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Jason Parham

Why the Voices of Black Twitter Were Worth Saving

Black Twitter has been a cultural engine for well over a decade. It could also disappear at any time.

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Vanessa Friedman

Stormy Daniels Makes a Statement in Court for Trump’s Criminal Trial

During her time on the stand in former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, the adult entertainer dressed for history — and a jury.

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Emma Roth

Corsair is about to acquire racing sim company Fanatec

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Corsair is pursuing an acquisition of the racing sim brand Fanatec. In an update shared on Thursday, Corsair says it’s negotiating with Fanatec to restructure the troubled company’s around €70 million (about $75.4 million) debt and cover short-term costs.

Over the years, Fanatec has established itself as one of the most popular brands for racing sim hardware. It offers a premium lineup of racing wheels, pedals, shifters, and more, which virtual racing enthusiasts...

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Sean Hollister

Asus’ next ROG Ally will be the ROG Ally X

“The next ROG Ally.” | Image: Asus

The Asus ROG Ally was the first true Steam Deck challenger; while I’d argue it fell a little short, it legitimately improved the state of affordable Windows handheld gaming with its plugged-in performance boosts and smooth variable refresh rate screen. Now, Asus is beginning to reveal its successor: the ROG Ally X.

Don’t call it an Ally 2: when it ships in the second half of the year, the Windows-based Ally X will have the same AMD Z1...

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This Gen Z'er Feels "Expendable" After Chronic Brain Fog Forced Him To Quit School — Here's How It Affects His Budget And Day-To-Day

"When the fog hits, I might as well be a different person: I get aggravated more, I get confused in conversations, I can't plan, and I get very impulsive, which means I've had to learn how to handle that — which has taken the better part of over a year at this point. I'm only 25, but I feel like I'm 85."

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Tim Bontemps

NBA suspends Bucks' Beverley for four games

The NBA has suspended Bucks guard Patrick Beverley for four games without pay for throwing a basketball multiple times at fans and "an inappropriate interaction" with an ESPN producer after Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers last week.

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Matthew Haag

Trump Lawyer Questions Stormy Daniels About Merchandise

Defense lawyers for Donald J. Trump, who has sold branded water, mattresses and steak, pressed Stormy Daniels about how she has capitalized on her account of a liaison with him.

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Adam Rasgon

Biden’s Warning Over Rafah Sharpens a Problem for Netanyahu

“If we need to stand alone, we will stand alone,” the Israeli prime minister said, as the U.S. threatened to withhold more weapons.

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

PGA Tour Commish hides behind red tape amid Rory McIlroy policy board recusal

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PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan, danced his way around the policy board drama regarding Rory McIlroy.

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Rory McIlroy would not replace Webb Simpson on the PGA Tour Policy Board. That came on the heels of Simpson announcing his recusal in order for McIlroy to take his place.

Ahead of the Wells Fargo Championship, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan released a statement regarding the recent development....

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Jack Milko

Hideki Matsuyama has back injury setback; withdraws from Wells Fargo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama grimaces at the 2023 WGC Dell Technologies Match Play. | Photo by Ken Murray/Getty Images

Nine-time PGA Tour winner Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.

Hideki Matsuyama has pulled out of the Wells Fargo Championship due to an ailing back.

The 2021 Masters Champion has extensively battled back injuries for over two years, as it once again flared up on him Thursday.

This marks his first exit from an event...

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Mark Schofield

Charles Leclerc has a new race engineer at Ferrari

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Upgrades are not the only changes coming to Ferrari for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Upgrades are not the only changes coming to Ferrari ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc is getting a new race engineer as well.

The Formula 1 team announced a pair of organizational changes on Thursday, starting with the news that Xavi Marcos, Leclerc’s longtime race engineer, was being moved to a different role with the team. In a...

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Ricky O'Donnell

Patrick Beverley suspended for hitting fan with basketball, telling off reporter in NBA Playoffs

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Patrick Beverley was suspended to open the new season for the second time in career after his ludicrous conduct in the NBA Playoffs

Patrick Beverley has always been an irritant on the basketball court. In the 2024 NBA Playoffs, it was Beverley’s actions off the court that earned him a four-game suspension to open next season.

