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On Saturday, October 5, former president Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, for a rally less than three months after the assassination attempt on his life at the same location. This time, Trump appeared onstage with billionaire and X owner Elon Musk.

Trump’s supporters loved it.

A day before the campaign event, Musk posted on X that he would be in attendance. The excitement about his presence was palpable: On the road leading to the rally location, an electronic billboard flashed an image of Musk’s face and a rocket ship with text reading “In Musk we trust!” On a side road, where hundreds of attendees parked their cars, a Tesla cybertruck sported two Trump flags on the back.

Eli Lilly has sent cease-and-desist letters to hundreds of compounding pharmacies, telehealth companies, and medical spas making and selling “compounded” versions of tirzepatide. This hawkish legal strategy indicates that a new phase of the GLP-1 gold rush has begun—a crackdown against any entity selling non-name-brand medications.

Tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight-loss medication Zepbound, was on the US Food and Drug Administration’s shortage list from December 2022 until October 2, 2024. When drugs in the US go into shortage, pharmacists, doctors, and licensed outsourcing facilities are permitted to “compound” copies to make sure patients have access to medicine they need. With so many potential patients eager to get on GLP-1 medications, the shortage of both tirzepatide and semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) left a huge opening in the market. Usually, pharmaceutical companies producing blockbuster drugs don’t have to worry about competition until their patents expire. But the shortages meant that it was legal for compounders to produce their own GLP-1 dupes—which they did, at an unprecedented volume. Major telehealth clinics jumped in to sell these products online at a fraction of the price of their name-brand counterparts. While there is no definitive accounting for how many patients are taking compounded GLP-1 meds, Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding CEO Scott Brunner tells WIRED that he estimates that the number is in the millions.

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Ring cameras have come a long way. Since the security camera brand launched 11 years ago, its video doorbells and cams have become vigilant, constant surveyors of patios, porches, and vestibules everywhere. Amazon now owns the company, and has ushered it through controversies over privacy concerns, security breaches, incidents of vigilantism, and the company’s cozy relationship with law enforcement. The drama has not slowed growth; over 10 million Rings have been installed, and the cameras currently blanket our urban and suburban landscape, filming the movements of you, your family, and any strangers who wander near your door.

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Dyson’s vacuums are top-tier for various reasons. They’re powerful, easy to maneuver, bagless, lightweight, and more. But a majority of these vacs are also very expensive. If you’ve been waiting for one to go on sale, you’re in luck. Right now (until December 31), you can get up to $200 off by using the link above. Save on cordless models on the Dyson website—a majority of which are listed as our top picks in our guide to The Best Dyson Vacuums.

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On Sunday, a quote-tweet from Musk sent former president Donald Trump’s election odds skyrocketing on the election betting platform Polymarket.

“Trump now leading Kamala by 3% in betting markets,” wrote Musk. “More accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line.”

The day after Musk’s tweet, Trump was up by nearly 10 points on the platform.

An illicit JavaScript pop-up on the Internet Archive proclaimed on Wednesday afternoon that the site had suffered a major data breach. Hours later, the organization confirmed the incident.

Longtime security researcher Troy Hunt, who runs the data-breach-notification website Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) also confirmed that the breach is legitimate. He said it occurred in September and that the stolen trove contains 31 million unique email addresses along with usernames, bcrypt password hashes, and other system data. Bleeping Computer, which first reported the breach, also confirmed the validity of the data.

The claims could have been taken word-for-word from any one of numerous US far-right websites in recent months.

“Reports are surfacing suggesting that [lawmakers] may have been involved in transporting large numbers of refugees and immigration applicants to polling stations to secure votes for individual candidates,” the author of the article claimed.

This wasn’t a conspiracist asserting that Honduran migrants are being imported into the US to replace swing-state Republican voters, though; the claim came from a website called The Irish Channel. A new report published on Tuesday by researchers at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue outlines how the website has used generative AI to create articles that have been “heavily influenced by similar election denial efforts in the US.”

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amazon’s prime day deals event is coming to a close, but there are still thousands of deals out there. If you’re not looking to spend a ton of money but still want to take advantage of the sale, we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ve gathered all the best deals under $30—ranging from smart speakers and security cameras to headphones and kitchen gear.

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As Prime Day nears its end for 2024, now is a great time to buy a Kindle. At WIRED, we’re big fans of them. It’s an excellent solution for bookworms who always want access to tons of books on the go in a compact, lightweight form factor. But they can be expensive. If you’ve been holding off on buying one, you’re in luck, because there are Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals on many of our favorite models.

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My life changed after getting better bedding. I’m sleeping better thanks to sheets that keep me cool at night, and my back pain was erased after getting a more supportive mattress. If you aren’t sleeping well, I’m here to tell you that it can be fixed. It can cost a pretty penny, though, which is why sale events for mattresses and bedding are so exciting. A little savings can go a long way to making better sleep something all of us can afford, and make it easier to splurge on the upgrades you really need for better sleep.