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The FTC is sending $126 million in refunds to Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted items

Polygon - All

Sources: Trump is planning EOs on July 23 to help US AI growth, including easing grid access for new power projects and offering federal land for data centers (Reuters)

Techmeme

Diddy’s Daughters’ Tearful Exit From Trial Ignites Black America’s Outcry

The Root

Trigger Warning… A Full Recap of All the Shocking Testimony From Diddy’s Federal Trial

The Root

Black Celebs Showed Out at Paris Fashion Week

The Root

The FTC has reopened claims for Fortnite settlement refunds: here’s how you can submit one

The Verge - All Posts

OpenAI hires the team behind Crossing Minds, which raised $13.5M and works with e-commerce companies to improve their personalization and recommendation systems (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Techmeme

Google’s Doppl app took off my socks

The Verge - All Posts

This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement

The Verge - All Posts

Pragmata is a secret Mega Man game claim fans dying for a new Mega Man game

Polygon - All

3 Ways to Think Like a Businessman, According to Executive Walter Davis

The Root

Florence Pugh is stone cold in exclusive new look at her Thunderbolts* free fall

Polygon - All

Sources: mass production of Microsoft's next AI chip is delayed to 2026 and is expected to underperform Nvidia's Blackwell chip, released in late 2024 (The Information)

Techmeme

The Viral TikTok Tale of a White Waitress at a St. Louis Restaurant Calling a Black Woman Customer the B-Word

The Root

A White Waitress at a St. Louis Restaurant Calls a Black Woman Customer the B-Word on Video, and It Only Gets Worse From There…

The Root

The Most Noteworthy Announcements From The Arc System Works Showcase

Game Informer

PitchBook: US VC investment in AI startups rose 33% QoQ to $65B in Q1, up 550% from the quarter prior to ChatGPT's 2022 release (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Techmeme

Report: It Will Never Feel Right Seeing Dad In Backseat Of Car 

The Onion

Civil War Reenactor Reminded This Not His Personal Fife Recital

The Onion

M3gan 2.0 is a fun upgrade that’s a little too self-aware

The Verge - All Posts