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Andrew Liszewski

You can finally buy a Thunderbolt 5 SSD

LaCie’s new Rugged SSD Pro5 will be available in 2TB and 4TB capacities. | Image: Seagate

Following the arrival of the first Thunderbolt 5 cables last July and the first Thunderbolt 5 dock last September, it might finally be time to start upgrading your external storage to take advantage of the increased performance. It’s been a slow rollout for Thunderbolt 5 hardware following its official reveal in September 2023, but companies like Seagate, OWC, and Sabrent finally have SSDs en...

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Emma Roth

X launches Grok’s iPhone app in the US

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xAI has released an iOS app in the US for its Grok chatbot, as spotted earlier by TechCrunch. The standalone app version of the chatbot, which xAI calls a beta, can perform the same functions as the one built into X, as it can field real-time information, answer questions, and generate images.

xAI started testing Grok’s standalone iOS app in December in a handful of countries. There’s no word on when it may come to Android.

Though Grok was initially only...

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"They Didn’t Have To Do That But They Did": People Are Praising These California Firefighters For Rescuing Keepsakes From A Burning Home

"Trying to save some photos," a firefighter can be heard saying in the video.

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Mashable

American Primeval review: Can Netflixs grimy Western mini-series best Yellowstone?

American Primeval is decently entertaining as an action-drama, though it's quite fascinating in concept. The Netflix mini-series, created by Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg, features an accomplished ensemble playing mostly familiar archetypes during a pre-Civil War struggle for the American West. However, it saps anything resembling wistfulness from its Hollywood Western roots, complicating its chances of cornering the post-Yellowstone market (alongside the latter's many spin-offs)....

Mashable

Tax season is here: All the details on IRS Free File

The 2025 tax season is officially upon us.

The Internal Revenue Service will open access to its Free File preparation service starting Jan. 10, the federal agency announced in a news release.

Free File is a program that allows certain taxpayers to complete their return using guided tax software, free of charge.

SEE ALSO: Watch out for these common tax scams

Taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $84,000 or less in 2024 can use Free File....

SBNation.com

Ricky O'Donnell

This photo from Chargers practice is straight out of a dystopian movie

The devastating LA wild fires impacted the Chargers at practice before the NFL Playoffs.

The Los Angeles Chargers are preparing for a playoff game on Sunday when they go on the road to take on the Houston Texans. Somehow, the Chargers will have to play the biggest game of their season as their home city is being ripped apart by wild fires. LA has taken on an apocalyptical feel this week as devastating fires have destroyed tens of thousands of acres around the city. The Chargers still...

ESPN.com

Marcel Louis-Jacques

Hill's agent says star WR 'committed' to Dolphins

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is "committed" to the team, his agent Drew Rosenhaus said Thursday.

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Pete Thamel and Max Olson

Sources: Georgia QB Beck plans to enter portal

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who declared for the NFL draft last month, now plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Wired Top Stories

Paresh Dave

Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.

Wired Top Stories

Joseph Cox

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.

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If You Have Experience Living Through A Natural Disaster And Can Offer Advice For Those Suffering From The LA Fires, Tell Us More

Tell us anything that people in LA should be prepared for in the coming days.

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James Dator

NFL Expert Picks: Wild Card Playoffs

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Here are our picks for the weekend.

The NFL Playoffs are finally here. We kick off the Wild Card round with a story of this season has been that nobody has any clue who is capable of making it to the Conference Championships, let alone the Super Bowl.

Two smaller groups inside these playoffs are generally accepted as better than everyone else. In the AFC we have the Bills, Chiefs, and Ravens — while in the NFC it’s the Lions, Eagles, and Vikings....

ESPN.com

Kevin Seifert

Vikings coy on Jones' role; ex-Giant could be QB2

The Vikings are considering elevating Daniel Jones to their backup QB behind Sam Darnold for the playoffs.

ESPN.com

John Keim

Thailand trips, relationships and Jayden Daniels: How Kliff Kingsbury got his swagger back in D.C.

The Commanders' first-year offensive coordinator has rediscovered the joy of playcalling and building relationships.

Wired Top Stories

Matt Burgess

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.

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Gaby Del Valle

Elon Musk and Donald Trump spread disinformation as wildfires rage in the LA area

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As fires rage across Los Angeles and tens of thousands flee their homes, the usual suspects have decided to blame the blazes on their political enemies. In a series of posts on Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump claimed firefighters’ inability to get the fires under control was due to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s water policies, including an effort to “protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water...

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Charles Pulliam-Moore

DirectTV and EchoStar aren’t happy about Disney and Fubo’s settlement

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Following FuboTV’s recent move to settle its antitrust lawsuit with Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery over the impending launch of their Venu Sports streaming service, DirectTV and EchoStar are urging the courts to consider how other TV distributors could still be shut out of the sports streaming space.

On Monday, Fubo announced that, as part of its plan to merge with Hulu + Live TV, it would also drop its lawsuit against Disney, Fox, and WBD alleging that their...

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Quentyn Kennemer

You can get the newest 8BitDo Ultimate or 8BitDo Pro 2 wired Xbox controllers for $30

You can pay the same price for the pictured 8Bitdo Ultimate Wired or the PlayStation-like 8Bitdo Pro 2. | Photo: 8Bitdo

Xbox gamers have a growing list of options among the best Xbox controllers, but even expensive ones like the Xbox Elite Series 2 can develop stick drift and other issues.

If you’re tired of shelling out for unreliable controllers, 8Bitdo’s latest wired Xbox models with Hall effect analog sticks and triggers can offer affordable relief, as you can get them for...

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

We tried to hold Acer’s giant new Nitro Blaze 11 handheld

I can juuuust stretch my fingers far enough to grasp this wide boy.

The PC handheld space continues to grow, and the biggest of all is Acer’s new Nitro Blaze 11. As soon as I saw it announced at CES I knew I had to try and get it in my hands, at least for the sheer curiosity of “Will this thing even fit my hands?” The answer is yes — though, kinda just barely.

I brought a Steam Deck OLED with me for a quick size and feel comparison. One of the first things I noticed is that...

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Millenials Are Sharing The Things They Were Told As Kids That They Now See As Total BS

“It’s illegal to have the light on in the back of the car while mom is driving.”

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