The NFL’s passing crisis has one solution, and it’s not banning Cover-2

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The NFL’s passing crisis is sparking the worst ideas ever

NFL offenses are going through a crisis. Gasp! Points are down! Yards per passing attempt are down! Won’t someone think of the offenses!

A myriad of solutions have been given to help the poor, poor offenses figure out how to beat Cover 2. The worst opinion of the bunch came from NFL Draft pundit and now world-renown defense hater Mel Kiper Jr:

.@MelKiperESPN believes two-high safeties...

Californians can now add their driver’s licenses to Apple Wallet

Californians can now add their driver’s licenses or state IDs to their Apple Wallets. | Image: Apple

Apple announced that starting today, California residents can add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet on their iPhones and Apple Watches as part of the state’s mobile driver’s license (mDL) pilot program.

As announced last month, up to 1.5 million pilot participants can add the documents to Apple Wallet by scanning their driver’s license or state ID card...

"Agatha All Along" Has Some Amazing Details In The First Two Episodes, And Here Are 27 That I Spotted

Alongside numerous Wanda Maximoff Easter eggs, Elizabeth Olsen's birthday is hidden in the first episode.

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Apple Intelligence is now available in public betas

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Apple has just released public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, and they include upcoming Apple Intelligence features like text rewriting tools, the glowy new Siri design, a “Clean Up” tool to remove objects from your photos, and more.

To be able to access the betas, you’ll need to register on Apple’s beta software program site. Once you’ve done that, you should be able to see the beta update available in settings for you to download and...

Logitech is making 502 metal mice

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Logitech is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its G502 gaming mouse with a limited-edition aluminum version. The G502 X Plus AL Edition has the same functionality as the standard wireless G502 X mouse, plus an aluminum chassis with laser-etched markings, including a serial number from 1 to 502.

Sorry to put my high school chem lab assistant hat on, but that L in “AL Edition” should really be lowercase — though I speculate Logitech wanted to avoid people...

The FTC says social media companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves

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The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about the data collection policies of social media platforms and video streaming services, and the results are damning, if not unexpected. The report, which was released on September 19th, found that these platforms not only surveil consumers but often retain vast troves of data indefinitely about users and non-users alike — and suggests they can’t be trusted to regulate themselves.

Given...

30-Year Mortgage Rate Drops to 6.09% After Fed Rate Cut

The decline in mortgage costs, influenced by expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate moves, could revive interest in buying, selling and remortgaging, economists said.

Interest Rates Fall, but Central Banks Are No Longer in Lock Step

Officials in some countries started cutting rates last year, but others, including those in Europe and the United States, have taken a more cautious approach.

Stocks Hit Record High a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut

The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, rallying a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point.

MomTok tried to make Neom look like paradise, and it backfired spectacularly

A series of day-in-the-life vlogs from mom influencers on TikTok tried to paint Saudi Arabia’s mega project as a desert paradise. The internet had other opinions.

Promotion for Neom, the $500 billion, 10,000-square-mile region under construction in Saudi Arabia, has always been a little off. There are the videos touting Neom’s 105-mile-long city, The Line; and the reality-defying renderings showing off a litany of luxury spaces including the golf resort Gidori. Now, though, it seems like...

LinkedIn plans to use your data to train its AI. Here’s how to stop it

Updates to LinkedIn’s user agreement will automatically opt users into sharing their data with its AI. Follow these steps to opt out.

LinkedIn users might not realize they’re giving permission for the site to use their personal data and any content they create on the platform to train the company’s generative AI models, but if they’re in the U.S., Canada, or one of several other countries, odds are they soon will be.

Donald Trump Seemed Surprised Kamala Harris As "A Woman" Is Campaigning Better Than Joe Biden

On Wednesday, the former president appeared on Fox News' Gutfeld! where he made the comment.

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Nintendo Is Suing 'Palworld' Creator Pocketpair

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing the company behind the game, which fans dubbed “Pokémon with guns,” for patent infringement.

MLB Power Rankings: Where every team ranks with less than two weeks left

Postseason hopefuls are making one last push to clinch a playoff spot. Here's where they stand on our list.

Cruise plots its robotaxi return to the Bay Area

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Almost a year since the horrifying crash in which one of its driverless vehicles ran over and dragged a woman 20 feet, Cruise is planning its return to the Bay Area. The company said in a post on X that it is deploying “several” manually driven mapping vehicles in Sunnyvale and Mountain View, with the goal of progressing to “supervised testing” with five autonomous vehicles later this fall.

“Resuming testing in the Bay Area is an important step forward...

The Apple Watch is now a better TV remote

watchOS 11 makes the Apple Watch an even better remote for the Apple TV. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Previous versions of watchOS allowed the Apple Watch to be used as a remote control for an Apple TV, with limited functionality. With watchOS 11, the smartwatch can potentially completely replace the Siri Remote that now ships with Apple’s streaming box, with new capabilities spotted by 9to5Mac.

Before watchOS 11, the Apple Watch’s Remote app could only be used to...

You might get offered promo codes if one of these delivery robots runs into you

“Sorry about that...” | Image: Starship Technologies

One of Starship Technologies’ autonomous food delivery robots tripped up a school employee at Arizona State University last September. As 404 Media reports, when contacted by the police, an employee asked for the person’s info to share insurance info and to offer a few promo codes.

A police report said video footage confirmed the person’s description of the incident. They waited for a delivery robot to pass. Once they...

Hipstamatic’s new app collects everyone’s party photos for you

The Hipstamatic Party! Disposable Camera app saves event organizers from having to chase down guests to get their photos. | Screenshot: Apple App Store

Hipstamatic’s new Party! Disposable Camera app is designed to digitally replicate the experience of guests snapping candid photos at a wedding or other event using a disposable film camera. There are no film development fees afterward, but it’s only free if your guest list is no larger than five people.

At its core, the app is yet...

Passport renewal process, including photos, now fully online

The State Department announced on Wednesday its entering the late 20th century and immediately making its new online passport renewal system fully available to the public.

The new offering replaces the former method — printing out a paper application and mailing it with a check. The State Department declares the online renewal system "secure" and says it will save travelers time and headaches.

Viewers Were Glued To Their Screens For These 10 Netflix Shows — Have You Seen Them All?

Let's see what you've been watching.

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