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Umar Shakir

Amazon’s robotaxi company is under investigation after two crashes with motorcyclists

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US safety regulators are looking into two crashes involving Amazon’s robotaxi company, Zoox. The Office of Defects Investigation, under the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, opened a preliminary evaluation into Zoox after two separate reports of the vehicles suddenly braking and causing motorcyclists to crash into their rear end.

NHTSA confirms that the Zoox vehicles were operating in driverless mode without...

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Nilay Patel

Why Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is confident we’ll all adapt to AI

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The tech and the consumers both might not be quite ready yet, but he’s betting big on an AI future.

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Allison Johnson

The Pixel 8A and the camera you have with you

You know, normal backyard nighttime stuff.

Sometimes you travel thousands of miles from home to see something amazing. And every once in a while, that something appears right in your backyard.

That’s what happened on Friday. “What’s the aurora forecast for tonight?” I asked a friend who keeps up with those things. “Amazing,” he said. He wasn’t lying. At 9:30PM, my husband and I went to the backyard to check the sky — nothing but hazy light pollution on the northern...

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Chris Welch

TCL’s new Mini LED TVs offer blazing brightness on a budget

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5,000 nits. That’s the incredible peak brightness of TCL’s latest flagship QM8 Mini LED TV, and there’s no better example of how the company is hoping to stand out from competitors like Samsung, LG, Hisense, Sony, and others. That’s just on a different level than what OLED can offer. Are we getting to a point where TVs are getting too bright? No such thing, right?

Starting at $1,999.99 for a 65-inch size (and ranging up to an enormous 115-inch model), the QM8...

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Emma Roth

Microsoft Word just fixed its default paste option

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Have you ever pasted text into your beautifully formatted Microsoft Word document, only for it to ruin everything? Well, the days of the should finally be over, as Microsoft Word will now merge the text’s formatting with your document by default.

Unlike the previous “keep source formatting” default, the “merge formatting” option preserves the original bold and underlined text, along with list and table structure. But it also changes the visual aspects...

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35 Times Customers Proved That They Are Unquestionably The Absolute Dumbest People On Planet Earth

You haven't lived until a customer looks you dead in the eye and asks how big the 12 inch pizza is.

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Ryan Waniata

Yamaha NS-600A Review: Tonally Bright, Viscerally Moving

Yamaha stuffs the beauty of its grand pianos into these spritely premium speakers

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Jaina Grey

9 Best Sex Toy Deals for Masturbation May: Suction Toys, Vibrators, and More

The sun’s shining, the birds are chirping, and the vibrators are buzzing. It’s time for Masturbation May.

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Mark Schofield

Ayrton Senna’s ‘Lap of the Gods,’ revisited

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As the F1 world remembers Ayrton Senna, let’s recall one of his most iconic performances

This week’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is sure to be an emotional affair.

Not only does Formula 1 return to Imola after the cancellation of last year’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to heavy flooding in the region, but the race marks 30 years since the tragic weekend that was the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. F1 lost two drivers that weekend at Imola...

Mashable

Can you connect AirPods on Xbox? Here's how to pair.

If you're the type of person who loves a late night gaming session with the sound up but also cares about your roommates and neighbours getting decent sleep, you might want to try headphones. And they don't have to be mega cans, earbuds will work just fine.

Luckily, it's really easy to pair your Xbox console with your AirPods. And let's face it, playing with the sound down is a prime strategy for scaredy-cats like me getting through horror games but music and score, sound effects and foley,...

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Jonathan Givony

Osobor joining Huskies, set to make $2M in NIL

Utah State transfer Great Osobor has committed to Washington, where he is set to make $2 million in NIL agreements, according to a document reviewed by ESPN.

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Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony

Sources: Bronny medically cleared to play in NBA

USC's Bronny James has been medically cleared to be drafted and play in the NBA, sources told ESPN.

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What Simple Cooking Hacks Do You Have To Save Money On Meals?

We all need some money-saving tips right now!

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Anya Taylor-Joy Just Made Some Seriously “Cryptic” Comments About How “Hard” Filming The “Mad Max” Prequel “Furiosa” Was, And People Have Questions

After repeatedly referring to how challenging she found filming, Anya reportedly had a “faraway look in her eyes” and told a NYT journalist, “Talk to me in 20 years,” when asked to elaborate.

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Brenda Stolyar

Twelve South BookArc Flex Review: Unstable and Expensive

The Twelve South BookArc Flex can’t always properly hold a laptop. It’s the perfect example of what happens when form is prioritized over function.

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

PGA Championship: How to watch, streaming, format, preview, tee times, and more

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How can fans tune into the PGA Championship? Here is everything you need to know about the second major of the year.

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf players are in Louisville, Ky., for the second major of the year. Valhalla Golf Club is hosting its fourth PGA Championship after a 10-year hiatus from this event.

This historic track will give fans another memorable PGA Championship after Oak Hill did not disappoint in 2023. The best players in...

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Abe_Beame

Lu Dort is the undrafted elbow grease of the Thunder

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Lu Dort is the Thunder’s designated stopper, always taking the most difficult opponent assignment. It’s an on-its-face thankless role that he appears to relish with rare enthusiasm.

At the turn of the 19th century, the French God King Napoleon Bonaparte had a nagging, annoying problem on his hands. It was half a world away in Saint Domingue, on the west end of the Caribbean island known as Hispaniola. It was a wealthy, prosperous producer...

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Adam Teicher

Chiefs to open Super Bowl defense vs. Ravens

The Ravens will play at the Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 5 in the first regular-season game of the 2024 season, the NFL announced.

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9 People Who Refused To Move Out Of Their Houses, Despite Immense Pressure

And I thought I was stubborn...

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