• No Kings: protests in the eye of the storm

    As President Donald Trump kicked off a birthday military parade on the streets of Washington, DC, what’s estimated as roughly 2,000 events were held across the US and beyond — protesting Trump and Elon Musk’s evisceration of government services, an unprecedented crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and countless other actions from the administration in its first five months. Held under the title “No Kings”, they’re the latest in several mass protests, following April’s Hands Off events and a wave of Tesla Takedown demonstrations in March.As The Verge’s Tina Nguyen went to downtown DC, we also sent reporters to No Kings demonstrations spanning the country, plus a “No Tyrants” event in the UK. How would they unfold after promises of “very heavy force” against protesters in the capital, after the deployment of thousands of military troops in a move a judge has bluntly called illegal, and after promises to “liberate” the city of Los Angeles from its “burdensome leadership” by local elected officials? What about the overnight killing of a Minnesota Democratic state representative and her husband, and the shooting of a Democratic state senator and his wife?The answer, at the events we attended, was fairly calmly — even against a backdrop of chaos.Downtown Los Angeles, CaliforniaAn inflatable baby Donald Trump, dressed in a diaper, hovered over throngs of people rallying outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Demonstrators outnumbered clumps of California National Guard members in fatigues posted up along sidewalks. “Go home to your families, we don’t need you in our streets,” one young person wearing a long braid down her back tells them while marching past. “Trump come catch these hands foo!” the back of her sign reads. I can’t see what the front says, but I can tell there’s an empty bag of Cheetos pasted to it.The big baby joins the march, floating through the streets of Downtown LA over demonstrators. A flatbed truck rolls ahead of it, the band — maybe LA’s own Ozomatli? — singing “We don’t like Trump” to the tune of “We Want The Funk.” Ducking inside Grand Central Market from the march, I talk to Puck and Twinkle Toes — two demonstrators in line for the public restrooms. Twinkle Toes tells me she’s part of an activist clown collective called Imp and Circumstance, wearing pink and white clown makeup and a striped pink and white bow wrapped around a loose hair bun atop her head. She’s here exercising her right to free speech, she says. Demonstrators in Los Angeles marched alongside an inflatable Donald Trump baby dressed in a diaper.“The more people that are out here, the more we know that this is not okay. That we don’t want an autocrat. We want democracy,” Puck tells me, adding that the Pride March in Hollywood last weekend was “nothing but love and sunshine” despite protests and burning driverless cars making headlines in downtown. “The news tries to make you think all of LA is rioting. It’s not.” Puck says.Back out on the streets, a young man quickly writes “Fuck ICE” on a black wall with white spray paint before a group of older demonstrators wearing floppy hats shushes him away — warning him that tagging will only attract more law enforcement.Further along, another older man with tufts of white hair sticking out under his Lakers cap walks stiffly and slowly along under the summer sun. A Mexican flag draped across his shoulders, he crosses Hope Street. A young man wearing a Nike cap makes his way over to ask if he wants water; the old man accepts a bottle and keeps walking without stopping. The march has looped around downtown, and is coming to an end back at City Hall. As I make my way to my bus stop, a line of police vehicles — sirens blasting — whizzes past me, back toward the crowd still gathering around City Hall.The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for parts of downtown Los Angeles later in the afternoon, citing people “throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects.” Law enforcement reportedly cleared crowds using gas, and the LAPD authorized the use of “less lethal” force.— Justine CalmaPortland, OregonFour different “No Kings” protests in the greater Portland area on Saturday drew massive crowds of tens of thousands across the city. Various activists, government officials, and representatives for politicians spoke at the rallies, which also featured music and live performances.Protesters of all ages came with dogs, strollers, flags, banners, and hand-made signs. At the downtown waterfront, some tourist boats appeared to still be departing, but the bike rental standwas closed for the day with a hand-lettered explanation reading “No crowns, no thrones, no kings” and “Americans against oligarchy.” Women appearing to be organizers passed out free American flags; many attendees came with their own American flags modified to fly upside down. Most protesters brought signs expressing a wide range of sentiments on the theme of “No Kings.” Some signs were surprisingly verbosewe’d all still be British”) while others were more succinct. Others opted for simple images, such as a picture of a crown crossed out, or — less frequently — a guillotine. Image: Sarah JeongThe waterfront park area was filled with people from the shoreline to the curb of the nearest street, where protesters held up signs to passing cars that honked in approval. The honking of a passing fire truck sent the crowd into an uproarious cheer. Portland is about a thousand miles from the border with Mexico, but the flag of its distant neighbor nation has emerged as protest iconography in solidarity with Los Angeles. The rainbow pride flag was flown as often as the Mexican flag. Military veterans were scattered throughout the crowd, some identifying themselves as having seen action in conflicts spanning from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Emanuel, an Air Force veteran, told me that he had turned out in defense of the constitution and due process, saying, “Nobody has any rights if one person doesn’t have any rights.” Image: Sarah JeongAnger was directed at ICE and the mass deportations all throughout the day, in signage, in chants, and in rally speeches. The previous night, about 150 people protested at a local ICE facility — coincidentally located by the Tesla dealership — a mile south of downtown, near a highway exit. The ICE facility protests, which have been continuous for some days, have been steadily building up. A couple of “No Kings” signs were present on Friday.. Demonstrators stood on the curb urging passing cars to “Honk if you hate fascists,” successfully eliciting car horns every few seconds, including some from a pristine white Tesla. Federal law enforcement in camo and helmets, their faces obscured, maced and shot at protesters with pepper balls, targeting them through the gates and sniping at them from the rooftop of the building. A handful of protesters — many wearing gas masks and respirators — formed phalanx formations in the driveway, wielding umbrellas and handmade shields. On Saturday, a speaker at one of the “No Kings” rallies advertised the occupation of the ICE facility, saying, “We’re a sanctuary city.” The crowd — replete with American flags both upside down and right side up — cheered. — Sarah JeongNew Port Richey, FloridaNearly every intersection on Pasco County’s State Road 54 looks the same: a cross-section of strip malls, each anchored by a Walmart or Target or Publix, surrounded by a mix of restaurants, nail salons, and gas stations. It’s not an environment that is particularly conducive to protests, but hundreds of people turned out in humid, 90-plus degree weather anyway. The overall size of the crowd is hard to determine, but it’s larger than I — and other attendees — anticipated, given the local demographics.New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleEveryone is on the sidewalk; an organizer with a megaphone tells people to use crosswalks if they’re going to attempt to brave the six-lane highway. Two days earlier, Governor Ron DeSantis said Floridians could legally run over protesters on the street if they feel “threatened.” New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleSo far, most drivers seem friendly. There are lots of supportive honks. One woman rolls down her window and thanks the protesters. “I love you! I wish I could be with you, but I have to work today!” she yells as she drives away. Not everyone is amenable. A man in a MAGA hat marches through the crowd waving a “thin green line” flag and yelling “long live the king!” as people in the crowd call him a traitor. A pickup truck drives by blasting “Ice Ice Baby,” waving another pro-law enforcement flag. The protesters have flags, too: American flags large and small, some upside down; Mexican; Ukrainian; Palestinian; Canadian; different configurations of pride and trans flags. Their signs, like their flags, illustrate their diverse reasons for attending: opposition to Trump’s “big beautiful” funding bill, DOGE’s budget cuts, and ICE arrests; support for immigrants, government workers, and Palestinians. One woman wears an inflatable chicken suit. Her friend pulls an effigy of Trump — dressed to look both like an eighteenth-century monarch, a taco, and a chicken — alongside her.New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleMost of the demonstrators are on the older side, but there are people of all ages in attendance. “I thought it was going to be maybe 20 people with a couple of signs,” Abby, 24, says, adding that she’s pleasantly surprised at both the turnout and the fact that most of the protesters are of retirement age. Abe, 20, tells me this is his first protest. Holding a sign that says “ICE = GESTAPO,” he tells me he came out to support a friend who is Mexican. Three teenagers walk by with signs expressing support for immigrants: “While Trump destroys America, we built it.” “Trump: 3 felonies. My parents: 0.” As I drive away, I notice nine counter-protesters off to the side, around the corner from the main event. They wave their own flags, but the demonstrators seemingly pay them no mind.— Gaby Del ValleHistoric Filipinotown, Los AngelesWearing a camo baseball cap — “Desert Storm Veteran” emblazoned on the front — Joe Arciaga greets a crowd of about 100 people in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown around 9:00AM.“Good morning everyone, are you ready for some beautiful trouble?” Arciaga says into the megaphone, an American flag bandana wrapped around his wrist. The faces of Filipino labor leaders Philip Vera Cruz and Larry Itliong, who organized farm workers alongside Cesar Chavez, peer over his shoulders from a mural that lines the length of Unidad Park where Arciaga and a group called Lakas Collective helped organize this neighborhood No Kings rally. “I’m a Desert Storm veteran, and I’m a father of three and a grandfather of three, and I want to work for a future where democracy is upheld, due process, civil rights, the preservation of the rule of law — That’s all I want. I’m not a billionaire, I’m just a regular Joe, right?”, he tells The Verge.Joe Arciaga speaks to people at a rally in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. Image: Justine Calma“I am mad as hell,” he says, when I ask him about the Army 250th anniversary parade Donald Trump has organized in Washington, DC coinciding with the president’s birthday. “The guy does not deserve to be honored, he’s a draft dodger, right?” Arciaga says. He’s “livid” that the President and DOGE have fired veterans working for federal agencies and slashed VA staff.Arciaga organizes the crowd into two lines that file out of the park to stand along Beverly Blvd., one of the main drags through LA. Arciaga has deputized a handful of attendees with security or medical experience with whistles to serve as “marshals” tasked with flagging and de-escalating any potentially risky situation that might arise. Johneric Concordia, one of the co-founders of the popular The Park’s Finest barbecue joint in the neighborhood, is MCing out on Beverly Blvd. He and Arciaga direct people onto the sidewalks and off the asphalt as honking cars zip by. In between chants of “No hate! No fear! Immigrants are welcome here!” and rap songs from LA artist Bambu that Concordia plays from a speaker, Concordia hypes up the organizers. “Who’s cool? Joe’s cool?” He spits into the microphone connected to his speaker. “Who’s streets? Our streets!” the crowd cheers. An hour later, a man sitting at a red light in a black Prius rolls down his window. “Go home!” he yells from the intersection. “Take your Mexican flag and go home!”The crowd mostly ignores him. One attendee on the corner holds up his “No Kings” sign to the Prius without turning his head to look at him. A few minutes later, a jogger in a blue t-shirt raises his fist as he passes the crowd. “Fuck yeah guys,” he says to cheers.By 10AM, the neighborhood event is coming to a close. Demonstrators start to trickle away, some fanning out to other rallies planned across LA today. Concordia is heading out too, microphone and speaker still in hand, “If you’re headed to downtown, watch out for suspicious crew cuts!” — Justine CalmaSan Francisco, California1/10Most of the crowd trickled out after 2pm, which was the scheduled end time of the protest, but hundreds stayed in the area. Image: Vjeran PavicLondon, UKLondon’s protest was a little different than most: it was almost entirely bereft of “No Kings” signs, thanks to the fact that about two miles away much larger crowds were gathered to celebrate the official birthday of one King Charles III. “We don’t have anything against King Charles,” Alyssa, a member of organizers Indivisible London, told me. And so, “out of respect for our host country as immigrants,” they instead set up shop in front of the US embassy with a tweaked message: “No kings, no crowns” became “no tyrants, no clowns.” London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonOf the hundreds gathered, not everyone got the memo, with a few painted signs decrying kings and crowns regardless, and one brave Brit brandishing a bit of cardboard with a simple message: “Our king is better than yours!”London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonStill, most of the crowd were on board, with red noses, clown suits, and Pennywise masks dotted throughout, plus costumes ranging from tacos to Roman emperors. “I think tyrants is the better word, and that’s why I dressed up as Caesar, because he was the original,” says Anna, a Long Island native who’s lived in London for three years. “Nobody likes a tyrant. Nobody. And they don’t do well, historically, but they destroy a lot.”For 90 minutes or so the crowd — predominantly American, judging by the accents around me — leaned into the circus theme. Speakers shared the stage with performers, from a comic singalong of anti-Trump protest songs to a protracted pantomime in which a woman in a banana costume exhorted the crowd to pelt a Donald Trump impersonator with fresh peels. London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonDuring a break in festivities, Alyssa told the crowd, “The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”— Dominic PrestonProspect Park, Brooklyn, New YorkThe No Kings protest at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza was a calmer affair. Instead of gathering under the picturesque memorial arch, protesters were largely sequestered to a corner right outside Prospect Park, with some streets blocked off by police. The weekly farmers market was in full swing, meaning people cradling bundles of rhubarb were swerving in and out of protest signs that read things like, “Hating Donald Trump is Brat” and “Is it time to get out the pitch forks?” Like during the Hands Off protest in April, New York got rain on Saturday.Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia SatoThe area where protesters were gathered made it difficult to count the crowd, but there were hundreds — perhaps a few thousand — people that streamed in and out. At one point, some protesters began marching down the street alongside Prospect Park, while others stayed at Grand Army Plaza to chant, cheer, and hold signs up at oncoming vehicles. With its proximity to the public library, the park, and densely populated neighborhoods, the massive intersection is a high-foot traffic area. Cars blared their horns as they passed, American flags waving in the chilly afternoon breeze.Jane, a Brooklyn resident who stood on the curb opposite the protesters, said she isn’t typically someone who comes out to actions like this: before the No Kings event, she had only ever been to one protest, the Women’s March.Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia Sato“I’m deeply concerned about our country,” Jane said, pausing as a long stream of trucks and cars honked continuously in support of the protesters in the background. “I think Trump is behaving as an authoritarian. We’ve seen in Russia, in Hungary, in Hong Kong, that the slide from freedom to not freedom is very fast and very quick if people do not make their voices heard,” Jane said. “I’m concerned that that’s what’s happening in the United States.” Jane also cited cuts to Medicaid and funding for academic research as well as tariffs as being “unacceptable.”Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia SatoThe event was peaceful — there were lots of kids present — and people were in good spirits despite the rain. Protest signs ran the gamut from general anti-Trump slogansto New York City-specific causes like “Andrew Cuomo can’t read”. One sign read, “Fix your hearts or die,” an iconic line from the late director, David Lynch’s, Twin Peaks: The Return. And of course, amid nationwide immigration raids that have been escalated by the involvement of the federal government, ICE was top of mind: one sign simply read, “Melt ICE,” and another protester held a large “NO ICE IN NYC” sign. Though it was smaller and more contained than other events, the protest didn’t lack conviction: attendees of all ages stood in the cold rain, chanting and blowing into vuvuzela, banging the lids of pots and pans. At one point a man stood on the median on the street, leading the group in chants of “No justice, no peace.” Cars laid on the horn as they drove by.— Mia SatoAkron, OhioIt’s been raining pretty hard the last few days in Akron, OH, so much that I didn’t think there’d be a large turnout for our chapter of the No Kings protest. But I was emphatically proven wrong as the crowds I saw dwarfed the Tesla Takedown protests last month. Officially, the protest was to take place in front of the John F. Seiberling Federal Building on Main Street in Downtown Akron. But the concentration of people spilled over from that small space down Main Street and up Market Street. All told, though there were no official counts, I estimate somewhere between 500 to 900 people in this blue enclave in Northeast Ohio.The mood was exuberant, buoyed by supporters who honked their horns as they passed. The chorus of horns was nonstop, and when a sanitation truck honked as it went by, cheers got louder. The chants the crowds were singing took on a local flare. Ohio is the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes and anywhere you go, shout “O-H” and you’ll invariably get an “I-O” response. The crowds used that convention to make their own chant, “OH-IO, Donald Trump has got to go.”There was no police presence here and the crowd was very good at policing itself. Ostensibly out of concern for the incidents where people have rammed their cars into protestor crowds, the people here have taken up crossing guard duties, aiding folks who wish to cross Main or Market Streets. Toward the end of my time at the protest, I saw an older gentleman wearing Kent State gear and holding a sign that read, “Remember another time the National Guard was called in?” His sign featured a drawing of the famous photo from the event in which four Kent State students during a protest of the Vietnam War were killed by National Guard troops. I caught up with him to ask him some questions and he told me his name was Chuck Ayers, a professional cartoonist, and was present at the shooting. Akron, OH. Image: Ash Parrish“When I saw the National Guard in front of the federal building in LA,” he told me, “It was just another flashback.”He did not tell me this at the time, but Ayers is a nationally recognized cartoonist, noted for co-creating the comic strip Crankshaft. He’s lived in Ohio his entire life and of course, drew that sign himself. As he was telling me about how seeing news of the National Guard being deployed in LA, I could see him strain to hold back his emotions. He said it still hurts to see this 55 years later, but that he was heartened to see so many people standing here in community and solidarity. He also said that given his pain and trauma he almost didn’t come. When I asked why he showed up when it so obviously causes him pain he said simply, “Because I have to.”— Ash ParrishOneonta, New YorkOn a northward drive to Oneonta — population roughly 15,000, the largest city in New York’s mainly rural Otsego County — one of the most prominent landmarks is a sprawling barn splashed in huge, painted block letters with TRUMP 2024.It’s Trump country, but not uniformly Trumpy country, as evidenced by what I estimated as a hundreds-strong crowd gathered in a field just below Main Street that came together with a friendly county-fair atmosphere. Kids sat on their parents’ shoulders; American flags fluttered next to signs with slogans like SHADE NEVER MADE ANYONE LESS GAY, and attendees grumbled persistently about the event’s feeble sound system, set up on the bed of a pickup truck. It was the kind of conspicuously patriotic, far-from-urban protest that the Trump administration has all but insisted doesn’t exist.Image: Adi RobertsonBeyond a general condemnation of Trump, protest signs repped the same issues being denounced across the country. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine made an appearance, as did Elon Musk and Tesla. A couple of people called out funding cuts for organizations like NPR, one neatly lettered sign reminded us that WEATHER FORECASTING SAVES LIVES, another warned “Keep your nasty little hands off Social Security,” and a lot — unsurprisingly, given the past week’s events — attacked mass deportations and ICE. An attendee who identified himself as Bill, standing behind a placard that blocked most of him from sight, laid out his anger at the administration’s gutting of the Environmental Protection Agency. “I think if it was not for protests, there would be no change,” he told me.The event itself, supported by a coalition including the local chapter of Indivisible, highlighted topics like reproductive justice and LGBTQ rights alongside issues for groups often stereotyped as Republican blocs — there was a speech about Department of Veterans Affairs cuts and a representative from the local Office for the Aging. Rules for a march around the modest downtown were laid out: no blocking pedestrians or vehicles, and for the sake of families doing weekend shopping, watch the language. “Fuck!” one person yelled indistinctly from the audience. “No, no,” the event’s emcee chided gently. The philosophy, as she put it, was one of persuasion. “We want to build the resistance, not make people angry at us.”Image: Adi RobertsonBut even in a place that will almost certainly never see a National Guard deployment or the ire of a Truth Social post, the Trump administration’s brutal deportation program had just hit close to home. Only hours before the protest commenced, ICE agents were recorded handcuffing a man and removing him in an unmarked black car — detaining what was reportedly a legal resident seeking asylum from Venezuela. The mayor of Oneonta, Mark Drnek, relayed the news to the crowd. “ICE! We see you!” boomed Drnek from the truckbed. “We recognize you for what you are, and we understand, and we reject your vile purpose.”The crowd cheered furiously. The stars and stripes waved.- Adi RobertsonSee More: Policy
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    No Kings: protests in the eye of the storm
