In South Carolina, 3 G.O.P. Senators Fought an Abortion Ban. They Lost Their Races.

The Republican women in the group of five “Sister Senators” faced primary challenges who support a near-total ban.

Key Presidential Debate Moments: A Look Back

Almost every televised debate, since the first one in 1960, has had a singular quip, gaffe or exchange that sticks in public memory.

Samsung Unpacked: Every announcement expected at July event

Samsung is announcing a bunch of stuff soon. Let's get ready for it together.

The next Samsung Unpacked livestream is on July 10 at 9 a.m. ET, taking place in beautiful Paris. I could waste a bunch of time with a lengthy preamble, but we all know Samsung is here to show off new products. Let's talk about what those products might be.

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Here's how Google thinks AI should be regulated

As state and federal governments pursue AI regulation, Google has chimed in with its with own thoughts.

On Wednesday, the tech giant published a blog post titled "7 principles for getting AI regulation right." Unsurprisingly, the overall message is that AI should be regulated, but not to the extent that it hampers innovation. "We’re in the midst of a global technology race," wrote Kent Walker, president of global affairs for Google and parent company Alphabet. "And like all technology...

Katy Perry Explained Hiding Her C-Section Scar At Paris Fashion Week

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You can’t only blame AI for that creepy Toys ‘R’ Us ad

The toy retailer used OpenAI’s Sora to create an entire commercial. Instead of a creative feat, it feels like a creative flop.

When Toys “R” Us unveiled a new ad created entirely with OpenAI’s new Sora platform at Cannes Lions last week, its intention was to show off the creative potential of AI. The brand hails it as the first-ever brand film made with AI.

Baijiu makes its way West, heating up a spirits turf war with China

Chinese companies’ moves to push baijiu outside of China come as Western drinks like Pernod Ricard and Diageo muscle in on Chinese liquor makers’ turf, tempting China’s twenty- and thirtysomethings with Irish and Scotch whiskies in particular.

Makers of the Chinese liquor baijiu are reformulating the fiery grain liquid to appeal to a wider client base, including cocktail drinkers in New York, Los Angeles, and London, as sales at home slow.

How 2D barcodes powered by GS1 are revolutionizing the shopping experience

Now, more than 50 years after the introduction of the first linear barcode, the shift toward 2D barcodes is dramatically changing the way people eat, shop and live and is opening powerful new capabilities for retailers and brands.

The shopping experience is transforming as more brands and retailers turn to data-rich 2D barcodes, powered by GS1 Digital Link. They can provide access to everything about a product: its origins, ingredients and details about safety. GS1 US is merging the speed...

AI dataset licensing companies form group to promote ‘ethical data sourcing’

Founding members include U.S. music dataset company Rightsify, image licensing service vAIsual, Japanese stock photo provider Pixta and Germany-based data marketplace Datarade.

Seven content-licensing sellers of music, image, video and other datasets for use in training artificial intelligence systems have formed the sector’s first trade group, they said on Wednesday.

Reports: Heat to extend Adebayo on $166M deal

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo intends to sign a three-year, $166 million extension with the Miami Heat, according to multiple reports.

Bernhard Langer ready for U.S. Senior Open title defense despite issues from Achilles injury

Bernhard Langer at the 2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. | Photo by Jorge Lemus/Getty Images

Bernhard Langer talked about his ailments ahead of the U.S. Senior Open, the event he won last year in Wisconsin.

Bernhard Langer continues to defy the odds.

On Feb. 1, 2024, the two-time Masters champion ruptured his Achilles while playing pickleball and miraculously returned to the PGA Tour Champions three months later. This injury typically takes 12 months to recover, but the...

Steam’s new native gameplay recording tool also works on the Steam Deck

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Valve is adding a native gameplay recording tool to Steam so that you can more easily capture and share clips. The game recording feature is available now in beta — including on Steam Deck.

You’ll be able to both continuously record clips with background recording or manually turn on recording with a hotkey, according to Valve’s website about the updates. When you’re recording, you’ll see the “Steam Timeline,” and you can add markers to note interesting...

A group of R1 jailbreakers found a massive security flaw in Rabbit’s code

Researchers say Rabbit left secure data vulnerable to bad actors. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge

Rabbit and its R1 AI gadget are under fire again, and it’s much more serious than the time we found out its launcher really could just be installed as an Android app. A group of developers and researchers called Rabbitude says it discovered API keys hardcoded in the company’s codebase, putting sensitive information at risk of falling into the wrong hands.

These keys essentially...

Joy Is The Lead Emotion For Riley, But Who Are The Emotions In Charge Of These Pixar Characters?

I know Anxiety is in charge of my head...

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Norfolk Southern interfered with the East Palestine train derailment probe, NTSB chair says

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy accused Norfolk Southern of interfering with the investigation and abusing its status as a party to the probe to help gather information.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.

DoorDash was interested in taking over U.K.’s Deliveroo

DoorDash made the approach to Deliveroo, but talks ended after disagreement on valuation.

U.S. meal delivery group Doordash flagged an interest in a takeover of Britain’s Deliveroo last month, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Texas unveils Schlossnagle, who then apologizes

Jim Schlossnagle was introduced as Texas' baseball coach Wednesday.

What did the Pope say to Tommy DeVito’s agent, Sean Stellato?

A unlikely meeting of the minds.

Sean Stellato the larger-than-life agent for Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito was at The Vatican today to meet with Pope Francis. Why did he get an audience with the pope? Honestly, nobody really knows — but there’s photographic evidence to prove these two met.

Tommy DeVito’s agent Sean Stellato @seanstellato met today with the Pope. He gifted the Pope a custom football with the Pope’s coat of arms emblem. pic.twitter.com/mibyfgAFVg

Ric Flair talks about his wrestling career, and the Nature Boy’s love of the WNBA

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At 75, Flair is is still at the top of his game. And he’s extremely grateful for that.

Professional wrestling isn’t a sport for the old. As wrestlers age, they fall out of the limelight, struggling to find their place in a sport that grows and morphs with the times, skewing younger and younger.

Unless, you’re the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. At 75, Flair remains in the limelight through a series of reinventions and creations, such...

Spencer Rattler could be the Saints’ starting quarterback soon, and here’s why

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Derek Carr’s high floor and low ceiling may land Rattler the starting job sooner rather than later.

Derek Carr is an ordinary franchise quarterback, and that’s an interesting delineation in today’s NFL. Carr, the 2014 second-round pick of the Raiders who signed a four-year, $150 million contract with the Saints in March 2023, is that high-floor, low-ceiling quarterback who can keep you consistent, but there are few alpha traits.

What you need to...