Rashada sues Napier, UF booster over NIL deal

The former Florida football recruit is suing Coach Billy Napier, along with a big-time Gator booster and others, claiming they defrauded him by backing out of a promised $13.85 million agreement after he had turned down offers tied to other programs.

Uber and Lyft will stay in Minnesota in an ‘amazing victory for drivers’

Drivers will get a 20% wage increase.

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said Monday they will keep operating in Minnesota now that state lawmakers have passed a measure that will increase driver pay, but at a lower rate than approved by Minneapolis officials earlier this year.

Although the new pay minimums are less than the rate approved by the Minneapolis City Council in March, they are intended to ensure drivers across the state are paid at least the city’s minimum wage equivalent of...

This is how AI can help middle managers of the future be less miserable

Middle managers are burned out. They have been asked to go above and beyond, and are being laid off at higher rates than other roles. This is how companies can reimagine the role.

Middle managers have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad couple of years.

Shake Shack jumps into summer menu mania with new BBQ burger options starting this week

The new items, including a Smoky Classic BBQ Burger, will be available until early September.

Burger chain Shake Shack announced this morning that it will release a BBQ menu just in time for the start of summer.

California’s Supreme Court will decide if gig drivers should be considered employees

SEIU filed a lawsuit against Proposition 22, which classifies app-based drivers as independent contractors.

California’s top state court on Tuesday will consider a labor union’s challenge to a ballot measure allowing app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to classify drivers in the state as independent contractors rather than as employees with more benefits.

Music Fans Are Sharing The Albums That Had Incredible Marketing But Turned Out To Be A Waste Of Time To Listen To

"[This album] was so underwhelming on multiple levels. It's just proof, at this point, their fanbase will buy anything."

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Sonos Finally Has Headphones and We’re Excited

It’s been a long time coming, but the Sonos Ace are the headphones you’ve been waiting for.

The US Is Forming a Global AI Safety Network With Key Allies

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says the US is collaborating with other countries including the UK, Japan, and Canada to manage the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

The Sonos Ace headphones are here, and they’re damn impressive

The company’s app redesign fumble threatens to steal the thunder from what otherwise looks (and feels) like a strong debut in a new category.

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Sonos’ Roam 2 speaker is easier to use and available today for $179

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Sonos is refreshing its small portable speaker, the Roam, with a second-generation model that mostly adds some minor quality-of-life improvements. It’s reasonable to think of the new Roam 2, available today for $199, as more of a Roam 1.5: this is really what Sonos should’ve released in the first place.

As I reported earlier this month, the Roam 2 can be used right out of the box like any other Bluetooth speaker. That differs from the original, which awkwardly...

Adobe Lightroom gets a magic eraser, and it’s impressive

Adobe is adding more mobile app-like AI editing tools to Lightroom. | Image: Adobe

Adobe is adding some new generative AI tools to Lightroom that aim to make the photo editing platform easier to use for both professional creatives and inexperienced users alike, even from a phone. These include an in-development object removal feature that’s rolling out in beta and new AI lens-blurring effects that are now generally available to all Lightroom users.

“Generative Remove” —...

Microsoft is in its AI PC era

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We’ve heard the story so many times, that this is the time that Windows on Arm will work and we’ll get a revolution in powerful, portable, long-lasting PCs. For a decade, the story has been fiction. This time, though... I don’t know. It sort of seems real.

On this episode of The Vergecast, Tom Warren joins from Seattle to tell us all about Microsoft’s latest event, what a Copilot Plus PC is, how the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop feel, why...

Monaco Grand Prix 2024: Kevin Magnussen and Haas anticipating ‘phenomenal’ race

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F1’s crown jewel is here, and Haas is ready for the challenge

Ask five different Formula 1 drivers their favorite circuit to drive, and you might get five different answers. But for Haas driver Kevin Magnussen the answer is clear.

Monaco.

“It’s the best track on the calendar to drive, it’s just phenomenal on these little tight streets with walls everywhere. The feeling of driving a Formula 1 car in Monaco, to me, is...

If You Hate Clutter With Every Fiber Of Your Being, Try These 42 Organization Solutions

You'll no longer recoil in disgust whenever you open a drawer or cabinet.

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25 TikTok-Approved Travel Items That Reviewers Will “Never Travel Without”

'Tis the season of vacations, so here are a few items to help make it as ~easy breezy~ as possible.

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10 Little Hacks From Math Nerds That I Tried And Memorized Because They're So Easy And Useful

I do love a good divisibility rule.

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11 Cultural Norms In Europe That I Genuinely Appreciated As An American Visiting For The First Time

BRB, moving to Europe.

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49 Fun Versions Of Traditionally Boring Products

Regular coasters and flower vases are canceled — only vinyl-shaped coasters and popcorn bucket-shaped vases from now on.

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19 Burnt-Out Signs That Are Accidentally Hilarious

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Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars

They predict the ups and downs of Bitcoin based on planetary movements, and their super-secretive clientele listens.