    As President Donald Trump kicked off a birthday military parade on the streets of Washington, DC, what’s estimated as roughly 2,000 events were held across the US and beyond — protesting Trump and Elon Musk’s evisceration of government services, an unprecedented crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and countless other actions from the administration in its first five months. Held under the title “No Kings”, they’re the latest in several mass protests, following April’s Hands Off events and a wave of Tesla Takedown demonstrations in March.As The Verge’s Tina Nguyen went to downtown DC, we also sent reporters to No Kings demonstrations spanning the country, plus a “No Tyrants” event in the UK. How would they unfold after promises of “very heavy force” against protesters in the capital, after the deployment of thousands of military troops in a move a judge has bluntly called illegal, and after promises to “liberate” the city of Los Angeles from its “burdensome leadership” by local elected officials? What about the overnight killing of a Minnesota Democratic state representative and her husband, and the shooting of a Democratic state senator and his wife?The answer, at the events we attended, was fairly calmly — even against a backdrop of chaos.Downtown Los Angeles, CaliforniaAn inflatable baby Donald Trump, dressed in a diaper, hovered over throngs of people rallying outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Demonstrators outnumbered clumps of California National Guard members in fatigues posted up along sidewalks. “Go home to your families, we don’t need you in our streets,” one young person wearing a long braid down her back tells them while marching past. “Trump come catch these hands foo!” the back of her sign reads. I can’t see what the front says, but I can tell there’s an empty bag of Cheetos pasted to it.The big baby joins the march, floating through the streets of Downtown LA over demonstrators. A flatbed truck rolls ahead of it, the band — maybe LA’s own Ozomatli? — singing “We don’t like Trump” to the tune of “We Want The Funk.” Ducking inside Grand Central Market from the march, I talk to Puck and Twinkle Toes — two demonstrators in line for the public restrooms. Twinkle Toes tells me she’s part of an activist clown collective called Imp and Circumstance, wearing pink and white clown makeup and a striped pink and white bow wrapped around a loose hair bun atop her head. She’s here exercising her right to free speech, she says. Demonstrators in Los Angeles marched alongside an inflatable Donald Trump baby dressed in a diaper.“The more people that are out here, the more we know that this is not okay. That we don’t want an autocrat. We want democracy,” Puck tells me, adding that the Pride March in Hollywood last weekend was “nothing but love and sunshine” despite protests and burning driverless cars making headlines in downtown. “The news tries to make you think all of LA is rioting. It’s not.” Puck says.Back out on the streets, a young man quickly writes “Fuck ICE” on a black wall with white spray paint before a group of older demonstrators wearing floppy hats shushes him away — warning him that tagging will only attract more law enforcement.Further along, another older man with tufts of white hair sticking out under his Lakers cap walks stiffly and slowly along under the summer sun. A Mexican flag draped across his shoulders, he crosses Hope Street. A young man wearing a Nike cap makes his way over to ask if he wants water; the old man accepts a bottle and keeps walking without stopping. The march has looped around downtown, and is coming to an end back at City Hall. As I make my way to my bus stop, a line of police vehicles — sirens blasting — whizzes past me, back toward the crowd still gathering around City Hall.The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for parts of downtown Los Angeles later in the afternoon, citing people “throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects.” Law enforcement reportedly cleared crowds using gas, and the LAPD authorized the use of “less lethal” force.— Justine CalmaPortland, OregonFour different “No Kings” protests in the greater Portland area on Saturday drew massive crowds of tens of thousands across the city. Various activists, government officials, and representatives for politicians spoke at the rallies, which also featured music and live performances.Protesters of all ages came with dogs, strollers, flags, banners, and hand-made signs. At the downtown waterfront, some tourist boats appeared to still be departing, but the bike rental standwas closed for the day with a hand-lettered explanation reading “No crowns, no thrones, no kings” and “Americans against oligarchy.” Women appearing to be organizers passed out free American flags; many attendees came with their own American flags modified to fly upside down. Most protesters brought signs expressing a wide range of sentiments on the theme of “No Kings.” Some signs were surprisingly verbosewe’d all still be British”) while others were more succinct. Others opted for simple images, such as a picture of a crown crossed out, or — less frequently — a guillotine. Image: Sarah JeongThe waterfront park area was filled with people from the shoreline to the curb of the nearest street, where protesters held up signs to passing cars that honked in approval. The honking of a passing fire truck sent the crowd into an uproarious cheer. Portland is about a thousand miles from the border with Mexico, but the flag of its distant neighbor nation has emerged as protest iconography in solidarity with Los Angeles. The rainbow pride flag was flown as often as the Mexican flag. Military veterans were scattered throughout the crowd, some identifying themselves as having seen action in conflicts spanning from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Emanuel, an Air Force veteran, told me that he had turned out in defense of the constitution and due process, saying, “Nobody has any rights if one person doesn’t have any rights.” Image: Sarah JeongAnger was directed at ICE and the mass deportations all throughout the day, in signage, in chants, and in rally speeches. The previous night, about 150 people protested at a local ICE facility — coincidentally located by the Tesla dealership — a mile south of downtown, near a highway exit. The ICE facility protests, which have been continuous for some days, have been steadily building up. A couple of “No Kings” signs were present on Friday.. Demonstrators stood on the curb urging passing cars to “Honk if you hate fascists,” successfully eliciting car horns every few seconds, including some from a pristine white Tesla. Federal law enforcement in camo and helmets, their faces obscured, maced and shot at protesters with pepper balls, targeting them through the gates and sniping at them from the rooftop of the building. A handful of protesters — many wearing gas masks and respirators — formed phalanx formations in the driveway, wielding umbrellas and handmade shields. On Saturday, a speaker at one of the “No Kings” rallies advertised the occupation of the ICE facility, saying, “We’re a sanctuary city.” The crowd — replete with American flags both upside down and right side up — cheered. — Sarah JeongNew Port Richey, FloridaNearly every intersection on Pasco County’s State Road 54 looks the same: a cross-section of strip malls, each anchored by a Walmart or Target or Publix, surrounded by a mix of restaurants, nail salons, and gas stations. It’s not an environment that is particularly conducive to protests, but hundreds of people turned out in humid, 90-plus degree weather anyway. The overall size of the crowd is hard to determine, but it’s larger than I — and other attendees — anticipated, given the local demographics.New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleEveryone is on the sidewalk; an organizer with a megaphone tells people to use crosswalks if they’re going to attempt to brave the six-lane highway. Two days earlier, Governor Ron DeSantis said Floridians could legally run over protesters on the street if they feel “threatened.” New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleSo far, most drivers seem friendly. There are lots of supportive honks. One woman rolls down her window and thanks the protesters. “I love you! I wish I could be with you, but I have to work today!” she yells as she drives away. Not everyone is amenable. A man in a MAGA hat marches through the crowd waving a “thin green line” flag and yelling “long live the king!” as people in the crowd call him a traitor. A pickup truck drives by blasting “Ice Ice Baby,” waving another pro-law enforcement flag. The protesters have flags, too: American flags large and small, some upside down; Mexican; Ukrainian; Palestinian; Canadian; different configurations of pride and trans flags. Their signs, like their flags, illustrate their diverse reasons for attending: opposition to Trump’s “big beautiful” funding bill, DOGE’s budget cuts, and ICE arrests; support for immigrants, government workers, and Palestinians. One woman wears an inflatable chicken suit. Her friend pulls an effigy of Trump — dressed to look both like an eighteenth-century monarch, a taco, and a chicken — alongside her.New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleMost of the demonstrators are on the older side, but there are people of all ages in attendance. “I thought it was going to be maybe 20 people with a couple of signs,” Abby, 24, says, adding that she’s pleasantly surprised at both the turnout and the fact that most of the protesters are of retirement age. Abe, 20, tells me this is his first protest. Holding a sign that says “ICE = GESTAPO,” he tells me he came out to support a friend who is Mexican. Three teenagers walk by with signs expressing support for immigrants: “While Trump destroys America, we built it.” “Trump: 3 felonies. My parents: 0.” As I drive away, I notice nine counter-protesters off to the side, around the corner from the main event. They wave their own flags, but the demonstrators seemingly pay them no mind.— Gaby Del ValleHistoric Filipinotown, Los AngelesWearing a camo baseball cap — “Desert Storm Veteran” emblazoned on the front — Joe Arciaga greets a crowd of about 100 people in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown around 9:00AM.“Good morning everyone, are you ready for some beautiful trouble?” Arciaga says into the megaphone, an American flag bandana wrapped around his wrist. The faces of Filipino labor leaders Philip Vera Cruz and Larry Itliong, who organized farm workers alongside Cesar Chavez, peer over his shoulders from a mural that lines the length of Unidad Park where Arciaga and a group called Lakas Collective helped organize this neighborhood No Kings rally. “I’m a Desert Storm veteran, and I’m a father of three and a grandfather of three, and I want to work for a future where democracy is upheld, due process, civil rights, the preservation of the rule of law — That’s all I want. I’m not a billionaire, I’m just a regular Joe, right?”, he tells The Verge.Joe Arciaga speaks to people at a rally in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. Image: Justine Calma“I am mad as hell,” he says, when I ask him about the Army 250th anniversary parade Donald Trump has organized in Washington, DC coinciding with the president’s birthday. “The guy does not deserve to be honored, he’s a draft dodger, right?” Arciaga says. He’s “livid” that the President and DOGE have fired veterans working for federal agencies and slashed VA staff.Arciaga organizes the crowd into two lines that file out of the park to stand along Beverly Blvd., one of the main drags through LA. Arciaga has deputized a handful of attendees with security or medical experience with whistles to serve as “marshals” tasked with flagging and de-escalating any potentially risky situation that might arise. Johneric Concordia, one of the co-founders of the popular The Park’s Finest barbecue joint in the neighborhood, is MCing out on Beverly Blvd. He and Arciaga direct people onto the sidewalks and off the asphalt as honking cars zip by. In between chants of “No hate! No fear! Immigrants are welcome here!” and rap songs from LA artist Bambu that Concordia plays from a speaker, Concordia hypes up the organizers. “Who’s cool? Joe’s cool?” He spits into the microphone connected to his speaker. “Who’s streets? Our streets!” the crowd cheers. An hour later, a man sitting at a red light in a black Prius rolls down his window. “Go home!” he yells from the intersection. “Take your Mexican flag and go home!”The crowd mostly ignores him. One attendee on the corner holds up his “No Kings” sign to the Prius without turning his head to look at him. A few minutes later, a jogger in a blue t-shirt raises his fist as he passes the crowd. “Fuck yeah guys,” he says to cheers.By 10AM, the neighborhood event is coming to a close. Demonstrators start to trickle away, some fanning out to other rallies planned across LA today. Concordia is heading out too, microphone and speaker still in hand, “If you’re headed to downtown, watch out for suspicious crew cuts!” — Justine CalmaSan Francisco, California1/10Most of the crowd trickled out after 2pm, which was the scheduled end time of the protest, but hundreds stayed in the area. Image: Vjeran PavicLondon, UKLondon’s protest was a little different than most: it was almost entirely bereft of “No Kings” signs, thanks to the fact that about two miles away much larger crowds were gathered to celebrate the official birthday of one King Charles III. “We don’t have anything against King Charles,” Alyssa, a member of organizers Indivisible London, told me. And so, “out of respect for our host country as immigrants,” they instead set up shop in front of the US embassy with a tweaked message: “No kings, no crowns” became “no tyrants, no clowns.” London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonOf the hundreds gathered, not everyone got the memo, with a few painted signs decrying kings and crowns regardless, and one brave Brit brandishing a bit of cardboard with a simple message: “Our king is better than yours!”London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonStill, most of the crowd were on board, with red noses, clown suits, and Pennywise masks dotted throughout, plus costumes ranging from tacos to Roman emperors. “I think tyrants is the better word, and that’s why I dressed up as Caesar, because he was the original,” says Anna, a Long Island native who’s lived in London for three years. “Nobody likes a tyrant. Nobody. And they don’t do well, historically, but they destroy a lot.”For 90 minutes or so the crowd — predominantly American, judging by the accents around me — leaned into the circus theme. Speakers shared the stage with performers, from a comic singalong of anti-Trump protest songs to a protracted pantomime in which a woman in a banana costume exhorted the crowd to pelt a Donald Trump impersonator with fresh peels. London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonDuring a break in festivities, Alyssa told the crowd, “The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”— Dominic PrestonProspect Park, Brooklyn, New YorkThe No Kings protest at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza was a calmer affair. Instead of gathering under the picturesque memorial arch, protesters were largely sequestered to a corner right outside Prospect Park, with some streets blocked off by police. The weekly farmers market was in full swing, meaning people cradling bundles of rhubarb were swerving in and out of protest signs that read things like, “Hating Donald Trump is Brat” and “Is it time to get out the pitch forks?” Like during the Hands Off protest in April, New York got rain on Saturday.Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia SatoThe area where protesters were gathered made it difficult to count the crowd, but there were hundreds — perhaps a few thousand — people that streamed in and out. At one point, some protesters began marching down the street alongside Prospect Park, while others stayed at Grand Army Plaza to chant, cheer, and hold signs up at oncoming vehicles. With its proximity to the public library, the park, and densely populated neighborhoods, the massive intersection is a high-foot traffic area. Cars blared their horns as they passed, American flags waving in the chilly afternoon breeze.Jane, a Brooklyn resident who stood on the curb opposite the protesters, said she isn’t typically someone who comes out to actions like this: before the No Kings event, she had only ever been to one protest, the Women’s March.Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia Sato“I’m deeply concerned about our country,” Jane said, pausing as a long stream of trucks and cars honked continuously in support of the protesters in the background. “I think Trump is behaving as an authoritarian. We’ve seen in Russia, in Hungary, in Hong Kong, that the slide from freedom to not freedom is very fast and very quick if people do not make their voices heard,” Jane said. “I’m concerned that that’s what’s happening in the United States.” Jane also cited cuts to Medicaid and funding for academic research as well as tariffs as being “unacceptable.”Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia SatoThe event was peaceful — there were lots of kids present — and people were in good spirits despite the rain. Protest signs ran the gamut from general anti-Trump slogansto New York City-specific causes like “Andrew Cuomo can’t read”. One sign read, “Fix your hearts or die,” an iconic line from the late director, David Lynch’s, Twin Peaks: The Return. And of course, amid nationwide immigration raids that have been escalated by the involvement of the federal government, ICE was top of mind: one sign simply read, “Melt ICE,” and another protester held a large “NO ICE IN NYC” sign. Though it was smaller and more contained than other events, the protest didn’t lack conviction: attendees of all ages stood in the cold rain, chanting and blowing into vuvuzela, banging the lids of pots and pans. At one point a man stood on the median on the street, leading the group in chants of “No justice, no peace.” Cars laid on the horn as they drove by.— Mia SatoAkron, OhioIt’s been raining pretty hard the last few days in Akron, OH, so much that I didn’t think there’d be a large turnout for our chapter of the No Kings protest. But I was emphatically proven wrong as the crowds I saw dwarfed the Tesla Takedown protests last month. Officially, the protest was to take place in front of the John F. Seiberling Federal Building on Main Street in Downtown Akron. But the concentration of people spilled over from that small space down Main Street and up Market Street. All told, though there were no official counts, I estimate somewhere between 500 to 900 people in this blue enclave in Northeast Ohio.The mood was exuberant, buoyed by supporters who honked their horns as they passed. The chorus of horns was nonstop, and when a sanitation truck honked as it went by, cheers got louder. The chants the crowds were singing took on a local flare. Ohio is the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes and anywhere you go, shout “O-H” and you’ll invariably get an “I-O” response. The crowds used that convention to make their own chant, “OH-IO, Donald Trump has got to go.”There was no police presence here and the crowd was very good at policing itself. Ostensibly out of concern for the incidents where people have rammed their cars into protestor crowds, the people here have taken up crossing guard duties, aiding folks who wish to cross Main or Market Streets. Toward the end of my time at the protest, I saw an older gentleman wearing Kent State gear and holding a sign that read, “Remember another time the National Guard was called in?” His sign featured a drawing of the famous photo from the event in which four Kent State students during a protest of the Vietnam War were killed by National Guard troops. I caught up with him to ask him some questions and he told me his name was Chuck Ayers, a professional cartoonist, and was present at the shooting. Akron, OH. Image: Ash Parrish“When I saw the National Guard in front of the federal building in LA,” he told me, “It was just another flashback.”He did not tell me this at the time, but Ayers is a nationally recognized cartoonist, noted for co-creating the comic strip Crankshaft. He’s lived in Ohio his entire life and of course, drew that sign himself. As he was telling me about how seeing news of the National Guard being deployed in LA, I could see him strain to hold back his emotions. He said it still hurts to see this 55 years later, but that he was heartened to see so many people standing here in community and solidarity. He also said that given his pain and trauma he almost didn’t come. When I asked why he showed up when it so obviously causes him pain he said simply, “Because I have to.”— Ash ParrishOneonta, New YorkOn a northward drive to Oneonta — population roughly 15,000, the largest city in New York’s mainly rural Otsego County — one of the most prominent landmarks is a sprawling barn splashed in huge, painted block letters with TRUMP 2024.It’s Trump country, but not uniformly Trumpy country, as evidenced by what I estimated as a hundreds-strong crowd gathered in a field just below Main Street that came together with a friendly county-fair atmosphere. Kids sat on their parents’ shoulders; American flags fluttered next to signs with slogans like SHADE NEVER MADE ANYONE LESS GAY, and attendees grumbled persistently about the event’s feeble sound system, set up on the bed of a pickup truck. It was the kind of conspicuously patriotic, far-from-urban protest that the Trump administration has all but insisted doesn’t exist.Image: Adi RobertsonBeyond a general condemnation of Trump, protest signs repped the same issues being denounced across the country. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine made an appearance, as did Elon Musk and Tesla. A couple of people called out funding cuts for organizations like NPR, one neatly lettered sign reminded us that WEATHER FORECASTING SAVES LIVES, another warned “Keep your nasty little hands off Social Security,” and a lot — unsurprisingly, given the past week’s events — attacked mass deportations and ICE. An attendee who identified himself as Bill, standing behind a placard that blocked most of him from sight, laid out his anger at the administration’s gutting of the Environmental Protection Agency. “I think if it was not for protests, there would be no change,” he told me.The event itself, supported by a coalition including the local chapter of Indivisible, highlighted topics like reproductive justice and LGBTQ rights alongside issues for groups often stereotyped as Republican blocs — there was a speech about Department of Veterans Affairs cuts and a representative from the local Office for the Aging. Rules for a march around the modest downtown were laid out: no blocking pedestrians or vehicles, and for the sake of families doing weekend shopping, watch the language. “Fuck!” one person yelled indistinctly from the audience. “No, no,” the event’s emcee chided gently. The philosophy, as she put it, was one of persuasion. “We want to build the resistance, not make people angry at us.”Image: Adi RobertsonBut even in a place that will almost certainly never see a National Guard deployment or the ire of a Truth Social post, the Trump administration’s brutal deportation program had just hit close to home. Only hours before the protest commenced, ICE agents were recorded handcuffing a man and removing him in an unmarked black car — detaining what was reportedly a legal resident seeking asylum from Venezuela. The mayor of Oneonta, Mark Drnek, relayed the news to the crowd. “ICE! We see you!” boomed Drnek from the truckbed. “We recognize you for what you are, and we understand, and we reject your vile purpose.”The crowd cheered furiously. The stars and stripes waved.- Adi RobertsonSee More: Policy #kings #protests #eye #storm
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    No Kings: protests in the eye of the storm
