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Russell Westbrook says report about him wanting to leave Clippers 'has likely been fabricated'
Russell Westbrook is trying to clear up reports about him wanting to leave the Clippers.
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Some intriguing showstoppers from Auto China 2024
China’s vision of the electric mobility future is on full display during the ten-day Auto China 2024 event, which ends this weekend.
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'My 40-year-old eyes need this': A magnifying mirror is a travel must-have — this fan-fave is down to $9
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Former Dodgers P Julio Urías placed on probation, ordered to counseling after pleading no contest to domestic battery charge
Urías has been on administrative leave from MLB since his September arrest.
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The European Union is investigating Meta’s election policies
The EU has officially opened a significant investigation into Meta for election disinformation. While the European Commission’s statement doesn’t explicitly mention Russia, Meta told Engadget the EU probe targets the country’s Doppelganger campaign.
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Was it legal for Kristi Noem to shoot her puppy — and what other options did she have?
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a possible running mate for former President Donald Trump is catching heat over shooting and killing her "untrainable" hunting dog on her farm. Animal humane societies give alternatives to euthanasia.
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Texans WR Tank Dell sustains 'minor injury' in mass shooting, was reportedly 1 of 10 shot at Florida nightclub
Tank Dell is in "good spirits" after being reportedly being "caught in the crossfire" of the shooting that left 10 injured at a Florida nightclub.
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NFL Draft grades: Seattle Seahawks nailed their first pick, but it was a mixed bag after that
Yahoo Sports' Charles McDonald breaks down the Seahawks' 2024 draft.
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'Baby Reindeer' is based on Richard Gadd's real life. He's asking internet sleuths to stop trying to expose the people behind the characters.
The Netflix limited series is about Gadd’s experience with a stalker and, separately, being a victim of sexual violence. He’s asking viewers not to “speculate on who any of the real life people [behind the characters] could be.”
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TikTok Lite axes ‘addictive as cigarettes’ reward-to-watch feature under the EU’s watchful eye
The EU has effectively vanquished a TikTok feature that Europe’s digital commissioner described as “toxic” and “addictive as cigarettes.” TikTok owner ByteDance said on Wednesday that TikTok Lite’s reward-to-watch feature would be suspended.
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Snowflake releases a flagship generative AI model of its own
All-around, highly generalizable generative AI models were the name of the game once, and they arguably still are. Case in point: Snowflake, the cloud computing company, today unveiled Arctic LLM, a generative AI model that's described as "enterprise-grade." Available under an Apache 2.0 license, Arctic LLM is optimized for "enterprise workloads," including generating database code, Snowflake says, and is free for research and commercial use.
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Roland’s mobile podcasting studio gives you a mic and streaming app for $140
Roland has a new on-the-go podcasting setup with an eye-catching price. The company’s Go:Podcast studio includes a USB condenser mic and a companion app that can set up streaming to platforms like YouTube, Twitch and Facebook.
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What does 'show' mean in Major League Baseball? From show bags to show dinners, it's 'top of the line ... there's no level above it'
To the average person, "show" is a verb or a noun. But MLB players coined a new adjective to reflect their lives.
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Bobbi Althoff was the victim of deepfake AI porn. 'This world is scary. It's getting scarier,' she says.
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Justice Department to pay $138.7 million to victims of Larry Nassar over FBI’s failures
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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat says he's a victim of revenge porn. How technology makes the practice easier than ever — and harder to prosecute.
During a livestream this week, 22-year-old Kai Cenat claimed a woman he met in 2023 leaked naked photos and videos taken without his consent to extort money from him.
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Inside LemFi’s play to be fintech to the Global South diaspora
After being shut down by regulators in Ghana in November over what was described as "illegal" activities, LemFi is back in business in the country, and it's now gearing up for a big expansion into Asia. Backed by the likes of Left Lane Capital and Y Combinator (where it was part of the Summer '21 cohort as Lemonade Finance), LemFi initially targeted Nigerian migrants in Canada, offering multi-currency accounts that enabled them to send money back to their home country. LemFi later expanded to serve other African diaspora communities in the country before entering the U.K. market in 2021 by acquiring RightCard for $2.5 million.
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Reese Witherspoon's Draper James has tons of spring closet essentials on sale under $50 — save up to 70%
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Google Pixel 9 phones might have emergency satellite messaging
Rumor has it that Google's Pixel 9 and next-gen Fold are getting emergency satellite messaging.