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Here are the 7 things you missed today:

1.  🗣️ OpenAI Paused ScarJo AI Voice

OpenAI paused its “Sky” AI voice after actress Scarlett Johansson shared her “shock and disbelief” that the synthetic voice is so similar to hers, especially after she declined CEO Sam Altman’s offer to be hired for the voice.

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3. ✨ Europe Gets the Taylor Swift Effect

This upcoming weekend is traditionally the kickoff for summer travel, and it’s getting even busier thanks to the European leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. United Airlines has seen up to 45% more passengers in July compared to last year for Swift’s stops in Milan and Munich.

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5. 🍽️ Nestle is Creating a GLP-1 Food Brand

Nestle announced plans to launch a frozen-food brand, Vital Pursuit, aimed at consumers who are taking GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. With 6% of U.S. adults currently in treatments, they’re getting ahead of the market.

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6. 🛫 Boeing Invested $70M into Flying Cars

Boeing announced today it will spend 95 million CAD ($70M USD) on developing tech at its Wisk autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing subsidiary—aka a car/plane/helicopter hybrid.

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7. 🎨 Pixar Laid Off 14% of Workforce

Pixar Animation Studios is laying off about 14% of its workforce, or around 175 employees. The cuts have been imminent for some time as a step towards CEO Bob Iger’s mandate to focus on the quality of content, not the quantity.

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