    As President Donald Trump kicked off a birthday military parade on the streets of Washington, DC, what’s estimated as roughly 2,000 events were held across the US and beyond — protesting Trump and Elon Musk’s evisceration of government services, an unprecedented crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and countless other actions from the administration in its first five months. Held under the title “No Kings” (with, as you’ll see, one conspicuous exception), they’re the latest in several mass protests, following April’s Hands Off events and a wave of Tesla Takedown demonstrations in March.As The Verge’s Tina Nguyen went to downtown DC, we also sent reporters to No Kings demonstrations spanning the country, plus a “No Tyrants” event in the UK. How would they unfold after promises of “very heavy force” against protesters in the capital, after the deployment of thousands of military troops in a move a judge has bluntly called illegal, and after promises to “liberate” the city of Los Angeles from its “burdensome leadership” by local elected officials? What about the overnight killing of a Minnesota Democratic state representative and her husband, and the shooting of a Democratic state senator and his wife?The answer, at the events we attended, was fairly calmly — even against a backdrop of chaos.Downtown Los Angeles, CaliforniaAn inflatable baby Donald Trump, dressed in a diaper, hovered over throngs of people rallying outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Demonstrators outnumbered clumps of California National Guard members in fatigues posted up along sidewalks. “Go home to your families, we don’t need you in our streets,” one young person wearing a long braid down her back tells them while marching past. “Trump come catch these hands foo!” the back of her sign reads. I can’t see what the front says, but I can tell there’s an empty bag of Cheetos pasted to it.The big baby joins the march, floating through the streets of Downtown LA over demonstrators. A flatbed truck rolls ahead of it, the band — maybe LA’s own Ozomatli? — singing “We don’t like Trump” to the tune of “We Want The Funk.” Ducking inside Grand Central Market from the march, I talk to Puck and Twinkle Toes — two demonstrators in line for the public restrooms. Twinkle Toes tells me she’s part of an activist clown collective called Imp and Circumstance, wearing pink and white clown makeup and a striped pink and white bow wrapped around a loose hair bun atop her head. She’s here exercising her right to free speech, she says. Demonstrators in Los Angeles marched alongside an inflatable Donald Trump baby dressed in a diaper.“The more people that are out here, the more we know that this is not okay. That we don’t want an autocrat. We want democracy,” Puck tells me, adding that the Pride March in Hollywood last weekend was “nothing but love and sunshine” despite protests and burning driverless cars making headlines in downtown. “The news tries to make you think all of LA is rioting. It’s not.” Puck says.Back out on the streets, a young man quickly writes “Fuck ICE” on a black wall with white spray paint before a group of older demonstrators wearing floppy hats shushes him away — warning him that tagging will only attract more law enforcement.Further along, another older man with tufts of white hair sticking out under his Lakers cap walks stiffly and slowly along under the summer sun. A Mexican flag draped across his shoulders, he crosses Hope Street. A young man wearing a Nike cap makes his way over to ask if he wants water; the old man accepts a bottle and keeps walking without stopping. The march has looped around downtown, and is coming to an end back at City Hall. As I make my way to my bus stop, a line of police vehicles — sirens blasting — whizzes past me, back toward the crowd still gathering around City Hall.The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for parts of downtown Los Angeles later in the afternoon, citing people “throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects.” Law enforcement reportedly cleared crowds using gas, and the LAPD authorized the use of “less lethal” force.— Justine CalmaPortland, OregonFour different “No Kings” protests in the greater Portland area on Saturday drew massive crowds of tens of thousands across the city. Various activists, government officials, and representatives for politicians spoke at the rallies, which also featured music and live performances. (One advertised free drag shows.) Protesters of all ages came with dogs, strollers, flags, banners, and hand-made signs. At the downtown waterfront, some tourist boats appeared to still be departing, but the bike rental stand (which also sells ice cream) was closed for the day with a hand-lettered explanation reading “No crowns, no thrones, no kings” and “Americans against oligarchy.” Women appearing to be organizers passed out free American flags; many attendees came with their own American flags modified to fly upside down. Most protesters brought signs expressing a wide range of sentiments on the theme of “No Kings.” Some signs were surprisingly verbose (“If the founders wanted a unitary executive (a king) we’d all still be British”) while others were more succinct (“Sic semper tyrannis”). Others opted for simple images, such as a picture of a crown crossed out, or — less frequently — a guillotine. Image: Sarah JeongThe waterfront park area was filled with people from the shoreline to the curb of the nearest street, where protesters held up signs to passing cars that honked in approval. The honking of a passing fire truck sent the crowd into an uproarious cheer. Portland is about a thousand miles from the border with Mexico, but the flag of its distant neighbor nation has emerged as protest iconography in solidarity with Los Angeles. The rainbow pride flag was flown as often as the Mexican flag. Military veterans were scattered throughout the crowd, some identifying themselves as having seen action in conflicts spanning from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Emanuel, an Air Force veteran, told me that he had turned out in defense of the constitution and due process, saying, “Nobody has any rights if one person doesn’t have any rights.” Image: Sarah JeongAnger was directed at ICE and the mass deportations all throughout the day, in signage, in chants, and in rally speeches. The previous night, about 150 people protested at a local ICE facility — coincidentally located by the Tesla dealership — a mile south of downtown, near a highway exit. The ICE facility protests, which have been continuous for some days, have been steadily building up. A couple of “No Kings” signs were present on Friday. (The following day, a handful of “Chinga la migra” signs would show up at the “No Kings” protests). Demonstrators stood on the curb urging passing cars to “Honk if you hate fascists,” successfully eliciting car horns every few seconds, including some from a pristine white Tesla. Federal law enforcement in camo and helmets, their faces obscured, maced and shot at protesters with pepper balls, targeting them through the gates and sniping at them from the rooftop of the building. A handful of protesters — many wearing gas masks and respirators — formed phalanx formations in the driveway, wielding umbrellas and handmade shields. On Saturday, a speaker at one of the “No Kings” rallies advertised the occupation of the ICE facility, saying, “We’re a sanctuary city.” The crowd — replete with American flags both upside down and right side up — cheered. — Sarah JeongNew Port Richey, FloridaNearly every intersection on Pasco County’s State Road 54 looks the same: a cross-section of strip malls, each anchored by a Walmart or Target or Publix, surrounded by a mix of restaurants, nail salons, and gas stations. It’s not an environment that is particularly conducive to protests, but hundreds of people turned out in humid, 90-plus degree weather anyway. The overall size of the crowd is hard to determine, but it’s larger than I — and other attendees — anticipated, given the local demographics. (Trump won 61 percent of the vote in Pasco County in 2024.) New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleEveryone is on the sidewalk; an organizer with a megaphone tells people to use crosswalks if they’re going to attempt to brave the six-lane highway. Two days earlier, Governor Ron DeSantis said Floridians could legally run over protesters on the street if they feel “threatened.” New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleSo far, most drivers seem friendly. There are lots of supportive honks. One woman rolls down her window and thanks the protesters. “I love you! I wish I could be with you, but I have to work today!” she yells as she drives away. Not everyone is amenable. A man in a MAGA hat marches through the crowd waving a “thin green line” flag and yelling “long live the king!” as people in the crowd call him a traitor. A pickup truck drives by blasting “Ice Ice Baby,” waving another pro-law enforcement flag. The protesters have flags, too: American flags large and small, some upside down; Mexican; Ukrainian; Palestinian; Canadian; different configurations of pride and trans flags. Their signs, like their flags, illustrate their diverse reasons for attending: opposition to Trump’s “big beautiful” funding bill, DOGE’s budget cuts, and ICE arrests; support for immigrants, government workers, and Palestinians. One woman wears an inflatable chicken suit. Her friend pulls an effigy of Trump — dressed to look both like an eighteenth-century monarch, a taco, and a chicken — alongside her.New Port Richey, FL. Image: Gaby Del ValleMost of the demonstrators are on the older side, but there are people of all ages in attendance. “I thought it was going to be maybe 20 people with a couple of signs,” Abby, 24, says, adding that she’s pleasantly surprised at both the turnout and the fact that most of the protesters are of retirement age. Abe, 20, tells me this is his first protest. Holding a sign that says “ICE = GESTAPO,” he tells me he came out to support a friend who is Mexican. Three teenagers walk by with signs expressing support for immigrants: “While Trump destroys America, we built it.” “Trump: 3 felonies. My parents: 0.” As I drive away, I notice nine counter-protesters off to the side, around the corner from the main event. They wave their own flags, but the demonstrators seemingly pay them no mind.— Gaby Del ValleHistoric Filipinotown, Los AngelesWearing a camo baseball cap — “Desert Storm Veteran” emblazoned on the front — Joe Arciaga greets a crowd of about 100 people in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown around 9:00AM.“Good morning everyone, are you ready for some beautiful trouble?” Arciaga says into the megaphone, an American flag bandana wrapped around his wrist. The faces of Filipino labor leaders Philip Vera Cruz and Larry Itliong, who organized farm workers alongside Cesar Chavez, peer over his shoulders from a mural that lines the length of Unidad Park where Arciaga and a group called Lakas Collective helped organize this neighborhood No Kings rally. “I’m a Desert Storm veteran, and I’m a father of three and a grandfather of three, and I want to work for a future where democracy is upheld, due process, civil rights, the preservation of the rule of law — That’s all I want. I’m not a billionaire, I’m just a regular Joe, right?”, he tells The Verge.Joe Arciaga speaks to people at a rally in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. Image: Justine Calma“I am mad as hell,” he says, when I ask him about the Army 250th anniversary parade Donald Trump has organized in Washington, DC coinciding with the president’s birthday. “The guy does not deserve to be honored, he’s a draft dodger, right?” Arciaga says. He’s “livid” that the President and DOGE have fired veterans working for federal agencies and slashed VA staff.Arciaga organizes the crowd into two lines that file out of the park to stand along Beverly Blvd., one of the main drags through LA. Arciaga has deputized a handful of attendees with security or medical experience with whistles to serve as “marshals” tasked with flagging and de-escalating any potentially risky situation that might arise. Johneric Concordia, one of the co-founders of the popular The Park’s Finest barbecue joint in the neighborhood, is MCing out on Beverly Blvd. He and Arciaga direct people onto the sidewalks and off the asphalt as honking cars zip by. In between chants of “No hate! No fear! Immigrants are welcome here!” and rap songs from LA artist Bambu that Concordia plays from a speaker, Concordia hypes up the organizers. “Who’s cool? Joe’s cool?” He spits into the microphone connected to his speaker. “Who’s streets? Our streets!” the crowd cheers. An hour later, a man sitting at a red light in a black Prius rolls down his window. “Go home!” he yells from the intersection. “Take your Mexican flag and go home!”The crowd mostly ignores him. One attendee on the corner holds up his “No Kings” sign to the Prius without turning his head to look at him. A few minutes later, a jogger in a blue t-shirt raises his fist as he passes the crowd. “Fuck yeah guys,” he says to cheers.By 10AM, the neighborhood event is coming to a close. Demonstrators start to trickle away, some fanning out to other rallies planned across LA today. Concordia is heading out too, microphone and speaker still in hand, “If you’re headed to downtown, watch out for suspicious crew cuts!” — Justine CalmaSan Francisco, California1/10Most of the crowd trickled out after 2pm, which was the scheduled end time of the protest, but hundreds stayed in the area. Image: Vjeran PavicLondon, UKLondon’s protest was a little different than most: it was almost entirely bereft of “No Kings” signs, thanks to the fact that about two miles away much larger crowds were gathered to celebrate the official birthday of one King Charles III. “We don’t have anything against King Charles,” Alyssa, a member of organizers Indivisible London, told me. And so, “out of respect for our host country as immigrants,” they instead set up shop in front of the US embassy with a tweaked message: “No kings, no crowns” became “no tyrants, no clowns.” London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonOf the hundreds gathered, not everyone got the memo, with a few painted signs decrying kings and crowns regardless, and one brave Brit brandishing a bit of cardboard with a simple message: “Our king is better than yours!”London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonStill, most of the crowd were on board, with red noses, clown suits, and Pennywise masks dotted throughout, plus costumes ranging from tacos to Roman emperors. “I think tyrants is the better word, and that’s why I dressed up as Caesar, because he was the original,” says Anna, a Long Island native who’s lived in London for three years. “Nobody likes a tyrant. Nobody. And they don’t do well, historically, but they destroy a lot.”For 90 minutes or so the crowd — predominantly American, judging by the accents around me — leaned into the circus theme. Speakers shared the stage with performers, from a comic singalong of anti-Trump protest songs to a protracted pantomime in which a woman in a banana costume exhorted the crowd to pelt a Donald Trump impersonator with fresh peels. London, UK. Image: Dominic PrestonDuring a break in festivities, Alyssa told the crowd, “The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”— Dominic PrestonProspect Park, Brooklyn, New YorkThe No Kings protest at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza was a calmer affair. Instead of gathering under the picturesque memorial arch, protesters were largely sequestered to a corner right outside Prospect Park, with some streets blocked off by police. The weekly farmers market was in full swing, meaning people cradling bundles of rhubarb were swerving in and out of protest signs that read things like, “Hating Donald Trump is Brat” and “Is it time to get out the pitch forks?” Like during the Hands Off protest in April, New York got rain on Saturday.Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia SatoThe area where protesters were gathered made it difficult to count the crowd, but there were hundreds — perhaps a few thousand — people that streamed in and out. At one point, some protesters began marching down the street alongside Prospect Park, while others stayed at Grand Army Plaza to chant, cheer, and hold signs up at oncoming vehicles. With its proximity to the public library, the park, and densely populated neighborhoods, the massive intersection is a high-foot traffic area. Cars blared their horns as they passed, American flags waving in the chilly afternoon breeze.Jane, a Brooklyn resident who stood on the curb opposite the protesters, said she isn’t typically someone who comes out to actions like this: before the No Kings event, she had only ever been to one protest, the Women’s March. (Jane asked that The Verge use her first name only.) Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia Sato“I’m deeply concerned about our country,” Jane said, pausing as a long stream of trucks and cars honked continuously in support of the protesters in the background. “I think Trump is behaving as an authoritarian. We’ve seen in Russia, in Hungary, in Hong Kong, that the slide from freedom to not freedom is very fast and very quick if people do not make their voices heard,” Jane said. “I’m concerned that that’s what’s happening in the United States.” Jane also cited cuts to Medicaid and funding for academic research as well as tariffs as being “unacceptable.”Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Image: Mia SatoThe event was peaceful — there were lots of kids present — and people were in good spirits despite the rain. Protest signs ran the gamut from general anti-Trump slogans (“I trust light tampons more than this administration”) to New York City-specific causes like “Andrew Cuomo can’t read” (there is a contenious mayoral election this month). One sign read, “Fix your hearts or die,” an iconic line from the late director, David Lynch’s, Twin Peaks: The Return. And of course, amid nationwide immigration raids that have been escalated by the involvement of the federal government, ICE was top of mind: one sign simply read, “Melt ICE,” and another protester held a large “NO ICE IN NYC” sign. Though it was smaller and more contained than other events, the protest didn’t lack conviction: attendees of all ages stood in the cold rain, chanting and blowing into vuvuzela, banging the lids of pots and pans. At one point a man stood on the median on the street, leading the group in chants of “No justice, no peace.” Cars laid on the horn as they drove by.— Mia SatoAkron, OhioIt’s been raining pretty hard the last few days in Akron, OH, so much that I didn’t think there’d be a large turnout for our chapter of the No Kings protest. But I was emphatically proven wrong as the crowds I saw dwarfed the Tesla Takedown protests last month. Officially, the protest was to take place in front of the John F. Seiberling Federal Building on Main Street in Downtown Akron. But the concentration of people spilled over from that small space down Main Street and up Market Street. All told, though there were no official counts, I estimate somewhere between 500 to 900 people in this blue enclave in Northeast Ohio.The mood was exuberant, buoyed by supporters who honked their horns as they passed. The chorus of horns was nonstop, and when a sanitation truck honked as it went by, cheers got louder. The chants the crowds were singing took on a local flare. Ohio is the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes and anywhere you go, shout “O-H” and you’ll invariably get an “I-O” response. The crowds used that convention to make their own chant, “OH-IO, Donald Trump has got to go.”There was no police presence here and the crowd was very good at policing itself. Ostensibly out of concern for the incidents where people have rammed their cars into protestor crowds, the people here have taken up crossing guard duties, aiding folks who wish to cross Main or Market Streets. Toward the end of my time at the protest, I saw an older gentleman wearing Kent State gear and holding a sign that read, “Remember another time the National Guard was called in?” His sign featured a drawing of the famous photo from the event in which four Kent State students during a protest of the Vietnam War were killed by National Guard troops. I caught up with him to ask him some questions and he told me his name was Chuck Ayers, a professional cartoonist, and was present at the shooting. Akron, OH. Image: Ash Parrish“When I saw the National Guard in front of the federal building in LA,” he told me, “It was just another flashback.”He did not tell me this at the time, but Ayers is a nationally recognized cartoonist, noted for co-creating the comic strip Crankshaft. He’s lived in Ohio his entire life and of course, drew that sign himself. As he was telling me about how seeing news of the National Guard being deployed in LA, I could see him strain to hold back his emotions. He said it still hurts to see this 55 years later, but that he was heartened to see so many people standing here in community and solidarity. He also said that given his pain and trauma he almost didn’t come. When I asked why he showed up when it so obviously causes him pain he said simply, “Because I have to.”— Ash ParrishOneonta, New YorkOn a northward drive to Oneonta — population roughly 15,000, the largest city in New York’s mainly rural Otsego County — one of the most prominent landmarks is a sprawling barn splashed in huge, painted block letters with TRUMP 2024. (The final digits have been faithfully updated every election since 2016.) It’s Trump country, but not uniformly Trumpy country, as evidenced by what I estimated as a hundreds-strong crowd gathered in a field just below Main Street that came together with a friendly county-fair atmosphere. Kids sat on their parents’ shoulders; American flags fluttered next to signs with slogans like SHADE NEVER MADE ANYONE LESS GAY, and attendees grumbled persistently about the event’s feeble sound system, set up on the bed of a pickup truck. It was the kind of conspicuously patriotic, far-from-urban protest that the Trump administration has all but insisted doesn’t exist.Image: Adi RobertsonBeyond a general condemnation of Trump, protest signs repped the same issues being denounced across the country. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine made an appearance, as did Elon Musk and Tesla. A couple of people called out funding cuts for organizations like NPR, one neatly lettered sign reminded us that WEATHER FORECASTING SAVES LIVES, another warned “Keep your nasty little hands off Social Security,” and a lot — unsurprisingly, given the past week’s events — attacked mass deportations and ICE. An attendee who identified himself as Bill, standing behind a placard that blocked most of him from sight, laid out his anger at the administration’s gutting of the Environmental Protection Agency. “I think if it was not for protests, there would be no change,” he told me.The event itself, supported by a coalition including the local chapter of Indivisible, highlighted topics like reproductive justice and LGBTQ rights alongside issues for groups often stereotyped as Republican blocs — there was a speech about Department of Veterans Affairs cuts and a representative from the local Office for the Aging (whose words were mostly lost to the sound system’s whims). Rules for a march around the modest downtown were laid out: no blocking pedestrians or vehicles, and for the sake of families doing weekend shopping, watch the language. “Fuck!” one person yelled indistinctly from the audience. “No, no,” the event’s emcee chided gently. The philosophy, as she put it, was one of persuasion. “We want to build the resistance, not make people angry at us.”Image: Adi RobertsonBut even in a place that will almost certainly never see a National Guard deployment or the ire of a Truth Social post, the Trump administration’s brutal deportation program had just hit close to home. Only hours before the protest commenced, ICE agents were recorded handcuffing a man and removing him in an unmarked black car — detaining what was reportedly a legal resident seeking asylum from Venezuela. The mayor of Oneonta, Mark Drnek, relayed the news to the crowd. “ICE! We see you!” boomed Drnek from the truckbed. “We recognize you for what you are, and we understand, and we reject your vile purpose.”The crowd cheered furiously. The stars and stripes waved.- Adi RobertsonSee More: Policy
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    Welcome back to our Saturday edition! Are you headed to the movie theater this weekend to see Tom Cruise's next big flick, "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning"? Find out why he's had such staying power. Hint: It rhymes with punts.On the agenda:Living in the forest for four years shaved a decade off a researcher's biological age.Rich Americans are booking fancy vacations. Everyone else is cutting back.Morgan Wallen is the man of the moment because of his controversies, not in spite of them.A week on Mexico's "Happy Coast," the hidden getaway of the wealthy.But first: It's cookout time.If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider's app here.This week's dispatchIt's time to sizzle and serve

