June 2025

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YouTube Is Getting AI Overviews Too, and You Can Try Them Now

The tide rises, the sun sets, and Google pushes AI summaries onto yet another product. This time, it’s YouTube that’s getting the AI Overview treatment.

The new feature will add “carousels” of clips that AI determines are relevant to the top of certain searches. For now, the feature is only available to a very (very) narrow set of users.

It’s a similar feature to the one you’ve probably seen in Google Search. Typically, if Google finds a YouTube video with a relevant portion to your search, it will present a highlighted clip that you can watch without leaving Google itself. These new YouTube AI carousels are populated with many of these relevant clips, and are paired with generative AI text summaries of the clips.

How to turn on YouTube’s AI overviews

Currently, AI-powered carousels are an experimental feature, only available to YouTube Premium subscribers in the United States, and only when you use search on an Android or iOS mobile device. If you want to enable them, follow these steps:

  • Make sure you’re subscribed to YouTube Premium. While I wouldn’t recommend starting a whole subscription just to try out a new feature, if you’re not subscribed you won’t be able to see these. You can check your subscription status in the YouTube mobile app by tapping your profile icon and heading to Settings > Purchases and memberships.

  • Make sure you’re in the U.S. I especially don’t recommend emigrating to another country to try out an experimental AI feature. But on the off chance that your account’s location is set to somewhere outside the U.S. (like if you’re using a VPN by default), make sure YouTube thinks you’re in the U.S.

  • Enroll in the carousel experimental feature. You might have already signed up to try experimental features, but this one needs to be turned on directly. Head here or in the YouTube app head to Settings > Try experimental new features. Then, enable “AI-powered search results carousel.”

  • Try some searches related to shopping or places. Most searches will still provide the typical results, but Google suggests topics related to shopping (such as “noise cancelling headphones”) or place (such as “best beaches in Hawaii”).

Even if you follow all of these steps, however, you still might not see the new feature. I’ve been a YouTube Premium subscriber since it was called YouTube Red, enabled this experiment, and tried the example searches (plus many more) and never saw the carousel once. YouTube says the feature is only available to a “randomly selected number of Premium members” so it seems there’s no guarantee you’ll get to try it out even if you opt in.

If you don’t want this feature, the good news is that you don’t have to do anything for now. This experimental trial will last until July 30. While that doesn’t necessarily mean that it will roll out more widely after that, it’s a safe bet that you’ve at least got another month before it becomes something you have to opt out of.

Ron Washington will not return to Angels this season; Ray Montgomery will remain interim manager

Ron Washington will not return as Los Angeles Angels manager this season, the team announced Friday. Washington stepped away from his position on June 20 due to an undisclosed medical issue and has been on medical leave since then.

Angels bench coach Ray Montgomery took over as interim manager and will remain in that role the rest of the season.

Ryan Goins, previously the team’s infield coach, will continue to serve as the Angels’ new bench coach.

Washington, 73, posted a 99-137 record during his first two seasons as Angels manager. In 2024, the Angels lost a franchise-record 99 games; however, the club has bounced back with a more competitive 2025 campaign. This season marked Washington’s 10th as a major-league manager.

Washington experienced shortness of breath and looked fatigued during a four-game road series against the New York Yankees that ended June 19, according to The Associated Press.

On June 20, the team announced that Washington was on medical leave.

Angels general manager Perry Minasian said last week that he expected Washington to return to his managing duties this season, though he didn’t have a timeline for that potential return. 

“We all know how important this is for all of us, but obviously, health is more important than anything,” Minasian said June 20, via The Athletic.

“Me, personally, I’m not letting him back in the dugout until I know he’s 100%.”

In the six games since Montgomery stepped in as interim manager, the Angels have gone 4-2.

Montgomery previously filled in during spring training while Washington worked through illness. Notably, Montgomery also took the helm during the 2022 season after then-Angels manager Phil Nevin was suspended following a full-team brawl with the Seattle Mariners.

Los Angeles is picking up steam of late. The Angels, who just swept the Boston Red Sox, are 23-15 since May 15. They entered Friday’s series opener against the Washington Nationals with a 40-40 record, sitting third in the AL West standings.

The Angels hired Washington in November 2023. He previously served as the Texas Rangers’ manager from 2007 to ’14, guiding the Rangers to a pair of American League pennants.

In between, he joined the coaching staffs of the Athletics (2015-16) and the Atlanta Braves (2017-23).

