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A month after Seedance 2.0's launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its developer ByteDance has reportedly hit pause on the release of the AI video tool in other regions. According to The Information, which spoke to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, ByteDance has suspended Seedance 2.0's global

• A fire broke out near a key oil port in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
• Officials said debris from an intercepted drone caused the fire and that operations were suspended.
• The US attacked Kharg Island, a major oil depot in Iran, on Friday.

Fire erupted at a critical oil hub in the

You're responsible for your own Spotify algorithm now. On stage at SXSW, Spotify's co-CEO, Gustav Söderström, announced the Taste Profile feature, which allows users to personally customize exactly what they want to listen to, whether it's music, audiobooks or podcasts. This AI-powered feature is still in beta, and it will be available to Premium users in New Zealand in the coming weeks.

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• Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick thinks we're on the precipice of a golden age.
• Kalanick unveiled Atoms, his new robotics company, on Friday.
• He said automation of the physical world will lead to autonomy and abundance for humans.

The Uber-famous founder, Travis Kalanick, says a new golden age is

According to Reuters, Meta is looking to offset spending on AI and data centers with a massive round of layoffs. Sources familiar with the matter say the company could lay off as much as 20 percent of its staff, eliminating roughly 15,800 positions. That would be the largest series of layoffs at the company since it terminated 22,000 workers over just a few months between November 2022 an

There may have been some extra incentive for the Trump administration to get the TikTok US deal done. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration is set to receive a total of $10 billion in the deal that allowed TikTok to remain in the US. The new investors who acquired stakes in the US entity of TikTok already paid a $2.5 billion fee to the administration when the

• Lisa Devine battled on and off drug addiction for a total of six years.
• The courts forced her to get sober, but, after one relapse, the real change came from herself.
• She now runs a candle-making studio that is supported by the community.

This interview is based on a conversation with Lisa Devine, 37, a candle

• My daughter was invited to sleep over at her close friend's house.
• Her friend's mom and I talked, and we agreed that I would sleep over, too.
• It was a huge success, and later her friend and mom slept over at our place.

I was excited when my daughter Aria was invited to spend the night at a friend's house. While I realize not everyone