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-SpaceX has lost contact with Starlink satellite 34343 after it suffered an unspecified anomaly on Sunday while it was in orbit, the company has announced on X.

-Match Group and its subsidiary OkCupid has finally settled a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission that dates back to its alleged sharing of user data back in 2014.

-A study published last week in The Astronomical Journal describes what's said to be the first observation of a comet reversing its spin.
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It's a one-stop shop for the latest announcements from the Trump administration, cherry-picked statistics and even reporting people to ICE.
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-A vice chancellor and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Austria said the government's efforts would include the new age restriction, improved media literacy and clear rules for social media platforms. Austrian lawmakers didn't detail what the upcoming rules would be, but the country is likely to follow in the footsteps of many others who have or are pursuing similar bans.

-Bluesky's chief innovation officer Jay Graber said the new AI assistant called Attie, is designed to help users create custom feeds. Attie is an "agentic social app" that's built on its open-source framework called the AT Protocol.

-Project Hail Mary has taken in over $300 million globally, making it the best showing for Amazon MGM yet.
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The technology can still be used to translate and refine, as long as there's human oversight.
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-Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act.

-Google has begun rolling out Search Live globally, a tool allows you to point your phone's camera at an object or scene and ask questions about what you see in front of you.

-Apple has confirmed to Engadget that the Mac Pro, the desktop tower-shaped computer that was last updated in 2023, has been discontinued.
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