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Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets

Many of those videos were reportedly filmed on “near-perfect copies” of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real.

Mideast Live Updates: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Underway in Switzerland

An American delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, was meeting with Iranian negotiators. The conflict in Lebanon is complicating efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

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‘Toy Story 5’ Almost Made Its Emotional Moment More Real

You're *shocked*, surely, but Pixar had an idea for how to make you cry even harder during 'Toy Story 5.'

You Can Find These 5 New Hybrid SUVs For Well Under $50,000

We found 5 hybrid SUVs with the most impressive tech and practicality features and above-average Consumer Reports reliability ratings for under $40,000 new.

Keir Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts

An ally of Keir Starmer’s told the BBC on Sunday that Mr. Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week.”

Spain v Saudi Arabia: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/5pm BST/2am (Mon) AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email JohnThe Spain coach, Luis De La Fuente had this to say in his Saturday press conference: “This generation of footballers is highly competitive...

Don't buy an eReader until you answer these 3 questions first

Get what you need, and don't trap yourself.

TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China’s dominance

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

My Most Beloved PSP-Era Lost Gem Finally Returns In R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos

Finally the world can experience the vibey and ruthless R-Type strategy game trapped on the handheld for nearly two decades

Who is Wiley? Atlanta director Hiro Murai reveals the answer — sort of

Atlanta's weirdest mystery just got one step closer to being solved

How much preventive health screening should I be getting?

Screenings can find treatable conditions before they’ve caused too much damage – but ‘overscreening’ can cause harmI couldn’t help but roll my eyes when tech entrepreneur and longevity influencer Bryan Johnson posted about his girlfriend’s “vaginal...

I spent thousands on a 150TB home server to replace Google Drive, but I gave up

I spent months building a homelab to ditch Google Drive—then the math broke me

My Adventures with Superman Introduces a Very Different Green Lantern

This article contains spoilers for My Adventures With Superman season 3 episode 2. Like most installments of the anime-influenced Adult Swim show, the third episode of My Adventures of Superman, “Mobile Toy Gundam,” features lots of DC Universe...

U.S. and Iran Have Plenty to Negotiate Beyond Nuclear Issues

Both sides have committed to discussing sanctions relief and the shape of a reconstruction fund, as well as Iran’s nuclear program.

Toy Story 5's opening weekend was bigger than The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's

No other movie released in 2026 has grossed as much during its opening weekend as Toy Story 5, which made $160 million

Israel Directs Its Military to Limit Its Actions in Lebanon, but Tensions Persist

It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal.

George Lucas returns to the big screen in Minions and Monsters role

George Lucas will come out of his semi-retirement for a voice role in "Minions and Monsters," out July 1.

NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled the distance of a marathon on Mars

It did so in just five years.

I used Claude and ChatGPT to transfer my Spotify playlists to Apple Music

I skipped the paid playlist-transfer apps and let Claude and ChatGPT transfer my playlists for me.

AirPods Pro 3 Return to Record Low $169 Price Ahead of Prime Day

Amazon today has the AirPods Pro 3 available for $169.00 in an early Prime Day sale, down from $249.00. This is an all-time low price on the AirPods Pro 3, beating the previous low by $10. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of...

Declan Rice reveals he has played through hamstring nerve pain for six months

Midfielder says schedule ‘obscene’ for club and countryBut adds he is ‘ready and fit’ for England game v GhanaDeclan Rice has revealed he has been managing nerve pain in a hamstring since Christmas as he reflected on the “obscene” amount of matches...

Gemini on Android needs a "dumb" mode (because it's too smart for its own good)

I don't need an LLM to set a timer.

Netanyahu faces one of the biggest challenges of his career.

In a ‘plot twist’, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be heading into an election this fall without his main prop: President Trump.

When the Trump administration cracks down on Anthropic, who benefits?

On the new episode of Equity, we discussed what actually prompted the administration's latest moves against Anthropic, and what this might mean for the AI ecosystem.

Why You Might Want To Detune Your Engine (And What Long-Term Effects This Could Have)

While it may seem counterproductive, detuning an engine has many real-world benefits, and car manufacturers regularly release detuned versions of their engines.

Half of France under red heat alert as alcohol banned at street music festival

Temperatures are forecast to peak on Monday, and authorities warn they could match historic highs.

The wait for Winds of Winter just passed a surprising milestone

The gap between A Dance With Dragons and The Winds of Winter has lasted longer than it took George R.R. Martin to write the first five books

Dutch PM apologises for Moluccan soldiers’ mistreatment after Indonesian independence

Rob Jetten acknowledges grief and pain of Moluccan families as crowdfunded monument unveiled in RotterdamThe Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, has formally apologised for the “heartless” mistreatment of thousands of Moluccan soldiers who fought for...

