SCROLL NEWS / DISCOVERY

Search headlines

Find the stories shaping the conversation.

Search mode
Refine results
Active filters Keyword All time

Results for " bec " 9,565 found 🔀 AI-powered Shuffle

Owen Beck with a Goal vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
sports.yahoo.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 9:10 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (0%)
ahah
100%
Jonathan Blow has spent the past decade designing 1,400 puzzles for you

Preview: Order of the Sinking Star started small but became a “combinatoric explosion.”…

arstechnica.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 8:50 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (7%)
wow
48%
ahah
29%
love
23%
City Colleges of Chicago Director and ISU Health Sciences alumna becomes first Black person in Illinois to hold a doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science

When she learned she was the first Black person in Illinois to hold a *Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS) she was “flabbergasted,” and not because she earned the doctorate, but because she knows it’s a catalyst for “something much bigger than me."

colleges.ccc.edu logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 8:38 PM EST • Science • colleges.ccc.edu
🙂 Positive (43%)
Michigan AD became aware of Sherrone Moore's recent mental health issues before firing, source says
cbsnews.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 5:44 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
High-Signal Publisher
It abandoned DEI but it's still accused of being 'woke.' Here's why.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is accused of protecting “woke political goals" because of its support for diversity, equity and inclusion.

usatoday.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 1:49 PM EST • Business • usatoday.com
😐 Neutral (18%)
wow
39%
ahah
33%
love
28%
Sports360, the newest immersive exhibition at the Science Center, opens this weekend

The 9,500-square-foot Sports360 exhibition is designed to immerse visitors in the science of athletic performance.

kidsburgh.org logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 12:40 PM EST • Science • kidsburgh.org
Reimbursement expected to drive implementation of CCTA, coronary plaque analysis

For years, imaging experts have predicted that CCTA may become the primary imaging modality for coronary artery disease and eliminate the need for invasive diagnostic catheterizations. That prediction is now coming true.

cardiovascularbusiness.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 12:33 PM EST • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Superbet Group becomes Super Technologies, shaping the future of digital entertainment ecosystems

BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superbet Group, a leading company in the global technology and entertainment space, announces its rebrand as Super Technologies. The new identity, which will be simply known as Super, reflects the company’s evolution, its expanded vision for the future, and its commitment to building innovative solutions for a rapidly changing world. At the same time, the company will continue to operate its commercial brands across existing territories, with

uk.finance.yahoo.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 7:15 AM EST • Entertainment • uk.finance.yahoo.com
Poppin' Tags Free Store owner extends mission with funds, new business

Sonya Dembowski remembers the moment she decided to begin her Poppin’ Tags Free Store in West Deer. She was driving through Coraopolis in the height of the pandemic shutdown. She remembers seeing piles of donations left outside a closed store. Dembowski later saw on the news that because the donations

triblive.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • triblive.com
St Ergnat's dream of writing next great Moneyglass tale

St Ergnat's Moneyglass hope to become the County Antrim village's next sporting heroes in this weekend's All-Ireland Ladies Club final.

