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'You're Cordially Invited' teaser sees Will Ferrell fighting a crocodile

The teaser for "You're Cordially Invited", a wedding mix-up comedy starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, has dropped.

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TikTok creators sue the U.S. government over pending ban

Eight TikTok creators are suing the U.S. government in order to prevent a law that would ban the app unless its parent company divests.

First reported by the Washington Post, the 33-page complaint was filed Tuesday, arguing that the law violates First Amendment rights by "[promising] to shutter a discrete medium of communication that has become part of American life", calling the law an "extraordinary restraint on speech."

"In supporting the Act, lawmakers claimed that TikTok 'manipulate[s]'...

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'Only Murders in the Building' Season 4 teaser sees the gang off to Hollywood

Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) head for Hollywood in Season 4 of "Only Murders in the Building" Season 4. Watch the teaser.

Fast Company

Chris Stokel-Walker

A new Red Cross report says AI introduces risk of ‘unaccountable errors’ in warfare

The idea that AI systems are right or wrong in a binary sense is a “faulty narrative,” says researcher Arthur Holland Michel.

A new report commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross raises concerns about militaries’ use of artificial intelligence systems in warfare.

Fast Company

Nate Berg

Your office can make you more productive. Here’s what ‘high performance’ office design looks like

A survey of 16,000 workers reveals what office design features help them work best.

In the aftermath of the pandemic, office design went through a frantic stage of adjustment. The 9-to-5 workday was totally upended, and once-necessary offices became optional, if not mostly avoided. Office designers were among those tasked with figuring out how to convince people to come back to their physical office spaces.

Fast Company

Adele Peters

This ex-Googler designed a heat pump you’ll actually want in your home

Quilt’s sleek new heat pump is aimed at convincing more consumers to switch from fossil fuels.

When he left a job at Google, Paul Lambert knew that he wanted to work on a new challenge that would interest him for the next decade. The answer: Designing a better heat pump.

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

Cream cheese recall update: Aldi added to list of grocery chains as Salmonella fears spread to more products in 2024

Two more retailers have said they will recall cream cheese spreads over possible contamination. More than two dozen states are now impacted.

The cream cheese recall that hit the Midwest last week has now expanded to include other products from additional grocery stores in other states. The reason for the recall is the same: fears of Salmonella contamination. Here’s what you need to know about the updated cream cheese recall news.

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The Fed’s next inflation report could show easing of core inflation

The report’s set of figures will be scrutinized by Wall Street.

It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume sometime soon?

On Wednesday, the government will issue the latest monthly inflation report, a set of figures that will be scrutinized by economists, Wall Street traders and Federal Reserve officials for any insight into that question. Analysts estimate that...

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Save One Taylor Swift Song For (Almost) Every Letter Of The Alphabet

The "C" category almost sent me to the grave.

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Tom Brady Said His Roast Was “A Good Lesson” After Revealing His Kids Were Affected By The Controversial Jokes

“I wouldn’t do that again because of the way that it affected actually the people that I care about the most in the world.”

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Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted

As H5N1 continues its spread among US cow herds, raw milk enthusiasts remain utterly unfazed.

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David Nield

Microsoft PowerToys Is the Ultimate Windows 11 Customization Tool

Microsoft's own PowerToys utility can help you unlock the full potential of the Windows desktop.

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Constant Méheut

Ukraine Says It Is Engaged in Fierce Fighting With Russia in Northeast

While Ukrainian officials and analysts said that a Russian advance across the border appeared to be slowing, President Volodymyr Zelensky canceled his participation in international events.

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Mark Schofield

Alex Albon signs new ‘multi-year’ deal with Williams

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Williams announced a new deal with Alex Albon on Wednesday ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Heading into the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, one of the biggest Formula 1 storylines was whether we would see more news regarding a dynamic driver transfer market. The Miami Grand Prix brought word that Nico Hülkenberg would be moving to Sauber for the 2025 season, ahead of that team becoming the Audi works operation for 2026. And with...

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Mark Schofield

NFL announces 2024 International Games in Brazil, London, Munich

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Ahead of the full schedule release, the NFL announced the International Series games

Ahead of the full 2024 schedule release coming later Wednesday evening, the NFL announced the five “International Series” games on Wednesday morning. This year the International Series features games in three countries, including the NFL’s first-ever game in Brazil, which is the first of the five games.

Here are the International Series games for the 2024 NFL...

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2024 NCAA softball bracket: Women’s College World Series schedule, scores

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We are tracking the scores and schedule updates for the 2024 NCAA softball championship.

The 2024 NCAA DI softball tournament will begin Friday, May 17 when the regional round of play kicks off. The Super Regional rounds will begin May 23, with the Women’s College World Series starting on May 30 in Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma Sooners have won the last three national championships and will be looking for a four-peat this season....

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Alex Cranz

We gotta stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem

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Google I/O introduced an AI assistant that can see and hear the world, while OpenAI put its version of a Her-like chatbot into an iPhone. Next week, Microsoft will be hosting Build, where it’s sure to have some version of Copilot or Cortana that understands pivot tables. Then, a few weeks after that, Apple will host its own developer conference, and if the buzz is anything to go by, it’ll be talking about artificial intelligence, too. (Unclear if Siri will be...

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Google goes old school, adds text-only 'Web' filter to search

Not content to just let us sit with the news of AI Overviews coming to search, Google has launched a new "Web" filter in search that will show you only text-based links in results. Looks like there's still room for a little old school internet within the AI of it all.

Launched on Tuesday to coincide with the tech giant's I/O event, the additional filter will let you switch between Google's refined results tabs as you would with Images, News, Videos etc. The "Web" tab was launched in the U.S....

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OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is leaving. But what did he see?

Ilya Sutskever is leaving OpenAI, and we have questions. One in particular.

Announcing the move on X on Tuesday night, the company's chief scientist said he made the decision to leave himself.

"The company's trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I’m confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both safe and beneficial under the leadership of @sama, @gdb, @miramurati and now, under the excellent research leadership of @merettm. It was an honor and a privilege to have worked...

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