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This undated photograph handed out by the French military shows Russian mercenaries boarding a helicopter in northern Mali.
  • Russia has pulled combat forces from Africa to support its new offensive in the Kharkiv region.
  • Africa Corps units recently deployed to fight with other Russian forces, Western intelligence said.
  • The Russian Africa Corps was created last year and consists of



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The UK has passed a bill that's the country's version of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Legislators fast-tracked the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill before parliament dissolves on May 30 ahead of a general election in July.

The overarching aim of the DMCC, which is set to become law once it receives Royal Assent, is to “regulate and increase competition in



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The B-21 Raider is seen in an indoor facility with an American flag behind it.
  • The US Air Force's bomber fleet is shrinking as decades-old aircraft face retirement or maintenance.
  • The next-generation B-21 Raider offers hope, but budget cuts threaten its timely deployment.
  • Ensuring the B-21 program stays on track is crucial to maintaining US deterrence capabilities.

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Sony's 2024 TV lineup is led by the flagship Bravia 9 Mini LED TV.

Sony has launched its latest lineup of 4K TVs, with sizes ranging from 43 inches to 85 inches. The new collection features LED, OLED, and Mini LED models, including the company's brightest 4K TV ever.  

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Apple once designed a Tetris clone that has been found on a prototype version of the third-generation iPod, indicating the company was experimenting with releasing the game on the music player. It’s called Stacker and, obviously, is controlled via the iPod’s scroll wheel. The software was spotted by X user AppleDemoYT, who is known for finding rare prototype devices.

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In the last two weeks, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft have all revealed major AI updates.
  • OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft have released a flood of AI updates in recent weeks.
  • The hype cycle was caused in part by a surge in AI funding and companies' psychological motivations, a Gartner analyst told BI.
  • The race could slow if funding slows, the analyst said, which could



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Who doesn’t love free? | Illustration: The Verge

Giving people something for free and then slowly pushing them toward a paid subscription is a tech tale as old as time. But a group of people with decade-old G Suite (now Google Workspace) accounts have managed a rare victory: keeping their free accounts for, well, free. And because of a recent change, some are even getting



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Adding glue to the sauce helps the cheese not slide off, according to Google AI. (Don't try this at home, folks!)
  • Google's AI search results said you could put glue in pizza sauce to keep the cheese from sliding off.
  • Google had obviously ingested a Reddit comment that was meant as a joke — but the AI didn't get it.
  • I still went ahead and made a pizza with 1/8 of a



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An octopus navigates the WWII submarine the USS Harder found off the coast of the Philippines by Lost 52
  • One of the most storied US submarines of WWII has been found at the bottom of the South China Sea. 
  • The Lost 52 project aims to find and memorialize all 52 US submarines sunk during World War II.
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Google's Pixel 8a spoils anyone who'd rather not spend too much on an expensive flagship phone.

Google's Pixel 8a is here to serve the pragmatics and those unwilling to spend over $500, and it's a phenomenal option for both. It's all the phone most people practically need