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US imposes new rules to curb semiconductor design software sales to China

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It appears the Trump administration has imposed new export controls on chip design software as it seeks to further undermine China’s ability to make and use advanced AI chips.

Siemens EDA, Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys all confirmed that they have received notices from the U.S. Commerce Department about new export controls on electronic automation design (EDA) software to China.

EDA tools are primarily used to aid with the design and validation of semiconductor manufacturing, testing, and for monitoring performance and quality. They are used by chip foundries, chipmakers, networking hardware companies, the automotive industry, and many more.

Siemens EDA, a division of German tech conglomerate Siemens, told TechCrunch that it has received a notice from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) last week about new export controls on EDA software to China and Chinese military end users.

“Siemens has supported customers in China for more than 150 years and will continue to work with our customers globally to mitigate the impact of these new restrictions while operating in compliance with applicable national export control regimes,” the company said.

U.S.-based Synopsys, which also makes EDA software, said on Thursday that it had also received a similar letter from the BIS. The company also suspended its forecast for the third quarter and full-year 2025.

Cadence also received a notice from the BIS saying a license is now required for “the export, re-export or in-country transfer of electronic design automation software” to customers in China.

The news was first reported by The Financial Times.

The new export rules come as the U.S. ramps up its efforts to hinder Chinese companies as the battle for AI supremacy heats up. But these export controls are increasingly hurting the U.S. chip industry, which has long enjoyed significant market share in China.

Nvidia alone has incurred billions in losses due to restrictions on sales of its H20 and Hopper AI chips to Chinese customers. The company, along with rival AMD, is even said to be working on selling lower-powered versions of its AI chips to Chinese customers.

The U.S. Commerce Department did not immediately return a request for comment outside regular business hours.



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Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69 : NPR

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Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69 : NPR


Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is shown standing outside the Federal Court in Washington, June 4, 2009.

Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is shown standing outside the Federal Court in Washington, June 4, 2009.

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NEW YORK — Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69.

The New York Police Department confirmed his death Thursday on social media. FBI Director Kash Patel said his death came “after a private battle with illness.”

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reflected on his long history with his former police commissioner on his show Thursday.

“We’ve been together since the beginning. He’s like my brother,” Giuliani said through tears. “I was a better man for having known Bernie. I certainly was a braver and stronger man.”

Kerik, an Army veteran, was hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attack and eventually nominated to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, before a dramatic fall from grace that ended with him behind bars.

He pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud and false statement charges in 2010. The charges stemmed partially from over $250,000 in apartment renovations he received from a construction firm that authorities say counted on Kerik to convince New York officials it had no organized crime links.

During Kerik’s sentencing, the judge noted that he committed some of the crimes while serving as “the chief law enforcement officer for the biggest and grandest city this nation has.”

He served three years in prison before his release in 2013.

President Donald Trump pardoned Kerik during a 2020 clemency blitz. Kerik was among the guests feting Trump after his first appearance in federal court in Florida in a case related to his handling of classified documents, attending the former president’s remarks at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club.

Kerik was appointed by Giuliani to serve as police commissioner in 2000 and was in the position during the Sept. 11, 2001, attack.

In Kerik’s 2015 book, “From Jailer to Jailed,” he described becoming “America’s Top Cop” after the attack.

“But I’d give anything for that day not to have happened. I wish it hadn’t. But it did,” he wrote. “And I happened to be there at the time. I was there, and I did the best I could do under the circumstances. It’s all any of us did.”

He was tapped by President George W. Bush to help organize Iraq’s police force in 2003, then nominated to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security the following year.

But Kerik caught the administration off guard when he abruptly withdrew his nomination, saying he had uncovered information that led him to question the immigration status of a person he employed as a housekeeper and nanny.

In 2005, Kerik founded the Kerik Group, a crisis and risk management consulting firm.

He later worked for the former mayor of New York City surrounding the efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss.

Patel described Kerik in a post on social media as “a warrior, a patriot, and one of the most courageous public servants this country has ever known.”