bbc.com logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 3:07 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (9%)
wow
40%
ahah
38%
love
22%
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS  - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly unanimously adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an international treaty designed to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The product of three years of arduous negotiations, the treaty marks a new era of global cooperation in public health. However, core aspects of the agreement remain unresolved—notably the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System, which is intended to ensure equitable access to pandemic-related materials and benefits. To support the successful implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the environment all contribute to pandemic risks. SARS (2003), H1N1 (2009–10), Ebola (2014–16), and COVID-19 all emerged through zoonotic spillover from animal hosts—respectively, civets, hogs, and bats. Together, they underscore the need for a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach. The Pandemic Agreement responds to this call, requiring state parties to acknowledge the ecological interplay and commit to a comprehensive “One Health” strategy. Specifically, Article 5 charges governments to address “the drivers of pandemics and the emergence and re-emergence of infectious disease at the human-animal-environment interface,” including wild animal markets, deforestation, and antibiotic overuse. Yet the effectiveness of this “One Health” vision depends equally on the free flow of scientific information and data among countries and institutions. Just as environmental and animal health factors have been neglected in past global frameworks, so too has data sharing been marginalized, despite its centrality to timely detection and response. The Pandemic Agreement takes an important step by requiring governments to enhance data collection and cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO). However, these provisions will remain aspirational without a robust Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex. The PABS system will determine whether countries and researchers can rapidly exchange pathogen samples and genetic data while ensuring equitable access to resulting research and development, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Without such mechanisms, the treaty’s promise to operationalize “One Health” and strengthen global preparedness will risk becoming largely symbolic, echoing earlier failures to translate shared principles into coordinated action. Equity Concerns When the 2025 Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement, it left the difficult question of access to pathogens and the sharing of resulting benefits to be addressed in a separate agreement. Negotiations on this separate agreement, PABS, are now underway in Geneva. Yet governments remain divided over fundamental questions of equity between the countries that primarily contribute to the system and those that primarily draw from it—and consequently benefit. For example, wildlife in countries bordering the equator is likely to produce PABS materials, but companies in Europe are likely to use them to develop lucrative products. The most likely contributor countries are likely to be those biodiverse countries around the equator, such as Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, where the number of human-mammalian viral host interactions is large. Conversely, countries most likely to benefit from this material are those with the technology, investors, and infrastructure to capitalize on genomic data, such as the United States, EU member states, and Japan. This imbalance reflects a broader pattern seen in prior international frameworks. Now, as in the past, the wealthiest countries in the world (a useful heuristic is membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)) disproportionately benefit from systems in which pathogens and genomic sequencing data are contributed to a common source. Under the International Agreement on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the “Plant Treaty” or “Seed Treaty”) and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework, companies from Europe and North America disproportionately withdraw biological samples and data for development into lucrative medical products. Their governments and companies have both statutory and contractual claims to the products that those companies correspondingly produce. PABS appears poised to follow the same pattern. The text calls for strong language on access to pathogens and associated data, but the corresponding benefits that should flow to poorer countries are couched in equivocal or non-binding language. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities To address these inequities, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Common but differentiated responsibilities are often a feature of climate change negotiations. The basic principle is that, even though all countries should reduce carbon emissions, governments that became rich and powerful through massive carbon emissions (e.g., France, the United Kingdom, the United States) should have a greater obligation to address the resulting crises. Applied to PABS, it would require that governments hosting and supporting companies developing lucrative products carry greater obligations toward the cost of running the PABS system; share benefits or final medical products; and transfer technology to help countries worldwide develop their own capacities to innovate and manufacture vaccines during an emergency. For example, an annex could mandate that any company based in an OECD country that withdraws PABS material would be obligated to donate the resulting diagnostics, therapeutics, or vaccines to the WHO during a public health emergency or pandemic. Questions remain about how robust those donations would be, but the principle is that they should deliver highly significant lifesaving benefits to be equitably shared. Theoretically, this approach mirrors the PIP Framework, in which companies withdrawing influenza samples are required to pay half of the operating costs. In practice, however, the framework has fallen short. The PIP Framework Secretariat has struggled to secure payments from companies, with companies often disagreeing over how much is owed. Additionally, without another pandemic influenza to test the strength of the agreement during a public health emergency, corporate compliance with sharing mechanisms remains unknown. Even if these limitations did not characterize the PIP Framework, partially paying for operating expenses does not address the inequity in access to genetic data and pathogen samples that left less developed countries last in line for COVID-19 vaccines (and, before them, H1N1). Common but differentiated responsibilities would go further, addressing governments’ legitimate grievances regarding information sharing. It would make withdrawals of PABS material and resulting products more transparent, building trust across the board. Enforcement and Enduring Success A key implication of this approach is that the governing mechanism of the PABS must have real enforcement authority. The WHO Pandemic Agreement delegates its core governance responsibilities to a Conference of the Parties (COP)—a governing body composed of one representative from each participating government, similar to those established under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement COP is charged with oversight functions but ultimately possesses no real authority to compel a government to take any action it does not wish to take. The text does not give the COP the ability to, for example, sanction a party that does not comply with either textual obligations or PABS provisions. In other words, there are no effective mechanisms in place to ensure compliance. Perhaps just as significant, establishing a meaningful enforcement mechanism within the PABS system would strengthen the WHO’s credibility and its ability to ensure compliance across global health governance. By setting a precedent for accountability, such a mechanism could enhance the organization’s authority not only within the Pandemic Agreement but also in enforcing the revised International Health Regulations and other frameworks for public health emergencies. Conclusion The PABS annex can—and should—be different. It should establish clear responsibilities for funding as well as for sharing the diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines that result from contributions to the system. The system, in turn, must include a dedicated body empowered to hold governments and the corporations they sponsor accountable for their responsibilities before, during, and after pandemics. Doing so would restore trust in the broader agreement, which was eroded as commitments were repeatedly diluted while parties scrambled to meet their own self-imposed deadlines during the Pandemic Agreement negotiations. A robust PABS Annex would cement a grand social bargain. Wealthier countries and their corporations would gain unimpeded access to scientific information essential for developing and manufacturing lifesaving medical products. As such, they would stand to gain considerable economic benefit. Yet that privilege must be matched with responsibility. The grand bargain must include not only the right to innovate, but also the duty to ensure that innovation serves all. As medical products are developed and produced through collective contributions, every person must have equal access. All human beings deserve an equitable chance to survive—to save their own life, the lives of their families, and the well-being of their communities. … Sam Halabi, JD, MPhil, is the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Health and the Director of the Center for Transformational Health Law at Georgetown Law. He serves as the co-lead for the WHO’s Working Group on Regulatory Consideration on AI and Health’s training workstream. He earned his JD from Harvard, his MPhil from Oxford, and undergraduate degrees from Kansas State University. Lawrence Gostin, LLD (Hon.), JD, BA, is University Distinguished Professor and Founding Director and Timothy and Linda O’Neill Professor of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future (Harvard University Press, 2021); Global Health Law (Harvard University Press, 2014); Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2016); Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2018); Law and the Health System (Foundation Press, 2014); Principles of Mental Health Law & Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010). He also directs the WHO Collaborating Center at Georgetown University. Image Credit: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

