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• French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine war with The Economist. 
• He said France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough.
• His remarks about French soldiers defending Ukraine are among the most hawkish by a Western leader.

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• Ukrainian forces took out more than 100 Russian soldiers with an ATACMS missile, per OSINT analysts.
• Four ATACMS were used to target the group, one analyst said.
• The soldiers would have been out of reach of Ukraine's shorter-range ATACMS

Did you know that when someone blocks you on X (formerly Twitter), they can still reply to your posts? This opens up the possibility of abuse, with someone blocking you and then slandering, impersonating, or otherwise abusing you on the very same platform without you seeing it.

Now, X is changing the way blocking works. On Thursday, the company's Engineering account explained the changes as

Doja Cat appeared on "The Tonight Show" and played a game of "Musical Genre Challenge" with Jimmy Fallon.

Hugo Gernsback was a pioneer in the world of science fiction during the first half of the 20th century—so much so that the Hugo Awards are named after him. But Gernback also edited serious tech magazines and came up with ideas that were often way ahead of their time. Or, in the case of the office “isolator” pictured…

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Flemish venture capital firm Imec.xpand has raised €300mn to invest in deeptech startups.    The VC is a spinoff from Leuven-based Imec, one of the world’s largest microelectronics research institutions.  The new fund targets AI, semiconductors, nanotechnology, photonics, and quantum computing. It will also invest in startups working on new ways to diagnose and treat medical conditions.    To date

TL;DR: Live stream Taylor Fritz vs. Andrey Rublev in the 2024 Madrid Open for free on RTVE. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

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The Madrid Open has been thoroughly entertaining, with some standout performances as top players look to prepare for the French Open. Two of those impressive performers meet in the semi final, with Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev

• Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia aren't home to any billionaires, Forbes reported.
• California, in comparison, has nearly 200 billionaires.
• This is despite nearly 800 billionaires living in the US, per estimates.

Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single

The Rabbit R1 is finally here, and it's yet another useless AI gadget. Sure, at $199 with no monthly fee, it's a lot cheaper than the $699 Humane AI Pin. But the R1 is slow, hard to use, and doesn't actually do much. The much-promised "Large Action Model" mostly powers things you can easily do on your phone. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Sam Rutherford chat with CNET's Lisa Eadicicco ab

• I worked in schools for over two decades and loved that my kids were in school. 
• The pandemic forced remote learning and my kids thrived. 
• I appreciate that they are safer at home than in schools and that we get to travel. 

I thought I could never homeschool my own kids.

It wasn't for me. Not

These dissolvable devices ‘tag’ organs to monitor abnormal activity and can help detect post-surgery complications.

Nida Manzoor's lauded comedy series "We Are Lady Parts" is back for Season 2. Watch the trailer.