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High School Sports Rally: Why a retired accountant teaches softball
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Jan 10 • 12:47 AM EST • Sports • cbsnews.com
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Redmond small businesses prepare for economic boost as Microsoft ends remote work

Anticipation is building among small businesses throughout Redmond for an economic boon once Microsoft workers end their remote assignments next month.

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Jan 9 • 5:46 PM EST • Business • komonews.com
Microsoft may soon allow IT admins to uninstall Copilot

Microsoft is testing a new policy that allows IT administrators to uninstall the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant on managed devices.

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Jan 9 • 3:34 PM EST • Technology • bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft's first Windows 11 preview build of 2026 brings more Copilot+ PC features to everyone

Microsoft's first new preview build of Windows 11 for 2026 is packing a handful of Copilot additions, along with a new mobile Resume feature and more.

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Jan 9 • 1:25 PM EST • Technology • windowscentral.com
Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app

Microsoft is testing a new feature that integrates Copilot into the File Explorer, but it’s not going to be another ‘Ask Copilot’ button in the right-click menu. This time, Copilot will live inside File Explorer, likely in a sidebar or Details/Preview-pane-like interface, according to new references in Windows 11 preview builds. Microsoft watchers @PhantomOfEarth and […]

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Jan 9 • 12:17 PM EST • Technology • windowslatest.com
Microsoft is making it much easier to add hyperlinks in Word docs

It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink.

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Jan 9 • 5:58 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Xbox’s Developer Direct returns on January 22nd with Fable and Forza Horizon 6 gameplay

The new installments in two of Microsoft’s biggest Xbox franchises are releasing this year.

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Jan 8 • 9:14 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
UConn Spring Sports Season Tickets Now On Sale - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, Conn. – Season tickets for UConn Baseball, Softball and Lacrosse are now on sale as the Huskies prepare for an exciting spring 2025 season across all...

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Jan 8 • 6:00 AM EST • Sports • uconnhuskies.com
Earth's early sponges were soft: Scientists close fossil record gap

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, suggest ...

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Jan 7 • 2:00 PM EST • Science • phys.org
Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected

The studio is the latest to be hit by the company's ongoing cutbacks.

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Jan 7 • 9:53 AM EST • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Hidden in storage, a University of Utah research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software

It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for most devices used today, including iPhones.

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Jan 7 • 8:00 AM EST • Technology • sltrib.com
Calendar Pick: Workhorses of the Entertainment/Recreational Industry

Composed of veteran musicians Rob Keller (The Welfare Liners), Ben Reynolds (Chickasaw Mudd Puppies), Domingo “Sunny” Ortiz (Widespread Panic) and William Tonks (MrJordanMrTonks), Workhorses of the Entertainment/Recreational Industry is an Athens-based band inspired by the sounds of acoustic rock, traditional folk, country and blues. As of late, the band has played several shows and is working on its album. In a bill presented by local promoter Aubrey Entertainment, the quartet will be performing alongside Scott Low & the Blue Bouillon. Seen sharing stages with artists like Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Shovels & Rope, Low is a folk musician whose sound has been compared to Americana acts like Jamey Johnson and Ryan Bingham, but the influence of artists like Tom […]

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Jan 7 • 12:02 AM EST • Entertainment • flagpole.com
US FDA to limit regulation of health and fitness wearables, commissioner says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it will limit regulation of wearable devices and software designed to support healthy lifestyles, issuing new guidance to clarify its regulatory approach.

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Jan 6 • 7:40 PM EST • Health • reuters.com
2023 Ames Earth Science Nuggets