Knicks coaching search update: Kidd not leaving Dallas, James Borrego to interview in New York

The Knicks’ coaching search continues to crawl along with another former head coach, James Borrego, set to be interviewed. And if any Knicks fans (or people in their front office) were hoping the Jason Kidd situation in Dallas might change, Nico Harrison squashed that like a cockroach this week.

This weekend, the Knicks will interview former Hornets and current Pelicans assistant coach James Borrego, a story broken by James Edwards III of The Athletic and confirmed by multiple other Knicks reporters.

Borrego has the reputation of a creative, analytics-driven offensive coach, which would be a change in style from the coach he is interviewing to replace, Tom Thibodeau. While Borrego compiled a 138-163 record in four seasons with Charlotte, that undersells the job he did with a rebuilding roster. It felt like he had the team maybe turning a corner, the Hornets appeared to get better each year and won 43 games his final season (which did not make the playoffs in the East that year). Borrego is also a CAA client, the firm where Knicks president Leon Rose had worked.

The Knicks have previously interviewed former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, former Cavaliers/Lakers/Kings coach Mike Brown, and Timberwolves lead assistant Mikah Nori for the job.

One guy the Knicks will not interview is Jason Kidd. New York reached out to Dallas with a request to interview Kidd several weeks ago and was shot down, but that was not enough to kill the rumors. The theory went that Kidd really, secretly, wanted the Knicks job — despite the Mavericks just landing Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick — and he would pressure Dallas to change its mind. Those rumors were presented to Mavericks GM Nico Harrison hours after they selected Flagg, and he seemed surprised that anyone thought that, and then he officially and unequivocally crushed them, as quoted by Christian Clark at The Athletic.

“Are there rumors still out there about J-Kidd?” Harrison said. “I thought I shut them down. Yes, he will be the coach next year.”
Can we move on now?

Borrego is now the betting favorite to replace Thibodeau, but there is no clear frontrunner yet. Whoever gets the job will have tough shoes to fill because in his five years at the helm of the Knicks Thibodeau led the team to the playoffs for times — the same number of playoff appearances the team had in the 20 years prior to him becoming coach — and the team’s first Western Conference Finals in 25 years. There was a segment of Knicks nation, and apparently a large segment of the Knicks front office, who thought Thibodeau’s message and style had worn out in the locker room and he had taken them as far as he could. The idea was that if the Knicks wanted to win a title, they needed a new coach. However, Thibodeau was fired without an upgrade in the wings, or even really a succession plan.

So the process continues as we are three days away from the start of free agency.

You Can Still Shop Peloton in Person in These 13 Cities

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This week, I saw some news that made me a little sad: Peloton has closed a few of its large showrooms, which limits options for in-person buying. Below is a list of the cities that still have in-person showrooms, plus a variety of resources for making a Peloton purchase online, whether you’re in the market for a Bike, Bike+, Tread, or Row.

Where are the Peloton closures and where can you still shop?

Peloton recently closed showrooms in Los Angeles, Georgia, Illinois, and New Jersey. That means there are 13 American cities left with in-person showrooms:

  • California: Newport Beach and Palo Alto

  • Nevada: Las Vegas

  • New York City

  • North Carolina: Raleigh

  • Oregon: Portland

  • Tennessee: Nashville

  • Texas: Dallas, Plano, Southlake, and Houston

  • Utah: Murray

  • Virginia: Tysons Corner

For more details (or to see the surprisingly robust amount of stores in other countries, like Austria and Germany), check Peloton’s official site.

Other buying options

You have other options if you’re in the market for Peloton equipment. First, of course, is ordering online directly through Peloton’s website. You’ll spend no less than $1,400, but you’ll get free delivery and installation, plus assurance that you have a new, high-quality piece of equipment backed by the company’s one-year warranty.

As of last month, the company is also operating a resale site called Repowered. Right now, you can only list your old machines and accessories, but once there’s enough inventory, you’ll be able to buy there, too. Unlike buying on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, you’re still technically purchasing your equipment through Peloton, meaning you’ll have a safer, more reliable experience. If you sell on Repowered, you not only get money for the device you’re getting rid of, but you get a discount on your next new Peloton purchase, too. Here’s what you get off from each product if you make a Repowered sale:

  • Bike+: $400 off

  • Tread: $200 off

  • Tread+: $600 off

  • Row: $200 off

You can also try other resale platforms, like TradeMyStuff, which has its own guarantees, offers delivery and installation, and will even pay the $95 fee associated with activating used equipment on your behalf.

