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• 1. The best Memorial Day sales you can shop this weekend

  The Verge’s weekend guide highlights early Memorial Day deals on noise-canceling earbuds, 4K OLED TVs, robot vacuums, and other gadgets ahead of the May 25th holiday. The roundup focuses on items the outlet has previously reviewed or recommended.

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• 2. On Trails is a wandering tale that blends hiking, science, and history

  Robert Moor’s book *On Trails* examines how paths — both physical trails and conceptual ones like the internet — connect hiking, science, history, and human systems. The book spans topics from ant trails to colonization to modern digital networks.

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• 3. Apple’s latest MacBook Air is $200 off in both sizes for Memorial Day

  Apple's M5 MacBook Air is discounted by $200 for Memorial Day, bringing the starting price to $899.99. The deal applies to both 13-inch and 15-inch sizes.

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• 4. Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’

  Hackers are developing techniques to exploit the simulated personalities of AI chatbots. The approach treats the chatbot's conversational persona as an attack surface rather than focusing on technical vulnerabilities.

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• 5. Why Nuro thinks being a robotaxi ‘second mover’ gives it an advantage

  Nuro cofounder and co-CEO Dave Ferguson argues that being a “second mover” in the robotaxi market gives his company an advantage by allowing it to learn from Waymo’s mistakes. The strategy focuses on entering the market after early leaders have already tested and refined core technologies and business models.

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