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The Financial Times (full disclosure — the owners of The Next Web) have inked a deal with OpenAI. The American firm will use the British publisher’s content to train its generative AI models. The deal is the latest in a string of new partnerships between OpenAI and global news publishers like Axel Springer, Associated Press, and Le Monde. The company did not disclose the financial terms of any of

• Ukraine continues to target Russian energy facilities despite reported White House objections.
• The attacks are an attempt to weaken Russia's economy, straining its primary foreign currency source.
• Strategists argue that consistent pressure on Russia's energy sector

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• Tesla's stock price jumped 12% on Monday as traders reacted to Elon Musk's China trip.
• Musk seems to have won key support for rolling out Tesla's autonomous-driving technology in China.
• The news looks like a "home run" for the electric-car maker, Wedbush's Dan Ives said.

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• Blade is launching a new luxury bus service between NYC and the Hamptons.
• Prices start at $195 for a single trip. 
• Blade says the bus journey will have the same level of service as a private flight.

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• Meta's "supreme court," its Oversight Board, is planning to lay some people off.
• The body last week told some employees their jobs were at risk, The Washington Post first reported.
• Stephen Neal, the Oversight Board Trust's chair, said it was making "targeted cuts."

Meta's Oversight Board is preparing to make some

Rabbit R1, the bright orange AI gadget that became the talk of the town during CES 2024, was launched and demoed at a private event in New York last week. The “pick-up party” as the company called it was exclusively for the first few hundred buyers and now we’re seeing some early hands-on impressions. Scouring all the…

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• Avelo Airlines continues to expand its fleet and routes, adding 10 new destinations on May 1.
• The newcomer emphasizes reliability, low fares, and unique routes connecting smaller cities.
• As Avelo strives for its third profitable quarter, the CEO says the airline is focused on itself. 

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• The US has purchased 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, a report from the Kyiv Post says.
• Kazakhstan, a historic ally of Russia, is engaging more with Western nations.
• The planes could be used for spare parts or as