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    Summer, is that you? :squints:With Memorial Day on Monday serving as the unofficial kick-off for summer, it's my favorite time of the year — grilling season. Get out the burgers. Get out the hot dogs. And if you'd rather not eat meat, get out the vegetables.Luckily for you, BI's Lifestyle team has been speaking with various chefs for tips on how to ensure people will be coming back to your grill asking for more.Chef Alissa Fitzgerald tells BI that a good burger starts with the kind of beef you buy. Try to aim for beef with "80% meat and 20% fat," allow them to thaw completely, and don't season them too early."Right before placing it on the grill, take a large pinch of kosher salt and gently cover the outside of the patty with a thin layer," she suggests. "Add the burger salt-side down on the grill and sprinkle some on the other side."If you're putting other types of meat on the grill, however, like steaks, you'll want to season them "a few hours before you plan on cooking it and let it sit in the fridge," Chef Marcus Jacobs tells BI.Meanwhile, when grilling chicken, Jacobs suggests creating a "blend of salt, white and black pepper, paprika, coriander, and several different types of chilies."No matter how you season or what you're throwing on the grill, check out the chefs' other tips to make sure you're not the talk of the neighborhood for the wrong reason.Touching grass

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    When David Furman discovered his body was prematurely aging because of stress, he and his family moved to a one-room cabin in the woods to reset. Furman changed what they ate and how he exercised, and scaled back use of electronics.To his delight, the experiment worked: It dramatically improved his longevity and energy. He continues to reap the benefits now, even after leaving the forest.Travel is for the rich now

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    Almost half of summer travelers this year make over according to a Deloitte survey. The wealth gap is growing, and middle-income vacationers are either staying home or opting for more budget-friendly trips.Even as demand wavers, luxury travel is booming. New accommodations are under construction, and "luxury" short-term rentals are increasing in price faster than other listings.Morgan Wallen's country

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    There's nothing sonically special about Morgan Wallen's music, and he has a habit of attracting controversy. Still, in the wake of scandals involving slurs and disorderly conduct, Wallen is more popular than ever.That's because Wallen's messiness is a key part of his brand, writes BI's Callie Ahlgrim. Fans see his scandals as proof of his authenticity, and he embodies an idea of freedom.A Happy Coast hideaway

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    A 155-mile stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast is a quiet vacation hot spot for the ultrawealthy. Costalegre, Spanish for "Happy Coast," is practically impossible to reach — for those without a private jet, at least.BI's Monica Humphries spent a week resort-hopping in Costalegre. Each had a different appeal, from the neighborhood feel and star-studded history at Careyes to the ATVs and private beaches at Las Alamandas.What we're watching this weekend

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    "Sirens": Julianne Moore, "The White Lotus" actor Meghann Fahy, and "House of the Dragon" standout Milly Alcock all star in Netflix's new dark comedy set in a beachside town."The Last of Us": Season two of HBO's TV show adaptation of the popular video game series ends this weekend."Nine Perfect Strangers": Nicole Kidman returns as a wellness guru in season two of the Hulu series, this time set in the Austrian Alps.See the full list

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    Grilling season is here. Chefs share tips to make the best burgers.
    Shutterstock 2025-05-24T10:44:01Z d Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? This post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. Welcome back to our Saturday edition! Are you headed to the movie theater this weekend to see Tom Cruise's next big flick, "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning"? Find out why he's had such staying power. Hint: It rhymes with punts.On the agenda:Living in the forest for four years shaved a decade off a researcher's biological age.Rich Americans are booking fancy vacations. Everyone else is cutting back.Morgan Wallen is the man of the moment because of his controversies, not in spite of them.A week on Mexico's "Happy Coast," the hidden getaway of the wealthy.But first: It's cookout time.If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider's app here.This week's dispatchIt's time to sizzle and serve gorodenkoff/Getty Images Summer, is that you? :squints:With Memorial Day on Monday serving as the unofficial kick-off for summer, it's my favorite time of the year — grilling season. Get out the burgers. Get out the hot dogs. And if you'd rather not eat meat, get out the vegetables.Luckily for you, BI's Lifestyle team has been speaking with various chefs for tips on how to ensure people will be coming back to your grill asking for more.Chef Alissa Fitzgerald tells BI that a good burger starts with the kind of beef you buy. Try to aim for beef with "80% meat and 20% fat," allow them to thaw completely, and don't season them too early."Right before placing it on the grill, take a large pinch of kosher salt and gently cover the outside of the patty with a thin layer," she suggests. "Add the burger salt-side down on the grill and sprinkle some on the other side."If you're putting other types of meat on the grill, however, like steaks, you'll want to season them "a few hours before you plan on cooking it and let it sit in the fridge," Chef Marcus Jacobs tells BI.Meanwhile, when grilling chicken, Jacobs suggests creating a "blend of salt, white and black pepper, paprika, coriander, and several different types of chilies."No matter how you season or what you're throwing on the grill, check out the chefs' other tips to make sure you're not the talk of the neighborhood for the wrong reason.Touching grass David Furman When David Furman discovered his body was prematurely aging because of stress, he and his family moved to a one-room cabin in the woods to reset. Furman changed what they ate and how he exercised, and scaled back use of electronics.To his delight, the experiment worked: It dramatically improved his longevity and energy. He continues to reap the benefits now, even after leaving the forest.Travel is for the rich now Slim Aarons/Getty Images Almost half of summer travelers this year make over according to a Deloitte survey. The wealth gap is growing, and middle-income vacationers are either staying home or opting for more budget-friendly trips.Even as demand wavers, luxury travel is booming. New accommodations are under construction, and "luxury" short-term rentals are increasing in price faster than other listings.Morgan Wallen's country John Shearer/Getty Images There's nothing sonically special about Morgan Wallen's music, and he has a habit of attracting controversy. Still, in the wake of scandals involving slurs and disorderly conduct, Wallen is more popular than ever.That's because Wallen's messiness is a key part of his brand, writes BI's Callie Ahlgrim. Fans see his scandals as proof of his authenticity, and he embodies an idea of freedom.A Happy Coast hideaway Monica Humphries/Business Insider A 155-mile stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast is a quiet vacation hot spot for the ultrawealthy. Costalegre, Spanish for "Happy Coast," is practically impossible to reach — for those without a private jet, at least.BI's Monica Humphries spent a week resort-hopping in Costalegre. Each had a different appeal, from the neighborhood feel and star-studded history at Careyes to the ATVs and private beaches at Las Alamandas.What we're watching this weekend Netflix; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI "Sirens": Julianne Moore, "The White Lotus" actor Meghann Fahy, and "House of the Dragon" standout Milly Alcock all star in Netflix's new dark comedy set in a beachside town."The Last of Us": Season two of HBO's TV show adaptation of the popular video game series ends this weekend."Nine Perfect Strangers": Nicole Kidman returns as a wellness guru in season two of the Hulu series, this time set in the Austrian Alps.See the full list iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI Deals we loveMemorial Day savings: Mattresses are almost always on sale, but our deal experts know that Memorial Day is when we see the steepest discounts. Here are the best mattress deals for the holiday weekend.Businesscasual: Our men's style editors are here to help you look sharp at the office without feeling stiff. Check out our brand-new guide to the best men's business casual clothes for work.Le Creuset vs. Staub: Our kitchen experts hate to break it to you, but there's a reason the more expensive option is better. Here's why we recommend Le Creuset.More of this week's top reads:I stayed at a luxurious resort in Barbados with my young daughter. From the private pool to the stunning beach, our stay was nearly perfect.Keke Palmer said she didn't feel adequately paid in Hollywood until Jordan Peele's 'Nope' — two decades into her career.Four sandal trends that are in this summer and four that are out, according to stylists and designers.The patent behind a cult-favorite skincare product recently expired. So where are all the dupes?I visited the most expensive city in Utah and spotted five signs of over-the-top wealth and luxury.Beyoncé and Sabrina Carpenter's choreographer shares how she gets her clients so fit they can sing and dance — in just 12 weeks.Five style mistakes a menswear designer wishes you would stop making.A 56-year-old personal trainer on how to build muscle after 40 — with rucking, body weight exercises, and short workouts.I visited Universal's new theme park, Epic Universe. I see why some people wouldn't like it, but I'd happily go back.The BI Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City. Grace Lett, editor, in New York. Lisa Ryan, executive editor, in New York. Amanda Yen, associate editor, in New York. Elizabeth Casolo, fellow, in Chicago. #grilling #season #here #chefs #share
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    Shutterstock 2025-05-24T10:44:01Z Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? This post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. Welcome back to our Saturday edition! Are you headed to the movie theater this weekend to see Tom Cruise's next big flick, "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning"? Find out why he's had such staying power. Hint: It rhymes with punts.On the agenda:Living in the forest for four years shaved a decade off a researcher's biological age.Rich Americans are booking fancy vacations. Everyone else is cutting back.Morgan Wallen is the man of the moment because of his controversies, not in spite of them.A week on Mexico's "Happy Coast," the hidden getaway of the wealthy.But first: It's cookout time.If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider's app here.This week's dispatchIt's time to sizzle and serve gorodenkoff/Getty Images Summer, is that you? :squints:With Memorial Day on Monday serving as the unofficial kick-off for summer, it's my favorite time of the year — grilling season. Get out the burgers. Get out the hot dogs. And if you'd rather not eat meat, get out the vegetables.Luckily for you, BI's Lifestyle team has been speaking with various chefs for tips on how to ensure people will be coming back to your grill asking for more.Chef Alissa Fitzgerald tells BI that a good burger starts with the kind of beef you buy. Try to aim for beef with "80% meat and 20% fat," allow them to thaw completely, and don't season them too early."Right before placing it on the grill, take a large pinch of kosher salt and gently cover the outside of the patty with a thin layer," she suggests. "Add the burger salt-side down on the grill and sprinkle some on the other side."If you're putting other types of meat on the grill, however, like steaks, you'll want to season them "a few hours before you plan on cooking it and let it sit in the fridge," Chef Marcus Jacobs tells BI.Meanwhile, when grilling chicken, Jacobs suggests creating a "blend of salt, white and black pepper, paprika, coriander, and several different types of chilies."No matter how you season or what you're throwing on the grill, check out the chefs' other tips to make sure you're not the talk of the neighborhood for the wrong reason.Touching grass David Furman When David Furman discovered his body was prematurely aging because of stress, he and his family moved to a one-room cabin in the woods to reset. Furman changed what they ate and how he exercised, and scaled back use of electronics.To his delight, the experiment worked: It dramatically improved his longevity and energy. He continues to reap the benefits now, even after leaving the forest.Travel is for the rich now Slim Aarons/Getty Images Almost half of summer travelers this year make over $100,000, according to a Deloitte survey. The wealth gap is growing, and middle-income vacationers are either staying home or opting for more budget-friendly trips.Even as demand wavers, luxury travel is booming. New accommodations are under construction, and "luxury" short-term rentals are increasing in price faster than other listings.Morgan Wallen's country John Shearer/Getty Images There's nothing sonically special about Morgan Wallen's music, and he has a habit of attracting controversy. Still, in the wake of scandals involving slurs and disorderly conduct, Wallen is more popular than ever.That's because Wallen's messiness is a key part of his brand, writes BI's Callie Ahlgrim. Fans see his scandals as proof of his authenticity, and he embodies an idea of freedom.A Happy Coast hideaway Monica Humphries/Business Insider A 155-mile stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast is a quiet vacation hot spot for the ultrawealthy. Costalegre, Spanish for "Happy Coast," is practically impossible to reach — for those without a private jet, at least.BI's Monica Humphries spent a week resort-hopping in Costalegre. Each had a different appeal, from the neighborhood feel and star-studded history at Careyes to the ATVs and private beaches at Las Alamandas.What we're watching this weekend Netflix; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI "Sirens": Julianne Moore, "The White Lotus" actor Meghann Fahy, and "House of the Dragon" standout Milly Alcock all star in Netflix's new dark comedy set in a beachside town."The Last of Us": Season two of HBO's TV show adaptation of the popular video game series ends this weekend."Nine Perfect Strangers": Nicole Kidman returns as a wellness guru in season two of the Hulu series, this time set in the Austrian Alps.See the full list iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI Deals we loveMemorial Day savings: Mattresses are almost always on sale, but our deal experts know that Memorial Day is when we see the steepest discounts. Here are the best mattress deals for the holiday weekend.Business (Insider) casual: Our men's style editors are here to help you look sharp at the office without feeling stiff. Check out our brand-new guide to the best men's business casual clothes for work.Le Creuset vs. Staub: Our kitchen experts hate to break it to you, but there's a reason the more expensive option is better. Here's why we recommend Le Creuset.More of this week's top reads:I stayed at a luxurious resort in Barbados with my young daughter. From the private pool to the stunning beach, our stay was nearly perfect.Keke Palmer said she didn't feel adequately paid in Hollywood until Jordan Peele's 'Nope' — two decades into her career.Four sandal trends that are in this summer and four that are out, according to stylists and designers.The patent behind a $182 cult-favorite skincare product recently expired. So where are all the dupes?I visited the most expensive city in Utah and spotted five signs of over-the-top wealth and luxury.Beyoncé and Sabrina Carpenter's choreographer shares how she gets her clients so fit they can sing and dance — in just 12 weeks.Five style mistakes a menswear designer wishes you would stop making.A 56-year-old personal trainer on how to build muscle after 40 — with rucking, body weight exercises, and short workouts.I visited Universal's new theme park, Epic Universe. I see why some people wouldn't like it, but I'd happily go back.The BI Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City. Grace Lett, editor, in New York. Lisa Ryan, executive editor, in New York. Amanda Yen, associate editor, in New York. Elizabeth Casolo, fellow, in Chicago.
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  • Sirens review: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock serve up beachy thrills

