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- Engadget
Audible is testing book recommendations based on your Prime Video habits
Audible is launching a new recommendation category based on your Prime Video data.
- The Yodel
House passes antisemitism bill amid campus protests, Trump faces 2nd contempt hearing and 'The Idea of You' premieres
Get caught up on this morning’s news: The House’s antisemitism bill, Trump’s second contempt hearing and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
- Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: US futures climb as Fed rate-hike fears fade, with Apple on deck
Investors are accentuating the positive in Jerome Powell's policy comments and looking ahead to Apple earnings.
- Autoblog
2024 Chevrolet Traverse First Drive Review: Big family hauler gets a lot more interesting
We drive the 2024 Chevy Traverse three-row SUV off-road in the new Z71 trim, and on road in the line-topping RS — a big step up from the last generation.
- Engadget
Bose's SoundLink Max is its largest portable Bluetooth speaker with 20-hour battery life
Bose's largest portable Bluetooth speaker is built for the outdoors.
- TechCrunch
Peloton to lay off 400 employees as CEO Barry McCarthy departs
Peloton, the exercise equipment maker and online fitness course provider, said it is laying off 15% of its workforce (about 400 people) as part of cost-cutting measures. The company also said its CEO, president, and board director, Barry McCarthy, would step down after two years in the role. McCarthy, who was previously CFO at Spotify and Netflix, was coerced out of retirement in early 2022 when Peloton's co-founder and then-CEO, John Foley, left the role alongside a major cost-cutting effort that saw 2,800 employees laid off.
- Engadget
Google says its secure entry passkeys have been used a billion times
As part of World Password Day, Google is hyping up its achievements in that area and sharing updates on its latest efforts to bolster security
- Yahoo Life Shopping
'Tastes like it came off my outdoor grill': Grab the indoor Ninja Sizzle for just $79 — plus other hot deals of the day
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- Yahoo Sports
How to watch the 2024 Kentucky Derby: Post positions, odds, where to stream and more
It's almost time for the 150th annual Run for the Roses!
- Yahoo Finance
AI investments are showing signs of a payoff, but the price is steep
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft announced they are spending billions to build out their AI capabilities. It'll take time for it to pay off.
- Yahoo Finance
Jay Powell won't give in to the market's biggest fear: Morning Brief
As interest rate cuts get pushed into the future, investors fear potential rate hikes. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, however, appears not to share these worries.
- Yahoo Personal Finance
Mortgage rates today, May 2, 2024: High rates for the foreseeable future
These are today's mortgage rates. The Fed opted not to cut the federal funds rate yesterday, so high rates are here to stay. Lock in your rate today.
- Yahoo Entertainment
Met Gala 2024 guidebook: What to know about fashion's biggest night, from the theme to the livestream
The Met Gala is days away. Here's what to know, from the theme to the A-listers in attendance.
- Yahoo Finance
Apple to report Q2 earnings amid iPhone slowdown, China troubles
Apple will report its Q2 earnings after the bell on Thursday, as Wall Street braces for a slowdown in iPhone sales.
- Engadget
T-Mobile finally owns Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile
Over a year after announcing it would acquire Mint Mobile for up to $1.35 billion, T-Mobile has closed the deal.
- Yahoo Sports
NBA playoffs: Celtics cruise to blowout win over Heat in Game 5 to reach Eastern Conference semifinals
The Celtics had no issue closing out their opening-round playoff series with the Heat on Wednesday night.
- TechCrunch
Haun Ventures is riding the bitcoin high
Blockchain startups were red-hot when Katie Haun left Andreessen Horowitz in 2021 to launch her own crypto-focused venture firm. Despite having a massive arsenal of dry powder, Haun Ventures didn't rush to scoop up stakes in crypto and web3 on the cheap, and many observers wondered when the firm would pick up its deployment pace. While Haun Ventures says it wasn't exactly sitting on its hands (and capital) through crypto's downturn, the firm was perhaps more cautious than it initially intended.
- Engadget
Take-Two is shutting down the studios behind Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space Program 2
This one's a bummer.
- Yahoo News
Pro-Palestinian protests intensify across U.S. college campuses. Here's where things stand.
Police in cities and towns across the country have been deployed in recent days to clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a growing number of encampments and occupied buildings on college and university campuses.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
This 'very classy and durable' monogrammed tote makes a thoughtful Mother's Day gift, and it's down to $14
Skeptical over the price? 'It's dumbfounding how nice this is for the money,' says one of nearly 10,000 five-star fans.