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Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman break down all the new Statcast hitting metrics released by MLB, the Phillies success that’s led to them to being the first team to 30 wins this season, the Angels continuing to be a disappointment and other news from around the league.
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Timeline: Key legal and electoral dates for Donald Trump
In order to make sense of Trump's often-overlapping election and court dates, we’ve put together a comprehensive timeline that is constantly being updated.
- Engadget
Ubisoft's planned free-to-play Division game is dead
Ubisoft is killing its planned free-to-play Division game as it doubles down on open-world and live-service titles.
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China is making cheap, high-quality EVs. Why does the U.S. want to stop you from buying one?
Chinese electric vehicles that cost as little as $12,000 could supercharge the green energy transition, but might kill the American auto industry in the process.
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Car insurance costs are surging — but it's not because of price gouging
Auto insurer costs have exceeded revenue from premiums for three years straight. Blame fancy cars and reckless drivers.
- TechCrunch
Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server
Netflix announced during its Upfronts presentation on Wednesday that it's launching its own advertising technology platform only a year and a half after entering the ads business. This move pits it against other industry heavyweights with ad servers, like Google, Amazon and Comcast. The company originally partnered with Microsoft to develop its ad tech, letting Netflix enter the ad space quickly and catch up with rivals like Hulu, which has had its own ad server for over a decade.
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2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sports close the book
The limited-edition 2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sports end the Quadrifoglio's ICE era with special trim, no special performance.
- Engadget
Google's Wear OS 5 promises better battery life
Google has unveiled Wear OS 5 at its I/O developer conference today, giving us a glimpse of new features and other improvements coming with the platform.
- Yahoo TV
Kevin Costner shares his side of 'Yellowstone' drama: Where he stands on the future of the series
Part one of "Yellowstone" Season 5 ended in January 2023. Since then, its star Kevin Costner walked away from his starring role — and there's been a very public back-and-forth over why that happened.
- TechCrunch
The top AI announcements from Google I/O
Google’s going all in on AI — and it wants you to know it. During the company’s keynote at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google mentioned “AI” more than 120 times. Google plans to use generative AI to organize entire Google Search results pages.
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Budgeting basics: What are monthly expenses?
What counts as a monthly expense? Check out this list of common monthly expenses to include in your budget, along with helpful tips on how to cut monthly expenses for savings and other financial goals.
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Google takes aim at Android malware with an AI-powered live threat detection service
Google is preparing to launch a new system to help address the problem of malware on Android. Its new live threat detection service leverages Google Play Protect's on-device AI to analyze apps for malicious behavior. The service, announced following the Google I/O developer event on Tuesday, examines various signals related to an app's use of sensitive permissions and interactions with other apps and services, the company explains.
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Tamagotchi collectors rejoice: Bandai is finally rereleasing a beloved model from 2004
Bandai announced this week that it’s bringing back the Tamagotchi Connection to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the toy’s release. Pre-orders are now open for the Connection in six colors, at $30 each. It will ship July 9.
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2024 Preakness Stakes post positions, odds: Race favorite Muth ruled out with fever
Mystik Dan looks to claim the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.
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The first Dune: Prophecy teaser takes the action back by 10,000 years
Warner Bros. Discovery has reveled the first teaser trailer for Dune prequel series Dune: Prophecy and the first official images from The Last of Us season two.
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The It List: 'Bridgerton' returns with a steamy Season 3, 'Back to Black' shows Amy Winehouse's rise to fame, 'I Saw the TV Glow' blurs reality and real life
The beloved Regency-era romance makes a triumphant return to Netflix.
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New car prices are down as of April 2024 — here's why
Dealers got more new cars and they sat longer on lots in April 2024, leading to significant price cuts for some models, according to a CarGurus report.
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'Grout cleaning wizard wand': This electric scrub brush requires no elbow grease — and it's nearly 60% off
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Anthropic hires Instagram co-founder as head of product
Mike Krieger, one of the co-founders of Instagram and, more recently, the co-founder of personalized news app Artifact (which TechCrunch corporate parent Yahoo recently acquired), is joining Anthropic as the company's first chief product officer. As CPO, Krieger will oversee Anthropic's product engineering, management and design efforts, Anthropic says, as the company works to expand its suite of AI apps and bring Claude, its generative AI technology, to a wider audience.