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Former BOLO most wanted fugitive pleads guilty in relation to fatal shooting
The Crown has indicated it will be seeking a 10-year sentence for Mohamud Farah and a six-year sentence for Michael Bebee in connection with the death of Shamar Powell-Flowers.
TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK
Users who sign up for the plan won’t see ads on TikTok, and their data won’t be used for advertising purposes.
Mobile Suit Gundam has never been more unnerving in this exclusive new clip
A single flight becomes a point of fracture between Kenneth Sleg’s order and Gigi Andalucia’s instinct
Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them
My guest today is longtime friend of the show Joanna Stern. You all know Joanna: she is the former senior personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a former Decoder guest host, one of my cofounders here at The Verge, and also just one of my very closest friends.I mention that because Joanna just left that lofty perch at The Journal to start her own media company called New Things. She’s starting with her new book about AI, called I Am Not a Robot, which is out this week on May 12th. You’ll hear us reference the fact that she and I have been talking about her big move…
Ofcom partially upholds police watchdog complaint about BBC’s Chris Kaba doc
The complaint concerned claims made on a Panorama episode on Kaba, who was killed in 2022.
Mariah Carey Spends Mother’s Day in L.A. With Kids, Without Nick Cannon
Mariah Carey spent Mother’s Day the diva way … with a fancy family dinner in West Hollywood, while her ex Nick Cannon was busy sticking to his own holiday tradition. The singer hit up L.A. hotspot Craig’s on Sunday night with her twins she shares…
John Mulaney Calls RFK Jr. Stupid During ‘Night of Too Many Stars’
John Mulaney literally turned into RFK Jr. on Sunday night, doing a spot-on impression of Trump’s Health and Human Services honcho and calling him a “stupid f***!” That’s right … Mulaney went off on Robert Kennedy Jr. during his comedy set for…
TikTok is letting UK users pay to remove ads
TikTok is preparing to roll out a paid, ad-free version of its app in the UK. The new subscription announced today will be available to users over 18 “over the coming months,” according to TikTok’s announcement, and will cost £3.99 (about $5.40) per month. In exchange for that, TikTok will remove ads from the user’s feed, and promises to not use their data for undefined “advertising purposes”.This “pay or consent” model is likely in response to the UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other privacy laws that forbid companies from harvesting personal data for advertising…
Discord adds a free Xbox Game Pass ‘starter edition’ for Nitro subscribers
Discord is announcing the launch of Nitro Rewards today, a new program for subscribers that bundles benefits from third parties like Microsoft, Logitech, and SteelSeries, into a Nitro subscription. The main addition is that Nitro members will now get a new starter edition of Xbox Game Pass at no extra cost.Xbox Game Pass starter edition, which leaked last month, allows PC and Xbox owners to download more than 50 games, including titles like Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, and DayZ. The starter edition also includes 10 hours a month of Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming and the ability to earn up to $25 a…