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Seeing More Fireflies in New York City This Year? You’re Not Alone.

Are you seeing more bright lights in the big city so far this summer? It’s no cause for concern — it’s just fireflies, also called lightning bugs, which New York has seen plenty of this season. They’re in the forests of Prospect Park and the tall grasses near the waterfront. They’re floating through the Ramble […]
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Sources: Meta has bought under 3% of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, a stake worth ~€3B, and is considering further investment that could build the stake to ~5% (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta has bought under 3% of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, a stake worth ~€3B, and is considering further investment that could build the stake to ~5% — Facebook parent Meta acquired just under 3% of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, a stake worth around €3 billion …
Zoom’s new Meta Quest app encourages taking video calls in VR
Why it’s so hard to warn people about flash floods
Private stock investment platform Linqto files for bankruptcy, citing SEC and DOJ probes and an internal probe that found users didn't own shares they bought (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Private stock investment platform Linqto files for bankruptcy, citing SEC and DOJ probes and an internal probe that found users didn't own shares they bought — An internal investigation uncovered evidence that Linqto customers never owned the securities they thought they did