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The fact that Lune from Clair Obscur is barefoot the whole time is not gross, it’s fun

Polygon - All

SoundCloud says it isn’t using your music to train generative AI tools

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Dune: Awakening’s beta weekend is open — and you can still get in, if you pre-order

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The UK stopped asking Uber to pay VAT on the full cost of rides, instead collecting VAT only on its commission, after a setback in a similar dispute with Bolt (Financial Times)

Techmeme

Putting the bleak anime movie Wolf Children in theaters for Mother’s Day is the perfect dark joke

Polygon - All

Can Donald Trump really put a tariff on films?

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The enduring cool of skateboarding games

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Amazon’s ad-free Kindle Paperwhite Kids has hit its best price to date

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Cassian Andor says luck brought him this far. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars history disagree

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How to turn on Lockdown Mode for your iPhone and Mac

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A look at Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center, staffed largely by ex-intelligence and military personnel, which has become a key pillar of US cyber defense (Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Despelote is a picture-perfect portrait of childhood obsession

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A Peek Inside Rick Ross' Private Jet, Is the New American Pope Black, Houston Mom Charges Her Preteens Rent, How the Blackity-Black Met Gala Changed the Event For Good, Paul Pierce Loses This Painful, Hilarious Bet and More Culture News

The Root

Progressives should care that the global population is set to fall

Vox - All

What Pope Leo XIV’s history can tell us about his papacy

Vox - All

The remaking of Marco Rubio

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New Development in Case of Florida Deputy Accused of Fatally Shooting US Airman in His Own Home

The Root

A study finds that asking LLMs to be concise in their answers, particularly on ambiguous topics, can negatively affect factuality and worsen hallucinations (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Techmeme

A profile of OpenAI's CEO of Applications Fidji Simo, who is tasked with broadening ChatGPT amid a straining Microsoft relationship and a battle with Elon Musk (Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Adidas’ 3D-printed sneaker review: What are those!?

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