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Well, we endured and survived another brutal season of The Last of Us, with Season 2 wrapping up with the finale on Sunday.

But surely this isn't the end! Not with a cinematic cliffhanger like that.

While you're crawling back into reality after the throngs of violence that took place in Season 2, episode 7, let's look forward to when Season 3 will land on HBO Max.

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The Last of Us Season 2 is over, and the series finale left us with more questions than answers.

But along with wondering whether or not Ellie (Bella Ramsey) will survive, or what Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) and her crew were planning before they got interrupted, there's also a much smaller mystery: Given that The Last of Us is a show filled with Easter eggs, what's the deal with the book Abby is reading


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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

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Martina Smidova quit her job and moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, in search of a slower and more meaningful life.
  • At 25, Martina Smidova felt there had to be more to life than the daily grind of a 9-to-5 job.
  • She quit her corporate job in the Czech Republic to travel around Asia before settling down in Thailand.
  • Living in Koh Samui made her realize she didn't have to follow a conventional life

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K-pop fans are renting out Samsung Galaxy phones with strong zoom lenses to take clear pictures of their idols.
  • K-pop fans' desire for flawless pictures of their idols has created a niche market in Asia's tech scene.
  • Businesses are offering day rentals of Samsung Galaxy phones to concert goers for under $50.
  • The Galaxy phones have powerful 10x zoom lenses

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Mahesh Chayel, a product management lead at Meta, told BI the three steps founders need to take to sell their AI vision.
  • Mahesh Chayel, a product management lead at Meta, mentors AI startups outside his job.
  • He outlined the three steps founders need to take to sell their AI vision.
  • "The biggest gap I've seen is essentially, why use Gen AI?" he said.

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The eight cofounders of Critical Role are going all-in for the launch of "Daggerheart," their company's original tabletop gaming system.
  • Critical Role launched "Daggerheart" — its own tabletop roleplaying game system — on May 20.
  • The team's eight cofounders are going all-in for a splashy promo for the game, "Age of Umbra."
  • There's a lot riding on "Daggerheart's" success — and CCO Matt

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For now, President Donald Trump is backing off on higher levies for the EU.
  • Trump said Sunday he'll delay a 50% tariff on EU goods until July.
  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she had a "good call" with Trump.
  • The US still has a baseline 10% tariff on the EU.

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Google's new AI Mode could be a threat to Reddit.
  • Google launched a new AI search mode in the US, and it could impact Reddit's growth.
  • Reddit's stock fell as analysts predicted a decline in traffic thanks to Google's AI.
  • Reddit said its most loyal users were key to its business and is refining its own AI search engine.

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Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, says AI lacks key human traits, requiring a shift in how they are trained.
  • Yann LeCun says there are four traits of human intelligence.
  • Meta's chief AI scientist says AI lacks these traits, requiring a shift in training methods.
  • Meta's V-JEPA is a non-generative AI model that aims to solve the problem.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is a graduate of Princeton University.
  • Jerome Powell addressed graduates on Sunday at his alma mater, Princeton University.
  • Powell told the graduates he didn't major in economics in college because he found it "boring."
  • After Princeton, Powell went to law school and decades later became chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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