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Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens

Barça sack Xavi; Flick 'on course' to replace him

Xavi Hernández will leave his role as Barcelona coach after Sunday's final game of the season against Sevilla, with a source telling ESPN that Hansi Flick is "on course" to replace him.

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Djokovic loses in Geneva, still without title in '24

Novak Djokovic dropped to 14-6 overall and 0-3 in semifinals this season after losing to 44th-ranked Tomas Machac in the semifinals of the Geneva Open.

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Orioles escape on game-ending interference call

The Orioles escaped a White Sox ninth-inning rally on a controversial game-ending interference call.

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Jesse Rogers

'That guy is not very good, but he is unhittable': How Cubs' Shota Imanaga is baffling MLB hitters

Powered by an 'optical illusion' pitch, the Cubs' new ace is taking baseball by storm.

Mashable

Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith respond to John Oliver's hilarious claim that 'The Great British Baking Show' is actually anxiety inducing

John Oliver claims that for folks in the UK, The Great British Baking Show is like "a white-knuckle ride through British people's anxieties." Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith do not agree.

Fast Company

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NCAA agrees to $2.8 billion settlement for college athlete payments

Schools also will be allowed to share revenues with athletes through new payments and benefits.

The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has agreed to allow member schools to share revenue with athletes directly and will pay nearly $2.8 billion in past damages, in a settlement resolving claims from players suing over their athletic service.

Fast Company

Reuters

Samsung union holds a rally for fair wages

Overall, South Korea’s union membership rate has hovered around the 10% level since 2004, according to data from the labour ministry.

Against a backdrop of K-pop performances and dance music, more than 2,000 unionised workers from Samsung Electronics gathered in Seoul on Friday, holding a rare rally to demand the South Korean technology giant pay fair wages.

Fast Company

Kristin Toussaint

California ‘cloud brightening study’ isn’t a health risk, a new report confirms

The experiment was testing the results of spraying a saltwater mist into the air.

After being halted over safety concerns, a study related to cloud brightening—a form of geoengineering that could one day be used to cool the earth—was deemed not to be a health risk to the local community in Alameda, California. 

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Eric Ravenscraft

Logitech Reach Review: Super Camera Arm, Subpar Camera

One of the best camera arm mounts I’ve ever used is hampered by its middling camera.

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Rhett Allain

Why Are We Seeing These Crazy Northern Lights?

The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but solar winds and magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries throughout the US.

The Verge

Emma Roth

SpaceX’s Starship is getting ready to take off again in June

SpaceX lost contact with Starship during its launch in March. | Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images

SpaceX is getting ready to launch its Starship into space again. On Friday, the company announced that the massive rocket’s fourth flight test could happen as soon as June 5th, so long as regulators approve it.

Starship successfully launched into space during its last test flight in March, but SpaceX lost contact with the vehicle as it reentered Earth’s atmosphere. The...

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Umar Shakir

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 ‘Ultra’ leaks show a supersized squircle for your wrist

Leaked Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra models with new squircle design and rubberized adjustable straps. | Image: OnLeaks and Smartprix

Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Watch 7 “Ultra” has leaked in new renders acquired by OnLeaks and Smartprix. It’s a follow-up to the Classic series of watches, which are made of metal. This new model looks a bit like the Apple Watch Ultra now, with a new square-shaped case and an extra button.

Rumors of square Samsung watches surfaced in March,...

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Jess Weatherbed

Judge doesn’t buy Google’s ‘terrifying world of chaos’ argument in Epic case

Epic and Google are back in court to argue how Google should be forced to change its Play Store business. | Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge

After a jury declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic v. Google lawsuit last year, both companies faced off in court again on Thursday to decide on the specific changes Google will have to make to rectify the issue, as reported by Reuters and Wired.

Epic is hoping the court approves several remedies it had previously...

Mashable

Deadpool & Friend, OpenAI’s Scarjo Voice, Popcorn Previews and A.A.P.I.

From Furiosa to Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI voice, host Josh Burstein takes us on a comedic journey through the week's top stories.

Mashable

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x is available for pre-order

PRE-ORDER: As of May 24, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Copilot+ PC is available for pre-order at Best Buy and through the Lenovo website.

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Ryan Waniata

Samsung S95D QD-OLED Review: A Matte Screen for Reflective Rooms

Samsung’s new S95D QD-OLED TV takes a big anti-glare swing with (mostly) fantastic results.

The Verge

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Ring’s Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam hands-on: a fuller view of your home

The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam comes in pink and rocking some moves. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

It’s pretty in pink, and its 360-degree view is handy. But while Ring’s new pan-tilt cam has the moves, it lacks innovation.

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Andrew J. Hawkins

Hyundai is ‘doubling down’ on EVs despite sales slowdown, CEO says

Photo by Patrick George for The Verge

Electric vehicle sales may be in a bit of a slump, but Hyundai isn’t deterred. The South Korea-based automaker is “doubling down” on its EV investment, including a $7.6 billion dedicated manufacturing facility in Georgia, said Hyundai Motor America CEO Randy Parker.

“While other manufacturers are pulling back on their electrification strategy, we continue to be focused on our products,” Parker said in an interview this week with The...

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Lauren Feiner

Google waves around cashier’s check in attempt to avoid jury trial

Illustration: The Verge

An unusual document appeared last week in the docket for the Department of Justice’s second antimonopoly lawsuit against Google. It included a photocopy of a check that Google claimed was good for the “maximum amount of damages” claimed in the case for its alleged anticompetitive actions in its ad tech business. Google said it had written the check to the Department of Justice.

Legal experts say the photocopy of a cashier’s check was definitely...

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