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Mark Schofield

Qatar Grand Prix: Storylines for the penultimate F1 race of the season

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Whether McLaren hold off Ferrari and Red Bull for the F1 Constructors’ Championship leads Qatar Grand Prix storylines

The Las Vegas Grand Prix put one Formula 1 title race to bed. With his fifth-place finish, one spot ahead of Lando Norris, Max Verstappen clinched his fourth straight F1 Drivers’ Championship. 2024 might have been Verstappen’s most impressive season yet, as he extracted every bit of performance out of the RB20, and on...

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Jack Milko

Australian Open, not The Players, should be golf’s fifth major

Cameron Smith plays a shot during the final round of the 2024 Australian PGA Championship, held last week. | Photo by Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian Open has a rich history and is played on some of the world’s best courses. Now it is the time to elevate it to major status.

With the DP World Tour back in the sand-belt region for the Australian Open this week, it’s time to revisit a long-standing argument in the golfing world.

Should professional golf add a...

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Asher Levy

Bilal Coulibaly is making the leap in his second season with the Wizards

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The Wizards may not be very good this season, but Bilal Coulibaly is giving fans a reason to watch (and, maybe, believe in the future of this rebuild).

A lot of people haven’t watched the Washington Wizards this season, and, given the team’s 2-13 record, it’s hard to blame them. But that also means that a lot of basketball fans have missed out on the pure joy of watching their young forward, Bilal Coulibaly.

He won’t be the...

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Mark Schofield

Haas preparing for the many challenges of the F1 Qatar Grand Prix

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Nico Hülkenberg and company are ready for the challenges posed at the Qatar Grand Prix

The Formula 1 grid heads to the Lusail International Circuit for the Qatar Grand Prix, the penultimate race weekend of the 2024 season.

As the grid heads to Qatar from Las Vegas, the teams and the drivers are getting ready for one of the season’s most physically demanding races.

The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix was the most demanding yet, as an issue with the...

The Verge

Mia Sato

The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry

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One Amazon influencer makes a living posting content from her beige home. But after she noticed another account hocking the same minimal aesthetic, a rivalry spiraled into a first-of-its-kind lawsuit. Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator? And what if that vibe is basic?

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Andrew J. Hawkins

Rivian gets $6.6 billion government loan to build its EV factory in Georgia

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The US Department of Energy will loan Rivian $6.6 billion to build an electric vehicle factory in Georgia, as Democrats scramble to finalize their climate agenda before Donald Trump takes office.

Rivian, lacking the funds to start the construction process, put its Georgia factory plans on hold earlier this year. The company has lost a significant amount of money since its public offering in November 2021, including...

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Wes Davis

Microsoft is killing off its Xbox One-era Avatars in January

Xbox Avatar as seen in the Microsoft’s October 2018 Xbox Update video. | Screenshot: YouTube

Microsoft is shutting down the Xbox Avatar Editor app, reports PureXbox. The Xbox Avatar FAQ says that “due to low engagement and our shift in focus towards delivering other player experiences,” it’s discontinuing the editor as of January 9th, 2025.

After that time, players won’t be able to access their Avatars or the items they’ve bought for them. The company will automatically...

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Charles Pulliam-Moore

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is premiering a day early

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While there were only a few days left until Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was slated to debut on Disney Plus, the streamer has decided to bump the premiere up just a smidge.

Today, Disney announced that rather than dropping on December 3rd, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will premiere a day earlier on December 2nd with two episodes. Along with the announcement, Disney also posted a new trailer teasing how younglings Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Neel (Robert Timothy...

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Dave Wilson

Remembering the Longhorn Band's olive branch to a grieving Texas A&M community

When A&M's annual bonfire collapsed and killed 12 students ahead of the game against Texas in 1999, football was the last thing on the minds of both communities.

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Just 27 Things From Amazon To Wear At All Those Holiday Parties

Get ready for compliments from Jan in HR.

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13 Times Actors Quit Their Shows, So Their Characters Were Killed Off

Game of Thrones actor Julian Glover said, "I didn't want to do [Season 6] because I realized I was being completely dismissed as a character and everyone...Cersei ticked me off all the time, and I never had any comeback. So that wasn't any fun to play."

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Which "Twist Ending" Disney Villain Are You? Choose Your Favorite Dishes To Find Out!

Because the villains are more fun. ????

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Not To Toot My Own Horn, But I’ve Just Compiled A List Of 33 Of The Best Products You’ve Seen In A While

It's time to stop straining youself to pick up your heavy water cup and instead get this extra long straw that'll do the hard work for you.

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Wired Top Stories

Eric Ravenscraft

The 5 Best Down Pillows We Found After Months of Nighttime Testing (2024)

After months of testing on a wide variety of down (and down alternative) pillows, we've found the best ones to help you get the best rest.

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Alistair Charlton

Phone Maker Xiaomi Made the Car That Apple Couldn't

Great build, deeply integrated tech and unrivalled connectivity—with its very first EV, Xiaomi is already showing the likes of Ford and Volvo where they're going wrong, and what Apple could have done.

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Scott Gilbertson

Insta360 Ace Pro 2 Review: 8K Action Camera With a Leica Lens

Insta360’s Ace Pro 2 brings a Leica lens, flip-up screen, and (limited) 8K video to the action camera.

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Abe Beame

LeBron James has proven he’s definitively better than Michael Jordan in one specific way

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Michael Jordan may be 6-0 in the Finals, but LeBron has a far better record than MJ against another opponent: Father Time.

Folks, it’s easy to get distracted, here at the end of time. The world is warming at an unsustainable clip, American politics writ large are totally fine and very normal, Timothee Chalamet is trying his hand at playing Dylan, there’s a lot to keep track of. So you could be forgiven for taking the incredible,...

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Ricky O'Donnell

NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with Cooper Flagg saving one lucky team

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Here’s our latest 2025 NBA mock draft.

The 2025 NBA Draft lottery is going to be one of the marquee events of the season. For all the talent in this draft class, there will be no drama over who gets selected with the No. 1 overall pick.

Cooper Flagg is living up to every ounce of hype at the start of his freshman season at Duke. He feels like one of the strongest top picks of the last decade, combining incredible defensive acumen with elite athleticism and...

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Andrew Liszewski

DJI’s new wireless mics skip a few features to get smaller and lighter

When paired with a charging case, the DJI Mic Mini system can work for up to 48 hours. | Image: DJI

DJI has announced its next wireless microphone system, the Mic Mini, which shrinks all the hardware while improving battery life. The new microphones weigh less than half of what the more expensive DJI Mic 2’s transmitters do, but the new system sacrifices useful features like built-in backup recording and the option to connect an even smaller lav mic in the name of improving...

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David Nield

How to use Google Gemini on your phone

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While Google Assistant is going to be around for a while, the future of Google-powered digital assistants now seems to be Gemini. Gemini comes preinstalled if you buy a Google Pixel 9 phone, and you can install the Android app on older Pixels and non-Pixel handsets. There’s also now an app for the iPhone.

Whether you’ve already got it installed or you’re thinking about upgrading from Google Assistant, here’s what you can do with Gemini. (This was tested on a...

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