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The Senate Rules Committee passed three bills that aim to safeguard elections from deception by artificial intelligence, with just months to go before Election Day. The bills would still need to advance in the House and pass the full Senate to become law, creating a time crunch for rules around election-related deepfakes to take effect before polls open across the country in November.
The vote happened on the same day that Senate Majority Leader...
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Another emulator with tons of history and development, RetroArch, is now freely available on the iOS App Store today. This is great news for retro gaming fans with iPhones because it can emulate a truly eye-crossing number of retro consoles once installed.
In fact, there are too many to list here. But some notable emulation cores — the actual separately developed emulation software — included in this version of RetroArch are the NEC PC Engine,...
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It’s the PlayStation Portable’s turn to get an emulator on the iOS App Store thanks to PPSSPP, which just went live today. This emulator, from developer Henrik Rydgård, has been in development for more than a decade, and it’s free to download for the iPhone and iPad.
Rydgård says in a blog post that the version approved this morning has some limitations versus previous builds of the app that were available through various exploits and workarounds. The...
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Both F1 and the sport’s governing body are working together on a new vision, but what could that entail?
Formula 1 is having a moment.
In recent years the sport has seen tremendous growth, particularly in the United States. Thanks to interest generated by the Netflix docuseries “Drive to Survive,” a thrilling Drivers’ Championship fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in 2021 that came down to the final laps of the...
Rory McIlroy during a Wednesday practice round ahead of the 2024 PGA Championship. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images
Rory McIlroy addressed Jimmy Dunne’s resignation from the PGA Tour Policy Board ahead of the PGA Championship.
Jimmy Dunne, one of the masterminds behind the PGA Tour’s framework agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), resigned earlier this week.
As a result, Rory McIlroy believes that the future of professional golf will suffer.
“Honestly, I...
Ludvig Åberg smiles ahead of the 2024 PGA Championship. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Ludvig Åberg opened up about his recent knee injury but remained confident ahead of his first PGA Championship.
Ludvig Åberg did not compete in the Wells Fargo Championship last week because of a knee injury. This generated plenty of concern, given his impressive performances leading up to the sixth Signature Event of the season.
However, the sixth-ranked golfer in the world is ready to go...
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HBO has released a first look at The Last of Us Season 2. The two new photos (below) show how Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) have adjusted to life in the aftermath of the Season 1 finale.
The first season of the celebrated zombie-centered series ended with Joel bringing Ellie to the Fireflies in hopes that her immunity to the Cordyceps fungus could help make a cure. However, he learned that creating a cure would require Ellie's death. Not willing to sacrifice his surrogate...
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Opens in a new window ...Google I/O 2024 was Android 15's time to shine.
The latest grand software update for Android devices got plenty of time in the spotlight at Google's annual developer showcase on Wednesday. It may not be the most sweeping Android revision of all time, but between a couple of cool privacy features and a neat addition to Google Wallet, there's still something to anticipate with the big Android update.
Here are the 3 best Android 15 features Google announced at I/O, per Google's blog post about...
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Android 15 is creeping closer to its release date. Here are the notable features and upgrades Google has in store.
At I/O, Google showed off new features in Android 15, the latest version of Wear OS, improvements to Google TV, and more.
Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone if thieves nab it.
The preliminary results of a clinical trial of using heat exposure to combat depression are in—and are fueling cautious optimism that sauna practice could become an accepted treatment.
The Brooklyn Nets are retiring the No. 15 jersey of Vince Carter, the high-flying guard who will be enshrined this year in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win the PGA Championships at sportsbooks, while Rory McIlroy is right behind -- the fifth time in the last six events that they've been 1-2.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said Wednesday the pending litigation with Florida State and Clemson is "disruptive" and "harmful" but it has not changed the dynamic between them as the league wrapped up three days of meetings.