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Internal memo: Julia Liuson, the head of Microsoft's developer division, says she will resign after 34 years and move to an "advisory role" at the end of June (Tom Warren/The Verge)

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D&D's Unearthed Arcana Villainous Options lets druids transform into Godzilla

Polygon - All

How the battle pass works in Pokémon Champions

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Amazon says Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier won't be able to access the Kindle Store from May 20; downloaded books can still be read (Andrew Liszewski/The Verge)

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Faces of Death’s villain was inspired by a forgotten 2015 found-footage thriller

Polygon - All

Could Darth Maul return from the dead in Star Wars? We asked Lucasfilm

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Microsoft’s executive shake-up continues as developer division chief resigns

The Verge - All Posts

Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service is live in Zagreb

The Next Web

OpenAI releases the Child Safety Blueprint tackling AI-enabled child sexual exploitation, focusing on updating legislation and improving detection and reporting (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

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Meta is opening a private API preview for Muse Spark to select partners, and plans to offer paid API access to a wider audience later; META closes up 6.5% (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

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Could Trump Be Removed Under the 25th Amendment? 5 Things You Should Know

The Root

Lil’ Rel Reacts to Katt Williams Calling Him Out in Netflix Special, His Clapback Has Fans Crying

The Root

Homemade Fire Emblem statue is the ultimate thrift store find

Polygon - All

How to use Pokémon from Home in Pokémon Champions

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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Director Confirms Adrian Grenier Cameo As Corpse On Street

The Onion

Why Marvin Sapp’s New Wife’s Comments About Their Wedding Are Sparking Internet Backlash

The Root

Meta says Muse Spark powers queries in Meta AI and its "shopping mode" feature and that it plans to release a version of Muse Spark under an open-source license (Ina Fried/Axios)

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Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark

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Meta releases Muse Spark, the first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs under Alexandr Wang, to "power a smarter and faster" Meta AI across Meta's products (Financial Times)

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Source: Meta shutters an internal, employee-built leaderboard, dubbed Claudeonomics, tracking staff token usage, due to the data "being shared externally" (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

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