Mac game developers need to enable this in Steam to avoid a 32-bit problem

If Mac game developers miss these settings, their brand new game for Apple Silicon will be listed as unplayable on anything after macOS 10.15 Catalina either. Here's how to tell Steam that your game is compatible, and where the flags are.Steam's...

These 5 perfect movies are based on famous toys from our childhood

After entertaining generations of children, these toys took to the big screen to charm us all over again.

France cancels events and restricts alcohol consumption amid brutal heatwave

Sports and nationwide music festival affected, with temperatures for some expected to reach 42C from MondayAuthorities in France have placed more than a third of the country under a red heat alert, cancelled some outdoor sports events and...

TikTok’s AI slop problem is worse than you think — and kids are seeing the most of it

A new study suggests AI-generated junk content has become one of TikTok's defining features. Worse still, children and educational content appear to be among the platform's hardest-hit corners.

‘Native children belong in Native communities’: tribes decry New Mexico drug-exposed newborn rule

Groups say new directive fails to respect Native sovereignty amid complicated history of Indigenous child removalsOne morning early last July, Micha Bitsinnie arrived at work to an onslaught of messages from confused families.New Mexico’s governor...

Tom Gauld on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – cartoon

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Kindness of strangers: We were hurtling away on the wrong train with a baby in tow – then a gentleman offered to help

This was 1983, so there was no Google Maps. All I could think to do was shout down the carriage, ‘Does anyone here speak English? We’re lost!’Read more in the Kindness of strangers seriesI was visiting the Netherlands with a friend and her...

Stop blaming Plex for stuttering streams—your Wi-Fi is the real bottleneck

Your Plex server is fine—your network is choking it

John Ternus set to re-establish importance of Apple’s design team when he takes over as CEO: report

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today posted the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, recapping the last ten years of Apple’s corporate structure in which the influence of the design team waned at the executive levels in the Cook era, fuelled by Jony...

Incoming CEO John Ternus may be looking to fix something that isn't broken

John Ternus has been talking about focusing on Apple's core strength of design once he takes over as CEO, and a now a questionable report extrapolates that this means he'll shake up the design team.John Ternus plans to concentrate on Apple's core...

Marco Bezzecchi banned from Czech MotoGP race after slapping track marshal

Italian apologises for incident in Saturday sprint raceMarc Márquez wins Sunday’s main event in BrnoThe MotoGP championship leader, Marco Bezzecchi, was banned from Sunday’s Czech GP after slapping a track marshal in the face after a crash in...

Apple’s design studio has lost nearly every Jony Ive-era designer. Incoming CEO John Ternus says he’ll fix it.

Apple’s industrial design studio, once the most influential product design operation in the technology industry, has been gutted. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the team no longer has a true seat at the executive table, has less influence and...

A Ukrainian family built a community in Cleveland. Now, they face deportation

After the US said seeking affordable medical care for their son would not impede their re-entry, Tamila Vashchuk and her 10-year-old were issued removal orders Tamila Vashchuk and her husband, Mykola, are minor celebrities in this corner of...

This Home Assistant integration does things the developers never intended (and it's genius)

I ain't afraid of no ghost.

Apple to Release These 20 New Products Across Rest of 2026 and 2027

Apple's annual WWDC developers conference is in the rearview mirror, but there is still a lot to look forward to over the next year and beyond. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman listed around 20 products that he expects...

Apple's home automation updates & new product releases will stretch into 2028

Apple's home automation updates and new product roadmap powered by Siri AI will kick off in 2026 with HomePod and Apple TV updates, but if you're excited for the robotic arm for a Home Hub, you're going to be waiting a while.A HomePod mini update...

Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27

Siri’s AI overhaul may have grabbed the headlines at WWDC, but some of Apple’s most useful AI features are arriving elsewhere in iOS 27.

Believe It: ‘Naruto’ Gets In On the Anime Trading Card Game Craze

For the first time in over a decade, 'Naruto' is going back to trading cards for an all-new competitive game.

The 6 excuses that stopped me from self-hosting my own services (and why each excuse was wrong)

It took hands-on experience to realize how wrong I was.

iOS 27’s Liquid Glass slider looks simple, but it’s more useful than I expected

After using iOS 27 on my iPhone for over a week, I've found the Liquid Glass slider to be one of the update's most underrated features. Here's how it works and why it's worth trying.

Tiny Ann Arbor Apple Store will move to a bigger space in July

The Apple Store at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is getting an upgrade. It's set to shift over to a larger space in the same mall at the end of July.Apple Briarwood - Image Credit: AppleThe Apple Briarwood store is one of the smallest...