Earth Science (SG) Nuggets – Menu BarHomeNuggets Home2025202420232022 2023 Ames Earth Science Nuggets Earth Science Nuggets are bite-sized, single-page summaries of recent science results, mission highlights, and outreach activities. Back to Earth Science Nuggets Overview about 2023 Ames Earth Science Nuggets march 2023 Portable, Scalable, and Re-usable Science Data Processing Software for NASA Satellite Missions march 2023 Portable, Scalable, and Re-usable Science Data Processing Software for NASA Satellite Missions May 2023 ARC manages field campaign Sub-MesoscaleOcean Dynamics Experiment May 2023 ARC manages field campaign Sub-MesoscaleOcean Dynamics Experiment June 2023 Alpha Jet Atmospheric eXperiment (AJAX) produces database on trace gas and meteorological observations June 2023 Alpha Jet Atmospheric eXperiment (AJAX) produces database on trace gas and meteorological observations july 2023 Earth’s protective stratosphere affected by clouds from below july 2023 Earth’s protective stratosphere affected by clouds from below August 2023 What does global land climate look like at 2 degrees warming? August 2023 What does global land climate look like at 2 degrees warming? Downloads Portable, Scalable, and Re-usable Science Data Processing Software for NASA Satellite Missions Dec 18, 2025 PDF (279.60 KB) ARC manages field campaign Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment Dec 18, 2025 PDF (333.27 KB) Alpha Jet Atmospheric eXperiment (AJAX) produces database on trace gas and meteorological observations Dec 18, 2025 PDF (332.86 KB) Earth’s protective stratosphere affected by clouds from below Dec 18, 2025 PDF (464.51 KB) What does global land climate look like at 2 degrees warming? Dec 18, 2025 PDF (246.82 KB)

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Jan 6 • 7:03 PM EST • Science • nasa.gov
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Startups to watch: Baton Rouge’s entrepreneurial surge

Put researchers, incubators and investors in the same ecosystem, and you get a region where innovation can thrive. That momentum is showing up in the number of Capital Region startups now drawing attention far beyond Louisiana. CodeGig CodeGig is a Baton Rouge software firm that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to help industrial companies […]

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Jan 6 • 3:10 PM EST • Business • businessreport.com
Science army mobilizes to map U.S. soil microbiome

Massive endeavor including Hopkins researchers and students aims to understand the planet's most biodiverse habitats

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Jan 6 • 12:42 PM EST • Science • hub.jhu.edu
ERPVAR.com Announces Fractional CMO Engagement with Innormax, SAP Business One Partner

ERPVAR.com, a specialized marketing and growth platform for ERP software partners, today announced a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) engagement with Innormax, an established SAP Business One partner supporting small and midsize businesses across North America.

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Jan 6 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
No, Microsoft didn’t rebrand Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft’s Office website is confusing the internet

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Jan 6 • 5:48 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Senators discuss open enrollment extension for compromise health plan

Republican and Democratic senators want to soften the blow of lapsed Obamacare tax credits.

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Jan 5 • 8:47 PM EST • Health • politico.com
Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’

Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.

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Jan 5 • 6:09 PM EST • Technology • finance.yahoo.com
Microsoft's Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as 'slop'

Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.

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Jan 5 • 6:09 PM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
Microsoft Edge is getting a Copilot-inspired redesign

The Copilot UI could come to more Microsoft products

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Jan 5 • 9:14 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
China's services growth hits 6-month low in December, shows private PMI

China's services activity expanded at its slowest pace in six months in December, as growth in new business softened and foreign demand declined, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.

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Jan 4 • 8:50 PM EST • Business • reuters.com
Microsoft Excel World Champ's top advice for office workers

Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He has some pointers for using Excel at work.

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Jan 4 • 4:30 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
"Microslop" trends — backlash to Microsoft's on-going AI obsession continues

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella penned an AI-heavy blog post to close out 2025, leading to widespread mockery and a brand new moniker for the big M.

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Jan 3 • 11:06 AM EST • Technology • windowscentral.com
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls for consensus about AI

: Exec argues we need a new metaphor focused on AI as a lever rather than a job killer

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Jan 2 • 4:04 PM EST • Technology • theregister.com
Construction of data science buildings to close Wyman Park Drive entrance to vehicles beginning in early January

Pedestrian access will remain open through July, but vehicle traffic will be disrupted beginning in early January as construction begins on JHU's data science buildings

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Jan 2 • 3:45 PM EST • Science • hub.jhu.edu
While Microsoft is obsessed with AI, Valve is stealing PC gaming away

Valve has spent the last decade tunneling into Microsoft's vault. Now, the heist is on.