“He was decorated more than 100 times for bravery, valor, and service, having rescued victims from burning buildings, survived assassination attempts, and brought some of the world’s most dangerous criminals to justice,” he said. “His legacy is not just in the medals or the titles, but in the lives he saved, the city he helped rebuild, and the country he served with honor.”

Kerik grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, where he dropped out of the the trouble-filled Eastside High School later depicted in the 1989 film “Lean on Me.”

He joined the Army, where he became a military policeman stationed in South Korea. He went on to work private security in Saudi Arabia before returning stateside to supervise a jail in New Jersey.

He joined the NYPD in the late 1980s. He was tapped in the 1990s to run New York’s long-troubled jail system, including the city’s notorious Riker’s Island complex.



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A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 months

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A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 months


A nearly year-old Facebook event for a “simple maths competition” has been one of the most viral posts on the platform for six months. The “event” racked up about 51 million views on Facebook during the first quarter of 2025, according to the company’s latest report on “widely viewed content” on the platform.

That would be an impressive stat for any single post, but it’s the second quarter in a row in which the “maths competition” has nabbed the number two spot on Meta’s list of widely viewed content. It also appeared on last quarter’s report, during which time it received about 64.3 million views, according to an archived version of the report.

So why is a random Facebook event that’s not really an event getting more than 100 million views? It would seem to be a repackaging of an old engagement bait tactic. The header image for the event is an image of a piece of paper with the words “only for genius” followed by a seemingly simple equation. When shared as a Facebook post, the image is prominently displayed in a way that may look like a normal image post. The image also has some striking similarities to other seemingly simple math equations that have been going viral on Facebook for nearly 15 years.

A look at the event page itself shows that hundreds of thousands of people have engaged with the event. More than 800,000 people responded to the supposed July 8, 2024 event. Even now, nearly a year later, the event is seeing regular comments from Facebook users — most of whom are intent on earnestly explaining how the equation should be solved (or arguing with others’ interpretation). As Slate noted back in 2013, there’s something irresistible about arguing basic arithmetic with strangers on the internet.

What is a bit of a mystery is why this post has gone so viral months after it was originally posted. I reached out to the account behind the post, a Nigerian-based creator named Ebuka Peter Ibeh and didn’t immediately hear back. The post seems to be far more successful than any other recent posts from Ibeh, who has about 25,000 Facebook followers.

In any case, the post offers an interesting window into the kinds of bizarre content and questionable tactics that still regularly goes mega-viral on Facebook. Meta recently said it would crack down on creators sharing spammy posts on Facebook, though it’s unclear if this type of engagement bait would fall under the category of content it’s explicitly trying to discourage.



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Google Phone app might let set tap or swipe to answer calls

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Google Phone app might let set tap or swipe to answer calls


The Phone by Google app is moving closer to a redesign of the incoming call screen that lets you pick between “Single tap” or “Horizontal swipe.”

About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. Keep in mind that Google may or may not ever ship these features, and our interpretation of what they are may be imperfect. We’ll try to enable those that are closer to being finished, however, to show you how they’ll look in case that they do ship. With that in mind, read on.

At the moment, you answer calls with a “Swipe up to answer” (vertical) gesture. Last year, Google tested more straightforward “Decline” and “Answer” buttons for some. These red/green circles are nearly identical to the interface on Wear OS. 

Earlier this year, Phone by Google started working on a pill-shaped UI where you swipe left for Decline and right for Answer. This has yet to go live since it was enabled in March with version 166.

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Today, Phone by Google 177 (currently in beta) contains strings about settings for the “Incoming call gesture” (“answer_method”). Your options are:

  • Horizontal swipe
  • Single tap

The design that Google was spotted testing back in September is presumably the latter option, while “Horizontal swipe” matches the upcoming pill approach.

Letting users decide which option they prefer is a nice customization and accessibility choice that will presumably appear in Phone Settings. This will presumably coincide with a broader Material 3 Expressive redesign of the app.

