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Thursday Notes

The Miami Heat's 103-84 blowout in Game 7 became TNT's most-watched Eastern Conference Finals game ever, with 11.9M viewers tuning in. Bob Myers also stepped down from the Warriors.

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Wednesday Notes: Yeezy Sneakers are back, NBA Finals Preview, Baby Keem x Kendrick Lamar

Adidas put over $1 billion in Yeezy inventory back on sale to move past the Kanye West fallout — on the same day J. Cole was credited with helping the Heat land Caleb Martin.

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Tuesday Notes: Stormzy on African music, AI poses a threat to humanity, NBA Finals matchup set

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind leaders signed a statement calling AI an extinction-level risk — the same day Stormzy told Dazed that the greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa.

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Monday Notes: LVMH, Maternity and Black Mothers

New research shows most pregnancy-related deaths happen in the year after birth, not during — the same week NYC banned weight and height discrimination and LVMH's Beverly Hills hotel plans were defeated.

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Saturday Notes: Beyonce x Tina Turner, Celtics x Heat

The night after Tina Turner's death, Beyoncé transformed the Renaissance Tour into a tribute — projecting her image while the crowd chanted her name. Plus: Celtics-Heat Game 4 recap.

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Friday Notes: Sports Roundup, Release Day, Neurolink, Amanda Gorman and more

Neuralink received FDA clearance for its first-in-human brain-computer interface trial on May 25, 2023. Friday's notes also cover Amanda Gorman's new creative work and music from release day.

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Thursday Notes: Black Cuisine, Tina Turner, Bill Lee

Rock 'n' roll legend Tina Turner died on May 24, 2023, at age 83 in Küsnacht, Switzerland. Thursday's notes reflect on her legacy, with tributes from musicians and collaborators worldwide.

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Wednesday Notes: AI x Jobs, Sports roundup, Joe Holder on Silence, Netflix password sharing crackdown

Netflix launched its password-sharing crackdown in the U.S. on May 23, 2023, potentially locking out millions of account borrowers. Also: AI's growing impact on employment and Joe Holder on intentional silence.

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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.