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Makena Kelly

Michael Cohen Can’t Stop Livestreaming on TikTok

Trump’s former fixer is now a political content creator.

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Lauren Goode, Michael Calore

Thinking About Buying a Hybrid Car? Listen Up

This week, we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles.

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Mark Schofield

Lia Block talks Miami Grand Prix, her motorsport journey, and ‘getting the call’

SB Nation caught up with F1 Academy driver Lia Block ahead of the Miami Grand Prix

Lia Block may be just 17 years old, but she already has a wealth of motorsport experience under her belt. The Williams F1 Academy driver has competed in multiple disciplines, won at every stop along the way, including some prestigious events, and was tapped by Williams to slide into their spot for this F1 Academy season.

However, that experience comes with a caveat.

This weekend’s Miami Grand Prix...

The Verge

Victoria Song Thomas Ricker

Peloton announces new round of layoffs as CEO quits

Another dark day for Peloton. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Peloton’s CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down after announcing yet another round of layoffs, this time affecting about 15 percent of its remaining workforce, or roughly 400 global team members. It’s the fifth round of layoffs to hit the pandemic darling and comes after McCarthy said on its Q1 2023 earnings call that the company was done with layoffs and that the “ship was turning.”

“Hard as the decision...

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These Are Some Of The Most Popular Baby Names RN — Would You Use Them?

IDK, Kayleigh is kinda growing on me!

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Mashable

How to unblock and watch Pornhub for free

TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from anywhere in the world with a high-speed VPN. The best service for bypassing restrictions to access blocked porn sites is ExpressVPN.

The world of porn has once again been thrown into disarray. And it all comes down to access.

Earlier in the year, Pornhub blocked access to users in North Carolina and Montana. Soon after, the same thing has happened in Texas. And now Florida is seemingly next in line for a ban.

Fortunately, there is a quick and easy hack for bypassing...

Fast Company

Mark Sullivan

The AI arms race may soon center on a competition for ‘expert’ data

Training data scraped from the web may have been OK for the first wave of large language models, but as competition increases, more and better data will be needed.

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

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Madeline Ashby

What Happens When a Romance Writer Gets Locked Out of Google Docs

In March, an aspiring author got a troubling message: All of her works in progress were no longer accessible. What happened next is every writer’s worst fear.

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Tracy Mumford, Jonathan Wolfe, Ruth Graham, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and James Shield

Inside the U.C.L.A. Protests, and Trump Holds Rallies Amid Trial

Plus, tracking killer asteroids.

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Corina Knoll, Jonathan Wolfe and Emily Baumgaertner

UCLA Cancels Classes After Violent Clashes Between Protesters and Police

The school was ill prepared when protesters blocked students from accessing parts of campus and counterprotesters violently attacked the pro-Palestinian encampment.

Mashable

TikTok and Universal Music reach a deal, restoring artists to platform

Some of the world's favorite artists will be returning soon to TikTok.

TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have reached a "multi-dimensional" deal that will restore the music of UMG's vast client roster – including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, and Drake – to the app.

In February, UMG began pulling their catalogue from TikTok after soured negotiations between the two powerhouses. The music group called out TikTok on key issues like protecting...

Mashable

Instagram promises to amplify smaller creators

Instagram is apparently making strides towards amplifying smaller creators on the platform.

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced in an Instagram Reel that the company is working to help smaller creators get more reach on the app, primarily by making changes to how they rank recommendations.

"Historically, if I'm honest, I don't think Instagram has been good enough by small creators out there," Mosseri says, adding "not enough goes out to the little guys."

Mosseri explained that...

Mashable

How to unblock Xnxx porn for free

TL;DR: Bypass geo-restrictions to unblock free porn sites with a high-speed VPN. The best VPN for unblocking and watching Xnxx is ExpressVPN.

There is a time and place for visiting your favorite porn sites. There are a lot of locations around the world that block access to sites like Pornhub and xHamster, and that's probably for the best. However, there is something to be said for retaining your online freedom (when the time is right).

We're not suggesting that you bypass online restrictions...

Mashable

5 essential gadgets for turning your home into a self-care sanctuary

While some people gain energy from going out and talking to people, others gain it from staying at home. Spending a cosy night in can be a comforting and restorative experience, whether you're curling up on the couch to binge watch Netflix, sipping a hot drink while devouring a book, or practising mindfulness in a relaxing hot bath.

Your home should be a refuge — a safe place where you can relax, decompress, and take shelter from the stresses of your workday. As such, it's vital to...

Mashable

Ryan Gosling beats up 8 men during action-packed Jimmy Kimmel entrance

Ryan Gosling appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and made a dramatic, action-packed entrance.

Mashable

LinkedIn now offers 3 online games

Move over, Wordle? LinkedIn is expanding on its social media-like nature, now offering three online games to its users.

Its new games page has three options – Pinpoint, Crossclimb, and Queens – that first-degree connections can play together or individuals can try themselves. The company is marketing these games as a way to "compete with your connections, spark conversations, and break the ice".

SEE ALSO: How to see who viewed your LinkedIn profile ...

Fast Company

Lance Lambert

These 2 numbers clearly explain the housing market’s lock-in effect

The typical homeowner has a mortgage rate that’s 3 percentage points below the current market rate. Here’s what that’s doing to the housing market.

Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter.

Fast Company

Susan Karlin

How Aerospace Corp and Space Foundation are diversifying space

Their Space Workforce 2030 initiative is ramping up efforts to bridge the space industry talent and diversity gap by the end of the decade by guiding minority STEM aspirants from kindergarten through college and into jobs.

Space was the farthest thing from Jocelyn Gonzalez’s mind when she enrolled at California State University, Long Beach. A Mexican-American, Gonzalez grew up speaking Spanish and was the first in her family to pursue an engineering degree. Although she’d fallen in love...

Fast Company

Hunter Schwarz

MLB will fix its uniforms for next season. Here’s who it blamed for the poor design

MLB promised major improvements with its new uniforms. Now it’s saying Nike botched the design.

Major League Baseball is going back to the drawing board for its uniforms next season, and claims Nike is the one who struck out on the current design.

Fast Company

Chris Morris

Why facial recognition technology makes these campus protests different from those in the past

At campus protests across the country, many are covering their faces as fears of police surveillance, facial recognition technology, and doxing rise.

The images on newscasts have been inescapable for the past several days. Protestors, presumed to be students, took over buildings at Columbia, facing off against police in riot gear, while on Emory University’s quadrangle, police pinned protestors to the ground, securing them with zip ties.

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