Thanks to JEB Decompiler, from which some APK Insight teardowns benefit.

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Boys Tennis State Tournament Roundup: Brookline sweeps Durfee

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Boys Tennis State Tournament Roundup: Brookline sweeps Durfee



Division I

No. 3 Brookline (5), No. 30 Durfee (0)

Brookline swept Durfee, 5-0, in the Division I state tournament Round of 32 on Thursday at home.

The Warriors will now play No. 14 Newton South in the Round of 16.

Coaches can send missing stats to sports@masslive.com.

No. 7 BC High (5), No. 26 North Andover (0)

Read more about this match here.

Division II

No. 3 Sharon (5), No. 30 Malden Catholic (0)

Sharon swept Malden Catholic, 5-0, at home in the Division II state tournament Round of 32 on Thursday.

Sharon will play either No. 14 Dartmouth or No. 19 Plymouth North in the next round.

Coaches can send missing stats to sports@masslive.com.

No. 15 Burlington (4), No. 18 Northampton (1)

Northampton fell to Burlington on the road, 4-1, in the Division II state tournament Round of 32 on Thursday.

Reilly Fowles fell in first singles for Northampton 4-6, 6-1, 6-8. Durrell Patrick fell in second singles 1-6, 3-6, while Eli Wool fell in third singles 0-6, 5-7.

Oliver Levine and Reed O’Connor fell in first doubles 6-4, 2-6, 3-6. Kaz Sugihara and Jackson Briggs-Nye got the team’s lone win at second doubles 6-3, 6-2.

Burlington will play either No. 2 Hingham or No. 34 Somerville in the next round.

Division IV

No. 8 Sutton (5), No. 25 Frontier (0)

Frontier fell to Sutton, 5-0, on the road in the Division IV state tournament Round of 32 on Thursday.

The Sammies will play No. 9 Hamilton-Wenham in the next round.

Coaches can send missing stats to sports@masslive.com.

No. 11 Lenox (4), No. 22 Dennis-Yarmouth (1)

Lenox defeated Dennis-Yarmouth, 4-1, in the Division IV state tournament Round of 16 on Thursday at home.

The Dolphins’ Landon Richter defeated Alex Kolean in first singles 6-1, 6-1. In second singles, Lenox’s Aydan Shove defeated Collin Caron 6-2, 6-1. In third singles, Lenox’s Edmund Pritchard defeated Michael O’Reilly 4-6, 6-1, 10-3.

In first doubles, the Millionaires’ Sebastian Manrique and Sawyer Levin defeated Aiden Karros and Ryan Clarke 6-2, 6-0. In second doubles, Lenox’s Devon Smits and Aiden Tran defeated Matt Anderson and Ben Soltis 6-0, 6-1.

The Millionaires will play No. 6 Sturgis Charter West in the Round of 16.



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Grammarly secures $1B in nondilutive funding from General Catalyst

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Grammarly secures $1B in nondilutive funding from General Catalyst


Grammarly has secured a $1 billion commitment from General Catalyst. The 14-year-old writing assistant startup will use the new funds for its sales and marketing efforts, freeing up existing capital to make strategic acquisitions.

Unlike a traditional venture round, General Catalyst will not receive an equity stake in the company in return for the investment. Instead, Grammarly will repay the capital along with a fixed, capped percentage of revenue it generates from the use of General Catalyst’s funds.

The investment comes from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF), a capital pool that helps late-stage startups with predictable revenue streams deploy new funding specifically to growing their businesses. CVF’s alternative financing strategy essentially “lends” capital that is secured by a company’s recurring revenue.  

For companies like Grammarly, this form of financing is advantageous because it’s nondilutive and does not reset the company’s valuation. Grammarly was valued at $13 billion in 2021, during the peak of the ZIRP (zero interest-rate policy) era. However, the company’s valuation in today’s market is significantly lower, according to an investor in the company who asked to remain anonymous.

Grammarly didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

In December, Grammarly acquired productivity startup Coda and appointed its CEO, Shishir Mehrotra, to lead Grammarly. The company, which is evolving into an AI productivity tool following the acquisition, has annual revenue of over $700 million.

