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Android rolling out AI-powered ‘Contextual suggestions’ that learn from your habits — Google is using on-device AI to analyze how you use your Android phone and provide "Contextual suggestions."

Why are World Cup tickets so expensive? — The 2026 World Cup is not only the biggest World Cup in history. It’s the most expensive.

Iran slams ‘collusion with Israel’ as Netanyahu reports ‘secret’ UAE visit — Iranian first vice president said Tehran's 'right' to the Strait of Hormuz is 'established and the matter is closed'.

YouTube is courting creators — and sponsors — with streaming shows — YouTube is pushing new series from stars like Trevor Noah and Alex Cooper

NYT Connections hints and answers for May 14. Tips to solve 'Connections' #1068. — Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #1068.

'Google Home Display' appears, hopefully as a potential Nest Hub replacement — Ahead of the upcoming release of Google Home Speaker, a new “Google Home Display” has appeared in Google app code,...

AMD’s best CPU tech for gamers is coming to workstations too — AMD’s 3D V-Cache isn’t just for gaming anymore.

Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions — The plaintiffs and defense have rested their cases, as well as their rear ends.

Thanksgiving Recipes — It's that time of the year again. When bakers, cooks, and even bartenders, are baking, roasting, and shaking things up for the holidays. Here's a round-up of recipes from my blog, my personal favorites, that are great for Thanksgiving and winter holiday fêt

York Assembly Rooms repairs plan submitted — York Conservation Trust says the Grade I-listed building needs work to its roof and portico.

simple crispy pan pizza — The simplest, fuss-free pan pizza with a thick, airy dough rippled with blistered cheese on top, and browned to a seasoned crouton-like crisp underneath, the kind that makes an audible crunch when …

Plex users can now manage artwork directly in the mobile app—here's what changed — No more workarounds required.

Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed — The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft.

Ardent — Database branching for coding agents — Create copies of any Postgres database in under 6 seconds. Let coding agents test, clean, and migrate data on isolated branches with zero risk to production.

2026 NBA playoffs: What to watch for in Cavaliers-Pistons Game 5 — The Cavaliers and Pistons are headed back to Detroit tied 2-2. We broke down the key factors ahead of Game 5.

Watch: Angela Rayner settles tax affairs - what now? — BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what this could mean for a potential Labour leadership contest.

LukeW | Mockups Were Never the Hard Part — With AI, anyone on a team can generate mockups in minutes. That was never the hard part. The difficult work is, and always has been, maintaining coherency and i...

Arne Slot: Liverpool manager says he has 'every reason to believe' he will stay at club — Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he has "every reason to believe" he will remain in charge of the club next season.

Tech companies lobbied away stricter rules on gas-powered data centers - Engadget — A corporate climate watchdog has dropped a rule proposal around clean energy certificates.

'Fast and Furious' films, ranked — All roads lead to what? FAMILY.

How China changed Rubio name to let him join Trump summit despite sanctions — The state secretary, who is under Chinese sanctions, is on a state visit to Beijing under the name 'Marco Lu'.

'Completely private': Meta AI gets Incognito Chat — Meta claims the feature make sensitive conversations invisible to anyone else.

The great memory panic of 2026 — Office Hours question asked by by Ian H. on May 1, 2026 Q: Memory prices could move from 15% to 40% of the BOM of a device. This seems incredible. So how can Apple deal with this? This has been on …

GitHub - glouw/nibble: Generating LLVM IR without malloc or external dependencies — Generating LLVM IR without malloc or external dependencies - glouw/nibble

Why Your Phone Battery Drains So Fast — Your phone battery may be dying faster than you think.

Chris Mason: Potential leadership challengers jostle for positions — Sir Keir Starmer and his backers argue a leadership contest would paralyse the government for months.

Women's Six Nations 2026: Does England's defence put winning streak at risk? — Does England's leaky defence put their record winning streak at risk in Sunday's Grand Slam decider against France in Bordeaux?

Amazon just gave Alexa a price tracking superpower that could replace browser extensions — Replacing Rufus for better shopping assistant.

World Cup 2026: New Zealand name Tommy Smith & Chris Wood in squad — Defender Tommy Smith, whose club Braintree Town were relegated from the National League this season, is named in New Zealand's World Cup squad.

Unihertz took every complaint about the Titan 2 and actually listened — I can't remember the last time I wanted to give a phone company this many kudos

FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum — Approval is no surprise after FCC chair pressured EchoStar to sell licenses.

