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YouTube has really been pushing its users to join YouTube Premium lately. The main selling point for most is the ad-free YouTube experience — ad-free without having to use an ad blocker, that is, and the company has recently been cracking down on ad blocker use.

But YouTube seems to realize it's not just the ad-free experience that will attract potential paying Premium subscribers.

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Consulting firms are getting questions from clients on how to incorporate artificial intelligence.
  • Companies are turning to consulting firms to help work out how to use AI effectively.
  • Their clients are asking about how machine learning and generative AI can transform businesses.
  • Consultants told BI that questions also include how to make AI worth the investment.

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While people who own and sell cryptocurrency have always had to pay taxes on their earnings, a new rule finalized by the US Treasury Department can ensure that they're paying the proper amount on their sales. The new rule will require cryptocurrency platforms like exchanges and payment processors to report their users' transactions to the Internal Revenue Service. According to The Wall Street



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Most of the time when you delete a file, it’s actually not wiped from existence immediately — as recently discovered by a man whose wife came across illicit texts he’d been sending (and which he thought he had got rid of on his iPhone). The man is now suing Apple.

Marital infidelity aside, the safety net that’s put in place for



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Civil defense teams and residents conduct search and rescue operations after Israeli attacks on a house belonging to the Hasnin family in the Ash-Shujaiyye neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza, on June 27, 2024.
A search and rescue operation after Israeli attacks on Gaza.
  • The US has sent Israel at least 14,000 2,000-pound bombs since October 7, Reuters reported.
  • Highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs have been used to devastating effect in Israel's offensive in Gaza.
  • US military aid to Israel has totaled $6.5 billion since the start of the war on Hamas, a US official has said.

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TL;DR: Watch South Africa vs. India in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup final for free on Disney+ Hotstar. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.


The 2024 Men's T20 World Cup final is finally here, with South Africa and India facing off in a battle for the trophy. We're expecting fireworks from these two exciting sides, and you can watch all the action without



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We sent three reporters to Chili's to try every full-sized burger on the menu.
  • We sent three reporters to Chili's to try every burger on the menu.
  • The double-stacked burgers were a little too heavy for our tastes.
  • But we were pleasantly surprised by Alex's Santa Fe Burger, the most creative burger on the menu.

Chili's is having a moment.

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"Universal Basic Guys" on Fox satirizes universal basic income programs. It will air in the fall.
  • Fox will release "Universal Basic Guys," a new animated series, this fall.
  • The show satirizes universal basic income. It stars two brothers in a $3,000-a-month program.
  • While basic income programs have become popular in the US, they are not without detractors.

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

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Charging times have been cited as a reason that consumers are holding off buying EVs.
  • Recent EV sales have been slower than expected as consumers worry about cost, charging, and range.
  • Startups and scientists are attempting to ease these concerns by using AI to design EV batteries.
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The author's boyfriend gifted her a dog.
  • My boyfriend surprised me with a dog on my birthday.
  • Raising the dog in a small apartment was difficult, but he became like a child to us.
  • When we broke up, we fought over who should keep the dog; I ultimately gave up custody.

I vividly remember the day Mucho arrived.

My birthday had been unusually low-key, and my boyfriend seemed