General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund has provided funding to nearly 50 companies, including insurtech Lemonade and telehealth platform Ro. CVF maintains its own distinct limited partners and was not included in the firm’s recent $8 billion capital raise.

General Catalyst head honcho Hemant Taneja and Pranav Singhvi, co-head of CVF, talked with TechCrunch in greater length about the group’s specialized financing strategy last fall.



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Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dead at 87 : NPR

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Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dead at 87 : NPR


Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a champion of local African languages.

Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a champion of local African languages.

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan writer and novelist who critiqued colonial rule as well as the post-colonial Kenyan government, died Wednesday in a hospital in Buford, Georgia. He was 87 years old.

His daughter, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, first announced the news in a Facebook post.

Ngũgĩ’s writing career began in 1964, with the novel Weep Not, Child. It was about a family living in colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion, which fought back against British rule. The book became an important part of the African literary canon.

He was a strong advocate for writing in local African languages. His 1980 novel, Devil on the Cross, was published in the Gikuyu language. “One of the greatest tragedies of Africa is a complete disconnection of the elite from their linguistic base,” Ngũgĩ told NPR in 2013.

“If Africa is going to contribute something original to the world, this must be rooted not only in the experience but also in the possibilities inherent in their own languages,” he said. “We have been brought up to think of our many languages as something which is bad. And it’s the other way around. Monolingualism suffocates. It is a bad thing. Language contact is the oxygen of civilization.”

Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o Says Prison Formed Him As A Writer

Ngũgĩ wrote Devil on the Cross while he was in prison. In 1977, he co-wrote a play in Gikuyu and produced it in a local theater in Kenya. And while he’d previously written work critical of the Kenyan government in English, it was this play that got him sent to a maximum security prison, though he was never charged.

Born in 1938 in Kenya when it was a British colony, he originally went by James Ngugi. He went to Alliance High School, an elite boarding school, where he got to wear uniforms and play chess and read Shakespeare while his family was dealing with living under colonial rule. He wrote about this tension in his memoir In the House of the Interpreter. In the 2013 NPR interview, he said this experience informed his decision to write in Gikuyu – that he was sent to get an education in hopes of empowering his community.

“In reality, because of language, what happens is that the messenger who is sent by the community to go and fetch knowledge from wherever they can get it becomes a prisoner,” Ngũgĩ said. He never returns, so to speak, metaphorically because he stays within the language of his captivity.”

Ngũgĩ eventually became a professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine, and was founding director of the school’s International Center for Writing and Translation. He was the recipient of many literary awards, and was also constantly name-checked in discussions for a potential Nobel win. But in 2020, he told NPR that he appreciated what he called the “Nobel of the heart,” which is when someone reads his work and tells him it impacted them.

“The beauty about the Nobel of the heart is it’s very democratic,” he said. “It’s available to every writer.”



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What new game announcements to expect and how to watch

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What new game announcements to expect and how to watch


As if early June wasn’t already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, that’s also when a whole host of showcases takes place as part of Summer Game Fest. Along with the two blockbuster events — Summer Game Fest Live and the Xbox Games Showcase — there are a bunch of other ones in store, including the always-delightful Day of the Devs.

There could be even more on the docket. There’s always a chance that Nintendo and Sony will run a Direct or State of Play, respectively, over the next few weeks. Ubisoft hasn’t yet announced a Forward event for this year either — perhaps because it has delayed a bunch of big games and isn’t ready to talk about them. We haven’t yet heard about a Devolver Direct either (c’monnnn, we need Baby Steps and Skate Story release dates already!).

As things stand, SGF is slated to run from June 6 until June 8. With E3 officially dead (organizer Entertainment Software Association is planning an industry-focused event for next April instead), SGF is now the de facto replacement and the biggest event for announcements and updates this side of Gamescom in August.

We’ll update this preview as more details about the showcases emerge, including additional events in the SGF nebula. We’ll embed videos for each stream as they become available as well.

