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The Verge

Tom Warren

Microsoft’s former Surface design chief joins Amazon

Ralf Groene inside Microsoft’s Surface hardware labs. | Image: Getty

Microsoft’s former head of design for Windows and devices has started a new role at Amazon this week. Ralf Groene was responsible for the design of Microsoft’s Surface tablet, and worked closely with former Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay on a line of Surface devices over the past decade. The pair are now reunited at Amazon, working on devices again.

Groene — who left Microsoft in April 2024, less than...

The Verge

Dominic Preston

Apple and Samsung are neck-and-neck in global smartphone sales with Xiaomi gaining

Xiaomi was the fastest growing of the major manufacturers last year. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

Worldwide smartphone sales grew in 2024 following two consecutive years of decline according to reports from Counterpoint, Canalys, and IDC. The bulk of the growth came from Chinese manufacturers including Xiaomi and Vivo, though Apple and Samsung are still holding strong as the undisputed market leaders.

Counterpoint reports a 4 percent growth in phone sales across 2024, with...

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This Hidden Pleasure Spot Could Completely Change Your Orgasms, And You May Have Never Even Heard Of It

Here's everything you need to know to unlock new pleasure.

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Mashable

Elon Musk sued by SEC for late disclosure of Twitter stock purchase

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Elon Musk, alleging that the billionaire failed to disclose his acquisition of Twitter stocks within the legally required timeframe in 2022. The most surprising aspect of this lawsuit is that it took so long to arrive.

Filed in the District Court of Columbia on Tuesday, the lawsuit concerns Musk's actions in the lead up to his reluctant $44 billion purchase of microblogging platform Twitter three years ago (which he has since...

Mashable

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for January 15, 2025

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve...

Mashable

Strum into the new year with this £16 guitar course bundle

TL;DR: Get lifetime access to this guitar lessons training bundle for £16.39 (reg. £393.50) at the Mashable Shop and learn to play the guitar online.

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Just 30 Products With Incredible Before And Afters That’ll Help Make Your Life A Whole Lot Easier In 2025

The future is in this post and it looks like dropping cleaning tablets into water to clean your belongings without having to actually scrub anything.

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ESPN News Services

Penguins' Malkin latest victim of home burglary

According to KDKA-TV, Evgeni Malkin's home was broken into Saturday -- the same day the Penguins hosted the Senators -- and three Stanley Cup rings of his are missing.

Mashable

Wordle today: Answer, hints for January 15, 2025

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for January 15

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

Wired Top Stories

Brian Barrett

The SEC Is Suing Elon Musk. It’s All in the Timing

Less than a week before Donald Trump takes office, the SEC has filed a complaint against his most prominent benefactor.

SBNation.com

Jack Milko

Kevin Kisner’s TGL shank had Tiger Woods doubled over laughing

Kevin Kisner, Max Homa, and Tiger Woods laugh during their TGL match. | Photo by Megan Briggs/TGL via Getty Images

Kevin Kisner produced one incredible moment during his TGL debut.

What Kevin Kisner did on the 14th hole during Tuesday night’s match may go down as the funniest moment in TGL history, even though this new venture is only two weeks old.

After hitting his approach shot into the greenside bunker, Kisner, who is semi-retired and does not play competitively often, hit a...

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Siegemund, 36, shocks 5-seed, '24 finalist Zheng

Qinwen Zheng, the No. 5 seed and 2024 Australian Open runner-up, was handed a shocking second-round defeat by world No. 97 Laura Siegemund on Wednesday.

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Associated Press

Tiger's debut in TGL ends with lopsided defeat

Week 2 of TGL was Tuesday night, with Tiger Woods, Kevin Kisner and Max Homa of Jupiter Links Golf Club falling to the Los Angeles Golf Club's Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala 12-1.

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I Auditioned At A Strip Club. Then I Found Out What I'd Have To Do To Get The Job.

“The boss didn’t like it. You can come back when it’s done,” she said.

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Choe Sang-Hun, Jin Yu Young and Victoria Kim

South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law

Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be detained while in office, ending a tense standoff between his supporters and the authorities.

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Jack Milko

Tiger Woods’ TGL debut starts with electric entrance, most predictable entrance song ever

Tiger Woods walks into the SoFi Center for his TGL match. | Photo by Megan Briggs/TGL via Getty Images

You can probably guess what song blared throughout the SoFi Center as Tiger Woods strutted in for his TGL match.

Many golf fans had fun online earlier Tuesday, trying to guess what song Tiger Woods would walk out to for his TGL debut match.

But there was only one logical choice for the 15-time major winner: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor.

The Chicago-based band wrote this 1982...

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Tim MacMahon

Mavericks' Irving returns from 5-game absence

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has been cleared to return for Tuesday night's home game against the Denver Nuggets.

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