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MediaWorld Accidentally Sold iPads for 15 and Asked for Them Back: "It Was a Clear Mistake"

WIRED

The incredible offer appeared to loyalty card holders of the European electronics chain on November 8. After 11 days the company began contacting buyers, calling it a clear mistake. Italian electronics retailer MediaWorld has scrambled to fix a world-historic iPad pricing error. On November 8, an offer for loyalty card holders appeared on the website of MediaWorld, a European electronics retailer. No catch, no strings attached.


Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein's Gmail Inbox

WIRED

Using Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds. Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released 20,000 documents from the estate of registered sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein . They included thousands of emails sent between Epstein and high-profile people like Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, political strategist Steve Bannon, journalist Michael Wolff, and former US treasury secretary Larry Summers, as well as revealing text messages . Many of them allude or directly refer to president Donald Trump.


A 100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired

WIRED

Leading the Future said it will spend millions to keep Alex Bores out of Congress. It might be helping him instead. It turns out that when an AI-friendly super PAC with $100 million in backing from Silicon Valley bigwigs identifies you as its first target, it ends up generating a lot of attention. "I want to thank [the PAC] for their partnership in raising up the issue of how we regulate an incredibly powerful technology so that the future is one that benefits all of us," says Alex Bores, a New York Assembly member and Democratic congressional candidate, in an interview with WIRED. "I couldn't imagine a better partner this week."