Alex Dobrenko

☝️ A 10-foot-high bronze spider sculpture created by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois sold for $32.8 million, Sotheby’s announced on Friday; it’s the highest amount ever paid at auction for a sculpture made by a female artist.

📱🤖 OpenAI launched a free ChatGPT app for US iPhone users yesterday, representing the first official mobile version of its revolutionary AI chatbot.

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🏈 📺 After a Hall of Fame career in the NFL, Peyton Manning’s second act is looking to be a…media mogul? →

🥬 This month, food-tech startup Pairwise is rolling out a new variant of kale-like mustard greens that are genetically engineered to be less bitter than the original plant, representing the first US food product created with CRISPR tech to hit the market.

🌎 There’s a 98% chance at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record, one of China’s leading comedy show companies was fined $2.1 million for a joke told by one of its comedians, and more.

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🤖⚖️ Yesterday, Congress asked OpenAI’s CEO how to ensure they don’t repeat the mistakes made during the era of social media. Altman’s reply – regulate, regulate, regulate.

🌎 Individuals associated with the Chinese, Iranian, and Russian governments have been accused of stealing US tech, Russia unleashed one of its biggest airstrikes against Ukraine since the war began, and more.

🏤 ➡🏓 Across the US, businesses are converting shuttered department stores into locations where people can gather to play Pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the country.

💰 Last week, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee published a report detailing previously-undisclosed evidence that Joe Biden’s family members, associates, and their related companies received over $10 million from foreign entities over a two-year period during and after Biden’s term as vice president.

☝️ The San Antonio Spurs last night earned the first overall pick in next month’s NBA Draft. Click to see other stories you should know for today.

📺 Want a free TV? All you gotta do is take this other, smaller TV…that’s also free. What’s really going on with Telly’s new free TVs →

🌎 The 76th Cannes International Film Festival begins today, China sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges, and more.

✈️👤 Yesterday, the TSA unveiled a new pilot program that incorporates facial recognition tech into 16 of America’s largest airports, as part of an effort to enhance security and reduce overall passenger wait times.

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📺🤝 Hollywood’s upfronts start today. Usually, that means a week-long schmooze fest for advertisers to buy slots for their commercials. This year? Things are…a little weird →

🌎 Pasang Dawa Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record-tying 26th time yesterday, Turkey appears headed for a presidential election runoff, and more.

☝️ A Japanese robotics company called Jizai Arms has developed a set of up to six attachable robotic limbs that can be controlled by the user wearing them. Click to see more stories you should know for today.

✍️🚫 It’s been almost 2 full wks since Hollywood’s writers strike began. And per a lawyer familiar w/ the negotiations, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (which represents Hollywood’s studios) and the Writers Guild of America aren’t close to a deal →