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True believers in Spotify's Car Thing are furious it's getting bricked
Many wondered why Spotify's Car Thing, its first hardware product, couldn't stay operational as oth…
Geoff Weiss
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Eton College bans smartphones for first-year students, gifting them with Nokia 'brick' phones instead
Prestigious UK boarding school Eton College tells parents of first-year students to leave smartphon…
Alexandra Bacon
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A man named Brick is being caned in Singapore for illegally sneaking into the country on a small boat: local report
The man, identified only as Brick, previously attempted four times to illegally enter Singapore, lo…
Matthew Loh
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Russia can't seem to stop this Ukrainian Cessna-style drone that, compared to missiles, is basically a 'flying brick' with a bomb onboard
Moscow's feared air defenses have proven to be a headache on the battlefield, but Ukraine's deep dr…
Jake Epstein
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A woman raised $42,000 on GoFundMe saying she was a victim of a brick attack. Police allege she lied.
A woman who went viral after she accused a man of hitting her with a brick is now facing arrest aft…
Matthew Loh,Grace Eliza Goodw…
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A Cleveland Uber driver who made $109,000 in 2023 but took home only $17,000 shares the 3 reasons he can't quit ride-hailing: 'I continue to run into a brick wall'
A Cleveland Uber driver shares why he wants to quit ride-hailing and why he's not sure he can find …
Jacob Zinkula
How to make bricks from plastic trash
A company is turning plastic trash into cheap, easy-to-assemble building materials. It's helping bu…
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Apple opens its first bricks-and-mortar store in India
In today's edition of 10 Things in Tech: A new device can project phone calls onto your hand, Snapc…
Hallam Bullock
How millions are trapped in modern-day slavery at brick kilns in Pakistan
Families in Pakistan work dangerous jobs at brick kilns to pay off loans they take out from kiln ow…
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How bricks, a screwdriver, and a 'demon core' of radioactive material killed 2 Manhattan Project scientists
WWII-era experiments on a hunk of plutonium known as the "demon core" left two Manhattan Project ph…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
This Mexican entrepreneur builds houses out of bricks made from invasive seaweed. Then he gives them away.
Millions of tons of sargassum wash up on beaches across North America every year. Exposure can lead…
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A former Google recruiter says applicants have 'zero chance' of moving forward if their résumé is full of 'text bricks'
Google applicants who are unable to write concisely in their résumé won't be able to "succinctly wr…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Online brands and companies like Nike are going old-school and returning to brick-and-mortar department stores
Acquiring customers online is proving harder than brands expected. Cue the department stores and br…
Yeji Jesse Lee
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Millions are trapped in 'modern-day slavery' at brick kilns in Pakistan. Here's how you can help.
Organizations such as Green Bricks Foundation are working to provide resources for families stuck i…
Havovi Cooper,Olivia Nemec,Ll…
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First Apple brick-and-mortar store launching soon in India: What makes it a big deal?
First Apple brick-and-mortar store launching soon in India: What makes it a big deal?
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In Pakistan, millions are trapped in modern-day slavery at brick kilns, working dangerous jobs to pay off snowballing debts
Bilawal Bhatti and Maqbool Ahmed
Isaiah Reynolds,Olivia Nemec,…
How bricks made from milk cartons can help typhoon victims
One of the world's largest carton manufacturers is trying to reclaim some of the 192 billion contai…
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Father of 20-year-old murdered by his girlfriend when she drove into a brick wall at 100mph says she shouldn't go to prison for life
Mackenzie Shirilla drove 100 mph into a brick building in Cleveland, Ohio, which the judge ruled wa…