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Michael Voepel

Staley's $25M deal richest in women's hoops

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley received a contract extension on Friday that will make her the highest-paid college women's basketball coach of all time at a total value of about $25 million.

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Allison Johnson

Samsung’s priciest Care Plus plan now includes unlimited $0 screen repairs

That Care Plus with Theft and Loss plan ain’t cheap, though. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

Samsung is sweetening the benefits for some subscribers of its extended warranty plans with a new deal: unlimited same-day glass repairs at no extra cost. Previously, a busted screen would cost subscribers $29 — and those on Samsung’s less-expensive Care Plus plan will continue to pay that price. But if you’re prone to breaking screens and you’re on the Care Plus Theft and...

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Jess Weatherbed

Nvidia CEO will be one of the few tech bigwigs to skip Trump’s inauguration

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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and even TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew are among the powerful tech leaders lined up to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but Nvidia’s CEO won’t be joining them.

Reuters reports that when asked about his attendance, Jensen Huang said he would instead be celebrating the Lunar New Year “on the road” with employees and their families.

While Huang won’t be...

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Lauren Feiner

TikTok CEO flatters Trump ahead of US ban deadline

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In his first statement since the Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban TikTok from the US on Sunday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew offered no insight into what would happen to the app in just a few days. Instead, he took the opportunity to appeal to President-elect Donald Trump.

“I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States,” Chew says in a video...

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Snag the previous gen of our Mashable Choice Technics earbuds for a great price

SAVE $61.53: As of Jan. 17, get the Technics Premium Hi-Fi Bluetooth Earbuds for just $197.47 at Amazon, down from their usual price of $259. That's a discount of 24%.

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Score an Apple Mac mini desktop for $300 off at Best Buy

SAVE $300: As of Jan. 17, the Apple Mac mini desktop (M2 Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is available at Best Buy for $899, down from $1,199. That's 25% off.

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TikTok ban upheld by Supreme Court just days before it goes into effect

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the forthcoming ban of TikTok, which will see the app phased out of American users' digital diets starting Jan. 19.

Following a short deliberation, the court's unanimous decision keeps the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (as it is officially called) in place.

"There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and...

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Cold Wallet trailer: Redditors hunt a crypto kingpin in home invasion thriller

The trailer for upcoming film Cold Wallet promises a home invasion movie with a cryptocurrency twist.

SEE ALSO: What to know about David Sacks, Trump's pick for AI and crypto czar

Directed by Cutter Hodierne and presented by Steven Soderbergh (Presence), Cold Wallet follows a group of Redditors who fell prey to a recent cryptocurrency scam. After losing everything, this trio — played by Raúl Castillo (Smile 2), Tony Cavalero (The Righteous...

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SpaceX Starship explosion forced FAA to divert flights to avoid debris

A rocket from Elon Musk's SpaceX exploded spectacularly during a test flight on Thursday. As one might expect, that caused some issues with air travel.

The Federal Aviation Administration told TechCrunch that it briefly had "slow and divert a number of aircraft" that were flying near the area. Flightradar24 data showed a number of aircraft slowing or changing course in airspace near Puerto Rico. Jet Blue had to delay a couple of flights to San Juan while American Airlines had to divert fewer...

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The cast of Severance on getting lost in the ever-expanding hallways of Lumon

Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, and John Turturro dive into the challenges and joys of filming Season 2, from getting lost in the ever-growing maze of hallways to exploring their characters’ innies and outies.

Severance Season 2 is streaming now on Apple TV+, with a new episode every week.

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iPhone 17 overheating issues might be avoided with new cooling tech

Apple might have a fix for overheating issues with the upcoming iPhone 17.

According to Chinese outlet MyDrivers via WCCF Tech, the iPhone 17 lineup will reportedly be built with a "vapor chamber cooling" system to address any overheating that might arise. Building phones with vapor cooling heatsinks is pretty commonplace for Android phones like the Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel lineups.

SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone 17 will come with a huge RAM upgrade, report...

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Wolf Man cast and crew break down the essentials of a good werewolf movie

Wolf Man stars Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott join producer Beatriz Sequeira and writer/director Leigh Whannell to discuss how they reimagined the iconic werewolf tale and the essentials of telling a good werewolf story.

Wolf Man opens in theaters Jan. 17.

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Madison Malone Kircher and Remy Tumin

A Timeline of TikTok’s Evolution, From Dances to BookTok to the Supreme Court

What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.

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Noa Dalzell

Unrivaled announces surprise signing of WNBA guard in wake of injury news

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Natisha Hiedeman will join the Phantom with Marina Mabrey sidelined with a calf strain.

Unrivaled is adding another player in the wake of injury, the new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league announced Friday afternoon, just hours before gameplay begins. Natisha Hiedeman, a Minnesota Lynx guard and six-year WNBA veteran, will join the Phantom club given the fact that Marina Mabrey is out for 2 to 4 weeks with a right calf strain she...

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Joseph Acosta

3 reasons the Kansas City Chiefs will beat the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs

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Here’s three reasons why the Chiefs can beat the Texans

I have a rule for picking rematches when it comes to football: the second time two teams play, I normally pick the team that didn’t win the first time to win the second time.

However, with the rematches this week in the NFL playoffs, I find myself breaking that rule, especially with Chiefs-Texans. Despite Houston’s defense looking like the second coming of the 2000 Ravens in their wildcard victory...

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Jack Milko

Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm applaud LIV Golf’s hiring Scott O’Neill as new CEO

Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy shake hands at the 2023 DP World Tour Championship. | Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Despite being on opposite sides of the issue, McIlroy and Rahm both expressed positive opinions about LIV Golf’s new CEO.

LIV Golf announced this week that it hired former NBA executive Scott O’Neill to serve as the league’s new CEO. O’Neill, of course, replaces the controversial Greg Norman, who served as commissioner since the league’s inception in...

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Michael Grothaus

Meta and Snap stock prices sink despite the TikTok ban being upheld by the Supreme Court

Shares in TikTok competitors were little helped on Friday after the high court let the ban stand, indicating that investors are not convinced it will happen.

Today, the United States Supreme Court announced its ruling to uphold the TikTok ban. The ruling means that on Sunday, January 19, Apple, Google, and other tech companies will be liable for heavy fines if they continue to host the app on their respective app stores.

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Quentyn Kennemer

Prime members can save $50 on the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft in its first sale

Comic book and graphic novel Kindle readers get a little reprieve with today’s deal. | Photo: Andrew Liszewski / The Verge

Much of Amazon’s experimentation in the Kindle line has generally led to bigger devices that are easier to read, but the Kindle Colorsoft is the first that ventures beyond a fully monochromatic viewing experience. Of course, that comes with a higher price tag than comparably sized Kindles, but if you’re a Prime member, you can finally save a bit. The Kindle...

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Victoria Song

It’s perfectly fine to ignore your smartwatch this January

If you saw my training load data for January, it would resemble a stock crashing. Hard. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Every January, fitness tech and wearable companies love to remind us about New Year’s Resolutions. For a small number of people, New Year’s features, challenges, and marketing campaigns will be exactly the push they need. For everyone else, they’re another reason to feel bad about yourself.

The start of the new year is when Peloton Bikes go on...

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