FDIC probe reveals toxic workplace culture and questions chairman’s credibility

The report released Tuesday by law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton outlines incidents of stalking, harassment, homophobia and other violations of employment regulations.

An independent review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ‘s workplace culture describes an environment that fostered “hostile, abusive, unprofessional, or inappropriate conduct,” and questions whether the agency’s chairman is credible to lead the agency through a cultural transformation.

OpenAI Is ‘Exploring’ How to Responsibly Generate AI Porn

OpenAI released draft guidelines for how it wants the AI technology inside ChatGPT to behave—and revealed that it’s exploring how to ‘responsibly’ generate explicit content.

Wells Fargo Championship: SB Nation picks next PGA Tour Signature Event winner

Wyndham Clark receives the trophy after winning the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. | Getty Images

The PGA Tour returns to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the sixth Signature Event of the 2024 season.

Quail Hollow Club, the host of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, is one of the more challenging courses the PGA Tour visits each year. It requires precision from tee to green.

Funny enough, this venue will host the PGA Championship again next year, eight years...

Marvel is bringing a mixed reality edition of What If…? to the Vision Pro

Who watches the watcher watching The Watcher watching them? | Image: Marvel / Disney

The Vision Pro is about to get what sounds like an honest-to-goodness mixed reality video experience from Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive, something the platform sorely needs. The companies announced What If...? – An Immersive Story, which they say is Disney Plus’ “first-ever” interactive original content. It’ll come exclusively to Apple’s VR headset and use a mixture of augmented and...

The judge in Epic v. Apple thinks Apple’s being shady about buttons and links

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Epic Games and Apple are in court for evidentiary hearings for the next couple of weeks over whether Apple violated the anti-steering injunction set down by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in 2021 after their landmark trial.

These hearings are going to be a lot of nitty-gritty details about App Store guidelines. Today, for example, involves a lot of questioning about buttons. (Apple restricts button styles for links that go outside of their in-app...

After Kendall Jenner Said That She Was "The First Human" To Wear Her Met Gala Look, Images Have Emerged Of People Seemingly Wearing The Same Dress

“I am so, so incredibly honored to wear it. I am the first human to wear it."

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Busy Korda: 'Not thought' about pursuit of record

Nelly Korda, who is seeking to set the LPGA record with wins in six consecutive starts, said she has kept her mind off the pursuit by staying busy off the course.

Matthews among finalists for Ted Lindsay Award

Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday.

Ex-Spain chief, coach to stand trial for WWC kiss

Former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national team player Jenni Hermoso after a High Court judge admitted the case, the court said Wednesday.

O'Malley eyes McGregor, open to weight change

Sean O'Malley says he is willing to move up to 155 pounds to land a fight with Conor McGregor.

No hate crime charges for slurs at Utah women

A northern Idaho prosecutor won't bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women's basketball team during the NCAA tournament.

Brewers reinstate Yelich after nearly month out

The Brewers reinstated outfielder Christian Yelich from the 10-day injured list ahead of Wednesday's game in Kansas City.

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Workers Recall the Night Protesters Occupied Hamilton Hall

Maintenance workers had a firsthand view of how protesters seized the building, and wondered why the university failed to stop it.

In Congressional Hearing, NYC Schools Chief David Banks Fights Back Against Republicans

Under aggressive, rapid-fire questioning, David C. Banks, the chancellor of New York City schools, pushed back hard on accusations that the district had allowed antisemitism to fester.

PGA Tour a “lonely place” compared to European circuit, per DP World Tour pro

Robert MacIntyre reacts to a shot during the 2024 Players Championship. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

Scotsman Robert MacIntyre, who earned PGA Tour status this year, referred to the American based circuit as a “lonely place.”

Thanks to his superb play on the DP World Tour a season ago, which included a runner-up finish to Rory McIlroy at the Genesis Scottish Open, Robert MacIntyre earned PGA Tour membership for the 2024 season.

But playing on the PGA Tour has not been the...

Peacock is turning The Office into a franchise with a new spinoff series

Newer shows like Abbott Elementary have proven that there’s still interest in mockumentary-style TV more than a decade after The Office came to an end, and NBC has plans to capitalize on the moment with a new series set in the same — apologies — universe Dunder Mifflin exists in.

Greg Daniels was responsible for adapting The Office for NBC, and the network announced today that he and Michael Koman are creating a new, untitled spinoff series for Peacock that will focus on “a...

You can get a $100 gift card when you preorder Google’s Pixel 8A

Say Aloe to my little friend. | Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Apple and Sonos aren’t the only companies dominating the headlines with new devices this week. Google also officially announced the Pixel 8A following weeks of rumors, introducing the forthcoming handset a full week ahead of Google I/O 2024. The phone launches on May 14th, but you can preorder an unlocked model from Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store starting at $499 with a $100 gift card.

As expected, the upcoming...

Gisele Bündchen And Tom Brady’s Kids Were Apparently “Affected” By His “Irresponsible” Netflix Roast, And Here Are All The Details

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FTX Creditors Say Payout Deal Is 'an Insult'—and Plan to Revolt

FTX has a plan to repay its former crypto customers more than the billions of dollars they lost in the latest bankruptcy proposal. But some will reject it anyway.