Putin masses 50,000 troops on Ukraine’s north front as Trump again agrees to meet Russian, Ukrainian leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin has amassed some 50,000 troops on Ukraine’s northern border despite a united push by the U.S. and Ukraine to get Moscow to enter into “meaningful” ceasefire negotiations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday warned that Putin is preparing a massive summer offensive in a move to push Ukraine’s troops out of…

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Blink’s budget buzzer gets some worthwhile upgrades

Blink launched the second generation of its video doorbell this week. Amazon’s budget security camera company, Blink, has launched the second generation of its popular video doorbell. The new Blink Video Doorbell adds a head-to-toe view and improved video resolution. It can also now alert you when a person is at your door instead of…

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How private equity kills companies and communities

Today, I’m talking with Megan Greenwell, a former top editor at Wired and Deadspin, about her new book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. It comes out on June 10th, and it’s a searing account of how private equity goes far beyond impacting failing businesses and deeply affects and transforms…

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Senators probe whether RealPage pushed state AI law ban

Democratic senators are probing whether RealPage, a software company accused of colluding with landlords to raise rents, lobbied for a proposed ban on states regulating AI for the next decade. In a letter to RealPage CEO Dana Jones, four Democratic senators — Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Tina…

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‘Chucky’ actor Ed Gale dead at 61

Ed Gale, the actor best known for portraying horror icon “Chucky,” has died. He was 61.  The actor’s niece, Kayse Gale, confirmed the death of her famous uncle with Fox News Digital. “It is with a heavy heart and a surprisingly light coffin (see what I did there?) that we announce the sudden passing of…

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