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Kate Knibbs

Bluesky Is Rolling Out Official Verification

Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.

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Grace Snelling

Tech sell-off: Magnificent Seven stock prices slump after China issues new trade warning

With Big Tech companies preparing to release earnings, ongoing market uncertainty is making investors nervous after the three-day Easter weekend.

After a three-day weekend, investors’ attention was trained on the stock market this morning to gauge how a new trade warning from China would impact stocks. So far, it’s not a very pretty picture—especially for some of the market’s most influential tech stocks.

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Next Big Idea Club

Venture capital is hurting innovation—but the indie startup era might save it

Venture capital forces startups to sacrifice real problem-solving and innovation for the sake of chasing unsustainable growth.

Catherine Bracy is the Founder and CEO of TechEquity, an organization working at the intersection of tech and economic equity. The company advocates on behalf of policies that ensure people—not companies—control how technology shapes their economic futures. She was previously Code for America’s senior director of Partnerships and Ecosystem, and founded Code...

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Big Tech enters earnings season bruised by Trump administration turmoil

Since Trump’s inauguration, Big Tech’s Magnificent Seven’s combined market value has plunged by $3.8 trillion, or 22%, as of April 20.

As Big Tech kicks off its quarterly earnings season this week, the industry’s bellwether companies have been thrust into a cauldron of uncertainty and turmoil that they didn’t anticipate when Donald Trump re-entered the White House nearly 100 days ago.

Since President Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, Big Tech stocks have been on a see-sawing ride...

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Jessica Bursztynsky

One of Pope Francis’ last prayer intentions urged people to ‘look less at screens’

In early April, Pope Francis called for technology to serve humanity—not replace it.

Weeks ahead of his death, Pope Francis dedicated this month’s prayer intention to new technologies and the hope that it can serve “every person, especially the weakest.” 

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Emma Bubola, Elisabetta Povoledo, Gaia Pianigiani and Neil MacFarquhar

Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Candidates to Succeed Francis.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.

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J. Korir joins brother as Boston Marathon champ

Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a Boston Marathon champion, finishing in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 44 seconds -- the second-fastest winning time in race history.

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Jeff Borzello

Duke's Flagg confirms he's entering NBA draft

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg confirmed that he's entering the NBA draft.

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Tim MacMahon

'Completely separate and at odds': The divisions and chaos that led to the end of the Luka Doncic era in Dallas

Doncic's time in Dallas ended with a shocking trade on Feb. 2, but the beginning of the end dates to the summer of 2023.

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James Dator Joseph Acosta

WrestleMania 41 changed WWE in these 8 ways

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WrestleMania 41’s biggest takeaways, from title changes to stunning betrayals to most memorable matches

The “season” ended for WWE this weekend with WrestleMania closing all its longstanding storylines, and introducing new ones. There were title changes, stunning betrayals, and a few memorable matches in an event which otherwise, well, fell a little flat.

WrestleMania is often the canary in the coal mine to see what the direction of the...

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James Dator

4 potential surprises for the RAW after WrestleMania

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Here’s who could appear on RAW.

The new year in WWE starts on Monday night with the RAW after WrestleMania traditionally being a launching point for NXT call-ups, new stars, and getting a sense of the company’s direction for the upcoming year.

In recent years it’s a show that’s often felt a little flat — but Monday night could be different. There are so big names in a position to either return to WWE or make the main roster debut, and...

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RJ Ochoa

Garrick Higgo wins Corales Puntacana Championship, Joel Dahmen finishes tied for second

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The Corales Puntacana Championship featured quite the ending with Garrick Higgo coming out on top.

It has been a very busy time in the world of golf.

On the heels of Rory McIlroy winning The Masters the PGA Tour lost no steam as they continued on with a signature event in the RBC Heritage that Justin Thomas ultimately won, like McIlroy at Augusta, in a playoff.

Elsewhere the 2024 Masters low amateur (also the 2024 U.S. Open low am) Neil Shipley won...

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If Your Home Had A Say, It Would Encourage You To Make These 30 Practical Walmart Purchases

Because if walls could talk, they’d politely ask for a robot vacuum and cuter storage options.

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Hug wins 8th Boston Marathon wheelchair title

Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory Monday in the 129th edition of the race. American Susannah Scaroni won the women's wheelchair race.

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Rich Cimini

Jets to pick up 3 options; silent on Rodgers' rant

The Jets will pick up the fifth-year options for the 2026 season for all three of their 2022 first-round picks -- cornerback Sauce Gardner, wide receiver Garrett Wilson and pass rusher Jermaine Johnson -- general manager Darren Mougey announced Monday.

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David Fucillo

Breaking down all the 2025 Boston Marathon winners

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The Boston Marathon features racers crossing the finish line as early as 10:30 a.m. on Monday. We’ll break down the full list of winners across the pro divisions, the wheelchair divisions, and the handcycle divisions.

The 2025 Boston Marathon got underway at 9:06 a.m. ET and the first winner has crossed the finish line on Boylston Street near Copley Square. Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hug was the first person to finish as he claimed his eighth...

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Ricky O'Donnell

Stephen Curry’s dagger 3 over Jalen Green is even more awesome from courtside fan camera

Stephen Curry’s leaning 3 over Jalen Green is even better from this courtside angle.

Stephen Curry has tortured the Houston Rockets more than any team during his legendary career. Curry’s Golden State Warriors eliminated the James Harden-led Rockets from the NBA Playoffs in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. The Rockets tore it down and went into a rebuild because they weren’t able to get past the Warriors. That rebuild has been a massive success leading Houston to the No. 2 seed in...

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Dr. Serena Huang

5 common AI mistakes that are derailing your job search

Used well, AI can be your most powerful copilot. Used poorly, it can quietly disqualify you before a human ever sees your name.

In the past year, I’ve worked with job seekers, HR teams, and tech leaders, navigating everything from résumé optimization to the ethics of AI in hiring. And I’ve seen a clear pattern emerge: Candidates are using AI more than ever, and sometimes in ways that backfire.

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Google’s high-stakes hearings begin as DOJ pushes to break up tech giant’s monopoly

It will be the biggest antitrust case in the U.S. since the Justice Department sued Microsoft in the late 1990s.

Google will confront an existential threat Monday as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into a ruthless monopoly.

The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized for operating an illegal monopoly in search. The...

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