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Fortnite is rolling out an update on Tuesday that includes a new setting that filters out “confrontational” emotes. The v29.30 update will let players “choose not to see” the following emotes: “Laugh It Up”, “Take the L”, “Whipcrack”, and “Make it Plantain.”

The four emotes won’t exactly be hidden per se, they’ll appear as still images in the game — but players



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Newsletter platform Ghost is the latest service to pledge support for ActivityPub, the open source protocol powering the fediverse. The company announced Monday it would add ActivityPub support later this year in a move that could bring tens of millions of people into the fediverse.

The fediverse is a growing collection of services, including Mastodon, Flipboard and Threads, that support the



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Parts of a Russian S-400 missile-defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey in 2019.
  • Turkey may deploy its Russian S-400 Triumf air defenses on the Iraqi border.
  • US officials have warned Turkey against "activating" it.
  • The missile attacks between Israel and Iran may



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The Hessen as it departs for deployment in the Red Sea on Feb. 8, 2024 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The Hessen as it departs for deployment in the Red Sea on Feb. 8, 2024 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
  • A German warship that was part of a European Union security mission has left the Red Sea.
  • The frigate Hessen spent weeks in the Middle East protecting commercial ships from Houthi attacks.
  • Its sailors were on watch for 12 hours a day, Germany's military said on Monday.

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Chanel opened a watches and fine jewelry store in Manhattan.
  • In February, Chanel opened a watches and fine jewelry boutique on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
  • Peter Marino designed the store with nods to Coco Chanel in mind. 
  • The store is bathed in black and gold, drawing the eye to the one-of-a-kind jewelry in the space.

As I walked down Fifth Avenue, I was



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Car company GAC displays its Gove eVTOL flying car in Guangzhou, China, on April 12, 2024.
  • China is pulling ahead in the flying car industry.
  • Chinese regulators are fast-tracking approval for eVTOL vehicles.
  • Chinese company AutoFlight received the world's first certification for an eVTOL over 1 tonne.

China is leading the pack as the flying car