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TGL golf league debut draws nearly 1M viewers

This week's debut of the TGL indoor golf league drew nearly a million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen.

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Hornets-Lakers postponed due to L.A. wildfires

The NBA has postponed Thursday's game between the Hornets and Lakers in Los Angeles because of the ongoing wildfires in the metropolitan area.

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ESPN

Raiders fire GM Telesco days after firing Pierce

The Las Vegas Raiders have fired general manager Tom Telesco after one season, the team announced Thursday.

Wired Top Stories

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, Zoë Schiffer

Demystifying the Department of Government Efficiency

This week we break down the new government committee being led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Wired Top Stories

Jake Bittle

The Los Angeles Fires Will Put California’s New Insurance Rules to the Test

The state’s insurance industry was reformed in late 2024 to promote coverage in disaster-prone areas. Tens of billions in fire damage will stress-test the new regime.

The Verge

Jay Peters

The Switch 2 leaks keep coming

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New day, new Nintendo Switch 2 leaks. Nintendo is getting ever-closer to its April 2025 deadline to reveal its Switch successor, but thanks new renders from OnLeaks and 91Mobiles, we may now have an even better idea of what the new console might look like.

If you’ve been following our coverage of other Switch 2 leaks, these renders shouldn’t look too surprising. According to the new renders, the console will resemble the original Switch, but it will be bigger,...

The Verge

Umar Shakir

Spy pics appear to show Tesla’s refreshed Model Y in testing

Oh hey, another full-frontal light bar design. | Image: Cochespias1

Pictures posted on social media give us a look at a facelifted Tesla Model Y “Juniper” refresh that lets go of the original Model 3 headlight style in favor of a new front lightbar setup that reminds me of the Chevy Equinox EV. As reported by InsideEVs, Instagram car spy account Cochespias1 and X user DominicBRNKMN posted spy shots of the updated Model Y as it drove around on snowy grounds.

Although the images...

The Verge

Emma Roth

The Last of Us Part 2 on PC requires a PSN account, too

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The Last of Us Part 2 remaster is joining the PlayStation Network club. That means you’ll need to link a PSN account if you want to play the game after buying it on Steam, Epic Games, and other PC platforms when it launches in April, as spotted earlier by Video Games Chronicle.

The requirement has proven very unpopular with other Sony titles released on PC, including Ghost of Tsushima, God of War Ragnarök, and the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster. Last year, Helldiver...

The Verge

Gaby Del Valle

Google and Microsoft donate $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration

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Google and Microsoft are the latest tech companies to donate to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Each company contributed $1 million to the fund — the same amount pledged by Meta, Amazon, Sam Altman, and Tim Cook.

In a statement to CNBC, Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy, said the company is supporting the inauguration “with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our...

Mashable

You can track the Los Angeles wildfires with a free app

If you are in Los Angeles or have loved ones who are, there is an app you can use to track the progress of the multiple dangerous wildfires burning across and around the city.

Watch Duty, which is available via iOS and Android, as well as in a web browser, is a free app with a clean interface that allows users to check on wildfires anywhere, not just in LA. That said, it's particularly helpful for the LA wildfires thanks to the presence of helpful information about the containment level of...

Mashable

Get a $50 Instacart gift card for just $42.50 and cut down on grocery bills

SAVE $7.50: A $50 Instacart gift card is on sale in the Best Buy app for just $42.50. That's a 15% discount.

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Beef up your home DIY arsenal with this Dewalt tool kit for under $100

SAVE $56: As of Jan. 9, get the Dewalt 142-Piece Tool Kit and Socket Set for $99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $155. That's a discount of 36%.

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Mashable

The best of CES 2025

We’ve stomped the showroom floors. We’ve scrutinized the booths. We’ve trekked up and down the Las Vegas Strip for hands-on demos. Hundreds of thousands of collective steps and many cups of coffee later, we’re ready to pick the standouts from the biggest show in tech.

As it does every year, CES 2025 has brought big innovations, outrageous concepts and impressive solutions to everyday problems. This time, the CNET Group — made up of sibling sites CNET, ZDNET, PCMag, Mashable and...

Mashable

Amazon deal of the day: The M3 MacBook Air is $200 off once again

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Jan. 9: OUR TOP PICK Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) ...

Mashable

Can the Bee Pioneer finally make AI wearables useful?

The concept of wearable AI devices hasn't exactly taken off. Devices like the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin have been largely criticized for overpromising while under-delivering. Now, a new company, Bee, is taking another stab at the concept with its wrist-worn AI device.

The Bee AI device, called the Bee Pioneer, is essentially designed to listen to you go about your day and use the information it collects to build a personalized knowledge base about your life. It can remember things you did...

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Elisabeth Bumiller

Can Susie Wiles, Trump’s Chief of Staff, Survive?

As Ms. Wiles heads to Washington, the view in Trump World is that the president-elect’s closest aide and veteran strategist has a better chance than anyone.

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Mark Schofield Joseph Acosta

College Football Playoff picks for semifinals Notre Dame-Penn State, Ohio State-Texas

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Debating who wins Notre Dame-Penn State as well as Ohio State-Texas

Just four teams remain in pursuit of a college football national championship.

It all gets underway later tonight, when Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Orange Bowl. The winner of that game will face the winner of Friday night’s Cotton Bowl Classic between Texas and Ohio State.

Four legendary programs, two spots remaining in the title game. Who is headed...

ESPN.com

Marc Raimondi

Falcons 'comfortable' with Cousins as QB2 in '25

The Falcons are comfortable moving forward with Kirk Cousins as their backup quarterback behind Michael Penix Jr. next season, general manager Terry Fontenot said Thursday.

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Elena Capilupi

The Devastating Los Angeles Fires in Pictures

More than 130,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, with the fires—which are still uncontained—having been declared a major disaster by President Biden.

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