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One of the best parts about this job is watching different makers try their hand at solving a problem I have myself, and today’s problem is a fun one: photo sharing. I’ll talk about who’s fixing it and how in the next section, but first…

Today’s top headlines:

🎧 Stability AI launched Stable Audio 2.0 to generate short audio clips with text.

🤦‍♀️ Blue check marks are back on Twitter for popular users.

👻Apple Vision Pro added Spatial Personas so you can interact with friends.

Happy hump day everyone. Tomorrow is my last day writing this newsletter before Aaron is back from vacation. He’s almost done working his way through the eastern U.S. and trying American delicacies like the Cracker Barrel.

Here are the news highlights:

🖥️ Microsoft and OpenAI are planning to build a massive AI supercomputer.

🖌️ You can use ChatGPT without an account and edit images with it too.

🙀 California is considering a law that gives workers the “right to disconnect” after work hours.

Hey there.

Another good headline for Yahoo today. Yesterday, we noted that Yahoo News is launching a creator program so that lifestyle creators (fitness, travel, etc.) can publish and monetize stories under Yahoo News. Today, we find out…

📰Yahoo is buying Artifact (the news app from Instagram founders) for its tech.

🛒Amazon’s ditching just-walk-out-checkout for checkout-while-you-shop.

🗣️Apple has a new AI model called ReALM that could make Siri better.

Huge news today so let’s dive in.

🗣️OpenAI is testing a new model that recreates a person’s voice from a 15s recording. Product Hunt is one of the first to gain access to this model. Say “Here kitty kitty kitty” now to activate it.

✍️Yahoo’s Creator Program will let lifestyle writers publish under Yahoo News.

🎙️Google Podcasts is shutting down after capturing only 4% of US listeners.

Happy Friday! This week I tried to find the middle ground between coffee-generated productivity and jittery confusion and I failed. Experiment starts again Monday.

Here are the news highlights:

🔼 Grok 1.5 will be available next week and Grok 2 is on the way, per Elon’s tweet.

👋 Amazon launched an app to upload your palm to pay across the stores it owns.

⛓️Bitcoin may be up, but VC money is still following AI.

Good morning! Exciting news in the world of Large Language Models today. But first, let’s check out some other headlines you can’t miss.

🚨 Sam Bankman-Fried, infamous FTX founder, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

👨‍💻 Oracle is adding 200+ AI features to NetSuite software.

🎯 Don’t tell SF: New cities have emerged as innovation hotspots as measured by the change in utility patents.

Heads up! The latest episode of the Product Hunt podcast is up. Check it out to see what products our content team thinks you need to know about, and for an interview with Developer Tool of the Year, Resend.

As for the news...

🍎Apple announced its next WWDC is on June 10. Get ready for some AI updates!

💸Add Walmart, 7-Eleven, and Chick-fil-A to the list those working on drone delivery.

🖌️Canva acquired Affinity, a creative software suite — its 7th acquisition.

Aaron is out for the next couple of weeks, so this email is coming to you from Denver, Colorado. Let's see if you can tell an Irish writer from an American one.

Here's are today's news highlights:

📕Spotify rolled out e-learning in the UK with courses from Skillshare and more.

🐉Lego created a 3,745-piece DND set to celebrate the game's 50th anniversary.

🪽DoorDash is piloting fast-food delivery by drone.

Happy Monday! Do you have a reading goal set for 2024? Check out this discussion to share one book that you would recommend to everyone to read to this year. 

Here’s some news: 

🎧 Spotify is testing out offering video courses, starting in the UK.

🇪🇺 Apple, Meta, and Google are all targeted by the EU in new investigations. 

🧠 The Stability AI CEO has resigned claiming you can’t beat centralized AI with more centralized AI

Happy Friday! ICYMI: We launched our latest feature yesterday. Shoutouts are a new way to name-drop the companies and products that helped make your product a reality. Check it out. 

Here’s some news: 

🧑‍⚖️ The US Department of Justice is suing Apple, alleging an iPhone monopoly.

💰 Reddit stock is up a solid 48% from its original price during yesterday’s IPO.

🟧 According to Forbes, YC plans to raise $2B across three new funds.