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Aldi is betting that shoppers’ love of mystery boxes extends to the grocery aisle.The discount grocer, known for its low prices and private-label products, announced Monday that it will give away free “Aldi Blind Boxes” for four days, with a limited number of mystery grocery packages available daily through AldiBlindBox.com.A…
Rivian’s CEO says the company is on track to release a supervised self-driving system similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving later this year.During a fireside chat at a Masters of Scale event in Anaheim on Thursday, CEO RJ Scaringe said Rivian will release an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) that could enable…
The UFC fight that President Donald Trump had promised would be “the greatest show on Earth” finally took over the White House’s South Lawn on Sunday night.UFC Freedom 250, a seven-bout event, was attended by Trump, who also turned 80 on Sunday, along with members of the Trump family, cabinet…
The number of Department of Defense workers using the military’s generative artificial intelligence platform has surged to 1.5 million, according to the Pentagon’s chief technology officer.The system, GenAI.mil, was seeing fewer than 100,000 users just six months ago. The growth in usage suggests more personnel are engaging with the platform…
Cue the Frank Sinatra song — New Yorkers are on top of the world this week.After a 53-year-long drought, the New York Knicks are finally able to bring the Larry O’Brien championship trophy to New York City and celebrate with their loyal fans, who haven’t given up in more than…
Anthropic is at the center of another showdown with the Trump administration — this time over the recent release of the artificial intelligence company’s latest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5.For those catching up on the flurry of news over the weekend, here’s what you need to know about…
Fox mostly sat out the streaming wars, but it could soon surpass Netflix in US TV viewership anyway.Buying Roku would make Fox the third-largest TV distributor in the US by monthly viewership, according to Nielsen’s March data (or fourth-largest if Paramount Skydance secures control of Warner Bros. Discovery).Fox would have…
The debate over President Donald Trump’s student-loan borrowing caps continues.House Republicans advanced an amendment in their budget bill that would make advanced nursing programs eligible for higher student loan borrowing caps, which Trump is limiting.Trump’s overhaul labels 11 programs as “professional,” including for medicine, law, and dentistry , but excludes…
In a move to capture the dual market forces of live broadcast television and digital streaming, Fox Corporation on Monday announced it is acquiring Roku, Inc. for $160.00 per share in a deal valued at an enterprise value of $22 billion. The combination pairs FOX’s live entertainment, news and sports…
This may be a divisive opinion, but I don’t think balcony rooms are worth the extra money. I’ve found that balcony seating is rarely as spacious as the lounge chairs elsewhere on the ship. If your party is larger than two people, you probably won’t have enough room for everyone to comfortably…
