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The first round of the EURO 2024 group stages is done. There weren’t many surprising results, with the best teams in their respective group stages taking all three points (with the exception of Belgium’s loss over Slovenia). However, things are now getting interesting with the second phase of the group stages set to start Wednesday,…

We’re nearly halfway through 2024, which makes it’s a great time to do inventory on the podcasts that have come out so far that shouldn’t be missed. Here’s a list of the true-crime, comedy, fiction, and culture shows that stand out from the rest and will be some of the best things you listen to…

Social media platform TikTok’s misinformation policy is fairly robust, at least on paper. It explicitly bans content that contains “medical misinformation about vaccines or abortion” and “misinformation about voting,” as well as a general prohibition on content that “undermines public trust.” (You have to go to Twitter/X for that kind of thing.) But TikTok’s community…

For the past six weeks, I’ve been conducting an experiment. At 5 p.m. twice a week, every house on the block has a different robot lawn mower that begins mowing the yard just as everyone in the neighborhood takes their nightly stroll. My neighbors’ willingness to loan me their lawns has been great for testing…