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Jan 2 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • pcworld.com
Microsoft's Satya Nadella wants you to stop calling AI "slop" in 2026

In closing comments of 2025, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared an update on the state of things going into 2026 — and it's all about ... AI!

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Jan 2 • 7:37 AM EST • Technology • windowscentral.com
Sony faces an unfixable PS5 vulnerability as BootROM keys are dumped and shared publicly

A leaked set of PlayStation 5 BootROM keys, published online at the end of 2025, has exposed core hardware-level security secrets that researchers say Sony cannot simply patch on existing consoles. While the breach does not enable an immediate jailbreak, experts warn it significantly lowers the bar for future exploits, potentially paving the way for permanent hacks, homebrew software, and widespread piracy risks.

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Jan 1 • 10:45 PM EST • Technology • notebookcheck.net
ReactOS Starts 2026 With Another "Major Step" Toward Windows NT6 Compatibility

The ReactOS free software project is turning 30 this year and its 'open-source Windows' OS ambitions remain

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Jan 1 • 10:42 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
11 executives and researchers who left Google in 2025

Two DeepMind cofounders are now on the opposite sides of an intensifying AI talent war, as Microsoft lures away Google employees in 2025.

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Jan 1 • 5:23 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
The Best Gear and Software of 2025: My 7 Highlights of the Year

It was a great year for synthesizers and drum machines. Here are my picks for the best gear and software of 2025.

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Dec 31, 2025 • 2:00 AM EST • Technology • gearnews.com
Bibb leaders plan upgrades to Carolyn Crayton Park softball field, increasing sports tourism
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Dec 30, 2025 • 11:37 PM EST • Sports • 13wmaz.com
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2025 has been a disaster for Windows 11 as frustrating bugs and intrusive features continue to erode trust in Microsoft’s flagship OS — something desperately needs to change

Too many bugs. Too many changes. Too little control. Windows 11's reputation might be at its lowest it's ever been as 2025 comes to a close.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 11:30 AM EST • Technology • windowscentral.com
Microsoft’s WebTV Is Being Revived By Fans

During the 1990s, everyone wanted to surf the information super-highway — also known as the World Wide Web or just ‘Internet’ — but not everyone was interested in getting on…

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Dec 30, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • hackaday.com
In Memoriam: All the tech that died in 2025

Join us in saying goodbye (or good riddance) to these apps, gadgets, and software.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Technology • mashable.com
Win and good recruitment vital for Livi

What a wild game this was. Celtic came back into it and were decent for the rest of the first half asking a few questions of our defence before getting their third. The penalty for Celtic's fourth goal was soft to say the least – would that be given if it was Celtic?

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Dec 30, 2025 • 4:23 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
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Russell Report: 2025 Sports Wrap-up

Florida Men's Basketball wins a national title, Gator Gymnastics just misses winning another one, softball has another nice year as well.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 5:14 PM EST • Sports • wcjb.com
Former PlayStation Exec Says Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo Must Learn From VHS's Victory Over Betamax if They Want to Truly Expand the Console Audience

Video game console sales cap out each generation at around 250 million, so how will the console manufacturers break through that barrier? By learning a crucial lesson from the videotape format war, one former PlayStation executive has suggested.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 9:03 AM EST • Technology • ign.com
Microsoft’s business is on fire. So how can its stock break from its curse?

The OpenAI and Nvidia narratives need to come back into fashion in order for Microsoft shares to move meaningfully higher.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:39 AM EST • Business • marketwatch.com
Shader Beam brings CRT-style motion clarity to high-refresh monitors

Open-source Shader Beam software released, gives you CRT-like experience on high-refresh monitors ShaderBeam is a new open-source Windows overlay that

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • videocardz.com
Rainbow 6 Siege: Game back online as Ubisoft works to fix issues

Publisher Ubisoft works to claw back billions of in-game currency handed out to players.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 6:29 AM EST • Technology • bbc.com
Sword and Fairy 4: Remake official trailer

Publisher CubeGame and developer UP software have released the official trailer for Sword and Fairy 4: Remake, its upcoming single-player RPG remake developed on Unreal Engine 5.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:02 AM EST • Technology • gematsu.com
Microsoft Office 2019 drops to $29.97 for a lifetime Windows license