Mystery Microsoft bug leaker keeps the zero-days coming — Security pros warn YellowKey claim could make stolen laptops a much bigger problem

The jobs apocalypse: a (very) short history — Mass unemployment induced by AI would be unprecedented

Foiled plot tried to sneak 49 lbs of cocaine into Australia via Xerox printers — The drugs had an estimated worth of over $9 million USD.

Why big tech is betting on cute mascots — The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

Our Path Forward — Cisco announces a realignment of resources to support strategic investment areas and a workforce reduction. Cisco announces a realignment of resources to support strategic investment areas and a workforce reduction.

Local Media Is Thriving in E-mail Newsletters — From Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, to Wichita, Kansas, highly localized newsletters are going narrow but deep.

Asteroid set to fly very close to Earth — Asteroid 2026JH2 has enough mass to wipe out a city and will zoom past Earth next week

Newspaper headlines: 'Wes, prime minister?' and 'My flare lady' — Health Secretary Wes Streeting dominates the front pages on Thursday, as Sir Keir Starmer tries to retain his premiership.

Agentic Coding is a Trap | Lars Faye — Remaining vigilant about cognitive debt and atrophy.

Safari 26.5 fixes WebKit bugs that could crash Safari or expose user data - 9to5Mac — Apple has published the full list of security fixes for Safari 26.5, including a WebKit vulnerability that could let maliciously crafted web content disclose sensitive user information.

I Stopped Using a 3-Step Breading Station for Fried Chicken — This New Method Is Faster and More Flavorful — Spicy, sweet, and crispy.

We Skipped the Sugar & Dairy in This Banana Bread — Here's What We Used Instead — This no-sugar banana bread is naturally sweetened with ripe bananas, medjool dates, and raisins — no cane sugar, honey, or dairy needed!

Best Pokémon TCG deal: 30 packs of Chaos Rising for only $245 — Only $6.80 per pack.

Rewrite Bun in Rust by Jarred-Sumner · Pull Request #30412 · oven-sh/bun — Blog post with details coming soon. It passes Bun's pre-existing test suite on all platforms (and fixes several memory leaks and flaky tests), the binary size shrinks by 3 MB - 8 MB, the benchm...

Princeton faculty mandate proctoring for in-person exams, upending 133 years of precedent — The faculty voted Monday to require universal proctoring for all in-person examinations in response to mounting concerns over AI-assisted cheating and declining student reporting of Honor

Stephen Colbert challenges Obama to a tense Wordle race — "You seem intent, every time I'm on the show, to exert your superiority in some fashion."

crunchy brown butter baked carrots — We’re turning a bag of baby carrots into a spotlight-stealing side dish with a brown butter sauce and a cheesy toasted breadcrumb topping for a resounding crunch and the perfect level of decadence.…

Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents | TechCrunch — Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software.

West Ham: Katrina Gorry to leave at end of season — Katrina Gorry, who will leave West Ham when her contract expires next month, says captaining the side has been "the greatest honour".

Trump administration offers $100m in aid to Cuba in exchange for reform — Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba's communist leadership for 'standing in the way' of aid.

3 Costco Ready-to-Eat Dinners for Nights When I’m Too Lazy to Cook (Yes, Chicken Pot Pie Made the List) — Cheaper (and better) than takeout.

Crowds gather in Tehran to send off Iran’s World Cup team — Huge crowds gathered in Tehran’s Revolution Square to celebrate and send off Iran’s national football team.

Football gossip: Gordon, Barrenetxea, Anderson, Rowe, Greenwood — Bayern Munich reach Anthony Gordon agreement, Ander Barrenetxea attracting Premier League interest and Manchester United prepare Elliot Anderson move.

Rory McIlroy 'totally fine' for US PGA Championship after toe issue — World number two Rory McIlroy says using a "bigger and wider shoe with more cushioning" is helping deal with a sore little toe on his right foot.

Sources: Optimism Knicks' OG Anunoby returns for start of ECF — There is growing optimism that Knicks forward OG Anunoby will return from his hamstring injury by the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania.

Rivals season 2: Behind the scenes with Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner and David Tennant — Dyer, Aidan Turner and David Tennant share secrets on the set of the hit show as it returns.

I Asked 7 Chefs How to Nail Perfectly Runny Over-Easy Eggs Every Time — Here Is Their #1 Tip — Perfectly cooked whites and runny yolks every time.

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