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Tuesday Notes: Lakers Swept, Carmelo Retires, MTA price hikes, Color Purple Trailer, Influencer Barbers

Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from the NBA after 19 seasons, closing a career marked by scoring records and Olympic gold. The Nuggets completed a sweep of the Lakers the same day.

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Monday Notes: Sports Roundup, Meta GPDR Fine, Beyoncé x Kendrick Lamar, Senator Tim Scott, NAACP x Florida

The NAACP joined civil rights groups in warning Black Americans and LGBTQ+ visitors to avoid Florida, citing Gov. Ron DeSantis' policies. The EU separately fined Meta a record €1.2 billion for GDPR violations.

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Friday Notes: ChatGPT app, Release Day featuring Joeboy & KAYTRAMINÉ, Sports Roundup

OpenAI's ChatGPT hits the iPhone with voice commands — and Jamal Murray's 4th-quarter takeover moves Denver to 2-0 over the Lakers. Also: KAYTRAMINÉ drops their self-titled debut and Joeboy releases Body & Soul.

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Thursday Notes: Heat Win, AI trends, The Black Families Seeking Reparations in California’s Gold Country

Miami Heat stun the Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Meta releases open-source LLaMA as AI detection tools emerge, and the New Yorker examines Black families seeking reparations in California's Gold Country.

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Wednesday Notes: Jokic Dominates, Cherelle Parker Wins Democratic Mayoral Primary in Philadelphia and more

Nikola Jokic records a 34-point, 21-rebound, 14-assist triple-double as the Nuggets take Game 1 from the Lakers. San Antonio wins the NBA Draft lottery — and the right to select Victor Wembanyama.

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Tuesday Notes: NBA Draft Lottery, iPhones x Voice AI, and more

The Spurs win the NBA Draft Lottery and the right to draft Victor Wembanyama, while the Conference Finals open tonight with the Lakers meeting the Nuggets.

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Monday Notes: Kehinde Wiley, Vice Media files for Bankruptcy, 🇬🇭's first skatepark

Vice Media files for bankruptcy as the digital media era reshapes the industry, while Kehinde Wiley's art is everywhere—and Ghana's only skatepark fights to survive.

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Sunday Notes: Sports Roundup featuring NBA Playoffs News, Suns fire Monty Williams

Monty Williams is out in Phoenix after four seasons—fired just days after the Suns' playoff exit—as the NBA Conference Finals matchups come into focus.

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Friday Notes

The Marine veteran who choked Jordan Neely on a New York subway will face manslaughter charges, as the NBA Playoffs deliver a crucial double-header Game 6 Friday night.

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Thursday Notes: Sports Roundup, Generative AI news, and more

The NBA Playoffs deliver drama on both coasts, while Google announces a sweeping push into generative AI—and someone is already profiting from AI-generated Frank Ocean music.

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Wednesday Notes: Black Thought's Memoir, Accra's Sound System Culture

Tariq Trotter—better known as Black Thought of The Roots—is releasing a memoir called 'The Upcycled Self' on November 14, alongside today's feature on Accra's growing sound system scene.

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Black Star Film Festival is back August 2-6

BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia's annual celebration of film by Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists from across the diaspora, returns August 2-6, 2023—passes are on sale now.