Who is the $799 Apple Watch Ultra 3 for? The Garmin crowd? I can already hear Garmin fans cackling from whatever distant mountain they’re hiking on. The gadget nerd who simply must have the best-of-the-best smartwatch? I’m 99.9 percent sure those folks already have an Ultra 2. For three years, I’ve been pondering who the Ultra’s audience is, and for …
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The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came and been refunded my $34 plus shipping, I would have. I didn’t want it anymore. The two other identical packages belonged to my neighbors, …
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Welcome to This Week in Our Dumb Beautiful Sport, a weekly look at the chaos that reigns over the most perfectly imperfect world of college football. Is anyone good anymore? It’s hard to say for sure, but it’s getting easier each week to say who isn’t. Hello, Penn State and Texas! UCLA RISES FROM THE DEAD Here’s an important lesson …
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Although Amazon’s Big Prime Day Deals don’t officially start off until Tuesday, October 7, you can pick up one of the best mesh Wi-Fi systems at a steep discount right now. If you’re using that slow, underpowered router from your ISP or just want complete, wall-to-wall connectivity, now is the perfect time to upgrade your home network. So far, there …
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Louis CK has defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia after fellow comedians criticised the big names taking part as whitewashing a regime guilty of human rights abuses. Speaking on Real Time With Bill Maher, CK, who is co-headlining the festival with the British comedian Jimmy Carr on Monday night local time, said other …
Read More »Ian Roberts, Des Moines Superintendent, Had a Story Too Good to Be True The New York Times ICE arrest reveals hidden past of an Iowa schools superintendent The Washington Post Des Moines school district says it will pursue legal action against consulting firm after superintendent detained by ICE ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos DHS Releases New Information on Extensive …
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Microsoft already garnered headlines last week when it announced a 50% increase in the pricing of Xbox Game Pass. According to a new rumor, though, the company’s strategy may be shifting to an even greater degree than people imagined. The rumor comes from leaker SneakersSO, who previously leaked Xbox’s initial plans to start porting its games to other consoles. In …
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The roster is out and the Phillies know who will be playing (or maybe playing) during the NLDS against the Dodgers. Weston Wilson and Otto Kemp both make it with Garrett Stubbs not being used as a pinch runner. Taijuan Walker and Aaron Nola both make the roster, though how much either will pitch, if they do at all, will …
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New PitchBook data illustrates how dramatically AI is dominating startup investment, with 2025 on-track to become the first year when AI accounts for more than half of all VC money invested. PitchBook reports that VCs have poured $192.7 billion into the industry so far this year, out of a total $366.8 billion, according to Bloomberg. In the most recent quarter, …
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Redemption Road’s time-travelling bring-an-assault-rifle-to-a-medieval-sword-fight shooter and strategy game, Kingmakers, has been indefinitely delayed. Redemption stated it pushed the release to ensure it does not “cut any planned features for the sake of getting it out of the door earlier” and apologised for “letting [players] down”. Kingmakers – Early Access Release Date Trailer.Watch on YouTube “After much contemplation, we realise that …
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