Finally, Amazon is always an option, too. The company sells directly through a verified storefront on the e-commerce giant, so the prices you’ll find on Amazon are the same as what you’ll get on Peloton’s own site. You can opt for professional installation in the room of your choice.

All the New Features Coming to Garmin Watches in Its Massive Beta Update

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Garmin has just announced an absolutely massive feature update via public beta for the Fenix 8, Enduro 3, and Fenix E watches. This adds in all of the newly announced Forerunner 970 running features, the new Venu X1 features, plus a few entirely new to Garmin features as well. This beta release (version 17.11) pulls together features that were previously exclusive to specific device lines and makes them available across their flagship outdoor watch series. Perhaps most surprisingly, the Fenix E—which has struggled to find its market position—is receiving the same treatment as the more expensive Fenix 8 and Enduro 3. Let’s take a look at what new features you can start using, depending on your Garmin device of choice.

Features brand new to Garmin devices

The beta update introduces 28 new features, ranging from entirely new applications to advanced training metrics. Several features make their debut across the entire Garmin ecosystem:

  • Calculator app: A full-featured calculator with tip calculation and bill-splitting functionality

  • Ability to access apps list by swiping left on watch face: A new navigation method for quicker app access

  • Custom focus modes: Long-awaited expansion of the focus modes feature first introduced last summer

  • Editing for all previous sets in strength training: Enhanced strength training workflow capabilities

  • Japanese kana keyboard: Expanding language support for international users

  • Music options to music controls page: Enhanced music playback controls

  • Support for track/road display transitions: Improved display optimization for different running surfaces

  • Track run option for daily suggested workouts: Integration of track-specific training into automated workout suggestions

New features from Forerunner 570/970

Some of the advanced running capabilities that made the Forerunner 970 a standout device are now available on the Fenix outdoor watch series:

  • Running economy support: Advanced metabolic efficiency tracking

  • Running tolerance support: Recovery and training load management

  • Step speed loss support: Biomechanical analysis for running efficiency

  • Evening report support: Comprehensive end-of-day health and training summaries

  • Expanded morning report support: Enhanced daily readiness insights

  • Garmin alerts to notification center: Centralized alert management

  • Multisport workout support: Structured training across multiple disciplines

  • Running power to lactate threshold page: Power-based threshold analysis

  • Provisional finish point support: Race strategy and pacing tools

  • Triathlon adaptive training plan support: AI-driven triathlon training periodization

  • Triathlon race events support: Comprehensive race day features for triathletes

Features from other Garmin devices

The update also brings capabilities from other recent Garmin releases:

  • Smart wake alarm (from Vivoactive 6): Intelligent wake timing based on sleep cycles

  • Additional keyboard layouts and emoji support: Enhanced text input capabilities for Android users

Sport-specific enhancements

If you golf or sail, check these out:

  • Golf range finder settings menu: Improved golf functionality

  • Race timer data field for sail race activity: Enhanced sailing competition features

  • Tack assist data page in sailing activities: Advanced sailing navigation aids

What this means for Garmin users

Notably, about the only missing feature from recent Garmin releases is the “Auto lap” for races with timing gates (where the watch will adjust your mileage as you pass the gate), which came to the Forerunner 570/970 and also the Venu X1. For current Fenix 8, Enduro 3, and Fenix E owners, this update is pretty major. Whether you’re a triathlete, elite runner, or just wanted a damn calculator, this update has something for you. The beta is available now for users enrolled in Garmin’s public beta program, with a stable release expected in the coming weeks. As Garmin continues to refine and expand these capabilities, we can expect additional features and improvements to roll out throughout the remainder of 2025.

Mavericks’ Jason Kidd eager to let Cooper Flagg run the show: ‘I want to put him at the point guard’

Cooper Flagg will give the world its first sneak peek at his NBA career when the Dallas Mavericks face off against the Los Angeles Lakers on July 10 in the league’s annual Las Vegas Summer League.

When that happens, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd wants his No. 1 overall pick running the show.

“I’m excited about giving him the ball against the Lakers and see what happens,” Kidd said Friday during Flagg’s introductory news conference in Dallas. “Let’s get it started, right off the bat.”

