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The Rime Of The Big Dumper, Or How And In What Manner Cal Raleigh Became A Bonafide Slugger

The Rime Of The Big Dumper, Or How And In What Manner Cal Raleigh Became A Bonafide Slugger
Cal "Big Dumper" Raleigh is an outlier in the obvious sense—he is the current MLB home run leader—but pile on the descriptive adjectives, and you wind up with an amalgam of three truths, all theoretically past their prime: Cal Raleigh is a switch-hitting catcher who plays fo...

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Data Synchronization Fuels Hybrid Workloads and AI Success 

A line of zebras at a watering hole.

Despite the perception that businesses have moved all their important applications to public clouds, an estimated 40% of workloads still

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Podcast: Feds Flew Predator Drones Over The LA Protests

Podcast: Feds Flew Predator Drones Over The LA Protests

All about the spy planes and burning Waymos at the anti-ICE protests in LA, and a guilty plea for a massive sex trafficking ring.

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Acquired's Success Secret: Ben Gilbert's Quality Approach

What happens when two friends decide to learn about successful acquisitions and accidentally create one of the world's most popular business podcasts? Meet Ben Gilbert, co-founder and co-host of Acquired, the show that transforms company histories into captivating 4-hour aud...

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Best Workout Headphones We Tested and Sweated In (2025)

Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones. Here are our favorites.

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Welcome to My Well-Stocked Pantry of Empty Boxes

As our guest, please feel free to help yourself to anything. I didn’t run to the store before your arrival, because as you can see, my pantry is overflowing with foodstuffs. Oh, crackers? An excellent appetizer choice. Those go really well with this jar of local strawberry j...

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8 Best Cordless Vacuums for Your Whole House (2025)

Clean your house without the restraint of a power cord with these cordless stick vacuums.

WIRED
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The Viral Storm Streamers Predicting Deadly Tornadoes—Sometimes Faster Than the Government

Storm streamers are using radars and AI robots to predict extreme weather for millions of YouTube subscribers, in some cases faster than the National Weather Service, which has been gutted by DOGE.

WIRED
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14 Best Hair Straighteners We Tested (2025)

Curls and waves are beautiful. But when you want to smooth them out, these WIRED-tested hot tools—irons, brushes, and combs—work wonders.

WIRED
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Apple MacOS 26 Tahoe: Top New Features to Try

MacOS 26 Tahoe brings a slew of new features, but the massive overhaul to Spotlight will likely become a fan favorite.

WIRED
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Inside the AI Party at the End of the World

At a mansion overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI insiders met to debate one unsettling question: If humanity ends, what comes next?

WIRED
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The 5 Best Organic Mattress Toppers (2025)

These mattress toppers can support, cushion, and improve your bed, whether you need a firm topper or a luxurious pillow top.

WIRED
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He’s Blind. He Plays Video Games. Here’s How That Works

Ross Minor lost his eyesight at 8 years old. Today, he’s a hardcore gamer who runs YouTube and Twitch channels and consults for big studios. This is not—necessarily—an inspirational story.

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Inside a Trump ICE Raid

This week’s protests and clashes in California are the biggest flare-up yet over President Trump’s immigration enforcement. They follow months of escalating raids and rhetoric as the administration struggles to fulfill the president’s big promises for mass deportations. Hame...

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Amplifying Open Source

Bob's getting close to wrapping up the series and introducing "Open Source Reach," exploring open source's real-world impacts beyond coding.

WIRED
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Artificial Intelligence Is Unlocking the Secrets of Black Holes

A neural network trained with simulations of supermassive black holes has found that the one at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, likely rotates at maximum speed.

WIRED
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Protesting Tips: What to Bring, How to Act, How to Stay Safe

If you’re planning on hitting the streets, here’s what you need to know.

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
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Trump’s Angry, Violent Outbursts Go Nuclear as Poll Delivers Bad News

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued a direct promise to use “heavy force” on protesters who dare show up to his military parade this weekend. He made no distinction between peaceful and violent protesters, an extraordinary threat of violence that he didn...

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The Talk Show Live was excellent. My WWDC week is winding down… It was great to catch up with folks. Saw several people tonight I hadn’t seen in years.

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Trump's Plot Against the 2026 Elections

On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about how President Donald Trump could be testing a strategy to subvert the 2026 midterm elections by creating chaos to justify his use of extreme executive power. David also discusses how...