The headlines and some comments on them.

Spotify is rolling out verified badges for human artists to help listeners tell them apart from AI-generated profiles.

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  therebel

  The verification process is just uploading your bank statement and if the balance is negative they know you're a real musician.

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A growing movement is pushing back against smartphone addiction, with groups gathering in cities to put down their devices and reconnect with real life.

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  melissabarnes50

  One look at who shows up and half of them are redownloading TikTok in the parking lot.

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Jaded NYC singles join a Post reporter to try finding love at a Brooklyn Nets game

Apple says demand for Macs running local AI models like OpenClaw has exceeded its expectations

Some Gen Z adults are swapping smartphones for flip phones and digital cameras to escape screen addiction

Kris and Kylie Jenner have reportedly pitched Jeff Bezos on buying out Coty's controlling stake in Kylie Cosmetics.

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  grace_clark

  They are going to have to convince Lauren first, and something tells me she did not marry a billionaire just to watch the Jenners walk out with a chunk of it.

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A new AI model called Talkie was trained only on pre-1930 text, letting users experience how someone from that era might think

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  riley_81

  I asked it to suggest the best career path for women. It replied with the sandwich and baby emoji 🥪👶🏼. Glad we are not living in that era.

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Dave Portnoy blasted the Red Sox on social media after they botched an easy double play, calling on ownership to sell the team

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  realbillturner

  At this point the Red Sox should just put a camera on Portnoy instead of broadcasting the game, the meltdown is way more entertaining.

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A California woman says a bird has been tapping on her windows for over a week and refuses to stop

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  leo.lee

  That bird has been trying to reach her about her car's extended warranty.

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  nnelson

  That bird saw her Google search history and is staging an intervention.

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The last Apollo moonwalker says that helium-3 locked in lunar dust could become a trillion-dollar clean energy industry within just a few years.

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  chompnut

  Humans are basically that roommate who eats everything in the fridge and then starts eyeing your stuff. 'Hey Moon… you gonna finish that helium-3?'

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Arizona's largest utility company has agreed to stop cutting power while forecasted high temperatures are 95 degrees or above.

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  sparkloop

  Somewhere a forecaster is sweating. And not from the heat. Trying to decide if tomorrow is 94 or 95.

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Uber now lets customers book hotels directly through its app

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  realrileywilson

  Can't wait for my Motel 6 to triple in price because it's raining within fifty miles.

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  anna2005

  I give it six months before my Uber driver pulls over and tries to upsell me on a timeshare in Cancun.

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Powerball is going international in a bid to attract more players and create even larger jackpots

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  ed.jones

  I’m from Europe and I read that most winners live in trailer parks. Nearest one is two hours away, so do I relocate to up my chances? 🤷🏼‍♂️

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  mysticbear571

  Americans say: “If I win, I’m moving to Europe.” Meanwhile Europeans swear: “If I win, I’m moving to America.”

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A bookkeeper allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands from HOA funds to pay for plastic surgery and lavish vacations

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  avasimmons1

  Finally, an HOA fee that actually went toward improving something visible in the neighborhood.

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Chinese automaker Seres has patented a voice-activated toilet that slides out from under a passenger seat for long car trips.

TSA agents at JFK told an Oscar winner his trophy was a weapon, forced him to check it in, and now the statuette is missing

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  radocean289

  Authorities are searching for a baggage handler who, out of nowhere, started lecturing strangers about foreign policy and thanking the academy.

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A Florida Taco Bell employee shot two customers after one tried to fill a water cup with soda at the soda fountain

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  ella1987

  In Florida, even the Baja Blast stands its ground.

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  reedspark

  The chihuahua didn't die, he's in witness protection because he knew too much about the water cup scam.

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According to a Stanford University report, more than half of Americans now say they’re more concerned than excited about AI.

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  toast247

  Funny how people are concerned about AI right up until it tells them they were right in an argument with their spouse.

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  fogbean

  You’ve got nothing to worry about. And if you don’t trust me, just ask ChatGPT.😂😂

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California ranks among the worst states for adults still living with their parents

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  logan_perez

  The real twist is that in California, the parents are also still living with their parents.

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LinkedIn's data shows hiring has dropped about 20% since 2022, but the company says AI is not the cause

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  ben.henderson

  The AI bots are too busy posting fake motivational stories on LinkedIn to take anyone's job.

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  rachelcarter40

  Hiring is down 20% but somehow the number of people calling themselves serial entrepreneurs on LinkedIn is up 400%.

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Mexican airline Magnicharters has grounded all flights for 2 weeks over financial trouble, leaving tourists stranded in Cancun.

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  joe_howard

  Being stranded in Cancun is the kind of problem I've been training for my whole life.

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  mason_93

  Magnicharters sounds less like an airline and more like a villain from a telenovela.

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A New Yorker writer who is anti-capitalist bragged on a podcast that she stole from Whole Foods on several occasions

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  kate1987

  The revolution will not be televised, it will be scanned as bananas at self-checkout.

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A proposed $111 billion Warner Brothers and Paramount merger is being backed by $24 billion from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar

A topical acne drug might be the next big thing in treating hair loss

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  ellawood42

  Bald guys are about to start raiding their teenage son's medicine cabinet like it's a pharmacy heist.

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  wiseshark294

  I'm 83 years old, bald since my mid 20's. Every year like clockwork, a new miracle cure. I should've made peace with it decades ago.

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Several states are cutting Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 weight loss drugs due to costs

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  morgan_moore

  Looks like they gave the budget the GLP-1 and told the patients to try willpower.

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  reallindabarnes

  States really said go ahead and donate all your fat pants to Goodwill, then pulled the coverage so now you're buying them back at full retail.

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