How to watch Spain vs. Saudi Arabia online for free

How to watch World Cup for free. Live stream Spain vs. Saudi Arabia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

If You Want A Convertible Corvette From These Years, Tough Luck

The convertible Corvette is quite a desirable car these days, but it wasn't always the case -- and some Corvettes were never even sold in drop-top form.

Toy Story 5 opening weekend box office to set franchise record

"Toy Story 5" is aiming for a $160 million opening weekend: the biggest opening of 2026 and all of "Toy Story."

Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet work better together—put both on your Galaxy phone

Each app has big benefits.

Don’t Let It Starve is the latest in a long line of Balatro clones, with a retro horror twist

Polygon's Random Select column finds a writer giving their impressions on a random game. This week it's Don't Let It Starve, a horror roguelike.

Exclusive: Bail Organa And Princess Leia Share A Father-Daughter Moment In New 'Star Wars' Novel

In a new excerpt from 'Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss,' Bail Organa and his daughter, Leia, share a moment.

Govee Outdoor Chromatic String Lights Review: A Colorful Way to (Kind of) Light Your Patio

Love sticking pretty lights in your patio? Govee’s lights are an easy, but very spendy way to do it.

Milwaukee's biggest weakness—and why Ryobi wins every time

Stop paying twice for tools when Ryobi does everything Milwaukee does for half the price.

AirPods didn’t kill public life. They made it easier to survive

AirPods get blamed for making people antisocial, but tiny earbuds have also become a normal way to make loud public spaces feel survivable.

Hacking the Mi Band 10 Smart Band and its Bestechnic SoC

In between playing Doom on the most ergonomically challenged devices, [Aaron Christophel] likes to take a relaxing break with reverse-engineering Xiaomi Mi Band fitness trackers and writing custom firmware for them. …read more

Microsoft’s June update fixed 208 security flaws and introduced a cascade of new bugs across all Windows versions

Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday update is causing problems across every supported version of Windows. KB5094126, released on June 9, patched a record 208 security vulnerabilities, but the update has introduced a string of bugs that range from...

Keir Starmer Expected to Announce His Resignation as UK Prime Minister

But many on the left are skeptical that his likely replacement, Andy Burnham, will truly bring the change he promises.

Three Men Are Key to Iran’s Approach to U.S. Talks

Iran’s supreme leader, foreign minister and parliament speaker all play central roles in hammering out an agreement with Washington.

House of the Dragon season 3 stars reveal the biggest challenges filming the Battle of the Gullet

The epic conflict required training, complex choreography, and getting very wet.

Which American Car Best Epitomizes This Great 250 Year Experiment?

What best represents our great (or failed) 250 years of existence as a nation?

Halo: Campaign Evolved backtracks on ridiculous local co-op requirements on PS5

The PS5 port of Halo: Campaign Evolved requires players to have two PS Plus subscriptions in order to play split-screen co-op

Meteorologists Warn That This Could Be the Strongest El Niño This Century

The cyclical weather pattern could lead to major disruptions in agricultural production and food security.

Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed a decree honoring World War II partisan fighters that has inflamed tensions with Warsaw.

A New Practice Puts Hundreds of Immigrants Before Judges at Very Short Notice

Immigration courts in New York have adopted a new style of hearing meant to speed up Trump’s deportation machine.

She Fled From a Mexican Cartel. A New Canadian Law May Block Her Path to Safety.

Asylum seekers and rights advocates say Canada's Bill C-12 is fueling widespread fear and misinformation.

In Gaza, Fathers Can’t Promise Their Children Food, Safety, or Even Survival

Every Palestinian father faces the impossible task of trying to create a sense of safety in a place where there is none.

This 1967 TWA Recruitment Film Reveals The Splendor Of Its Finishing School For Flight Attendants: What's Streaming

Attendants are remarkably more diverse as well and not judged by appearances or whether or not they've had children.

Square Enix's HD-2D games like The Adventures of Elliot are a stroke of genius

The publisher has created a brand and aesthetic for retro-style RPGs that sells itself

I Am Looking For My Father In Blue Prince’s Spiral Of Stars

There are two true boxes in this room

Amazon says human-in-the-loop AI oversight is failing because humans stop paying attention

Amazon’s security leadership is arguing against one of the most widely accepted principles in AI governance. Eric Brandwine, VP and distinguished engineer at Amazon Security, told The Register that human-in-the-loop oversight is not the gold...

35 Years Later, One Disney Flop Proves Pulp Sci-Fi Never Dies

Here's why 'The Rocketeer' is still great, 35 years later.

