Signalgate: Pete Hegseth’s problematic passion for groupchats

Signal Trump administration senior officials are facing harsh criticism after it was revealed that they had used the personal messaging app Signal to discuss highly classified military intelligence in a group chat. The chat, in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out plans for an upcoming military strike in Yemen, inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief…

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Rickea Jackson posts 6-word response to viral videos suggesting she was with James Pearce Jr. during NFL Draft

Los Angeles Sparks star Rickea Jackson seemed to raise some eyebrows during the opening round of the NFL Draft.  Videos circulated across social media Thursday night that apparently showed the 24-year-old WNBA player sitting next to the former Tennessee football star James Pearce Jr.  Moments after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell walked to the draft stage’s…

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Trump admin launches foreign funding investigation into UC Berkeley

The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges that don’t report big foreign donations, with UC Berkeley the latest target following a Department of Education review of the California university’s foreign funding disclosures found that it “may be incomplete or inaccurate.” Education Secretary Linda McMahon ordered the agency’s legal team on Friday to take back…

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Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe launched a shopping app

Phia will compare the prices of products with new and used options. | Screenshot: The Verge Phoebe Gates, the daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, has launched an AI shopping app with former roommate Sophia Kianni, The New York Times reports. The app, called Phia, is designed to help shoppers compare prices on listings of…

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Adidas’ 3D-printed shoes are launching globally on May 2nd

The Climacool’s complex lattice structure makes the shoe breathable all around the wearer’s foot. | Image: Adidas When Adidas’ launched its Climacool shoes last September, the 3D-printed slip-ons featuring a form-fitting and breathable lattice structure were only available in very limited quantities to those who joined the company’s Confirmed platform. Next week that’s going to…

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Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats

Google has just announced that it’s ending software updates for the first-generation Nest Learning Thermostat, released in 2011, and the second-gen model that came a year later. This decision also affects the European Nest Learning Thermostat from 2014. “You will no longer be able to control them remotely from your phone or withGoogle Assistant, but…

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