A dataset shows how many people have friends outside of their income bracket. | Image: Social Capital Atlas Meta publicly released information on 21 billion Facebook friendships as part of a research project looking at economic inequality in the United States, the company announced today. Along with new insights into the intersection of money and…
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The M1 MacBook Air remains an excellent choice for a powerful ultraportable. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Our Monday deals post is starting off strong with the M1-equipped MacBook Air, which is currently matching its best price to date at Best Buy. The retailer has discounted both the 256GB and 512GB configurations…
The best gaming laptop is the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales/ The Verge The best gaming laptop at every size and price Continue reading… Read More
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A California judge is allowing a lawsuit against Visa to proceed, saying the company plausibly knew porn site operator MindGeek was monetizing sexual videos involving children. Judge Cormac Carney issued the ruling late last week in Serena Fleites v. MindGeek et al, rejecting Visa’s attempts to dismiss…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra may consider himself a lucky man (which would probably sound ironic to him at the moment). He just received three letters which aptly summarize the fork in the road he faces in deciding which way to turn in a critical policy decision. On June 23, Senator Elizabeth…
Enlarge / Released in May, this was the NOAA forecast for Atlantic hurricane activity in 2022. (credit: NOAA) Take a deep breath, everyone—the Atlantic hurricane season is one-third over. And there’s some good news to report. To date, the Atlantic has produced three named storms, Alex, Bonnie, and Colin. Historically, three named storms before the…
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