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Elizabeth Lopatto

Vivek Ramaswamy can’t even dunk on Buzzfeed right

Get a load of this guy. | Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

Fine, Vivek Ramaswamy, you wanted my attention and now you have it. Before now, I knew you primarily as the guy who lied so hysterically my hometown police department had to come out and explain that you’d been parked illegally when you were accidentally rear-ended by a lady who was not very good at backing up.

In your quest to unseat Elon Musk as the thirstiest motherfucker alive, you have bought 8 percent of...

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Wes Davis

Wu-Tang’s rarest album is getting public play soon, says its NFT group owner

Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, pictured on its current owner’s website. | Image: PleasrDAO

Very few people have heard the only copy of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, the Wu-Tang Clan album that disgraced pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli bought at auction in 2015. Starting next month, though, you’ll be able to hear a curated, 30-minute excerpt of the album, provided you can get to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, between June 15th and June 24th, reports...

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Quentyn Kennemer

Refreshed Beats Pill will reportedly gain Find My, 24-hour battery life, and better sound

It dons a familiar look, but you can expect many meaningful upgrades for the 2024 Beats Pill. | Image: 9to5Mac

Leaked renders and celebrity sightings are clues for a likely summer launch of Apple’s upcoming Beats Pill speaker — its first since the Pill Plus, which we called “the best yet” when it launched in 2015 and was discontinued in 2022. A report from 9to5Mac, citing unnamed sources, gives more details about its modernization.

Reported upgrades include up to 24 hours of...

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Emma Roth

Verizon’s latest streaming deal is a $10 monthly YouTube Premium subscription

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Verizon is doubling down on efforts to sell you streaming services. Starting May 30th, the company will offer a discounted $10 / subscription to YouTube Premium through its myPlan perks.

YouTube Premium typically costs $13.99, letting you watch videos on the platform ad-free, download content, and access YouTube Music Premium. You can get the perk if you have one of Verizon’s myPlan subscriptions, which lets subscribers tack on services like...

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Mark Schofield

What the Stewart-Haas news could mean for Haas F1

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With Stewart-Haas ceasing operations on the NASCAR side of things, will there be any impact to Haas F1?

The motorsport world received confirmation on Tuesday that one of the more successful teams in NASCAR would be shutting down following the 2024 season. After weeks of speculation, Stewart-Haas announced on Tuesday in a statement that the team would be closing operations at the end of the year.

What might this mean for the Haas...

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No-buy challenge tips: Know your vulnerabilities and be careful on social media, experts say

Thinking of what you would be better off living without?

The rules of a no-buy challenge are self-imposed and simple: Make a list of the non-essential items you won’t spend money on for a set period of time and stick to it. Easier said than done.

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Phoenix opens more cooling centers after deadly heat wave last summer

At least two cooling spaces in metro Phoenix will operate overnight, and others have extended hours, including on some weekend days.

Terrified of being assaulted in a shelter, Pearl Marion couch surfed with family members and friends during last year’s blistering summer so she didn’t have to sleep outdoors.

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Emma Roth

Microsoft is making Edge faster... starting with this one menu

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Browser bloat has long been a problem, but now Microsoft is doing something about it, and not by reducing features but by speeding the browser up. The company is working to make Edge’s user interface more responsive, starting with its Browser Essentials menu.

This menu — which displays information about Edge’s performance — is now 42 percent faster, thanks to a WebUI 2.0 architecture migration. You can see how much faster the Browser Essentials menu loads on...

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Jack Milko

U.S. Women’s Open: Everything you need to know, including TV, Tee Times, and more

Lexi Thompson signs autographs for fans on the 18th hole green during a practice round ahead of the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open. | Jason E. Miczek/USGA

The U.S. Women’s Open returns to Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, where the biggest event of the year takes center stage.

The biggest tournament in women’s professional golf has arrived.

The U.S. Women’s Open will take place at Lancaster Country Club, which last hosted the best female players in the world in 2015. In Gee Chun...

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Texans, WR Collins agree to $72.75M extension

The Texans and wide receiver Nico Collins have agreed to a three-year, $72.75 million extension, that includes $52 million guaranteed, his agents told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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Michael Voepel and Alexa Philippou

WNBA at the 2-week mark: Wide-open races, legit rookies, vets who still got it

It's early, but players and storylines that could shape the rest of the 2024 WNBA season are starting to emerge.

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iOS 18: AI-generated custom emojis are reportedly arriving to iPhone soon

With tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI all recently sharing big AI updates at their events, one company has been conspicuously absent from the AI conversation: Apple.

However, we now have new information from Bloomberg's Apple insider Mark Gurman regarding a completely new AI feature likely coming to the next iPhone update, iOS 18.

According to Gurman, Apple is currently developing a program on the iPhone that will allow users to create custom emojis using generative AI.

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Target’s chief food, essentials, and beauty officer says pace of trends is getting faster

The Minneapolis-based retailer plans to introduce up to 2,000 new food and beverage items this year.

Target has revamped its grocery aisles since the COVID-19 pandemic with items ranging from Korean foods and mocktails to barbecue-flavored trail mix as the discount retailer caters to shoppers who want to experiment while sticking to a budget.

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Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing

The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology firm, in Ashburn, Virginia.

A northern Virginia tech company is paying $38,500 to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates for an opening as a business analyst.

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Helene Cooper

U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Damaged by Rough Seas

Army engineers are working to put the pier back together, and Defense Department officials hope it will be operational again in about a week.

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Eric Ravenscraft

'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door' Sets the Standard for Classic Game Remakes

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door proves that using new tech to bring old visions to life (and cut down on pain points) is way more effective than a simple cash grab.

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Mia Sato

Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation

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Google’s search algorithm is perhaps the most consequential system on the internet, dictating what sites live and die and what content on the web looks like. But how exactly Google ranks websites has long been a mystery, pieced together by journalists, researchers, and people working in search engine optimization.

Now, an explosive leak that purports to show thousands of pages of internal documents appears to offer an unprecedented look under the hood of how...

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Emilia David

Telegram gets an in-app Copilot bot

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Microsoft has added an official Copilot bot within the messaging app Telegram, which lets users search, ask questions, and converse with the AI chatbot.

Copilot for Telegram is currently in beta but is free for Telegram users on mobile or desktop. People can chat with Copilot for Telegram like a regular conversation on the messaging app. Copilot for Telegram is an official Microsoft bot (make sure it’s the one with the checkmark and the...

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