This week, Amazon will launch new Echo hardware designed to supercharge Alexa Plus, the AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant. I’ve been using Alexa Plus for the last few months as part of its Early Access program, and while the new assistant is off to a promising start, it’s still clearly a work in progress. To fix Alexa, Amazon had …
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Retired financier Howard Rubin was arrested Friday on sex trafficking charges for allegedly trafficking dozens of women, including former Playboy models, to be sexually and physically assaulted during encounters in his Central Park penthouse in a soundproofed room described in court papers as “The Dungeon.” Authorities announced the arrest of Rubin and his former personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, on charges …
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A 10-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging retired New York-based financier, Howard Rubin, also known as “Howie” and “H,” along with his personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, with sex trafficking and transporting women in interstate commerce for sex acts with Rubin. Rubin was also charged with bank fraud in connection with misrepresentations made to a bank …
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Paul Toboni seemingly faced a choice: Continue building what he helped start with the Boston Red Sox, or become the lead decision-maker for the Washington Nationals. Toboni, 35, chose the No. 1 job, opting to become the Nationals’ president of baseball operations rather than remain in contention to be the general manager of the Red Sox under chief baseball officer …
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Perplexity has introduced a new feature dubbed Email Assistant. With this resource, users can direct an AI chatbot to execute basic email tasks such as scheduling meetings, organizing and prioritizing emails, and drafting replies. At launch, Gmail and Outlook are the only supported email clients. Email assistant is only available to members of the company’s pricey Max plan, which costs …
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An ex-Giant took the fall for the Falcons’ grounded passing attack. Atlanta fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard following Sunday’s shocking 30-0 road loss to the Panthers, the team announced Monday night. Passing game coordinator T.J. Yates has been promoted to assume the vacated responsbilities. Ike Hilliard in a 2024 photo he posted to Instagram. @ikehilliard/Instagram The Falcons (1-2) entered …
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Adam RittenbergSep 22, 2025, 11:34 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. UCF assistant coach Shawn Clark, who was the head coach at Appalachian State for five seasons, died Sunday at 50. Clark had been hospitalized after experiencing a medical emergency Sept. 9. UCF coach Scott Frost said last week that Clark was …
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Alex Photo Stock/Shutterstock While some AI startups have to design browsers from scratch to offer users built-in AI chatbot functionality, Google is in a unique position that gives it a massive head start. Google owns Chrome, the most popular internet browser in the world, so it only has to build Gemini AI …
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WhatsApp on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence tool called “Writing Help,” designed to make message writing clearer, more professional and easier to compose directly within the app. The feature allows users to type a message, tap a pencil-shaped icon, and receive suggestions to improve tone, style or clarity—similar to tools like ChatGPT, but integrated into WhatsApp itself. According to …
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