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If you’ve spent any time on Instagram, Facebook, X, or any other social media app over the last few days, you’ve almost certainly seen people posting caricatures of themselves — usually accentuated ...

In the winter of her sophomore year of high school, Mackenzie Morrison sat in her bedroom closet and began a new diary. Using her phone to light the pages, she listed the “pros of telling”: “no more ...

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space. By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Kate Conger ...

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The World Anti-Doping Agency is investigating whether ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further In the quest for Olympic gold, professional athletes endure ...

Microsoft’s MSFT-2.58%decrease; red down pointing triangle Copilot chatbot has become central to its artificial-intelligence strategy as the company’s close partnership with OpenAI diminishes. But the ...