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• Darrin Lowery found a collection of tools in Maryland that may date to 22,000 years ago.
• That would mean humans first arrived in North America thousands of years before we thought.
• Most experts believe humans first arrived in North America between 15,000 and 20,000 years ago.

North and South America were the last inhabited continents

• Fisker announced another round of layoffs during an all-hands meeting Wednesday morning.
• CEO Henrik Fisker said he wasn't directly involved in the decision, sources told BI.
• Fisker recently appointed a chief restructuring officer who was given sole authority over some of

• Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls for his recusal from January 6-related cases.
• Alito blamed his wife for flying two controversial flags that have ties to right-wing

• Bank of America analysts predict AI will create a new class of devices called 'IntelliPhones.'
• AI enhancements could make phones more context-aware and proactive.
• There's a new battle brewing over who will create the most useful AI-powered phone. 

The first cellphone came out in the early 1980s. It was

After a movie that stunk like pea soup throw-up, The Exorcist franchise is returning in a brand new way. As previously rumored, Mike Flanagan will now officially write, direct, and produce what’s being called “a radical new take on TheExorcist” for Blumhouse and Morgan Creek.

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A collection of 2,500 leaked internal documents from Google filled with details about data the company collects is authentic, the company confirmed today. Until now, Google had refused to comment on the materials.

The documents in question detail data that Google is keeping track of, some of which may be used in its closely guarded search ranking

Free ChatGPT users can now access custom GPTs, analyze charts, ask questions about photos, and other features added with GPT-4o in early May.

Features like model and web responses, data analytics, chart creation, vision, file upload, memory, and custom GPTs were available to paid users — ChatGPT Plus, Teams, and Enterprise — but are now open to anyone

After a few years of legal battles, you can once again control grouped speakers using the Google Home app and Google Assistant. The feature was slipped into Android 15 beta 2 last week, and now it’s going out to everyone, so users shouldn’t have to adjust the volume one speaker at a time anymore from their Android

• American Airlines slashed its revenue and margin outlook for Q2 2024 on Tuesday.
• The airline also announced the departure of chief commercial officer Vasu Raja.
• American's CEO said part of its struggles is due to recent changes in ticket

• China is developing sensors to hunt enemy submarines from aircraft.
• Recent patents show a focus on magnetic detection and improved sonobuoys.
• New capabilities are critical for China to guard its aircraft carriers, two experts said.

China is developing new systems to hunt the US nuclear-powered submarines

Newly proposed Congressional legislation would require the US to conduct security reviews for connected vehicles built by automakers from China and “other countries of concern.” Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a former CIA analyst and Pentagon official who has championed the issue, introduced the bill on Wednesday.

If passed by Congress (a tall order these days), the Connected Vehicle National