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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.

Wired Top Stories

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.

Wired Top Stories

Vittoria Elliott

Elon Musk's Quest for Domination Has Gone Global

Having established power over Republican politics in the US, the industrialist is now intervening in European politics—and himself becoming a leader of the international far right.

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The Internet Is Saying Goodbye To This Popular Pink House That Burned To The Ground In The LA Fires

"There's my house... Gone. Nothing left. Oh my God."

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The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

You’ll finally be able to buy the Super Retro Champ that plays SNES and Genesis carts

The Super Retro Champ plays classic 16-bit titles from the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. | Image: My Arcade

First announced at CES four years ago, My Arcade’s Super Retro Champ was a chunky handheld that could play classic 16-bit titles using original Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges. The console didn’t end up launching, but at CES 2025, My Arcade is reviving it with an expected release later this year.

The design and functionality of the Super Retro Champ appears...

The Verge

Tom Warren

How Microsoft can turn Windows PCs into an Xbox

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Lenovo’s mysterious “future of gaming handhelds” event at CES delivered confirmation this week that Microsoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handhelds. Microsoft’s VP of Next Generation, Jason Ronald, spoke to my colleague Sean Hollister after the event to reveal that not only are big changes coming to the Windows handheld experience but also “you’re going to see a lot of stuff as early as this year.”

I’ve been...

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Lauren Feiner

What it will take for TikTok to survive in the US

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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case against the TikTok divest-or-ban bill on Friday, which will determine the future of the app in the US. 

Read the full story at The Verge.

The Verge

Jay Peters

Ubisoft delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows again

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Ubisoft announced a “strategic update” today, and the changes include a delay for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the upcoming entry in the franchise that takes place in feudal Japan, from February 14th to March 20th.

“As part of the renewed focus on gameplay quality and engaging Day-1 experiences, it has been decided to provide an additional month of development to Assassin’s Creed Shadows,” Ubisoft writes in a press release. “This additional time will allow...

The Verge

Andrew Webster

Nintendo’s next Lego console will be a Game Boy

Image: Nintendo / Lego

While we’re all waiting for official news about the Switch 2, Nintendo has gone ahead and announced a very different kind of console. The company is teasing a collaboration with Lego that will see the original grey brick known as a Game Boy rendered in Lego blocks. There are no details yet, aside from the fact that it’ll be out in October, but it’s likely an official reveal is coming soon.

This isn’t the first collab between the two companies, as there...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

The best chargers at CES 2025

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If there were some common themes among the chargers and portable power solutions announced at CES this year, it would be more power and more convenience through built-in cables. It’s not a new idea, but with most devices now being USB-C-compatible, it’s easier for companies to integrate charging cables without having to accommodate competing charging standards.

Here are some of the standout charging solutions making their debut at CES this year.

Ugreen Nexode Desktop...

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Emma Roth

Amazon is selling the tech behind its $50 billion ad business to other retailers

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Amazon’s massive advertising business, which is only surpassed in the US by Google and Meta, is about to get bigger. In addition to selling ads on its sprawling marketplace, it will now let other retailers use the technology powering its $50 billion business on their own websites, as reported earlier by Adweek.

The company’s new Retail Ad Service beta will let other online stores “Deliver contextually relevant ads by leveraging Amazon’s...

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Mark Schofield

Alpine F1 confirms Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver for 2025 on ‘multi-year’ deal

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After a strong debut for Williams, Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a reserve driver starting this season

The driver transfer market in Formula 1 never slows down.

After days of speculation, Alpine announced on Thursday that supersub Franco Colapinto will join the team as a reserve driver for the 2025 season. Colapinto earned a mid-season promotion to the grid a year ago, replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams. In nine races Colapinto scored five...

Fast Company

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‘Worst in Show’ CES tech gadgets have been revealed. Who made the cut?

The award that no company wants to win calls out the “least repairable, least private, and least sustainable products on display.”

So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers’ lives—whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people become more efficient, by creating companions to cure loneliness, or by providing tools that help people with mental and physical health.

But not all innovation is good, according to a panel of...

Fast Company

Associated Press

U.S. ports strike averted as longshoremen reach tentative deal with shippers

Union members still need to review and approve the contract and ratification could take weeks.

U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy.

The International Longshoremen’s Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they had reached a tentative agreement for a six-year contract, a week ahead of a January 15 deadline.

In a joint statement,...

Fast Company

Mark Sullivan

AI at CES: a look at the wild PCs, smart glasses, and body-scanning mirrors turning heads at the conference

The annual Las Vegas showcase is proof that the AI revolution is making its way into consumer products.

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

Fast Company

Associated Press

Park City ski patrollers reach tentative deal to end strike 

The nearly two-week strike disrupted operations in the midst of Park City Mountain Resort’s high season.

Ski patrollers at the biggest U.S. ski resort reached a tentative deal with the corporate owner of Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort to end a strike and resume normal operations after almost two weeks of closed terrain and long lift lines at the busiest time of year.

Neither the Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association nor Colorado-based Vail Resorts released details about the...

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ESPN

Everton fires manager Dyche after poor PL run

Sean Dyche has been sacked as manager of Everton, the club confirmed on Thursday.

Mashable

Save your locks with a refurbished Dyson Corrale straightener — on sale for $300 less than a brand-new model

SAVE 50%: A refurbished Dyson Corrale straightener is just $199.99 at Walmart, down from the usual refurbished price of $399.99. That's a savings of $200, or $300 off the price of a brand-new model.

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