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Mark Schofield

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch threw down on the track and off at NASCAR All-Star Race

Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. trade paint, fists in NASCAR All-Star Race

Sunday night was NASCAR’s All-Star Race, held for the second season in a row at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. Joey Logano won the non-points event in dominant fashion, started from pole position and led all but one of the race’s 200 laps. It’s the most laps any driver has led in NASCAR’s All-Star Race.

But that is not the topic of conversation this Monday.

Instead, the main characters are...

The Verge

Nilay Patel

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on AI-powered search and the future of the web

Photo illustration by The Verge

The head of Google sat down with Decoder last week to talk about the biggest advancements in AI, the future of Google Search, and the fate of the web.

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Andrew Webster

Apple’s time travel comedy Time Bandits starts streaming in July

Image: Apple

You won’t need to travel too far into the future to see Apple TV Plus’ next adventure series. The streamer just announced that Time Bandits, an adaptation of the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name, will premiere on July 24th. The TV version of the story will span 10 episodes and, according to Apple, is about “an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin.”

The...

Fast Company

Mark Wilson

Brooks shows why it’s dusting Nike in this powerful new ad starring Jeremy Renner

Nike’s revenue is 45 times that of Brooks. But Brooks owns running. And we see why in its first new global campaign in 25 years.

“I have no business doing a running commercial. 15 months ago, I was dead, right?” actor Jeremy Renner says with a wry smile. 

After breaking 38 bones from a snowplow accident in 2023 that stopped his heart, Renner is back in a dramatic new campaign for the running shoe company Brooks. And he’s not just living. He’s running.

Fast Company

Dave Grow

Tips to personalize your hybrid work approach

Collaboration is important whether working inside the office or outside, and there are multiple ways to do so successfully.

Remote and hybrid working situations continue to teach us a lot about what effective and efficient collaboration truly looks like. Over the years we’ve been introduced to new technologies and different ways teams can better work together to align and execute on shared goals. As companies continue to refine their hybrid work approach, adapting the in-office experience...

Fast Company

Reuters

Bezos’ Blue Origin goes back to space with 90-year old Black astronaut and 5 others

The mission reached the edge of space and lasted 10 minutes.

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew — including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s — from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022.

Fast Company

Nate Berg

This stunning aquarium looks like it’s been swallowed by the sea

Tatiana Bilbao Estudio’s concrete aquarium blurs the line between ocean, land, and building.

Should the oceans rise up and envelop the new Sea of Cortez Research Center in the Mexican city of Mazatlán, its true design intent will have been realized. The building is a bold and visually stunning concrete bunker that houses a unique new aquarium. Situated on the coast of the Mexican mainland, across the Sea of Cortez from the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, it was designed by...

Fast Company

Tracy Brown Hamilton

Why is Red Lobster bankrupt? No, it’s not just about endless shrimp

The beloved seafood chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but we can’t blame the whole thing on a single loss-making promotion.

Beloved seafood chain Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after news last week that it was closing almost 50 restaurant locations in the United States.

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Dell Cameron, Matt Burgess

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says

Two judges in London have ruled WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.

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Steven Erlanger

Raisi’s Death Threatens New Instability for Iran

The sudden death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, disrupts a careful effort at a smooth transition to a new supreme leader to replace the aging Ali Khamenei.

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Mark Schofield

Monaco Grand Prix 2024: Charles Leclerc’s bitter history in his home race, explained

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From strategic blunders to mechanical failures, here is the full litany of Charles Leclerc’s pain in his home race, and whether he can finally break through in 2024

Racing at home in the Monaco Grand Prix has always been special for Charles Leclerc.

But it is a rich history filled with heartbreak.

Leclerc has yet to enjoy winning at home, whether in Formula 2 or in Formula 1, and those years have heartbreak are so painful, they have...

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James Dator

The Minnesota House found out in real time that the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets

Legislation takes a back seat.

A heated, marathon day in the Minnesota House had state officials rushing to pass legistlation before the close of their 2024 session — but that didn’t stop them taking some time out to recognize the Timberwolves for winning Game 7.

The Minnesota House getting in on the good Wolves vibes just 2.5 hours before adjournment! LET'S GO @Timberwolves #mnleg pic.twitter.com/EfLJTMb99y

— Nick Stumo-Langer (@NStumoLanger) May 20, 2024

Speaker:...

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Jess Weatherbed

Meta and LG’s headset partnership is on the rocks

LG CEO William Cho and home entertainment company president Park Hyoung-sei met with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in February to discuss the collaboration. | Image: LG

LG is reportedly pausing its partnership with Meta to develop an extended reality (XR) device that would take on Apple’s Vision Pro headset, just three months after announcing the joint venture.

While multiple Korean news outlets are reporting that the Meta partnership has broken down entirely due to a lack of...

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Wes Davis

What to expect from Microsoft’s Surface event today

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

One of Microsoft’s most consequential hardware events in years is about to take place. It’s not Microsoft Build — the company’s developer conference — which kicks off on Tuesday. Instead, Microsoft is holding a small event today, May 20th, to talk about its next Surface devices.

At the event, we’re expecting Microsoft to announce new versions of the Surface Pro 10 and the Surface Laptop 6, both running on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon...

The Verge

Jess Weatherbed

OpenAI pulls its Scarlett Johansson-like voice for ChatGPT

OpenAI says “AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity’s distinctive voice.” | Photo: Warner Bros.

OpenAI is pulling the ChatGPT voice that sounds remarkably similar to Scarlett Johansson after numerous headlines (and even Saturday Night Live) noted the similarity. The voice, known as Sky, is now being put on “pause,” the company says.

“We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity’s distinctive voice— Sky’s voice is not an imitation...

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Emma Roth

Apple’s next AirTag could arrive in 2025

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

You may not have even thought about replacing your AirTag yet, but Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on a new one that could arrive in mid-2025. The new AirTag will reportedly feature an updated chip with better location tracking — an improvement it might need as competition among tracking devices ramps up.

By the time Apple rolls out its refreshed AirTag, the Bluetooth tracking landscape will look a lot different on both Android and iOS. Last...

Mashable

How to merge PDF files (we promise it's simple)

If you ever find yourself with the need to combine several PDFs into one single file, you may be immediately frustrated: It's not immediately obvious how to achieve what you're trying to do.

Luckily, Adobe, the creator of the PDF, offers a super-simple and free online tool that will help you combine your files in a matter of minutes. Read on for an easy-to-follow walkthrough that will show you exactly what you need to do to successfully combine two or more PDFs.

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Fast Company

Serving up greater efficiency and visibility

How McDonald’s and Golden State Foods are delighting their customers by creating a more automated and digitized supply chain, powered by GS1 Standards

The journey of a burger and fries—from source to destination to a hungry customer at one of 40,000 local McDonald’s restaurants in 100 countries—is a complex one. Ingredients travel across an extraordinary network of touchpoints, many with different temperature requirements and shelf lives. Serving food hotter, faster, and more...

Fast Company

Reuters

Tesla’s doing damage control after European fleet buyers take a hit for its retail price cuts

The campaign includes discounts, with some customers saying they’re not enough.

Tesla is working to appease some European leasing companies after the automaker’s repeated retail price cuts tanked their fleets’ value and its slow service and expensive repairs alienated their corporate customers.

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