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Fast Company

Reuters

How foreign policy might look during Trump’s 2nd term

Will Trump make good on his long list of foreign policy threats, promises, and pronouncements?

While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be “eradicated” if he lost the election and vowed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports.

Fast Company

The Conversation

The power of collaboration: Here’s how Quincy Jones changed musical arrangement

Jones’ skill at using arrangement as a storytelling device was exemplified by his collaboration with Michael Jackson.

On the sleeve notes of some of the most memorable and best-selling albums of all time, you’ll find the words “Produced and arranged by Quincy Jones.”

SBNation.com

Harrison Faigen

D’Angelo Russell made JJ Redick lose his mind on sidelines before Lakers benching

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Lakers head coach JJ Redick benched D’Angelo Russell before throwing him under the bus with the media, and now we know why.

Just a few days ago, Lakers head coach JJ Redick was praising starting point guard D’Angelo Russell as one of his team’s “vocal leaders,” but on Wednesday night, Russell was just making Redick feel vocal.

Redick benched Russell for the majority of the second half of the Lakers’ 131-114 loss to the Memphis...

Mashable

What Elon Musk gains from a second Trump term

If you were wondering why Elon Musk suddenly decided to plunge more than $130 million supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. election, the first answer arrived on Wednesday — when Musk's net worth increased by a whopping $15 billion. Which, if you do the math, comes out to a 11,538 percent return on investment.

And that's not all Musk and his companies are likely to get out of the election result.

First a quick recap: Musk's support for Trump was far from inevitable. Indeed, back in...

Mashable

Early Black Friday iPad deals: The new iPad mini is already $99 off

Best iPad deals ahead of Black Friday Best iPad mini deal Apple iPad mini, 8.3-inch (A17 Pro, WiFi, 256GB) ...

Mashable

Crisis hotlines see huge increase before and after Trump win

The 2024 election may be over, but its effect on some people's mental health is starting to become clear. Two major crisis hotlines saw huge increases in contact before and after Election Day.

The Trevor Project, which provides free 24/7 crisis services to LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 24, told Mashable that conversation topics related to the election surged by 200 percent on Nov. 3 and 4, compared to a few days prior to that timeframe.

SEE ALSO: How to take a mental...

Mashable

The world's best-selling phone: Can you guess which one it is?

New data suggests the world has a new top-selling smartphone — and it’s no surprise which one it is.

According to data released this week by Counterpoint Research, the top spot belongs to —  drumroll please — the iPhone 15, Apple's second-newest handset carried 3.5 percent of global market share in the third quarter of 2024.

In second and third place, respectively, are the iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro.

SEE ALSO: Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4 Pro,...

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30 Practical Home Items From Wayfair That’ll Be Hard To Live Without After You’ve Tried ’Em

Who says practical can’t be playful... cute and quirky essentials prove that function and fun go hand-in-hand.

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Remy Tumin

R.F.K. Jr. Lays Out Possible Public Health Changes Under Trump

Mr. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has no medical or public health degrees, has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracies for years.

Fast Company

Associated Press

How Black Americans are reacting to Trump becoming president again

Many said Trump’s rhetoric, including racist and sexist language, proved he does not have the best interests of Black Americans at heart.

Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory has sent shockwaves through Black American communities, which voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris despite a campaign by her Republican rival to court Black men.

Wired Top Stories

Ali Cherkis

Dispatch From Maricopa County: Election Deniers, Voting Counts, and More

We sent photographer Jamie Lee Taete on a road trip through Maricopa County, Arizona, during the US election.

Wired Top Stories

Leah Feiger

Did Elon Musk Win the Election for Trump?

Through his wealth and cultural influence, Elon Musk undoubtedly strengthened the Trump campaign. WIRED unpacks whether it really was his efforts that sealed the deal for the president-elect.

The Verge

Jay Peters

Google Photos is getting an Updates page to help you follow changes to shared albums

Illustration: The Verge

Google Photos is making it easier to follow activity in your shared albums with a new “Updates” section. In the new section, you’ll be able to see notifications like updates to a shared album and updates to a conversation within Google Photos, according to a support post from Google.

The Updates section can be found by tapping a bell icon that replaces the Sharing button (the one that looks like two people). Updates are shown chronologically, and...

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Parents Are Sharing Where They Stand On 23 Of Today's Most Controversial Child-Raising Trends

"It's not just giving into doing whatever a kid wants. In its proper form, it should be something very different."

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SBNation.com

James Dator

NFL Expert Picks: Week 10

All our picks as we draw closer to the playoffs.

The race to the playoffs is on in the back-half of the 2024 NFL season, and everything is still up in the air.

Injuries around the league are mounting up, and it remains to be seen which teams are best able to go with the flow down the stretch and find a way to steer into the slide and find ways to compete with their depth.

Two games to circle on the Week 10 calendar are the Sunday Night Football match up between the Texans and Lions,...

Wired Top Stories

Tess Owen

January 6 Rioters Think Donald Trump’s Victory Is Their Get Out of Jail Free Card

"I am electric. I feel vindicated," said one January 6 rioter from jail.

The Verge

Emma Roth

AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ voice, Elwood Edwards, dies at age 74

Image: AOL via YouTube

Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, has died at age 74 after a long illness, according to local Ohio news station WKYC, where he was employed for many years.

During a 2016 interview, Edwards recounted how he became the voice of AOL. His wife, who worked at Quantum Computer Services (which later became AOL), heard that the company was looking to add a voice to its software. “I’d been an announcer throughout my entire...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

Upgrade your iPhone’s weak flash with this adjustable MagSafe light

The Sol 5 includes color temperature adjustments to help set a mood in a photo. | Image: Harlowe

Harlowe’s Sol 5 is a three-inch extending light that attaches to the MagSafe mount on your iPhone to improve the quality of your photos and selfies. It’s available now for $79 or for $159 as part of a travel kit that includes a softbox diffuser to help reduce harsh shadows.

The Sol 5 isn’t a new idea. When the iPhone 12 debuted with MagSafe it opened the flood gates for new...

The Verge

Umar Shakir

Apple is finally letting green bubbles send message reactions

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge

Apple is showing some love to Android users by finally displaying their message reactions correctly. Now when an Android user reacts to an RCS message from an iOS user, the selected emoji will appear in line with the message bubble on iOS — instead of archaically appearing as a separate line like this: “ to ‘that wasn’t supposed to happen.’”

The Verge sent test messages and emoji reactions between iPhones running iOS 18.1 and...

The Verge

Andrew J. Hawkins

The Rivian R2’s next-gen batteries will be made in the US by LG Energy

Rivian’s R2 vehicles will be powered by batteries made domestically in the US by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, the company announced in its third quarter earnings report.

Rivian first revealed the new batteries back in March when it announced the R2 as its more affordable electric SUV that would start at $45,000. (It also announced the sportier R3 vehicle.) The cell is called “4695” due to its diameter of 46 millimeters and height of 95 millimeters — larger than...

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