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Stuff Your Kindle Day is live — how to score dark romance and mafia romance books for free
Technology

Stuff Your Kindle Day is live — how to score dark romance and mafia romance books for free

Stuff Your Kindle Day is live on May 13-16. Into the Darkness, hosted by Indie Author Collective, is offering dark romance and mafia romance books for free.

Lyric White · 13 May, 2026
Harvard CS professor sees the dip in enrollment as part of an 'ebb and flow' that existed before AI
Business

Harvard CS professor sees the dip in enrollment as part of an 'ebb and flow' that existed before AI

Harvard computer science professor David J. Malan says CS will remain valuable, but interest is likely to fluctuate for a while.

Brent D. Griffiths · 13 May, 2026
Stephen Colbert and Pedro Pascal share a kiss and drink tequila in wonderfully chaotic interview
Technology

Stephen Colbert and Pedro Pascal share a kiss and drink tequila in wonderfully chaotic interview

Stephen Colbert kissed Pedro Pascal and shared a glass of tequila with him in a chaotic "Late Show" interview.

Godfrey Lebsack · 13 May, 2026
Trump heads to China with the upper hand — and Xi knows it
World

Trump heads to China with the upper hand — and Xi knows it

President Trump's economic policies on trade, energy and manufacturing position the U.S. to negotiate with China from a place of unprecedented strength.

Devin Kertzmann · 13 May, 2026
Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors
Technology

Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors

Amazon's head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is "not necessarily" planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denyin...

Dominic Preston · 13 May, 2026
Ask your landlord to lower your rent — now
Business

Ask your landlord to lower your rent — now

Savvy tenants are scoring cheaper rent as landlords hustle to fill a heap of new apartment units. Renters' leverage won't last for long, though.

James Rodriguez · 13 May, 2026
NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for May 13, 2026
Technology

NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for May 13, 2026

Answers to each clue for the May 13, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Romaine Weissnat · 13 May, 2026
Trump denounces ‘crazy’ Iran plan, US analysts contradict White House, as he faces tough meeting with China
World

Trump denounces ‘crazy’ Iran plan, US analysts contradict White House, as he faces tough meeting with China

Trump and Iran remain locked in a tense stalemate with dueling blockades as the ceasefire falters and nuclear deal negotiations hit a dead end.

Anderson Shanahan · 13 May, 2026
Pedro Pascal fielding unpopular opinions from radio callers is a fun, chaotic time
Technology

Pedro Pascal fielding unpopular opinions from radio callers is a fun, chaotic time

Pedro Pascal appeared on BBC Radio One and played "Unpopular Opinion" with host Greg James.

Cassidy Koss · 13 May, 2026
Inside the ‘digital lockdown’ for US officials as Trump arrives in China
World

Inside the ‘digital lockdown’ for US officials as Trump arrives in China

Trump aides and executives leave personal phones behind for China trip, using clean devices and secure zones to guard against hacking and surveillance.

Dorian Graham · 13 May, 2026
The iPhone camera app is getting widgets in iOS 27, report says
Technology

The iPhone camera app is getting widgets in iOS 27, report says

Apple is planning a complete overhaul of its Camera iPhone app in iOS 27, according to a new report.

Jeffry Brekke · 13 May, 2026
Duolingo's CEO says AI misses what his best designers nail
Business

Duolingo's CEO says AI misses what his best designers nail

Duolingo's CEO said AI can't achieve the "level of creativity or the polish" that his top designers can.

Aditi Bharade · 13 May, 2026