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Wes Davis

Walmart is about to launch a 4K Chromecast that’s also a smart speaker

An ethernet port! | Screenshot: Superdell-TV

Walmart is apparently getting ready to release a new Onn “Pro” Google TV 4K streaming box that’s also a smart speaker. Yesterday, YouTuber Superdell-TV hosted a livestream where he showed off the streaming device, which he said he had bought from the retailer in-store for $50. As 9to5Google noted today, the Onn Pro was already previously rumored but hasn’t been announced, so it may have been stocked by mistake, as it still doesn’t...

The Verge

Sean Hollister

How to play Netflix’s cloud games without waiting for an invitation

Why wait? | Image: Netflix

Want to try the nine games that Netflix now streams from cloud servers directly to your laptop, desktop, or TV? Officially, you’re supposed to wait until the beta rolls out more broadly, but for now, there may be an easier way.

If you fire up a desktop web browser, log in to Netflix, and click these links, you should be able to start playing, even if you don’t see any of these games listed normally.

Oxenfree:...

The Verge

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Crunchyroll is about to get a little more expensive, just like all the other streamers

Image: Crunchyroll

While Crunchyroll’s monthly prices haven’t jumped in five years, Sony is getting ready to change that for subscribers in a handful of countries.

Crunchyroll announced today that the prices for its Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan streaming subscription tiers are going up as a result of “the company’s investment in more anime, additional services like music and games, and additional subscriber benefits.” While the basic Crunchyroll Premium will continue to cost...

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Tyra Banks Talked About Going Gray And Using Wigs: "I Walk Around Town With My Natural Cornrows"

"I have on fake hair right now and my fake hair doesn't have gray hair in it, but my real hair does."

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Mashable

The cast of 'Unfrosted' choose their ultimate breakfast squad

Mashable supervising producer Mark Stetson joins the cast of Unfrosted for a game of Choose Your Squad.

Fast Company

Jessica Bursztynsky

DoorDash earnings: Delivery giant hits quarterly records for key metrics

DoorDash has grown out its international business at a rapid pace as the company has invested aggressively in the space and added new merchants.

DoorDash heavily narrowed its net loss and hit new quarterly records for key metrics for the first quarter of 2024. But growth of total orders, marketplace gross order value, and revenue—while all still up double digits from the same time a year ago—is slowing from the same breakneck pace it achieved in past quarters. 

SBNation.com

Savannah Leigh Richardson

Eastside Golf breaks down barriers with Mercedes women’s clothing collaboration

Eastside Golf

Eastside Golf and Mercedes-Benz collaborated to create a women’s clothing line as the Atlanta company pushed its way into a new sector.

Eastside Golf and Mercedes-Benz USA have partnered up for a women’s clothing collaboration as part of their multi-year partnership.

It is one of the latest ways the golf brand continues to break down barriers and pave the way to making golf more diverse.

Eastside Golf co-founders Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper spoke with Playing...

NYT > Home Page

Jeremy W. Peters

It’s Not Just Gaza: Student Protesters See Links to a Global Struggle

In many students’ eyes, the war in Gaza is linked to other issues, such as policing, mistreatment of Indigenous people, racism and the impact of climate change.

The Verge

Emma Roth

T-Mobile owns Mint Mobile

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge

T-Mobile has completed its acquisition of Mint Mobile, the carrier partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. In an update on Wednesday, T-Mobile says Mint Mobile will continue to offer its $15 per month / 5GB of data plan (that requires paying for three months upfront), while also offering access to some of T-Mobile’s perks rolling out now and “over the next few months.”

The acquisition also includes Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of Mint...

The Verge

Emilia David

AI security bill aims to prevent safety breaches of AI models

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A new bill seeking to track security issues by mandating the creation of a database recording all breaches of AI systems has been filed in the Senate.

The Secure Artificial Intelligence Act, introduced by Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), would establish an Artificial Intelligence Security Center at the National Security Agency. This center would lead research into what the bill calls “counter-AI,” or techniques to...

