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 4 movies new to Hulu with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
Jack Dorsey replies "no" to an X user who asked if he was still on the Bluesky board; it's not clear when he left, as Bluesky's FAQ still lists him as a member (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
Some teen users of Character.AI's chatbots say they find the AI companions helpful, entertaining, and supportive but worry they may be addicted to the chatbots (Jessica Lucas/The Verge)
Crypto startups embrace open-ended, rolling funding rounds that quickly lift valuations, as crypto funds seek to deploy unspent cash raised in 2021 and 2022 (Ryan Weeks/Bloomberg)
US Air Force plans a fleet of 1,000+ AI-controlled jets, the first of them operating by 2028; some AI versions already beat human pilots in air-to-air combat (Tara Copp/Associated Press)
Meta launches quote post controls for all Threads users, who can allow quotes from everyone on Threads, only the people they follow, or disable quote posts (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
 This sinister Omen gaming PC build just might keep you up at night
In a letter, several Democrats serving as their state's top election officials ask Meta to repeal a policy allowing ads that claim the 2020 election was stolen (Christina A. Cassidy/Associated Press)
Elon Musk says he wants Grok to create news summaries by relying solely on X posts, without looking at article text, and improved story citations are coming (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)
Sources: Fei-Fei Li raised a seed round for a "spatial intelligence" startup using human-like visual data processing to create AI capable of advanced reasoning (Reuters)
 Microsoft should accept that it's time to give up on Windows 11 and throw everything at Windows 12
Rabbit R1 review: $199 is the right price, fun design, and a good mic, but the best features are all MIA, finicky and slow, and using a phone is better (David Pierce/The Verge)