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Reports: Toronto expansion team to join WNBA

Toronto has been awarded a WNBA franchise that will start play in 2026, according to multiple reports, when it will become the league's first team outside of the United States.

Wired Top Stories

Eric Ravenscraft

5 Best USB Hubs (2024): USB-C, USB-A, Portable

Ditch the dongles. These multiport adapters maximize your laptop’s options.

Wired Top Stories

Steven Levy

There's No Undoing Tech's Great Rewiring of Childhood

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt warns that social media harms children but definitive evidence is hard to find. Whatever your views on kids and technology, digital connectivity is now part of childhood.

Wired Top Stories

Morgan Meaker

Climate Protestors Storm Tesla's Gigafactory in Europe

The carmaker’s only European gigafactory has become the target of increasingly radical protests since announcing expansion plans.

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

Ranking Chiefs’ Week 1 opponents for new NFL season by how good game would be

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Who should the NFL put against the Kansas City Chiefs on opening night? Here’s the best options.

The NFL will release the full schedule for the 2024-2025 season on Wednesday. But ahead of its release, the league will start to unveil some of the key games for the upcoming campaign.

One of those key games? The traditional “NFL Kickoff Game” which historically features the defending Super Bowl champions, as a night to honor their accomplishments...

SBNation.com

Ricky O'Donnell

Luka Doncic was interrupted by porn sounds during his press conference

Someone forgot to close a tab at the worst possible time

Luka Doncic clearly hasn’t been in peak physical condition for the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks star is playing through a knee sprain that he admitted would have sidelined him if it was the regular season. Instead, Doncic is out there giving the Mavs all he has, even if he hasn’t been nearly as efficient offensively.

On Thursday, Doncic put in one of his better performances of the playoffs and got plenty of help...

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

Ferrari’s upgrades hit the testing track in Fiorano

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon

Ferrari is testing the upgraded SF-24 today, and here is a first look at the new elements

Friday is a big day in the Formula 1 world.

While the grid will be silent this weekend, as the schedule allows for a week off between last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix and next weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, that does not mean the teams are taking the week off. One team hard at work? Ferrari, as the Scuderia are using Thursday and Friday as filming days at...

The Verge

Justine Calma

The answer to AI’s energy needs could be blowing in the wind

The Riffgat offshore wind farm, around 15 kilometers north of the island of Borkum. | Photo: Getty Images

Data centers and offshore wind farms could prove to be a perfect pair as AI grows increasingly energy-hungry.

Many of the companies racing to roll out new generative AI tools have also made big commitments to rein in their greenhouse gas emissions. A rush of new AI data centers could throw those climate goals off — unless they find a clean source of energy.

Conveniently, some...

The Verge

Sheena Vasani Brandon Widder

Apple’s AirPods Max are receiving a rare $100 discount at Amazon

Apple’s noise-canceling AirPods Max are $100 off for the first time since December. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge

Not too long ago, it seemed like every retailer was offering a steep discount on Apple’s AirPods Max. Then, suddenly, they all stopped. For the past few months, we’ve rarely seen the AirPods Max drop below $500 — that is, until this week. Now, for the second time this year, you can grab Apple’s on-ear headphones at Amazon for $449.99 ($100 off), which...

Mashable

'House of the Dragon' recap: Every death, ranked by gruesomeness

House of the Dragon Season 2 is fast approaching, and what better way to get in the mood for it than by reminding ourselves just how gory Season 1 was?

The Game of Thrones' prequel's body count hasn't caught up with that of its eight-season origin show quite yet, but it's certainly on track. As we prepare for another outing in George R.R. Martin's brutal continent of Westeros, here's a breakdown of all the key deaths so far in House of the Dragon — from least to most gruesome.

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Mashable

'Exploding Kittens' trailer: Tom Ellis stars as God in house cat form

"Exploding Kittens" — the popular, crowdfunded card game — is coming to streaming with a new Netflix series.

Mashable

Drone footage shows the devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sol

Brazil floods: Drone footage shows the deadly scale of destruction

Mashable

Scammers beware, June Squibb is coming for you in 'Thelma' trailer

Josh Margolin's feature debut "Thelma" sees June Squibb and Richard Roundtree tracking down a phone scammer in LA. Trailer.

Mashable

'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person' trailer is exactly what it says on the tin

A "horror-comedy with bite and heart", Ariane Louis-Seize's film follows a teen vampire who refuses to feast on humans.

Mashable

Fake Met Gala lewks, the Apple iPad Event, and no more New Twitters please!

From the Met Gala to the Apple Event that could have been an email, host Josh Burstein takes us on a comedic journey through the week's top stories.

BuzzFeed - Latest

Say Farewell To Daily Inconveniences And Hello To These 33 Products To Make Things A Lil' Easier

Hey you, yes I'm talking to you — why don't ya make your life a bit easier with an automatic drink dispenser and a doggy pooper scooper.

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BuzzFeed - Latest

People Aren’t Impressed After Matt Rife Apparently Made Light Of His Domestic Violence Joke Backlash And Poked Fun At The Total Lack Of Consequences In Cancel Culture

After his Netflix special sparked controversy in November, Matt is said to have mocked the total lack of consequences he has faced.

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Fast Company

Jessica Bursztynsky

4 experts on how to get the most out of dating apps

Photos matter, but so does time management.

App-based online dating has been part of our lives for a decade now.

Fast Company

Associated Press

Why Prada is expanding production in Italy and its artisanal talent

Prada has focused on what it calls vertical integration of its supply chain.

The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a generational shift in its workforce.

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

Zeekr IPO: Stock price for China-based Tesla rival will be closely watched in NYSE debut today

The initial public offering comes as Elon Musk’s EV company is facing increased competition from China automakers such as BYD. Here’s what to know.

Today another electrical vehicle maker is going public in the United States. However, the EV maker isn’t an American automotive company, but rather a Chinese one. Here’s what you need to know about Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding Limited, a China-based rival to Tesla, and its initial public offering.

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