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By Kate Woolley

2023 will go down in history as a year of important AI experimentation, but now the real excitement begins. We are seeing AI hype mature into something more substantial — where the technology is integrated into the everyday of the enterprise, streamlining business functions and automating repetitive tasks to drive business transformation.

While most companies already


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A group of gamers has mobilized a harassment campaign against a story consultant company, marginalized developers, and journalists in protest of what they see as ‘forced’ diversity in gaming.

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Social media was flooded Monday with claims that King Charles III has died, with some people pointing to a video of a flag at Buckingham Palace being flown at half-mast. Others passed around an official announcement made to look like the king passed away on Sunday. But they’re all fake. The king is alive, as far as we…

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There aren’t many smartphones that can do what the Pixel 8 does at this price. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

If you’re in need of a solid smartphone upgrade without the bill creeping into mortgage territory, there aren’t many better options than the Google Pixel 8. When you can get one for under $500? Even better. The 128GB unlocked model is down to $499 ($200 off)



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Struyck purchased the winning ticket at a local market near his Frazier Park home.
  • Theodorus Struyck reps a group that won the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever.
  • The $1.765 billion jackpot is worth $774.1 million in a lump sum before taxes. 
  • The 65-year-old grandfather hails from a small town north of Los Angeles.

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  • China's intake of Russian crude is set to reach a record this month, Kpler data cited by Bloomberg shows.
  • Imports of Sokol crude are on course to jump as Indian buyers back away.
  • The shift is due to tighter enforcement of Western sanctions, that's diminishing the discount on Russian oil.

Chinese imports of Russian crude are on course to reach record volumes this month


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Microsoft is holding an AI event in the morning on Monday, May 20th — right before Build 2024 starts. In an invite emailed to media, Microsoft says CEO Satya Nadella will talk about the company’s “AI vision across hardware and software.”

The event won’t be livestreamed and will only be open to journalists who attend the event in



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A CT scan of Stanley’s viral Quencher cup has confirmed what the company has been saying all along: There’s only lead at the bottom of the cup. The lead is covered by a stainless steel cover, which Stanley says makes it “inaccessible to customers.” In the end, though, lead exposure might come down to a matter of luck.

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