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Researchers and journalists have found innovative ways to measure Russia’s ability to keep fighting.
A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long-planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia.
The attack came just two days after President Biden gave Ukraine permission to use long-range U.S.-made weapons to strike targets inside Russia.
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These teams are cooking coming out of the gates.
It’s important to be skeptical of small sample sizes early in a new NBA season. The league’s eternal 82-game grind leaves plenty of time to make up ground in the standings, or waste a hot start.
At the same time, trends start stabilizing around the 20-game mark of the season, or about a quarter of the way through the schedule. The NBA is rapidly approaching that benchmark, and there are a few teams...
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The Jayhawks have seen early contributions from their raw freshman.
After a disappointing exit in the second round of the NCAA tournament last year, head coach Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks sought to improve the team’s roster, with an added emphasis on depth, which had been an issue at times in 2023.
As a result, the Jayhawks hit the transfer portal and hit it hard, landing Alabama guard Rylen Griffen, South Dakota State guard Zeke Mayo, Wisconsin guard...
A civil fraud case reveals that the hydrogen fueling stations promoted by Toyota, Shell, and Chevron never worked in the first place.
Jon Stewart spoke about the difference between Democrats and Republicans on "The Daily Show", using a donut to illustrate his point.
Too often, a curious teen comes across the wrong Instagram influencers or accounts and finds their feed flooded with similar suggestions.
It could've been a relatively harmless foray into content they don't want to see all day, every day, like horror movie fan accounts. Or, it could be something more dangerous, such as influencers promoting disordered eating or certain conspiracy theories.
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Instagram is testing a new feature that will let users completely refresh the content that’s recommended to them on the platform. The recommendations reset feature will “soon roll out globally,” according to Meta’s announcement, and can be used to clear the algorithmic content that currently appears in Feeds, Explore, and Reels.
The new feature will be available to...
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Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year. Windows 365 Link is a $349 device that acts like a thin client PC to connect to the cloud and stream a version of Windows 11.
The Link device is designed to be a compact, fanless, and easy to use cloud PC for your local monitors and peripherals. It’s meant to be the ideal companion to Microsoft’s Windows 365 service, which lets businesses transition...
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The CrowdStrike catastrophe that took down 8.5 million Windows PCs and servers in July has left many of Microsoft’s biggest customers looking for answers to make sure that such an event never happens again. Now, Microsoft has some answers in the form of a new Windows Resiliency Initiative that’s designed to improve Windows security and reliability.
The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes core changes to Windows that will make it easier...
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At Microsoft’s Ignite conference today the software giant is introducing Copilot Actions, a new way for Microsoft 365 Copilot users to automate repetitive tasks. Microsoft is also adding AI agents to SharePoint, allowing PowerPoint to translate entire presentations, and improving how Copilot works in Outlook to find the best time for meetings.
Copilot Actions, now in private preview, enables anyone to automate repetitive everyday tasks. That could include automating a...
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Microsoft is creating an in-person hacking event, Zero Day Quest, which it says will be the largest of its kind. The event will build upon Microsoft’s existing bug bounty program, and incentivize research into high-impact security flaws that can affect the software powering cloud and AI workloads.
“This new hacking event will be the largest of its kind, with an additional $4 million in potential awards for...
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Ignite is Microsoft’s big event to sell the future of Windows, AI, and Office to its biggest customers.
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Microsoft Teams meetings are getting a new interpreter feature that lets each participant speak or listen in the language of their choosing. Interpreter in Teams uses real-time AI-powered speech-to-speech translation to simulate your speaking voice during meetings.
A preview will be available in early 2025 that will include up to nine languages, and the ability for the interpreter feature to simulate your personal voice in a different language.
It’s part of a...
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We go over the Texans’ betting odds for making the 2025 NFL Playoffs after their Week 11 win over the Cowboys.
The Houston Texans took care of business on Monday Night Football to close out Week 11. They beat the depleted Dallas Cowboys 34-10 with Joe Mixon rushing for three touchdowns and the defense adding a forced fumble they returned for a score to put the game away in the fourth quarter. The Texans improved to 7-4 with the win and lead the AFC...
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...
F1 teams are rolling out some special liveries for the second Las Vegas Grand Prix
The 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix got off to an auspicious The 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix got off to an inauspicious start when Carlos Sainz Jr. drove over an open manhole cover during the first practice session, bringing FP1 to a halt and causing tremendous damage to his SF-23.
From there, however, the race was one of the more dramatic of the season, a race that ended with Charles Leclerc’s thrilling...