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Reece Rogers

Here's How All Online Maps Are Handling the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change

Google is among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online maps have not yet followed Donald Trump's executive order.

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Kate Knibbs

Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access

The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.

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Caroline Haskins

The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’

The "cease work" order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.

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Shams Charania

Free agent center Len agrees to deal with Lakers

Free agent center Alex Len has agreed to a deal to join the Los Angeles Lakers, providing some much-needed frontcourt depth.

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Elon Musk is now Harry Bolz again. Commemorative memecoins now available.

This is real: You can buy Harry B?lz memecoins now.

Elon Musk — the owner of X, CEO of Tesla, billionaire, and leader of the U.S.'s Department of Government Efficiency — changed his name on X to Harry B?lz on Tuesday. (Say it out loud.) Almost immediately, a few Solana meme coins popped up.

One token has been live since February 7 and increased 54,637 percent in just an hour on Tuesday. It has since fallen from a peak of $25.14 million to $8.5 million, according to Decrypt. Another token...

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Judge demands Trump officials restore websites on HIV, contraception

A federal judge appointed by a Republican President has castigated Trump administration officials — and ordered them to immediately restore public health websites that they abruptly abruptly shut down.

The lawsuit against the website removal, brought by a group of physicians known as Doctors for America, concerns sites operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. Doctors for America says the...

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Cybersecurity group sues DOGE over data access

Elon Musk's encroachment into U.S. governance has hit another legal obstacle.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (or EPIC) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Government Efficiency (or, sigh, DOGE) on Monday, per the privacy-focused non-profit's website. According to the lawsuit, DOGE and its leader Elon Musk have "illegally forced" the Office of Personnel Management and Treasury Department to disclose huge swaths of digital information about U.S. citizens to "unauthorized,...

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People Are Roasting JD Vance After The Pope Seemed To Call Out His Stupid Justification For Deportations

"I’m not even that Catholic but the thought of the pope calling me out personally would be HUMILIATING."

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William Weinbaum, Maria Lawson and John Mastroberardino

College sports still grappling with how to stop court storms

The question as storms in football and basketball continue: How to let fans celebrate and keep everyone safe?

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Zoë Schiffer

Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff

OpenAI’s CEO claims the company has yet to receive an official offer from Elon Musk’s team, sources say.

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Will Knight

An Advisor to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump

A researcher affiliated with Elon Musk’s xAI startup is researching a method to alter the politics of Grok and better align the chatbot with conservatives.

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Kate Knibbs

Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US

The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

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Jack Milko

How Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts has inspired a struggling Max Homa

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After the Super Bowl, Max Homa heard a quote from Jalen Hurts, which has since stuck with him.

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Last week’s WM Phoenix Open was supposed to mark a turning point for Max Homa, who has struggled on the golf course since last year’s Masters. Yet, he felt something — perhaps hope — on the driving range at TPC Scottsdale during Tuesday’s practice round. He even hugged his team in celebration afterward, feeling...

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James Dator

The NFL having a regular season game in Australia is monumentally stupid

Who thought this was a good idea?

The NFL’s never-ending quest to become a global sport will continue in 2026 with the boldest international game the league has ever floated: A regular season game in Melbourne, Australia.

There’s no question that one of the world’s great sporting cities deserves to host an NFL game — but there are questions surrounding this endeavor which indicate that nobody spent any time thinking this through.

All we know as far as details are that the...

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Source: Kershaw, Dodgers agree to 18th season

The Dodgers have agreed to a new contract with Clayton Kershaw, who will return to the team for an 18th season, a source told ESPN.

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Shams Charania and Bobby Marks

Raps' Ingram agrees to 3-year, $120M extension

New Toronto Raptors star Brandon Ingram has agreed to a three-year, $120 million contract extension with the franchise, including a player option.

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Duolingo kills its owl mascot Duo

Duolingo, the language-learning app, killed off its owl mascot named Duo on Tuesday in what is assuredly some kind of publicity stunt.

In fact, here were are writing about it. So, well played, Duolingo.

Duolingo posted the news on social media.

"It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formally known as The Duolingo Owl, is dead," the company's post reads, while joking that authorities were investigating the matter.

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Apples iPhone SE 4 could be released this week: Everything we know so far

A new iPhone SE is reportedly days away.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to launch the iPhone SE 4 this week. The tech giant hasn't released an iPhone SE since 2022, so it's a big deal for Apple users looking for an updated version of the budget-friendly iPhone. Speaking of which, the Bloomberg reporter says the iPhone SE 4 will cost around $500, which is a decent bargain considering the iPhone 16's starting price of $800. Here's what else we know so far.

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