Rory McIlroy, despite alleged Tiger Woods fallout, to negotiate with Saudi PIF

Rory McIlroy during the first round of the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. | Photo by Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images

The drama surrounding the PGA Tour Policy Board continues as Rory McIlroy revealed his role in the PGA Tour’s talks with the Saudi PIF.

Rory McIlroy will play somewhat of a role in the PGA Tour’s negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) after all.

Following his opening round at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he carded a 4-under 67, McIlroy...

Wells Fargo: Collin Morikawa attacks “big boy” course to sit near the top

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Morikawa battled Quail Hollow at the Wells Fargo Championship and put himself into contention with 54 holes left.

Collin Morikawa continues to show spurts of greatness on the golf course in 2024.

At the Wells Fargo Championship, the two-time major winner shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to sit three shots off leader, Xander Schauffele.

Morikawa credited Quail Hollow for living up to the hype it gives off.

“It’s a big boy’s golf...

Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store is launching in July

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Microsoft has been talking about plans for an Xbox mobile gaming store for a couple of years now, and the company now plans to launch it in July. Speaking at the Bloomberg Technology Summit earlier today, Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed the launch date and how Microsoft is going to avoid Apple’s strict App Store rules.

“We’re going to start by bringing our own first-party portfolio to [the Xbox mobile store], so you’re going to see...

Did Stanford just prototype the future of AR glasses?

Stanford’s holographic AR glasses prototype. | Image: Andrew Brodhead / Stanford

A research team at Stanford is developing a new AI-assisted holographic imaging technology it claims is thinner, lighter, and higher quality than anything its researchers have seen. Could it take augmented reality (AR) headsets to the next level?

For now, the lab version has an anemic field of view — just 11.7 degrees in the lab, far smaller than a Magic Leap 2 or even a Microsoft HoloLens.

But...

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Sources: Budenholzer Suns' top coaching target

Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the Phoenix Suns' target to become the franchise's next coach, and discussions are expected to move rapidly toward a deal, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Rose Zhang does best Nelly Korda impression, dominates Cognizant Founders Cup

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Zhang was locked in at the Cognizant Founders Cup as she posted a career-low score while keeping a clean card.

Rose Zhang made Upper Montclair Country Club look easy as the young phenom posted a career-low on Day 1 of the Cognizant Founders Cup. She fired off a bogey-free 9-under 63 to lead the field by two shots.

That score tied the tournament record and set a new LPGA career low round after Zhang’s 65 at the Maybank Championship score last...

Verizon and T-Mobile are trying to gobble up US Cellular

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Now that they’ve got an extra $100 billion worth of premium airwaves and Sprint no longer nipping at their heels, how can the big three cellular carriers continue to consolidate and grow? Well, T-Mobile and Verizon “are in discussions to carve up U.S. Cellular,” The Wall Street Journal reports.

The report suggests this is about harvesting even more wireless spectrum; my colleague Allison pointed out in 2022 that US Cellular “tends to offer...

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson choose their ultimate 'Doctor Who' squad

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson join Mashable for a special Doctor Who edition game of "Choose Your Squad."

5 Takeaways From Stormy Daniels’s Testimony in Trump’s Trial

In a grueling day of cross-examination, Ms. Daniels sparred with Donald J. Trump’s lawyers, showing steely humor, but also vulnerability.

Breach Grows Between Biden and Israel’s Leaders Over Rafah Invasion

Defiant Israelis have vowed to do “whatever is necessary” in the Gaza Strip despite the American president’s threat to withhold weapons.

Xander Schauffele near albatross, Drop Gate situation vaults him to Wells Fargo lead

Xander Schauffele acknowledges the crowd during the first round of the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. | Photo by Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images

Xander Schauffele’s incredible near hole-out—and a lucky drop—soared him to the top of the leaderboard at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Xander Schauffele had doses of skill and luck down the stretch on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Having started the day on the 10th hole, Schauffele ended his opening round on the front...

Apple plans to use M2 Ultra chips in the cloud for AI

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Apple plans to start its foray into generative AI by offloading complex queries to M2 Ultra chips running in data centers before moving to its more advanced M4 chips.

Bloomberg reports that Apple plans to put its M2 Ultra on cloud servers to run more complex AI queries, while simple tasks are processed on devices. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Apple wanted to make custom chips to bring to data centers to ensure security and privacy in a...

Nintendo is removing Twitter / X integration from Switch

It's official: All three major video game consoles are now getting rid of their integrations with Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

On Wednesday, Nintendo became the last of the big gaming companies to announce that gamers would no longer be able to post directly to X via the Nintendo Switch gaming console. Other X-related functions would be dropped as well.

"As of June 10, 2024, it will no longer be possible to post...

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Paramount’s fate could go in 3 possible directions

The future for Paramount remains uncertain as it considers multiple merger offers. Here’s how each of those possibilities could play out for the entertainment giant.

Paramount Global is used to producing gripping dramas, but it likely didn’t expect to end up starring in one. Yet, the road to a potential Paramount merger has taken several twists and turns. Last Friday, the exclusive 30-day negotiating window between the special committee of the company’s board and Skydance Media came...

Alabama Mercedes plants will vote to join the UAW. How’s the union doing in the South?

There are about a dozen more campaigns underway that could follow the vote at Mercedes.

Workers at two Mercedes plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will soon vote for the first time on whether they want to join a union.

Apple says its iPad ‘Crush’ ad missed the mark: ‘We’re sorry’

Apple’s VP of marketing Tor Myhren said of the new iPad Pro ad, ‘We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry.’

Barely 48 hours after launching it, Apple is apologizing for its ad for the iPad Pro, and pulling it from running on broadcast TV.

Knicks rule Anunoby (hamstring) out for Game 3

Knicks forward OG Anunoby will miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a strained left hamstring.