NFL playoff picture: What does Seahawks-Bears mean for NFC standings?

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The Seahawks face the Bears in Chicago on Thursday. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.

Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season got off to an early start, with a pair of games featuring some of the top teams in the AFC. In the early game the Kansas City Chiefs knocked off the Pittsburgh Steelers by a final score of 29-10, while the Baltimore Ravens kept their AFC North dreams alive in the later game with a win over the Houston...

A weird Windows 11 bug won’t let some people install any security updates

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Microsoft is warning users that some manually made Windows 11 installer media could contain a bug where new PC installs may not get future security updates. It affects USB and CD installers made with October and November release patches, which may be relevant to professional users who set up PCs within business or education environments, or enthusiasts who recently built their own PCs.

Microsoft published the bug in its known issues page for...

"Down Bad Crying At The Gym": 11 Surprising Things That Got Me To Love Working Out This Year, After Totally Hating It For Years

Take it from someone who despises running and always will.

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Pat Riley and the Heat fired back at the latest Jimmy Butler trade rumors

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Pat Riley is trying to quiet the distractions around Jimmy Butler’s status, and put out a statement saying the Heat will not trade their disgruntled star before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline.

In an NBA Christmas tradition unlike any other, Wednesday saw ESPN’s Shams Charania kick off the league’s annual holiday showcase by reporting that Jimmy Butler wants out of Miami — but, importantly, did not go so far as to say Butler is...

28 True Crime Cases And Unsolved Mysteries We Still Don't — And May Not Ever — Have The Answers To

Number 4 and number 6 on this list are my personal Roman Empires.

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ChatGPT is down

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ChatGPT isn’t working for many users right now. With numerous reports on social media, we also confirmed that the chatbot loads but isn’t able to respond to queries, while others are seeing an “internal server error” message.

It looks like the outage started around 1:30PM ET, which is when reports began to spike on Down Detector. At around 2PM ET, OpenAI posted an update to its status page, saying ChatGPT, the API, and its text-to-video generator Sora are...

Wolverines star DL Grant entering NFL draft

Michigan's Kenneth Grant Jr., the massive defensive lineman who helped the Wolverines to a national title in 2023 and wins over Ohio State, is headed to the NFL draft.

Heat not trading All-Star Butler, prez Riley says

The Heat have no plans to trade Jimmy Butler, team president Pat Riley said Thursday.

'Christmas is our day': NBA sends a much-needed statement

Christmas featured five classics, with epic performances from the biggest stars -- something the NBA needed.

Haven't watched much NBA yet? Here are four of the biggest storylines so far

Wemby is redefining NBA paint defense, while Los Angeles and Denver are facing different issues around their superstars.

California Economy Feels the Pain of Hollywood Studio Troubles

Film production has failed to bounce back after major strikes last year, and competition from other locales has gotten stiffer.

Red Wings fire coach Lalonde, bring in McLellan

The Red Wings have fired coach Derek Lalonde and named Todd McLellan as his replacement.

Source: Bridgewater unretiring to sign with Lions

Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of retirement and is expected to sign with the Lions, a source confirmed to ESPN.

These Are The Best Cloud Slides You Can Get On Amazon

Seen often on TikTok, these $24 cloud cushion slides feel like walking on air — and they come in men's and women's sizes.

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Hochul Signs Law That Penalizes Companies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The measure will seek to raise funds to pay for some of the damage caused by extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent because of the combustion of fossil fuels.

Plane Crash Investigators Focus on Russian Air Defenses as Possible Cause

Russian aviation authorities said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane had hit a flock of birds. But some experts cast doubt on that account, pointing to footage showing apparent holes in the fuselage.

Finland Seizes Ship After Undersea Power Cable to Estonia Is Cut

The country’s prime minister said the incident, the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure, underscored the danger of a so-called Russian shadow fleet.

Syrian Government Forces Hunt for Senior Assad Official

Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.

Samsung will let you disable annoyingly-bright HDR content across all apps

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Loading up HDR photos and videos can be a great way of showcasing the fancy display on your new phone and testing just how bright it can get. But sometimes, especially at night, you might not want your screen to crank into overdrive with blinding highlights just because someone posted a random video to Instagram in HDR. (Devices are increasingly set to capture video with the increased dynamic range by default, so let’s not blame each other.)

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Fins to waive Barrett; LB can play if unclaimed

The Dolphins are waiving former Pro Bowl edge rusher Shaq Barrett from the reserve/retired list Thursday.