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- Sometimes you can do tech reporting by talking to sources or scouring documents.
- Other times you can do it just by watching TV.
- For instance: Meta is running new WhatsApp ads featuring the cast of a defunct sitcom. That tells you a lot about where it wants to find growth.
Ten years ago, Meta bought Wha
The Family Coppola Hideaways
- Francis Ford Coppola opened a filmmaker-focused hotel in Peachtree City, Georgia.
- The hotel, part of The Family Coppola Hideaways, features 27 rooms and post-production facilities.
- Coppola was inspired to create the hotel during the production of

Microsoft has a new AI toy — and no, you can't use it.
Researchers at the company revealed in a research paper (spotted by Live Science) that they've built an AI voice synthesizer that can create believable, realistic human voices straight from text prompts.
Called VALL-E 2, the research paper claims it's the first time "human parity" has been achieved in a text-to-speech system.

Warner Bros. Discovery has been debuting its newer IP-based series on Max for the past few years in an effort to make it “the one to watch,” but the company is now switching things up with a big plan to rebrand multiple projects as — wait for it — HBO shows.
Though The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy were both initially billed as Max Originals, Deadline r
Courtesy of Jimmy Sweeney
- Jimmy and Brooke Sweeney decided to leave Fort Worth, Texas, with their 4-year-old daughter, Isla.
- They've been traveling the world to find a home that fits their lifestyle since June 2023.
- They have visited 29 countries so far and spend an average of less than $200 a day.
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