Flagg is a do-it-all forward, the 6-foot-9 kind who led a 35-win Duke team in all five major statistical categories as a freshman this past season. While earning Naismith National Player of the Year honors, he averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

The Maine native was the main event at this year’s NBA Draft, as he became the youngest draftee to go first overall since LeBron James in 2003.

But Kidd is struck by Flagg’s maturity.

“Just sitting here listening to him, isn’t it incredible?” Kidd said Friday. “I mean, we’re talking about an 18-year-old who has all the right answers and is talking about working out after this. But when you talk about his gift, he’s a basketball player. And he’s a winner.”

Flagg is poised to keep winning games in bunches at the NBA level, and that’s an opportunity few No. 1 overall picks have enjoyed in their first seasons in the league. Even though the Mavericks had a mere 1.8% chance of winning this year’s NBA Draft Lottery, they scored the No. 1 pick. In the process, Dallas — which saw its injury-riddled 2024-25 season end in the Western Conference’s final play-in game — became the fourth-longest shot to ever win the draft lottery.

In other words, a year removed from making the NBA Finals, and months after sending shockwaves throughout the league when they traded now-former franchise centerpiece Luka Dončić to the Lakers, the Mavericks snuck into the lottery and came out with the top pick.

As expected, that pick became Flagg, who eventually will be joined by the likes of Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson. Those three are all at least 32 years old, but they have a combined six NBA championships and 24 All-Star appearances.

“I think it’s a blessing,” Flagg said. “A lot of people in this position or this situation aren’t granted this opportunity. So I just feel really blessed and grateful for the situation I’ve been given.”

He continued: “I’m just looking forward to being a sponge. Just getting down here, I’m excited to just learn, soak it all in and learn from the guys that are older and have been through it all before.”

Kidd was also drafted by the Mavericks, but back in 1994 when Dallas had the No. 2 overall pick after a 13-69 season. The now-fifth-year Mavericks head coach reflected on his own rookie season Friday, noting how he didn’t have as many veterans to lean on at the time.

No player on Dallas’ 1994-95 roster had more than six years of NBA experience at the start of that season, according to Sports Reference. 

Experience is one thing, a collection of Hall of Fame résumés is another. Flagg is surrounded by both.

“He’s very lucky to have veterans, future Hall of Famers,” Kidd said. “When you talk about Ky and Klay and then AD, just understanding the vets are going to protect him and help him. And they’re going to push him.”

Kidd added: “So I think when he’s stepping into this situation, there’s no better situation for him to learn the game, on and off the floor.”

The Mavericks have plenty of veterans to help Cooper Flagg settle into the NBA. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
Sam Hodde via Getty Images

Even with all of that talent at his side, Flagg isn’t expected to take a back seat. Kidd wants him to do a bit of everything.

“I think it’s a versatile position, doing a lot of different things,” Flagg said, when asked about where on the court he’ll be playing. “With the team, looking at the roster, we can play a really good brand of positionless basketball with a lot of guys that can do a lot of different things. I think that would be one of [our] biggest strengths, and I think just trying to play to that and just doing whatever I can to help the team win.”

Kidd said Flagg answered that question perfectly. 

“Because I don’t look at the position,” Kidd said.

The former 10-time All-Star point guard went on: “I want to put him at the point guard. I want to make him uncomfortable and see how he reacts, being able to run the show.”

Kidd acknowledged he’ll have Flagg play the 2 and the 3 as well, and it’s reasonable to expect him to spend some time at the 4. Those positions, though, are comfortable for Flagg, Kidd pointed out.

“We want to push,” Kidd said of Flagg playing some point guard. “And I think he’s going to respond in a positive way. It’s all right to fail. It’s all right to turn the ball over. We’ve talked about that.”

The first season of Kidd’s four-year stint as the Milwaukee Bucks’ head coach was forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s second season in the NBA. Kidd recalled Antetokounmpo — now a nine-time All-Star and one-time NBA champion — failing when he was first given a chance to run point.

“But he wanted to come back and have the ball,” Kidd said of a young Antetokounmpo.

Kidd is confident Flagg will be the same way.

Mavericks’ Jason Kidd eager to let Cooper Flagg run the show: ‘I want to put him at the point guard’

Cooper Flagg will give the world its first sneak peek at his NBA career when the Dallas Mavericks face off against the Los Angeles Lakers on July 10 in the league’s annual Las Vegas Summer League.

