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Eric Ravenscraft

Sony's PSVR2 PC Adapter Is a Poor Apology to PlayStation Fans

A lackluster accessory that gives Sony's VR headset a new lease on life only highlights the failures of the platform.

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Ricky O'Donnell

Bronny James’ flagrant foul immediately turned LeBron into a basketball dad

LeBron James needed an explanation from the refs after Bronny was called for a flagrant foul in NBA preseason.

LeBron James and Bronny James are teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers this season, marking the first time a father-son duo has ever played together in the NBA. It’s already getting weird before the games start counting for real.

LeBron Sr. was held out of the Lakers’ penultimate preseason game on Thursday night, but LeBron Jr. had a rotation spot off the bench. Bronny...

SBNation.com

Jack Milko

Wind advisory, 50 mph gusts force PGA Tour to delay Rd. 2 of Shriners Children’s Open

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Gale-force winds created unplayable conditions during the second round of the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas.

The PGA Tour had no choice but to delay the second round of the Shriners Children’s Open by four hours before play started. Not a single player within this 132-man field has yet to tee off on Friday.

Strong gale force winds, with gusts reaching 50 miles per hour, have wreaked havoc on the Las Vegas Valley early Friday....

The Verge

Umar Shakir

Feds are investigating Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ crashes in reduced visibility

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NHTSA is opening a preliminary evaluation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving mode (FSD) over the possibility of crashes in reduced roadway visibility conditions. The agency is opening the investigation after noting four reports of incidents like that, including one last November in Rimrock, AZ, where a Model Y struck and killed a pedestrian, as reported by TechCrunch.

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has identified four Standing General Order...

The Verge

Andrew Webster

Nintendo’s Alarmo is cute and cozy — but it’s still just an alarm clock

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I have always had an adversarial relationship with alarm clocks. They are gadgets designed to ruin my most precious time, and in order to work effectively, they must be as annoying as possible. Which is why I was intrigued by Nintendo’s surprise reveal of Alarmo. (Once I got over my surprise of it not being the long-awaited Switch 2 announcement.) What if getting up in the morning could be a little more playful? Maybe what I really needed all along...

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Emma Roth

WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources

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WP Engine is asking a court to put a stop to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public campaign against the company. In a motion for a preliminary injunction filed against Automattic and Mullenweg on Friday, the third-party hosting platform requests that the court restore its access to WordPress resources and allow it to regain control of its plugin that had been taken over.

In the filing, WP Engine claims it’s facing “multiple forms of immediate...

The Verge

Mia Sato

People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes

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A handful of changes coming to X may be pushing users to its competitor. Bluesky, the decentralized social platform, says it added 500,000 new users in a day this week. The new wave of signups could be related to several controversial changes on X in the last few days.

This week, X users got a pop-up message notifying them that their posts will be visible even to users they’ve previously blocked. Those accounts still won’t be able to interact with their posts, but...

ESPN.com

Katherine Terrell

Source: CB Adebo (leg surgery) out 4-5 months

Saints cornerback Paulson Adebo faces a four- to five-month recovery period after undergoing surgery to repair his broken femur early Friday morning, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

ESPN.com

Mark Schlabach

He should be in high school! The meteoric rise of Alabama's Ryan Williams

At 17, the Tide's dominant freshman was supposed to still be in high school this fall -- and former opponents are glad he's not.

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Matt Giles

It Sure Looks Like Trump Watches Are Breaking Copyright Law

The company behind Trump Watches prominently features an iconic image of the presidential candidate on its timepieces. There’s one big problem: It’s not allowed to.

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Christopher Null

Elehear Beyond Review: Super Big Hearing Aids

At nearly twice the size of some competitors, Elehear’s new hearing aids certainly make a statement.

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Noa Dalzell

WNBA Finals stars share why they joined Unrivaled, reactions to massive TNT deal

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Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Courtney Williams, Kayla McBride, and Courtney Vandersloot spoke to SB Nation about what made them join the 3x3 basketball league — and what the TNT media deal could mean.

MINNEAPOLIS — Courtney Williams was in the midst of the WNBA semifinals when she finalized her decision to participate in Unrivaled, the new 3x3 women’s professional basketball league that will take place in Miami during the WNBA...

Mashable

How to watch the Saudi Pro League online for free

TL;DR: Live stream the Saudi Pro League for free on 10Play. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Domestic competitions like the Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A have always battled for supremacy, but there's a new kid on the block. The Saudi Pro League made a huge splash in 2023 by attracting a bunch of top-level players from European leagues with astonishingly lucrative contracts.

Most of those big names are still competing in the Saudi Pro...

Mashable

How to watch Al Hilal vs. Al Feiha online for free

TL;DR: Live stream Al Hilal vs. Al Feiha in the Saudi Pro League for free on 10Play. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Saudi Pro League does not have the history or the prestige of something like the Premier League or La Liga, but it is a league that's absolutely stacked with talent, so it's always fun to watch the action. And better yet, you can watch top games between the best teams without actually spending anything.

If you want to watch Al...

Mashable

Laverne Cox's 'Daily Show' monologue knocks it out of the park. Watch it now.

For Spirit Day, Laverne Cox delivered one of the best monologues you'll see on late night TV on "The Daily Show."

Mashable

How to watch Al Shabab vs. Al Nassr online for free

TL;DR: Live stream Al Shabab vs. Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League for free on 10Play. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Saudi Pro League attracts the attention of football fans from all around the world because a number of high-profile players compete in this league, including the likes of Karim Benzema and Sadio Mané. Those guys have a lot of fans, but there's one star that shines brighter than the rest: Cristiano Ronaldo.

The main attraction of...

The Verge

David Pierce

The future of the Kindle with Panos Panay

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Amazon launched four new Kindles this week, maybe the biggest single launch day in the 17-year history of the company’s wildly successful e-reader. One of them even comes in color! It is very much not a coincidence that the launch happened roughly a year after Panos Panay joined the company. Panay, a longtime Microsoft executive who was for years in charge of all things Windows and Surface, is now leading the devices and services team at Amazon. His...

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Reece Rogers

How to Remove and Replace Your AirTag’s Battery

Is your Apple AirTag running low on power? Here’s how to replace that battery and get back to tracking.

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