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Zoë Schiffer, Emily Mullin, Will Knight

OpenAI and the FDA Are Holding Talks About Using AI In Drug Evaluation

High-ranking OpenAI employees have met with the FDA multiple times in recent weeks to discuss AI and a project called cderGPT.

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Suit accuses ex-Laker Scott of '87 sexual assault

A woman is suing former Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15.

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24 Things From Target To Give Your Backyard A Makeover On A Budget

Farm to table is out, backyard to table is in now that you have your own wooden planter box to grow veggies and herbs.

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Police seize Maradona's medical records in raid

Police carried out an overnight raid at a Buenos Aires health clinic to seize Diego Maradona's complete medical records following a court order during the trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the former soccer star's death.

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Greg Wyshynski

Tusks up: Utah unveils Mammoth name, logo

After a 13-month process that included trademark drama and more than 850,000 ballots cast by fans in multiple rounds of voting, Utah Mammoth was revealed as the new name for the NHL franchise.

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Michael Smeltz

Your favorite new podcast: Bird’s Eye View with Sue Bird

Bird’s Eye View launches May 16th

Exciting news from our friends at the Vox Media Podcast Network. Sue Bird - the legend/icon/baller herself is launching a new podcast focused entirely on the WNBA.

The show is called Bird’s Eye View. It is a weekly podcast launching next week on Friday May 16th. New episodes will roll out every Friday after that point. You’ll be able to watch each episode on YouTube right here. All the lovely links to listen are here as well.

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Mitchell Northam

Winners (LSU) and losers (Notre Dame) of women’s basketball’s transfer portal

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Some teams had losses and gains in the transfer portal that even out to a push, like South Carolina and UCLA. Meanwhile, there are others who are clear winners and losers, such as Maryland and Georgia Tech.

The transfer portal has closed for women’s college basketball. While there’s still a handful of impactful players in it — like USC’s Kayleigh Heckel — who have yet to find a new home, the dust has mostly settled on the sport’s...

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Noa Dalzell

Las Vegas Aces cut Harvard star, veteran center as WNBA teams trim rosters

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The Aces cut rookie Harmoni Turner and veteran center Queen Egbo — and have at least four cuts left to make.

The Las Vegas Aces have cut two players after their latest preseason game — rookie guard Harmoni Turner and veteran forward Queen Egbo.

Turner was the Aces’ third-round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft; she was the 34th overall pick after a standout career at Harvard in which she averaged 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists....

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Chelsea Leite

The Atlanta Dream’s first possession featured a shocking three-point shooter

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We got some answers to the questions about the former NCAA coach’s style as he transitions into the WNBA on the Dream’s opening possession.

The Atlanta Dream have revamped this season. They hired former FGCU women’s basketball head coach Karl Smesko and signed players like Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones. There were many questions about the fit of Griner and Jones in particular, given Smesko’s style of play when he coached in...

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27 Pieces Of Clothing And Accessories Amazon Customers Are Loving Right Now

Spring is in the air, and that means everyone's buying dresses, jumpsuits, and warm-weather staples.

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Keep all your devices charged with a 6-port charging station on sale for just $15

SAVE 44%: As of May 7, you can get a Hercules Tuff 6-port charging station (with cables) for $14.99, down from $26.88, at Woot. That's a 44% discount and $11.89 in savings.

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Snag an Apple 140W USB-C Power Adapter for 50% off at Woot

SAVE $50.99: As of May 7, get the Apple 140W USB-C Power Adapter for $49.99, down from its usual price of $99, at Woot. That's a discount of 50%.

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Viral AI video You Are What You Eat is pure mukbang nightmare fuel

What's the opposite of ASMR? We might have found it.

On the Reddit /aivideo subreddit, a video titled "You Are What You Eat" is going viral, and we can't look away. The AI-generated video depicts people made of food eating said food, i.e., a sushi man eating a sushi roll, or a man made of yogurt chomping down on a yogurt bowl.

The exact video going viral on Reddit is also worth watching in its entirety, though you may find it deeply unsettling:

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How to self-verify on Bluesky

Want to get verified on Bluesky and add that sweet, sweet checkmark to your account? Well, you might have to wait for that, but there's a workaround until applications open.

In April 2025, the social media platform added a way to verify authentic accounts and demonstrate it through blue ticks on profiles. It's a feature Twitter used to have before Elon Musk came along and made the blue checks buyable.

SEE ALSO: Bluesky adds blue checks for verification, like the...

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Shop Targets BOGO 50% off book sale and pad your TBR list without breaking the bank

BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF: Through May 11, Target is running a book sale where Circle members can buy one book and get another for half price, including popular BookTok books and new releases. Target Circle is free to join.

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All the changes coming to Netflix: New homepage, AI search

Coming soon: A totally revamped look for Netflix. And that'll include more AI.

The streaming giant announced its new "TV experience" in a blog post on Wednesday. Simply put, that means the Netflix app on your TV will soon have a new design and AI-powered features. It's unclear when exactly the changes will take effect. The blog post noted that users should see the new homepage rollout in "the coming weeks and months."

"Our redesigned TV homepage is simpler, more intuitive, and better...

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Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy explains how the Force just awakened

Whether you love the two-season Rogue One prequel Andor (we do) or hate it, one thing has so far distinguished it from all other Star Wars filmed entertainment. Not one single Force user is present in this increasingly dark story of the Dark Times. The Empire is ascendant, the Rebellion is threadbare, and years after the Emperor's Order 66 wiped out the Jedi, Force users are a myth. Right?

Wrong, as we discovered in Andor season 2, episode 7, "Messenger." After another BBY time jump, we find...

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Apple Watch sales are still falling. Are these wearables just too expensive?

Apple Watch sales have been dropping continually for the last couple of years, according to new data from Counterpoint Research.

The market research firm released a new report on Tuesday, May 8, including data from its Global Smartwatch Shipment Tracker for the fourth quarter of 2024. Put simply, Apple suffered a 19 percent decline in Apple Watch shipments year-over-year in 2024. That followed a 10 percent drop in 2023. While there were declines across most regions (aside from India), the...

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Get an all-in-one AI tool for life for just A$62

TL;DR: Put all your AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini Pro, and Leonardo.AI in one place with a lifetime subscription to 1minAI, an all-in-one AI app, on sale for just A$62 (reg. A$366). 

The free version of some AI models like ChatGPT can get the job done, but if you want the good stuff, you should consider opting for a paid subscription.  

1minAI consolidates many of the most popular AI models — like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Meta AI — into one platform where you can use them all seamlessly,...

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