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Bradley Hope

A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI

Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it.

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Dario d’Elia

GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help

Signals from the global navigation satellite system can be jammed and spoofed, so a Google spinout is working on an alternative positioning and navigation system that uses the Earth’s magnetic field.

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27 Road Trip Must-Have Products That'll Make You Forget The Phrase "Ugh Are We There Yet"

If you're basically spending half of the day (if not more) in the car, I know you'll want this giant neck pillow and cup holder food tray.

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The Verge

Dominic Preston

Samsung announces more flexible trade-in program, no purchase required

The Galaxy S23 phones are the most recent in its flagship line currently eligible for trade-in. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

Samsung has announced a change to its Galaxy Trade-In program that allows consumers to trade in select Galaxy smartphone models to the company year-round, without the need to make a new purchase at the same time.

The new program is set to start today in South Korea and France, with other markets to follow later in 2025. The company says that its aim is...

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Brooks Barnes

Hollywood’s Filmmaking Continues Despite L.A. Wildfires

Because of costs, few movies are shot locally, leaving the industry in a surreal spot: reeling from personal loss with much of the business untouched.

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Jack Milko

TGL: Tiger Woods set for debut in Match 2 against Collin Morikawa, Los Angeles Golf Club

Tiger Woods looks on during TGL’s opening match. | Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images

Tiger Woods will make his highly-anticipated TGL debut against Collin Morikawa and the Los Angeles Golf Club.

After a successful launch on Jan. 7, which received tremendous acclaim from golf fans, TGL returns on Tuesday with the biggest name in the game.

Tiger Woods, one of the co-founders, will lead his Jupiter Golf Links into battle against the Los Angeles Golf Club, the team headlined by...

Fast Company

Adele Peters

Why this Boston homeowner doesn’t pay anything to heat his house

On one city block, three passive houses generate more electricity than they use. A full neighborhood of 18 houses is coming next.

On a recent winter day in Boston, the temperature outside was in the 20s. But inside a recently built house, it stayed around 72 degrees even though the heat wasn’t running.

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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Why taking yourself too seriously can damage your career

Even if you are great at your job, ensure that you bring good vibes and energy to others.

Work is not just an opportunity to display your skills and talents, but also an opportunity to show others you can bring value. That includes being a good organizational citizen and team player and helping others. Academic reviews show that “being rewarding to deal with”—which is mostly a function of your likability and social skills (including your emotional intelligence or EQ)—is one of the...

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Susan Karlin

Firefly Aerospace’s first lunar lander will shuttle 10 NASA payloads to the moon

The Austin-area space firm’s Blue Ghost mission will gather more information about deep space and lunar environments for eventual crewed missions.

New year, new lunar lander: this time, from Firefly Aerospace on its first mission to the moon.

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Michel Koopman

Leadership relies on balancing these two forces. Here’s a simple way to approach it

Combined, these traits become complementary forces that empower leaders to navigate challenges while inspiring teams to reach new heights.

Leadership lies at the intersection of driving outcomes and cultivating human connection. Balancing these forces—what I call “edge” and “soul”—is the hallmark of leaders who make a genuine impact.?? 

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Jeff Beer

How David Beckham plans to win the $152 billion supplements business

The global football legend has a plan to break through a crowded market with his new supplement brand IM8.

At the ripe ol’ age of 49, David Beckham is a picture of health. Freakishly, really. For a guy who retired from professional soccer in 2013, Beckham looks like he could pull on an Inter Miami shirt and hit the pitch for the MLS club he cofounded in 2018, instead of sitting up in the owner’s suite.  

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Answer 8 Quick Questions To Reveal Your 2025 Soundtrack

Packed with iconic hits to inspire and energize you all year. ????

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Adam Rasgon

Israel and Hamas Are Said to Be Nearing Agreement on Cease-Fire Deal

The negotiations, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, appear to be making progress after months of failed attempts to achieve a breakthrough.

Mashable

Did California cut $100 million from its fire budget? Yes and no.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched California Fire Facts, a new webpage to combat misinformation and debunk rumours about the Los Angeles fires. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer quite as much clarity as it could.

False and misleading information about the L.A. fires has swiftly been circulating on social media, with many users pointing fingers and attempting to assign blame for the disaster. At least 24 people have been killed in the fires so far, while more than 12,000 buildings...

Mashable

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for January 14

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for...

Mashable

China is considering selling TikTok to Elon Musk, report claims

From the "please not this again" department comes the news that China is looking to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to (who else?) Elon Musk.

According to Bloomberg, Chinese officials are "evaluating" this option as TikTok gets increasingly close to getting banned in the U.S.

TikTok tried to fend off the ban, which goes into effect on Jan. 19, through legal means, with no luck so far. To stop the ban, ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, would have to find a buyer for TikTok's U.S. arm, as...

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The Conversation

L.A. wildfires may have contaminated drinking water systems. Here’s what to know

Several local water systems in the Los Angeles area have begun issuing warnings about the potentially unsafe drinking water.

The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos. Parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena, and other California communities are now unrecognizable.

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Art Markman

Here’s what a good boss does during a company crisis

If you want to be a good leader, these are the basic things you must have in order before a crisis hits.

It’s easy to be in a leadership role during good times. You’re the equivalent of Oprah telling everyone in the audience that they just got a new car. But, when times are tough, that’s when you have to look in the mirror and say “that’s why they pay me the big bucks.”

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The Conversation

Why seawater is used as a last resort to fight wildfires

Saltwater corrodes firefighting equipment and may harm ecosystems, especially those like the chaparral shrublands around Los Angeles that aren’t normally exposed to seawater.

Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of freshwater. So when the winds are calm enough, skilled pilots flying planes aptly named Super Scoopers are skimming off 1,500 gallons of seawater at a time and dumping it with...

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Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman

The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says

Huione Guarantee, a gray market researchers believe is central to the online scam ecosystem, now includes a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchange—while facilitating $24 billion in transactions.

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