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Before and after photos of wood chest painted gray with white design.
A furniture flip by content creator Christina Clericuzio, who has gotten hate for painting over wood pieces.
  • Furniture flipping is a booming business for content creators on TikTok and Instagram.
  • But flips that involve painting over natural wood furniture often elicit backlash and hate comments.
  • People get especially worked up when flippers paint over beloved mid-century modern



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Elon Musk.
Elon Musk.
  • Hong Kong authorities warned about a scam using deepfake Elon Musk videos to trick investors.
  • The group claimed to provide an AI-driven cryptocurrency trading service.
  • This is not the first time scammers have used deepfake versions of Elon Musk.

No, Elon Musk didn't create the shady crypto trading website that a random person on Facebook is telling you



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Donald Trump; Stormy Daniels.
Donald Trump; Stormy Daniels.
  • The ongoing Trump hush-money case wrapped its third week on Friday.
  • The unprecedented criminal trial of a former US president has supplied no shortage of wild moments.
  • From a porn star's testimony to wacky tweets, here are the 5 top takeaways so far. 

For three weeks, jurors in a Manhattan criminal courtroom have


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Kari Lake
Kari Lake.
  • Kari Lake remains the heavy favorite to win the Arizona GOP Senate primary this summer.
  • But some Republicans are skeptical of Lake's candidacy in one of the nation's premier swing states.
  • The NRSC is set to unveil a joint television ad buy in conjunction with Lake, per Politico.

When Kari Lake jumped into the Arizona GOP Senate primary last October, many


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Whitehall Lane Winery in California.
Whitehall Lane Winery.
  • The wine industry is embracing environmental sustainability. 
  • Whitehall Lane Winery planted 100 acres of Oakville bluegrass, a cover crop that combats erosion.
  • The winery also plans to use sheep to chew away weeds and fertilize its eight vineyards.

Wineries are embracing sustainability as the industry navigates shifting consumer values, so one winemaker is



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Farmers had to stop planting their crops over the weekend as the strongest solar storms since 2003 battered the GPS satellites used by self-driving tractors, according to 404 Media. And the issues struck just days ahead of a crucial date for planting corn, one of the US’s biggest crops.

For parts of the Midwest, planting corn after May 15th can lower crop



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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - MAY 11: A speedboat tows a boat transporting people who were rescued from the floods on May 11, 2024 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. According to the Meteorological Service, a cold front is causing new heavy rains that can exceed the 150 mm causing more damage to the city and increase in the water levels. (Photo by Jefferson Bernardes/Getty Images)
People being rescued from floods in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Floods in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul have sparked a number of online conspiracy theories. 
  • Some say the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program has caused the extreme weather.
  • Scientists have dismissed such theories.

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Space weather has been known to cause disruptions to GPS and communications systems, and perhaps no one is feeling those headaches more than farmers this weekend. 404 Media reports that the heightened solar activity over the last few days has led to outages in the GPS navigation systems that guide some modern tractors from John Deere and other brands. The technology has allowed farmers to plant



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AI
AI can get pretty scary if its not regulated.
  • Companies are rapidly integrating generative AI technology to boost productivity.
  • Experts, however, are concerned that efforts to manage the risks of AI are lagging.
  • Responsible AI efforts are moving "nowhere near as fast as they should be," a BCG senior partner said.

Companies have been racing to deploy generative AI technology