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Thursday, May 7, 2026

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ESPN5:38 AM

Sources: NCAA tourney expansion in final steps

The NCAA is pushing through the final steps for expanding the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams, with sources telling ESPN that the process could be completed as early as Thursday.

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ESPN5:38 AM

Spurs rebound, hand Wolves largest playoff defeat

Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and the Spurs handed Minnesota the worst postseason loss in franchise history, beating the Timberwolves 133-95 on Wednesday night to even their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.

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The Verge5:38 AM

Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds

The latest version of Native Instruments' Komplete music production bundle is here with 62 new additions, including the wonderfully weird Absynth 6. Komplete 26 comes in several flavors, starting with three $99 Select bundles: Beats, Band, and Electronic. Prices jump pretty steeply from there, with Standard costing $549, Ultimate costing $1,249, and the Collector's Edition […]

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The Verge5:38 AM

Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2

It turns out Fox McCloud's appearance in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a tease of things to come: Nintendo just surprise announced the first new Star Fox game in a decade. The game is called, simply, Star Fox, and it's out very soon, launching on June 25th. Nintendo says that it's "based" on the […]

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The Verge5:38 AM

Google shuts down Project Mariner

Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired's Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing page now contains a message that says: "Thank you for using Project Mariner. It was shut down on May 4th, 2026 and its technology […]

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The Verge5:38 AM

How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington intrigue. (It's basically House of Cards, but for nerds.) Not a subscriber yet? You really should become one, and to save you a Google search, here is the direct link to do so! And do you think I should […]

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The Verge5:38 AM

The latest Tile Pro is down to $25 — its best price of the year

If you’re struggling to find a Mother’s Day gift under $30, location trackers are a good investment, helping mom keep tabs on keys, bags, luggage, and other valuables. The latest Tile Pro is one of the best on the market, and it’s on sale for $24.99 ($10 off) at Amazon and directly from Tile. While […]

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The Verge5:38 AM

What we’re hearing about the new homepage

We’ve been reading your feedback on the new homepage. All of it. The kind and encouraging comments, the brutal ones, the “actually this rules,” the “please undo this immediately,” the bug reports, the feature ideas, and yes, the eternal request for dark mode. We appreciate it. A lot of you took the time to share […]

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The Verge5:38 AM

Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability

I sat down in the Musk v. Altman trial courtroom today, painfully aware that no one was going to ask Shivon Zilis the question on everyone's minds: Girl, what the fuck are you doing? Zilis, who testified under oath that she is the mother of four of Musk's children, was… what's the best way to […]

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The Verge5:38 AM

Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words

Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model. In a video deposition shown during the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial on Wednesday, Murati said Altman falsely stated that OpenAI's legal department determined a new AI model did not […]

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BBC Sport5:38 AM

Did PSG 'get away' with handball decisions?

Did PSG 'get away' with handball decisions?

BBC Sport pundits Nedum Onuoha, Guillem Balague and Stephen Warnock analyse two contentious handball decisions that weren't awarded against Paris St-Germain, including a potential red card for Nuno Mendes and a possible penalty for Bayern Munich.

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TechCrunch5:38 AM

Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off

Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with TechCrunch about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong.

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Bloomberg5:38 AM

Former Amb. Leaf on US-Iran Potential Deal

Former Amb. Leaf on US-Iran Potential Deal

Barbara Leaf, Senior International Policy Advisor at Arnold & Porter, discusses the latest developments in the Middle East as the US and Iran weigh a fresh proposal to end the war. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg5:38 AM

Eyre: Operation Freedom - Destabilizing & Ineffective

Eyre: Operation Freedom - Destabilizing & Ineffective

The US and Iran are considering a fresh proposal to end the war, as President Donald Trump searches for an exit from a conflict that has elevated energy prices and damaged his political standing. Alan Eyre, Middle East Institute Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow & Former Senior US Diplomat spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East & Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the path ahead. Original filename: 20260507_044850_Fragile_Ceasefire_in_Iran_Conflict_Leaves_Risk_of_Escalation.mp4 (Source: Bloomberg)

