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May
21

Hush-money judge rips Trump witness who scoffed at his rulings: 'You don't give me the side-eye!'

The hush-money courtroom erupted in shouts after a Trump witness openly challenged the judge."You don't give me the side-eye and you don't roll your eyes," the judge chided witness Robert Costello.The judge then kicked reporters out of the courtroom to scold the witness some more. The judge overseeing Donald Trump's ongoing hush-money trial ripped ...

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May
21

Tesla shareholders say Elon's influence makes Kimbal Musk and James Murdoch unsuitable for the company's board

A group of Tesla Shareholders want Kimbal Musk and James Murdoch out as board members of the EV company. Chris Saucedo/Getty Images fpr SXSW // Steve Granitz/FilmMagic // Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival A group of Tesla shareholders are urging others to reject Musk's proposed pay package.They also want shareholders to vote against t...

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May
21

OpenAI and Sam Altman slammed for imitating Scarlett Johansson’s voice without consent

In a blog post, OpenAI denies any imitation of Johansson's voice, stating it worked with different voice actors.Read More

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May
20

How to use Google Search without AI: the ‘udm=14’ work around

If enough people choose to go this route, will Google reconsider making Gen AI summarized search results the new default?Read More

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May
20

How micro1’s AI interviewer could make tech hiring more efficient and fair

Micro1 launches AI-powered technical interviewer to help companies efficiently screen software engineering candidates, generating custom questions, conducting interviews, and providing assessment reports.Read More

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May
20

You can try snackable games on GamesBeat.com courtesy of Lil Snack

Lil Snack has created a platform for snackable games that players can come back to every day, and we’re trying it out on GamesBeat.com. These aren’t super serious games. In fact, they’re the opposite, meant to help distract you from your day, help you relax or give you a mental challenge with a puzzle or two. And for the first sev…Read More

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May
20

HP debuts Qualcomm-based laptops/PCs to usher in the personalized AI era

HP unveiled a new class of AI PCs at Microsoft’s AI Vision Event designed for the AI era to empower people to work and create more meaningfully. HP said the way we live and work is no longer confined to a desk; we are creating at home, from the office, and everywhere in between. At the same time, AI is rapidly changing everything, including consume...

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May
20

Acer announces the Swift 14 AI laptop, its first Copilot+ PC

Acer announces its first Copilot+ PC, the Swift 14 AI Laptop, which is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Series processors.Read More

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May
20

Dell Technologies building AI Factory with Nvidia, growing AI efforts with Hugging Face, Meta and Microsoft

Dell Technologies tackles enterprise AI challenges with AI Factory approach alongside expanded Nvidia, Hugging Face and Meta partnerships.Read More

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May
20

‘Not an imitation’: OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice that sounded like Scarlett Johansson

While the voice of Sky is paused, the other four from OpenAI remain available. Users will be able to choose any of these voices to interact with ChatGPT.Read More

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May
20

Games for Change honors Player 2’s Alyssa Sweetman with Vanguard Award

Games for Change announced the winners of its Special Awards today, including its most recent Vanguard Award. This year, the award goes to Alyssa Sweetman, currently the director of strategy at Player 2 and founder of Ideation Forge. Sweetman was also the program manager for social impact at Twitch. According to Games for Change, they chose Sweetma...

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May
20

Exclusive: Inflection AI reveals new team and plan to embed emotional AI in business bots

Inflection AI announces its new executive team, including CEO Sean White, CTO Vibhu Mittal, COO Ted Shelton, product lead Ian McCarthy.Read More

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May
20

Most gamers say it’s easier to be themselves in-game | Fandom

According to Fandom's 2024 edition of its Inside Gaming study, two thirds of gamers say it is easier to be themselves while playing games.Read More

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May
20

Kyndryl and Nvidia team to enable and accelerate enterprise generative AI adoption

Kyndryl and Nvidia join forces to empower businesses with the tools and expertise to develop and deploy successful generative AI projects.Read More

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May
20

Unity for Humanity awards grants to drive social change

Unity, the maker of the Unity game engine, announced 2024 Unity for Humanity grant winners and honorees, all of whom will receive bespoke awards from a pool of $500,000. Judged based on the vision, impact, inclusion, and viability of their projects, the eight winners will also receive technical support from Unity to bring these projects to life. “E...

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May
20

Instagram's desperate bid to get everyone to post more

People are already posting for likes, attention, and clout. Adding a little badge to show one's personal achievements probably won't make a difference. Getty Images; Instagram; Alyssa Powell/BI Instagram would super-duper like everyone to post more, especially creators. In a landscape where people are posting less and less on social media overall, ...

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May
20

I'm an American mom living in France. I've never seen a screen out during meal time and French kids are always well-dressed.

The author moved from the US to France and stands out as an American the most when around French parents. Courtesy of the author I'm an American mom living in Bordeaux, France. Despite trying hard to assimilate, I can't hide the fact that I'm American. It's the most obvious when I'm around French parents.  As an American living in Bordeaux, France,...

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May
20

Is Daphne Bridgerton going to show up in season 3 of 'Bridgerton'?

Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton on season one, episode two of "Bridgerton." Liam Daniel/Netflix Daphne Bridgerton was the star of "Bridgerton" season one. But season three tells Colin and Penelope's story — and Dynevor said that she wasn't a part of it. Here's what we know about her character now, and whether we might see her again in the futur...

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May
20

Here's how much money you need to make to be middle class in each US state

New York has the lowest percentage of households in the middle class. TTstudio/Shutterstock A Business Insider analysis looked at what qualifies as middle class across the US.Utah, Idaho, and Alaska have the highest share of residents in the middle class.Meanwhile, New York, Massachusetts, and Montana had the highest percentages of lower-class resi...

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May
20

How Oracle's biggest-ever acquisition turned deadly

Vincent Sandoval/Getty, Henrik Sorensen/Getty, years/Getty, Solskin/Getty, d3sign/Getty, Tyler Le/BI Larry Ellison's vision for the future of medicine crystallized for him in a doctor's office. Oracle's billionaire cofounder needed medication to help manage his cholesterol. He said his "very fancy doctor," a molecular biologist, prescribed a statin...

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