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Wolves' Edwards docked again; fines reach $285K

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was fined by the NBA for the fifth time this season, getting docked $50,000 for "obscene gestures" toward an official.

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Minn. in 1st women's poll since 2019, UCLA No. 1

Off to its best start in 17 games, Minnesota has cracked the AP women's basketball Top 25 for the first time since 2019, coming in at No. 24, while UCLA, South Carolina and Notre Dame remain Nos. 1-3.

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Auburn No. 1 in AP men's Top 25 after Vols lose

Auburn now tops The AP men's basketball Top 25 poll after previous No. 1 Tennessee suffered its first loss of the season to Florida. Iowa State, Duke, Alabama and Florida round out the top five.

The Verge

Wes Davis

Samsung is adding two new Galaxy Ring sizes

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Samsung is making the Galaxy Ring available to more people by adding size 14 and 15 rings to its options starting on January 22nd. With the expansion, which was rumored last month, the company says its ring sizes now run from five to 15, though it caveats that both size and color availability will vary by market.

The new sizes bring the Galaxy Ring closer to competitor Oura, which already offers its smart ring in sizes four to 15. Samsung’s...

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Emma Roth

Free Our Feeds wants to build a social media ecosystem ‘resistant to billionaire influence’

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Technology advocates and celebrities are backing the launch of Free Our Feeds, a campaign designed to “save social media from billionaire capture.” The project aims to raise $30 million over three years to support the development of a social media ecosystem powered by the AT Protocol, or the decentralized network powering Bluesky.

The raised funds will go toward launching a public interest foundation to support the project, while creating an “independently...

BuzzFeed - Latest

18 Hilarious Internet Fails From Last Week That Will Make You Laugh So Hard You'll Forget It's Monday

Don't mind me; just looking through all my screenshots of my iPhone background.

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Gina Kolata

RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Obscures America’s Unhealthy Past

Medical historians say that the phrase “Make America Healthy Again” obscures a past during which this country’s people ate, smoked and drank things that mostly left them unwell.

SBNation.com

James Dator

Zane Gonzalez’s OCD isn’t a fun meme, it’s problematic stereotyping

The Commanders’ kicker was the hero of Sunday night, but the memes about him were unfair.

Washington Commanders’ kicker Zane Gonzalez became a meme when Sunday Night Football insisted on focusing on him fixing his shoes and hair before lining up for the game-winning kick in the NFL Wild Card Playoffs.

In an astounding lack of awareness by the broadcast team, they referred to Gonzalez’s actions as “fidgeting.” NBC’s Twitter account highlighted it, while others called them...

The Verge

Tom Warren

Microsoft creates new AI engineering group led by former Meta executive

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Microsoft is creating a new engineering group that’s focused on artificial intelligence. Led by former Meta engineering chief Jay Parikh, the new CoreAI – Platform and Tools division will combine Microsoft’s Dev Div and AI platform teams together, alongside some employees on the Office of the CTO team, to focus on building an AI platform and tools for both Microsoft and its customers.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlined his vision for this new team in an...

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Quentyn Kennemer

8BitDo’s drift-free mobile controller is on sale for the first time

8BitDo’s mobile controller offers a little more grip than others we recommend. | Image: 8BitDo

While the cradle-style Backbone One is a great mobile controller we often recommend, it’s not the right choice for everyone. Thankfully, 8BitDo’s Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller is a cheaper alternative for Android users, one that’s available at Amazon in black for $39.99 ($10 off) for the first time. That’s well below the Backbone One’s $100 MSRP and its typical sale price of...

The Verge

Umar Shakir

Mercedes-Benz’s Virtual Assistant uses Google’s conversational AI agent

Mercedes-Benz’s MBUX Virtual Assistant will use Google Gemini on the cloud. | Image: Mercedes-Benz / Google

Google Cloud’s new Automotive AI Agent platform promises to “continue conversations and reference information” throughout users’ drives, and the first car announced with it is the new Mercedes CLA. That car has the next-generation MB.OS operating system with an upgraded MBUX Virtual Assistant.

When Mercedes revealed it at CES in 2024, it didn’t say which company’s...

BuzzFeed - Latest

Here's An Explainer On Robbie Williams For The Americans Baffled By "Better Man"

Time to find out if this is just my algorithm serving me a specific question.

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NYT > Home Page

Kellen Browning

When to Report, and When to Help Out

Kellen Browning, a reporter based in San Francisco who has been covering the wildfires, was getting requests from evacuees, and he had a decision to make.

Mashable

The Shark FlexStyle is down to nearly its lowest price ever at Woot

Save $100: As of Jan. 13 at Woot, you can grab the Shark FlexStyle for straight and wavy hair on sale for $199.99. That price saves you 33% on the multi-styler's $299.99 list price.

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The iPad Mini (A17 Pro) just hit its lowest price ever at Amazon

SAVE $100: As of Jan. 13, you can get the Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro, 128GB, WiFi) for its lowest price ever: $399.

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The Samsung Frame 55-inch TV is $300 off at Target

GET $300 OFF: The Samsung Frame 55-inch QLED 4K Smart TV is on sale for $1,199.99 — save $300 or 20%.

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Amazon deal of the day: Record low price alert on the latest Apple iPad Mini

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Jan. 13: OUR TOP PICK Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro, 128GB, WiFi) ...

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Shop Best Buys outlet sale and get up to 50% off headphones, laptops, and appliances.

SAVE UP TO 50%: Shop Best Buy's Outlet sale and find headphones, laptops, appliances, and more up to 50% off.

Best Outlet Sale Deals Best Apple Deal Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation ...

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Delegate floorcare with this Dreame L20 robot vac deal — 57% off

GET $800 OFF: The Dreame L20 Ultra Robot Vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $599.99, saving you 57%, or $800.

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Best Buy has refurbished USB-C AirPods Pro down to $150 for one day only

Save $100: Best Buy has USB-C Apple AirPods Pro down to $149.99 as a deal of the day on Jan. 13. That means this deal is available for today only, and nets you a 40% discount over buying new AirPods at their $249.99 full price.

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