A one-time purchase that gets the job done.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 6:00 PM EST • Technology • mashable.com
Attackers Caused So Much Havoc Inside Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft Shut Down the Whole Game

Let's hope there's no lasting damage to the in-game economy.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 2:58 PM EST • Technology • gizmodo.com
Rainbow Six Siege servers are back online after shutting down in response to Marketplace hacks

Rainbow Six Siege players will have to wait until Ubisoft resolves this major breach that led to a complete server shutdown.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 2:10 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Ubisoft is rolling back Rainbow Six Siege servers after being forced to shut them down

Rainbow Six Siege players will have to wait until Ubisoft resolves this major breach that led to a complete server shutdown.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 2:10 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Ubisoft shuts down ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ servers following hack

Ubisoft shut down Rainbow Six Siege servers after hackers handed out 2 billion in-game credits to every player.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 11:42 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits

Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege (R6) suffered a breach that allowed hackers to abuse internal systems to ban and unban players, manipulate in-game moderation feeds, and grant massive amounts of in-game currency and cosmetic items to accounts worldwide.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 12:44 AM EST • Technology • bleepingcomputer.com
Blender 5.0 Benchmarks Since Blender 3.0 For CPU Rendering Performance

As part of the many different year-end benchmarks on Phoronix, over the holidays I was curious about how far the Blender 3D modeling software's performance has evolved over the past few years

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Dec 27, 2025 • 8:30 PM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
Drop those free apps — own Microsoft Office for just $35

A productivity suite for real grown-ups.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:00 PM EST • Technology • mashable.com
Rainbow Six Siege Is Being Hacked, As Players Are Gifted 2 Billion Credits, While Ban Logs Are Spammed With Digs At Ubisoft

Content creators urge players to stay offline until the problem has been resolved, given the extent of the breach.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 11:46 AM EST • Technology • thegamer.com
Rainbow Six Siege Hacked as Players Get Billions of Credits and Random Bans

Rainbow Six Siege appears to have been hacked as global server outages hit all platforms, with players reporting billions of credits, dev skins, and random bans while Ubisoft calls it a server incident.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 10:07 AM EST • Technology • shanethegamer.com
Rainbow Six Siege hacked as attackers give players billions of in-game currency – Ubisoft responds

Rainbow Six Siege players are reporting a major ongoing exploit that has resulted in mass account bans and billions of R6 Credits being added to accounts unexpectedly.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 9:57 AM EST • Technology • dexerto.com
Promising Entertainment Stocks To Follow Today

Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Verizon Communications, Roblox, SEA, Take-Two Interactive Software, and Live Nation Entertainment are the seven Entertainment stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. "Entertainment stocks" are publicly traded equities of companies w

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Dec 26, 2025 • 1:09 PM EST • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
New Runtime Standby ABI Proposed For Linux Akin To Microsoft Windows' "Modern Standby"

An exciting post-Christmas patch series out on the Linux kernel mailing list this morning is proposing a new runtime standby ABI that is similar in nature to the 'Modern Standby' functionality found with Microsoft Windows.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:23 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
Read the pitch deck Scribe used to raise $75 million to fix how companies adopt AI

Workflow software startup Scribe has raised $75 million and achieved unicorn status, as it aims to reimagine AI integration for businesses.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
This $40 Microsoft bundle makes an old PC feel brand new

Spoil an old PC with this bundle.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 6:00 PM EST • Technology • mashable.com
NFL Week 17 predictions by Microsoft Copilot AI for every game

Microsoft Copilot picks all of the NFL Week 17 games after going 12-4 predicting the results of the previous week's contests.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:18 PM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
Final Benchmarks Of AMDVLK vs. RADV AMD Radeon Vulkan Drivers

One of the pleasant surprises this year was AMD ending the AMDVLK driver development with AMD dropping their proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan driver components on Linux at long last for their Radeon Software for Linux packages.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
WA students try out new tech at 'Hour of AI'

Microsoft's one-hour lesson in Bellevue aimed to introduce kids to fast-evolving AI and helping them use it responsibly.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 8:30 AM EST • Technology • seattletimes.com
I moved to the US from India. Here's how I landed a job at Microsoft after first misunderstanding the Big Tech hiring process.