    Like the alluring mythological creatures from which it draws its name, Netflix's Sirens wears a tempting facade, but conceals something darker at its core.That facade draws on the pleasures of shows like Big Little Lies and The White Lotus: great actors — Julianne Moore! Meghann Fahy! Milly Alcock! — facing off against a backdrop of picturesque mansions and beaches. As in those series, showrunner Molly Smith Metzleralso looks to tackle thornier topics of class and trauma. Yet these subjects rarely get the depth they deserve, brushed over by a haphazard plot that delivers soapy fun, if not much else.What's Sirens about?

    Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock in "Sirens."
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    Sirens kicks off with the world's most misguided edible arrangement. Devon, fresh off her second DUI and learning her fatherhas early-onset dementia, has appealed to her absent younger sister Simonefor help. Simone's response? A basket of melon and berries, and a card telling Devon to "keep your chin up." The subpar gift and empty platitude are enough to make Devon travel several hours, rotting fruit in hand, to the luxurious island where Simone works as assistant to wealthy philanthropist Michaela "Kiki" Kell.

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    Simone doesn't just manage the staff who run Michaela's lavish Cliff House estate. The working relationship between the two is deeply personal — and frankly, creepy. Boundaries don't exist for them: Simone drafts Michaela's sexts to her husband Peter. The pair share gum in order to have fresh breath. If this is raising red flags for you, you're not alone: Devon is horrified by Simone's bond with her boss, and she's ready to drag her sister kicking and screaming from Michaela's grasp. But as a scrappy working-class interloper in Michaela's wealthy world — over the all-important, party-filled Labor Day weekend, no less — Devon is at a major disadvantage. As she attempts to protect her sister, dark secrets about their pastcome to light, prompting a whirlwind of dramatic revelations that ultimately don't hold the weight they should.

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    Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock are great in Sirens, but is it enough?

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    Sirens is at its best when it's a dark comedy with a touch of soap opera, and much of that comes down to Moore, Fahy, and Alcock's performances. Moore and Alcock make a perfect pair, channeling Stepford Wives creepiness in their pastel getups and matching athleisure sets. Alcock's Simone simpers and preens for her boss, while Moore commits fully to Michaela's frigid cult leader vibes.Fahy's Devon, meanwhile, is a wonderfully prickly contrast to Simone and Michaela's rich girl acts. She's raw and unapologetic, unafraid to call out Michaela's bizarro rituals. When she and Simone are together, that rawness rubs off on Simone, too, highlighting their sisterly connection and the pain the two shared during their traumatic upbringing.

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    Discussion of that trauma results in some of Sirens' biggest tonal swings, as the show ranges from send-ups of the superficial rich — Glenn Howerton excels as Michaela and Peter's sleazeball neighbor, for example — to clichéd explorations of mental health, like Simone's panic attacks. Also predictable? Sirens' examination of unbalanced, predatory power dynamics within relationships. As soon as Bacon's Peter shows up on the scene, it's clear what will play out between him, Michaela, and Simone. The show treats this arc as culminating in a revelatory plot twist, but it feels more tired than anything.Sirens isn't without interesting ideas. In keeping with the "sirens" motif, all three women are treated as monstrous at some point in the show's five-episode run, even though they're often at a disadvantage.The mythological theme extends to a solid running joke in which two of Devon's loser suitors follow her around, as if lured by her siren song, despite her annoyed rejections of them. These contrasts between people perceiving Sirens' leads as near-mythic beings versus their actual, unfulfilling realities result in the show's most fascinating moments. But with only five episodes, Sirens fails to probe these contrasts as much as it could, and its song ultimately falls flat.Sirens is now streaming on Netflix.

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    Sirens review: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock serve up beachy thrills
    Like the alluring mythological creatures from which it draws its name, Netflix's Sirens wears a tempting facade, but conceals something darker at its core.That facade draws on the pleasures of shows like Big Little Lies and The White Lotus: great actors — Julianne Moore! Meghann Fahy! Milly Alcock! — facing off against a backdrop of picturesque mansions and beaches. As in those series, showrunner Molly Smith Metzleralso looks to tackle thornier topics of class and trauma. Yet these subjects rarely get the depth they deserve, brushed over by a haphazard plot that delivers soapy fun, if not much else.What's Sirens about? Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock in "Sirens." Credit: Macall Polay / Netflix Sirens kicks off with the world's most misguided edible arrangement. Devon, fresh off her second DUI and learning her fatherhas early-onset dementia, has appealed to her absent younger sister Simonefor help. Simone's response? A basket of melon and berries, and a card telling Devon to "keep your chin up." The subpar gift and empty platitude are enough to make Devon travel several hours, rotting fruit in hand, to the luxurious island where Simone works as assistant to wealthy philanthropist Michaela "Kiki" Kell. You May Also Like Simone doesn't just manage the staff who run Michaela's lavish Cliff House estate. The working relationship between the two is deeply personal — and frankly, creepy. Boundaries don't exist for them: Simone drafts Michaela's sexts to her husband Peter. The pair share gum in order to have fresh breath. If this is raising red flags for you, you're not alone: Devon is horrified by Simone's bond with her boss, and she's ready to drag her sister kicking and screaming from Michaela's grasp. But as a scrappy working-class interloper in Michaela's wealthy world — over the all-important, party-filled Labor Day weekend, no less — Devon is at a major disadvantage. As she attempts to protect her sister, dark secrets about their pastcome to light, prompting a whirlwind of dramatic revelations that ultimately don't hold the weight they should. Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news. Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up! Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock are great in Sirens, but is it enough? Julianne Moore in "Sirens." Credit: Macall Polay / Netflix Sirens is at its best when it's a dark comedy with a touch of soap opera, and much of that comes down to Moore, Fahy, and Alcock's performances. Moore and Alcock make a perfect pair, channeling Stepford Wives creepiness in their pastel getups and matching athleisure sets. Alcock's Simone simpers and preens for her boss, while Moore commits fully to Michaela's frigid cult leader vibes.Fahy's Devon, meanwhile, is a wonderfully prickly contrast to Simone and Michaela's rich girl acts. She's raw and unapologetic, unafraid to call out Michaela's bizarro rituals. When she and Simone are together, that rawness rubs off on Simone, too, highlighting their sisterly connection and the pain the two shared during their traumatic upbringing. Related Stories Discussion of that trauma results in some of Sirens' biggest tonal swings, as the show ranges from send-ups of the superficial rich — Glenn Howerton excels as Michaela and Peter's sleazeball neighbor, for example — to clichéd explorations of mental health, like Simone's panic attacks. Also predictable? Sirens' examination of unbalanced, predatory power dynamics within relationships. As soon as Bacon's Peter shows up on the scene, it's clear what will play out between him, Michaela, and Simone. The show treats this arc as culminating in a revelatory plot twist, but it feels more tired than anything.Sirens isn't without interesting ideas. In keeping with the "sirens" motif, all three women are treated as monstrous at some point in the show's five-episode run, even though they're often at a disadvantage.The mythological theme extends to a solid running joke in which two of Devon's loser suitors follow her around, as if lured by her siren song, despite her annoyed rejections of them. These contrasts between people perceiving Sirens' leads as near-mythic beings versus their actual, unfulfilling realities result in the show's most fascinating moments. But with only five episodes, Sirens fails to probe these contrasts as much as it could, and its song ultimately falls flat.Sirens is now streaming on Netflix. Topics Netflix #sirens #review #julianne #moore #meghann
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    Sirens review: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock serve up beachy thrills
    Like the alluring mythological creatures from which it draws its name, Netflix's Sirens wears a tempting facade, but conceals something darker at its core.That facade draws on the pleasures of shows like Big Little Lies and The White Lotus: great actors — Julianne Moore! Meghann Fahy! Milly Alcock! — facing off against a backdrop of picturesque mansions and beaches. As in those series, showrunner Molly Smith Metzler (Maid) also looks to tackle thornier topics of class and trauma. Yet these subjects rarely get the depth they deserve, brushed over by a haphazard plot that delivers soapy fun, if not much else.What's Sirens about? Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock in "Sirens." Credit: Macall Polay / Netflix Sirens kicks off with the world's most misguided edible arrangement. Devon (Fahy), fresh off her second DUI and learning her father (Bill Camp) has early-onset dementia, has appealed to her absent younger sister Simone (Alcock) for help. Simone's response? A basket of melon and berries, and a card telling Devon to "keep your chin up." The subpar gift and empty platitude are enough to make Devon travel several hours, rotting fruit in hand, to the luxurious island where Simone works as assistant to wealthy philanthropist Michaela "Kiki" Kell (Moore). You May Also Like Simone doesn't just manage the staff who run Michaela's lavish Cliff House estate. The working relationship between the two is deeply personal — and frankly, creepy. Boundaries don't exist for them: Simone drafts Michaela's sexts to her husband Peter (Kevin Bacon). The pair share gum in order to have fresh breath. If this is raising red flags for you, you're not alone: Devon is horrified by Simone's bond with her boss, and she's ready to drag her sister kicking and screaming from Michaela's grasp. But as a scrappy working-class interloper in Michaela's wealthy world — over the all-important, party-filled Labor Day weekend, no less — Devon is at a major disadvantage. As she attempts to protect her sister, dark secrets about their past (and dark rumors about Michaela's) come to light, prompting a whirlwind of dramatic revelations that ultimately don't hold the weight they should. Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news. Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up! Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock are great in Sirens, but is it enough? Julianne Moore in "Sirens." Credit: Macall Polay / Netflix Sirens is at its best when it's a dark comedy with a touch of soap opera, and much of that comes down to Moore, Fahy, and Alcock's performances. Moore and Alcock make a perfect pair, channeling Stepford Wives creepiness in their pastel getups and matching athleisure sets. Alcock's Simone simpers and preens for her boss, while Moore commits fully to Michaela's frigid cult leader vibes. (Whether Michaela's bird preservation society is actually a cult is one of the mysteries Sirens presents, even if the resolution isn't particularly satisfying.)Fahy's Devon, meanwhile, is a wonderfully prickly contrast to Simone and Michaela's rich girl acts. She's raw and unapologetic, unafraid to call out Michaela's bizarro rituals. When she and Simone are together, that rawness rubs off on Simone, too, highlighting their sisterly connection and the pain the two shared during their traumatic upbringing. Related Stories Discussion of that trauma results in some of Sirens' biggest tonal swings, as the show ranges from send-ups of the superficial rich — Glenn Howerton excels as Michaela and Peter's sleazeball neighbor, for example — to clichéd explorations of mental health, like Simone's panic attacks. Also predictable? Sirens' examination of unbalanced, predatory power dynamics within relationships. As soon as Bacon's Peter shows up on the scene, it's clear what will play out between him, Michaela, and Simone. The show treats this arc as culminating in a revelatory plot twist, but it feels more tired than anything.Sirens isn't without interesting ideas. In keeping with the "sirens" motif, all three women are treated as monstrous at some point in the show's five-episode run, even though they're often at a disadvantage. (Especially Devon and Simone.) The mythological theme extends to a solid running joke in which two of Devon's loser suitors follow her around, as if lured by her siren song, despite her annoyed rejections of them. These contrasts between people perceiving Sirens' leads as near-mythic beings versus their actual, unfulfilling realities result in the show's most fascinating moments. But with only five episodes, Sirens fails to probe these contrasts as much as it could, and its song ultimately falls flat.Sirens is now streaming on Netflix. Topics Netflix
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  • Rezvani Knight Turns a Lamborghini Urus Into a Street-Legal Tank With Thermal Cameras and an EMP

    Nobody asked for an armored Lamborghini Urus. Then again, nobody asked for a tactical fanny pack either, but here we are. Rezvani – the Californian outfit best known for giving civilian vehicles the paranoia of a Cold War bunker – looked at the Urus and said: needs more trauma. The result is the Knight, a street-legal military SUV with the fashion sense of a Bond villain and the restraint of a Michael Bay explosion reel.
    The original Urus is already borderline excessive. Twin-turbo V8, 657 horsepower, and a design that looks like it was sketched during a Red Bull binge. It oozes aggression in that expensive European way, like a luxury watch that could punch you. But Rezvani doesn’t do theatrical threat. It does real-world menace. So they gutted the Urus’s sleek confidence and wrapped it in a jagged, carbon-fiber skin that radiates bad intentions. You don’t just drive the Knight. You deploy it.
    Designer: Rezvani

    The body is an origami of malice. Sharp lines, sci-fi taillights, a front fascia that looks like it’s been squinting into a war zone for too long. It trades Lamborghini’s sculpted excess for something closer to dystopian utilitarianism. And the kicker? That armor isn’t just for show. We’re talking bulletproof panels, ballistic glass, steel bumpers, and optional underbody explosive protection. Which begs the question: where exactly are you going?

    That’s only the beginning. There’s a thermal camera. An EMP shield. Sirens, strobe lights, gas masks, magnetic deadbolts, and because Rezvani leans into the absurd, electrified door handles. Touch them uninvited and you’ll get a shock strong enough to make a Tesla cry. All for extra charge, obviously. And probably the cost of having the authorities do a thorough background check.
    Power hasn’t been neglected either. Rezvani bumps the Urus’s output to 789 horsepower, because hauling all that angst requires serious muscle. And if you opt for the valved exhaust, it’ll scream with the kind of rage usually reserved for exorcisms or failed Wi-Fi connections. The drivetrain remains intact – permanent AWD, brutal acceleration – but wrapped in something that feels part Mad Max, part DARPA prototype.

