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Adrienne So

The Health Monitoring Boom Only Gets Weirder From Here

Forget going to the doctor's office; these companies are putting the power of tracking every aspect of your health into our own hands. But do you really want to know?

The Verge

Emma Roth

LG made a slim 32-inch 6K monitor with Thunderbolt 5

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LG has revealed a new UltraFine monitor at CES, and it features a thin display mounted on an equally slim base. It’s also the first 6K monitor to support Thunderbolt 5, as spotted earlier by MacRumors.

That means it should have a data throughput of up to 80Gbps (or up to 120Gbps if it supports Intel’s Bandwidth Boost mode). It also has a “Nano IPS Black” panel that LG says “delivers exceptional color accuracy and a high contrast,” with 99.5 percent Adobe RGB and...

The Verge

Quentyn Kennemer

Blue Ghost Lunar Lander scheduled to launch on January 15th

Image: Firefly Aerospace

A lander hasn’t successfully reached the surface of the Moon’s cratered Mare Crisium region since the Soviet Luna 24 probe landed there to collect samples in August 1976. But SpaceX is prepping a launch that’ll send not one, but two landers there on Wednesday January 15th, Firefly Aerospace has announced.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch at approximately 1:11 AM EST, and will not only have Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 lander on board,...

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Adrien Brody Finally Revealed Whether He's Actually Banned From "SNL"

When going off-script goes very, very wrong.

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Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones

Winter Storm Forecast to Bring Snow and Ice to Texas

Just after the season’s first major winter storm, snow and ice are set to sweep across Texas and into the Carolinas this week.

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Mark Schofield

David Montgomery’s injury return is exactly what Lions need for NFL Playoffs

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After injuring his MCL in the regular season, David Montgomery may be back for the Lions in the playoffs

The Detroit Lions’ win over the Minnesota Vikings in the final game of the 2024 NFL regular season clinched the NFC North, as well as the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.

More importantly for the Lions, it locked up the lone bye week in the NFC, which comes at a critical time for Detroit.

The Lions have been beleaguered by injuries this season, but help...

The Verge

Thomas Ricker

Reolink’s new cameras can record 24/7 without a power outlet or internet connection

From left to right: a pair of Reolink’s new Altas cameras, the Home Hub, and Reolink’s solar panels. | Image: Reolink

Reolink’s new Altas series of consumer-oriented surveillance cameras can continuously record video to a local SD card 24 hours a day for up to seven days off of battery — or almost two years when recording based on motion.

The company’s cameras can also be connected to Reolink’s new Home Hub to store video footage in a central location on your home network...

The Verge

Sean Hollister

Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April

Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

SteamOS was always supposed to be bigger than Valve’s own Steam Deck, and 2025 is the year it finally expands. Not only will Lenovo ship the first third-party SteamOS handheld this May, Valve has now revealed it will let you install a working copy of SteamOS on other handhelds even sooner than that.

Pierre-Loup Griffais, one of the lead designers on the Steam Deck and SteamOS, tells me a beta for other handhelds “is slated to ship after March...

The Verge

Wes Davis

Savant’s new ‘Smart Budget’ system lets you control your home’s electrical load

Savant Smart Budget lets you add more capacity than your breaker box can technically support. | Image: Savant

At CES this week, Savant Systems announced Savant Smart Budget, a feature of its Smart Power system of modular relays and equipment that integrates with your existing circuit breaker box.

If you’re already at the limits of your breaker box’s capacity, Smart Budget lets you get around that with automated control of individual circuits. That way, you can add more high-draw...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

RCA’s new camo TVs will blend in perfectly with forest decor

RCA has announced a new lineup of IP55-rated outdoor TVs with bezels finished with camo patterns. | Image: RCA

RCA has announced a new line of bright QLED TVs designed to be installed and blend into outdoor settings with bezels finished in a “spirit of wilderness” and Mossy Oak camouflage design. They’re dust and water-resistant, and will work in temperatures ranging from minus 22 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.

The company hasn’t announced when its new outdoor TV lineup will be...

NYT > Home Page

Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Mexico-U.S. Migration: What to Know

Unlawful crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border dropped sharply last year. Now, Mexico and countries in Central America are bracing for mass deportations from the U.S. after the Trump administration takes over.

NYT > Home Page

Karoun Demirjian

House Passes ‘Laken Riley Act’ to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants Charged With Minor Crimes

Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in supporting legislation that aims to deport more migrants charged with nonviolent crimes, a first salvo in a broader crackdown.

Mashable

Level up your mobile gaming sessions with 60% off the Razer Kishi V2

SAVE $60: As of Jan. 7, get the Razer Kishi V2 Mobile Gaming Controller for $39.99 at Amazon. That's a discount of 60%.

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Amazon deal of the day: The Fire TV Soundbar Plus is down to its best price on record

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Jan. 7: OUR TOP PICK Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus ...

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Save 39% on the 27-inch Samsung Essential S3 curved monitor and update your workstation this year

SAVE $70: The 27-inch Samsung Essential S3 curved monitor is on sale at Amazon for just $109.99, down from the normal price of $179.99. That's a 39% discount.

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Meta ditches fact-checking for community notes ahead of second Trump term

In a video posted to his Facebook page on Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the platform is getting rid of its fact-checkers.

"It's time to get back to our roots around free expression," Zuckerberg wrote in the video's caption. "We're replacing fact-checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on reducing mistakes. Looking forward to this next chapter."

The company is also undoing changes that reduced the amount of political content in user...

Mashable

Samsung Unpacked is soon — reserve for $50 and maybe much more

RESERVE THE NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY AND GET $50 CREDIT AND EXTRA FREEBIES: As of Jan. 7, reserve the new Samsung Galaxy device release to get a $50 credit, access up to $1,250 of trade-in value, and enter a sweepstakes with a value of up to $5,000.

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Amazon just took $150 off the Moto G Stylus 5G price

GET $150 OFF: Jan. 7th, order the Moto G Stylus 5G from Amazon for $249.99 and save 38%, or $150.

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Snag a pair of affordable Soundcore Anker Q20i noise-cancelling headphones for less than $40

SAVE $30: As of Jan 7, the Soundcore by Anker Q20i Headphones are just $39.99 at Amazon, down from their normal price of $69.99. That's a discount of 43%.

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