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- TechCrunch
Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board
Bluesky’s most prominent backer has left its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his philanthropic Start Small initiative. This prompted someone to ask Dorsey if he was still on the Bluesky board, and he responded with a terse “no.” Dorsey did not answer any of the follow-up posts asking him to explain his departure.
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How to watch the Eta Aquarids, the annual meteor shower that peaks this weekend
What to know about the annual meteor event known as the Eta Aquarids.
- Engadget
Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger
A small study led by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Northeastern University compared parrots’ responses when given the option to video chat with other birds via Messenger versus watching pre-recorded videos.
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Great for trimming in the garden or clipping fresh flowers, these scissors have over 34,000 five-star fans.
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Southeast Texas flooding: photos capture water rescues of people and pets and severe damage to homes
Southeast Texas has been hit with heavy rains and rising rivers, leading to school closings, high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders in some areas. Here's a look at the situation unfolding in the region through photos.
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How does a fixed-rate mortgage work?
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BMW rules out a pickup, but it's open to launching a more rugged SUV
BMW won't build a pickup because it doesn't think the model would fit its image, but it could release more rugged versions of its SUVs.
- The Yodel
Trump jurors hear secret recording in hush money trial, Arizona repeals its near-total abortion ban and evacuations called amid Texas floods
Get caught up on this morning’s news: Trump trial nears end of second week, Arizona repeals its near-total abortion ban and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
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NYCB CEO predicts a 'clear path to profitability' after disclosing first-quarter loss
Troubled regional lender New York Community Bancorp lost $327 million in the first quarter, but its stock soared as the CEO promised a 'clear path to profitability over the following two years.'
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Champions League semifinals: Borussia Dortmund tops PSG in first leg, both teams rue missed chances
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- TechCrunch
With $175M in new funding, Island is putting the browser at the center of enterprise security
Island, the enterprise browser company, may be the most valuable startup that you have never heard of. Island has now raised a total of $487 million. Doug Leone, a partner at Sequoia who invested in Island going back to the A round, says that he was attracted to the company’s founding team and unique value proposition.
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US fines telcos $200M for sharing customer location data without consent
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday that it is fining the four U.S. major wireless carriers around $200 million in total for “illegally” sharing and selling customers’ real-time location data without their consent. AT&T’s fine is more than $57 million, Verizon’s is almost $47 million, T-Mobile’s is more than $80 million and Sprint’s is more than $12 million, according to the FCC’s announcement.
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- Engadget
FCC fines America's largest wireless carriers $200 million for selling customer location data
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Fantasy Baseball: Two-start pitcher rankings for Week 5
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2024 NFL Draft grades: Atlanta Falcons' shocking Penix pick overshadows everything else
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Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%
As part of its Q1 2024 earning release, Snap revealed that total watch time on its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, increased more than 125% year-over-year. The company is touting the success of its short-from video feed a day after President Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. Snap says overall time spent watching content globally grew year-over-year, driven primarily by increases in total time spent watching Spotlight and creator Stories.