    And yet, in all its lunacy, there’s an odd design integrity here. The 22-inch wheels wrapped in 33-inch off-road tires feel deliberate. So do the flat body planes, not just for armor compatibility, but because they visually ground the Knight in a way no Urus ever could. It’s imposing, yes, but also deeply coherent in its purpose: don’t approach. Don’t follow. And definitely don’t assume it’s friendly.

    Rezvani asks for to turn your Urus into this street-legal siege weapon. That doesn’t include the Urus itself. Nor does it cover the Dark Knight Package, which adds enough military tech to raise flags at customs. But this isn’t a vehicle you spec with logic. After all, Bruce Wayne didn’t design his Batmobile logically either. The package features run-flat military tires, a smoke screen system, thermal imaging, EMP shielding, magnetic deadbolts, and even a pepper spray dispenser – because what’s a luxury SUV without chemical warfare? The result is less car, more mobile fortress. If Skynet built a family vehicle, this would be it.

    The Knight is absurd. But it’s a very intentional kind of absurd. Sure, it’s impractical. Yes, it’s over-the-top. But it’s also one of the few vehicles in recent memory that commits, unapologetically, to being exactly what it is: a rolling fortress with a Lamborghini soul and a bunker’s worth of attitude.
    The post Rezvani Knight Turns a Lamborghini Urus Into a Street-Legal Tank With Thermal Cameras and an EMP first appeared on Yanko Design.
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    Rezvani Knight Turns a Lamborghini Urus Into a Street-Legal Tank With Thermal Cameras and an EMP
    Nobody asked for an armored Lamborghini Urus. Then again, nobody asked for a tactical fanny pack either, but here we are. Rezvani – the Californian outfit best known for giving civilian vehicles the paranoia of a Cold War bunker – looked at the Urus and said: needs more trauma. The result is the Knight, a street-legal military SUV with the fashion sense of a Bond villain and the restraint of a Michael Bay explosion reel. The original Urus is already borderline excessive. Twin-turbo V8, 657 horsepower, and a design that looks like it was sketched during a Red Bull binge. It oozes aggression in that expensive European way, like a luxury watch that could punch you. But Rezvani doesn’t do theatrical threat. It does real-world menace. So they gutted the Urus’s sleek confidence and wrapped it in a jagged, carbon-fiber skin that radiates bad intentions. You don’t just drive the Knight. You deploy it. Designer: Rezvani The body is an origami of malice. Sharp lines, sci-fi taillights, a front fascia that looks like it’s been squinting into a war zone for too long. It trades Lamborghini’s sculpted excess for something closer to dystopian utilitarianism. And the kicker? That armor isn’t just for show. We’re talking bulletproof panels, ballistic glass, steel bumpers, and optional underbody explosive protection. Which begs the question: where exactly are you going? That’s only the beginning. There’s a thermal camera. An EMP shield. Sirens, strobe lights, gas masks, magnetic deadbolts, and because Rezvani leans into the absurd, electrified door handles. Touch them uninvited and you’ll get a shock strong enough to make a Tesla cry. All for extra charge, obviously. And probably the cost of having the authorities do a thorough background check. Power hasn’t been neglected either. Rezvani bumps the Urus’s output to 789 horsepower, because hauling all that angst requires serious muscle. And if you opt for the valved exhaust, it’ll scream with the kind of rage usually reserved for exorcisms or failed Wi-Fi connections. The drivetrain remains intact – permanent AWD, brutal acceleration – but wrapped in something that feels part Mad Max, part DARPA prototype. And yet, in all its lunacy, there’s an odd design integrity here. The 22-inch wheels wrapped in 33-inch off-road tires feel deliberate. So do the flat body planes, not just for armor compatibility, but because they visually ground the Knight in a way no Urus ever could. It’s imposing, yes, but also deeply coherent in its purpose: don’t approach. Don’t follow. And definitely don’t assume it’s friendly. Rezvani asks for to turn your Urus into this street-legal siege weapon. That doesn’t include the Urus itself. Nor does it cover the Dark Knight Package, which adds enough military tech to raise flags at customs. But this isn’t a vehicle you spec with logic. After all, Bruce Wayne didn’t design his Batmobile logically either. The package features run-flat military tires, a smoke screen system, thermal imaging, EMP shielding, magnetic deadbolts, and even a pepper spray dispenser – because what’s a luxury SUV without chemical warfare? The result is less car, more mobile fortress. If Skynet built a family vehicle, this would be it. The Knight is absurd. But it’s a very intentional kind of absurd. Sure, it’s impractical. Yes, it’s over-the-top. But it’s also one of the few vehicles in recent memory that commits, unapologetically, to being exactly what it is: a rolling fortress with a Lamborghini soul and a bunker’s worth of attitude. The post Rezvani Knight Turns a Lamborghini Urus Into a Street-Legal Tank With Thermal Cameras and an EMP first appeared on Yanko Design. #rezvani #knight #turns #lamborghini #urus
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    Rezvani Knight Turns a Lamborghini Urus Into a Street-Legal Tank With Thermal Cameras and an EMP
    Nobody asked for an armored Lamborghini Urus. Then again, nobody asked for a tactical fanny pack either, but here we are. Rezvani – the Californian outfit best known for giving civilian vehicles the paranoia of a Cold War bunker – looked at the Urus and said: needs more trauma. The result is the Knight, a street-legal military SUV with the fashion sense of a Bond villain and the restraint of a Michael Bay explosion reel. The original Urus is already borderline excessive. Twin-turbo V8, 657 horsepower, and a design that looks like it was sketched during a Red Bull binge. It oozes aggression in that expensive European way, like a luxury watch that could punch you. But Rezvani doesn’t do theatrical threat. It does real-world menace. So they gutted the Urus’s sleek confidence and wrapped it in a jagged, carbon-fiber skin that radiates bad intentions. You don’t just drive the Knight. You deploy it. Designer: Rezvani The body is an origami of malice. Sharp lines, sci-fi taillights, a front fascia that looks like it’s been squinting into a war zone for too long. It trades Lamborghini’s sculpted excess for something closer to dystopian utilitarianism. And the kicker? That armor isn’t just for show. We’re talking bulletproof panels, ballistic glass, steel bumpers, and optional underbody explosive protection. Which begs the question: where exactly are you going? That’s only the beginning. There’s a thermal camera. An EMP shield. Sirens, strobe lights, gas masks, magnetic deadbolts, and because Rezvani leans into the absurd, electrified door handles. Touch them uninvited and you’ll get a shock strong enough to make a Tesla cry. All for extra charge, obviously. And probably the cost of having the authorities do a thorough background check. Power hasn’t been neglected either. Rezvani bumps the Urus’s output to 789 horsepower, because hauling all that angst requires serious muscle. And if you opt for the valved exhaust, it’ll scream with the kind of rage usually reserved for exorcisms or failed Wi-Fi connections. The drivetrain remains intact – permanent AWD, brutal acceleration – but wrapped in something that feels part Mad Max, part DARPA prototype. And yet, in all its lunacy, there’s an odd design integrity here. The 22-inch wheels wrapped in 33-inch off-road tires feel deliberate. So do the flat body planes, not just for armor compatibility, but because they visually ground the Knight in a way no Urus ever could. It’s imposing, yes, but also deeply coherent in its purpose: don’t approach. Don’t follow. And definitely don’t assume it’s friendly. Rezvani asks for $149,000 to turn your Urus into this street-legal siege weapon. That doesn’t include the Urus itself. Nor does it cover the Dark Knight Package, which adds enough military tech to raise flags at customs. But this isn’t a vehicle you spec with logic. After all, Bruce Wayne didn’t design his Batmobile logically either. The package features run-flat military tires, a smoke screen system, thermal imaging, EMP shielding, magnetic deadbolts, and even a pepper spray dispenser – because what’s a luxury SUV without chemical warfare? The result is less car, more mobile fortress. If Skynet built a family vehicle, this would be it. The Knight is absurd. But it’s a very intentional kind of absurd. Sure, it’s impractical. Yes, it’s over-the-top. But it’s also one of the few vehicles in recent memory that commits, unapologetically, to being exactly what it is: a rolling fortress with a Lamborghini soul and a bunker’s worth of attitude. The post Rezvani Knight Turns a Lamborghini Urus Into a Street-Legal Tank With Thermal Cameras and an EMP first appeared on Yanko Design.
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  • #333;">CarPlay in iOS 19: Apple previews two new accessibility features

    Apple today previewed a wide array of new accessibility features launching as part of iOS 19 this fall.
    As part of this broader announcement, Apple also detailed a pair of changes coming to CarPlay.

    With iOS 18 last year, Apple added Sound Recognition to CarPlay.
    This feature alerts drivers or passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing for sounds like car horns and sirens.

    iOS 19 coming this fall will update Sound Recognition via CarPlay to alert drivers or passengers to the sound of a crying baby.

    Additionally, iOS 19 will add support for Large Text to CarPlay for the first time.
    This will make it easier for people to see information on their CarPlay screens at a glance.
    This update comes after iOS 18 added support for Color Filters on CarPlay, optimizing the interface for users who are colorblind, as well as support for bold text.

    Whether or not Apple has other CarPlay upgrades planned for this year remains to be seen.
    We’ll learn more about what’s new as part of iOS 19 at WWDC next month.

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    Apple today previewed a wide array of new accessibility features launching as part of iOS 19 this fall. As part of this broader announcement, Apple also detailed a pair of changes coming to CarPlay. With iOS 18 last year, Apple added Sound Recognition to CarPlay. This feature alerts drivers or passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing for sounds like car horns and sirens. iOS 19 coming this fall will update Sound Recognition via CarPlay to alert drivers or passengers to the sound of a crying baby. Additionally, iOS 19 will add support for Large Text to CarPlay for the first time. This will make it easier for people to see information on their CarPlay screens at a glance. This update comes after iOS 18 added support for Color Filters on CarPlay, optimizing the interface for users who are colorblind, as well as support for bold text. Whether or not Apple has other CarPlay upgrades planned for this year remains to be seen. We’ll learn more about what’s new as part of iOS 19 at WWDC next month. My favorite iPhone accessories: Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel
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    Apple today previewed a wide array of new accessibility features launching as part of iOS 19 this fall. As part of this broader announcement, Apple also detailed a pair of changes coming to CarPlay. With iOS 18 last year, Apple added Sound Recognition to CarPlay. This feature alerts drivers or passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing for sounds like car horns and sirens. iOS 19 coming this fall will update Sound Recognition via CarPlay to alert drivers or passengers to the sound of a crying baby. Additionally, iOS 19 will add support for Large Text to CarPlay for the first time. This will make it easier for people to see information on their CarPlay screens at a glance. This update comes after iOS 18 added support for Color Filters on CarPlay, optimizing the interface for users who are colorblind, as well as support for bold text. Whether or not Apple has other CarPlay upgrades planned for this year remains to be seen. We’ll learn more about what’s new as part of iOS 19 at WWDC next month. My favorite iPhone accessories: Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel
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  • Apple Expands Accessibility Features Including Live Captions, Magnifier and Sound Recognition

