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• President Biden passed a law allowing private aircraft owners to further cloak their travels
• The new law would expand on the FAA's already-in-place efforts to reduce jet tracking.
• People have taken to tracking Elon Musk and Taylor Swift's jets over the past few years.

The days of celebrity jet-tracking might be nearing an

A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23. According to NASASpaceflight, the engine had an anomaly that caused vapors to seep out and lead to a secondary explosion. The news organization's livestream showed the engine shutting down before the fire started and eventually swallowed the stand

The federal government made some interesting moves by making private jets owned by celebrities such as Elon Musk and Taylor Swift harder to track, but at the same time, advancing legislation to make agencies share more info about UFOs. Back on the ground, AI is coming for your voice if you’re Scarlet Johansson, you’re…

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• Ukraine is using US Stryker vehicles to counter Russia's Kharkiv offensive, report says.
• Ukrainian forces recaptured small amounts of territory near Vovchansk in the northeastern region.
• The Ukrainian fightback is being led by the elite 82nd Air Assault Brigade.

US Stryker armored fighting vehicles are helping Ukraine battle Russia's push

• The private tutoring industry is valued at $62 billion. 
• Private tutors for ultrawealthy families can earn huge sums.
• For many wealthy families, tutoring is a "status symbol," but the lack of regulation is a concern.

A wealthy family wants to hire a private tutor for their two young children

• Some gig workers' accounts have been deactivated for bizarre reasons.
• Former workers for Instacart, DoorDash, and Walmart's Spark say even just figuring out why is hard.
• It's one reason, along with pay, that some drivers and shoppers are turning away from gig work.

Work can disappear suddenly if you

• Apple's new iPad lineup debuted on May 7 with flashy new features.
• The new iPad Pro has a powerful M4 chip, but it's unclear who's buying iPads these days.
• Both analysts and owners suggest that the upgrade cycle might be to blame.

Apple launched its latest iPads earlier this month with great fanfare and a host of new bells and

This week, the company behind the wearable chatbot AI Pin is already looking to sell for upwards of a billion dollars just one month after its rough product launch. Speaking of AI, Microsoft shared its plans for the future of AI in Windows with Copilot+. However, we still have some privacy concerns over its spotlight…

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• Etienne Constable was ordered to hide his boat from the street or face a $100 fine.
• Constable asked his neighbor to paint the boat on his city-mandated fence that blocks it from view.
• The neighbor, artist Hanif Panni

• China's EV industry is booming — but it could be about to face a painful reckoning.
• Price wars and slowing demand are putting Chinese EV players under pressure. 
• Execs are warning that 2024 will be a "knockout round," with some firms pushed to the brink.

China's EV industry has boomed over the last few years — but it could soon face a painful reckoning.

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• Tesla is hiring for its Autopilot division following weeks of mass layoffs.
• The automaker listed several engineering roles after scrubbing its jobs board earlier in May.
• In April, Elon Musk stressed the need for head count and cost reduction.

Tesla is looking to grow its Autopilot division after weeks of mass company layoffs.

The

On a large, rocky world in a far-off solar system, a year goes by in just half a day.

Astronomers are continually finding unique planets in deep space, and a new survey just revealed 15 new planets, including a unique super-Earth. These are rocky worlds some 30 to 70 percent bigger than Earth, but not quite as massive as planets like Neptune. This latest super-Earth find, dubbed TOI-1798 c, is a