Sources: Maxey challenged Embiid over tardiness

Topics of the 76ers' team meeting after Monday's loss included Joel Embiid's tardiness, the desire to be coached harder and a call to urgency, sources told ESPN.

Private equity giant Blackstone takes majority ownership of Jersey Mike’s Subs sandwich chain

While many restaurant chains have reduced their physical footprints this year, the CEO of Jersey Mike’s says he expects expansion to continue into 2027.

It’s been a hard few years for restaurants and fast-food chains. Many big names have recently filed for bankruptcy as diners seek to save money on eating out amid rising prices.

What to know about the NHTSA’s new vehicle safety ratings

The agency will add four new technologies including pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, blind spot warning, and intervention if a driver tries to move toward a vehicle in a blind spot.

The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it has finalized...

Election Deniers Got What They Wanted. They’re Still Going

They spent four years building nationwide networks and pushing election conspiracies. Despite Donald Trump’s win, many of them are still committed.

"F Marry Kill" Is Coming Soon — Here's Why Fans Are Already Excited For It

A little serial dating never kills anyone.

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A recent Chrome update broke text highlighting on a bunch of sites

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Right now, text highlighting is broken for anyone using recent Chromium-based browsers on some websites. The cause appears to be a change to selection styling that doesn’t play nicely with Tailwind CSS. We’ve noticed it on our site, and so have several people posting about the issue in threads on Github and Chromium.

For affected sites, you may still be able to select, copy, and paste text on websites but there’s no visual indicator that you did so. Or...

Sony’s new flagship A1 II has trickle-up features from cheaper cameras

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Sony announced its new A1 II pro-focused mirrorless camera during today’s livestream from its Creative Space event in New York City. The camera has various speed and performance improvements over its predecessor, plus a fast new zoom lens to accompany it.

The $6,499 A1 II sports a 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked sensor that’s capable of shooting full-resolution RAW photos at 30 frames per second and up to 8K video at 30p (as well as 4K video at 120p). That’s not...

The Verge’s favorite holiday gifts under $50

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The holidays are expensive, but they don’t have to be. From fitness trackers to smart speakers, here are the best gifts under $50.

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Windows 11’s taskbar is getting contacts, files, and calendar ‘companions’

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Microsoft is creating a new companions experience for the Windows 11 taskbar that will surface important data with just a click. Microsoft 365 Companions will include contacts and people, files, or calendar appointments integrated into the taskbar of Windows 11.

“We will bring Microsoft 365 People, Files, and Calendar to your taskbar so your Graph data is just a click away,” said Windows chief Pavan Davuluri on stage at Microsoft Ignite 2024 today.

Microsoft...

Nanoleaf’s bright Skylight ceiling lights are down to their best price yet

Nanoleaf’s smart ceiling lights are exceptionally bright and deliver some cool lighting effects perfect for setting the mood. | Image: Nanoleaf

If you want to brighten up your home as the days get darker, Nanoleaf’s ceiling lights will bring a bit of the sun in. Normally $249.99, right now you can buy the three-pack Nanoleaf Skylight Smarter Kit at an all-time low price of $199.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Nanoleaf.

Nanoleaf designed the full-color LED ceiling lights...

Brazil leads new international effort against climate lies

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Brazil and the United Nations launched a new international effort to combat disinformation on climate change. They announced the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change during the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

It’s a collaboration between governments and international organizations to boost research on misinformation swirling online and around the globe that they fear could slow action...

Williams share fascinating video of how they rebuilt their F1 cars following São Paulo crashes

After both Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto crashed in Brazil, Williams put in hours of work to get their cars ready for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix

The 2024 Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix was a difficult week for Williams.

With wet weather pushing qualifying for the Grand Prix to Sunday morning, all ten teams faced a significant challenge in navigating a qualifying session — again in wet conditions — taking place just hours before the Grand Prix. That challenge...

NFL’s 4 biggest Super Bowl favorites right now, ranked

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Who is our bet to hist the Lombardi?

With 11 games in the books on the NFL regular season it’s fair to start looking ahead to the playoffs and beyond. It goes without saying that anything could happen in the postseason, but looking at the trend of the league we feel fairly comfortable separating the contenders from pretenders.

At this point nobody in the NFL is eliminated from the playoffs, at least not technically. Obviously the Jaguars or Cowboys...

Harris Dickinson seduces Nicole Kidman in steamy 'Babygirl' trailer

"Babygirl" hits theaters December 25.

Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024

Apple's list of top podcasts for the year is in and it's...not very surprising.

The most popular podcast of the year in the U.S., according to Apple, was the New York Times' The Daily, followed by Crime Junkie, and The Joe Rogan Experience in the third spot.

The full list is as follows:

The Daily

Crime Junkie

The Joe Rogan Experience

Dateline NBC

SmartLess

Huberman...

Amazon Music Unlimited now includes a free audiobook each month

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Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can now get one free audiobook per month — similar to the freebie Spotify started tossing Premium listeners last year. The perk is available to Music Unlimited subscribers in the US, Canada, and the UK, offering access to Audible’s library of more than 1 million audiobooks.

Amazon says individual subscribers and the primary account holder for family plans “can listen to one audiobook at a time — of any length — per month.”...

"After My 1st Plate On Thanksgiving, They Can Start Printing My W2s," And 16 More Black Twitter Tweets That Had Me Cracking Up At My Desk

"Black people what’s our next move? We looking bad as a unit right now we need a play."

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What Are ATACMS, the U.S. Missiles That Ukraine Fired Into Russia?

In a major policy shift, the Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use the ballistic missiles within Russia.

Paul-Tyson $18.1M gate a record outside Vegas

Jake Paul's victory over Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday generated a record-breaking $18.1 million gate, the largest for any boxing or MMA event outside of Las Vegas in U.S. history. according to Paul's promotion.

The Guggenheim, one of the art world’s most famous museums, gets its first true logo

Designed by Pentagram, the new visual identity is a nod to the museum’s ever-expanding art empire.

Last week, t?he Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum unveiled a comprehensive brand evolution ahead of the opening of its Abu Dhabi museum in 2026, including a new open source typeface, logo, and bespoke icons. 

The purpose of the visual evolution was to position the museums in New York, Venice, Bilbao, and upcoming Abu Dhabi as a constellation versus a group of stars, says Tina Vaz, Chief Brand and...