    Apple on Tuesday shared a handful of accessibility updates coming to its range of products, which are designed to help with everything from reading text to following real-time captions to reducing motion sickness.
    The announcement comes ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 15, with the features slated for release later this year.The tech giant is gearing up for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9, during which it's expected to share software updates across its platforms, including what it has in store for iOS 19.
    It's also likely to share Apple Intelligence updates, especially as other companies such as Samsung and Google continue to load their phones with AI features.
    Many of those AI-powered features have also been supercharging accessibility capabilities across devices such as the iPhone and Pixel phone. "At Apple, accessibility is part of our DNA," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement.
    "Making technology for everyone is a priority for all of us, and we're proud of the innovations we're sharing this year.
    That includes tools to help people access crucial information, explore the world around them, and do what they love."Apple's accessibility updates will arrive on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro.
    Here's what'll soon become available across those devices.Accessibility Nutrition Labels  Accessibility Nutrition Labels will show which App Store games and apps have the supported features you need.
    AppleIn the App Store, a new section in the product pages of apps and games will highlight accessibility features, so you'll can know right away whether the capabilities you need are included before downloading.
    Those features include VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast, Reduced Motion and captions, as well as others. Accessibility Nutrition Labels will be available worldwide on the App Store.
    Developers will have access to guidance on what criteria apps need to meet before showing accessibility information on their product pages. Magnifier on MacMagnifier is a tool that allows people who are blind or low vision to zoom in, read text and detect objects around them on the iPhone or iPad.
    Now, the feature is coming to the Mac, too. Magnifier on Mac connects to a camera, like the one on your iPhone, so you can zoom in on what's around you, like a screen or whiteboard.
    You can use Continuity Camera on the iPhone to link it to your Mac, or opt for a USB connection to a camera.
    The feature supports reading documents with Desk View.
    You can adjust what's on your screen including brightness, contrast and color filters, to make it easier to see text and images. Accessibility ReaderThis new reading mode on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro is geared toward making text easier to read for people with a range of disabilities, including those with dyslexia or low vision.
    Accessibility Reader lets you customize text and hone in on what you're reading by adapting font, color and spacing.
    It also supports Spoken Content, so your device can read aloud what's on the screen. Accessibility Reader can be used within any app, and is built into Magnifier on iOS, iPadOS and MacOS.
    You can launch the feature to interact with real-world text like in menus and books.Braille AccessBraille Access lets you essentially turn the iPhone, iPad, Mac or Vision Pro into a braille notetaker.
    They can launch any app by typing with Braille Screen Input or a linked braille device, then jot down notes in braille format and do calculations using Nemeth Braille. You can also open Braille Ready Format files within Braille Access, allowing them to access books and files that were created on a braille note taking device. Live Captions on Apple Watch Live Listen and Live Captions will show real-time text on your Apple Watch, and allow you to remotely control a Live Listen session on your iPhone.
    AppleLive Listen is a feature that takes audio captured by an iPhone and beams it to your AirPods, Beats or compatible hearing aids, essentially turning your phone into a remote microphone.
    Now, that feature is coming to Apple Watch, along with Live Captions to display real-time text of what's being heard via an iPhone.
    That way, people can both listen to the audio while seeing those Live Captions on their Apple Watch. You can also use your Apple Watch as a remote control to begin or end Live Listen, as well as to jump back if you missed anything.
    That means you won't have to get up in the middle of class or a meeting to grab or control your iPhone -- you can do that across the room from your Watch.
    Live Listen can also be used with the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2.Vision accessibility on the Apple Vision ProThe Apple Vision Pro is adding a handful of features for people who are blind or have low vision.
    An update to Zoom will allow you to punch in on anything in your surroundings using the Vision Pro's main camera.
    Live Recognition will describe what's around you, pinpoint objects and read documents using VoiceOver.A new API for developers will also allow approved apps to access the headset's main camera, so you can get live visual interpretation assistance in apps like Be My Eyes. Other accessibility updatesApple shared a handful of other updates coming to its accessibility features, including the addition of Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when looking at a screen, to Mac.
    You can also customize the animated dots that appear onscreen on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Personal Voice lets people who are at risk of speech loss create a voice that sounds like them using AI and on-device machine learning.
    It's now faster and easier to use.
    Instead of reading 150 phrases to set up the feature and waiting overnight for it to process, Personal Voice can now create a more natural-sounding voice replica with just 10 recorded phrases in less than a minute.
    Apple is also adding support for Spanish in Mexico.
       Name Recognition will alert you if your name is being called.
    AppleSimilar to Eye Tracking, which lets you control your iPhone and iPad using just your eyes, Head Tracking will also let you navigate and control your device with head movements.You can now customize Music Haptics on iPhone, which plays a series of taps, textures and vibrations along to audio in Apple Music.
    You can choose to experience those haptics for the whole song or just for the vocals, and you can also adjust the overall intensity. Sound Recognition, which alerts people who are deaf or hard of hearing to sounds like sirens, doorbells or car horns, is adding Name Recognition so they can also know when their name is being called. Live Captions is also adding support for languages in more parts of the world including English (India, Australia, UK, Singapore), Mandarin Chinese (Mainland China), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Spanish (Latin America, Spain), French (France, Canada), Japanese, German (Germany) and Korean.
    Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-expands-accessibility-features-like-live-captions-magnifier-and-sound-recognition/#ftag=CAD590a51e
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    Apple Expands Accessibility Features Including Live Captions, Magnifier and Sound Recognition
    Apple on Tuesday shared a handful of accessibility updates coming to its range of products, which are designed to help with everything from reading text to following real-time captions to reducing motion sickness. The announcement comes ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 15, with the features slated for release later this year.The tech giant is gearing up for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9, during which it's expected to share software updates across its platforms, including what it has in store for iOS 19. It's also likely to share Apple Intelligence updates, especially as other companies such as Samsung and Google continue to load their phones with AI features. Many of those AI-powered features have also been supercharging accessibility capabilities across devices such as the iPhone and Pixel phone. "At Apple, accessibility is part of our DNA," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. "Making technology for everyone is a priority for all of us, and we're proud of the innovations we're sharing this year. That includes tools to help people access crucial information, explore the world around them, and do what they love."Apple's accessibility updates will arrive on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. Here's what'll soon become available across those devices.Accessibility Nutrition Labels  Accessibility Nutrition Labels will show which App Store games and apps have the supported features you need. AppleIn the App Store, a new section in the product pages of apps and games will highlight accessibility features, so you'll can know right away whether the capabilities you need are included before downloading. Those features include VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast, Reduced Motion and captions, as well as others. Accessibility Nutrition Labels will be available worldwide on the App Store. Developers will have access to guidance on what criteria apps need to meet before showing accessibility information on their product pages. Magnifier on MacMagnifier is a tool that allows people who are blind or low vision to zoom in, read text and detect objects around them on the iPhone or iPad. Now, the feature is coming to the Mac, too. Magnifier on Mac connects to a camera, like the one on your iPhone, so you can zoom in on what's around you, like a screen or whiteboard. You can use Continuity Camera on the iPhone to link it to your Mac, or opt for a USB connection to a camera. The feature supports reading documents with Desk View. You can adjust what's on your screen including brightness, contrast and color filters, to make it easier to see text and images. Accessibility ReaderThis new reading mode on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro is geared toward making text easier to read for people with a range of disabilities, including those with dyslexia or low vision. Accessibility Reader lets you customize text and hone in on what you're reading by adapting font, color and spacing. It also supports Spoken Content, so your device can read aloud what's on the screen. Accessibility Reader can be used within any app, and is built into Magnifier on iOS, iPadOS and MacOS. You can launch the feature to interact with real-world text like in menus and books.Braille AccessBraille Access lets you essentially turn the iPhone, iPad, Mac or Vision Pro into a braille notetaker. They can launch any app by typing with Braille Screen Input or a linked braille device, then jot down notes in braille format and do calculations using Nemeth Braille. You can also open Braille Ready Format files within Braille Access, allowing them to access books and files that were created on a braille note taking device. Live Captions on Apple Watch Live Listen and Live Captions will show real-time text on your Apple Watch, and allow you to remotely control a Live Listen session on your iPhone. AppleLive Listen is a feature that takes audio captured by an iPhone and beams it to your AirPods, Beats or compatible hearing aids, essentially turning your phone into a remote microphone. Now, that feature is coming to Apple Watch, along with Live Captions to display real-time text of what's being heard via an iPhone. That way, people can both listen to the audio while seeing those Live Captions on their Apple Watch. You can also use your Apple Watch as a remote control to begin or end Live Listen, as well as to jump back if you missed anything. That means you won't have to get up in the middle of class or a meeting to grab or control your iPhone -- you can do that across the room from your Watch. Live Listen can also be used with the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2.Vision accessibility on the Apple Vision ProThe Apple Vision Pro is adding a handful of features for people who are blind or have low vision. An update to Zoom will allow you to punch in on anything in your surroundings using the Vision Pro's main camera. Live Recognition will describe what's around you, pinpoint objects and read documents using VoiceOver.A new API for developers will also allow approved apps to access the headset's main camera, so you can get live visual interpretation assistance in apps like Be My Eyes. Other accessibility updatesApple shared a handful of other updates coming to its accessibility features, including the addition of Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when looking at a screen, to Mac. You can also customize the animated dots that appear onscreen on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Personal Voice lets people who are at risk of speech loss create a voice that sounds like them using AI and on-device machine learning. It's now faster and easier to use. Instead of reading 150 phrases to set up the feature and waiting overnight for it to process, Personal Voice can now create a more natural-sounding voice replica with just 10 recorded phrases in less than a minute. Apple is also adding support for Spanish in Mexico.    Name Recognition will alert you if your name is being called. AppleSimilar to Eye Tracking, which lets you control your iPhone and iPad using just your eyes, Head Tracking will also let you navigate and control your device with head movements.You can now customize Music Haptics on iPhone, which plays a series of taps, textures and vibrations along to audio in Apple Music. You can choose to experience those haptics for the whole song or just for the vocals, and you can also adjust the overall intensity. Sound Recognition, which alerts people who are deaf or hard of hearing to sounds like sirens, doorbells or car horns, is adding Name Recognition so they can also know when their name is being called. Live Captions is also adding support for languages in more parts of the world including English (India, Australia, UK, Singapore), Mandarin Chinese (Mainland China), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Spanish (Latin America, Spain), French (France, Canada), Japanese, German (Germany) and Korean. Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-expands-accessibility-features-like-live-captions-magnifier-and-sound-recognition/#ftag=CAD590a51e #apple #expands #accessibility #features #including #live #captions #magnifier #sound #recognition
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    Apple Expands Accessibility Features Including Live Captions, Magnifier and Sound Recognition
    Apple on Tuesday shared a handful of accessibility updates coming to its range of products, which are designed to help with everything from reading text to following real-time captions to reducing motion sickness. The announcement comes ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 15, with the features slated for release later this year.The tech giant is gearing up for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9, during which it's expected to share software updates across its platforms, including what it has in store for iOS 19. It's also likely to share Apple Intelligence updates, especially as other companies such as Samsung and Google continue to load their phones with AI features. Many of those AI-powered features have also been supercharging accessibility capabilities across devices such as the iPhone and Pixel phone. "At Apple, accessibility is part of our DNA," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. "Making technology for everyone is a priority for all of us, and we're proud of the innovations we're sharing this year. That includes tools to help people access crucial information, explore the world around them, and do what they love."Apple's accessibility updates will arrive on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. Here's what'll soon become available across those devices.Accessibility Nutrition Labels  Accessibility Nutrition Labels will show which App Store games and apps have the supported features you need. AppleIn the App Store, a new section in the product pages of apps and games will highlight accessibility features, so you'll can know right away whether the capabilities you need are included before downloading. Those features include VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast, Reduced Motion and captions, as well as others. Accessibility Nutrition Labels will be available worldwide on the App Store. Developers will have access to guidance on what criteria apps need to meet before showing accessibility information on their product pages. Magnifier on MacMagnifier is a tool that allows people who are blind or low vision to zoom in, read text and detect objects around them on the iPhone or iPad. Now, the feature is coming to the Mac, too. Magnifier on Mac connects to a camera, like the one on your iPhone, so you can zoom in on what's around you, like a screen or whiteboard. You can use Continuity Camera on the iPhone to link it to your Mac, or opt for a USB connection to a camera. The feature supports reading documents with Desk View. You can adjust what's on your screen including brightness, contrast and color filters, to make it easier to see text and images. Accessibility ReaderThis new reading mode on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro is geared toward making text easier to read for people with a range of disabilities, including those with dyslexia or low vision. Accessibility Reader lets you customize text and hone in on what you're reading by adapting font, color and spacing. It also supports Spoken Content, so your device can read aloud what's on the screen. Accessibility Reader can be used within any app, and is built into Magnifier on iOS, iPadOS and MacOS. You can launch the feature to interact with real-world text like in menus and books.Braille AccessBraille Access lets you essentially turn the iPhone, iPad, Mac or Vision Pro into a braille notetaker. They can launch any app by typing with Braille Screen Input or a linked braille device, then jot down notes in braille format and do calculations using Nemeth Braille. You can also open Braille Ready Format files within Braille Access, allowing them to access books and files that were created on a braille note taking device. Live Captions on Apple Watch Live Listen and Live Captions will show real-time text on your Apple Watch, and allow you to remotely control a Live Listen session on your iPhone. AppleLive Listen is a feature that takes audio captured by an iPhone and beams it to your AirPods, Beats or compatible hearing aids, essentially turning your phone into a remote microphone. Now, that feature is coming to Apple Watch, along with Live Captions to display real-time text of what's being heard via an iPhone. That way, people can both listen to the audio while seeing those Live Captions on their Apple Watch. You can also use your Apple Watch as a remote control to begin or end Live Listen, as well as to jump back if you missed anything. That means you won't have to get up in the middle of class or a meeting to grab or control your iPhone -- you can do that across the room from your Watch. Live Listen can also be used with the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2.Vision accessibility on the Apple Vision ProThe Apple Vision Pro is adding a handful of features for people who are blind or have low vision. An update to Zoom will allow you to punch in on anything in your surroundings using the Vision Pro's main camera. Live Recognition will describe what's around you, pinpoint objects and read documents using VoiceOver.A new API for developers will also allow approved apps to access the headset's main camera, so you can get live visual interpretation assistance in apps like Be My Eyes. Other accessibility updatesApple shared a handful of other updates coming to its accessibility features, including the addition of Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when looking at a screen, to Mac. You can also customize the animated dots that appear onscreen on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Personal Voice lets people who are at risk of speech loss create a voice that sounds like them using AI and on-device machine learning. It's now faster and easier to use. Instead of reading 150 phrases to set up the feature and waiting overnight for it to process, Personal Voice can now create a more natural-sounding voice replica with just 10 recorded phrases in less than a minute. Apple is also adding support for Spanish in Mexico.    Name Recognition will alert you if your name is being called. AppleSimilar to Eye Tracking, which lets you control your iPhone and iPad using just your eyes, Head Tracking will also let you navigate and control your device with head movements.You can now customize Music Haptics on iPhone, which plays a series of taps, textures and vibrations along to audio in Apple Music. You can choose to experience those haptics for the whole song or just for the vocals, and you can also adjust the overall intensity. Sound Recognition, which alerts people who are deaf or hard of hearing to sounds like sirens, doorbells or car horns, is adding Name Recognition so they can also know when their name is being called. Live Captions is also adding support for languages in more parts of the world including English (India, Australia, UK, Singapore), Mandarin Chinese (Mainland China), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Spanish (Latin America, Spain), French (France, Canada), Japanese, German (Germany) and Korean.
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  • Apple unveils iOS 19 accessibility features: Magnifier for Mac, App Store labels, more




    Ahead of WWDC kicking off in June, Apple today has officially unveiled this year’s new accessibility features for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro.
    The year’s features come as Apple celebrates 40 years of accessibility innovation, with the company originally starting its office of disability in 1985.
    “At Apple, accessibility is part of our DNA,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said.
    “Making technology for everyone is a priority for all of us, and we’re proud of the innovations we’re sharing this year.
    That includes tools to help people access crucial information, explore the world around them, and do what they love.”
    These features are destined for Apple’s forthcoming iOS 19 and macOS 16 updates, which will be announced at WWDC next month.
    Apple, however, does not specifically refer to ‘iOS 19’ prematurely.
    This year’s new accessibility features include Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store, a new Magnifier app for Mac, major updates to Apple’s Personal Voice feature, and more.

    Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store
    Headlining Apple’s announcement of new iOS 19 accessibility features is an upgrade for the App Store.
    Later this year, Apple will add a new Accessibility Nutrition Labels section to App Store listings.
    This is similar to the Privacy Nutrition Labels feature that Apple launched several years ago, giving users a way to easily see the privacy practices of individual apps.

    The new Accessibility Nutrition Labels will show users which accessibility features an app supports prior to downloading it.
    This includes VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast, Reduced Motion, captions, and more.
    Eliel Johnson, Vice President of User Experience and Design at CVS Health, praised the addition of Accessibility Nutrition Labels in a statement to 9to5Mac:

    “At CVS Health we are passionate about making health care simpler and more accessible.
    We want to make it as easy as possible for consumers to find the health care information they need.
    By supporting Apple’s new accessibility nutrition labels, we’re providing more transparency and elevating the work our CVS Health teams do to create great experiences for all consumers.”

    Apple says it will share more details on Accessibility Nutrition Labels for developers later this year.
    Magnifier for Mac

    In conjunction with iOS 19, Apple is bringing its Magnifier app to the Mac for the first time this year with macOS 16.
    The Magnifier app has been available on iPhone and iPad since 2016 as a way to give users who are blind or have low vision the ability to zoom in, read text, and detect objects around them.
    The new Magnifier app for Mac works with an iPhone connected via Continuity Camera or an attached USB camera.
    Once connected, users can zoom in on their surroundings and in the Magnifier app on their Mac.
    They can also manipulate the video feed to adjust things like perspective, brightness, contrast, colors, and more to make it easier to read.
    The Magnifier app can even recognize text.
    For example, the Magnifier app on Mac can be used to zoom in on a whiteboard in a meeting or lecture.
    Then, the app can intelligently recognize the handwritten text on that whiteboard and make it more legible and easier to read directly on the user’s Mac.
    Accessibility Reader

    Accessibility Reader is a new feature that will be available system-wide to make text easier to read.
    Apple explains:

    Accessibility Reader is a new systemwide reading mode designed to make text easier to read for users with a wide range of disabilities, such as dyslexia or low vision.
    Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, Accessibility Reader gives users new ways to customize text and focus on content they want to read, with extensive options for font, color, and spacing, as well as support for Spoken Content.
    Accessibility Reader can be launched from any app, and is built into the Magnifier app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, so users can interact with text in the real world, like in books or on dining menus.

    Braille Access




    Apple touts that its new Braille Access experience can turn a user’s Apple device “into a full-featured braille note taker that’s deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem.”
    “With a built-in app launcher, users can easily open any app by typing with Braille Screen Input or a connected braille device,” Apple explains.
    “With Braille Access, users can quickly take notes in braille format and perform calculations using Nemeth Braille, a braille code often used in classrooms for math and science.”
    Additionally, Apple says that users can open Braille Ready Format (BRF) files directly from Braille Access.
    This will unlock a “wide range of books and files previously created on a braille note taking device.” The feature also ties in with Apple’s powerful Live Captions feature to allow users to transcribe conversations in real-time on braille displays.
    Live Captions on Apple Watch

    Speaking of Live Captions, watchOS 11 coming later this year will bring Live Listen controls to Apple Watch for the first time.
    As a refresher, Live Listen first came to the iPhone with iOS 12 in 2018.
    The feature uses an iPhone’s microphone to stream content directly to AirPods and Made for iPhone hearing aids so it’s easier for a user to hear.
    With watchOS 11 this year, Live Listen controls will now be available on Apple Watch, including the ability to remotely start or stop Live Listen sessions, jump back in a session to catch something that might have been missed, and more.
    There’s also support for real-time Live Captions, allowing users to follow along with the conversation via live transcripts directly on their Apple Watch.
    Vision Pro upgrades
    Apple also touts new accessibility features coming to Apple Vision Pro this year:

    For users who are blind or have low vision, visionOS will expand vision accessibility features using the advanced camera system on Apple Vision Pro.
    With powerful updates to Zoom, users can magnify everything in view — including their surroundings — using the main camera.
    For VoiceOver users, Live Recognition in visionOS uses on-device machine learning to describe surroundings, find objects, read documents, and more.
    For accessibility developers, a new API will enable approved apps to access the main camera to provide live, person-to-person assistance for visual interpretation in apps like Be My Eyes, giving users more ways to understand their surroundings hands-free.

    Personal Voice upgrades

    Apple debuted its revolutionary Personal Voice feature as part of iOS 17 in 2023.
    The feature is a way for people who are at risk of losing their ability to speak to create and save a voice that sounds like them.
    Apple says it’s designed for people at risk of losing their ability to speak, such as those with a recent diagnosis of ALS.
    The feature then ties into Live Speech, which allows users to type what they want to say and have it be spoken out in their voice.
    The setup process for the initial version of Personal Voice required that users say 150 different phrases to train Apple’s machine learning model.
    The voice was then processed overnight.
    With iOS 19 this year, however, Apple has completely revamped the setup process.
    Now, users will only need to record 10 different phrases and process in under a minute rather than in multiple hours overnight.
    The end result is a voice that is “smoother” and “more natural-sounding,” according to Apple.
    The Personal Voice feature will also add support for Spanish (Mexico) this year, Apple says.
    More accessibility features coming this year

    Those features are just the tip of the iceberg.
    Apple has a long list of other new capabilities coming to its platforms later this year, including upgrades to Eye Tracking, Background Sounds, Sound Recognition, and much more.

    Background Sounds becomes easier to personalize with new EQ settings, the option to stop automatically after a period of time, and new actions for automations in Shortcuts.
    Background Sounds can help minimize distractions to increase a sense of focus and relaxation, which some users find can help with symptoms of tinnitus.
    For users at risk of losing their ability to speak, Personal Voice becomes faster, easier, and more powerful than ever, leveraging advances in on-device machine learning and artificial intelligence to create a smoother, more natural-sounding voice in less than a minute, using only 10 recorded phrases.
    Personal Voice will also add support for Spanish (Mexico).


    Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when riding in a moving vehicle, comes to Mac, along with new ways to customize the animated onscreen dots on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
    Eye Tracking users on iPhone and iPad will now have the option to use a switch or dwell to make selections.
    Keyboard typing when using Eye Tracking or Switch Control is now easier on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro with improvements including a new keyboard dwell timer, reduced steps when typing with switches, and enabling QuickPath for iPhone and Vision Pro. 
    With Head Tracking, users will be able to more easily control iPhone and iPad with head movements, similar to Eye Tracking.
    For users with severe mobility disabilities, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS will add a new protocol to support Switch Control for Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), an emerging technology that allows users to control their device without physical movement. 
    Assistive Access adds a new custom Apple TV app with a simplified media player.
    Developers will also get support in creating tailored experiences for users with intellectual and developmental disabilities using the Assistive Access API.
    Music Haptics on iPhone becomes more customizable with the option to experience haptics for a whole song or for vocals only, as well as the option to adjust the overall intensity of taps, textures, and vibrations.
    Sound Recognition adds Name Recognition, a new way for users who are deaf or hard of hearing to know when their name is being called.
    Voice Control introduces a new programming mode in Xcode for software developers with limited mobility.
    Voice Control also adds vocabulary syncing across devices, and will expand language support to include Korean, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Turkish, Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan), English (Singapore), and Russian. 
    Live Captions adds support to include English (India, Australia, UK, Singapore), Mandarin Chinese (Mainland China), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Spanish (Latin America, Spain), French (France, Canada), Japanese, German (Germany), and Korean. 