gjia.georgetown.edu logo
Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • gjia.georgetown.edu
Coca-Cola is getting a new CEO. He's a company veteran.

The beverage company's COO, Henrique Braun, will become its next CEO on March 31, 2026, the company said on Wednesday. He will succeed James Quincey.

businessinsider.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 9:53 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Raleigh County in top five counties for new business registrations

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Raleigh County is among the top five counties in the state for New Business Registrations for November of 2025. Raleigh County reports 58 new businesses registered, coming in fourth after Kanawha, Berkeley, and Monongalia counties. Michelle Rotellini, President of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, said these statistics mean great […]

wvnstv.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 7:52 PM EST • Business • wvnstv.com
Back Bills to Win Super Bowl ... Because What Could Go Wrong?

Sammy P surmises that there are no bad reasons to bet the Bills to win the Super Bowl.

foxsports.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 4:13 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
😐 Neutral (24%)
wow
67%
ahah
33%
Registered nurses at St. Joseph hospital in Bryan, Texas vote decisively to join National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United

Nurses at the 316-bed facility say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions in patient care, staffing, and to help recruit and retain experienced nurses, which leads to improved patient care.

nationalnursesunited.org logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 4:02 PM EST • Health • nationalnursesunited.org
AI Business Deals Are Getting a Bit 2008-ish

The complex financial ties binding the sector together could become everyone’s collective downfall.

theatlantic.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 1:13 PM EST • Business • theatlantic.com
Report says states along northern border losing business because of White House policies

A report released Wednesday by congressional Democrats says states along the Canadian border are losing business because of President Donald Trump's policies, including tariffs.

wmur.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 12:36 PM EST • Business • wmur.com
WTF? Embracing profanity is one thing both political parties seem to agree on

The language of politicians has become more vulgar in recent years

washingtonpost.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 11:26 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
AirPods Pro 3 after three months: Exactly what I want from an upgrade

AirPods Pro 3 were a complicated upgrade for me at first, but three months in, my experience has become much more positive.

