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    Polymarket says it’s refunding some users after hackers stole their crypto.

    In a post spotted by TechCrunch, Polymarket says “a 3rd party vendor had been compromised, injecting malicious script into our frontend for some users.”

    The update comes just hours after blockchain security firm PeckShield notified users of a potential phishing campaign targeting Polymarket users. Around $3 million worth of Polymarket’s crypto token was drained from user wallets, PeckShield says.

    Screenshot: The Verge via X
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    Emma Roth
    Google Finance has its own app now.

    The new Google Finance app is launching on Android first, with iOS coming later this year. Google is also launching its redesigned Finance dashboard out of beta, as well as adding new features like the ability to track portfolios and receive updates about topics related to your investments.

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    The Google Finance app.
    The Google Finance app.
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    Emma Roth
    Nearly 400 local newspapers are suing OpenAI and Microsoft.

    The coalition of publishers alleges OpenAI and Microsoft “scraped, copied, and ingested” their work without permission or compensation to train their AI models. This latest legal battle adds to the string of copyright lawsuits OpenAI is facing from publishers like The New York Times, Ziff Davis, Merriam-Webster, and Encyclopedia Britannica.

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    Google Wallet now supports TSA PreCheck Touchless ID.

    You can now use Google Wallet to create an ID pass with your passport, check in for your flight, and then enroll in TSA PreCheck Touchless ID at participating airports. That means instead of showing physical or digital ID at airport security, you can walk through with the TSA’s “facial comparison” technology.

    Screenshot of Google Wallet with a prompt for TSA PreCheck Touchless ID
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    Emma Roth
    Meta reportedly still hasn’t agreed to allow the US government to review its AI models.

    That’s according to a report from The New York Times, which says the White House officials are pressuring Meta to submit its AI models for evaluation, something OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and xAI have already agreed to do.

    “While we are working through the details, we hope to sign the agreement soon,” Meta spokesperson Francis Brennan tells the NYT.

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    Emma Roth
    Six Teslas were aboard a vehicle hauler that caught fire, shutting down Florida’s Turnpike.

    The fire occurred in Martin County late last week after “a brake pad from the trailer hauling the six Teslas ignited and quickly spread to the vehicles,” according to local news outlet WPTV. Both lanes of Florida’s Turnpike and part of I-95 were shut down as toxic fumes and smoke clouded the area.