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Boeing’s Starliner will make its third attempt to launch two NASA astronauts into space on Wednesday. The spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at 10:52AM ET from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. You can watch the livestream from NASA’s YouTube channel or in the video embedded below.

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The Bitzee virtual pet line is expanding to bring some familiar characters into the family, plus some all new ones. Spin Master, which introduced Bitzee to the US last summer, is now gearing up to release two new versions of the device later this year: Bitzee Disney and Bitzee Magicals. The former will feature 30 characters from the Disney/Pixar universe, including Stitch, Olaf, Nemo and Dory



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  • A slew of publishers are doing deals with OpenAI: They get cash, and the AI company gets their content.
  • Those deals look bad to some critics — a replay of desperate deals publishers have done with Big Tech.
  • But publishers say their eyes are wide open this time.

You've heard this one before: A big tech company is offering a lifeline to distressed media



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Archer Aviation, a leading electric aviation company based in San Jose, California, announced that it has received a Part 135 air carrier certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, which the company will need to operate an on-demand air taxi service.

That puts Archer on the cusp of launching a fully fledged commercial service using its electric



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Asana’s platform already helps teams lay out tasks and see who is assigned which responsibilities, and now it says “AI teammates” will step in with advice and plans for who should work together to get things done.

In a press release, Asana says its AI model can use stored information about the historical



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Ferras Hamad, who used to be an engineer working with Meta's machine learning team, has accused the company of firing him over his handling of Palestine-related Instagram posts in a lawsuit. According to Reuters, he is accusing the company of discrimination, wrongful termination and showing a pattern of bias against Palestinians. Hamad said he noted procedural irregularities on how the company



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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory signs at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi on June 4, 2024.
  • India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a narrower-than-expected reelection victory. 
  • But the setback likely won't deter his global ambitions. 
  • Modi wants to make India into one of the world's major powers. 

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  • Dollar Tree is looking at "strategic alternatives" for Family Dollar, which could include selling the chain, it said Wednesday.
  • Analysts have described Family Dollar as Dollar Tree's problem child and say it's been a drag on earnings.
  • Last year, Dollar Tree announced plans to close nearly 1,000 Family Dollar stores.

Dollar Tree is considering selling Family Dollar, it announce



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Baron Capital CEO Ron Baron and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
  • Ron Baron, a billionaire Tesla shareholder, has backed Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package.
  • In an open letter, the investor said that without Musk, there would be "no Tesla." 
  • Tesla is fighting to win over shareholders and ratify Musk's 2018 compensation plan.

Ron Baron, a billionaire Tesla shareholder, has backed



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Architect Robert Garneau evaluates his Manhattan design.
  • A Manhattan couple who had a child wanted to make their one-bedroom apartment more comfortable.
  • After renovations, a movable wall and a Murphy bed transform the living room from day to night.
  • The $280,000 renovation carves separate rooms out of 250 square feet, said architect Robert Garneau.

Eight years ago, a Manhattan couple welcomed