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It’s criminal that there’s been no way to play Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for over a decade.
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Sonos is making its first foray into headphones with the new Sonos Ace, a $449 model.
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Sonos' first headphones are finally here, offering premium design, solid features and home theater chops.
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The It List summer movie guide: These are the films worth seeing on the big screen
So many movies, so little time? These summer flicks are worth the price of admission and a bucket of popcorn at the theater.
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Adobe Lightroom gets its own AI eraser tool
Adobe has launched Generative Remove, an AI tool for Lightroom.
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Trump trial live updates: Defense expected to rest 1 day after prosecution finished presenting its criminal hush money case
Closing arguments are set to begin next week.
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Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are $72 off right now
Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are our favorite wireless pair on the market and now they're 18 percent off.
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EU Council gives final nod to set up risk-based regulations for AI
It's a wrap: European Union lawmakers have given the final approval to set up the bloc's flagship, risk-based regulations for artificial intelligence. In a press release confirming the approval of the EU AI Act, the Council of the European Union said the law is "ground-breaking," and that "as the first of its kind in the world, it can set a global standard for AI regulation." The European Parliament had already approved the legislation in March.
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Interest rate cuts have a complicated history with the stock market: Morning Brief
Lower interest rates, in theory, are good for stocks. But history says rate cuts from the Fed this year might not warrant an enthusiastic response.
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Vitesse, a payments and treasury management platform for insurers, raises $93M to fuel US expansion
U.K. fintech Vitesse has closed a $93 million Series C round of funding led by investment giant KKR. KKR said it's making the investment through its Next Generation Technology Growth Fund III, a $3 billion fund it closed last year. Founded out of London in 2013, Vitesse is the handiwork of Paul Townsend and Phil McGriskin, who had sold an e-commerce payments company called Envoy to WorldPay back in 2011.
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Phillies taking advantage, Yankees pitching dilemma, Skenes impresses at Wrigley & Cardinals City Connect
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman talk about the Phillies taking advantage of their weak schedule, the Yankees’ rotation dilemma when Gerrit Cole returns, Paul Skenes’ encore performance against the Cubs and the Cardinals’ City Connect uniforms.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs can't be prosecuted over 2016 hotel video, but his legal troubles are far from over
Here's what we know about Combs's legal problems in the wake of the 2016 hotel assault video surfacing and the March raid of his homes.
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Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI approached her to use her voice
OpenAI is removing one of the voices used by ChatGPT. Users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson, the company announced on Monday, and Johansson herself released a statement saying she hired legal council to inquire about the Sky voice and get exact details about how it was developed. "We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity's distinctive voice—Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," the company wrote in a blog post.
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Veteran WR DeVante Parker retiring after nine seasons in the NFL, just months after signing with Eagles
DeVante Parker struck a deal to join the Eagles earlier this offseason.
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Meta approved ads in India that called for violence and spread election conspiracy theories
Meta’s advertising policies are once again in the spotlight as a watchdog group says the company approved more than a dozen “highly inflammatory” ads that broke its rules.
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Former Toledo football assistant files $10 million wrongful termination lawsuit
Craig Kuligowski, who was facing a sexual harassment complaint at Toledo, said he was fired due to his age and his race. He’s a 55-year-old white man.
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TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner
For those who haven't heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than May 25. From NASA: "The additional time allows teams to further assess a small helium leak in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft’s service module traced to a flange on a single reaction control system thruster." Scheduling note: TechCrunch Space will be off on May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.
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Vikings WR Justin Jefferson reportedly skips start of voluntary OTAs amid contract talks
The Vikings have stated that they believe Jefferson is the best receiver in football. Will they reach a deal that compensates him as such?
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The popular mail-order bedding brand slashed prices on sheets, pillows, toppers, quilts and more.
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Padres' Xander Bogaerts leaves game due to shoulder injury after diving for grounder
San Diego Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts left Monday's game against the Atlanta Braves after injuring his shoulder while diving for a ground ball. Initial tests showed no serious damage.