The History Of The Ford Deuce Coupe And A Very Misheard Lyric

The Ford Deuce coupe is a 1932 classic that inspired an entire hot rod subculture, but it also made it into a very awkward misheard lyric in a Manfred Mann hit.

D&D finally fixes one of the worst Ravenloft subclasses in new book

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within finally fixed the College of Spirits bard, making this subclass playable while keeping its fun aspect.

House of the Dragon season 3 cast guide: 7 characters to know for the Battle of the Gullet

Season 3 opens with an epic battle and here's everything you need to know to follow the action

Man Is Arrested in Scotland After Rampage Leaves 5 Hurt

An advocacy group identified some of the victims as Muslims. Counterterrorism authorities are leading the investigation, but a motive for the attacks is so far unknown.

The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules

With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life.

Why The Toyota 22R-E Cast-Iron Block Made The Pickup And 4Runner Unkillable

Toyota's 22R-E engine was as tough and reliable as it was simple. In fact, it was the secret to the success of the virtually unkillable Toyota truck lineup.

The KPop Demon Hunters video game you deserve is finally gearing up for release

An action-packed demon hunting experience that's reminiscent of the hit Netflix movie is on its way — with style to spare.

Blender 5.2: Coming Soon With Improved Simulations

Blender is one of the poster children for Open Source Software– proof that something hacked together by enthusiasts could grow to rival the big boys in 3D modeling, animation and …read more

Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities

Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Kyiv's attacks against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories.

There will come soft pings, and every one of them will have notes

Smart rings, glasses, earbuds, and glucose patches are turning ordinary life into a stream of nudges, warnings, and tiny corrections.

T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to claim

How to get the Apple iPhone for free. Score the iPhone 17e, iPhone 17, or iPhone 17 Pro for free with T-Mobile.

How to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup online for free

How to watch World Cup for free. Live stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

Project Sundown: Details on Skeleton Key’s Canceled Horror Game!

Unfortunately, this is yet another project that will never see the light of day. Hasbro’s gaming division has scrapped it. Last year, rumors circulated that Wizards of the Coast, or WotC, had quietly canceled an unannounced horror game in...

5 Reasons It Might Be Worth Switching To More Expensive Insurance

Inflation has probably made you rethink your insurance, and we can't blame you. But investing in better protection might actually be the smart financial move.

Review: Widow's Bay is a boldly original take on comedic horror

An eminently binge-able series that honors classic horror tropes while reinventing them in surprising ways

New York City has defeated Waymo, and the taxi lobby is the reason

Waymo delivers more than 500,000 paid rides per week across 10 US cities, raised $16 billion in February, and is expanding internationally to Tokyo and London. It cannot operate in New York City. The reason is not technical, it is political. As the...

Diablo IV: Is It Just a Matter of Time Before It Comes to the Nintendo Switch 2?

Blizzard’s game is sure to make an appearance on Nintendo’s hybrid platform, released last June. Will Diablo IV eventually be available on the Nintendo Switch 2? New evidence suggests so. The Taiwanese ratings board has rated the Nintendo Switch...

Hackers hijacked Brazil’s emergency alert system and sent ‘misanthropy’ to millions of phones

Hackers breached Brazil’s national civil defense alert system overnight, sending fake “Extreme Alert” notifications containing the word “misantropi4” to millions of mobile phones across at least seven states. The Civil Defense Alert platform was...

Lord British May Regain the Rights to Ultima from Electronic Arts! [VIDEO]

This is how an old IP can make a worthy comeback after being completely neglected by its owner for over a decade. Ultima is one of the most significant milestones in PC gaming history. Richard “Lord British” Garriott’s role-playing game series...

How The Beechcraft Bonanza Plane Earned The Nickname 'Doctor Killer'

You might have heard of the 'Goblin' or read about the 'Guppy' Boeing, but the 'Doctor Killer' moniker for the Bonanza stands alone. It's a complicated story.

The Best Early Prime Day Deals 2026

Amazon Prime Day starts June 23, but early deals are live now. Save on top tech, home, beauty, and everyday essentials before they sell out fast.

Grand Theft Auto V: A Creator Shows How He Makes Short Films in the Game! [VIDEO]

This shows us just how many things can go wrong, from finding a location, to debugging on the fly, to the game crashing. Over the past decade, we may have spent some time watching Grand Theft Auto machinima. While we certainly appreciate the...

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker says AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’ and calls Copilot agents a backdoor

Signal president Meredith Whittaker has warned that AI chatbots “are not your friends,” “are not conscious beings,” and “are not sentient interlocutors,” pushing back against the growing tendency of users to treat AI systems as trusted companions....

Yet Another Piece of AI-Pilled Speculative Fiction Has Gone Dangerously Viral

It's a trend that urgently needs to die.