Engadget will be on the ground in Los Angeles for the in-person side of SGF, which is for media and creators. We’ll be bringing you hands-on impressions of many of the games that are featured during SGF Live.

Most folks will be keeping up with everything from home, though. To that end, here’s a breakdown of how to watch Summer Game Fest 2025 and what to expect from the extravaganza (we’re bound to get a Hollow Knight: Silksong release date this time, right?!?!).

  • Summer Game Fest Live — June 6, 5PM ET

  • Day of the Devs — June 6, 7PM ET

  • Wholesome Direct — June 7, 12PM ET

  • Women-led Games Showcase — June 7, 1PM ET

  • Latin American Games Showcase — June 7, 2PM ET

  • Green Games Showcase — June 7, 4PM ET

  • Xbox Games Showcase — June 8, 1PM ET

How to watch Summer Game Fest Live — June 6, 5PM ET

Putting aside our annoyance at the timing of this showcase — late on a Friday evening in the UK and right when many folks on the East Coast are clocking out for the weekend — Summer Game Fest Live is one of the bigger events in early June. It starts at 5PM ET and will run for two hours.

Organizers are promising “spectacular new video game announcements, surprises and reveals.” That’s pretty compelling, especially since host Geoff Keighley (rightfully) downplayed expectations ahead of last year’s show.

We do know about a few games that will appear. SGF Live will include a fresh look at Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a Soulslike action RPG from Leenzee, a studio based in China. That game will arrive in July. Open-world MMORPG Chrono Odyssey will make an appearance as well.

Oh, and Hideo Kojima will be there, of course. SGF Live takes place just a couple of weeks before Kojima’s Death Stranding 2: On the Beach arrives, so we’ll likely get another peek at that game. Perhaps some of the other projects Kojima’s working on will get some time in the limelight too.

Keighley has also released an initial list of partners for SGF. It includes big names such as PlayStation, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox, Steam, 2K, Epic Games and Square Enix. On the list is IO Interactive, so perhaps we’ll get more information about the James Bond game that the Hitman studio has been working on for several years. Embark Studios is there as well, and given that there’s a lot of hype around its upcoming extraction shooter, Arc Raiders, there’ll be high hopes for a release date for that one. On top of that, it might be a little too early for another peek at The Witcher 4 after the reveal trailer at The Game Awards in December. But CD Projekt Red will be at SGF, so you never know…

You can watch SGF Live on more than 20 platforms, including YouTube (that stream will be available in 4K at 60 fps), Twitch, X, TikTok, Steam and international services. The event will stream live from the YouTube Theater, and you can attend in person, if you like.

In any case, we’ll be bringing you all the major news from Summer Game Fest Live. We just can’t promise we won’t have an adult beverage with an umbrella next to us while we’re covering the event.

How to watch Day of the Devs — June 6, 7PM ET

Immediately after SGF Live ends, the YouTube and Twitch streams will segue into the summer 2025 Day of the Devs stream. This indie-focused showcase invariably has a fantastic lineup of games worth keeping an eye on.

Among the games making appearances are Possessor(s) from Heart Machine and “nightmarish RPG” Neverway from Coldblood and co-publisher Outersloth. We’ll also see something from House House (Untitled Goose Game) — presumably the co-op “walker-talker” Big Walk that was revealed in 2023. In all, this edition of Day of the Devs will feature 20 games.

Last year’s show included 2024 game(s) of the year contender UFO 50, the very intriguing platformer Screenbound, survival climbing game Cairn, the delightfully kooky-looking Building Relationships and sci-fi mystery Phoenix Springs. My Steam wishlist somehow expands quite significantly after each Day of the Devs showcase. Weird how that always happens.

How to watch Wholesome Direct — June 7, 12PM ET

Definitely don’t overlook the smaller events that take place during SGF, as you can always find plenty of treats among them. One such event is the Wholesome Direct, which will feature around 60 cozy games. It will include world premieres, demo announcements and updates from publishers and developers including Playstack, btf Games, ustwo games and Wētā Workshop (whose Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game arrives in July).