9to5mac.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 11:19 AM EST • Technology • 9to5mac.com
From Concerts to Events: What’s Next for Casino-Backed Entertainment in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a rich and thriving entertainment market. From major theme parks like Hersheypark and Knoebels to a host of museums, concert halls, and theatres. At the heart of Pennsylvania’s entertainment market is a booming casino industry. Locations like Parx Casino, Mount Airy Casino Resort, and Mohegan Pennsylvania provide residents and visitors with many entertainment options. Casino-backed entertainment has evolved beyond simple table games and slot machines. It has become a billion-dollar industry central to tourism and entertainment in the State.

northpennnow.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 11:18 AM EST • Entertainment • northpennnow.com
Hartford: 10-Year Analysis Shows Shifts in Common, Expensive Small-Business Claims

Liability risks for small businesses have shifted over the last decade, with fire and slip-and-falls becoming more expensive while water and freezing

insurancejournal.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 10:42 AM EST • Business • insurancejournal.com
Worker Injured After Becoming Trapped In Machine At South Windsor Business

Authorities said the injured employee was found on top of industrial equipment and needed to be rescued.

patch.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 10:39 AM EST • Business • patch.com
The art and science of failing well

There’s bad failure — the kind we ignore or hide — and good failure, which becomes data for future progress. Three experts discuss how to tell the difference.

bigthink.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Science • bigthink.com
5 of Indy's top women sports execs open up: 'You have to be better'

This story is part of IndyStar's project "Only woman in the room:" How Indy became top city in nation for women sports execs

indystar.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 8:24 AM EST • Sports • indystar.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (22%)
wow
53%
ahah
47%
How Salt & Stone Made Fancy Deodorant Into a $140 Million Business

With a hero speed stick that became a top seller at both Amazon and Sephora, Salt & Stone has leveraged fragrance, design and a pricing sweet spot to ride the body-care boom — however long it lasts.

businessoffashion.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • businessoffashion.com
A 5-month-old's shocking death and the dangers of extreme diets, medical misinformation

The alkaline diet in particular has become a dangerous, yet widespread, piece of misinformation.

usatoday.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 7:53 AM EST • Health • usatoday.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (2%)
ahah
31%
wow
28%
sad
21%
Scientists uncover the hidden survival trick that lets cancer bounce back

Scientists discovered that certain cancer cells use a low-level activation of a DNA-dismantling enzyme—normally seen in cell death—to survive treatment. Instead of dying, these “persister cells” leverage this sublethal signal to regrow. Because the mechanism is non-genetic, it appears much earlier than typical resistance mutations. Targeting this enzyme could help stop tumors from returning.

sciencedaily.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Healthworks: Empowering Penn State students through peer health education

Peer educators are trained student leaders who support their peers through workshops, one-on-one wellness services, and outreach events. First and second-year students from all academic majors who have a passion for health and wellness can apply now to become a peer educator for the 2026-27 academic year.

psu.edu logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • psu.edu
Pay cuts, poaching, and pivoting: Inside Scale AI after Meta

Five months after Meta's $14 billion deal, Scale AI has lost some of its gleam, with workers sniping about pay, and rivals coming for its clientele.

businessinsider.com logo
Dec 10, 2025 • 4:11 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
🙂 Positive (50%)
Certified industrial development land is dedicated at Holmen business parks