    Updates to CarPlay include support for Large Text.
    With updates to Sound Recognition in CarPlay, drivers or passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing can now be notified of the sound of a crying baby, in addition to sounds outside the car such as horns and sirens. 
    Share Accessibility Settings is a new way for users to quickly and temporarily share their accessibility settings with another iPhone or iPad.
    This is great for borrowing a friend’s device or using a public kiosk in a setting like a cafe.

    You can find Apple’s full rundown of its new accessibility features coming this year on its website.
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    Apple unveils iOS 19 accessibility features: Magnifier for Mac, App Store labels, more
    Ahead of WWDC kicking off in June, Apple today has officially unveiled this year’s new accessibility features for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. The year’s features come as Apple celebrates 40 years of accessibility innovation, with the company originally starting its office of disability in 1985. “At Apple, accessibility is part of our DNA,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said. “Making technology for everyone is a priority for all of us, and we’re proud of the innovations we’re sharing this year. That includes tools to help people access crucial information, explore the world around them, and do what they love.” These features are destined for Apple’s forthcoming iOS 19 and macOS 16 updates, which will be announced at WWDC next month. Apple, however, does not specifically refer to ‘iOS 19’ prematurely. This year’s new accessibility features include Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store, a new Magnifier app for Mac, major updates to Apple’s Personal Voice feature, and more. Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store Headlining Apple’s announcement of new iOS 19 accessibility features is an upgrade for the App Store. Later this year, Apple will add a new Accessibility Nutrition Labels section to App Store listings. This is similar to the Privacy Nutrition Labels feature that Apple launched several years ago, giving users a way to easily see the privacy practices of individual apps. The new Accessibility Nutrition Labels will show users which accessibility features an app supports prior to downloading it. This includes VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast, Reduced Motion, captions, and more. Eliel Johnson, Vice President of User Experience and Design at CVS Health, praised the addition of Accessibility Nutrition Labels in a statement to 9to5Mac: “At CVS Health we are passionate about making health care simpler and more accessible. We want to make it as easy as possible for consumers to find the health care information they need. By supporting Apple’s new accessibility nutrition labels, we’re providing more transparency and elevating the work our CVS Health teams do to create great experiences for all consumers.” Apple says it will share more details on Accessibility Nutrition Labels for developers later this year. Magnifier for Mac In conjunction with iOS 19, Apple is bringing its Magnifier app to the Mac for the first time this year with macOS 16. The Magnifier app has been available on iPhone and iPad since 2016 as a way to give users who are blind or have low vision the ability to zoom in, read text, and detect objects around them. The new Magnifier app for Mac works with an iPhone connected via Continuity Camera or an attached USB camera. Once connected, users can zoom in on their surroundings and in the Magnifier app on their Mac. They can also manipulate the video feed to adjust things like perspective, brightness, contrast, colors, and more to make it easier to read. The Magnifier app can even recognize text. For example, the Magnifier app on Mac can be used to zoom in on a whiteboard in a meeting or lecture. Then, the app can intelligently recognize the handwritten text on that whiteboard and make it more legible and easier to read directly on the user’s Mac. Accessibility Reader Accessibility Reader is a new feature that will be available system-wide to make text easier to read. Apple explains: Accessibility Reader is a new systemwide reading mode designed to make text easier to read for users with a wide range of disabilities, such as dyslexia or low vision. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, Accessibility Reader gives users new ways to customize text and focus on content they want to read, with extensive options for font, color, and spacing, as well as support for Spoken Content. Accessibility Reader can be launched from any app, and is built into the Magnifier app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, so users can interact with text in the real world, like in books or on dining menus. Braille Access Apple touts that its new Braille Access experience can turn a user’s Apple device “into a full-featured braille note taker that’s deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem.” “With a built-in app launcher, users can easily open any app by typing with Braille Screen Input or a connected braille device,” Apple explains. “With Braille Access, users can quickly take notes in braille format and perform calculations using Nemeth Braille, a braille code often used in classrooms for math and science.” Additionally, Apple says that users can open Braille Ready Format (BRF) files directly from Braille Access. This will unlock a “wide range of books and files previously created on a braille note taking device.” The feature also ties in with Apple’s powerful Live Captions feature to allow users to transcribe conversations in real-time on braille displays. Live Captions on Apple Watch Speaking of Live Captions, watchOS 11 coming later this year will bring Live Listen controls to Apple Watch for the first time. As a refresher, Live Listen first came to the iPhone with iOS 12 in 2018. The feature uses an iPhone’s microphone to stream content directly to AirPods and Made for iPhone hearing aids so it’s easier for a user to hear. With watchOS 11 this year, Live Listen controls will now be available on Apple Watch, including the ability to remotely start or stop Live Listen sessions, jump back in a session to catch something that might have been missed, and more. There’s also support for real-time Live Captions, allowing users to follow along with the conversation via live transcripts directly on their Apple Watch. Vision Pro upgrades Apple also touts new accessibility features coming to Apple Vision Pro this year: For users who are blind or have low vision, visionOS will expand vision accessibility features using the advanced camera system on Apple Vision Pro. With powerful updates to Zoom, users can magnify everything in view — including their surroundings — using the main camera. For VoiceOver users, Live Recognition in visionOS uses on-device machine learning to describe surroundings, find objects, read documents, and more. For accessibility developers, a new API will enable approved apps to access the main camera to provide live, person-to-person assistance for visual interpretation in apps like Be My Eyes, giving users more ways to understand their surroundings hands-free. Personal Voice upgrades Apple debuted its revolutionary Personal Voice feature as part of iOS 17 in 2023. The feature is a way for people who are at risk of losing their ability to speak to create and save a voice that sounds like them. Apple says it’s designed for people at risk of losing their ability to speak, such as those with a recent diagnosis of ALS. The feature then ties into Live Speech, which allows users to type what they want to say and have it be spoken out in their voice. The setup process for the initial version of Personal Voice required that users say 150 different phrases to train Apple’s machine learning model. The voice was then processed overnight. With iOS 19 this year, however, Apple has completely revamped the setup process. Now, users will only need to record 10 different phrases and process in under a minute rather than in multiple hours overnight. The end result is a voice that is “smoother” and “more natural-sounding,” according to Apple. The Personal Voice feature will also add support for Spanish (Mexico) this year, Apple says. More accessibility features coming this year Those features are just the tip of the iceberg. Apple has a long list of other new capabilities coming to its platforms later this year, including upgrades to Eye Tracking, Background Sounds, Sound Recognition, and much more. Background Sounds becomes easier to personalize with new EQ settings, the option to stop automatically after a period of time, and new actions for automations in Shortcuts. Background Sounds can help minimize distractions to increase a sense of focus and relaxation, which some users find can help with symptoms of tinnitus. For users at risk of losing their ability to speak, Personal Voice becomes faster, easier, and more powerful than ever, leveraging advances in on-device machine learning and artificial intelligence to create a smoother, more natural-sounding voice in less than a minute, using only 10 recorded phrases. Personal Voice will also add support for Spanish (Mexico). Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when riding in a moving vehicle, comes to Mac, along with new ways to customize the animated onscreen dots on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Eye Tracking users on iPhone and iPad will now have the option to use a switch or dwell to make selections. Keyboard typing when using Eye Tracking or Switch Control is now easier on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro with improvements including a new keyboard dwell timer, reduced steps when typing with switches, and enabling QuickPath for iPhone and Vision Pro.  With Head Tracking, users will be able to more easily control iPhone and iPad with head movements, similar to Eye Tracking. For users with severe mobility disabilities, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS will add a new protocol to support Switch Control for Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), an emerging technology that allows users to control their device without physical movement.  Assistive Access adds a new custom Apple TV app with a simplified media player. Developers will also get support in creating tailored experiences for users with intellectual and developmental disabilities using the Assistive Access API. Music Haptics on iPhone becomes more customizable with the option to experience haptics for a whole song or for vocals only, as well as the option to adjust the overall intensity of taps, textures, and vibrations. Sound Recognition adds Name Recognition, a new way for users who are deaf or hard of hearing to know when their name is being called. Voice Control introduces a new programming mode in Xcode for software developers with limited mobility. Voice Control also adds vocabulary syncing across devices, and will expand language support to include Korean, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Turkish, Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan), English (Singapore), and Russian.  Live Captions adds support to include English (India, Australia, UK, Singapore), Mandarin Chinese (Mainland China), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Spanish (Latin America, Spain), French (France, Canada), Japanese, German (Germany), and Korean.  Updates to CarPlay include support for Large Text. With updates to Sound Recognition in CarPlay, drivers or passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing can now be notified of the sound of a crying baby, in addition to sounds outside the car such as horns and sirens.  Share Accessibility Settings is a new way for users to quickly and temporarily share their accessibility settings with another iPhone or iPad. This is great for borrowing a friend’s device or using a public kiosk in a setting like a cafe. You can find Apple’s full rundown of its new accessibility features coming this year on its website. My favorite iPhone accessories: Follow Chance: Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, and Mastodon.  Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel Source: https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/13/apple-unveils-ios-19-accessibility-features/ #apple #unveils #ios #accessibility #features #magnifier #mac #app #store #labels
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    Apple unveils iOS 19 accessibility features: Magnifier for Mac, App Store labels, more
    Ahead of WWDC kicking off in June, Apple today has officially unveiled this year’s new accessibility features for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. The year’s features come as Apple celebrates 40 years of accessibility innovation, with the company originally starting its office of disability in 1985. “At Apple, accessibility is part of our DNA,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said. “Making technology for everyone is a priority for all of us, and we’re proud of the innovations we’re sharing this year. That includes tools to help people access crucial information, explore the world around them, and do what they love.” These features are destined for Apple’s forthcoming iOS 19 and macOS 16 updates, which will be announced at WWDC next month. Apple, however, does not specifically refer to ‘iOS 19’ prematurely. This year’s new accessibility features include Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store, a new Magnifier app for Mac, major updates to Apple’s Personal Voice feature, and more. Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store Headlining Apple’s announcement of new iOS 19 accessibility features is an upgrade for the App Store. Later this year, Apple will add a new Accessibility Nutrition Labels section to App Store listings. This is similar to the Privacy Nutrition Labels feature that Apple launched several years ago, giving users a way to easily see the privacy practices of individual apps. The new Accessibility Nutrition Labels will show users which accessibility features an app supports prior to downloading it. This includes VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast, Reduced Motion, captions, and more. Eliel Johnson, Vice President of User Experience and Design at CVS Health, praised the addition of Accessibility Nutrition Labels in a statement to 9to5Mac: “At CVS Health we are passionate about making health care simpler and more accessible. We want to make it as easy as possible for consumers to find the health care information they need. By supporting Apple’s new accessibility nutrition labels, we’re providing more transparency and elevating the work our CVS Health teams do to create great experiences for all consumers.” Apple says it will share more details on Accessibility Nutrition Labels for developers later this year. Magnifier for Mac In conjunction with iOS 19, Apple is bringing its Magnifier app to the Mac for the first time this year with macOS 16. The Magnifier app has been available on iPhone and iPad since 2016 as a way to give users who are blind or have low vision the ability to zoom in, read text, and detect objects around them. The new Magnifier app for Mac works with an iPhone connected via Continuity Camera or an attached USB camera. Once connected, users can zoom in on their surroundings and in the Magnifier app on their Mac. They can also manipulate the video feed to adjust things like perspective, brightness, contrast, colors, and more to make it easier to read. The Magnifier app can even recognize text. For example, the Magnifier app on Mac can be used to zoom in on a whiteboard in a meeting or lecture. Then, the app can intelligently recognize the handwritten text on that whiteboard and make it more legible and easier to read directly on the user’s Mac. Accessibility Reader Accessibility Reader is a new feature that will be available system-wide to make text easier to read. Apple explains: Accessibility Reader is a new systemwide reading mode designed to make text easier to read for users with a wide range of disabilities, such as dyslexia or low vision. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, Accessibility Reader gives users new ways to customize text and focus on content they want to read, with extensive options for font, color, and spacing, as well as support for Spoken Content. Accessibility Reader can be launched from any app, and is built into the Magnifier app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, so users can interact with text in the real world, like in books or on dining menus. Braille Access Apple touts that its new Braille Access experience can turn a user’s Apple device “into a full-featured braille note taker that’s deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem.” “With a built-in app launcher, users can easily open any app by typing with Braille Screen Input or a connected braille device,” Apple explains. “With Braille Access, users can quickly take notes in braille format and perform calculations using Nemeth Braille, a braille code often used in classrooms for math and science.” Additionally, Apple says that users can open Braille Ready Format (BRF) files directly from Braille Access. This will unlock a “wide range of books and files previously created on a braille note taking device.” The feature also ties in with Apple’s powerful Live Captions feature to allow users to transcribe conversations in real-time on braille displays. Live Captions on Apple Watch Speaking of Live Captions, watchOS 11 coming later this year will bring Live Listen controls to Apple Watch for the first time. As a refresher, Live Listen first came to the iPhone with iOS 12 in 2018. The feature uses an iPhone’s microphone to stream content directly to AirPods and Made for iPhone hearing aids so it’s easier for a user to hear. With watchOS 11 this year, Live Listen controls will now be available on Apple Watch, including the ability to remotely start or stop Live Listen sessions, jump back in a session to catch something that might have been missed, and more. There’s also support for real-time Live Captions, allowing users to follow along with the conversation via live transcripts directly on their Apple Watch. Vision Pro upgrades Apple also touts new accessibility features coming to Apple Vision Pro this year: For users who are blind or have low vision, visionOS will expand vision accessibility features using the advanced camera system on Apple Vision Pro. With powerful updates to Zoom, users can magnify everything in view — including their surroundings — using the main camera. For VoiceOver users, Live Recognition in visionOS uses on-device machine learning to describe surroundings, find objects, read documents, and more. For accessibility developers, a new API will enable approved apps to access the main camera to provide live, person-to-person assistance for visual interpretation in apps like Be My Eyes, giving users more ways to understand their surroundings hands-free. Personal Voice upgrades Apple debuted its revolutionary Personal Voice feature as part of iOS 17 in 2023. The feature is a way for people who are at risk of losing their ability to speak to create and save a voice that sounds like them. Apple says it’s designed for people at risk of losing their ability to speak, such as those with a recent diagnosis of ALS. The feature then ties into Live Speech, which allows users to type what they want to say and have it be spoken out in their voice. The setup process for the initial version of Personal Voice required that users say 150 different phrases to train Apple’s machine learning model. The voice was then processed overnight. With iOS 19 this year, however, Apple has completely revamped the setup process. Now, users will only need to record 10 different phrases and process in under a minute rather than in multiple hours overnight. The end result is a voice that is “smoother” and “more natural-sounding,” according to Apple. The Personal Voice feature will also add support for Spanish (Mexico) this year, Apple says. More accessibility features coming this year Those features are just the tip of the iceberg. Apple has a long list of other new capabilities coming to its platforms later this year, including upgrades to Eye Tracking, Background Sounds, Sound Recognition, and much more. Background Sounds becomes easier to personalize with new EQ settings, the option to stop automatically after a period of time, and new actions for automations in Shortcuts. Background Sounds can help minimize distractions to increase a sense of focus and relaxation, which some users find can help with symptoms of tinnitus. For users at risk of losing their ability to speak, Personal Voice becomes faster, easier, and more powerful than ever, leveraging advances in on-device machine learning and artificial intelligence to create a smoother, more natural-sounding voice in less than a minute, using only 10 recorded phrases. Personal Voice will also add support for Spanish (Mexico). Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when riding in a moving vehicle, comes to Mac, along with new ways to customize the animated onscreen dots on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Eye Tracking users on iPhone and iPad will now have the option to use a switch or dwell to make selections. Keyboard typing when using Eye Tracking or Switch Control is now easier on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro with improvements including a new keyboard dwell timer, reduced steps when typing with switches, and enabling QuickPath for iPhone and Vision Pro.  With Head Tracking, users will be able to more easily control iPhone and iPad with head movements, similar to Eye Tracking. For users with severe mobility disabilities, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS will add a new protocol to support Switch Control for Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), an emerging technology that allows users to control their device without physical movement.  Assistive Access adds a new custom Apple TV app with a simplified media player. Developers will also get support in creating tailored experiences for users with intellectual and developmental disabilities using the Assistive Access API. Music Haptics on iPhone becomes more customizable with the option to experience haptics for a whole song or for vocals only, as well as the option to adjust the overall intensity of taps, textures, and vibrations. Sound Recognition adds Name Recognition, a new way for users who are deaf or hard of hearing to know when their name is being called. Voice Control introduces a new programming mode in Xcode for software developers with limited mobility. Voice Control also adds vocabulary syncing across devices, and will expand language support to include Korean, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Turkish, Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan), English (Singapore), and Russian.  Live Captions adds support to include English (India, Australia, UK, Singapore), Mandarin Chinese (Mainland China), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Spanish (Latin America, Spain), French (France, Canada), Japanese, German (Germany), and Korean.  Updates to CarPlay include support for Large Text. With updates to Sound Recognition in CarPlay, drivers or passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing can now be notified of the sound of a crying baby, in addition to sounds outside the car such as horns and sirens.  Share Accessibility Settings is a new way for users to quickly and temporarily share their accessibility settings with another iPhone or iPad. This is great for borrowing a friend’s device or using a public kiosk in a setting like a cafe. You can find Apple’s full rundown of its new accessibility features coming this year on its website. My favorite iPhone accessories: Follow Chance: Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, and Mastodon.  Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel
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