When that happens, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd wants his No. 1 overall pick running the show.

“I’m excited about giving him the ball against the Lakers and see what happens,” Kidd said Friday during Flagg’s introductory news conference in Dallas. “Let’s get it started, right off the bat.”

Flagg is a do-it-all forward, the 6-foot-9 kind who led a 35-win Duke team in all five major statistical categories as a freshman this past season. While earning Naismith National Player of the Year honors, he averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

The Maine native was the main event at this year’s NBA Draft, as he became the youngest draftee to go first overall since LeBron James in 2003.

But Kidd is struck by Flagg’s maturity.

“Just sitting here listening to him, isn’t it incredible?” Kidd said Friday. “I mean, we’re talking about an 18-year-old who has all the right answers and is talking about working out after this. But when you talk about his gift, he’s a basketball player. And he’s a winner.”

Flagg is poised to keep winning games in bunches at the NBA level, and that’s an opportunity few No. 1 overall picks have enjoyed in their first seasons in the league. Even though the Mavericks had a mere 1.8% chance of winning this year’s NBA Draft Lottery, they scored the No. 1 pick. In the process, Dallas — which saw its injury-riddled 2024-25 season end in the Western Conference’s final play-in game — became the fourth-longest shot to ever win the draft lottery.

In other words, a year removed from making the NBA Finals, and months after sending shockwaves throughout the league when they traded now-former franchise centerpiece Luka Dončić to the Lakers, the Mavericks snuck into the lottery and came out with the top pick.

As expected, that pick became Flagg, who eventually will be joined by the likes of Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson. Those three are all at least 32 years old, but they have a combined six NBA championships and 24 All-Star appearances.

“I think it’s a blessing,” Flagg said. “A lot of people in this position or this situation aren’t granted this opportunity. So I just feel really blessed and grateful for the situation I’ve been given.”

He continued: “I’m just looking forward to being a sponge. Just getting down here, I’m excited to just learn, soak it all in and learn from the guys that are older and have been through it all before.”

Kidd was also drafted by the Mavericks, but back in 1994 when Dallas had the No. 2 overall pick after a 13-69 season. The now-fifth-year Mavericks head coach reflected on his own rookie season Friday, noting how he didn’t have as many veterans to lean on at the time.

No player on Dallas’ 1994-95 roster had more than six years of NBA experience at the start of that season, according to Sports Reference. 

Experience is one thing, a collection of Hall of Fame résumés is another. Flagg is surrounded by both.

“He’s very lucky to have veterans, future Hall of Famers,” Kidd said. “When you talk about Ky and Klay and then AD, just understanding the vets are going to protect him and help him. And they’re going to push him.”

Kidd added: “So I think when he’s stepping into this situation, there’s no better situation for him to learn the game, on and off the floor.”

The Mavericks have plenty of veterans to help Cooper Flagg settle into the NBA. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
Sam Hodde via Getty Images

Even with all of that talent at his side, Flagg isn’t expected to take a back seat. Kidd wants him to do a bit of everything.

“I think it’s a versatile position, doing a lot of different things,” Flagg said, when asked about where on the court he’ll be playing. “With the team, looking at the roster, we can play a really good brand of positionless basketball with a lot of guys that can do a lot of different things. I think that would be one of [our] biggest strengths, and I think just trying to play to that and just doing whatever I can to help the team win.”

Kidd said Flagg answered that question perfectly. 

“Because I don’t look at the position,” Kidd said.

The former 10-time All-Star point guard went on: “I want to put him at the point guard. I want to make him uncomfortable and see how he reacts, being able to run the show.”

Kidd acknowledged he’ll have Flagg play the 2 and the 3 as well, and it’s reasonable to expect him to spend some time at the 4. Those positions, though, are comfortable for Flagg, Kidd pointed out.

“We want to push,” Kidd said of Flagg playing some point guard. “And I think he’s going to respond in a positive way. It’s all right to fail. It’s all right to turn the ball over. We’ve talked about that.”

The first season of Kidd’s four-year stint as the Milwaukee Bucks’ head coach was forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s second season in the NBA. Kidd recalled Antetokounmpo — now a nine-time All-Star and one-time NBA champion — failing when he was first given a chance to run point.

“But he wanted to come back and have the ball,” Kidd said of a young Antetokounmpo.

Kidd is confident Flagg will be the same way.