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Justice Sotomayor defends role of courts during event
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor defended the role of courts during an event at Miami Dade College in Florida. This comes as President Trump and his allies have pushed back against recent ...NBC News - 7h -
Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
Google’s online calendar has removed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events — with users noticing that mentions of Pride and Black History Month, as well as other ...ABC News - 9h -
Women’s Basketball Coaches Are No Longer Hiding Their Motherhood
Adia Barnes’s experience in the 2021 Final Four has had a ripple effect in the sport.The New York Times - 15h -
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts. Google ’s online and mobile calendars are no longer including references to Black ...The Guardian - 16h -
Mobile games can support each other in the race for user attention | Aarki
Aarki's mobile retention report sheds light on the app-browsing habits of different types of gamers, and how devs can keep their attention.VentureBeat - 1d -
Gamescom Latam nabs Steam platform speakers for 2025 event
Gamescom Latam 2025 announced today that the distribution platform, Steam, will be present at the business (B2B) area of the event.VentureBeat - 1d -
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Google Calendar omits Pride, Black History Month from default display
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.CBS News - 12h -
Google Maps updates Gulf of Mexico name for US users
The update aligns with Donald Trump's order that the body be referred to as the Gulf of America.BBC News - 17h -
Google Maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for U.S. users
Google Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for anyone using the app in the United States. The change comes after President Trump signed an executive order to rename the body ...CBS News - 19h -
Google Maps now shows Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America for U.S. users
Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in its app — but only for U.S. users.CBS News - 21h -
Eric Adams Curried Favor With Trump for Months
Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration.The New York Times - 1d -
Google officially updates name of 'Gulf of America'
Google Maps users in the U.S. will now see “Gulf of America” displayed over the body of water that was once labeled the “Gulf of Mexico.” Users in Mexico will still see the name “Gulf of Mexico,” ...The Hill - 1d -
Daytona 500 entry list has most cars since 2015
Martin Truex Jr. is in one of the 45 cars entered for the Feb. 16 Daytona 500.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month
Google Calendar has removed reference to observances such as the beginning of Black history Month on Feb. 1, and Women's History Month on March 1.CNBC - 1d -
Call Of Duty Double XP Event Extended Due To PSN Outage
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone's latest double XP event was supposed to end on February 10, but Activision is extending the promotion for 48 more hours due to the PSN outage.. In a social ...GameSpot - 1d -
Trump, Musk actions put America at risk of 'a form of default,' former Treasury chiefs warn
Elon Musk and his DOGE team are tasked by President Donald Trump to find government spending inefficiency and cut federal spending.CNBC - 1d -
How major events like the Super Bowl bridge the political divide
A new Harris poll shows 76% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans say major cultural events like Sunday's Super Bowl deepen community connections that on other days feel fractured or broken. Tim ...CBS News - 1d -
Chinese film stirs national pride, rakes in $1bn in days
Ne Zha 2 is animated film about a boy who battles demons with his magical powers.BBC News - 2d -
Why speculators are still running wild when money is no longer free
Something even bigger than AI and the Trump effect is at workFinancial Times - 2d -
The Significance of 2 Black Quarterbacks Starting in the Super Bowl
As they face off on Sunday, perhaps Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes can serve as symbols of hope, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 2d -
Black wolves with rare genetic mutation spotted in Poland
Wolves were essentially extinct in Poland by the 1950s, but the population has returned in recent years.CBS News - 2d -
When my daughter’s pregnancy was on the line, it felt like history was repeating itself…
Joanna Moorhead recalls her daughter’s difficult birth as she watches her go through the same thing 32 years later. It was a routine antenatal appointment with many weeks still to go until the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump might be stuck with Biden’s funding priorities for longer than GOP hoped
President Trump could be stuck with spending priorities set under the Biden administration for longer than congressional Republicans had hoped. As Congress struggles to strike a bipartisan ...The Hill - 2d -
Democratic Lawmakers Denied Entry to the Department of Education
It was the fourth agency this week that federal employees blocked congressional Democrats from entering amid a push to shutter government agencies and dramatically cut the federal work force.The New York Times - 3d -
House Democrats denied entry into Department of Education building
Several Democratic lawmakers were denied access to the Department of Education on Friday. The Trump administration has made it clear that it seeks to abolish the department.NBC News - 3d -
New 4 Nations Face-Off Event In NHL 25
91 new overall master set players are Brad Marchand, Mikko Rantanen, Mika Zibanejad, and Charlie McAvoyYahoo Sports - 3d -
Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission
Meta accounts of those affected flooded with ads for casinos and betting sites We didn’t click ‘consent’ on any gambling website. So how did Facebook know where we’d been? . . Gambling companies ...The Guardian - 3d -
UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data
Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu gives Donald Trump a golden pager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blames Russian government hackers for a breach, and more.Wired - 3d -
Apple’s Invites App Requires an iCloud+ Subscription to Host an Event
Plus: Sonos’ next play is a streaming box, Amazon’s souped-up Alexa may land this month, VW’s cheapest ever EV, and Comcast adds Dolby support to its 4K Super Bowl stream.Wired - 3d -
Man City's 115 charges outcome 'in a month' - Guardiola
Manchester City expect to learn the outcome of the hearing into their 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month" says boss Pep Guardiola.BBC News - 4d -
House Democrats denied entry to the Department of Education
Democratic members of Congress were denied entry to the Department of Education for a meeting with acting Secretary Denise Carter when a security officer would not allow them inside.NBC News - 4d -
Documentarian Alex Gibney Teams Up With a Google Billionaire
The Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has sold a majority stake in his Jigsaw Productions to the philanthropist Wendy Schmidt.The New York Times - 4d -
Draymond, two other Warriors to participate in NBA All-Star events
Draymond Green and two other members of the Golden State Warriors will participate in a few NBA All-Star events on All-Star Saturday Night.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.BBC News - 4d -
E3’s Organizers Are Back With a New Event. This Time, Doctors Are Invited Too
The days of trailers and demos are done as the ESA broadens its horizons. The newly minted “iicon” conference will bring together the many industries impacted by video games, from Hollywood to ...Wired - 5d -
Brooklyn’s Outlandish Hosts Black History Month Hike
Outlandish, a hiking store and adventure group in Brooklyn, is one of several organizations on a mission to encourage Black people to spend time outdoors.The New York Times - 6d
