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Instagram's lax privacy practices let a trusted partner track millions of users' physical locations, secretly save their stories, and flout its rules

More than a year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook is still struggling to protect user data.

Leslie Wexner, the billionaire behind Victoria’s Secret, says disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein misappropriated at least $46 million from him

While Wexner and Epstein were previously described as "close personal friends," Wexner last month said he "regretted" ever crossing paths with Epstein.

The owner of 8chan is being summoned to testify before Congress over the site's link to mass shootings, but no one seems to have his mailing address

The letter came after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which the suspect is believed to have posted a manifesto on 8chan before the attack.

Trump made himself the victim on a day meant to be about the victims of mass shootings

President Trump spent a good portion of a day meant to comfort the victims of recent mass shootings on Twitter attacking his political opponents.

Elon Musk's infamous tweet declaring he had 'funding secured' at $420 per share to take Tesla private was sent one year ago today. Here's everything the company's faced in the year since.

A lot has happened to Tesla and its iconic founder in the year since he tweeted that he wanted to take the company private.

'Britain has no leverage. Britain is desperate. Britain has nothing else': Trump will exploit the UK in trade talks, former US treasury secretary says

The US will strike the "hardest bargain" in trade talks with the UK, said Larry Summers, who served under presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

I'm a conservative who moved to a liberal city, and I was surprised to see my views change on several issues

Some elements of life in a liberal city now make perfect sense to me, but my conservative background still makes me bristle occasionally.

SoulCycle, Equinox owner Stephen Ross responds after Trump fundraiser backlash

Stephen Ross spoke about his 40-year tie to President Donald Trump, saying that "while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others."

Inside the Trump Tower stores where shoppers can buy everything from golf towels to robe-wearing teddy bears all branded with the president’s name

The Trump stores inside Trump Tower in New York drip with gold and stock golf goodies, clothing, and home goods sporting the Trump name.

Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony are taking a stand on 'loot boxes' by forcing new games to disclose their odds

The gaming industry has decided to self-regulate the sale of loot boxes by sharing the odds of receiving rare items in advance.

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