Leafs fire coach Keefe after first-round exit

The Maple Leafs have fired coach Sheldon Keefe after another first-round playoff exit.

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Review: A Great Budget Laptop

This Chromebook costs less than $400, and you couldn’t ask for a more capable workhorse.

Tiger Woods takes demigod role in PGA Tour negotiations with Saudi Public Investment Fund

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Tiger Woods has assumed a powerful position as discussions between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund progress.

Tiger Woods has taken a powerful role as the PGA Tour hopes to strike an agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the beneficiary of LIV Golf.

Woods will join a five-member subcommittee—the only player within this delegation—that will primarily stage...

Pacers log 78 complaints about refs after getting mauled by Knicks in NBA Playoffs

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Indiana thinks small market bias is hurting their chances.

The Indiana Pacers are buying into the idea that there’s big market bias happening in their second round series against the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs — and they’ve been taking their grievance to the league office. The Pacers filed protests against 49 calls in Game 2, which they felt were incorrect and gave the Knicks an advantage. This comes in addition to protesting 29 calls...

Warner Bros. Discovery’s first new Lord of the Rings movie is due out in 2026

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Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it was working on “multiple Lord of the Rings movies’’ with New Line Cinema, the production company that put out Peter Jackson’s original trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels. Now, we know when the first of those new movies is probably hitting theaters.

During an earnings call today, WBD CEO David Zaslav announced that the company expects Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum to debut sometime in...

TikTok is adding an ‘AI-generated’ label to watermarked third-party content

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TikTok already automatically applies an “AI-generated” tag to content on its platform made using TikTok’s AI tools, and that same label will now apply to content created on other platforms. Now, TikTok will detect when images or videos are uploaded to its platform containing metadata tags indicating the presence of AI-generated content and says it’s the first social media platform to support the new Content Credentials.

Support for the Adobe-developed tagging...

Sonos says its controversial app redesign took ‘courage’ 

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Sonos has responded to the avalanche of feedback — some good, plenty bad — about the company’s redesigned mobile app that was released on May 7th. In the days since, customers have complained about missing features like sleep timers, broken local music library management, and no longer having the ability to edit playlists or the upcoming song queue. More alarmingly, the Sonos app’s accessibility has also taken a hit, something the...

Just 40 Things With ~Swanky~ Vibes Yet Shockingly Low Price Tags

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27 Pairs Of Shoes From Amazon That Are About To Become Your New Favorite Things To Slip On

I'm glad we can finally all agree that laces and uncomfortable shoes are officially out.

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I Spent *Hours* Scrolling Tiktok To Find These 35 Elite Products So You Don’t Have To

My obsessive scrolling = you finding your new fave product.

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The Princess Bride is a timeless classic!

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People Are Sharing The Most Uncomfortable Situations They Have Ever Had To Sit Through, And Some Of These Are Big Yikes

You're going to cringe at these.

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Older Moms — Share The Surprising Ways Motherhood Has Changed In The Last 30 Years

Older moms, we want to hear from you!

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Nicholas Galitzine Has Admitted To Feeling “Guilt” Over His Repeated Portrayal Of LGBTQ+ Characters Despite Being Straight

Here’s a full breakdown of the discourse around whether or not straight actors should play LGBTQ+ roles.

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Where the human brain (still) has an edge over AI

How curiosity, emotional intelligence, and the capacity to learn from mistakes could present an enduring advantage over AI.

In 1928, the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming returned from a two-week vacation and realized he had made a significant oversight. In his haste to leave for his holiday, he had left a messy pile of petri dishes on his workstation. As he began to dispose of the dishes, something unusual caught his eye: a mold had formed around the bacteria in one of the petri dishes.

450 million people will vote for EU leadership in June, here’s what hangs in the balance

Only India has more voters in a democratic election.

The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month’s time, which portend a steep rise of the extreme right and a possible move away from the bloc’s global trendsetting climate policies.

After decades in which the EU elections hardly caused a ripple, the June 6-9 voting is the most important in memory. It is being held at a time of continuous...

'That dude paints': Inside the Pirates’ decision to call up pitching phenom Paul Skenes

After dominating in the minors, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB draft is headed to The Show. Here's why Pittsburgh decided to unleash him now.

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Review: Struggling to Stand Out

Sitting in between the Pixel 8A and the latest Moto G Power, Samsung’s midrange smartphone struggles to stand out.

Asus Zenbook Duo (2024) Review: A Two-Screened Laptop That Nails It

Asus’ Zenbook Duo is a laptop with two screens built in, and it’s fantastic.

Ferrari testing new FIA splash guards at Fiorano

In addition to testing the upgraded SF-24, Ferrari is testing newly designed FIA splash guards this week

Curious minds hoping to catch a glimpse of Ferrari’s much-anticipated upgrades to the SF-24 on Thursday saw something much different at the team’s Fiorano test track.

Something much, much different.

While the upgraded SF-24 will hit the track later today, in the earlier portions of Ferrari’s Thursday. testing session reserve driver Ollie Bearman took the F1-75 — the...