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The Verge

Jess Weatherbed

This house is made for LAN gaming parties

Image: Richard Varda

If you’re nostalgic for the era of lugging your desktop to a friend’s house to play Unreal Tournament, software engineer Kenton Varda doesn’t have exactly the solution — but he thinks he has something better. The Cloudflare Workers tech lead has spent more than three years and at least a million dollars to transform his Austin house into the ultimate local PC gaming pad, complete with 22 machines and a dedicated hardware room. It’s dubbed the LAN Party...

BuzzFeed - Latest

20 Target Home Upgrades So Gorgeous You'd Swipe Right On Them Every Time

Because it's time to swipe left on buyer's remorse and right on weighted blankets and practically perfect pans, thanks.

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NYT > Home Page

Christina Goldbaum and Hwaida Saad

Israeli Strikes in Beirut’s Center Shatter a Tenuous Sense of Security

The strikes, the first in weeks inside Lebanon’s capital, forced residents to come to grips with another escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

NYT > Home Page

Vivian Yee and Bilal Shbair

Coffee, Juice, Shawarma: Tiny Traces of Normal Life in a Ruined Gaza

Most people in the enclave are struggling just to survive Israel’s assault on Hamas, and experts say famine is imminent. Yet a few pockets of ordinary life have bloomed in defiance of the war.

NYT > Home Page

Hiba Yazbek

Nearly 100 Aid Trucks in Gaza Convoy Are Lost to Looters, U.N. Agency Says

UNRWA, the agency that helps Palestinians, said its drivers were forced to unload supplies at gunpoint, in what it called one of the worst such incidents of the war.

Fast Company

Associated Press

Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge

The Labor Department estimated that an additional 4 million lower-paid salary workers would become eligible for overtime protections in the first year under the new rule.

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan sided with the state of Texas and a group of business organizations that argued the Labor Department...

Fast Company

Steven Melendez

Data-driven startup Aggie uses AI to manage small business social media

The product grew out of a marketing analytics company’s efforts to help small businesses fill their social feeds without spending too much time. 

A new, AI-powered platform called Aggie wants to manage your brand’s social media. 

SBNation.com

Joseph Acosta

The Pittsburgh Steelers can keep getting away with it

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Every time you count them out, the Steelers just keep finding a way to win.

We all know the formula for every Pittsburgh Steelers game.

The offense looks a hair above incompetent for 50 minutes, being reliant on George Pickens’ wild catches or superhuman plays by Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. The defense looks incredible (sans a few blips), but the quarterback play is just barely above average. Kicker Chris Boswell looks like the most impressive...

SBNation.com

David Fucillo

Aidan Hutchinson’s rehab video has Lions thinking he could be back for Super Bowl

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The Detroit Lions could get star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson back if they reach the Super Bowl. He posted some rehab video that has fans fired up.

The Detroit Lions are rolling through the 2024 NFL regular season, all in spite of a critical injury loss. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson broke his tibia in Week 6 against the Dallas Cowboys and has emergency surgery that night for the compound fracture.

Spirits sunk for the organization after the...

Wired Top Stories

Terrence O’Brien

Neural DSP Nano Cortex Review: The Perfect Portable Amp Modeler

This amp modeling pedal delivers the same sonic quality as its highly regarded older Brother at a fraction of the price.

The Verge

Emma Roth

NBA settles with WBD as it prepares to stream games on Amazon in 2025

Photos by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images

The NBA has reached an 11-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery that will continue the development of content like Inside the NBA, which will appear on ABC and ESPN. The settlement comes months after Warner Bros. Discovery sued the NBA for dropping TNT’s licensing package.

In July, the NBA chose licensing deals with Amazon’s Prime Video, Disney, and NBCUniversal over TNT. This resulted in a lawsuit from Warner Bros....

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Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt’s 16-Year-Old Son Knox Made A Rare Public Appearance, And Now I Feel Old

The last time Knox walked a red carpet was when he was 13.

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Mashable

Beyoncé to perform at Netflix's first NFL Christmas Gameday

Beyoncé fans, consider this your Christmas gift. Say thank you.

The music monarch and Cowboy Carter icon is set to headline Netflix's first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday, announced by the streaming service on Instagram on Sunday.

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Mashable

Get a massive 85-inch Sony Bravia 7 4K TV at its lowest-ever price on Amazon

SAVE $801.99: As of Nov. 18, Sony's 85-inch Bravia 7 4K TV has dropped to $2,498 at Amazon. This is a 24% discount from its $3,299.99 list price.

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ESPN.com

'Inside the NBA' moving to ESPN, ABC next season

"Inside the NBA," which has won 21 Sports Emmy Awards, will appear on ESPN and ABC starting next season through a partnership with TNT Sports and the NBA.

Fast Company

Steven Melendez

Roblox debuts new child protection, parental control features

After child safety criticisms, the gaming platform is adding new restrictions on young kids’ usage and parental controls.

Following recent questions about child safety issues on the platform, Roblox announced Monday a number of changes designed to protect young users and increase parental control over the content they see.

Fast Company

Stephanie Mehta

These executives grew up in entrepreneurial families. Now they’re helping a new generation of global business owners

How facilitating cross-border payments is helping build businesses and communities worldwide.

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of?Inc.?and?Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can?sign up to get it yourself?every Monday morning. 

Fast Company

Tracy Brown Hamilton

‘You can continue to book and fly’: Spirit Airlines says it will operate normally during Chapter 11 bankruptcy

With a restructuring plan in place, the low-cost carrier moved Monday to ensure passengers that their travel will not be disrupted this holiday season.

Spirit Airlines announced Monday that it will enter prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings with backing from a supermajority of its bondholders.

Fast Company

Porter Braswell

The lesson about diversity from the 2024 election is not what you think

As the demographics of the population become more diverse, inclusion isn’t a given. Here’s how leaders can double down on inclusion and strengthen their workplace cultures.

The election serves as a reminder that building truly inclusive spaces — where everyone belongs, thrives, and is seen — is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s been a hard time for me personally, and while I’m forever an optimist, it’s been very difficult to fully understand the choice that nearly 73 million...

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

Organic carrots recalled after deadly E. coli outbreak: Trader Joe’s, President’s Choice on list of impacted brands

The recalled products include both baby carrots and whole carrots, according to the FDA. People have been sickened in 18 states. Here’s what to know.

If you have select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots in your refrigerator or freezer, you’ll want to check them right now to see if they are part of a just-announced recall. The recall includes numerous brands of carrots and was initiated after dozens of people became sick due to E. coli. Here’s what you need to know about...

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