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Medea Giordano

Neakasa M1 Self-Cleaning Litter Box Review: Automated No-Scoop Cleaning

If your cats hate covered litter boxes, the Neakasa M1 Self-Cleaning Litter Box is a no-scoop, smart, automated box that gives them headroom.

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Mark Schofield

F1 could actually see a change to its scoring format

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Could F1 see a new scoring format?

Is Formula 1 heading towards a new scoring format?

Momentum seems to indicate that is indeed the case.

The sports “F1 Commission,” which consists of the ten teams on the grid as well as the FIA and Formula One Management — the sport’s commercial rights holders — met last month to consider a change to how points are currently allocated at the conclusion of a race. At the end of that meeting, the F1...

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James Dator

Aaron Rodgers to test limits of modern medicine on ‘Monday Night Football’ vs. 49ers

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Have fun Aaron!

For the second straight year Aaron Rodgers will make a triumphant return to the NFL on Monday Night Football. The bad news: He’ll have to test his surgically repaired achilles against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Week 1 Monday Night Football opener: New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers.

For the second straight season, Aaron Rodgers returns to the Monday Night Football Week 1 opener. pic.twitter.com/TUtlhwepsP

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Jack Milko

Justin Thomas not worried about added pressure at hometown PGA Championship

Justin Thomas speaks to the media ahead of the 2024 PGA Championship. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Justin Thomas has never played in a professional tournament in his hometown, let alone a major championship. That changes this week.

Louisville, Kentucky native Justin Thomas feels confident in his game ahead of this week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla.

He also has zero concerns about any added pressure from playing in his hometown. But Thomas will still feel the heat like he...

SBNation.com

James Dator

MLB got THIS close to being NSFW talking about Brad HAND, Pierce JOHNSON and Miles MASTROBUONI

Okay then.

Sometimes the stars align, and you just have to call it like it is. That’s what happened between the Braves and Cubs on Monday night.

Normal baseball conversation.

Nothing to see here. pic.twitter.com/nv0EhVPtg8

— Bally Sports South (@BallySportsSO) May 14, 2024

“But Brad Hand is no longer here, Pierce Johnson’s on the IL, so it’s a solo mission for Mastrobuoni tonight. Which is kind of fitting I suppose.”

We really need to fight the stigma around...

Mashable

Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell revive argumentative 'Daily Show' segment

Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell reunited on Colbert's 60th birthday to revive their "Even Stepvhens" segment from "The Daily Show".

The Verge

Kylie Robison

Amazon Web Services CEO to step down

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

AWS CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down, effective June 3rd, according to a leaked email from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy viewed by The Verge. Matt Garman, the SVP of AWS sales, marketing, and global services at Amazon, will replace Selipsky as CEO. Amazon confirmed The Verge’s reporting in a blog post published this morning.

Garman is a nearly 18-year veteran of Amazon, spending the entire time working on AWS.

Amazon reported that revenue from its...

The Verge

Andrew Webster

Dune: Part Two starts streaming on Max next week

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The second chapter of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune saga is streaming very soon: Max announced that Dune: Part Two will be hitting the service on May 21st.

The film originally premiered in March and — as the title implies — follows the first movie in telling the complete story of Frank Herbert’s original Dune novel. Villeneuve directed both films, and the sequel introduced a number of notable new characters including Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler), Princess...

The Verge

Jess Weatherbed

SteelSeries’ new headset provides over 100 game-specific audio presets

The Arctis Nova 5 headset’s mic can retract into the earcup when not in use. | Image: SteelSeries

If you hate (or simply can’t be bothered) to adjust your audio profiles when setting up a new gaming headset, then you might be the target demographic for SteelSeries’ latest offering. Introduced on Tuesday, the new Arctis Nova 5 headset is supported by a dedicated companion app that features over 100 game-specific audio presets for Xbox and PlayStation 5 titles like Fortnite, Apex...

ESPN.com

A&M-ND to cap off Week 1 tripleheader on ABC

The 2024 college football season will open with a tripleheader on Aug. 31, capped by Texas A&M hosting Notre Dame in prime time on ABC.

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Alexa Philippou

Golden State's WNBA team to be called Valkyries

The WNBA expansion team in Golden State announced Tuesday that it will be called the Valkyries, which originates from Norse mythology and refers to a "host of warrior women who are fearless and unwavering."

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Marc Raimondi

Cousins: Hard feelings on Penix pick not 'helpful'

Falcons QB Kirk Cousins said it's not constructive to have hard feelings over his new team drafting Michael Penix Jr. in the first round.

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Adrienne So

Movano Evie Ring Review: Running Out of Time

For tracking women’s health, the Evie ring is still underbaked. Competitors like Samsung, Oura, and Apple may already have you covered.

The Verge

Thomas Ricker Wes Davis Allison Johnson Emilia David Richard Lawler

Everything happening at Google’s I/O developer conference 2024

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Google’s most AI-focused developer conference yet is kicking off on May 14th.

Continue reading…

The Verge

Andrew J. Hawkins

Waymo’s robotaxis are under investigation for crashes and traffic law violations

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Federal safety investigators have opened a preliminary investigation into dozens of incidents involving Waymo’s driverless vehicles, including several “single-party” crashes and possible traffic law violations.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation is looking into 22 incidents in which Waymo’s robotaxis were “the sole vehicle operated during a collision” or “exhibited driving...

The Verge

Sean Hollister

Lego Barad-dûr revealed: Sauron’s dark tower from The Lord of the Rings is $460

Image: Lego

5,471 pieces and nearly three feet tall.

Continue reading…

The Verge

Callum Booth

Setapp Mobile brings a promising new iPhone app experience to the EU

Setapp Mobile makes every app available for one subscription.

A subscription-based alternative to the Apple App Store with nag-free software.

Continue reading…

The Verge

Ash Parrish

XCOM developers start new studio to take on The Sims

The Sims 4. | Image: Electronic Arts

Midsummer Studios is a new game studio founded by two former Firaxis developers, Jake Solomon and Will Miller. Before founding Midsummer, the two worked on XCOM, Civilization: Beyond Earth, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Today, the new studio has announced its first game: a next-gen life sim game with former The Sims director Grant Rodiek leading the project as executive producer.

According to the studio’s press release, this debut project...

The Verge

Wes Davis

T-Mobile’s new ‘Flex’ plans bring phone upgrades to prepaid subscribers

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

T-Mobile is bringing more of the perks of postpaid phone plans to its prepaid lineup. The company announced new plans for its prepaid business, Metro by T-Mobile, that come with a free phone for signups and ongoing access to the same trade-in deals that it offers new customers for some devices.

There are three plans in the new Metro Flex lineup: Flex Start ($50 per month); Flex Up ($60 per month); and Flex Plus ($70 per month). The company...

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