The 36-27 vote came in the early morning hours as the Senate wrapped up its legislative session. The bill was previously approved by the New York State Assembly and now goes to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her potential signature. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies use mining to generate new coins and verify transactions. This involves vast, decentralized networks of computers around the world and huge amounts of electricity. The networks verify and secure blockchains the virtual ledgers that document cryptocurrency transactions....

Will their marriage survive? What about their son? Your nerves and teardrops may be tested, too.

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If you need a break from the smoothie routine, give overnight oats a whirl. Letting it sit will give you a creamier, smoother, shake-like drink. There are dozens of flavors like blueberry cobbler, peach upside-down cake and chocolate peanut butter banana. Some of them are even caffeinated, to really rev your engine in the morning.

“People are dying because of misinformation.” You just have to flood a country’s public square with enough raw sewage. Obama called for tech companies to be more transparent how their algorithms work to spread content to users. But he said the tech industry needs to take some responsibility in enacting change. “These companies need to have some other North Star other than just making money and increasing market share. He also appealed to the employees of tech companies to press for change....

The Obamasfirst signed a dealwith the music streaming platform in 2019. Higher Ground is currently negotiating with other potential partners, including iHeartMedia and Amazon’s Audible, Bloomberg said. Spotify didn’t respond to a request for comment. Higher Ground declined to comment.

Disneyon Thursday announced a small delay to the upcomingDisney Plus show, Obi-Wan Kenobi. The first two episodes will premiere on that later date. The show was scheduled to release one of its six slated episodes each week. No further changes to that schedule have been hinted at. One possible explanation is that a May 27 release lines up with the second day ofStar Wars Celebration Anaheim. Details about the cast, plot and a trailer have been trickling out for months....

SD 1078 sent back stomach-flipping footage of massive, churning waves on Thursday. The other side shows the heaving footage from the drone’s camera. Fiona already walloped Puerto Rico and the Dominic Republic, causing extreme flooding and knocking out power. On Thursday, the National Hurricane Center warned of impacts to Bermuda. The storm could reach Atlantic Canada by Friday. Research has linked the human-caused climate crisis tomore extreme and destructive hurricanes.

There were 4,950 Hero Boxes, each of which sold for $150 (0.11 ether). That’s all fine and good. NFTs with vague promise of future value are exactly what most traders are after: an opportunity to speculate/gamble. But some buyers were let down when they opened their Hero Box and saw the artwork within. Perhaps more egregious, however, are the resource cards in each pack. They are to digital goods what a deed is to a piece of land....

Remember the robotic Transformershown off by Brave Robotics at last year’s Tokyo Maker Faire? Judging by the lower left-hand corner, they’ll even be smartphone compatible.

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Citing national security risks, Ohio and New Jersey are the latest states to banTikTokfrom government-owned devices. On Friday, Wisconsin Gov.Tony Evers announcedthat he also plans to ban the app on state-owned devices. ByteDance didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.