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Made in usa new balance When you buy a product with the words “Made in USA” splashed on it, how do you know the brand is telling the truth about where it was really manufactured? That’s the crux of a new class action lawsuit against New Balance. The case, filed by five consumers, argues that the sneaker brand...

Dominos pizza box Imagine the scene: After you and and your partner enjoy a margarita pizza and a bottle of wine, you stare at the empty, greasy box and discuss what to do with it. You believe you should put the box in the recycling bin; they’re worried that all the leftover cheese and oil on the cardboard...

Source bitclout creator “This is actually the first interview I’m doing as me rather than a pseudonym. It’s a big moment.” So begins a call with Nader Al-Naji, the former Google software engineer who has long been suspected of founding the controversial crypto social network BitClout but who never formally revealed himself—until now.  Al-Naji admits that ending the guessing game is...

Apple airtagsgrothaus fastcompany When rumor first surfaced a couple of years ago that Apple was working on a Bluetooth tracker gadget, I wasn’t sure what to make of them. Companies such as Tile and Adero were already making such gizmos, which you fasten to possessions to help you find them in the event they’re misplaced. And they were...

Manningcast “A couple years ago, we were on a golf trip and I was trying to take a nap,” legendary former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning explained. “And I was kinda in a corner bed and came up behind me and he kinda had me leveraged into the wall, and he gave me a wedgie. He almost went atomic...

Warner bros. nfts space nftsspanglervariety Ever since the NFT phenomenon took off several months ago, it’s been all about exclusivity and the value that exclusivity drives—i.e., a lot of money. Digital artists like Beeple have auctioned off NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, of their artwork for tens of millions of dollars at auction houses like Christie’s. Video snippets of...

Why do past presidents get intelligence briefings It’s hard to transition from one day knowing the world’s intelligence secrets to the next day being all alone in America, pocketing $400,000 speaking fees and tens of millions in book deal cash. To soften the blow, former presidents continue to receive intelligence briefings and access to classified information. Except today’s...

Marketing In the social media world, a “ratio”—when comments on a post far outnumber the likes it gets—is something brands typically try to stay away from. But with the launch of its Fine Fragrance Collection, Axe is rolling out a campaign that looks to ratio luxury brands by highlighting preference consumers have shown for the new scents. In...

Nike nft An Airforce 1 sits on my screen, rendered in metal rather than leather, catching the light with its chrome finish. How much would I pay for this image of a shoe? And how much would I pay for this picture if it unlocked, say, a matching pair of metallic Airforce 1s in real life? This is...

Cern collider Physicists at the world’s largest atom collider have observed three new exotic particles as they continue to search for clues about the mysterious forces that bind subatomic particles together, they said on Tuesday. The observation of the particles—a new type of pentaquark and the first duo of tetraquarks—came on a momentous day at CERN, the Geneva...