Rishab Jolly moved to the US to get his MBA after starting his engineering career in India. He was hired at Microsoft in 2017 as a product manager.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 5:05 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky to be delisted on January 1, 2026 for PS4 in Japan, January 5 for PS Vita

Spike Chunsoft will delist the digital version of tri-Ace-developed RPG Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky for PlayStation 4 on January 1, 2026 at 00:00 JST in Japan, and for PS Vita on Janua…

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:30 PM EST • Technology • gematsu.com
From football to softball, the biggest Texas Tech sports stories of 2025

What a wild year 2025 was for Texas Tech athletics. Relive the best and biggest stories of what was a loaded year for the Red Raiders.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:03 AM EST • Sports • lubbockonline.com
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Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase

: Plans move to Rust, with help from AI

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:39 PM EST • Technology • theregister.com
“My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030” — Microsoft bets on AI to finally modernize Windows

A distinguished engineer outlined a "previously unimaginable" plan to rewrite millions of lines of code using AI agents and algorithms.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Technology • windowscentral.com
'Fragmented' Microsoft tools undercut efficiency at Amazon and Whole Foods, internal Deloitte review found

Whole Foods' use of Microsoft 365 apps remained disconnected from Amazon, leading to inefficiencies and security concerns, a Deloitte review found.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
HARMAN to Acquire ZF’s ADAS Business

STAMFORD, CT – December 23, 2025 – HARMAN International, a global leader in automotive technology and lifestyle audio, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:06 AM EST • Business • iprsoftwaremedia.com
“Losing the Console Race by Miles”: Microsoft Stock (NASDAQ:MSFT) Ticks Up as the Console Wars Gain a Bit of Clarity

Things are not good right now for tech giant Microsoft ($MSFT) on the gaming front. It has been systematically losing ground to chief rival Sony ($SONY) for the las...

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:32 PM EST • Technology • tipranks.com
Read the memos Google, Apple, Microsoft, and ServiceNow sent visa workers warning them not to travel

The US is now reviewing the social media of some visa applicants. Several major tech companies are warning visa holders not to leave the country.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:39 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Microsoft Surface Pro Deal Goes Further Than Apple's MacBook to Stand Out in Windows Laptop Clearance Deals

Don't miss out on this amazing chance to save big.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 9:40 AM EST • Technology • gizmodo.com
Windows 11 gets a December Insider update packed with new features and AI upgrades — reveals Microsoft’s next big push. Here's everything that is new.

The latest Windows 11 Insider build quietly adds new tools, UI tweaks, and deeper AI integration. Some of these changes are big.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 11:43 AM EST • Technology • windowscentral.com
Some Valorant players need to update their PC BIOS to keep anti-cheat software happy

BIOS checks will only affect a limited subset of Valorant players for now.

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Dec 19, 2025 • 3:27 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance awards 25 small business grants

The grants were awarded in three categories — startup, micro, and small business — and can be used for expenses such as equipment, inventory, software and hardware, marketing, furniture, consulting services, and licensing or certification fees.

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Dec 19, 2025 • 2:30 PM EST • Business • mlive.com
Trump signs order to ease restrictions on cannabis

Trump's order moves cannabis to Schedule III, potentially saving Maryland businesses millions in taxes and improving access to capital.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 3:45 PM EST • Business • bizjournals.com
LG Will Let TV Owners Delete Microsoft Copilot After Customer Outcry

LG Electronics Inc. will let owners of its televisions delete Microsoft Corp.’s artificial intelligence software amid a consumer backlash.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 2:44 PM EST • Technology • bloomberg.com
Tom Durkin | The journey: People over politics

“Everyone’s on a journey,” Dianna Hill used to remind me gently whenever I got upset with what someone did or didn’t do. Maybe 5’2” in heels and just barely topping 100 pounds, Dianna had the look and soft voice of the perfect kindergarten teacher. She taught 8th-grade algebra. Dianna was empathy personified. She could feel […]

