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Carl Hulse

Mike Johnson Becomes the Speaker of the Whole House. For Now.

Democrats saved the speaker but want to oust him at the ballot box in November, while his standing in his own party remains in serious question.

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James Dator

Bruins vs. Panthers Game 2 featured wild 10-man fight in NHL Playoffs

These teams still HATE each other.

There’s no love lost between the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers. A massive, multi-player fight broke out with under nine minutes left in the third period of Game 2, with all 10 skaters throwing haymakers from every angle.

Fight Night in South Florida! pic.twitter.com/ySldWCCnta

— Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) May 9, 2024

It kicked off due to two separate incidents on the same play. The first happened in the slot, as Justin Brazeau of the...

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Jack Milko

Tiger Woods relationship with Rory McIlroy estranged amid “messy” PGA Tour board drama

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy chat at the 2023 Masters Tournament. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have grown apart in recent months as the PGA Tour tries to piece together its future.

Ahead of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, Rory McIlroy spoke at length about the possibility of rejoining the PGA Tour Policy Board, from which he resigned in November.

He has grown “impatient” with the PGA Tour’s current negotiations with the Saudi Public...

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Ricky O'Donnell

The Pacers need more T.J. McConnell against Knicks to stay alive in NBA Playoffs

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The Pacers keep taking their one of their most effective players off floor vs. the Knicks in the NBA Playoffs.

The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks were set for a thrilling finish to Game 2 of their second round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Pacers guard T.J. McConnell hit a tough finish inside the arc to make it a one-point game with about eight minutes remaining in regulation. After Josh Hart drained a three-pointer on the...

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Ranita Iyer

Taking the fight to the fraudsters: How AI safeguards the digital economy

Mastercard is at the forefront of technology companies embracing AI to uncover financial crime

Think about how many times a week you swipe your card, tap your phone on an e-reader, or click “complete purchase” on a checkout page. Whether you’re buying a latte or ordering new boots, how often does it cross your mind that hackers could break into your account?

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Associated Press

The NYPD’s ‘unprofessional’ social media posts are under investigation

The investigation was requested by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Legal Aid Society.

New York City’s watchdog agency has launched an investigation into allegations that the city’s police department improperly used its official social media accounts to target public officials and private citizens.

The city Department of Investigation confirmed the probe in a statement Wednesday, saying it was prompted by recent requests from City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Legal...

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Hunter Schwarz

The next Swiss Army Knife will be knife-less

Swiss Army… gadget? A bladeless tool is in the works following concerns about knife bans.

The Swiss Army Knife will be getting rid of its knife for some of its future multitools. Victorinox, the Swiss Army Knife’s creator, said in a statement that it’s in the early stages of developing a version of its flagship product without blades due a growing number of restrictions on knifes around the world.

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Michael Grothaus

Disneyland expansion map shows what the park’s lands could look like after a historic makeover

A plan approved by the Anaheim, California, city council paves the way for the theme park’s future over the next four decades.

Disneyland has been approved for a makeover after the Anaheim, California, city council unanimously passed the second vote for a rezoning project dubbed DisneylandForward. The project aims to add entire new theme park lands to Disneyland, which could include places featured in Disney movies, such as Black Panther’s Wakanda or Frozen’s Arendelle.

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Associated Press

TikTok is now labeling AI-generated content

The move is part of a widespread effort to add safeguards to artificial intelligence.


TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from outside its own platform.

TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being spread on its social media platform.

“AI enables incredible creative opportunities, but can confuse or mislead viewers if they don’t know content was AI-generated,” the company said in a prepared statement...

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Kristen Shilton

Leafs fire coach Keefe after first-round exit

The Maple Leafs have fired coach Sheldon Keefe after another first-round playoff exit.

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Daniel Thorp-Lancaster

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Review: A Great Budget Laptop

This Chromebook costs less than $400, and you couldn’t ask for a more capable workhorse.

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Jack Milko

Tiger Woods takes demigod role in PGA Tour negotiations with Saudi Public Investment Fund

Tiger Woods during the 2024 Masters Tournament. | Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images

Tiger Woods has assumed a powerful position as discussions between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund progress.

Tiger Woods has taken a powerful role as the PGA Tour hopes to strike an agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the beneficiary of LIV Golf.

Woods will join a five-member subcommittee—the only player within this delegation—that will primarily stage...

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James Dator

Pacers log 78 complaints about refs after getting mauled by Knicks in NBA Playoffs

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Indiana thinks small market bias is hurting their chances.

The Indiana Pacers are buying into the idea that there’s big market bias happening in their second round series against the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs — and they’ve been taking their grievance to the league office. The Pacers filed protests against 49 calls in Game 2, which they felt were incorrect and gave the Knicks an advantage. This comes in addition to protesting 29 calls...

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Charles Pulliam-Moore

Warner Bros. Discovery’s first new Lord of the Rings movie is due out in 2026

Photo: New Line Cinema

Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it was working on “multiple Lord of the Rings movies’’ with New Line Cinema, the production company that put out Peter Jackson’s original trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels. Now, we know when the first of those new movies is probably hitting theaters.

During an earnings call today, WBD CEO David Zaslav announced that the company expects Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum to debut sometime in...

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Umar Shakir

TikTok is adding an ‘AI-generated’ label to watermarked third-party content

Image: The Verge

TikTok already automatically applies an “AI-generated” tag to content on its platform made using TikTok’s AI tools, and that same label will now apply to content created on other platforms. Now, TikTok will detect when images or videos are uploaded to its platform containing metadata tags indicating the presence of AI-generated content and says it’s the first social media platform to support the new Content Credentials.

Support for the Adobe-developed tagging...

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Chris Welch

Sonos says its controversial app redesign took ‘courage’ 

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Sonos has responded to the avalanche of feedback — some good, plenty bad — about the company’s redesigned mobile app that was released on May 7th. In the days since, customers have complained about missing features like sleep timers, broken local music library management, and no longer having the ability to edit playlists or the upcoming song queue. More alarmingly, the Sonos app’s accessibility has also taken a hit, something the...

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