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Emma Roth

Spotify’s shortform videos could spread to more parts of the app

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Spotify could soon bring shortform video clips to more areas of the app. A test spotted by Music Ally shows clips surfacing on playlist pages, allowing you to swipe through a vertical feed with videos less than 30 seconds long.

Spotify first introduced clips last year as a way for artists to communicate with fans and promote their music, but the platform only showed clips on artist profiles, album pages, and album countdown pages. However, that...

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David Pierce

Rabbit R1 review: nothing to see here

Artificial intelligence might someday make technology easier to use and even do things on your behalf. All the Rabbit R1 does right now is make me tear my hair out.

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Mia Sato

Google is getting even worse for independent sites

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An article in HouseFresh, a site dedicated to air quality, hit a nerve in February: it outlined how independent publishers have been gradually bumped out of Google search results, with big media companies taking their place. Months later, the situation has only gotten more dire, according to a follow-up published by HouseFresh.

In February, HouseFresh managing editor Gisele Navarro called out publishers like BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone as some of the culprits...

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Spotify starts hiding song lyrics behind paywall

Spotify's free tier has just gotten a little worse.

The company recently put yet another popular feature behind its Spotify Premium paywall: song lyrics. As noticed by numerous users on Reddit (via Android Authority), to see song lyrics you now need to have a Spotify Premium subscription, which starts at $10.99 ($5.99 for students).

Some users are reporting that song lyrics aren't completely unavailable on the free tier; instead, there's a monthly limit on lyrics for non-Premium subscribers....

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The Shark FlexStyle is $60 off — don't blow off this deal

SAVE $60: The build-your-own Shark FlexStyle system is available for $219.99. That's a savings of 21% on your sleekest at-home hair styling.

Build Your Own Shark FlexStyle system $219.99 ...

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Get 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' for just $3.99 on Xbox right now

SAVE 91%: As of May 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is on sale for just $3.99 at the Microsoft Store. That's $36 off of its usual price of $39.99.

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Star Wars Day sales 2024: All the best deals and drops you can shop this May the 4th

Intricate new LEGO sets. Dirt-cheap video games. Stormtrooper-shaped squeaky toys. Washable rugs patterned with tiny Grogu heads. A Jedi craves these things.

And those are exactly the types of things we're getting for Star Wars Day 2024. The brand-driven holiday that celebrates the beloved space saga every year on May the 4th has ushered in an exciting lineup of limited-time deals and new product releases across retailers.

Below, we've put together a running list of all the offers you...

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Jordan Pearson

The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics

Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.

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James Dator

4 NFL teams who could shock the world in 2024, and 2 who could disappoint

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Who could take a big step forward in 2024, and who could could fall back?

NFL teams are largely locked for 2024. Outside of some small, post-draft free agency signings we’ve reached the point where the majority of work has been done. Now, as we hurtle towards OTAs and training camp we have a better sense of where these teams stand, and the remarkable thing about the NFL picture is how much a lot of the worst teams in the league improved.

Solid...

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Jack Milko

PGA Tour winner, Ryder Cup stalwart Peter Oosterhuis passes away at 75

Peter Oosterhuis during the 1984 Masters Tournament. | Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images

Englishman Peter Oosterhuis, a fixture in professional golf for decades, has sadly died at the age of 75.

The golfing world lost a legend on Thursday morning.

Peter Oosterhuis, who played on six Ryder Cup teams, won the 1981 Canadian Open, and served as a broadcaster for CBS Sports for nearly two decades, has passed away.

He died one day shy of his 76th birthday.

Known colloquially as...

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Charles Pulliam-Moore

I Saw the TV Glow is a tribute to the transformative power of fandom

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A24’s I Saw the TV Glow from writer / director Jane Schoenbrun is a brilliant exploration of how people can find and lose themselves in the media they love.

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Jess Weatherbed

Nintendo’s Orlando theme park will have Yoshi and Donkey Kong rides

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The Super Nintendo World area opening at Universal Studios in Orlando next year will include every attraction from the existing theme parks in Hollywood and Japan — including the first Donkey Kong Country realm in the US. That’s according to Universal’s latest teaser for its fourth Orlando-based park, Epic Universe, which provides some clarity over what guests can expect on opening day in 2025.

Some of the experiences coming to Orlando’s...

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Jaina Grey

Le Wand Die Cast Massager Review: A Wand for Wand Connoisseurs

Le Wand's vibrator is an elegant reimagining of a sex-tech classic that can vibrate your jeans right off.

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Pete Cottell

Loopy Pro Review: The Best iPad Music Recording Software

We've spent time with most of the available apps for making music on iPad, and this loop station, DAW, and sampler combo is the best free (and paid) app around.

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Joseph Acosta

The Bears are finally supporting a young QB the right way

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The Bears’ total talent overhaul puts Caleb Williams in position to thrive

The Chicago Bears are having a moment.

Four years after the Bears started their rebuild by tearing the roster down to the studs, Chicago finally has a team they can potentially put hope in. An offseason of positive moves has the Bears feeling like a trendy new playoff team, because they’ve finally built an appropriate team around a young QB.

Let’s start with how to build this...

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Jack Milko

Bryson DeChambeau: LIV Golf only getting “bigger, badder, better than ever before”

Bryson DeChambeau at LIV Golf Adelaide. | Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Bryson DeChambeau talked about the future of the Saudi-backed circuit ahead of its event in Singapore.

Bryson DeChambeau feels rather bullish about the future of LIV Golf as it continues to stage tournaments around the world.

“We know it’s going to be bigger, badder, and better than ever before,” DeChambeau said Thursday in Singapore.

“It’s just going to continue growing over the next five to...

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Ash Parrish

Tales of Kenzera’s heart-wrenching story proved tougher than its platforming

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There’s challenging combat and platforming puzzles, but the hardest part of the game is grappling with its emotional story.

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Tom Warren

Microsoft launches passkey support for all consumer accounts

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Microsoft is fully rolling out passkey support for all consumer accounts today. After enabling them in Windows 11 last year, Microsoft account owners can also now generate passkeys across Windows, Android, and iOS. This makes it effortless to sign in to a Microsoft account without having to type a password in every time.

You can create passkeys for your Microsoft account by following this link, and you can choose your face, fingerprint, PIN, or a security key...

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