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• Microsoft posted its Super Bowl ad for Copilot, its AI assistant, with no mention of the new Bing. 
• It's a sign that Microsoft is shifting its AI priorities towards its ChatGPT rival. 
• Despite low usage, Microsoft doesn't see its AI search tool as a failure, an exec told The Verge. 

Microsoft's appears to be focusing its

• Lyft says it will start guaranteeing drivers earn 70% of their riders' payments each week.
• The company also said it would provide drivers more insight into how their pay is calculated.
• Many ride-hailing drivers have complained about declining pay and a

The new sports streaming service from broadcast behemoths ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox could cost between $45 and $50, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke withCNBC.

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The Biden administration recently announced that it would be requiring large cryptocurrency mining operations to report electricity usage, via a press release from The Energy Information Administration. This follows concerns that the industry could pose a threat to the nation’s electricity grids and hasten the impacts of climate change.

To that end, the EIA has targeted 137 “identified commercial

• In 2023, Texas welcomed 473,000 new residents, the most of all 50 states.
• The state's recent growth can be largely attributed to communities of color.
• People of color who moved to Texas said they were attracted by jobs and more-affordable homes.

When Jasmine Cambridge moved from Atlanta to Austin, she was thrilled

• It turns out that Americans under 40 did pretty well during the pandemic-era.
• A new analysis from Liberty Street Economics finds younger Americans saw their net worths swell.
• That might be because their new pandemic stimulus let them invest more. 

It turns out that the pandemic was a boon for America's youngest workers.

A new analysis from the Liberty Street Economics blog

A harrowing story of orcas trapped in an icy prison off the coast of Japan has come to a happy ending. The dozen or so whales were spotted earlier this week near the island of Hokkaido, appearing to be enclosed by ice with no available way to help them. On Wednesday, however, officials reported that the orcas managed…

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• Ukrainian forces appeared to blow up a Russian column of 11 tanks and armored vehicles.
• Ukraine used FPV attack drones to apparently destroy the Russian vehicles.
• Russian military bloggers are increasingly frustrated by Russia's perceived tactical blunders.

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Inspiration is everywhere and this week, folks on TikTok have found it in a rodent. No, not that rodent. This rodent, Punxsutawney Phil — the groundhog who pops his head out every winter to predict whether spring will come sooner or later.

Phil has had the same gig for more than 100 years, even though groundhogs typically only live for about six. To keep the magic alive, the folks over at the

It might be weird to see a new device call back to a time less than a decade ago. But tech moves fast and with the OnePlus 12, it feels like someone made a phone for the pre-AI era. Instead of magic editors and a bunch of machine learning, OnePlus’ latest flagship is incredibly simple. It has a nice screen, a solid build, reliable cameras, great performance and even better battery life. So while

In WeWork’s heyday, the office was lit. Kombucha in the water fountains, DJ sets at 5 p.m., and yoga balls where desk chairs should be. These days, expensive offices sit empty in cities across America. Adam Neumann, the co-founder and former CEO of WeWork, is reportedly trying to buy his company back in an effort to…

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