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Dec 18, 2025 • 9:52 AM EST • Politics • yubanet.com
Apple Releases First macOS Tahoe 26.3 Public Beta

Apple today provided public beta testers with the first release of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.3 update for testing purposes. The public beta comes two days after Apple provided the beta to developers. After signing up for beta testing on Apple's beta site, public beta testers can download the updates using the Software Update section in the System Settings app. We don't know about any new features in macOS Tahoe 26.3 as of yet, but Apple might introduce new capabilities in later beta releases.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 1:12 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Apple Releases First iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 Public Betas

Apple today provided beta testers with the first releases of upcoming iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and watchOS 26.2 updates for testing purposes. The public betas come a couple of days after Apple provided the betas to developers. Anyone can download and install public betas, and all that's required is to sign up on Apple's beta site. Once you've opted in, the software can be downloaded through the Software Update section in the Settings app on each device.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 1:06 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
A new era for sports communication at UNC Hussman  | UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

As director of UNC Hussman’s Sports Communication Focus Program, Distinguished Associate Professor of Sports Communication Livis Freeman is building on the work of the school’s legendary Distinguished Professor for Sports Communication John Sweeney. Sweeney, who retired last year, developed one of the most respected sports communication programs in the country. Freeman, now in his 12th year at the school, is launching an ambitious expansion of the program that is transforming how UNC prepares students for careers in sports media. The most visible change came this fall with a reimagining of “MEJO 377: Sports Communication.” Previously offered as two sections with 30 students each, the course expanded to 96 students and welcomed former UNC basketball star and NBA veteran Tyler Hansbrough as the co-instructor with Freeman, bringing real world professional experience directly into the classroom every week. The course has been a huge success. Students have participated in recording a podcast with Hansbrough and learned from an impressive lineup of guest speakers. Steve Kirschner, UNC’s senior associate director of athletics for communications, was the first in the course’s guest speaker series, followed by UNC Hussman alumni including Kaitlyn Schmidt ’23 from Bleacher Report, Deaton Bell ’90 from Turner Sports and Becca Royer ’19 from the Philadelphia 76ers. Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, also shared his insights with the class. The highlight of the semester came when Roy Williams, who coached Hansbrough and the Tar Heels to a national championship in 2009, visited the classroom. Former UNC men’s basketball players Luke Maye and Marcus Ginyard showed up to support their former coach and Hansbrough, creating an unforgettable experience as Williams entertained students with stories and insights that captivated the room. Student demand has been overwhelming. The course reached capacity within two days of registration opening, with more than 40 students on the waitlist. “Students want to learn from people who have actually lived these experiences,” Freeman said. “Tyler shares insights into media relations, broadcast production and athlete communications that you simply can’t get from a textbook.” The model proved so successful that the school secured funding to continue it for the next five years, with a different former professional athlete co-teaching each fall. The school’s curriculum committee approved a proposal to expand the course to 150 to 200 students starting in fall 2026. This change will make it an introductory course accessible to students from across the University, transforming it into a showcase course for the entire campus. The course redesign represents just one piece of a broader sports communication program overhaul. This fall, the curriculum committee approved “MEJO 