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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.

Helicopter chartering company Blade is launching a new luxury bus service between New York City and the

• 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. 

When low-cost

• 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

DJI’s latest product is another Mini drone. It can capture 4K video at up to 30 fps and 60 fps footage at 2.7K resolution, with increased video bitrates up to 100Mbps, which should ensure higher quality video at both settings. While those specs may not excite, maybe the price will.

Not to be confused with the Mini Pro series, which is several hundred dollars more, the $299 Mini 4K weighs less

• A friend sought advice on a safe but not too-large car for his teenage sons.
• I've also been thinking about what car would be suitable for my college-bound daughter.
• I drove a Hyundai Kona from Silicon Valley to Santa Barbara to find out if this car fits the bill.

A close friend of mine recently called me for advice. He wanted to know what

A third Happy Death Day could be on the way. Isabela Merced teases her role in The Last of Us season 2. Plus, a new look at the season finale of Ghosts. To me, my spoilers!

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• The EU has given  Apple six months to ensure its iPadOS complies with the Digital Markets Act. 
• The European Commission said users are "locked in" to iPadOS and it's hard for them to switch.
• It comes as a part of a broader crackdown on "gatekeepers" and a market investigation into Apple. 

Apple has a new headache to deal with in the EU.

The

• Elon Musk has moved closer to getting full self-driving technology approved in China, reports suggest.
• Tesla will face competition, with many local rivals rolling out their own versions of FSD. 
• One local EV boss welcomed the move, saying regulators should "let a hundred flowers bloom."

Elon Musk might have just score

• Ukraine was boosted in its war against Russia by a new US aid bill last week. 
• But it faces serious manpower shortages, ex-US general Mark Hertling told CNN. 
• "Ukraine needs the mobilization of more soldiers," Hertling told CNN. 

Ukraine got a much