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Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky LetaWelcome to the first Gizmodo Monday Puzzle, a new series in which I will pose thought-provoking challenges at the beginning of every week to jumpstart your brain. I am a lifelong puzzle lover, sometime puzzle creator, and new Gizmodo puzzle writer. Many of the teasers posted here will be difficult—but they will be solvable by the persistent among you, without the need for specialized knowledge or higher-level math. Some will be classics from the puzzle world, and many will be…

Many people hoping to score a deal on Apple Inc.’s AAPL 1.37% top-of-the-line wireless earbuds are winding up with something far less valuable: counterfeit AirPods.Caroline Ballard, 26 years old, was perusing Facebook Marketplace when she came across a pair of new AirPods Pro for $80, less than a third of the $249 list price.  She arranged to meet the seller at a nearby Walgreens parking lot the same day, a move that isn’t unusual for transactions made via…

Two former executives of a 21st Century Fox subsidiary are set to go on trial beginning this week on charges that they bribed FIFA officials to secure broadcasting rights to soccer matches, the latest in a string of U.S. prosecutions alleging wide-ranging corruption in the sport’s international governing body. Hernan Lopez and Carlos Martinez, defendants in a Brooklyn federal court, are accused of working with others to make millions of dollars in illicit…

Harry Styles has sued an unknown number of online counterfeiters who he alleges have been stealing his style.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images)Famed pop star Harry Styles is taking a page directly from major clothing brands in his attempt to shut down counterfeit online retailers selling Styles-styled merchandise.On Tuesday, the pop icon sued a number of small online retailers alleging they are selling unlicensed Styles-branded clothes or merchandise. More than that, Styles and his attorneys said the counterfeiters are…

Magnetic viewing film gives me the ability to see magnetic fields. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETI like using tech to give me superpowers. And one thing that tech is good at is giving you new senses. Seeing small things. Seeing things that are far away. Knowing what direction I'm going in and how fast I'm going.It's all very cool stuff.For example, one of my favorite tools is the Ulefone Power Armor 18T. Magnetic viewing film is a flexible sheet of plastic, impregnated with micro-capsules filled with nickel flakes…

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TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp.’s chief rebuked its commercial truck unit, Hino Motors, over a scandal involving falsified fuel performance and emissions data that has led Hino to suspend most of its shipments in Japan. Hino, which is 51%-owned by Toyota, said Monday that an inspection by Japan’s Transport Ministry showed it failed to meet emissions testing requirements for one of its light-duty engine models, following similar disclosures about other models. Hino said it was suspending…

China's cyberspace regulator said on Friday that it has cracked down on counterfeit investment platforms, as part of the country's campaign to combat such telecom network crime.The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it has investigated and cracked down on some 42,000 counterfeit apps since the start of this year, and incorporated them into the national fraud-related database, according to a statement on its website.The regulator added it found multiple cases involving website spoofing as scammers created…

Back in February, Nike sued StockX, a popular online sneaker reseller, for launching a non-fungible token (NFT) series based on Nike’s shoes. It then accused StockX last month of knowingly selling counterfeits — a thing that shouldn’t be possible since StockX claims it authenticates the shoes sold on its site. Now, StockX is hitting back. In a court filing, the sneaker reseller says that Nike’s complaint is “nothing more than a failed attempt to bolster its still meritless claims.” StockX introduced its Vault NFT…

Online resale marketplace StockX is hitting back at Nike's claims that the site has been allowing sales of counterfeit versions of its sneakers.StockX, in a response to Nike's allegations, defended its anti-counterfeiting measures and said Nike itself had previously praised them, according to a draft of a court filing seen by CNBC. The response is set to be filed in U.S. District Court in New York City on Monday."In the past, Nike has sought to collaborate with StockX and has communicated confidence in the StockX…