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Heather Dinich

SEC's Sankey confident DI can operate together

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says that the NCAA basketball tournament may change from its current field of 68 teams.

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Katherine Terrell

Brees had 'another 3 years' in him sans arm woes

Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he might have played several more years in the NFL if not for degeneration in his right throwing shoulder.

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Courtney Cronin

'Hard Knocks' to feature Bears, top pick Williams

Top pick Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears will be featured on HBO's "Hard Knocks" throughout training camp, the team announced Thursday.

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Ohm Youngmisuk

The unique way that Prince would watch his beloved Timberwolves

The aura of the legendary artist and the Timberwolves' most iconic fan is still felt during Minnesota's remarkable postseason run.

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Jesse McKinley

What Happens Now That Trump Has Been Convicted in Hush-Money Case?

Donald J. Trump has promised to appeal, but he may face limits on his ability to travel and to vote as he campaigns for the White House.

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Emma Roth

Google will roll out Chrome’s new extension spec next week

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Google is making way for Manifest V3, the Chrome extension specification that could change the way ad blockers work. The company says it will begin phasing out the old system on the Chrome Beta, Dev, and Canary channels starting on June 3rd.

If you’re on any of these channels, you may see a warning message on your extension management page that says Google will soon end support for extensions running on Manifest V2. The extensions will still work, but Google says it...

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Spotify is refunding Car Thing owners before bricking their devices

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Spotify is now offering refunds to people who purchased its $90 Car Thing dashboard accessory. While the streaming company unceremoniously discontinued its first and only hardware product in 2022, just five months after its release, it recently announced plans to deactivate all remaining Car Things on December 4th, 2024. Users looking to get their money back will need to reach out to Spotify support and provide proof of purchase.

The slight...

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Emilia David

Perplexity will research and write reports

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AI search platform Perplexity is launching a new feature called Pages that will generate a customizable webpage based on user prompts. The new feature feels like a one-stop shop for making a school report since Perplexity does the research and writing for you.

Pages taps Perplexity’s AI search models to find information and then creates what I can loosely call a research presentation that can be published and shared...

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Andrew Webster

Apple’s Pachinko returns for season 2 in August

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One of the most beloved series on Apple TV Plus is returning very soon. The streamer just announced that season 2 of the historical epic Pachinko will start streaming on August 23rd. Weekly episodes will air every Friday through October 11th.

Based on the novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee, Pachinko follows the multigenerational story of a Korean family immigrating to Japan. While the story unfolded chronologically in the book, the show took a different approach, with...

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Andrew Webster Ash Parrish

All the news from PlayStation’s summer State of Play

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Sony is kicking off this year’s summer gaming events with a 30-minute showcase highlighting all the games coming to PlayStation this year and beyond.

Continue reading…

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Tom Warren

Windows 11 is finally getting mouse settings that let you avoid the Control Panel

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I’ve been waiting years for this. The first thing I do when I configure a fresh Windows 11 PC is disable “enhance pointer precision” inside the ancient Control Panel and reverse my scroll wheel using the registry editor. Soon, I’ll just be able to head into the modern-looking Windows 11 Settings interface to control both of these settings.

Windows watcher PhantomOfEarth has discovered that Microsoft is secretly working on adding these...

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Emma Roth

iOS 18 (and AI) will give Siri much more control over your apps

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Apple is planning a big AI update for Siri, and it could give you the ability to control specific iPhone app features with your voice, according to a report from Bloomberg. The revamped Siri will reportedly arrive next year as an update to iOS 18.

As noted by Bloomberg, the update will allow Siri to analyze the activity on your phone while turning on Siri-controlled features automatically. You’ll only be able to use Siri to control features in...

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Lauren Feiner

Jury finds Trump guilty on all counts in hush money trial

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A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all counts in a case accusing him of falsifying business records to conceal payments he made to suppress unflattering stories about him.

It’s the first time a former president has been convicted of felony charges.

In remarks shortly after the verdict, Trump called it a “disgrace” and said the trial was “rigged.”

“The real verdict is going to be November 5th by the...

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Sean Hollister

Magic Leap is Google’s new mystery partner for XR headsets

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Google Glass and Magic Leap were both among the biggest technology flops of the past decade — but could their underlying ideas power something worthy and new? We may find out because Google and Magic Leap now have a “multi-faceted strategic technology partnership” designed to “foster the future of the XR ecosystem with unique and innovative product offerings.”

It is not at all clear what the deal involves, but the press release does repeatedly boast about...

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Abbie VanSickle

Chief Justice Rejects Call for Alito’s Recusal in Jan. 6 Cases After Flag Incidents

In a letter to Democratic senators, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said that individual justices decide when to recuse. He declined to meet with the senators to discuss court ethics.

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Robert Draper

Departing House Members Ask: ‘Why Am I Here?’

A wave of retirees from both parties, including committee chairs and rising stars, say that serving in Congress is no longer worth the frustration.

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Edward Wong

Biden to Allow Ukraine to Use U.S. Weapons to Strike Inside Russia

The permission is intended solely for Ukraine to attack military sites in Russia being used to attack the Kharkiv area, U.S. officials said.

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James Dator

Darren Waller’s autotuned vomit is the worst athlete song of all time

Men will make rap songs about their divorce before going to therapy.

I am so sorry to be putting this onto your screens. Making you aware of its existence. There’s some very real, legitimate guilt I have in writing this knowing that I’m about to further the knowledge of Darren Waller’s song — but here we are.

On Thursday it came to light that Waller released a song about his divorce from Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces, a marriage that lasted 13 months. I promise you’re...

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