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EngadgetT-Mobile to acquire majority of US Cellular, further consolidating carrier market
T-Mobile will acquire most of US Cellular in a $4.4 billion deal. The company hopes to use the acquisition to provide better coverage in rural areas.
- Autoblog
BMW R20 Concept unveiled with minimalist design and 2.0-liter flat-twin
Unveiled at Villa d'Este, the BMW R20 Concept gets a 2.0-liter evolution of the brand's air-cooled flat-twin and a pure, minimalist design.
- Autoblog
Strong new-vehicle inventory brings better incentives and more sales, says J.D. Power
J.D. Power's recent research showed that dealers have more cars to sell and automakers are more willing to throw incentives at buyers, driving an increase in overall sales numbers.
- Engadget
Acer, ASUS and HP all have new Chromebook Plus laptops with Google's built-in AI features
Google announced a host of new AI features for Chromebooks, and Acer, ASUS and HP have new models to showcase them.
- TechCrunch
Spanish startups reached €100 billion in aggregate value last year
If 11 figures is your attention threshold, you may be interested in learning that the combined enterprise value (EV) of Spanish startups surpassed €100 billion in 2023, according to Dealroom's latest report on the Spanish tech ecosystem. As we'll see, venture investment into Spanish startups also held up quite well, with €2.2 billion raised across some 850 funding rounds. Spain's venture capital tally was lower last year than in 2021 and 2022; that's no surprise as these years were outliers.
- Yahoo Finance
It's more complicated than ever to watch sports — here's why
The introduction of streaming has massively altered the playing field for sports rights.
- Yahoo Finance
The Fed's favored inflation gauge highlights shortened trading week: What to know this week
The Fed's preferred inflation gauge will test a stock market near record highs in a holiday-shortened trading week.
- Yahoo Sports
Mets' Edwin Diaz blows another save in return to closer role
New York Mets reliever Edwin Diaz blew his fourth save of the season on Saturday, as he continues to struggle pitching in the ninth inning.
- Engadget
Elon Musk is reportedly planning an xAI supercomputer to power a better version of Grok
Musk recently presented plans for a ‘gigafactory of compute’ to investors, The Information reports. This would power a future, smarter version of Grok and require at least 100,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs.
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Yes, this cordless 2-in-1 Shark vacuum really weighs less than 4 pounds, and it's down to $100 for Memorial Day
The 'easily maneuverable' cleaning essential has a built-in hand vac and even comes with its own storage stand.
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Kevin Harlan is 'grateful beyond measure' if calling NBA games for TNT will soon end
TNT NBA announcer Kevin Harlan talked to the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast about reports that the network will lose its rights package to NBC and how that affects his career.
- Engadget
SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion
A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23.
- Yahoo Sports
NBA playoffs: Jaylen Brown drops 40 as Celtics take 2-0 lead; Tyrese Haliburton exits with hamstring injury
The Pacers are in big, big trouble.
- Yahoo Finance
US economic output hits 2-year high
Business activity showed a surprise uptick in May, indicating the US economy may be more resilient than Wall Street thinks.
- Engadget
Leica takes on Fujifilm with the compact D-Lux 8
With small and stylish compact cameras like Fujifilm's X100 VI all the rage for influencers, Leica has decided to jump back into the game.
- Yahoo Tech
The 5 best portable monitors of 2024, tested and reviewed
For an instant productivity boost, add one of these "second screens" to your laptop.
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Padres place 4-time All-Star Xander Bogaerts on injured list with fractured shoulder
Bogaerts' injury is worse than initially feared.
- TechCrunch
Linktree surpasses 50M users, rolls out its social commerce program to more creators
Link-in-bio startup Linktree said on Wednesday that it has surpassed 50 million users. The company has been growing consistently, adding nearly 10 million users (or Linkers, as Linktree calls them) in the span of just five months: In December, the company told TechCrunch that it had 41 million users, and it reported over 47 million users this March. Linktree is considered one of the top link-in-bio tools on the market, with its rivals owning a significantly smaller portion of the pie: competitor Later has around 7 million users, whereas Beacons has more than 2 million.
- Yahoo Sports
Fantasy resume refresh: Guys who need to reboot their careers in 2024 | Yahoo Fantasy Football Show
Matt Harmon is back from vacation and feeling refreshed. In his return to the pod, he asks which players need a fantasy refresh in 2024. Andy Behrens joins Harmon on the pod as they try to identify 10 candidates that need a fantasy reputation reboot this upcoming season.
- TechCrunch
a16z's American Dynamism team launches program to introduce technical minds to VC
From a16z's new $7.2 billion fund, around $600 million is earmarked for American Dynamism. The 12-month American Dynamism Engineering Fellows Program will take around three technologists on an investment crash course, with the fellows spending the year learning about venture investing, working alongside the partners to evaluate potential investments, and engaging with the fund’s portfolio of industrial companies.