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Finnish scale-up Enifer is set to build a world-first fungal protein factory after securing full funding for the €33mn site. The futuristic plant will convert food industry sidestreams into an ingredient called Pekilo. Invented in the 1970s, Pekilo was the world’s first commercial mycoprotein — a food source derived from natural fungus.  With a low carbon footprint and minimal land requirements



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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
  • Meta has formed a product advisory council six months after disbanding its Responsible AI division.
  • Four white male tech execs sit on the new council, which is called Meta Advisory Group.
  • The council has come amid rising concerns about oversights in artificial intelligence.

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An orange tributary of the Kugororuk River in Alaska.
  • Scientists say that dozens of waterways in Alaska are "rusting," or turning into a dirty orange.
  • They said permafrost thawing in the summer is now exposing minerals to the surface, releasing metals and acid.
  • Some brooks and streams are turning so acidic that they're comparable to lemon or orange juice.

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Sam Altman leads OpenAI.
  • OpenAI pressured departing employees to sign NDAs or risk losing vested equity, Vox reported.
  • Equity is crucial in tech compensation, often outweighing lower starting salaries.
  • CEO Sam Altman and OpenAI said they will not claw back equity.

OpenAI's turbulent month continues, with a series of stories highlighting how the company has pressured



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Former President Donald Trump and Nikki Haley
  • Nikki Haley said she'll vote for Trump but says he needs to reach out to her supporters.
  • Her supporters have continued to vote for her in primaries even though she dropped out in March.
  • Trump faces challenges with suburban voters, John Dorman reported and needs to woo Haley voters.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (right).
Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (right).
  • Ex-Reddit CEO Yishan Wong says tech giants are obsessed with AI but shipping bad products.
  • "The big internet giants are in a state of memetic competition over AI," Wong said. 
  • Wong said tech companies are forcing everyone to use their LLM-powered products.

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OpenAI cast the actor of Sky's voice months before Sam Altman contacted Scarlett Johansson, and it had no intention of finding someone who sounded like her, according to The Washington Post. The publication said the flier OpenAI issued last year looked for actors that had "warm, engaging [and] charismatic" voices. They needed to be between 25 and 45 years old and had to be non-union, but OpenAI



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TL;DR: Through May 31, you can score a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for only £39.36 (reg. £173.28).


Aside from the Microsoft Office suite, are there any other apps you can confidently say you've used religiously since elementary school? Even your grandma abandoned Internet Explorer at some point. But if you don't have it on your PC just yet, this sale on a



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A smartphone displays the Google Slides logo in front of a blurry Google logo in the background.
  • Google Slides is Google's slideshow presentation program that allows real time collaboration.
  • Google Slides is part of the Google Workspace suite, which also includes Google Docs and Gmail.
  • Google Slides differs from Microsoft PowerPoint in its simplicity and collaboration options.

Google Slides is a presentation program that's part of Google Workspace, a group of productivity



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Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for May 23's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end