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Just 17 Wholesome Moments From The 2025 Golden Globes

Obsessed with Quinta Brunson's Abbott Elementary and Amy Adams selfie.

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Andrew Liszewski

The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far

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The show floor of the biggest tech event of the year hasn’t even opened yet, but CES 2025 has already delivered a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade.

It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so far. Of course, there’s still a lot more out there and a lot more to go. You can catch up on all of The Verge’s coverage of the show...

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Dockworkers resume labor talks, focusing on automation at ports

The International Longshoremen’s Association wants to eliminate past labor-contract concessions on automation, arguing they pose a threat to jobs.

Contract talks covering 45,000 dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are set to restart on Tuesday in a labor dispute that will help set the pace of automation at ports stretching from Maine to Texas.

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Mark Sullivan

Sam Altman offers clues about where OpenAI is headed

In his latest blog post, Sam Altman gave his take on what’s been happening behind the scenes at OpenAI—and what’s next for its technology.

On Sunday OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman published a blog post titled Reflections about his company’s progress—and the speed bumps along the way—during its first nine years. Altman’s words are important because OpenAI has a very good chance of being first to reach AGI, or artificial general intelligence (machines that are generally as...

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Sources: Reds acquire infielder Lux from Dodgers

The Cincinnati Reds on Monday acquired veteran infielder Gavin Lux, 27, from the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan, in exchange for a Competitive Balance Round A pick and outfielder prospect Mike Sirota.

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25 Beauty Products To Help You Get Ready Quicker If You’re A Chronic “Fashionably Late” Kinda Gal

Getting your hair and makeup done faster so you have more time to pick out your outfit is simple girl math.

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Jay Peters

Dana White is joining Meta’s board of directors

Dana White and Mark Zuckerberg attend the UFC 300 event at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Meta is adding three new people to its board of directors, and one of them is UFC president and CEO Dana White, the company announced on Monday. Zuckerberg is a fan of MMA who has medaled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments and tore his ACL in a sparring session a little over a year ago.

As shown above, the Meta CEO has...

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Wes Davis

Samsung’s next Unpacked event sets a date to reveal the Galaxy S25

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Samsung has announced that it will hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event at 10AM PT / 1PM ET on January 22nd in San Jose, California. Samsung will stream the event on YouTube, its website, and its newsroom page. According to its invitation, the company is preparing to introduce its next Galaxy S devices, along with new Galaxy AI features.

Rumors have suggested Samsung’s next phones will include a redesigned Galaxy S25 Ultra with more rounded corners, bringing it...

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Umar Shakir

Apple says it will ‘clarify’ AI summaries after botching BBC headlines

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The BBC reports Apple will change how iPhones and other devices display Apple Intelligence-summarized notifications to make it clearer to users when its AI tech has adjusted the words. Not long after the still-in-beta feature launched in the UK in December, the news organization complained about how it rewrote a headline about the UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect, incorrectly suggesting that the BBC reported Luigi Mangione shot himself.

Since...

Mashable

Trying the Acer Nitro Blaze 11 at CES 2025: A Switch and a gaming laptop have a huge baby

Another CES, another new handheld gaming console. Except Acer's Nitro Blaze 11 isn't your average Steam Deck competitor.

The Taiwanese tech company announced the portable PC Monday ahead of the massive annual trade show in Las Vegas, a new entry in its Nitro series of handheld gaming devices. It's huge in size but shockingly light, with a detachable controller design that makes it feel an awful lot like a Nintendo Switch on steroids — with the added twist of some laptop functionality.

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Samsung at CES 2025: You cant escape the smart house

Samsung kicked off CES 2025 with a splashy media day before the shows open — pulling top-tier tech reporters into a private event to unveil its latest lineup of Bespoke AI smart appliances. Held at the glitzy Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, the showcase made one thing abundantly clear: Samsung wants AI to power everything in your home.

SEE ALSO: The 6 most WTF robots at CES 2025

Backed by the trio of Samsung Knox, Bixby, and SmartThings, the...

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CES 2025: Google to bring Gemini to TVs. 3 wild things it can do.

AI-powered TVs are here, whether you really want one or not.

Google unveiled its new TV operating system at CES 2025, promising many AI offerings. For what it's worth, Google is far from alone — as Mashable's Cecily Mauran pointed out, AI-powered TVs are one of the big trends of CES 2025. 

Here are three things the Gemini-enhanced TVs will reportedly be able to do after its planned release later this year.

1. Chat with your TV

Ever struggle to find that one movie you're looking for?...

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I'll Show You What Flower Matches Your Aura

You're a sunflower full of positivity!

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Justine Calma

A new tax credit for hydrogen helps out nuclear energy

Workers outside the hydrogen production facility at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images

The Biden administration finalized rules meant to boost domestic production of hydrogen fuel through a new tax credit, a move that might also keep struggling nuclear power plants on line for longer.

The highly anticipated guidelines stipulate what kinds of hydrogen projects can qualify for the tax credit. Hydrogen...

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Charles Pulliam-Moore

NBC’s Grimm series is being reborn as a Peacock movie

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Between Nosferatu and Wolf Man, it feels like Hollywood has come back around on good, old fashioned monster movies. And it seems like Peacock wants in on the action with a feature-length reboot of the long-dead Grimm series.

Variety reports that Peacock is moving forward with a new film based on Grimm, Stephen Carpenter, Jim Kouf, and David Greenwalt’s 2011 series about a Portland cop who discovers that he’s one of the chosen few meant to defend humanity from monsters. Josh...

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Who Could Replace Trudeau as Canada’s Prime Minister?

Whoever replaces Mr. Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party will become the prime minister. Not long after they’ll face a general election, and the daunting challenge of keeping the job.

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Justin Trudeau to Resign as Canada’s Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he was also stepping down as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He will remain in both roles until a replacement is chosen.

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Ricky O'Donnell

The Suns benching Bradley Beal could have deeper meaning for NBA trade rumors

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How the Suns benching Bradley Beal could tie into Jimmy Butler trade rumors.

The Phoenix Suns have the most expensive roster in the NBA. If the season ended today, Phoenix wouldn’t even make the play-in tournament in the Western Conference thanks to an atrocious stretch to end Dec. With the NBA trade deadline approaching on Feb. 6, the Suns feel like the league’s most desperate team, but their ability to add talent is heavily restricted...

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A Piece Of Furniture Exploded Overnight In This Woman's House, And If You Have Any Glass Homewares, You Need To Hear This

"Why was this glass popping like popcorn in the middle of the night?"

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Emma Roth

US designates Tencent and CATL as Chinese military companies

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The US Department of Defense has added tech giant Tencent and lithium-ion battery maker CATL to its list of Chinese military companies, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The designation doesn’t impose sanctions or a ban, but it could make it more difficult for the companies to do business in the US.

Along with owning the popular messaging app WeChat, Tencent is a major name in the gaming industry, as it owns League of Legends developer Riot Games and has invested in...

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