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UPDATE: May. 27, 2024, 11:30 a.m. EDT This post has been updated with the latest deals.

All the best Memorial Day sales are here. As you return from spending the weekend in the mountains, lakes, or just on your couch, there's still time to shop deals today at Amazon as part of the retailer's Memorial Day Weekend Sale, where tablets are up to 40% off.


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Fire brigades work in an area damaged by Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 23, 2024.
  • Russia started its latest offensive prematurely and that "undermined" its success, experts said.
  • The Institute for the Study of War said it started its Kharkiv attack with an "understrength force."
  • Russia was trying to "establish a foothold before the arrival of resumed US



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David Beckham will be the face of a campaign alongside the company's partnership with UEFA Euro 2024 beginning June 1.
  • David Beckham is partnering with AliExpress this summer.
  • Beckham will be the face of the "Score More" campaign running alongside the UEFA Euro 2024.
  • Alibaba's competitors have also made big investments in their global audiences this year.

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Here’s an open secret: Every cheap streaming stick kind of sucks. Yes, it’s great that people can access so many shows and movies with devices that cost less than $50. It’s great that the best of them no longer force you to suffer through constant lag and performance hiccups, too. But over time, the Faustian bargain we make with these things becomes increasingly obvious. We save cash upfront, then



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"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga"
  • Hollywood saw weak box office sales over Memorial Day weekend, despite new releases.
  • Memorial Day weekend box office revenue is down 40% year-over-year.
  • Studios hope upcoming releases like "Deadpool & Wolverine" will boost summer sales.

Hollywood is betting on movies like "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" and "Garfield" to bring people to movie theaters this summer, but



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A review of high-paying remote jobs found data scientist roles were among the most lucrative.
  • A review of remote jobs worldwide found data scientists earned $132,000 on average.
  • Greenback Expat Tax Services reviewed 6,800 job listings and polled 1,000 Americans on remote work.
  • Many Gen Z workers are interested in becoming digital



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Yann LeCun and Elon Musk.
  • Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun mocked Elon Musk on X over his xAI recruitment drive.
  • The spat follows xAI announcing it had raised $6 billion in Series B funding.
  • LeCun criticized Musk's AI predictions and claims of free speech absolutism.

Elon Musk is getting dragged by Meta's AI chief on his own platform.

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Business Insider's reporter visited Silverleaf Village in Scottsdale's DC Ranch neighborhood.
  • Silverleaf Village in Scottsdale, Arizona, is the city's most exclusive and expensive community.
  • The residential area boasts Scottsdale's most expensive home, a $54 million mega-mansion.
  • I got a private tour of the village with 24-hour guards and a championship golf course.

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Former OpenAI board members are calling for greater government regulation of the company as CEO Sam Altman's leadership comes under fire.

Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley — two of several former employees who made up the cast of characters that ousted Altman in November — say their decision to push the leader out and "salvage" OpenAI's regulatory structure was spurred by "long-standing patterns of



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Amazon Fresh is the latest grocer to announce price cuts.
  • Amazon Fresh is cutting prices on about 4,000 products through weekly sales.
  • Shoppers will be able to get discounts online and at the retailer's stores.
  • Walmart and Target have also cut prices as customers deal with the long-term effects of inflation.

Amazon is the latest major retailer to cut grocery prices.

The retail giant