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Tyrese Maxey was the NBA Draft steal that wasn’t so surprising.
Deuce McBride flashed to the middle of the lane and caught a pass from Jalen Brunson as the New York Knicks’ star was getting trapped on the perimeter. McBride calmly stepped into a free throw line jumper and swished it, giving the Knicks a six-point lead on the Philadelphia 76ers with 29 seconds left. Down 3-1 in the series, Philadelphia needed a miracle to avoid elimination in the final...
Carmelo Anthony can’t wait to see USA Basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Carmelo Anthony was the guest this week for episode 100 of “Point Forward” and the NBA legend didn’t mince his words when he discussed the need for Team USA to make a major statement at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
To this end, from a business perspective, Melo believes 2024 Team USA is on pat with the 1992 Dream Team when it comes to hype. That’s a serious statement when talking about the most...
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The Carolina Panthers have used so many draft picks on so few contributors.
The Carolina Panthers have a very unique aversion to delaying pleasure. Whether it’s their owner, David Tepper, who has shown impulsive behavior over the years or the organization as a whole, the Panthers have most certainly not wanted to wait to use their NFL Draft picks.
In the 2024 NFL Draft under new general manager Dan Morgan, the Panthers moved down a few times to pick up...
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Sighs, it’s May and we have to talk about Colorado football for all the wrong reasons. The college football offseason is well underway and Colorado is aiming to improve on a 4-8 season where they dropped eight of their last nine games.
Much has been made about the roster turnover Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders has put the team through since he was hired, and that lack of depth came back to bite them as...
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
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Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019 because it was “very worried” that Google was years ahead in scaling up its AI efforts. An internal email, titled “Thoughts on OpenAI,” between Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, CEO Satya Nadella, and co-founder Bill Gates reveals some of the high-level discussions around an investment opportunity in the months before Microsoft revealed the partnership.
The email was released on Tuesday as part of...
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Starfield players on Xbox will no longer have to deal with the game’s 30-frames-per-second (fps) cap. As part of an update arriving on May 15th, Bethesda will let Xbox Series X players run the game at 60fps.
The 60fps option comes as part of several new display customization settings. The game will let you choose to prioritize visuals to “[keep] the highest resolution while maintaining full detail for special effects, lighting, and crowds” or choose to...
The Rabbit R1 may not be able to do much of anything useful right now, but at least it should stay alive longer thanks to a new software update.
The pocketable AI-powered handheld assistant device, which made waves at CES earlier this year, was apparently having trouble holding onto battery charges once it got into people's hands in April. According to an X post from the parent company, however, the new update (which downloads as soon as the device is powered on and connected to WiFi) should...
Substack has been consistently building on its chat function, a way for newsletter creators to chat directly with their subscribers. Now the feature is expanding with a slate of new updates.
SEE ALSO: Substack finally has DMsThe main updates include the possibility of a paywall for the chat feature. Newsletter publishers can now put in a paywall so that chat features are exclusive to paid subscribers only, or to founding members of said...
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Opens in a new window ...Whether it's tapping the brakes after a 100 mph drive like Anthony Edwards, or going from slow to even slower like Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, the decel move and its variations are wreaking havoc on NBA defenders.
The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.
Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.
Even non-Bills fans love Keon Coleman.
The Bills were widely panned after Day 1 of the NFL Draft for trading back twice, while enabling the Kansas City Chiefs to get their guy in Xavier Worthy. That all washed away pretty quickly on Day 2, when Buffalo picked Keon Coleman and we learned what an utter delight he is.
Coleman is from small-town central Louisiana, and it became impossible not to love his attitude as soon as he entered the building. Each Keon Coleman moment was better...
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Kisner explained why he continues to battle on the PGA Tour and has yet to return to NBC Sports’ booth as lead analyst.
Kevin Kisner stepped in as one of NBC Sports’ analysts earlier this season as the search continues to find Paul Azinger’s permanent replacement.
He helped out at The Sentry, WM Phoenix Open and The Players.
Fans quickly fell for Kisner’s quick wit and golf knowledge. They also loved his laidback vibe on the broadcast and his...
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Audible is testing a new section that provides audiobook recommendations based on your Prime Video viewing history. The test is rolling out to half of all users with both Audible and Amazon Prime, and there’s no way to opt out for now.
If you have both services, you might see a new carousel on the mobile and web app titled “Based on what you watched recently on Prime Video.” It will contain audiobooks relevant to what you’ve watched on...
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the states in a case questioning the constitutionality of age verification requirements for adult entertainment sites.
On April 30, the court justices dismissed an emergency appeal that sought to block age verification mandates outlined in Texas House Bill 1181. The bill outlines fines and liability for site owners that allow minors to visit their pages, including a $10,000 minimum and $250,000 maximum fine per violation by a minor. The appeal was filed...
ChatGPT now saves your chat history, even if you've opted out of sharing your data to train the model.
On Tuesday, OpenAI posted on X, saying the update was available for ChatGPT Free and ChatGPT Plus users. If you had opted in to sharing your chat history with OpenAI, you can toggle this setting off, and your chat history will remain saved in the sidebar. On the flip side, if your sharing setting was toggled off, ChatGPT will save your conversations going forward. The update is available on...
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