sex,' and explore what you’re currently looking for in love.
Annabel Gat
2.14.22
sex work

Switter, the Twitter for Sex Workers, Is Shutting Down

The social network was an alternative to mainstream platforms that frequently kick sex workers off—and is closing due to harmful anti-sex and anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation.
Samantha Cole
2.14.22
trucker convoy

Hackers Just Leaked the Names of 92,000 ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donors

GiveSendGo, the Christian crowdfunding site that helped raise $8.7 million for the anti-vax “freedom convoy” in Canada, was hacked on Sunday night.
David Gilbert
2.14.22
web3

Bored Apes, BuzzFeed and the Battle for the Future of the Internet

The self-righteous anger over the identification of the founders of a popular NFT club says a lot about the web3 battles to come in the years ahead.
Maxwell Strachan
2.14.22
online extremism

Archivists Are Putting Terrorist Manifestos Online. Should They Stay There?

After a would-be mass shooter’s manifesto was removed from the Internet Archive, experts question when it's okay to post the writings of violent extremists.
Claire Woodcock
2.14.22
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