The Varmblixt is a smart donut-shaped light fixture that can sit on a table or be mounted on a wall. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ikea's popular Varmblixt lamp just got a smart home glow-up. The delightfully bulbous light now features color-changing, dimming, and smart home control. I tested the new smart lamp in my daughter's room and found it made a great bedside lamp and added a fun touch of ambiance to her space. While she's rarely a fan of me adding smart tech to her room, she did give this an "It's nice" accolade - high praise from my 15-year-old. The donut lamp, as it's known for its distinctive shape resembling everyone's favorite sweet treat, can be wall-mounted or set flat on a table. It comes with a long power cable, which helps with placement, and differs … Read the full story at The Verge. View the full article

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel hit back at people he said were telling him how to do his job as a comedian on Wednesday, arguing, "My job is whatever I decide my job is." The late-night comedian told "IMO" hosts, former first lady Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson that he always believed his job to be one where he talks about what's going on in people's lives, on a local and national level. He said, "These are things that I take very seriously. And, of course, I like to, I love telling jokes, I love being funny, I love when the audience laughs. There's nothing that's more exciting to me than that. But well-rounded human beings don't behave that way." JIMMY KIMMEL TELLS AUDIENCE THAT 'I MIGHT NEED YOUR HELP AGAIN' AMID NEW FCC ANNOUNCEMENT "To say that, well, your job is this, it makes me — I bristle at that because, first of all, don't tell me what my job is. I don't tell you what your job is. My job is whatever I decide my job is or whatever my, my employer allows me to do. Um, that's what my job is. And comedians have been doing this for a long time. And um, from my generation, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, it just shows a great deal of ignorance when it comes to comedy to say, well, Johnny Carson didn't do this. Well, first of all, we're living in a different time," Kimmel said. The late-night host said it would be "embarrassing" and "shameful" to not talk about the state of the world on his comedy show. Obama also praised Kimmel for speaking out on politics on his show. "To me, it just seems obvious and unavoidable, and I don't see that. I just can't imagine on those nights talking about anything other than what we are talking about," he said. FCC CHAIR HAS NO REGRETS OVER THE DRAMATIC JIMMY KIMMEL SAGA LAST YEAR Kimmel told Obama and Robinson that he was okay with people who believed differently from him, but explained that he's always been a liberal. "I've never voted for a Republican in my life," he said. "I don't mind if people think differently. I have some very close friends who think very differently, and I'm okay with that. I understand that people have different life experiences and believe things. I know I personally believed certain things to be true for a long time in my life and realized that they weren't. And just, you have to allow for that," he said. Kimmel went on to say he was grateful to podcasters who are now expressing they had second thoughts about President Donald Trump. "I posted something on Instagram about some of these primarily podcasters who now are having second thoughts about who they endorsed for president. And I'm grateful to them for being honest and admitting that they were mistaken," he said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Kimmel's wife has said she lost relationships with people in their family over their support for Trump in the 2024 election. Kimmel is a staunch, everyday critic of the president. He has regularly attended anti-Trump and anti-ICE protests over the course of the president's second term. View the full article

Ideally, during the final minutes of a do-or-die playoff game, fans wouldn’t miss any of the game due to technical difficulties. Unfortunately, fans missed part of the final minute of the Charlotte Hornets' 127-126 overtime victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night because Amazon Prime Video’s stream cut out. The feed cut out as the game was resuming after a timeout, with the Hornets leading the Heat 125-120 with 48.1 seconds left in overtime. Amazon Prime Video’s blackout lasted almost two minutes, with fans missing 22.1 seconds of game time and a Hornets possession. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The blackout occurred as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr recently said he was concerned that the rising prices of streaming games are maddening for sports fans. Carr’s comments come as the NFL, NBA, MLB and other major sports leagues are shifting some of their games from traditional broadcasts to streaming services. (INSERT TWEET OF BLACKOUT HERE) The blackout happened because of an issue in the production truck, a spokesperson for Amazon Prime Video told ESPN. "Our teams restored the feed as quickly as possible to ensure fans could watch the conclusion of the game. We are conducting a thorough internal review to determine the cause of the outage," the spokesperson said. BROADCASTER TIM BRANDO SUGGESTS SPORTS FANS GET CONFUSED WHERE TO WATCH GAMES AS STREAMING TAKES OVER Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was one of many fans who took to social media to voice his displeasure with the service cutting out. "Tell me the game didn't just cut off?!!? Am I trippin?? WTH," James posted to X. The NBA signed an 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal with Amazon Prime Video that began this season, and the streaming service has exclusive rights to all six of this year’s play-in tournament games. The matchup between the Heat (10th seed) and Hornets (ninth seed) was win-or-go-home. With the win, the Hornets will play the loser of the No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers and the No. 8 Orlando Magic on Friday. If they beat the loser of that matchup, they will make the NBA Playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. View the full article

A Venezuelan migrant charged in the March killing of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman appeared in court on Wednesday, where a judge ordered him to provide a DNA sample and approved requests tied to his medical treatment ahead of trial. Illegal immigrant Jose Medina-Medina, 25, is accused of fatally shooting Gorman, 18, at a Rogers Park pier March 19. He limped into court on Wednesday after federal prosecutors earlier this month charged Medina-Medina with illegally possessing a firearm, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. In addition to the federal charge, he faces state-level charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and illegal possession of a weapon. FETTERMAN TELLS FAR-LEFT PROSECUTOR TO 'LIGHTEN UP' AFTER THREATENING TO ARREST ICE AGENTS OVER RAIDS On the murder charge, the state requested that the court order the defendant to submit a DNA sample to state police. The public defender objected, but the judge granted the motion. The public defender also requested a trial and submitted a healthcare order noting a bullet fragment lodged in Medina-Medina’s nasal cavity. They asked that his medical records be collected from multiple hospitals where he has received treatment, though no specific facilities were identified. CHICAGO’S BRANDON JOHNSON BLASTS 'ASSAULTS AGAINST IMMIGRANTS' AS SLAIN SHERIDAN GORMAN IS LAID TO REST The state did not object, and the judge granted the healthcare orders. Fox News Digital previously reported Medina-Medina was apprehended at the southern border in 2023, flagged as a flight risk, and had no valid asylum claim before being released into the U.S. in 2023 under the Biden administration. Records indicate he did not have a valid U.S. address or identification and was unable to provide a verifiable point of contact. His arraignment is scheduled for April 29. Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner and Adam Sabes, along with Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report. View the full article

Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop. With the app, you can use the Option + Space shortcut to pull up a floating chat bubble, where you can ask Gemini questions and share your window. Before sharing your window, you'll need to give Gemini permission to access your system's information before sharing your window. From there, the AI assistant will pull information from what you're looking at to help answer your question. It looks a bit like Apple's upgraded version of Spotlight, which you can now use to perform actions on your device, as well … Read the full story at The Verge. View the full article