Stevens: Porzingis may miss start of next season

Kristaps Porzingis will likely miss "the very start" of the 2024-25 season following surgery this summer on his left leg, Brad Stevens said.

Georgia stun Portugal in biggest-ever Euro upset

Georgia booked a place in the last 16 of Euro 2024 in their debut appearance at a major tournament, with a 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday in the largest upset in European Championship history.

"Separation Of Church And State Is Getting Smaller And Smaller": 17 People Reacted To Louisiana Requiring The Ten Commandments Be Displayed In Schools

"Also, a state ranked 47th in education should be posting letters and grammar, not the 10 Commandments."

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15-year-old Miles Russell set for PGA Tour debut, continuing “rollercoaster of fun”

Miles Russell at the 2024 Veritex Bank Championship. | Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images

Miles Russell, who made the cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event earlier this year, will make his PGA Tour debut at the RockeT Mortgage Classic.

Two months ago, 15-year-old Miles Russell set an incredible record, becoming the youngest player to make a cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event. He eventually finished in a tie for 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, which earned him a spot in next week’s...

Arkansas AG lawsuit claims the number one mobile shopping app is ‘dangerous malware’

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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin made sweeping claims against e-commerce app Temu in a lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing the company of violating state law against deceptive trade practices.

“Temu purports to be an online shopping platform, but it is dangerous malware, surreptitiously granting itself access to virtually all data on a user’s cell phone,” Griffin alleges.

Temu is the number one free...

New Chrome mobile shortcuts let you call a restaurant from your address bar

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Google has added new Chrome Actions to mobile that will let you call, read reviews for, or get directions to a restaurant or other business — all right from the address bar. The company announced the new feature in a blog on Wednesday.

Android users will see this new feature right away, but iOS users will have to wait until the fall.

First introduced in 2020, Google Actions...

Samsung is offering a $50 credit when you reserve the next Galaxy Z Flip or Z Fold

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Samsung’s next Unpacked event is right around the corner, taking place on July 10th in Paris, France. Judging by various leaks and the recent invite video, we’ll be seeing new versions of the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip phones (and perhaps a closer look at the Galaxy Ring). Now, in the lead-up to the event, Samsung is offering one of its reservation promotions, allowing early adopters to ”reserve” one of the phones and get a $50 credit to...

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.

If...

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...