New industrial sites are becoming available in Holmen. LADCO hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, to dedicate property that is ready for development at two business parks north of downtown Holmen. The sites have been certified by state officials as ready for new construction. Vicki Markussen, the executive director of LADCO, says the two new development […]

wizmnews.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 11:48 PM EST • Business • wizmnews.com
Lakers, Spurs square off in NBA Cup West semifinal

A pair of Western Conference powers, vying to become the primary threat to the defending NBA champions, will meet in an NBA Cup West semifinal Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the San Antonio Spurs.

cbssports.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 7:44 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (4%)
wow
56%
love
44%
Miami election updates: Trump, GOP face major test in mayoral runoff

Democrat Eileen Higgins holds a slight lead over Republican Emilio González to become Miami's next mayor.

usatoday.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 5:01 PM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (13%)
wow
58%
love
42%
Scientists have calculated just how much faster clocks tick on Mars

Clocks tick faster on Mars than they do on Earth, in part because Mars experiences less gravitational pull from the Sun. Now scientists have calculated just how much faster -- 477 microseconds, on average.

npr.org logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 4:05 PM EST • Science • npr.org
High-Signal Publisher
😐 Neutral (2%)
wow
67%
ahah
33%
Akron RubberDucks sold to emerging sports ownership company

The RubberDucks, the Class AA affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, were acquired by Prospector Baseball Group, LLC. Ken Babby, the previous owner since 2012, recently became CEO of the Tampa Bay Rays.

ideastream.org logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 2:40 PM EST • Sports • ideastream.org
Fantasy Football Week 15 Kicker Rankings
sports.yahoo.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 2:14 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Czech billionaire Babis becomes PM with promise to cut ties to business empire

If he honours his pledge, he will no longer benefit from the sale of any Agrofert product, from frankfurters to fertiliser.

bbc.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 2:00 PM EST • Business • bbc.com
Bill Cassidy is ready to cut a deal on Obamacare

The top Republican on health care also said he wants a vote this week on a GOP alternative to a Democratic bill to extend expiring subsidies.

politico.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 12:30 PM EST • Health • politico.com
Mounts of Mayhem is here

Mounts of Mayhem charges into Minecraft today! Choose your steed, master the spear, and outsmart foes both familiar and new to become a true champion. Mount up and ride into the mayhem today in Bedrock and Java Edition.

minecraft.net logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • minecraft.net
Pebble's founder introduces a $75 AI smart ring for recording brief notes with a press of a button