390: Sports Play by Play,” the first course of its kind at UNC. Limited to 10 advanced students, the course will be taught by Matt Krause, the current voice of UNC women’s basketball and an ACC Network broadcaster. Students will call actual games across multiple sports including women’s softball, soccer, volleyball, field hockey and lacrosse, as well as men’s soccer and lacrosse. They will also shadow broadcasts of men’s and women’s basketball games. “The sports broadcasting industry is exploding with streaming platforms and conference networks creating unprecedented demand,” Freeman said. The course emerged directly from student advocacy, led by Anna Laible ’26 and others who pushed for hands-on broadcasting experience. Professional equipment has been acquired, partnerships with UNC Athletics are in place and a soft launch began this semester with three experienced students calling games to test the system. The program’s growth extends into other specialized areas as well. Last spring, Stembler Professor Charlie Tuggle launched a new sports event management and hospitality course in partnership with On Location, a company that manages major sporting event experiences. The course provided students with opportunities to travel to the Super Bowl and NFL Draft, and Tuggle plans to take a group to the 2026 Milan Olympics this spring. Looking ahead to spring 2026, Associate Professor Ryan Thornburg will debut a sports data visualization course, adding another dimension to the program’s skill-building offerings. The curriculum expansion reflects the increasingly diverse career paths available in sports media, from traditional journalism and broadcasting to digital analytics and strategic communication. The program is also diving into one of college athletics’ most transformative developments: Name, Image and Likeness rights. Freeman’s “MEJO 466: Sports Marketing” class collaborated last spring with Associate Professor Gary Kayye’s “MEJO 371: Advertising Creative” class on a project with UNC’s Carolina NIL group to help rebrand their organization. That same semester, Kayye’s class envisioned Chapel Thrill, UNC football’s new pregame concert and entertainment experience. And Shaun Anderson, the school’s Knight Chair in Sports, Race and Media, continues to explore the broader implications of NIL through his research and teaching. These NIL-focused initiatives give students direct exposure to the business side of college athletics at a moment when the landscape is rapidly evolving. “Our students aren’t just learning about these changes,” Freeman said. “They’re actively helping shape how schools and athletes navigate them.” The transformation of UNC Hussman’s sports communication program reflects a broader philosophy about how to prepare students for careers in a rapidly changing industry. By bringing in professional practitioners like Hansbrough and Krause, partnering with industry leaders like On Location and ACC Network, and engaging with current issues like NIL, the program ensures students graduate with both theoretical knowledge and practical experience. For alumni who remember the foundations John Sweeney built, the expansion represents an evolution rather than a departure. The program still emphasizes strong reporting, strategic communication, ethical communication and critical thinking. But now it also offers students the chance to call live games, work on real NIL campaigns and learn directly from former professional athletes. “We’re not just teaching students about sports media,” Freeman said. “We’re giving them the tools, experiences and connections to actually build careers in it.” With new courses launching, professional partnerships deepening and enrollment expanding, UNC Hussman’s sports communication program is positioning itself as a national leader in preparing the next generation of sports media professionals. For current students, the message is clear: if you’re interested in sports communication, there’s never been a better time to be at UNC Hussman. And for the hundreds of students trying to get off waitlists and into these new courses, the school is working to create more opportunities. The program John Sweeney built is growing in ways that honor his legacy while meeting the demands of a new era in sports media.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Sports • hussman.unc.edu
Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995

