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This image provided by Murrieta, Calif., Police Dept. shows an altered photo of a suspect used by the The Murrieta Police Department. The Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the Danish toy company asked the agency on March 19, 2024, to stop editing Lego heads over suspects' photos on social media.
The police department in Murrieta, California has been editing Lego heads over suspects' photos on social media.
  • A South California police department has been editing Lego heads onto suspects to protect their identity. 
  • The police department says they are doing it to comply with a new law.
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A stock image shows an elderly woman holding a diaper.
  • A Japanese company plans to halt baby diaper production in favor of adult diapers.
  • The shift in business strategy is due to Japan's declining birth rate and aging population.
  • The number of babies born in Japan sunk to a record low in 2023.

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Apple’s 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is June 10 to 14. WWDC is typically a software-centric event, so it’s highly likely we’ll get our first look at iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS 15 and watchOS 11. It may also be a good chance for Apple to upgrade its visionOS software for Vision Pro.

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Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot that was previously available only to Premium+ subscribers on X, is rolling out to a wider audience.

On Tuesday the X CEO announced the AI assistant will be available to Premium subscribers "later this week".

Previously Grok was only available to X users paying for the top tier of Premium, which is a not-exactly-cheap $16 a



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In an aerial view, the cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday.
  • The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed Tuesday morning after a ship crashed into it.
  • Jen Woof told the Telegraph her son Jayden crossed the bridge three minutes earlier.
  • He went across the bridge three times after an argument with his girlfriend.

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"It was a major safety issue. If I had hit my head on the bolt in the seat it would have cut my head," the passenger said.
  • A British Airways passenger says he had to sit in a seat with no headrest for seven hours.
  • The missing headrest left a one-inch bolt exposed in the seat, he said. 
  • British Airways initially offered him and his partner a £50 ($61)

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Jensen Huang may be facing a major challenge to Nvidia's dominant run.
  • Nvidia has felt invincible in the generative-AI era.
  • But some of its competitors are ready to try changing that.
  • Google, Intel, and Qualcomm are said to be teaming up to create a rival to Nvidia's secret sauce.

No company is invincible, but Nvidia sure has been making its case.

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Meta staff are banned from engaging in and sharing certain types of discussions on internal systems.
  • A Meta staffer criticized the company's new rules on internal communication.
  • Meta staff are banned from discussing some topics like abortion and gun rights at work.
  • The employee was investigated for sharing a letter saying the firm censors pro-Palestinian views.

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By now, you’ve likely seen some advertisements popping up around the place for Hubbl. It’s some kind of entertainment product, but it’s not a new streaming service. So, what exactly is it?

Hubbl is both a new line of hardware, as well as an advanced operating system designed to combine your streaming services and free-to-air TV together. But is that all marketing hype, or is there some truth to



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Daniel George traveling in Iceland.
  • Daniel George worked at Google X and then as a VP for JP Morgan after receiving his Ph.D. in 2018.
  • That year, he started investing most of his income and was living off 2% of his investments by 2023.
  • Daniel shares five things that were key to achieving financial freedom and quitting his job at 29.  

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

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A rendering of the Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver, Canada.
  • Canada's First Nations are breaking ground on historic housing and community development projects.
  • The country's most significant developments are happening in Vancouver, its most expensive city. 
  • These indigenous "city-building" projects are some of the biggest globally and could be a model for the US.

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