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ESPN.com

Michael Voepel

Iowa St. record 3-point streak ends at 945 games

Iowa State's women's basketball team failed to make a 3-pointer for the first time in 945 games, snapping its NCAA-record streak.

Wired Top Stories

Kate Knibbs

That Sports News Story You Clicked on Could Be AI Slop

A new report, shared exclusively with WIRED, shows how an AI content mill with hundreds of sites managed to pull big-name advertisers into their schemes.

Wired Top Stories

Reece Rogers

AI Agents Are Here. How Much Should We Let Them Do?

WIRED’s advice columnist cracks open the publication’s archive to consider past promises about AI agents, and to get some advice on how we can use automation while retaining our humanity.

NYT > Home Page

Tracy Mumford, Christina Morales, Choe Sang-Hun, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger

Gaza Cease-Fire ‘Right on the Brink,’ and the S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk

Plus, who gets a quinceañera?

SBNation.com

David Fucillo

Your daily NFL trivia game, Wednesday edition

Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each...

ESPN.com

Gauff, unbeaten in 2025, into Aussie third round

Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Wired Top Stories

Joel Khalili

The Madcap Rise of Memecoin Factory Pump.Fun

Pump.Fun raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in its first year in operation. Despite some growing pains, its creators say this is just the beginning.

BuzzFeed - Latest

Answer 8 Quick Questions To See Which Pizza You Are Deep Down Inside

Dive into this quiz to uncover which cheesy, saucy masterpiece mirrors your vibe.

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The Verge

Tom Warren

Microsoft stops using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google

Illustration: The Verge

Microsoft has quietly killed off its spoofed Google UI that it was using to trick Bing users into thinking they were using Google. Earlier this month you could search for “Google” on Bing and get a page that looked a lot like Google, complete with a special search bar, an image resembling a Google Doodle, and even some small text under the search bar just like Google search.

The misleading UI no longer appears on the Google search result of Bing this week,...

The Verge

Jess Weatherbed

Drake withdraws accusation that UMG and Spotify illegally boosted Kendrick Lamar’s diss track

Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage

Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.” According to documents filed with the New York Supreme Court on Tuesday, the pre-action case is being discontinued with no financial cost to any of the parties involved.

The petition, or “pre-action case,” isn’t a full lawsuit — it refers to a stage of litigation that seeks...

The Verge

Tom Warren

Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th

Image: Microsoft

Microsoft says it will no longer support Office apps, known as Microsoft 365 apps, on Windows 10 later this year. The support cutoff coincides with Windows 10’s end of support on October 14th, and will mean businesses and consumers that rely on Microsoft 365 apps will need to upgrade to Windows 11.

“Microsoft 365 Apps will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025, on Windows 10 devices,” says Microsoft in a blog post. “To use Microsoft 365 Applications on...

NYT > Home Page

Lydia DePillis

Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes

The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to come.

NYT > Home Page

Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

One Question for Pam Bondi’s Confirmation Hearing: Will She Stand Up to Trump?

Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, will be asked if she can stand up to Donald Trump, who has made it clear that he wants the government’s top lawyer to execute his commands.

NYT > Home Page

Michael Crowley

Rubio Is in Spotlight on Second Big Day of Cabinet Hearings

Senator Marco Rubio, who is nominated for secretary of state, has a long history of personal and policy differences with President-elect Donald Trump.

Mashable

Review: Technics AZ100 Earbuds easily beat the likes of Sony and Bose

Unless you're an audio nerd, you might not be familiar with Technics, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the launch of new flagship earbuds — the EAH-AZ100 wireless earbuds. The buds debuted at the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas, and I've been testing them for the past few weeks.

Technics made the turntable used by DJs since the earliest days of hip-hop and electronic music. More recently, the Panasonic brand has focused on HiFi products for audiophiles. They make studio-quality...

Mashable

Top 3 best robot vacuums from CES 2025, from coolest to most practical

After a year of pretty practical innovations initially kicked off at CES 2024, it was tricky to predict the direction that CES 2025 robot vacuums would head in.

Welp, there wasn't really a theme at all. This year, robot vacuums were finally on par with the weirdness of the rest of CES.

Robot vacuums are on a whole new level in 2025

Last year, one big feature seemed to take over: self-washing and -drying mopping pads (among other expected upgrades like stronger suction power and more precise...

Mashable

Building a Pokémon deck? This Surging Sparks Build and Battle Box is on sale.

RESTOCK: As of Jan. 15, Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet Surging Sparks Build and Battle Box is available on Amazon for $46.83 (previously $49.99). Inside, you’ll find a 40-card preconstructed deck featuring one of four unique foil promo cards, four Surging Sparks booster packs, and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.

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Mashable

Surging Sparks is back in stock, and this triple blister could be your ticket to Pikachu ex SIR

TL;DR: As of Jan. 15, Amazon has the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet — Surging Sparks Zapdos blister for $20.69 (31% off the $29.99 list price). With three booster packs and a foil Zapdos promo, this is your shot at pulling set heavyweights like Pikachu ex and Milotic ex.

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Mashable

Looking for a premium TV at a low price? The TCL QM85 65-inch QLED Mini LED TV is $500 off.

SAVE $500: As of Jan. 15, TCL QM85 65-inch QLED Mini LED TV is on sale at Amazon for $999.99, down from $1,499.99. With cutting-edge QD-Mini LED ULTRA technology, Dolby Vision IQ HDR, and a 144 Hz refresh rate, it’s a stellar choice for gamers and home theater enthusiasts alike.

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