Mashable

Anthropic's ChatGPT rival Claude is now available on iOS

Claude, Anthropic's ChatGPT competitor now has a free iOS app.

The artificial intelligence company shared the announcement on its blog today, in addition to a new Teams plan — a paid subscription with strict safety and privacy guardrails and collaborative features.

SEE ALSO: Anthropic releases Claude Pro, a paid version of its ChatGPT rival

While OpenAI's large language models have held ChatGPT at the top of the leaderboard since the start of...

SBNation.com

Kendall Capps

Tiger Woods: Scottie Scheffler defying logic, gets real on PGA Tour domination

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images,

Scheffler is doing things golf fans have not seen since Woods accomplished them nearly 20 years ago.

Tiger Woods joined NBC’s Today Show Wednesday morning. He sat with Carson Daly for 10 minutes and tackled a number of topics. They divulged their relationship as young golfers playing together in Southern California, Woods explained why he wears red and detailed the different relationships he has with each of his children.

But Daly kicked things...

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

United States Congress demanding answers on Andretti F1 bid

After Andretti’s F1 bid was denied, Congress is seeking answers

Earlier this year Formula One Management (FOM), the commercial rights holders for Formula One, denied a prospective bid from Andretti Motorsport and General Motors (Andretti) to join the F1 grid. Now a group is seeking answers regarding that denial.

Members of the United States Congress.

In a letter directed to Gregory Maffei, President and CEO of Liberty Media Corporation — the company that owns F1 — four members...

SBNation.com

Savannah Leigh Richardson

Tiger Woods reveals why he wears red, launches Sun Day Red on Today Show

Today Show twitter screenshot

Woods explained why red is his signature color and promoted his new clothing line on the Today Show.

Tiger Woods' clothing and apparel brand, Sun Day Red, is finally here. The brand officially launched Wednesday.

Woods promoted the line on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Tuesday evening before joining Carson Daly on the Today Show Wednesday morning.

Daly and Woods spoke about various topics, from Scottie Scheffler’s wild swing to the relationship...

NYT > Home Page

Ben Casselman

Job Openings and Hiring Are at a 3-Year Ebb

March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve policymakers.

NYT > Home Page

Jeanna Smialek

The Fed Tries to Steer Clear of Politics, but Election Year Is Making It Tough

Economists are wondering whether political developments could play into both the Fed’s near-term decisions and its long-term independence.

The Verge

Quentyn Kennemer

This Qi2 3-in-1 charger has the best price we’ve seen from any brand

It was already the cheapest Qi2 multi-charger, and now the price is even better. | Image: ESR

If all-in-one chargers are your jam and you’ve been waiting for a great opportunity to upgrade to Qi2, check out this deal on ESR’s latest model. You can save $56.99 ($16 off) on ESR’s Qi2 3-in-1 wireless charging station after clipping the coupon at Amazon. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on this particular model and easily the best deal you’ll find on a Qi2 3-in-1 charger...

The Verge

Lauren Feiner

Republicans release tech executives’ internal communications

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Conservatives are pushing a story about Biden, covid-19, and content moderation on social media platforms in both the court of public opinion and the Supreme Court. A new report shared exclusively with The Verge and set to be released by a Republican-led House subcommittee brings the congressional effort to establish this narrative in line with a pending Supreme Court case, focusing on allegations that the Biden administration violated the...

The Verge

Wes Davis

It’s getting way easier to join PS5 multiplayer games with a friend

Inviting friends to your PS5 multiplayer sessions is getting much easier. | Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony is working on an easier way for anyone to join your gaming sessions — whether you’re friends on the PlayStation Network or not. The company says that “in the coming months,” you’ll be able to generate a link either on your PS5 or in the PlayStation App that you can share with others so they can join your multiplayer session.

On the PS5, that means popping up...

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