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Here’s how item response theory is revolutionising assessments in exams such as GMAT
Assessments are almost always replete with measurements, whether they are used to test knowledg…
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Amazon continues to sell and recommend QAnon merchandise as other companies crack down on the conspiracy theory
Amazon is still offering more than 1,000 items related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, despite bans…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Americans are trying to cash in on 'QAnon' in a race to trademark the conspiracy theory's slogans
Insider has identified six US trademark applications related to QAnon, demonstrating how people are…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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A $416 USB drive claiming to block 'electric fog' caused by 5G turned out to be a generic $6 drive covered in a shiny sticker
The 5GBioShield is being marketed using bogus science words to claim it can defend against 5G, whic…
Bill Bostock
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A judge slapped down Oath Keepers accused of joining the Capitol riot for citing anti-vaxx conspiracy theories in their legal filings
Two Oath Keepers awaiting trial over January 6 got a biting response when they tried to use anti-va…
Mia Jankowicz
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There's a hole in the theory that the 'Amazon effect' is keeping US inflation down
"Speculatively, changes in the structure of the domestic economy may also be altering inflation dyn…
Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
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Amazon and Hulu's algorithms are recommending conspiracy theory films, and the consequences could be more serious than you might think
Robert Bowers, who reportedly shouted "all Jews must die" before killing 11 people, seemingly made …
Benjamin Goggin,Benjamin Gogg…
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Elon Musk downsized Big Tech. Can he do the same to Big Government?
Uncle Elon vs. Uncle Sam will be a battle for the ages.
Amanda Hoover
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How Glossier's perfume saved it from the millennial dustbin
When Glossier's "You" perfume went viral on TikTok, the beauty company reacted very smartly. It's a…
Katie Notopoulos
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America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime'
Target and CVS call them criminal masterminds. Most are homeless or mentally ill.
Amy Martyn
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Mark Zuckerberg's awkwardness may be a power move — here's why
Alexandra Plakias, author of "Awkwardness: A Theory," says that people who are powerful enough don'…
Jyoti Mann
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Inside Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy spending: $100 on pizza, $4 polyester ties, and 'deep bronze' tanning lotion
The numbers in Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy filings aren't adding up.
Jacob Shamsian
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AIPAC is not the only reason Jamaal Bowman lost
Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday became the first Squad member to lose reelection. His loss to George …
Bryan Metzger
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Beauty YouTube creators turned TikTok into QVC
Influencers like Jeffree Star and Tati Westbrook once ruled the beauty side of YouTube. Now, they s…
Amanda Krause
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Videos of people destroying things took over TikTok in 2023, but it's actually one of the oldest trends on the internet
This year, bottle smashing videos took over TikTok. But the trend for watching people break stuff d…
Andrew Lloyd
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FabFitFun faces backlash for crude promo code in support of Elon Musk — and its pledge to run ads on X
The subscription box company said it would run ads to support "free speech ideals" and used a crude…
Katie Notopoulos
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Next time you get your credit card statement, you may want to give it a close look
Credit card companies are about to see limits on late fees and swipe fees, which means they're goin…
Emily Stewart
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A millennial mom thinks we can learn a lot from Gen Alpha, so she's reporting back from the trenches: a middle school pick-up line
A mom reported back on her observations of Gen Alpha from the middle school pick-up line. Millennia…
Andrew Lloyd
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Bitcoin is so back
In today's big story, we're looking at the big news out of crypto land: the approval of a bitcoin E…
Dan DeFrancesco
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How the Gilgo Beach killings went from a cold case to the arrest of a suspect 13 years later
The arrest of Rex Heuermann, 59, comes after police and family members spent more than a decade try…