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Here are our picks for the second week of the playoffs.
We’re drawing ever closer to the Super Bowl. It’s the NFL Divisional Playoff round and in a lot of ways this bodes to be even more exciting than the Conference Championships.
That’s largely because of one reason: Ravens vs. Bills. The game of the weekend is also the game of the season, and it feels like whoever wins in Buffalo will eventually move on to represent the AFC in the Super...
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.
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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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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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...
"In loving memory of Tikiana Tokson..."
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Opens in a new window ...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...
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 czarDirected 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...
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...
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.
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...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.
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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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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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...
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...
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.
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...