Here's why Olympians are awarded stuffed tigers in Pyeongchang

After training all your life to become the most powerful athletes in the world, Olympic medalists are given... a stuffed tiger. 
It might seem a bit anticlimactic to viewers, but the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics claim they have a good reason to be handing out plushies in place of medals.
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According to the International Olympic Committee, athletes who place in the top three receive the stuffed tiger immediately after their event, an

Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Philip Pacheco, Bloomberg, Getty Images Despite Epic Games’ surprise win at trial, I was skeptical that Judge James Donato would seriously consider forcing Google to let the Epic Games Store live inside its own Google Play Store and give it access to every app inside Google Play. Those were two of the biggest demands that Epic revealed in April.
But Judge Donato is indeed considering them. He’s ordered Google to calculate th

Image: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Social media is abuzz with examples of Google’s new AI Overview product saying weird stuff, from telling users to put glue on their pizza to suggesting they eat rocks. The messy rollout means Google is racing to manually disable AI Overviews for specific searches as various memes get posted, which is why users are seeing so many of them disappear shortly after being posted to social networks.
It’s an odd situation, since Google has been testing

There's never been a Doctor Who season arc like Season 14's mystery of Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), companion to the 15th Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa). Since she was introduced in "The Church on Ruby Road" — set on her 19th birthday, Dec. 24 2023 — fans of this foundling have wondered who her parents were. Doctor Who has thrived on season-arc mysteries since its return to our screens in 2005. From Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and "Bad Wolf", through the controversial "Timeless Child" reveal in

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) loses the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in a fairy circle on a clifftop in rural Wales. She is stuck with a stalker — one who stays exactly 73 yards (aka 219 feet) away, just far enough that Ruby can't quite see or hear her — for the rest of her life. SEE ALSO:Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson choose their ultimate 'Doctor Who' squad
That's the premise of "73 Yards," the mind-bending fourth episode of Doctor Who Season 14, and arguably one of its creepiest horrors sinc

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Stacker for iPod is a Tetris clone that never made it to retail models. | Image: Apple Demo YouTuber Apple Demo has found a prototype third-generation iPod that contains a game called Stacker, which never made it to retail models. In addition to Apple’s own version of Tetris, the engineering sample iPod also came loaded with other unreleased titles, including games called Block0 and Klondike, as noted by Engadget.On the back of the prototype iPod, a “DVT” (Design Validation Tes

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, and Netflix's new sci-fi epic Atlas knows it. Directed by Brad Peyton (San Andreas, Rampage), the film stars Jennifer Lopez as Atlas Shepherd, a woman on a quest to take down an evil artificial intelligence unit that's caused countless human deaths. In a distant future in which humanity is on the brink of destruction, Atlas decides to fight fire with fire. And ironically, it'll take an AI expert like her to give Earth a fighting chance. That

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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Getty Images The UK could subject big tech companies to hefty fines if they don’t comply with new rules meant to promote competition in digital markets. On Thursday, lawmakers passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (DMCC) through Parliament, which will let regulators enforce rules without the help of the courts.
The DMCC also addresses consumer protection issues by banning fake reviews, forcing companies to be more tra

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s greenhouse gas emissions grew by nearly 10 million metric tons of CO2 last year, according to the company’s latest impact report, which provides the most revealing look yet of how the company is thinking about climate-related risks and its own carbon footprint.
In 2023, Tesla was responsible for more than 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions compared to just under 42 million metric tons the year prior, a roughly 20 percent

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Who doesn’t love free? | Illustration: The Verge Giving people something for free and then slowly pushing them toward a paid subscription is a tech tale as old as time. But a group of people with decade-old G Suite (now Google Workspace) accounts have managed a rare victory: keeping their free accounts for, well, free. And because of a recent change, some are even getting extra storage at no cost — but it’s unclear what will happen next.
When Google rebranded G Suite as Workspa

Remember: The best gifts for men should make the guy you're buying for feel seen. They should make him feel like you truly get him.No two guys are the same, and not every man spends their days dreaming of whiskey stones. (In fact, we'd guess that very few of them do.) Traditional male stereotypes are a thing of the past, y'all, and it's time we started embracing that fact when we're looking for gifts. Before you click “buy” on something that will definitely require a gift receipt, le

Once upon a time, kids (and kids at heart) longed for the biggest present in the pile. But size doesn't matter when picking out the best tech gifts. Some of the year's top gadgets are small enough to fit inside your pocket, and thanks to digital downloads, many popular gaming gifts take up no physical space whatsoever.Our tech gift guide includes some of the best new releases of the year, most of which we've written about and reviewed. From the new Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Red Edition to new A

Generating the best affordable gift ideas is an art, much like gift-giving in general. And it's an art that Mashable shopping experts take very seriously, which is why we're bringing you these awesome gifts under $50.Yes, some people possess an innate talent for finding gifts on a budget. No matter the occasion (anniversary, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day) or recipient (wife, boyfriend, teens, in-laws), they somehow nail it every time — winning the unofficial "best gift-giver" award among t

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Father figures come in many different forms — whether biologically related to you or not. All it takes is having someone who cares for you and acts as a role model to guide you through the trials and tribulations of life. If you're shopping for a Father's Day gift for the paternal figure in your life, but don't want to stick to anything traditional or safe, keep reading.Not all dads enjoy the typical Father’s Day gifts — some are more eccentric and appreciate things that are a

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Google has rolled out its search with generative AI results, and thus far, the results have been mixed. The tool, at least in my experience, has proven less than reliable. While sometimes it can be helpful, it often gets in the way of the results you're looking for. The internet has noticed that Google's AI search isn't perfect — far from it. Toward the end of this week, folks began posting apparent AI Google search results online. There was a mix of things that were flat-out wrong, some d

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who get all their holiday shopping done in November (my sister literally put her tree up the day after Halloween) and those who wait until the very last minute.If you fall into the latter category, there's a loophole that'll not only hide the fact that you're a procrastinator (which happens to the best of us) but will also guarantee that your giftee gets something they actually want or need.SEE ALSO:Best gifts under $50 for everyone on your list

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