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OpenAI will reportedly pay $250 million to put News Corp's journalism in ChatGPT
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Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’
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Snap brings its AR lenses to Chrome through an extension
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The best way to compost your food scraps
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There’s a new Vision show coming to Disney+ with Paul Bettany
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New research places the sun's magnetic field close to the surface, upending decades of theories
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INDIKA weaves a mature tale of absurdity, hypocrisy and sexual violence
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Volkswagen indefinitely delays the ID.7 electric sedan’s arrival in North America
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Starliner’s first crew mission gets pushed back yet again, this time with no new launch date
In a statement, NASA announced it was calling off the launch attempt set for May 25 and it hasn't scheduled another launch date. Engineers have been working to resolve a helium leak in Starliner's propulsion system.
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Sure, why not: China built a chatbot based on Xi Jinping
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Anker power banks are up to half off ahead of Memorial Day weekend
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Marvel's What If...? for Apple Vision Pro gets a trailer and release date
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Panasonic S9 hands-on: A powerful creator camera with a patented LUT simulation button
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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses can now upload photos directly to Instagram Stories
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Airbnb hosts can get discounts on EV chargers
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Emory University awarded two students $10,000 for their AI study tool, then suspended them
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