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Librarians are running viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops to empower people to curb AI adoption, with strong attendance and social engagement signaling a grassroots demand for tech autonomy.
Midjourney acquires astrology app Co-Star; Co-Star has ~4.3M monthly users; deal terms undisclosed; ~24 Co-Star employees join Midjourney; signals expansion toward standalone consumer apps.
OpenAI is selling a ChatGPT-branded basketball for $70 as part of a broader hardware/merch push, with the piece weighing product-market fit and mentioning related hardware and fundraising context.
Hinge founder Justin McLeod raised $18M for Overtone, an AI-enabled, voice-first dating approach backed by Match Group and others, with Esther Perel on the board and a limited launch planned later this year.
TechCrunch RingConn 3 review highlights aesthetic appeal and a lower entry price ($349) but finds limited health-tracking value and a weak headache-detection feature, leading to a return within the 2-week window; the piece also notes broader wearable-tracker spending growth (88% YoY) and contrasts RingConn with Oura (pricing and subscription).
Netflix’s binge-era dominance is fading as consumers shift to short-form platforms and microdramas, with data showing TikTok/YouTube growing in engagement and spending on microdrama apps rising, pushing Netflix to reconsider release formats and content strategy.
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