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Lauren Feiner

As Google’s antitrust trial wraps, DOJ seeks sanctions over missing messages

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The fate of Google’s search business is now in the hands of Judge Amit Mehta, as closing arguments concluded in the landmark trial on Friday.

The Department of Justice and plaintiff states made their last arguments Thursday on Google’s alleged anticompetitive conduct in the general search market, and on Friday focused on its allegedly illegal conduct in search advertising. Google was also under fire (separately) for failing to retain chat messages that the...

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NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for May 4

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for May 4's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep...

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

Jim Furyk and legendary looper Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan officially part ways

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Furyk and his long time caddie Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan have amicable split as the longtime looper looks for a new bag.

One of golf’s favorite duos have parted ways.

Jim Furyk and Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan have officially split after a 25-year-long partnership, per Golfweek.

They first started working together at the 1999 Masters and went on to win the 2003 U.S. Open. Cowan was also on the bag for Furyk’s record 58 round at the 2016...

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Mark Schofield

Valtteri Bottas hit with three-place grid penalty at F1 Miami Grand Prix

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The Sauber driver will start the F1 Sprint Race Saturday at the back of the pack

MIAMI — A tough Friday afternoon will see an even tougher Saturday morning for Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas.

Hours following the conclusion of Sprint Qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, Bottas was hit with a three-place grid penalty by race officials for impeding Oscar Piastri during the session. After being eliminated in SQ1 after placing 18th, the penalty means...

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Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Trump and Hope Hicks Meet Again as She Testifies in Hush-Money Trial

Hope Hicks, once a spokeswoman for Donald J. Trump, broke down in tears on the witness stand as she talked about their time together.

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Jill Cowan and Jonathan Wolfe

U.S.C. Will Host a Graduation Party at the Coliseum After Canceling Its Main Ceremony

The university said it would hold a celebration at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. More than 100 school-specific graduations and smaller receptions will also take place with tighter security.

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

Jake Knapp putting Byron Nelson competitors to sleep with fiery round of golf

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Knapp leading the CJ CUP Byron Nelson, eyeing his second title on the PGA Tour this season.

Jake Knapp fired off another 7-under 64 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch to lead the field at 14-under heading into the weekend.

The PGA Tour rookie holds a one-shot lead over Troy Merritt and Matt Wallace.

He has made 15 birdies to lead the field during the first two days. Knapp has been laser-focused with his putter this week, as this track...

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Gaby Del Valle

Google bans advertisers from promoting deepfake porn services

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Google has had a longstanding ban on sexually explicit ads — but until now, the company hasn’t banned advertisers from promoting services that people can use to make deepfake porn and other forms of generated nudes. That’s about to change.

Google currently prohibits advertisers from promoting “sexually explicit content,” which Google defines as “text, image, audio, or video of graphic sexual acts intended to arouse.” The new policy now bans the...

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Richard Lawler

Microsoft needs some time to ‘refine’ updates for Copilot AI in Windows

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Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider blog posts say that when it comes to testing new Copilot features in Windows 11, “We have decided to pause the rollouts of these experiences to further refine them based on user feedback.” For people who already have the feature, “Copilot in Windows will continue to work as expected while we continue to evolve new ideas with Windows Insiders.”

Microsoft is holding an AI event on May 20th which would be a good time to show more of...

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Watch the first major music video generated by OpenAI’s Sora

Does AI have a place in the music industry? At least one label seems to think so.

The record label Sub Pop told the Los Angeles Times that the music video for "The Hardest Part," a single release on May 2 by the artist Washed Out, is the first collaboration between a major music artist, filmmaker, and OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video generator. It is also the longest video yet created using AI.

The creative team behind the video says that Sora made it possible for them to create...

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The best movies on Prime Video right now

Though Prime Video may be seen as a secondary benefit to your Amazon Prime membership (after that glorious free two-day shipping), the streamer’s deep catalog of great movies deserves more fanfare. We’ve pored over their huge selection of new releases and classics to bring you the films we love that you can stream today. 

To keep you from having to scroll endlessly through the Prime Video app hunting for something great, (the worst, amirite?), these are our picks, aka the movies that...

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Mark Schofield

Netflix looking to propel F1 Academy to new heights

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F1 Academy is getting the ‘Drive to Survive’ treatment from Netflix and Reese Witherspoon’s production company

MIAMI — The growth of Formula 1 in recent years, and particularly in the United States, has been linked in part to the success of the Netflix docuseries “Drive to Survive.” Debuting in 2019 the series opened up the world of F1 to viewers, taking them behind the scenes and making household names out of figures such as Guenther...

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Brandon Widder

LG’s quirky briefcase TV is nearly matching its best price to date

I wouldn’t call portable in the traditional sense, but it sure as hell beats lugging a 65-inch OLED around. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

As my colleague Chris Welch pointed out in his review of the LG StanbyME Go, there’s something refreshing about a TV that takes a chance on a less familiar concept, especially at a time when beastly OLED panels and art-inspired TVs seem to dominate the landscape. And now, thanks to a $200 discount, you can pick up LG’s suitcase TV at...

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Biden expands ‘Obamacare’ health insurance to DACA recipients

The administration’s action changes the definition of ‘lawfully present’ so DACA participants can legally enroll in the marketplace exchange.

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act‘s health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday.

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Arizona’s governor signs the repeal of an 1864 abortion law. Here’s what’s next

Republican lawmakers are considering putting one or more competing abortion proposals before voters in November.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains in the past.

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