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Father's Day is on Sunday, June 16 in 2024, but several Father's Day sales (as well as graduation and start of summer sales) are already underway: A quick look at the best early Father's Day deals Best Father's Day tech deal Fitbits and Google Pixel Watches save up to $70 at Fitbit Get Deal Best Father's Day kitchen deal Ooni Karu 12 Portable Outdoor Pizza Oven $239 at Amazon (save $59.01) Get Deal Best Father's Day home deal Tile Up to 30% off on select items Get Deal Best Father's Day outdoor deal Stanley 25% at checkout with code HELLOSUMMER Get Deal June may have just began, but Father's Day is already 11 short days away, falling on Sunday, June 16 in 2024.

The rumored ChatGPT integration with iOS 18 will reportedly be opt-in for iPhone users. Ahead of WWDC 2024 on June 10, Apple is expected to announce a partnership with OpenAI which would supplement AI features powered by Apple's LLM, Ajax. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, AI features will be something users elect to use, "so wary customers could easily steer clear of them if they’d prefer." SEE ALSO: Turn off this ChatGPT setting to keep your background conversations private Rumored Apple and OpenAI deal comes with privacy provisionsApple has long touted itself as a privacy-focused company.

SAVE $70: As of June 5, get the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE (Intel Core 5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $579. That's a discount of 16%. Opens in a new window Credit: Best Buy Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE (Intel Core 5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $579.00 at Best Buy $649.00 Save $70.00 Get Deal Google's newly-released Chromebook Plus line comes with new and improved specs and additional AI features for souped-up takes on the company's classic computers.

U. S. astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams left Earth on Wednesday in a new Boeing spaceship, after a string of delays and engineering problems that spanned a decade. Following two scuttled launch attempts over the past month, the third try appeared to be the charm with a seamless countdown.

Substack is building on its interactive Chat feature, today introducing an integrated video tool for creators. Newsletter creators who use the popular platform can now send videos directly to their subscribers in chat. Those subscribed to a creator's chat will be instantly notified that a video has been uploaded. Creators can use their phones to record and upload these videos directly onto Substack. SEE ALSO: Substack will allow writers to paywall the chat feature In a blog post written by Jasmine Sun, Product Manager at Substack, the feature is described as "an easy way for creators to speak directly to their subscribers", without being at the mercy of algorithms on other video-centric platforms."We built video in Chat for publishers who wish to speak directly to subscribers in this way," writes Sun.

SAVE $60: Today, June 5, the Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker is on sale for $169.99 at Amazon and Target, taking 26% off its regular list price of $229.99. Opens in a new window Credit: Ninja Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker $169.99 at Amazon $229.99 Save $60.00 Get Deal This summer, you can beat the heat — and the lines at the ice cream stand — by whipping up your favorite ice cream desserts in the comfort of your own kitchen.