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The Guardian5:38 AM

Gas companies will be forced to set aside local supply under major Labor shakeup

Gas companies will be forced to set aside local supply under major Labor shakeup

Albanese government announces east coast gas reservation policy, which will require producers to set aside 20% of export volumesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGas companies will be forced to set aside 20% of exports for domestic use under a reservation scheme designed to shore up supplies and bring down prices for households and businesses on the east coast.The federal government announced the design of the reservation scheme on Thursday as part of a wider overhaul of the mechanisms regulating the gas sector. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

Neo-Nazi Joel Davis charged with inciting hatred over ‘Abolish the Jewish lobby’ rally at NSW parliament

Neo-Nazi Joel Davis charged with inciting hatred over ‘Abolish the Jewish lobby’ rally at NSW parliament

Davis, 32, arrested on Wednesday and charged with inciting hatred and causing fear. Arrest comes after police criticised at royal commission into antisemitismFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProminent neo-Nazi Joel Davis has been charged with alleged hate speech after a protest by the National Socialist Network outside New South Wales parliament.About 60 members of the now-disbanded group stood in formation on Macquarie Street on 8 November last year, allegedly holding a large banner that read: “Abolish the Jewish lobby.” Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

Australia news live: royal commission hears NSW health system ‘not safe’ for Jewish people; beehives worth $150,000 allegedly stolen from rural property

Australia news live: royal commission hears NSW health system ‘not safe’ for Jewish people; beehives worth $150,000 allegedly stolen from rural property

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBridget McKenzie says rollback of inland rail project sends ‘chill’ through communityNationals senator Bridget McKenzie, the shadow minister for infrastructure, said the Labor party has sent a “chill through the infrastructure pipeline” after the Albanese government abandoned a beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland.People were surprised and shocked and dismayed at this announcement by the Labor government, they’ve been making their concerns heard loud and clear.This Labor government has actually derailed this project and, indeed, sent a chill through the infrastructure pipeline investment community because no project would now be safe from some future government turning off the tap.You’re cutting the wrong things, not the things that are going to drive a productive economy. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

Under new guidelines caning will only be used in schools for male students aged nine and aboveMale school students who bully others, including through cyberbullying, will face caning as a “last resort” under new guidelines introduced in Singapore.Male students can face up to three strokes of the cane under the new rules, which were discussed in parliament on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood

Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood

Owner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us – as a country – by the United States’A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge, while citizens from any other country pay just $20 for access, and Mexicans and other Latin Americans pay only $14.The Instagram announcement from the nightclub Japan in the Roma Norte neighborhood has been liked over 26,000 times and received more than 200 comments, mostly supporting the policy as part of a broader revolt in the capital against what many see as a US takeover. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally

US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally

Leading newspaper La Nación calls US’s barring of board members ‘indirect attack on press freedom’ The US state department has cancelled tourist visas for more than half of the board members of Costa Rica’s leading national newspaper, La Nación, which has been a critical voice against the country’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, an ally of Donald Trump.During Chaves’s 2022 presidential campaign, La Nación published several articles documenting allegations of sexual harassment against him that had forced him out of his job at the World Bank. The paper also reported on allegations of illegal campaign financing, which Chaves denied. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy

US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy

The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism effortsThe Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US

Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in regionOfficials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship, amid reports that a number of passengers have already returned to their home countries.Argentina, where the cruise to Antarctica departed, is consistently ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having the highest incidence of the rare, rodent-borne disease in Latin America. Investigators there are working to contact trace the source of contamination. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

‘We just want our children to be safe’: two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp

‘We just want our children to be safe’: two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp

Four women and nine children expected to return to Australia on Thursday with all apart from a mother and her child expected to go to VictoriaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities in two Australian states are preparing to resettle children returning from squalid detention camps and life under Islamic State rule, as at least some of their mothers face possible criminal charges.Four women and nine children are expected to return to Australia on Thursday, with all of them apart from a mother and her child bound for Melbourne. Continue reading...

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The Guardian5:38 AM

Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’

Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’

Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights recordThe acclaimed Australian film-maker Phillip Noyce is being paid by the Saudi regime to make a feature film portraying the repressive state’s narcotics officers as heroes.The Watchful Eyes, based on a real Saudi ministry of interior narcotics case, is billed as a dramatic depiction of the “heroism of security men in combating drugs”. Continue reading...

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