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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned.

Days after two execs for a data analytics firm were embarrassingly shown on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert, one of them has resigned, with cofounder Pete DeJoy taking over as interim CEO.

An Astronomer post on social media says, “Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not.”

As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met. Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO. Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.
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Nothing Phone 3 review: flagship-ish

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Nothing’s ‘first true flagship’ has some stiff competition.

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BMW M5 review: a PHEV worth its weight

The German brand’s new plug-in hybrid may lack personality, but it makes up for it in styling.

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How to design an actually good flash flood alert system

It takes an ‘all of the above’ approach.

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Jay Peters
DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images from its image search.

Use a dropdown from the Images tab to show or hide AI images.

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Jay Peters
Oof.

The iconic Roblox “oof” sound is available again on the platform after being removed in 2022 “due to a licensing issue.”

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    Elizabeth Lopatto
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    My longstanding personal obsession, Rupert Murdoch, is getting sued by Donald Trump for the story The Wall Street Journal ran yesterday about a letter to noted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. I imagine this will get either thrown out entirely or settled — Murdoch often settles — but truth is an absolute defense in a defamation case. The WSJ isn’t Fox News. It’s Murdoch’s crown jewel — one he refused to tamper with, even when it cost him a $125 million investment. A settlement could permanently damage the paper’s reputation. Who ya got?

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    Welcome back to the new season of the Trump show.

    We’ve talked before about the funhouse-mirror-alternative-reality that Trump (and Musk) have built. JP Brammer, who watches much more YouTube than I do, notes something weird is going on in content land — it seems Donald Trump has lost control of the plot. NBC’s Brandy Zadrozny, writing from a more anxious angle, seems to agree. Content has now outpaced reality. I guess we’re going to find out by how much.

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    Donkey Kong Bananza turns destruction into joy

    Why yes, I would like to go ape shit.

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    How about Jeffrey Epstein and AI?

    After The Wall Street Journal’s scoop last night on Epstein’s relationship with Donald Trump, I was inspired to go look at some old stories about the sex criminal’s buddies.

    On reread, one thing stuck out to me: how close Epstein was to the pioneers, commercializers, and money men of AI. The WSJ scoop suggests there are still new stories out there; I wonder what’s lurking in the field of artificial intelligence — surely I am not the only person who’d like to learn more.

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    Ring’s drone camera may fly again.

    The Always Home Cam could be (re)launching soon in “limited quantities,” according to Business Insider. The publication cites sources who say that recently returned CEO Jamie Siminoff has been testing the indoor flying camera in his office and plans to make it available soon.

    Announced in 2020 under Siminoff’s first tenure, the camera never shipped despite a brief invitation program. I saw it fly at CES in 2023; maybe 2025 will finally be its year.

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    Victoria Song
    AI smart glasses are a game-changer for the blind and low-vision community.

    Don’t take my word for it — I interviewed Jason Valley, a visually impaired Verge reader, for this week’s Vergecast. Jason tells me how he uses the Ray-Ban Meta glasses as a visual interpreter, and how the Live AI feature has helped him live a more independent life after losing much of his sight. I also chat with Be My Eyes CEO Mike Buckley about why accessible design is universal design. Watch the full episode here.

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    Jay Peters
    A new roadmap for Remedy’s multiplayer game.

    FBC: Firebreak didn’t get off to a roaring start, but the team behind it is preparing a new “Major Update” it aims to launch in late September with changes like a better onboarding process.

    Our review of the game said it “ignores Remedy’s trademark strangeness in an unremarkable shooter.”

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    Jay Peters
    I’m dreaming of October 10th.

    That’s the newly-announced release date for Dreams of Another, the trippy-looking title from Q-Games where you shoot guns to help create the world around you. I loved the brief demo I played at this year’s Game Developers Conference.

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    A quick turnaround.

    Wes Anderson’s latest, The Phoenician Scheme, is still in select theaters, but it’ll also be streaming very soon. Peacock just announced that it’ll air the movie starting on July 25th. The news comes just a day after the streamer announced a sizable price hike.

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