Not in his 135,000 sq.ft office but video game billionaire Gabe Newell works seven days a week remotely, from the master suite of his $250 million superyacht, Tranquility, reviewing Steam updates between scuba dives and streaming from the Mediterranean Luxurylaunches Gabe Newell says he ditched Microsoft and made Valve and Half-Life to prove “a better approach to game design” at a …
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Microsoft’s Critical Password Warning — Users Have 5 Days To Act
Unsaved Microsoft Authenticator passwords will be deletd on August 1. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Passwords: You can’t live without them, despite the advance of passkey technology, but unless you act before August 1, the passwords you have generated using Microsoft’s Authenticator app will be deleted. Yes, deleted. This should not come as a surprise, not least as Microsoft has …
Read More »Jets’ Justin Fields participates in camp days after toe injury
Rich CiminiJul 26, 2025, 09:22 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a …
Read More »Fanfare follows Bill Belichick at ACC media days, but UNC’s coach handles it his way
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The day was almost done. Bill Belichick had finished tackling 26 minutes of questions from a room of 70 reporters and 22 cameras. He stopped to grab some ESPN-branded boxes of popcorn at a booth in the hallway. There was a problem, though. “You got one that’s not empty?” he asked with a laugh. The booth attendant …
Read More »Enormous asteroid the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa headed toward Earth in just DAYS
An asteroid the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been spotted just days before it screams past Earth in the latest near-miss astronomers have tracked. NASA has announced that asteroid 2025 OW is expected to pass within 393,000 miles of Earth on Monday, July 28. It’s actually one of five asteroids NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) making a close …
Read More »Diarrhea-causing germ survives in chlorine for days — what else is in the pool
Diving into a public pool this summer? You might be plunging into a petri dish. While chlorine is the go-to germ killer, it doesn’t work instantly. Some nasty germs can survive in treated water for minutes or even days, turning a refreshing swim into a risky dip. And the threat is growing. Outbreaks of waterborne illnesses tied to pools and …
Read More »Earth is spinning faster and is about to see one of its shortest days ever
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Read More »This summer has seen the shortest days in Earth’s recorded history
When time lost to shortened days begins to add up, timekeepers add an extra second to the running clock, bringing astronomical time back in sync with the atomic time it had lagged behind. This is called a leap second, and it’s been implemented about every year and a half since 1972—most people don’t notice that either. Will a faster-spinning Earth affect …
Read More »Sean Payton: Bo Nix spent four or five days with Drew Brees this offseason
When it comes to a marriage between a head coach and quarterback, few partnerships in recent memory have worked better than Sean Payton and Drew Brees with the Saints. But now Payton is the head coach of a different team with a different young quarterback in Bo Nix. After the pairing guided Denver to the postseason in 2024, Payton revealed …
Read More »How Japan Clinched a Trade Deal With Trump Just Days Ahead of the Tariff Deadline – The New York Times
How Japan Clinched a Trade Deal With Trump Just Days Ahead of the Tariff Deadline The New York Times Japan trade deal info on Trump’s desk was altered by hand with a marker CNBC Wall Street advances, gold retreats as trade talks progress boosts markets Reuters Trump announces ‘massive’ trade agreement with Japan CNN Japan Trade Deal Means Less Inflation. Bonds Are Pricing It …
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