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Will Knight

Astra Is Google's ‘Multimodal’ Answer to the New ChatGPT

Google's new voice-operated AI assistant, called Astra, can make sense of what your phone’s camera sees. It was announced one day after OpenAI revealed a similar vision for ChatGPT.

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Julian Chokkattu

With Gemini on Android, Google Points to Mobile Computing’s Future—and Past

Google’s new upgrades to Gemini and Circle to Search offer a look at how the operating system might change and revolve around artificial intelligence.

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Simon Romero, Paulina Villegas and Luis Antonio Rojas

The Other Busing Program: Mexico Is Pushing Migrants Back South

In response to pressure from the Biden administration to curb migration flows, Mexico has quietly bused thousands of migrants away from the U.S. border to sites deep in the country’s south.

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Michael Wilson and Catie Edmondson

Mike Johnson Visits Trump’s Criminal Trial to Say What He Can’t

Outside the Manhattan courthouse where Donald J. Trump is being tried on criminal charges, Mike Johnson attacked a key witness who linked the former president to a plan to cover up hush money paid to a porn star.

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Joseph Acosta

After Jared Goff’s massive deal, who’s the next NFL QB to get a huge payday?

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Start your engines for the great quarterback extension race, folks, because it’s going to be a wild year and a half.

In 1848, James Marshall found gold at Sutter’s Mill in California, starting a rush that would lead to California being added as a state, railroads being built, and of course, a lot of gold in people’s hands. The Gold Rush, as it was called, saw people hustle out to California to get rich off gold and make themselves famous, hoping not...

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James Dator

WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries have arrived with one of the best color schemes in sports

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The WNBA’s newest expansion team in the Bay Area unveiled their name and colors on Tuesday morning and it’s already one of the best looks in all of pro sports. The Golden State Valkyries will begin competing in 2025 and released their first hype video.

We are the Golden State Valkyries

Narrated by Kehlani pic.twitter.com/VGY0AAJKa5

— Golden State Valkyries (@wnbagoldenstate) May 14, 2024

Instead of simply working off a variant of their local NBA team, the...

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bethmaiman

2024 NCAA softball bracket: Women’s College World Series scores, schedule

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We are tracking the scores and schedule updates for the 2024 NCAA softball championship.

The 2024 NCAA DI softball tournament will begin Friday, May 17 when the regional round of play kicks off. The Super Regional rounds will begin May 23, with the Women’s College World Series starting on May 30 in Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma Sooners have won the last three national championships and will be looking for a four-peat this season....

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Jack Milko

Rory McIlroy shockingly files for divorce ahead of PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy, wife Erica, and daughter Poppy celebrate McIlroy’s 2021 victory at the Wells Fargo Championship. | Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Rory McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll, will divorce after seven years of marriage, according to multiple reports.

Rory McIlroy has filed for a divorce.

After seven years of marriage to his wife, Eric Stoll, McIlroy submitted divorce filing papers in a Florida court on Monday. TMZ first reported the news of their split, and The Irish...

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Mark Schofield

Remembering Ayrton Senna’s magic at Monaco

30 years ago today, Ayrton Senna stunned the F1 world, and himself, at the Monaco Grand Prix

At the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, qualifying is entire ball game.

On this day back in 1988, Ayrton Senna won that ball game in astonishing fashion.

That day, Senna obliterated the rest of the grid, qualifying for pole position a stunning 1.4 seconds ahead of his rival — and McLaren teammate — Alain Prost. His performance that day lives on as perhaps the greatest qualifying effort in the...

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Dave McMenamin

Wolves' Gobert fined $75K for gesture to referee

The NBA has fined Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert $75,000 for making the money-sign gesture toward officials during Minnesota's Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

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Chris Welch

Google Photos is getting its own ‘Ask Photos’ assistant this summer

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Google Photos already has impressive search capabilities, but Google is using Gemini to dial those powers up to the next level. During today’s I/O keynote, CEO Sundar Pichai announced “Ask Photos,” a new feature coming this summer that should make the service much smarter when it comes to understanding what it is you’re looking for, using artificial intelligence to connect the dots for more sophisticated requests.

Pichai asked the app, “What’s my license...

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Associated Press

These states found ways to pay for daycare costs

States have expanded free preschool and early education and helped more families pay for childcare, making it low-cost or even free for many.

Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees.

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Claire Zhao

Glamping is on the rise in the age of hybrid work

A new report from Kampgrounds of America finds more people are seeking the outdoors, but not necessarily to fully disconnect.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the confinement of small indoor spaces and a reliance on virtual communication methods, undoubtedly obscured our relationship to the physical world around us. Unsurprisingly, the pandemic era saw a surge in popularity of outdoor travel experiences.

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Dell Cameron

Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers

A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.

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Jeanna Smialek

Fed Chair’s Confidence in Slowing Inflation Is ‘Not as High’ as Before

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said that the central bank was poised to leave interest rates on hold after surprisingly stubborn inflation.

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Tim Keown

The will and weariness of Tom Thibodeau and his Knicks

New York has stunned foes with ferocity that mimics its coach's mindset. But will fatigue finally catch up?

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Umar Shakir

Jeopardy! is making its first-ever streaming spinoff for Prime Video

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The classic competitive game show Jeopardy! is getting a spinoff series on Prime Video. Sony Pictures Television is producing Pop Culture Jeopardy!, which turns the classic academic quiz show with three challengers into a team-based trivia game that touches on music, movies, culture, sports, celebrities, entertainment, and more.

The new series marks the first time the company’s game show division is expanding the Jeopardy! brand to a streaming platform with a...

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Ash Parrish

Amazon follows Fallout with live-action Tomb Raider show

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In addition to announcing a second season of Mr. And Mrs. Smith and a fifth season of The Boys, Amazon is adding another new series to its television lineup: a live-action Tomb Raider series. The series will be produced in collaboration between Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge serving as the show’s writer and executive producer, confirming rumors reported earlier last year.

The Tomb Raider series is no stranger to live-action...

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