How to watch Women-led Games Showcase — June 7, 1PM ET

This one does what it says on the tin. It’s a showcase featuring games from women-led and majority-women studios. Women-led Games will feature 39 titles, including world premieres and release dates.

How to watch Latin American Games Showcase — June 7, 2PM ET

The Latin American Games Showcase will feature more than 50 games, all of which are from Latin American developers, oddly enough. Expect world premieres, game update news and more from this one.

How to watch Green Games Showcase — June 7, 4PM ET

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The Green Games Showcase is a new addition to the lineup for 2025. This will focus on the game’s industry’s “growing commitment to the environment.” It will feature games that make direct contributions to green initiatives. Other titles in the showcase center around sustainability, and some are designed to raise awareness or drive action regarding environmental causes.

Amazon Games, Skybound Games and Team17 are among those taking part. The stream will include a Q&A about how games can inspire meaningful action on climate change. There will also be a fundraising drive to help plant 50,000 trees.

How to watch Xbox Games Showcase — June 8, 1PM ET

What’s the over/under on the number of times the phrase “day one with Game Pass” will appear on this stream? That’s one phrase you can definitely expect to hear, but Microsoft will have plenty to share here. It’s the biggest Xbox showcase of the year. There will be reveals and updates from across Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda and Activision Blizzard.

Games that the company has in the pipeline include Fable (2026), Perfect Dark, Gears of War: E-Day, Everwild, State of Decay 3, Clockwork Revolution, Hideo Kojima’s OD and Contraband. It feels a little early for an update on The Elder Scrolls 6 since that game is still years away. But we may find out more about those other games and some we don’t yet know about, such as whatever Double Fine and Toys for Bob are working on.

I have my fingers crossed for more info on the Blade game that Arkane Studios is working on. It’s a reasonably safe bet that we’ll see something about the next Call of Duty here as well. There’s always going to be space for offerings from Microsoft’s partner studios and publishers too. Plus, you never know, we might get a peek at what Halo Studios has been cooking up.

One game we’ll definitely hear more about on June 8 is The Outer Worlds 2. That’s getting its own time in the spotlight, with a dedicated event that will start as soon as the main Xbox Games Showcase ends.

Meanwhile, several publishers and other organizations are hosting their own shows around SGF. Here’s when those will take place:

  • Access-Ability Summer Showcase (featuring games made by disabled developers and the accessibility options in each title) — June 6, 11AM ET, YouTube and Twitch

  • IGN Live — throughout June 7 and 8

  • Southeast Asian Games Showcase — June 7, 3PM ET

Phew. Get ready, gamers. Details on many, many new games are coming your way very soon.



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One UI 8 versus Android 16: Which is better?

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One UI 8 versus Android 16: Which is better?


With One UI 8 finally available in its earliest form, Samsung’s foundation has been laid for the next few updates until the final release. This update comes as Android 16 QPR1 launched a week prior, showcasing some of Google’s highly anticipated design changes. So, how do they compare? Let’s dig a little deeper.

Android 16 vs. One UI 8

One of the biggest changes that both builds went through was in the notification shade and Quick Settings menu. Both bring a unique design, but Android 16 has gone a little further in the Material 3 Expressive upgrade.

Quick Settings tiles are now customizable in size, meaning the QS menu can be completely altered to fit the user. Samsung’s Quick Settings menu doesn’t offer tile sizes, but it also isn’t affected by wide tiles to begin with. Every icon is the same size.

Samsung does offer a nice Quick Settings page, as a whole. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are separate, along with other controls at the bottom. Choosing this layout, though, does force notifications to an entirely different page.

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Android 16’s new take on QS tile editing is such a good change, too. Those tiles are not categorized, which makes finding them much easier and less stressful, especially if you’re setting up a new device. Third-party tiles are also now identified as such, as well.