After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company's device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring's side. AI only comes into play via the open source, speech-to-text, and AI models that run locally on your smartphone, via the open source Pebble mobile app. That is, if the Ring's button is not being pressed, it's not recording. (And this is a press-and-hold gesture, too, which means you can't start the ring's recording and then let go to surreptitiously record a conversation.) You can wear the stainless steel ring while in the shower, washing hands, doing dishes, or in the rain, but you would have to take it off for other water-related activities, like swimming. At launch, it's water-resistant to 1 meter. The ring is also not a fitness tracker or sleep monitor. It doesn't record details about your heart rate or health. And it's not there to be your AI friend. "I'm not trying to build some AI assistant thing," Migicovsky told TechCrunch in an interview. "I build things that solve one main problem, and they solve it really well," he explains. "I think of as external memory for my brain...that's what this is. It's always with you." Plus, the ring has been designed to be highly reliable and privacy-preserving, he says, as all your thoughts are stored on your phone, not in the cloud. There is no subscription. Migicovsky has been wearing the ring for three months now and says he cannot imagine going back to a world where he doesn't always have a memory device with him. "The problem is that, during the day, I get ideas or I remember something, and if I don't write it down that second, I forget it," he says. The ring solves this problem, he adds, without becoming another device you need to charge. "The battery lasts for years," Migicovsky claims. Technically, the ring is said to support roughly 12 to 14 hours of recording. On average, the founder says he uses it 10-20 times per day to record 3-6 second thoughts. At that rate, he'll get about two years of usage. When the ring's battery dies, you can ship it back to the company for recycling. When using Index, you can record up to five minutes of audio, which can be saved to the ring and synced to your phone later. This makes sense for recording briefer, personal thoughts and notes, even when you don't have your phone handy, but it wouldn't work for recording a longer chat, like a presentation, meeting, or in-person interview of some kind. The ring also supports 99+ languages and has a bit of on-device memory, in case you're not in Bluetooth range of your device, where the recording is ultimately saved and transcribed. (The raw audio is retained, too, in case the speech-to-text is garbled due to loud background noise). If you own a Pebble smartwatch or one from another brand, your recorded thought can even appear on the watch's screen so you can verify it's correct. The ring works with Pebble's mobile app, which offers notes and reminders, but can optionally integrate with your phone's calendaring system, too, or other apps, like Notion. And the ring's software is open source, which makes it hackable by the community, the founder points out. Because of its open nature, the ring's button is already programmable. In addition to the press-and-hold gesture, you can program the ring to do other things with a single or double press, like play or pause your music or control the shutter on your phone's camera. You could use it to send a message through the universal chat app Beeper, which Migicovsky also created, or you could add your own voice actions via MCP. A new approach to hardware Migicovsky acknowledges that hardware can be difficult to get right -- as the previous exit of Pebble to Fitbit showed. (Fitbit, too, was later acquired by Google in 2021). "I didn't earn any money during Pebble -- we exited, but it was not a great exit," Migicovsky admits. This year, however, he decided to reboot the Pebble project after Google open sourced the PebbleOS, which opened up the door to new hardware. With his new company, Core Devices, Migicovsky plans to do things differently. Still, the founder doesn't regret his previous choices, he clarifies. "I wouldn't have gone back and changed anything. I loved what we built. I loved what we did. I love the company that we built, but it's not the only way to build a company," he told TechCrunch. " And, speaking as an ex-YC partner, there are -- there's a time and a place for building a venture-backed startup. Some companies are phenomenal when they raise money and build a big team, and I tried that...I think what I'm doing now is trying an alternative path, which is start from profitability," he says. The new company is a small team of five, self-funded, and focused on sustainability. So far, Core Devices has shipped the Pebble 2 Duo smartwatch with a black-and-white display. Its first run sold out, and the company is now preparing to ship the upgraded version, the Pebble Time 2. The newer device, which has seen 25,000 pre-orders, is a stainless steel watch with a larger, color e-ink screen. As for the Index 01, the ring's pre-order offer ends in March 2026. After that, the price increases to $99. It currently comes in silver, polished gold, and matte black and works with iOS and Android devices. Customers can select from eight ring sizes and three colors.

techcrunch.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
I'm the CEO of Canyon Ranch. My days can start as early as 2:45 a.m. and include the 'cowboy coffee' ritual and ice cream, if I'm lucky.

Mark Rivers drives from Austin to Forth Worth every Monday at 2:45 a.m. to spend time at Canyon Ranch's corporate office. He became the CEO in 2023.

businessinsider.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 5:11 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Miami’s mayoral runoff gives Democrats hope of breaking a nearly 30-year streak of GOP control

The race to become Miami’s next mayor may technically be nonpartisan, but the politics surrounding the contest aren’t.

cnn.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 5:01 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Google and Apple team up to make switching between Android and iPhone easier

Taking your data from one ecosystem to another might soon become less painful.

androidauthority.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 1:15 AM EST • Technology • androidauthority.com
Vladimir Tarasenko with a Goal vs. Seattle Kraken
sports.yahoo.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 12:37 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (4%)
ahah
100%
To escape Washington politics, follow this nature path out of town

The C&O towpath takes you from Georgetown to Great Falls Park, where the Potomac River runs wild and commuters, hikers and kayakers roam

ft.com logo
Dec 9, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • ft.com
😐 Neutral (0%)
Red Sea Film Foundation CEO Faisal Baltyuor On Building an Entertainment Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

