Could making jokes about the climate crisis make people take it seriously? These scientists think so.

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A man douses flames with a bucket of water as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns through his property in Aguanga, California, on Monday.

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CEOs should tell more jokes on earnings calls – stocks tend to perform better when they do, study finds

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Listed companies' shares tend to perform better when their CEOs tell jokes on earnings calls, according to a paper published in February.

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Conan O'Brien says January 6 is 'a blip' compared to how much Trump 'hurt comedy': 'That's his greatest crime'

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Former President Donald Trump and comedian Conan O'Brien

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Meet the genius behind Japan's viral 'barely useful' inventions, who designs over-the-top contraptions for oddly specific needs — and earns a living doing it

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Kazuya Shibata designs quirky machines from his apartment in Hiroshima, quitting his job several years ago to make his hobby full-time.
Kazuya Shibata designs quirky machines from his apartment in Hiroshima, quitting his job several years ago to make his hobby full-time.

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10 Things in Tech: TikTok is transforming comedy, Microsoft’s futuristic doctor visits, and Elon Musk announces a new Twitter CEO

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It's a fabulous Friday, friends. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm excited for Mother's Day this weekend.

I pride myself on being a good gift giver but have procrastinated buying a present this year. If you also haven't bought a gift yet, check out these 43 last-minute gifts you could snag before Sunday (obviously I'm eyeing the pickleball starter set).

But before I go panic shopping, let's dive into today's tech.

I volunteered to be laid off from Amazon so I could try being a standup comedian

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Sarah Whiteman at her first standup comedy show in Denver.
Sarah Whiteman at her first standup comedy show in Denver.

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How to watch 'Ted Lasso': The award-winning comedy is back for season 3

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Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley and Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso on season three of "Ted Lasso."

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How to watch 'Hello Tomorrow!': Stream the new sci-fi dramedy starring Billy Crudup

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Billy Crudup stars as Jack Billings in the Apple TV Plus sci-fi comedy "Hello Tomorrow!"

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ChatGPT Is a Great Tool–You’re Just Using It Wrong

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It doesn’t take much to get ChatGPT to make a factual mistake. My son is doing a report on U.S. presidents, so I figured I’d help him out by looking up a few biographies. I tried asking for a list of books about Abraham Lincoln and it did a pretty good job:

Q&A with 'That '90s Show' star Kurtwood Smith: 'I was a little insecure on the first episode of "That '70s Show'

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Kurtwood Smith said he never saw himself doing a sitcom as an actor.

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