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Mark Schofield

Alex Albon signs new ‘multi-year’ deal with Williams

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Williams announced a new deal with Alex Albon on Wednesday ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Heading into the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, one of the biggest Formula 1 storylines was whether we would see more news regarding a dynamic driver transfer market. The Miami Grand Prix brought word that Nico Hülkenberg would be moving to Sauber for the 2025 season, ahead of that team becoming the Audi works operation for 2026. And with...

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Mark Schofield

NFL announces 2024 International Games in Brazil, London, Munich

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Ahead of the full schedule release, the NFL announced the International Series games

Ahead of the full 2024 schedule release coming later Wednesday evening, the NFL announced the five “International Series” games on Wednesday morning. This year the International Series features games in three countries, including the NFL’s first-ever game in Brazil, which is the first of the five games.

Here are the International Series games for the 2024 NFL...

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

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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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Alex Cranz

We gotta stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem

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Google I/O introduced an AI assistant that can see and hear the world, while OpenAI put its version of a Her-like chatbot into an iPhone. Next week, Microsoft will be hosting Build, where it’s sure to have some version of Copilot or Cortana that understands pivot tables. Then, a few weeks after that, Apple will host its own developer conference, and if the buzz is anything to go by, it’ll be talking about artificial intelligence, too. (Unclear if Siri will be...

Mashable

Google goes old school, adds text-only 'Web' filter to search

Not content to just let us sit with the news of AI Overviews coming to search, Google has launched a new "Web" filter in search that will show you only text-based links in results. Looks like there's still room for a little old school internet within the AI of it all.

Launched on Tuesday to coincide with the tech giant's I/O event, the additional filter will let you switch between Google's refined results tabs as you would with Images, News, Videos etc. The "Web" tab was launched in the U.S....

Mashable

OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is leaving. But what did he see?

Ilya Sutskever is leaving OpenAI, and we have questions. One in particular.

Announcing the move on X on Tuesday night, the company's chief scientist said he made the decision to leave himself.

"The company's trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I’m confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both safe and beneficial under the leadership of @sama, @gdb, @miramurati and now, under the excellent research leadership of @merettm. It was an honor and a privilege to have worked...

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Beg Your Wardrobe’s Forgiveness Because It’s Time To Make Room For These 31 New Pieces

It's time to tell those tattered T-shirts "Ta-ta" and make room for these trend-setting dresses, jackets, pants, and blouses.

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“Blue’s Clues” Host Steve Burns Has Revealed He Initially Dreamed Of Having A Career Like Al Pacino Before Becoming A Children’s TV Favorite Through “Desperation”

Steve also admitted that he initially dreamed of having a career like Al Pacino, and only became a kids’ TV favorite through “desperation.”

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Kate Knibbs

Deadspin’s New Owners Reveal Their Plans: Betting Content—but No AI

The future of once-beloved sports blog Deadspin has been murky since it was acquired by an unknown company called Lineup Publishing in March. The new ownership shared its plans with WIRED.

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Dave McMenamin

'See you Game 7': Timberwolves still confident down 3-2

Despite dropping their past three games, Minnesota says it still has life.

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Jack Milko

PGA Championship 2024: SB Nation staff picks next major winner at Valhalla

Brooks Koepka celebrates his victory at the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. | Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images

The second major championship of the season has arrived, and the SB Nation staff has selected their winners.

Valhalla Golf Club will host this week’s PGA Championship for the fourth time since 1996. It most recently staged the event in 2014, when Rory McIlroy last won a major title.

The course also hosted the PGA Championship in 1996 and 2000,...

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Joanna Nelius

Razer Blade 14 vs. Asus Rog Zephyrus G14: uncompromised value

Where the Blade comes ahead in performance, the Zephyrus wins on value.

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Jess Weatherbed

Comcast has a Netflix, Peacock, and Apple TV Plus bundle coming next month

Every month, streaming looks more and more like cable. | Image: The Verge

Yet another streaming service bundle is on the horizon, this time courtesy of Comcast. Variety reports that the telecommunications giant is planning to launch a three-way bundle for Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV Plus later this month, which will be available to Comcast broadband and TV customers at a discounted rate compared to subscribing to each service separately.

Speaking at an industry conference on...

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33 Unwritten Rules Of Being Poor That You Only Could Know About If You've Struggled Financially

"If you’re hungry before bed, drink a tall glass of water."

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Men Revealed The Most Scarring Dates They've Been On, And WHEW It's A Doozy And A Half

"My date brought her toddler. I thought it was a date, considering we met on a dating site. But she seemed to be only interested in interviewing me as a babysitter."

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26 Travel Products Reviewers Say Helped Them Survive A Long-Haul Flight

POV: You're trapped in a flying metal tube for 12 hours, but you've prepared accordingly. Phew.

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Brendan I. Koerner

I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn't Pretty

Your online influencer girlfriend is actually a rotating cast of low-wage workers. I became one of them.

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Sheila Heti

What Alice Munro Would Never Do

We are very different writers, but I have kept Alice Munro in mind, daily and for decades, as an example to follow.

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