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Google has updated some of its accessibility apps to add capabilities that will make them easier to use for people who need them. It has rolled out a new version of the Lookout app, which can read text and even lengthy documents out loud for people with low vision or blindness. The app can also read food labels, recognize currency and can tell users what it sees through the camera and in an image

Sure, Google I/O was one massive AI-palooza focused mostly on Gemini. But for Global Accessibility Awareness Day, there are a few more AI-enhanced vision features coming to some accessibility features coming to the Look to Speak app that will let users talk by staring at pictures, symbols, and–yes–even emojis, which…

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Since it aired a few weeks ago, I keep touching on what still remains the standout episode of Discovery’s final season so far: “Face the Strange,” an incredible hour of television that used a format the series excels at to reflect on how far its central character and the series itself has come. This week, the show…

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I realize it's tedious to complain about remakes. Often tied to the weary lament that "Hollywood is out of new ideas," such complaints are so constant that they are practically a metronome, keeping the time as studios churn out remakes or "reimaginings." Already this year we've seen Mean Girls, Road House, and The Fall Guy, and still ahead are The Crow, Twisters, Speak No Evil, and Nosferatu. And

• Ukraine's president abruptly canceled foreign trips in the face of critical threats to his country.
• Russia's new assault on the Kharkiv region has put further strains on Ukraine's defenses.
• The situation could become desperate — at least until Western aid arrives.

Ukraini

• After nearly a decade, the USS Ronald Reagan is leaving the Pacific.
• Originally deployed in 2015, the carrier supported US allies and interests in the Indo-Pacific.
• USS Ronald Reagan has served in other roles, providing air support in Afghanistan and aiding Japan after its 2011 disaster.

The USS Ronald Reagan

A June 3rd deadline is approaching to either file a claim connected to this class action lawsuit against Apple or opt out. If you purchased an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus that suffered from microphone audio issues, you may be eligible to claim from a settlement pool of $35 million, with amounts ranging from at least $50 to as much as $394.

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• A Utah-based millennial was laid off shortly after he received a concerning health diagnosis.
• He's had little luck in his search for a remote job over the past year.
• He thinks ghost jobs and scammers have made his search more challenging. 

In April 2023

• Recent stagflationary forecasts are misguided for this year, Bank of America wrote on Thursday.
• While first-quarter GDP badly missed estimates, the inflation that was seen was driven by strong consumer spending.
• That separates it from the US's last bout with stagflation, in 2022, when higher prices were caused by a supply shock.

Bank of America isn't worried about

• One of Jeffrey Epstein's "little black books" is for sale.
• Business Insider first reported about the 1997 address book belonging to the disgraced financier.
• The book contains entries for 349 people and reveals a snapshot of his social circle.

An address book belonging to the late sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is

• Netflix announced a three-season deal with the NFL.
• The streamer will show two NFL games on Christmas this year.
• There's a simple reason Netflix now wants to get into live sports programming.

No more wondering whether Netflix is going to show real live sports: The streamer now has a