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Mia Sato

Mia Sato

Features Writer, The Verge

Features Writer, The Verge

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    Evan Vucci, I’m so sorry.

    The Associated Press chief photographer took the indelible photo of Donald Trump right after an assassination attempt that’s since been used (without permission) on everything from cheap t-shirts to digital icons.

    $100,000 Trump-themed watches is apparently going too far: AP, which owns the rights to the image, told Wired it sent a cease and desist to the company making the unauthorized timepieces.

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    “Who would be expecting Shrek?”

    I will never get over this clip of Al Pacino laughing somewhat sinisterly while revealing his phone case to an interviewer. Enjoy.

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    Uber and Lyft blocked drivers from working to save money.

    Ride share drivers in New York are guaranteed a minimum wage — but Uber and Lyft gamed the law by locking drivers out of the app, making it impossible for them to earn more, a Bloomberg investigation found.

    Bloomberg collected more than 7,000 screenshots of lockouts and estimated how much the companies could save using the lockout tactic.

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    Substack’s Patreon-like pivot.

    Substack has long positioned itself as a safe haven for independent writers — including, at times, publications that contain Nazi and other extremist content.

    The newsletter platform is now looking to be somewhere fans can go to financially support their favorite content creators, not just writers, because income from other social platforms can be unreliable. Where have I heard that before?