Last month, November, was a shockingly terrible month for video game sales in the U.S. While we traditionally think of November as a huge sales month what with Black Friday and all, November 2025 was the worst November in video game hardware unit sales, and the worst in physical software dollar sales the U.S. has seen since 1995.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 8:59 AM EST • Technology • ign.com
Video Game Hardware And Physical Software Sales This Year Had The Worst November Since 1995 In The US

What a year.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • gameinformer.com
Ankeny school district to unveil plans for new sports fields in January

The Ankeny school district will outline plans for new middle school baseball and softball fields at a public hearing set for early January.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 8:57 PM EST • Sports • kcci.com
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"MicroProse and Geoff Crammond Reunite to Revive a Racing Legend"

MicroProse is excited to announce its renewed partnership with legendary game developer Geoff Crammond, creator of some of the most influential racing simulation games of the 1990s and early 2000s. Together, we are bringing back his groundbreaking racing game engine in a re-release of the original game technology, enhanced with updates, new tools, and Steam Workshop support, through the upcoming Geoff Crammond Racing series: GCR1, GCR2, GCR3, and GCR4, scheduled to release in 2026. These titles are being reintroduced under new names to reflect our independent direction and to ensure full separation from any official motorsport licensing. While the names are new, the core simulation engine, physics systems, and pioneering gameplay features developed by Geoff Crammond remain at the heart of each release. Geoff Crammond’s original work helped define the foundations of modern racing games, introducing innovations such as advanced real-time physics, highly configurable driving assists (including the ideal racing line, steering help and auto braking), realistic AI driver behaviour, deep telemetry analysis, comprehensive car setup systems, extensive wet weather system, and the list goes on. The GCR series proudly carries this legacy forward. Steam Workshop support will enable the community to create and share custom tracks, cars, liveries, teams, drivers and more. This reunion marks the beginning of a long-term partnership between MicroProse and Geoff Crammond, with further announcements in the series to come. MicroProse is officially back on the track at full speed. GCR1 Steam Page GCR2 Steam Page GCR3 Steam Page GCR4 Steam Page -- MicroProse, founded in 1982, is a world-famous simulation software company known for developing groundbreaking classics and new blockbuster titles such as Falcon, HighFleet, B-17 The Mighty Eighth, Ground Branch, Gunship and many more! Today, MicroProse is not only remaking select classics from its past but also paving the road to next-generation, state of the art games that will create the memories and experiences of new generations of gamers.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • gamespress.com
Mozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser

Can the AI push from Anthony Enzor-DeMeo mesh with the company's goal to be the most trusted software provider?

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Dec 16, 2025 • 2:06 PM EST • Technology • pcmag.com
Updates to Meta AI Glasses: Conversation Focus, Spotify Integration, and More

The latest software update for our AI glasses lets you hear people more easily in noisy environments, creates playlists based on what you're looking at, and more.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 12:10 PM EST • Technology • about.fb.com
Apple Developing iMac Pro With M5 Max Chip

Apple is developing a high-end iMac featuring the M5 Max chip, according to information from leaked internal software. The finding comes from leaked kernel debug kit files used by Apple engineers. These kernel debug kit files enumerate unreleased Apple hardware by internal identifiers, such as codenames and platform names, and they can also include separate references that map platform identifiers to chip codenames and marketing names.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Colorsoft won’t replace your notebook — or your Kindle

It’s also $630.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Chicago health information leader recognized for raising CPR readiness and blood pressure awareness

DALLAS, Dec. 16, 2025 — In the United States, more than 350,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital every year, and 90% of them are fatal.[1] In an effort to save more lives, Laura Merrick, winner of the American Heart Association’s 2025...

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Dec 16, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • newsroom.heart.org
Claude Code's creator explains the limits of vibe coding

The engineer behind Claude Code says vibe coding works for prototypes, but today's AI models still fall short for maintainable software.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 12:07 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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LG quietly added an unremovable Microsoft Copilot app to TVs

The latest place you may find Microsoft Copilot is on your LG smart television, whether you want it or not.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 6:59 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Early iOS 26 Software Leak Uncovers Dozens of Upcoming Apple Features

Software from an iPhone prototype running an early build of iOS 26 leaked last week, giving us a glimpse at future Apple devices and iOS features. We recapped device codenames in our prior article, and now we have a list of some of the most notable feature flags that were found in the software code. In some cases, it's obvious what the feature flags are referring to, while some are more vague and harder to interpret.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 6:05 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
LG TVs Get Unremovable Microsoft Copilot App

Users are not thrilled.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4:45 PM EST • Technology • gizmodo.com
Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker Holy Grail for decades.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4:15 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Microsoft takes down mod that recreated Halo 3 in Counter-Strike 2

Project Misriah creator vows to use new experience “to cook up something else.”…

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Dec 15, 2025 • 3:20 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to Developers

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming just a few days after Apple released iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2:09 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
LG Quietly Installs Microsoft Copilot on Its Smart TVs—And You Can't Delete It

LG TV owners are not happy about the AI app showing up unannounced, becoming a permanent fixture on their homescreen.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 11:36 AM EST • Technology • pcmag.com
Philips to acquire AI-enabled intravascular imaging specialists SpectraWAVE

Massachusetts-SpectraWAVE has gained considerable momentum in recent years, planting its flag in some of cardiology’s biggest trends. The company was co-founded by cardiologists and has already secured multiple FDA clearances.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 9:54 AM EST • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
10 New Customers a Day: The Global Success of SAP Business One

In enterprise software there is no “one size fits all.” That’s why over 83,000 customers rely on SAP Business One to be ready for growth.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 8:15 AM EST • Business • news.sap.com