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Elon Musk plans to ban engagement farming on X. What does this mean for the platform?
Elon Musk announced that X would start cracking down on engagement farming. Here's what it means for the app.
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Sam Altman is ‘embarrassed’ that OpenAI threatened to revoke equity if exiting employees wouldn’t sign an NDA
According to Vox, employees could “lose all vested equity they earned during their time at the company” if they didn’t sign a nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreement, thanks to a provision in the off-boarding papers.
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Tesla punctuates layoffs with apparent hiring freeze
Tesla appears to have followed up its recent layoffs with a company-wide hiring freeze. Only three positions remain open out of more than 3,000.
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OpenAI in the crosshairs: Scarlett Johansson's scathing statement, mass exodus of executives are among the company’s latest woes
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was at one point dubbed "the Oppenheimer of AI." So what's going on under his leadership?
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Newsletter service Ghost will support the fediverse protocol ActivityPub
Newsletter platform Ghost is the latest service to pledge support for ActivityPub, the open source protocol powering the fediverse.
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With Gemini Live, Google wants you to relax and have a natural chat with AI
At Google I/O today, the company showed off Gemini Live, a new mobile experience for natural conversations with its AI.
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Jack Dorsey says (on X) that he’s not on the Bluesky board anymore
In response to a user on X who asked 'are you still on the bsky board,' this weekend, Jack Dorsey said only, 'no.' The company has yet to confirm his departure, and Dorsey hasn't publicly provided any further information.
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Meta is expanding its paid verification service for businesses
Meta is expanding its paid verification service for businesses, adding three new tiers to the program that offers extra perks to companies willing to pay a monthly subscription.
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Dolphins owner Stephen Ross reportedly declined $10 billion for team, stadium and F1 race
The value of the Dolphins and Formula One racing is enormous.
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PGA Championship: Will Zalatoris says group of players considered asking for postponement after death, Scottie Scheffler arrest
It was a surreal day at the PGA Championship.
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Housing experts revise mortgage rate forecasts for remainder of 2024
Experts are revising their forecasts about mortgage rates and home prices for the rest of the year.
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UFC Vegas 92: Piera Rodríguez DQ'd for multiple illegal headbutts vs. Ariane Carnelossi
Rodríguez was warned by the ref to watch her head. She responded by headbutting her opponent even harder.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper helps local high schooler land date for prom
Harper came through in the clutch in a different way this week.
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Tesla stock pops after company reveals new details, deliveries for its semitruck program
Robotaxis, low-cost cars, and the Cybertruck aren't stopping Tesla from pushing ahead with its new semitruck, which is set to reach customers by 2026.
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Report: Fanatics files lawsuit against Cardinals rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr. for breach of contract
Marvin Harrison Jr., Fanatics said, “rejected or ignored every request” from the company while refusing to fulfill obligations of their contract that was signed last May.
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Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama lead NBA's All-Defensive teams
Gobert was the only unanimous selection.
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Preakness Stakes 2024 winner, payouts, results: Seize the Grey wins at Pimlico, Mystik Dan finishes 2nd, ending Triple Crown bid
Live updates from the 149th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore
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Apple will reportedly offer higher trade-in credit for old iPhones for the next two weeks
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will be offering a little more than usual for some trade-ins starting next week in the US and Canada. That's as long as you're getting one of the iPhone 15 models.
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Welcome to the WNBA: Caitlin Clark's regular-season debut is anything but easy
Clark set the Indiana Fever’s franchise record for turnovers (10), shot 5-of-15 from the floor and struggled with the Connecticut Sun’s physical defense.