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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Take a breath. That's about all of the time you have to recover from Apple's WWDC 2019 event -- really, a $999 monitor stand? -- and get ready for E3. Things will kick off with EA's Play event that's scheduled to begin around noon ET, so pick through the Xbox and PlayStation sales carefully before tuning in. But first, let's look back at a few of Friday's most interesting stories plus other highlights from throughout the week. Welcome to your weekend.

Quick charge.Tesla's first V3 Supercharging stations are open to the public

After some testing with early access customers, eight V3 charging stalls at the factory are open to all Tesla owners and support speeds of up to 250kW. That means owners of long-range Model 3 (which supports charging at that speed) can add 180 miles to their vehicle in 15 minutes.

There's still FedEx Ground.FedEx Express drops Amazon

FedEx said it's prepared to serve "thousands" of retailers in the e-commerce space, which it expects to grow from 50 million packages to 100 million packages per day in the US by 2026. As a result, its Express segment will no longer do business with Amazon -- which only represented about 1.3 percent of its 2018 revenue. Interestingly, the move comes just days after Amazon showed off the latest design for its delivery drone that the company expects to start testing within the next few months.

No pop-up, no punch-hole, no notch, no nothing.Oppo and Xiaomi show off their under-display selfie cameras

Oppo VP Brian Shen shared a short video clip on Weibo of what appears to be a notch-free prototype smartphone lying on a desk. The camera app was launched, and despite the lack of a visible front-facing camera, the screen still seemingly showed a live view of the room's ceiling.

Not to be outdone, Xiaomi prez Lin Bin shared a video clip that was allegedly shot last month, in which an under-screen camera was added to a Mi 9 prototype. "No hole, no notch, no pop-up camera."

Don't forget the new 'Knuckles' controllers.Valve Index hands-on: Impressive, expensive, inconvenient VR

According to Devindra Hardawar, this is "the most exciting desktop VR headset I've seen in years. It has all of the upgrades I wanted in something like the Oculus Rift S, and none of the downsides of lesser portable hardware like the Quest."

Amazon Key, meet Walmart In-home Delivery.Walmart's new delivery service will put groceries directly in your fridge

Walmart has said it will use "smart entry technology and a proprietary, wearable camera" to gain access to customers' homes. The system will "[allow] customers to control access into their homes and [give] them the ability to watch the deliveries remotely," so even the most security-conscious can keep an eye on their property.

The first tests will occur on Chevy Bolt EVs in Michigan later this year.GM and Michelin will bring airless tires to passenger cars by 2024

A mix of composite rubber and resin embedded fiberglass lets Michelin's Uptis operate at highway speeds -- earlier options tend to work only when you're slowly putting around. They're not as visually appealing as conventional tires, but Michelin claims they're just as comfortable.

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Someone hit $530 million Mega Millions jackpot. Here's how lottery winners can protect their privacy - CNBC

A Mega Millions player in California has turned a $2 ticket into $530 million.

In the game's Friday night drawing, a single ticket sold in San Diego matched all six winning numbers. And while California isn't a bad place to win — the state does not tax lottery wins — the lucky person (or group of people) won't be able to remain anonymous.

California law requires the name of lottery winners to be made public. Yet experts say that protecting your privacy is one of the most important ways to protect your windfall from scammers and long-lost friends or relatives seeking a handout.

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The reduced cash option — which most lottery winners go with — for this jackpot is $345.2 million. Even after the 24% federal tax withholding of $82.8 million, the winner will have about $262.4 million (although additional federal taxes will be due at tax time).

The good news for this winner is that California provides a full year to claim the prize, which means there's plenty of time to plan a claiming strategy. Experts recommend assembling a team of professionals experienced with handling lottery wins and large windfalls — an attorney, an accountant and a financial advisor — to help determine when and how to claim your winnings.

Here are tips for big lottery winners to try maintaining a sense of privacy.

Contain yourself

Your first urge might be to share your exciting news with, well, the world. However, the fewer people who know, the better. This is the case whether you can claim anonymously or not.

"Obviously it may be impossible to keep this from immediate family, but news like this travels quickly," said Jason Kurland, a partner at Rivkin Radler, a law firm in Uniondale, New York. "Try to keep the circle of people who know as small as possible."

Get off the Internet

If you won't be able to remain anonymous when you collect your winnings, shut down your social media accounts in advance, said Kurland, who specializes in helping lottery winners.

"The media will try to find as many pictures of a winner as possible, and social media is the first place to look," Kurland said. "You also want to make sure there's as little personal information out there like your phone number or address."

While any determined snooper or scammer could probably track that information down, you don't want to make it easy for them. If you have a landline phone, make sure it's unlisted before you head to lottery headquarters.

Plan an escape

Consider spending effects

Even in states that let you collect your winnings anonymously, lottery officials might be legally permitted to reveal the town where you live.

"Everyone there will be looking around to see who is spending more, who quit their job, who is taking big vacations," Kurland said. "Winners should enjoy their new-found wealth, but if anonymity is a main concern, it can be a difficult balance to strike."

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2019-06-08 13:22:47Z
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Someone hit $530 million Mega Millions jackpot. Here's how lottery winners can protect their privacy - CNBC

A Mega Millions player in California has turned a $2 ticket into $530 million.

In the game's Friday night drawing, a single ticket sold in San Diego matched all six winning numbers. And while California isn't a bad place to win — the state does not tax lottery wins — the lucky person (or group of people) won't be able to remain anonymous.

California law requires the name of lottery winners to be made public. Yet experts say that protecting your privacy is one of the most important ways to protect your windfall from scammers and long-lost friends or relatives seeking a handout.

