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It must be 2017 because loot boxes are back in the news again. Two weeks after New York's attorney general sued Valve over its use of the gimmick, the company has responded. In short, the Steam maker essentially said, "See you in court."

New York's lawsuit accuses Valve of promoting illegal gambling through its games. AG Letitia James called the loot boxes found in titles like Counter-Strike 2, Tea


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  • Tech sector employee confidence drops amid AI growth and job security fears.
  • Glassdoor reports a 7.1 percentage point drop in tech employee confidence over the past year.
  • AI advancements and past overhiring may be contributing to the uncertain outlook.

Employee confidence slipped again in February, and no sector is




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Harvey cofounders Winston Weinberg and Gabe Pereyra.
  • Harvey partners with The LegalTech Fund to invest in emerging legal-tech startups.
  • Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg spoke of AI's potential to disrupt the $1 trillion legal market.
  • Harvey secured $1 billion in funding from investors like Sequoia Capital, A16z, and OpenAI.

Harvey's CEO Winston Weinberg thinks the $1 trillion legal market is too big


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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
  • Amazon is prepping for customer questions following its $50 billion investment in OpenAI.
  • Amazon employees are instructed to stress its continued commitment to Anthropic and Nova models.
  • It also warns against saying customers can "access" OpenAI models through AWS.

When Amazon announced a $50 billion investment and sweeping cloud




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Citi said on Wednesday that it evacuated multiple offices in the Middle East amid reports of threats toward financial institutions by Iranian military leaders.
  • Citigroup is among US firms warning staff to evacuate or stay in safe locations in the Middle East.
  • The firm has turned to a "fully remote model" as the crisis in the Middle East continues.
  • On Wednesday

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TikTok will soon let you stream full songs in its app via a new integration with Apple Music. The company's new Play Full Song feature makes it possible to link your Apple Music account toTikTok, and play any song that strikes your fancy directly in the app while you're scrolling.

Starting a song is as simple as tapping a button in the Sound Details page or your For You page. Assuming you pay for




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Sun loungers around the garden of the 5-star Atlantis the Palm luxury hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.
  • Dubai hotels are advertising staycations and offering discounts as the Iran war impacts tourism.
  • Some hotel nightly prices are estimated to have dropped by more than 50%.
  • While staycations have always been a core offering, the drop in prices

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