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On May 7, Apple will hold the "Let Loose" livestream, its first official Apple Event of the year. Which new products will be revealed?

We're expecting brand new iPad models and iPad accessories like an all-new Apple Pencil, based on the roundup of leaks and rumors we've collected about the event.

Apple is calling "Let Loose" a "different kind of Apple event," but it's unclear what that means.

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The woman worked at a retirement community in Columbus, Georgia.
  • A retirement community in Georgia fired a 78-year-old receptionist because of her age, the EEOC said.
  • Just a month beforehand, the company had recognized her as one of its employees of the year.
  • As life expectancy rises, more people are working into older age.

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A picnic blanket pattern beneath the cover of the Stardew Valley Cookbook.

Like most farming simulators and open-world adventure games, one of the most satisfying parts of the journey lies in the art of cooking. It's a small victory, a genuine moment of self-care between quests, gathering precious ingredients you've painstakingly collected or grown yourself, then whipping up something delicious (or cursed) that boosts your stats for a bit.

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Google’s big developer showcase, encompassing software, hardware and all its consumer AI projects, is fast approaching. Google I/O’s opening keynote is on May 14, and we’ve got a good guess on what you can expect.

To begin, Android 15’s first beta is already out. We know there will be enhanced privacy features, partial screen sharing and system-level app archiving. But they’re not the most



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Update: May 7, 7:10 a.m. ET: In an emailed statement, ULA says it is now targeting a launch of Starliner for no earlier than Friday, May 10, saying the “team needs additional time to complete a full assessment.” The launch was scrubbed “due to an observation on a liquid oxygen self-regulating solenoid relief valve on…

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Wayve, a London-based startup working on AI systems for autonomous vehicles, has raised $1bn. The colossal funding round marks the largest single investment in a European AI startup. Japanese conglomerate SoftBank led the funding round alongside tech giants Nvidia and Microsoft. Wayve did not disclose its valuation following the investment.  Founded in Cambridge in 2017, Wayve is developing so



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A rendering of The Line, part of Saudi Arabia's Neom project.
  • Neom planners are worried The Line will kill a large number of birds, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  • The futuristic mirrored structure is on a migration route used by billions of birds. 
  • The Line comprises twin 1,640-foot-high towers 656 feet apart.

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Clapper probably isn't the place for Gen Zers unless loads of them sign up en mass.
  • The clock is ticking for ByteDance to sell its US TikTok operations.
  • Clapper, a similar video platform, has been tested by creators as a potential alternative to TikTok.
  • Despite an increasing user base, it doesn't seem like somewhere Zoomers will flock to just yet.

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Rihanna attends The 2023 Met Gala.

The annual Met Gala is a chance for celebrities to out-do their previous red-carpet looks on the steps of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and for the rest of us to observe (and critique) at home. But this year, it became a little harder to do so with confidence, thanks to the infiltration of artificial intelligence.

This year's Met Gala was flooded with AI-generated celebrity looks, bestowed



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Users will need to buy new versions of products like the YubiKey 5 NFC (pictured) to benefit from the firmware update. | Image: Yubico

Yubico is getting ready to launch refreshed versions of its YubiKey 5, Security Key, and Security Key Enterprise Edition series authentication hardware that aim to help organizations move away from password-based protections. On Monday, the



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The yacht
Eric Schmidt bought Kismet from the Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan — hence the figurehead — last year and renamed her Whisper.
  • Eric Schmidt backed out of buying the Alfa Nero megayacht last year.
  • He instead purchased the Kismet, formerly owned by Shahid Khan, and renamed her Whisper.
  • The ship — one of the biggest yachts owned by a tech billionaire

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A Florida Gen Xer who made over $300,000 last year secretly working multiple remote jobs says he's "far from rich." The subject of the story is not pictured.
  • A Florida-based Gen Xer made over $300,000 in 2023 secretly working multiple remote tech jobs.  
  • While the extra income has allowed him to travel more, he still feels "far from rich," he said.
  • He shared how his higher

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