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The Israel–Premier Tech Cycling Team Is No More

The Israel–Premier Tech Cycling Team Is No More
On Thursday afternoon, the WorldTour cycling team formerly known as Israel–Premier Tech unveiled its new form: NSN Cycling Team, which will be licensed out of Switzerland and based in Spain. A few short months after its presence at the Vuelta a España incited fierce protests...

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Best Black Friday Google Pixel Deals (2025)

Score hundreds off the new Pixel 10 range, or snag a discounted Pixel Watch 4 or Pixel Buds.

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Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches

In China, parents are buying smartwatches for children as young as five, connecting them to a digital world that blends socializing with fierce competition.

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When AI Starts Seeing and Hearing, IT Must Start Rethinking

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In 2026, enterprises will find themselves navigating a seismic shift in AI. Gone are the days when text-only models ruled

The post When AI Starts Seeing and Hearing, IT Must Start Rethinking appeared first on The New Stack.

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A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

Sixty-five years ago, Alfred Hitchcock shocked audiences with his film ‘Psycho.’ It broke Hollywood conventions about what a film should and should not do, ushered in a new era of horror/thriller, and became one of the most studied movies in cinema history. We listen back to...

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Fun Stunt to Promote ‘Pluribus’: An Ask Me Anything on Reddit With Carol Sturka

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“Carol Sturka”, actress Rhea Seehorn’s fictional protagonist of the new Apple TV series Pluribus, is on Reddit right now — at 12n ET / 9am PT — doing an AMA in character. Sturka is a fantasy novelist, and Apple Books has an 11-page excerpt of her “new” novel Bloodsong of Wycaro. Unclear whether it’s Seehorn writing the in-character responses, but it’s definitely Seehorn in the confirmation photo. Reminiscent of some of the promotional fun Apple has had for Severance.

Both my wife and I are loving Pluribus so far. I highly recommend watching the first episode without even knowing the premise, if you can.

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Group Chats in ChatGPT Now Available Worldwide

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OpenAI:

Early feedback from the pilot has been positive, so we’re expanding group chats to all logged-in users on ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans globally over the coming days. We will continue refining the experience as more people start using it.

That didn’t take long — the initial rollout limited to Japan, New Zealand, Korea, and Taiwan started just three days ago.

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We released Epilogue 2.1 for iOS and Android today. Now with easy blogging for movies. Here’s a short video to show the new interface.

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Friday Morning Politics: Trump and Mamdani Meet

Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW; writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic talks about the national political news of the week, including Mayor-elect Mamdani's meeting with President Trump at the White House.


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De-Cluttering Legacies

Emily Stewart, senior correspondent at Business Insider, talks about navigating issues around what to do with all the 'stuff' that boomer parents will be leaving their millennial kids.


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Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges

The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.

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Behind the Blog: A Risograph Journey and Data Musings

Behind the Blog: A Risograph Journey and Data Musings

This week, we discuss how data is accessed, AI in games, and more.

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Defending 'Raise the Age'

Vincent Schiraldi, Pinkerton Foundation visiting fellow and former New York City Commissioner of both the Department of Correction and Department of Probation, argues against trying teenagers as adults and defends New York's "Raise the Age" law against pushback from some elected leaders.


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The Best Red Light Therapy Mask You Can Buy Is Currently on Sale

Currentbody doesn't usually do big sales, but it kicked off Black Friday early with several discounted bundles.

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Falling Back In Love With Running

Falling Back In Love With Running
I started running when I was 14. After many years of playing recreational soccer, I realized that I did not have the skills to compete on the high school level against girls who had played on club teams their whole lives. The older kids in my neighborhood ran cross country a...

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Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay+ Review: A Camera and Printer in One

Fujifilm's latest Instax instant camera and printer hybrid gets a dedicated selfie lens and some fun new printing options.

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How UCLA Used A Friendly Charity To Get Tax-Free NIL Money

How UCLA Used A Friendly Charity To Get Tax-Free NIL Money

This piece was originally published on FOIAball, a publication covering college football programs using this country’s robust Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) laws. They are doing great work, so if you like this story please consider becoming a FOIAball subscriber.


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I'm continuing to work on the way FeedLand detects changes in feed items. This morning I did a careful study of the function that gets a guid for an item in conjunction with ChatGPT. It would be so much easier if RSS 2.0 required an item-level <guid> element, but it doesn't. That was the philosophy, all item-level values are optional except for a couple. My notes are here.

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There Is Only One AI Company. Welcome to the Blob

As Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft forge partnerships and deals, the AI industry is looking more like one interconnected machine. What does that mean for all of us?

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Why Load Tests Lie: Harsh Truth About AI Agent Performance

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Picture this: Your team just ran load tests with 10,000 concurrent users hammering your shiny new AI-powered customer service platform.

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