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First Read kicks off the day with news that Verint is reportedly in talks to merge with Israel's NSO Group in a $1 billion deal, "Solo: A Star Wars Story" has a less than stellar opening weekend, and In France, "Spider Man" scales a building to save a dangling child.

First Read ushers in the holiday weekend with news that Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to NYC police, StumbleUpon is closing down after 16 years and woman says Amazon device recorded her private conversation, sent it to random contact.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Uber's first quarter sales leap 70 percent, Paddy Power Betfair is merging its U.S. business with FanDuel, and Apple signs a deal with Volkswagen for driverless cars.

First Read begins the day with news that civil rights groups are urging Amazon to stop selling its facial recognition technology to the government, McDonald's is hit with new sexual harassment claims and meet private equity's 'special forces' when GPs misbehave.

First Read begins the day with news that the iPhone's favorite digital assistant Siri is getting a makeover, 29 million Americans watched the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Sony is buying 60 percent of EMI Music Publishing.

First Read begins the week with news that the first holographic smartphone will be released later this year, the EU Parliament wants its meeting with Mark Zuckerberg to be live-streamed, and Lyft plans to seek permits to run an electric scooter service in San Francisco.

First Read ends your week with news that the Senate confirms Gina Haspel as CIA director, United Airlines' CFO quits and Uber's chief product officer is leaving the company.

First Read begins the day with news that Ford will resume production of its popular F-Series pickup, the Senate votes to restore net neutrality, and China has reportedly approved the $18 billion sale of Toshiba's chip unit to a Bain-led consortium.

First Read starts the day with news that Amazon is cutting Whole Foods prices for prime members, electric scooter and bike company Lime is seeking $500 million in funding, and NASA will use a helicopter on its next mission to Mars.

First Read starts the day with news that Xerox scraps a $6.1 billion deal with Fujifilm, First Lady Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery, and there are 169 volcanoes in the U.S. that could erupt.