Getty Images

The reduced cash option — which most lottery winners go with — for this jackpot is $345.2 million. Even after the 24% federal tax withholding of $82.8 million, the winner will have about $262.4 million (although additional federal taxes will be due at tax time).

The good news for this winner is that California provides a full year to claim the prize, which means there's plenty of time to plan a claiming strategy. Experts recommend assembling a team of professionals experienced with handling lottery wins and large windfalls — an attorney, an accountant and a financial advisor — to help determine when and how to claim your winnings.

Here are tips for big lottery winners to try maintaining a sense of privacy.

Contain yourself

Your first urge might be to share your exciting news with, well, the world. However, the fewer people who know, the better. This is the case whether you can claim anonymously or not.

"Obviously it may be impossible to keep this from immediate family, but news like this travels quickly," said Jason Kurland, a partner at Rivkin Radler, a law firm in Uniondale, New York. "Try to keep the circle of people who know as small as possible."

Get off the Internet

If you won't be able to remain anonymous when you collect your winnings, shut down your social media accounts in advance, said Kurland, who specializes in helping lottery winners.

"The media will try to find as many pictures of a winner as possible, and social media is the first place to look," Kurland said. "You also want to make sure there's as little personal information out there like your phone number or address."

While any determined snooper or scammer could probably track that information down, you don't want to make it easy for them. If you have a landline phone, make sure it's unlisted before you head to lottery headquarters.

Plan an escape

Consider spending effects

Even in states that let you collect your winnings anonymously, lottery officials might be legally permitted to reveal the town where you live.

"Everyone there will be looking around to see who is spending more, who quit their job, who is taking big vacations," Kurland said. "Winners should enjoy their new-found wealth, but if anonymity is a main concern, it can be a difficult balance to strike."

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2019-06-08 13:07:00Z
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Someone hit $530 million Mega Millions jackpot. Here's how lottery winners can protect their privacy - CNBC

A Mega Millions player in California has turned a $2 ticket into $530 million.

In the game's Friday night drawing, a single ticket sold in San Diego matched all six winning numbers. And while California isn't a bad place to win — the state does not tax lottery wins — the lucky person (or group of people) won't be able to remain anonymous.

California law requires the name of lottery winners to be made public. Yet experts say that protecting your privacy is one of the most important ways to protect your windfall from scammers and long-lost friends or relatives seeking a handout.

Getty Images

The reduced cash option — which most lottery winners go with — for this jackpot is $345.2 million. Even after the 24% federal tax withholding of $82.8 million, the winner will have about $262.4 million (although additional federal taxes will be due at tax time).

The good news for this winner is that California provides a full year to claim the prize, which means there's plenty of time to plan a claiming strategy. Experts recommend assembling a team of professionals experienced with handling lottery wins and large windfalls — an attorney, an accountant and a financial advisor — to help determine when and how to claim your winnings.

Here are tips for big lottery winners to try maintaining a sense of privacy.

Contain yourself

Your first urge might be to share your exciting news with, well, the world. However, the fewer people who know, the better. This is the case whether you can claim anonymously or not.

"Obviously it may be impossible to keep this from immediate family, but news like this travels quickly," said Jason Kurland, a partner at Rivkin Radler, a law firm in Uniondale, New York. "Try to keep the circle of people who know as small as possible."

Get off the Internet

If you won't be able to remain anonymous when you collect your winnings, shut down your social media accounts in advance, said Kurland, who specializes in helping lottery winners.

"The media will try to find as many pictures of a winner as possible, and social media is the first place to look," Kurland said. "You also want to make sure there's as little personal information out there like your phone number or address."

While any determined snooper or scammer could probably track that information down, you don't want to make it easy for them. If you have a landline phone, make sure it's unlisted before you head to lottery headquarters.

Plan an escape

Consider spending effects

Even in states that let you collect your winnings anonymously, lottery officials might be legally permitted to reveal the town where you live.

"Everyone there will be looking around to see who is spending more, who quit their job, who is taking big vacations," Kurland said. "Winners should enjoy their new-found wealth, but if anonymity is a main concern, it can be a difficult balance to strike."

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Trump Unleashed Animal Spirits and Then He Crushed Them - Bloomberg

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Single ticket wins a $530 million jackpot - CNN

A single winning ticket sold in the state matched all six numbers of the Mega Millions jackpot Friday night. The numbers were 17, 19, 27, 40 and 68 -- with a gold Mega Ball 2, contest officials announced early Saturday.
It is the seventh-largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions drawings and the largest since last October, the organization said. That jackpot came in at $1.5 billion.
This drawing awarded about half a billion dollars. That means the winner can get about 1,000 private islands, 384 castles and 833 Ferraris.
The jackpot has been accruing since it was last won in Missouri on March 12. The next drawing Tuesday has a starting value of $40 million, according to Mega Millions.
The Mega Millions lottery has players in 44 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. And the winner is definitely lucky. After changing the number of balls drawn, the odds of winning the jackpot has gone from 1 in about 258 million to 1 in roughly 302 million.

CNN's Tina Burnside, Doug Criss, Nicole Chavez and Holly Yan contributed to this report.

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Single ticket wins a $530 million jackpot - CNN

A single winning ticket sold in the state matched all six numbers of the Mega Millions jackpot Friday night. The numbers were 17, 19, 27, 40 and 68 -- with a gold Mega Ball 2, contest officials announced early Saturday.
It is the seventh-largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions drawings and the largest since last October, the organization said. That jackpot came in at $1.5 billion.
The jackpot has been accruing since it was last won in Missouri on March 12. The next drawing Tuesday has a starting value of $40 million, according to Mega Millions.

CNN's Tina Burnside contributed to this report.

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