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26 Little Upgrades That'll Make You Want To Ditch Plans To Hang Out In Your Backyard Instead

The glow-up will be so tempting, you'll be texting, "Sorry, I can't make it (*cough cough*) I'm sick" all summer long.

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J. David Goodman

Texas Governor Pardons Daniel Perry in 2020 Black Lives Matter Protest Shooting

The man, Daniel S. Perry, was convicted of killing a protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Austin.

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William K. Rashbaum and Patrick McGeehan

Trump’s Trial Menu: What’s for Lunch?

Over the course of the last several weeks, Donald Trump and his legal team have lunched on fast food, sandwiches and pizzas.

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Kate Christobek and Jesse McKinley

Trump Trial Day 18 Takeaways: Michael Cohen Faces Grueling Cross-Examination

After a grueling day of cross-examination for Michael D. Cohen, the judge told lawyers to be ready to make closing arguments by Tuesday.

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Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman

Michael Cohen and Todd Blanche Match Wits in Trump Hush-Money Trial

Michael D. Cohen tried to parry attacks on his honesty as Todd Blanche, Donald J. Trump’s lawyer, tried to destroy his credibility with jurors.

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Jodi Kantor

Supreme Court Justice Alito’s House Displayed a ‘Stop the Steal’ Flag After Jan. 6

An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.

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Ballpark figures: Yanks' Soto open to negotiations

Juan Soto is open to in-season contract negotiations with the Yankees. Said owner Hal Steinbrenner "I think we'd like to see him here for the rest of his career."

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Umar Shakir

Google’s Gemini AI plan for schools promises extra data protection and privacy

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Google will soon offer schools access to Gemini AI — specifically for educators and students over the age of 18 — and promises not to use their data for AI model training or share it with anyone.

Google will include the extra Gemini data privacy protections on Workspace for Education accounts at no additional charge. However, it does mean relying on the older Gemini 1.0 Pro model instead of newer, more updated models like Gemini 1.5 Pro or Flash, which is...

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Richard Lawler

iMessage is having some issues today

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On Thursday evening, a lot of iPhone owners (including some here at The Verge) are seeing the “not delivered” flag when trying to send texts via iMessage. Apple’s system status page hasn’t noted any issues as of 6:30PM ET, but reports across social media show something is going on. People have reported the problem across multiple wireless carriers (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile), countries, and even continents.

If you are having issues getting texts out,...

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka forces himself to be patient

Brooks Koepka during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship. | Photo by Maddie Meyer/PGA of America via Getty Images

Koepka forced himself to be patient at previous PGA Championships, and that strategy will not change at Valhalla.

Reigning PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka turned in a solid performance at Valhalla on day one. He carded a 4-under 67 to sit five shots off the leader Xander Schauffele.

Koepka had to fight for strokes on the course. Things eventually paid off...

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People Are Sharing The Things That Were Normal For Them Growing Up That They Would NEVER Put Their Kids Through, And Wow, Times Have Changed

"'You're too pretty to be acting like that.' I get so angry about this, and every time I say something, they act like I'm the one who is wrong."

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Reece Rogers

How Google’s AI Overviews Work, and How to Turn Them Off (You Can’t)

Google’s new Gemini-powered search experience is rolling out to users in the US. Here’s some advice on how to navigate it. And if you want to turn AI Overviews off, too bad.

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Louryn Strampe

Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale

Ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcover editions are deeply discounted through May 20.

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Annie Karni

House Passes Bill to Force Biden to Reverse Israel Arms Pause

The legislation has no chance of advancing in Congress or being signed into law. Republicans scheduled a vote anyway in an effort to spotlight Democratic divisions over Israel and rebuke the president.

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Ash Parrish

Grand Theft Auto VI is launching in fall 2025

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In Take-Two’s Q4 2024 earnings report, the company stated when gamers can expect the next entry in the GTA series. What was previously a nebulous calendar year 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI is now a more specific but still a bit vague “fall 2025.”

As we enter Fiscal 2025 with positive momentum, we expect to deliver Net Bookings of $5.55 to $5.65 billion. Our outlook reflects a narrowing of Rockstar Games’ previously established window of Calendar 2025 to...

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Mia Sato

TikTok is testing hour-long videos

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TikTok is experimenting with 60-minute video uploads, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is available only to certain users, with no immediate plans to expand widely.

The company has gradually bumped up the length of videos: in January, it gave some creators access to 30-minute clips, and as of now, users can upload content as long as 10 minutes long. Content creators who sell subscriptions also have access to 20-minute-long...

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Emilia David

OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts

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OpenAI has signed a deal for access to real-time content from Reddit’s data API, which means it can surface discussions from the site within ChatGPT and other new products. It’s an agreement similar to the one Reddit signed with Google earlier this year that was reportedly worth $60 million.

The deal will also “enable Reddit to bring new AI-powered features to Redditors and mods” and use OpenAI’s large language models to build...

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Mia Sato

Newspaper conglomerate Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of its articles

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Gannett, the media company that owns hundreds of newspapers in the US, is launching a new program that adds AI-generated bullet points at the top of journalists’ stories, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge.

The AI feature, labeled “key points” on stories, uses automated technology to create summaries that appear below a headline. The bottom of articles includes a disclaimer, reading, “The Key Points at the top of this article were created with...

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

Viktor Hovland, old coach reunite at PGA Championship, immediately find results

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Viktor Hovland started working with old coach Joe Mayo again, which led to a solid opening round at the PGA Championship.

Viktor Hovland appears to have found something in his game at the 2024 PGA Championship.

He has struggled this season, as evidenced by his scoring average of 71.04, a significant change from the 68.92 he carried throughout 2023.

As such, Hovland decided to reunite with his old swing coach, Joe Mayo, whom he parted ways with...

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Demetrius Bell

The Athletics’ Mason Miller has taken the baseball world by storm

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Oakland’s star closer and the rest of the A’s bullpen are helping to keep the team somewhat interesting so far.

When it comes to the standings in the early portion of the season, my personal advice is not to really take anything too seriously until Memorial Day at the earliest. That way, it gives baseball an ample amount of time to actually start to get the type of sample sizes that you can rely on going forward. With that being said, the holiday is...

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