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Apple is working on a version of its Siri voice assistant that will use advanced AI powered by large language models (LLMs), Bloomberg has reported. The technology will allow users to perform specific app functions with their voices, such as opening documents, sending emails and more. 

The new version of Siri will only work on Apple's own apps to start with. It won't arrive with iOS 18 but may be



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Happy Friday! Ancient Egyptians still left us a few secrets as archaeologists may have just found a hidden chamber at the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

In today's big story, we're looking at the historic guilty verdict against former


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Liz Reid, head of Google Search, has admitted the company’s search engine has returned some “odd, inaccurate or unhelpful AI Overviews” after the feature rolled out to everyone in the US.

The executive’s explanation outlined some new safeguards to help the new feature return more accurate (and less funny) results. Some of the worst AI Overview results doing the rounds were apparently faked, but



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This week, Devindra and Engadget's Nathan Ingraham discuss the new Max documentary "MoviePass, MovieCrash" and reminisce about the early days of that wild startup. It was a huge mess in the end, but we wouldn't have subscription plans in theaters without it. We also chat with MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes, as well as the documentary's director, Muta'Ali, about the film.

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For film festival veterans, there are several red flags in the plot description for Flipside

First off, it's a documentary in which its director turns the camera on himself, a move that can lead to a rivetingly vulnerable exploration of self, but which more often results in ruthlessly self-indulgent navel-gazing. Second, documentarian Christopher Wilcha is looking back at his past from the



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  • Elon Musk's X is planning a live town hall event with Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  • The platform is reportedly partnering with NewsNation and will show the events on both outlets.
  • The relationship between Trump and Musk appears to be warming up.

Elon Musk's X appears to be planning to host a live town hall event


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Chen was able to make $23,600 after posting five ads on TikTok.
  • Allison Chen studied to be a pastry chef and worked in a kitchen while attending Duke University.
  • She was passionate about baking but worried about pursuing a low-paid career after college.
  • After posting about her job on TikTok, Chen was able to multiply her income using brand deals.

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The Acer SpatialLabs Eyes Stereo Camera fully integrates with the rest of Acer’s SpatialLabs device lineup. | Image: Acer

Acer isn’t a brand that you’d typically associate with photography, but its new camera offering comes with an interesting twist — the ability to snap pictures and video in stereoscopic 3D. Announced ahead of next week’s Computex event, the SpatialLabs



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An official Lego play area. Brick Fest Live was not affiliated with Lego.
  • Brick Fest Live was promoted as the "UK's biggest Lego festival." It was not affiliated with the Lego company.
  • Instead, the "bleak" convention hall left fans feeling like they'd been conned. 
  • The event is being compared to the disastrous Willy Wonka experience that went viral for being so bad.

British Lego fans were



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MrBeast's copycats probably won't reach his heights.
  • MrBeast has criticized copycat creators for lacking originality and relying on his formula.
  • Copying MrBeast's content misses what drives his success, and knockoffs probably won't succeed.
  • Experts agree that a unique voice is vital for longevity in content creation.

MrBeast is the most successful YouTuber of all time, but



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A woman stands next to "Apex," a stegosaurus being sold at auction by Sotheby's.
  • Jason Cooper discovered a stegosaurus fossil on his Colorado property in May 2022.
  • The fossil, named Apex, is about 70% complete and could fetch up to $6 million at auction.
  • Apex will be sold by Sotheby's in July, with some paleontologists arguing it belongs in a museum.

On his 45th



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  • JPMorgan just published its 25th annual summer reading list.
  • The bank suggests 11 titles it believes capture a world experiencing "radical shifts."
  • AI, Formula 1, and Matt Damon all feature on JPMorgan's recommendations.

JPMorgan's annual reading list might be the closest thing the US has to a billionaire's book club.

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