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...
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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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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.”
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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.
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...
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.
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...
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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Two judges in London have ruled WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.
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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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...
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, 2024Speaker:...
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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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...
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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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...
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.
SEE ALSO: ...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...
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.