Turkey’s Erdogan Wins Endorsement From Third-place Candidate Ahead Of Runoff Election

Sinan Ogan has emerged as a potential kingmaker after neither Erdogan nor his main challenger secured an outright majority in the first round.

Latest LEGO Icons Set Is A Light Up Pac-Man Arcade Cabinet

LEGO is fueling up the nostalgia train with a new LEGO icons set, this time showcasing a Pac-Man mini arcade game. Check out all the details here.

Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide Gets a Glorious New Folio Society Edition

If you’ve been wanting to pick up a collectible edition of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, here’s your chance just ahead of Towel Day (May 25!)and if you act early, you just might get your hands on the most prized edition number (fans of the book already know: it’s 42).

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Facebook and Instagram Fined $1.3 Billion, Ordered to Stop Sending EU Data to U.S.

The European Union hit Meta, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, with a history-changing order to suspend data transfers to the US on Monday. The order comes with a €1.2 billion fine—about $1.3 billion—the largest ever fine under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Dolly Parton’s New Song Is a Climate Anthem

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How Did The Flash Get Michael Keaton Back in Bat-Action?

Amid WGA’s extended strike—going onto week four, and strong about it!—it seems like many studios are hesitant to talk about upcoming shows. A lot of scraps here and there about casting and finished films, but it seems clear that until the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers comes to the WGA’s table…

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Venmo Opens Up Its Digital Payment App to Teens

Your teenage years are a great time to learn about how to handle money, and how to set yourself up for a bright future of savings, high credit scores, and maybe even home ownership. Venmo, the popular mobile payment app, has now announced Venmo Teen Accounts which will allow parents and guardians to peek into their…

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This Week's Toy News Has Mechs and a T. Rex

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest toy news around. This week, things get Transformers-crazy as Rise of the Beasts gets closer—and somehow even Lego Star Wars wants in on the crossover fun. Plus: cool new Jurassic Park figures recreate some iconic scenes. Check it out!

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Apple’s 2022 iPad is on sale for $399

There are a lot of factors to consider when you’re looking for the best iPad to fit your needs. But, if you’re more interested in an entry-level model than something more powerful and pricey, the standard iPad might just fit the bill. Even better, the 2022 iPad is currently on sale for $399. That’s $50 off the regular price and it matches a record low.

This deal is for the base model with 64GB of storage. We gave this tablet a score of 85 in our review. We liked the updated design that takes a page out of the iPad Air’s book, the improved performance and battery life compared with the previous generation and the switch to USB-C charging. Moving the front-facing camera to the landscape side is a welcome change too. That makes far more sense for those who use the tablet for video calls while propping it up with the kickstand or a keyboard folio. Speaking of which, the keyboard folio got an upgrade, since there are larger trackpad and function keys.

On the downside, the $250 folio is expensive; it’s not far off the price of the tablet during this sale. We also felt that, while larger than previous models, the quality of the screen isn’t as refined as those in higher-end iPads. For instance, it doesn’t have an anti-reflective coating or support for the P3 wide color gamut. Perhaps most gallingly for those with a first-generation Apple Pencil, you’ll need a USB-C cable and a Lightning to USB-C adapter to charge the peripheral from this iPad.

Still, there’s more positives than negatives to be found here. This iPad has a lot of improvements over the previous generation. If you’ve been holding onto an older model for several years and don’t want to break the bank on a replacement, this deal is certainly worth considering.

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Janet Yellen Says June 1 Remains ‘Hard Deadline’ For Congress To Raise Debt Limit

The Treasury Secretary added that some bills will “have to go unpaid” if lawmakers don’t act in time.