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Hims & Hers shares rise as company adds new weight-loss medications to platform

Hims & Hers is adding Zepbound, Mounjaro, and the generic injection liraglutide to its platform.

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Who are climate conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate

Rather than divide people into demographic buckets, Northwind Climate analyzes survey responses for behavioral clues.

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Meta’s head of AI research announces departure

Meta Vice President of AI Research Joelle Pineau will leave the social media company on May 30.

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Zelle is shutting down its app, but you probably don’t need to worry

Zelle is shutting down its standalone app on Tuesday, according to a company blog post. This news might be alarming if you’re one of the over 150 million customers in the U.S. who use Zelle for person-to-person payments. But only … Continue reading

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Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology

Skylight, a startup taking on TikTok with a more open alternative, is launching its mobile app to the public on Tuesday after just ten weeks of active development. The app, which is backed by Mark Cuban and others, is now … Continue reading

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Someone is trying to recruit security researchers in bizarre hacking campaign 

An obscure wannabe hacker’s tantalizing (and clearly sketchy) job offer has some security researchers asking, why?

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Sam Altman says that OpenAI’s capacity issues will cause product delays

In a series of posts on X on Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the popularity of the company’s new image-generation tool in ChatGPT will cause unspecified product delays. “We are getting things under control, but you should expect … Continue reading

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CoreWeave shares bounce 12%, rising above IPO price

CoreWeave shares rallied more than 10% on Tuesday and looked to bounce back from a lackluster second trading day on the public markets.

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Roblox partners with Google on ads

Google on Tuesday announced a new partnership with gaming company Roblox, which will allow advertisers to purchase and scale Roblox’s Rewarded Video and other immersive ad formats. That means marketers who want to reach the younger Gen Z audience that … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals

NaNoWriMo, a twenty-five-year-old online writing community-turned-nonprofit, announced on Monday evening that it is shutting down. NaNoWriMo — an abbreviation of National Novel Writing Month — is an annual challenge for writers to complete a rough draft of a novel during … Continue reading

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