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‘SIGNATURE DISH’ – A Reddit user who revealed a co-worker’s use of the office microwave for cooking meat — which got the colleague banned — was accused of being a snitch. An etiquette expert offered insight. FORGOTTEN FINDS – The new Uber Lost & Found Index report lists the many items forgotten in the last…
OpenAI is getting ready to unveil a number of new AI models, sources familiar with the companyâs plans tell The Verge. Among the new AI models will be a release of what Iâm expecting will be branded GPT-4.1, which one source describes as a revamped version of OpenAIâs GPT-4o multimodal model. GPT-4o was originally introduced…
Microsoft’s 50th anniversary stage. I wasnât really sure what to expect from Microsoftâs 50th birthday party. Sure, cofounder Bill Gates and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would be there, but I was keen to see how Microsoft would create a party atmosphere while also launching new Copilot features. As it happens, having three CEOs onstage,…
A New York Islanders minor leaguer has been suspended 10 games for abuse of an official after he sent a referee flying into the boards during a game over the weekend. Bridgeport Islanders forward Adam Beckman, 23, will miss the remainder of the regular season with just five games remaining after he was suspended by the…
Greenpeace’s United Kingdom leader and five other activists reportedly were arrested Thursday after tossing hundreds of liters of “blood-red dye” into a pond at the U.S. embassy in London in a protest against the war in Gaza. The environmental group said the action was to “highlight the death and devastation caused in Gaza as a…
After a bit of a brief, unexpected delay due to a component issue, the Google Pixel 9A is here — and it was worth the wait. Allison Johnson’s review of the midrange phone just went live today, and the 9A seems like the ideal phone for those who want many of the same perks found…
Today, I’m talking to Rohit Chopra. He was the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) until the end of January, when President Donald Trump fired him and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) began trying to dismantle the agency. The CFPB has been around for just under 15 years now. Congress created…
Would-be Trump assassin suspect Ryan Routh will now face state charges in Florida on top of the federal charges he has already pleaded not guilty to. Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier told “Fox & Friends” Thursday that his office secured a warrant and is charging Routh with attempted first-degree murder and terrorism in an alleged…
Fox News’ “Antisemitism Exposed” newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: – Israel-hating Microsoft worker interrupts company event, gets fired– Hollywood director recalls death threats after anti-Israel actress’ firing– Princeton event with ex-Israeli PM Bennett crashed by protesters TOP STORY: Microsoft fired an employee who…
Allison Johnson is the smartphone reviewer for The Verge, along with, as she says, “a bit of telecom on the side, which means I am a professional phone user.” She came to The Verge from DPReview, where she covered digital cameras and smartphone cameras. That looks like a cozy space. Where in your home is…