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Uber announces ‘XXL’ rides. Here’s what to know about the new service

The ride-hailing company is hoping to cash in on increased demand over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Uber Technologies launched “XXL” rides with extra trunk space on Wednesday, betting on increased demand stemming from Thanksgiving holiday travelers, as the ride-hailing company seeks to overcome a slowdown in its mainstay app-based taxi business.

Fast Company

Eve Upton-Clark

‘Living room families’ are all the rage on TikTok

The viral term offers a refreshing alternative to the traditional idea of children being expected to adapt to clutter-free, adult-centric spaces.

If the chaos of toys, books, and games scattered across your living room makes you feel overwhelmed, a trending term on TikTok might help shift your perspective.

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Associated Press

‘Bomb cyclone’ knocks out power for 600,000 homes in northwest U.S.

Strong winds and rain caused downed trees leading to 1 casualty.

A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person.

The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect as the strongest atmospheric river—a large plume of moisture—that California and the Pacific Northwest has seen this...

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Mark Schofield

Drake Maye ‘looks like a stud’ to Sean McVay’s eyes, and it’s backed up on tape

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The Patriots are putting everything in Drake Maye’s hands, and the rookie is answering the call

The 2024 NFL season has a familiar — and unfamiliar — feel for New England Patriots fans.

The keys to the offense, and the franchise, have been handed to a rookie quarterback. A first-round selection, wearing No. 10, tasked with taking over an offense that years ago was considered the league’s best, and living up to lofty expectations and potential...

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James Dator

Adam Schefter broke NFL suspension news in the middle of sex

I’ll never read a late-night Schefter tweet the same again.

It takes a lot of self-sacrifice to be an NFL insider, and Adam Schefter’s dedication to the craft is second to none. On Wednesday the ESPN personality was asked on This is Football about the weirdest place he’s every broken a story and... well... it was sex. He was having sex.

I asked @AdamSchefter the weirdest place he's ever broken a story. I cannot possibly recommend this clip more.

"I got the job done, Kevin,...

Mashable

Pokemon Go players are actually training a giant AI model

In 2016, Pokemon Go was about as wholesome as video games got, as it largely involved walking around your neighborhood and meeting up with strangers. In 2024, nothing is allowed to be wholesome, apparently.

Based on a blog post by developer Niantic as well as news reports from the likes of 404 Media and Garbage Day, it is now known that Pokemon Go players, whether they knew it or not, have been helping to train a large geospatial artificial intelligence. Tied into something called the Visual...

Mashable

Black Friday 2024: Best products to shop

The biggest shopping day of the year is right around the corner. We’ve compiled a list of the best products to shop on Black Friday.

Mashable

These Apple bugs were used by hackers in the wild. Now there's a fix.

On Tuesday, Apple released a bunch of security fixes, and we suggest you take them seriously.

The company released updates for macOS Sequoia, Ventura, and Sonoma. Fixes were also released for iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. Apple also issued a separate fix for its Safari browser.

SEE ALSO: Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024

The fixes mostly revolve around two vulnerabilities: one in JavaScriptCore and the other in WebKit. Both...

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Men Are Reacting To Women Refusing To Date, Marry, Have Sex, Or Birth Children With Them Until Women's Rights Are Equal

"Personally, as a guy, my take on the whole thing is, it's going to be a short-lived fad. A small group of women withholding sex isn't going to last long."

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Andrew E. Kramer and Helene Cooper

Biden Agrees to Supply Ukraine With Anti-Personnel Mines

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

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Emma Roth

Vision Pro’s viral Lapz app put on hold after F1 complaint

Image: Lapz

Lapz, the Apple Vision Pro app that puts Formula One races in mixed reality, is on hold after F1 asked it to stop using its content, as reported by UploadVR. In a message posted to its Discord channel, Lapz says it halted distribution through TestFlight while it explores “licensing opportunities with various racing leagues and tech partners.”

“F1® have respectfully asked us to discontinue the use of their F1®TV broadcast rights in our platform for the time being...

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Umar Shakir

Stellantis’ electric STLA Frame gives vehicles 690 miles of range with an extender

STLA Frame platform with a battery pack. | Image: Stellantis

Stellantis released new details about its big “multi-energy” vehicle platform, STLA Frame. The new platform runs primarily on battery-electric technology but can also underpin internal combustion, hybrid, gas-extending, and hydrogen vehicles, the company said.

STLA Frame supports bidirectional charging, and its pure EV version has an 800-volt architecture with up to 350kW of DC fast charging speeds that can add 100 miles...

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Andrew Liszewski

This keyboard is a touchscreen that doubles as a second monitor

The DS Pixel Keyboard combines the flexibility of a touchscreen keyboard with the tactile feedback of a physical one. | Image: DS

The creators of the DS Pixel Keyboard have come up with a potential solution to the challenge of typing on a touchscreen. The keyboard, which doubles as a display, includes a removable “electrostatic capacitive keycap” frame that sits atop its touchscreen, providing physical keys that facilitate touch typing.

The DS Pixel Keyboard is now available...

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Draymond jabs at Grizz's Jenkins: 'Too emotional'

Draymond Green called out Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins for his response to Green's trip of Zach Edey, calling Taylor "too emotional."

ESPN.com

Eli among 25 modern-era semifinalists for HOF

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

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Dave McMenamin

Knecht stars with nine 3s, 37 points, Jordan shrug

After Lakers guard Dalton Knecht tied an NBA rookie record with nine 3-pointers en route to 37 points in a 124-118 win over the Jazz on Tuesday, LeBron James wanted to clarify just how Knecht landed in L.A.

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Michael Grothaus

Target stock is falling: Price slashing may not be enough to improve 2024 holiday sales

The retail giant saw shares drop by double digits in premarket trading after a disappointing Q3 earnings report. Here’s what has investors worried.

Shares in Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) have plummeted this morning in premarket trading after the company announced disappointing third-quarter results and a revised full-year outlook that did not inspire confidence in investors.

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Associated Press

Trump picks Dr. Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid

Additional cabinet picks are wrestling mogul Linda McMahon for education and Howard Lutnick for commerce.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle. He also selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and...

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Robert Safian

Iggy Azalea explains why she’s gone all in on crypto

The rapper talks about her pivot into crypto and her new $MOTHER token on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast.

Rapper and entrepreneur Iggy Azalea’s crypto token $MOTHER isn’t just another “pump and dump” celebrity crypto play—it’s her next act. As Azalea reveals why she retired from music and pivoted into cryptocurrency, she also shares strategies for  navigating a  male-dominated space, and explains what she expects from the crypto industry after the...

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Jeff Beer

Forget crypto bros and Lambos: Coinbase is prepared for the post-election crypto boom

Coinbase CMO Kate Rouch reveals the brand strategy that took Coinbase from the doldrums of 2022 to the optimism of today.

A generously moustachioed man in a cowboy hat is driving down a sun-baked road in a classic, vintage pick-up truck. His dog sits across the bench seat. He pops a cassette into the tape deck. The voiceover says, “Crypto wasn’t for him.”

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