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The best budget smartphone you can buy

The Verge - All Posts

Yupp, which rewards users in crypto for comparing answers from multiple AI models and giving feedback, emerges from stealth with a $33M seed led by a16z crypto (James Hunt/The Block)

Techmeme

All skill trainer locations in Dune: Awakening, including basic and advanced

Polygon - All

Mel Brooks is returning for Spaceballs 2

The Verge - All Posts

The best AirPods to buy

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Democrats Back Resolution Thanking Federal Agents For Handcuffing Alex Padilla

The Onion

Kristi Noem: Sen. Padilla Had Even Deadlier Opinion That Failed To Go Off 

The Onion

Google says it is testing Audio Overviews for certain Search queries, available for Labs users in English in the US (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Techmeme

Marathon isn’t going to be another Concord, Sony insists

Polygon - All

Kristi Noem Appears With Bandage Over Ear Struck By Words

The Onion

The Switch 2 gives Splatoon 3 a fantastically fresh coat of paint

The Verge - All Posts

Belkin’s 3-in-1 Qi2 wireless charger is the cheapest it’s been in months

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Sources: Palmer Luckey's stablecoin startup Atticus raised ~$250M at a $2.25B valuation, and will merge into Erebor, formed by Luckey to get a banking license (Axios)

Techmeme

Trump’s Military Parade By The Numbers

The Onion

MindsEye team deploys first hotfix as they scramble to make the dang thing work

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Google’s test turns search results into an AI-generated podcast

The Verge - All Posts

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

The Root

Digital rights organizations urge the FTC to investigate Character.AI and Meta's "unlicensed practice of medicine facilitated" by therapy AI chatbots (Samantha Cole/404 Media)

Techmeme

Brace Yourself for This Weekend’s Anticipated Swarm of Anti-ICE Protests

The Root

Expert: Brace Yourself For Anti-Ice Protests, But That’s Not The Scary Part

The Root