Beverley was suspended for the first four games of the 2024-2025 NBA season for two incidents in the Milwaukee Bucks’...

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Gaby Del Valle

Despite big tech lobbying, Maryland passes two internet privacy bills

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The Maryland legislature passed two bills over the weekend limiting tech platforms’ ability to collect and use consumers’ data. Maryland Governor Wes Moore is expected to sign one of those bills, the Maryland Kids Code, on Thursday, MoCo360 reports.

If signed into law, the other bill, the Maryland Online Privacy Act, will go into effect in October 2025. The legislation would limit platforms’ ability to collect user data and let users opt out of having their...

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Chris Welch

Threads is making it easy for anyone to see a post’s view count

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One important step of evolving Threads into a fully featured social media platform is being more transparent about reach and distribution. And today, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says the company is making it easy for anyone to see a post’s view count. “It’s important that people understand how their Threads posts perform, so we’re rolling out the ability to tap anywhere on a post to display its total view count,” he writes.

As usual, it’ll take...

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Quentyn Kennemer

Skylight’s terrific smart calendar is down to its lowest price to date

Skylight’s 15-inch touchscreen planner is probably the last calendar your family will ever need. | Image: Skylight

As cool and useful as the Skylight Calendar is, I can’t blame anyone for feeling apprehensive about paying north of $300 for something their smartphone and a cheap paper calendar can do. But the 15-inch version of the excellent family planner is now receiving a rare $70 discount at Amazon and Best Buy, which drops it to an all-time low of $249.99. If you’re a Costco...

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Tom Warren

Windows 11’s screenshot tool is getting QR code scanning and emoji support

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Microsoft is finally adding an easy way to use QR codes inside Windows 11’s built-in Snipping Tool. A new update has started rolling out to Windows Insider testers today that will automatically detect QR codes in screenshots so you can open links from your PC. The Snipping Tool update also includes support for emoji.

The automatic QR code detection will appear if you enter the text actions part of the canvas in the Snipping Tool and will highlight the QR code...

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Sheena Vasani

Uber’s safety tools can be really useful, provided you enable them — here’s how

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My Uber driver asked for my PIN recently. In my half-asleep state, I stared at him, alarmed, for a few seconds before it dawned on me: he was asking me to share the PIN Uber sent so I could verify my ride.

It turned out I’d activated all of Uber’s safety features while writing about Uber’s new safety customization section last month and then forgot about their existence entirely — which, to be honest, is pretty easy to do. Hidden away under Settings in...

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Alex Cranz

Streaming is cable now

Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max are teaming up for a new bundle this summer, Netflix is focused on the WWE and celebrity boxing, Disney Plus is getting ESPN, and Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Max could get a price hike. A familiar refrain emerged around all this news: streaming is becoming cable TV all over again and getting crummier in the process.

And it's true! When streaming first emerged, it was a beautiful alternative to piracy, which was very convenient and very...

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Andrew J. Hawkins

What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs

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It’s earnings season, and anyone invested in the idea that electric vehicles are the future of transportation is all over Tesla. But Elon Musk’s company isn’t the only one putting all its bets on battery-electric vehicles. Three other so-called “pure EV plays” — Rivian, Lucid Motors, and Fisker — also posted their earnings this week. And sifting through the numbers reveals some worrisome trends.

For years, it was assumed that Tesla as well as the dozen or so...

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Elizabeth Lopatto

Apple doesn’t understand why you use technology

“Buy our iPad or the piano gets it!” | Screenshot: Apple

I wonder if Apple CEO Tim Cook was surprised by the visceral revulsion many people felt after viewing the newest commercial for Apple’s iPad. In it, a plethora of creative tools are flattened by an industrial press. Watching a piano, which if maintained can last for something like 50 years, squished to advertise a gadget, designed to be obsolete in less than 10, is infuriating. The backlash was immediate.

The message many...

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