In terms of lock screen and home screen customization, Samsung has done little to change how it operates those elements. Still, there is plenty of time for Samsung to introduce more changes in One UI 8. Google did make some serious adjustments that make the entire experience better. Clock designs are easier to find and adjust, while additional details like shortcuts are better laid out.

One UI 8 still wins out in lock screen customization due to the sheer fact that the clock and other widgets can be moved around to facilitate a better-looking display. Android 16 does allow for wallpaper effects, which do give an extra little flair.

As a minor detail with no real functionality, both versions of Android 16 bring a more colorful settings app. The change to Android 16 meant Pixel devices get a brighter options hub, though Samsung had made this change some time ago.

Another big change Samsung made in One UI 8 comes in the form of a change to split screen. Now, users can set a 90:10 split, more akin to how OnePlus devices operate. Android 16 QPR1 doesn’t allow this, and at the widest split, the secondary app takes on a very small aspect ratio.

A lot of Samsung’s One UI 8 changes came in the form of app updates in Android. For instance, the Weather app now shows people instead of animal visuals, and the Internet app has a better shortcut menu.

No more design surprises for a while

Android 16 QPR1 introduced a massive design language change called Material 3 Expressive. This adjustment affects the base set of assets Google makes available to developers. That affects how Quick Settings tiles are designed, lock screen elements, and so much more. In essence, that shift has altereted the entire look of Android, for the better.

One UI 8, on the other hand, does very little to change how it presents itself. But that’s okay, because Samsung made similar design changes in One UI 7. That especially takes effect in the Quick Settings menu design and other elements across One UI 8.

Both of these operating systems have gone through a design change in the last year, which very likely means we won’t see another significant change for some time. The design in each of these Android builds are what we get.

As for features, neither of these builds is in its final stage. Some or loads of changes could appear before they become fully public. For now, though, there are a few key differences that need to be pointed out.

Who wins?

Between Android 16 and One UI 8 in their current forms, it’s hard to say which OS can claim a win. Samsung has developed a design language that is very obviously Samsung, and Google has morphed Android 16 into a modern OS that kind of looks like every other modern variant of Android. Still, the design fits each version well, though Android 16 QPR1 might look better out of the two.

Given that both of these builds are nowhere near final and only available on certain devices, it’s safe to say more changes are coming, even if they are small. Right now, though, both are solid upgrades from the previous version, and we expect a lot more to come from Samsung in One UI 8.

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Poll: Trump’s approval is soaring with this group of voters

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Poll: Trump’s approval is soaring with this group of voters



A new poll has a double-barreled dose of good news for President Donald Trump, who’s been struggling to get his head above water when it comes to his overall approval rating among American voters.

Nearly half of all respondents (55%) to the latest Insider Advantage survey said they approve of the Republican president’s job performance, compared to 44% who said they did not.

The poll of 1,000 likely voters, conducted between May 17 and May 19, also showed Trump’s approvals ratings on the upswing among a key voting bloc.

That’d be Hispanic voters: Nearly 60% of whom said they approved of Trump, compared to 40% who disapproved, according to the poll, which had a margin of error of 3%.

That represents a more than 22% jump from late April to early May, when more than 38% of Hispanic voters said they approved of Trump’s job performance, compared to about 20% who said they did not.

Only white voters, a key part of Trump’s base, registered higher numbers, at nearly 63%.

Trump was underwater with Black respondents. Only about 28% of Black participants in the poll approve of Trump’s job performance, while about 71% disapprove.

Unsurprisingly, Trump’s approvals were high among self-identified Republicans, 88% of whom said they approved of his job performance. Democratic respondents went the other way, with 70% saying they disapproved.

Independent voters, who can play a key role on Election Day, were in a statistical dead heat, with 51% approving of Trump, compared to just shy of 48% who said they did not.

The Republican president continues to command stronger loyalty among male voters (59%) than women (50%) on his job performance.

And voters aged 40-64 (60.7%) hold the highest opinion of Trump compared to voters aged 18-39 (51.8%) and voters aged 65 and older (53.9% disapprove), according to the poll.



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