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Bose’s new Lifestyle Ultra speakers are now available
Sonos has a new rival in town. Bose’s new Lifestyle Collection includes a $299 Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, a $1,099 Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar, and the $899 Ultra Subwoofer, all of which are now...
X agrees to crack down on illegal hate and terror content in the UK
British online safety regulator Ofcom says it has accepted new commitments from X that aim to better protect UK users from seeing illegal hate and terror content on the platform. Under the agreement...
The UK’s tax authority is turning to AI to help identify fraud
Human staff members will still check the AI's findings.
The Morning After: Google teases the Android-based Googlebook
And Google I/O isn't until next week.
AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists
Last summer, Peter Degen's postdoctoral supervisor came to him with an unusual problem: One of his papers was being cited too much. Citations are the currency of academia, but there was something...
University researchers launch major independent UK gambling harms evidence center
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are helping lead what officials describe as the country’s biggest independent effort yet to better understand gambling harm and reduce its impact across...
Millions of people voted for these animal welfare laws. Congress is trying to overturn them.
Pregnant pigs in gestation crates at a Smithfield Foods subsidiary. | Humane World for Animals Key takeaways Most of America’s 6 million female breeding pigs are confined in gestation crates — tiny...
Ontario launches centralized gambling self-exclusion system covering all regulated gaming operators
Ontario residents can now block themselves from every regulated online gambling platform in the province through a single self-exclusion system launched Thursday (May 14). The new service, called...
The rise of the progressive billionaire candidate
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer speaks during a news conference on May 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Left activists who love Sen. Bernie Sanders...
Oklahoma lawmakers override veto expanding criminal ban against online sweepstakes gambling
Oklahoma lawmakers have finalized a major expansion of the state’s gambling restrictions after voting to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of Senate Bill 1589. The measure updates Oklahoma’s criminal...