PSV trigger permanent move for USMNT's Tillman

United States forward Malik Tillman had made a permanent move to PSV after spending last season on loan at the club from Bayern Munich, it was announced on Friday.

Malaysian player recovering after acid attack

Malaysian footballer Faisal Halim has responded well to a third surgery and can walk after being left in critical condition from an acid attack, state news agency Bernama reported on Friday.

Man pleads guilty to Jackie Robinson statue theft

Ricky Alderete, 45, arrested after a Jackie Robinson statue went missing from a Wichita, Kansas, youth baseball league in January, pleaded guilty on Thursday to theft and other charges.

Pacers' Carlisle fined $35K for blasting referees

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has been fined $35,000 for criticizing the officiating during his team's playoff series against the Knicks.

Jayson Tatum made excuses instead of jump shots after Celtics loss to Cavs

Jayson Tatum’s bizarre press conference answer won’t have Celtics fans feeling any better after a disappointing loss to the Cavs in the NBA Playoffs.

The Boston Celtics weren’t expected to have much trouble with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs even after it was announced that star center Kristaps Porzingis would miss the series with a calf injury. Boston looked dominant in its Game 1 victory over the Cavs. Game 2 didn’t exactly go as...

How to set the default apps in macOS

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You may not spend much time thinking about the default apps you’ve got set up on macOS until they suddenly get configured the wrong way — and you find that, say, the app that pops up when you click on an image file is not the one you want to use.

Out of the box, your Mac will use Apple’s own tools for most tasks: click on a web link in Mail and you’ll see Safari, for example, or double-click on an image you’ve downloaded to your...

Fisker’s brakes can’t catch a break

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Fisker has another braking issue on its hands, prompting US safety regulators to open a fourth probe on the automaker’s electric Ocean SUV.

This time, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into customer claims that the Ocean would unexpectedly activate its automatic emergency braking (AEB) without any forward obstruction. Reuters reports three of the claims involved someone getting injured.

This is the second probe opened for the...

A Chinese tech exec’s toxic videos glorifying overwork went viral, the backlash was swift

A Chinese media outlet reported that Qu is no longer at Baidu.

A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu apologized Thursday after she made comments in a series of videos that critics said glorified a culture of overwork.

Baidu’s head of communications Qu Jing sparked a public outcry in China after she implied in the videos that she was not concerned about her employees as she was “not their mom” and said she only cared about results. She also said that the...

Is your tax refund ‘fun money’? Here’s how experts say you should spend it

The grown-up advice is to put it towards debt and savings.

The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year, based on the most recent IRS data. So what should you do with that money?

Experts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that’s unrealistic.

A tax refund is typically the “biggest extra windfall of the year,” said Courtney Alev, consumer financial advocate at Credit Karma.

“One thing we do see is a propensity to...

Razer Blade 18 (2024) Review: The Gaming Laptop of the Future

This imposing gaming laptop gets a future-forward upgrade and has the power to handle any game you can throw at it.

The Debate Over Rafah

A look at the conflicting views of President Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Biden Is Not the First U.S. President to Cut Off Weapons to Israel

Ronald Reagan also used the power of American arms to influence Israeli war policy. The comparison underscores how much the politics of Israel have changed in the United States since the 1980s.

NFL Christmas games sell to new streaming service, and you need another subscription to watch

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The NFL is selling a Christmas game package to a brand new broadcast partner in Netflix.

The NFL has already announced it will have games on Christmas Day in 2024 despite the holiday falling on a Wednesday. In advance of the NFL’s schedule release, set for mid-May, word has now leaked that those games will be on a streaming platform new to the NFL. Netflix is the reported home for NFL games on Christmas, per John Ourand of Puck Sports.

Netflix will...

Hades II is the perfect Steam Deck game

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Now that the Hades II early access period has started, opening up a more complete but still early build of the game, I’ve been fighting against the urge to gorge myself on it — and losing. To be fair, I have a weak spirit since I loved the first Hades, which introduced me to the concept of roguelikes, a genre I avoided out of disdain for repetition. Also, and this is the biggest factor in my spiritual war against the game: I have a Steam Deck, which makes...

The beginning and end of the iPad

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People seem to like Apple’s new iPad Pro, with its better screen and impressive design. People also seem to really hate Apple’s new ad in which the company crushes centuries of creative tools because, in the future, there is only iPad. And after all the iPad stuff this week, people are still asking the same question: what is the point of the iPad?

On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk about the week in Apple news: the iPad Pro, the iPad Air, the...

The Oura Ring will soon be able to gauge how ‘old’ your heart is

Cardiovascular age is a proxy for how “stiff” your arteries are. | Image: Oura

Oura’s been busy this past year launching several new features — and folks with the Gen 3 version of the smart ring are about to get two more. At the end of May, the company will roll out cardiovascular age and cardiovascular capacity metrics for gauging long-term heart health. Emphasis on long-term.

“The thing about cardiovascular age and cardiovascular capacity is that these are both metrics...

Here’s how California state agencies plan to use generative AI

The state hopes that AI tools will improve public service functions such as road safety and call wait times.

Generative artificial intelligence tools will soon be used by California’s government.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday the state will partner with five companies to develop and test generative AI tools that could improve public service.

California is among the first states to roll out guidelines on when and how state agencies can buy AI tools as...

Reports: Toronto expansion team to join WNBA

Toronto has been awarded a WNBA franchise that will start play in 2026, according to multiple reports, when it will become the league's first team outside of the United States.

5 Best USB Hubs (2024): USB-C, USB-A, Portable

Ditch the dongles. These multiport adapters maximize your laptop’s options.

There's No Undoing Tech's Great Rewiring of Childhood

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt warns that social media harms children but definitive evidence is hard to find. Whatever your views on kids and technology, digital connectivity is now part of childhood.