Baltyuor opens up about the central role the Red Sea International Film Festival has in the country's drive to become a global production hub.

hollywoodreporter.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 11:00 PM EST • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
Trump greenlights exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China

President Donald Trump announced on Monday in a Truth Social post that he’s removing export controls on Nvidia’s H200 chips to China, a key reversal in what’s become part of a broader trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

cnn.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 6:31 PM EST • Business • cnn.com
College campuses have become a front line in America’s sports-betting boom

The fun is undeniable but so is the toll it is taking on young men

economist.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 1:16 PM EST • Sports • economist.com
Sports media gets much tougher on sports gambling

"This is the year we start to see some real journalistic pushback to the behemoth that legal and accessible sports gambling has become."

niemanlab.org logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 9:25 AM EST • Sports • niemanlab.org
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (18%)
wow
70%
ahah
30%
Every year, I drive across the country to live with my mother-in-law for a few months. It's become my favorite tradition.

My mother-in-law lives across the country, so we take road trips every year to visit her and spend a few months living with her in her house.

businessinsider.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 7:39 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Slater’s largest land donation will become a community legacy

Slater is making good use of 18 acres of land donated by longtime residents Craig and Julie Weeks.

amestrib.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 7:02 AM EST • Sports • amestrib.com
😐 Neutral (8%)
wow
75%
love
25%
One Million More U.S. Kids Became Obese During COVID Pandemic

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Roughly 1 million American kids became obese during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. rose from around 21% pre-pandemic to nearly 23% during the global health crisis, researchers ...

usnews.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 6:15 AM EST • Health • usnews.com
Reclassifying professional jobs as non-professional is bad business for Idaho

What this plan will most likely do is decrease the already short supply of nurses, teachers, therapists, and other much needed workers, writes Rebecca Tallent.

idahocapitalsun.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • idahocapitalsun.com
UK: TotalEnergies Merges Its Upstream Business with NEO NEXT, Creating the Largest Independent Oil and Gas Producer in the UK

PARIS, December 08, 2025--TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with NEO NEXT Energy Limited (NEO NEXT) under which TotalEnergies will merge its Upstream business with NEO NEXT and become the leading shareholder in the expanded NEO NEXT, which will be renamed NEO NEXT+, with a 47.5% ownership.

finance.yahoo.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 3:08 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
21 Design Flaws That Make Me Want To Throw My Phone Across The Room Because Apparently No One Tests These Things Before Releasing Them

The rage I felt after I read these is just indescribable.

buzzfeed.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 1:06 AM EST • Technology • buzzfeed.com
Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us

There is a bread and circuses feel to this scandal. A wise public would see red flags; instead it sees entertainment, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

theguardian.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 1:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (13%)
ahah
40%
wow
35%
love
25%
Photos: Best images from Thunder's 131-101 win over Jazz

The best photos from the Oklahoma City Thunder's 131-101 win over the Utah Jazz.

okcthunderwire.usatoday.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 12:04 AM EST • Sports • okcthunderwire.usatoday.com
🙂 Positive (52%)
love
100%
When News Becomes Entertainment; Check That Off The List

People want news, but not from news outlets; X’s blue checkmarks are coming home to roost; and Meta is finally paying publishers (kind of).

adexchanger.com logo
Dec 8, 2025 • 12:03 AM EST • Entertainment • adexchanger.com
Findings may move science closer to growing organs in other species

Failure of human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) to survive when grown with the PSCs of distantly related species occurs because of an innate immune reaction in the nonhuman cells, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests.

utsouthwestern.edu logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • utsouthwestern.edu
Shedeur is embracing every part of becoming QB1 🏈

Shedeur is embracing every part of becoming QB1 🏈

foxsports.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 6:20 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
‘It certainly changes the tone’: Political analyst on Bonds’ announcement not to seek reelection

At-large D.C. Council member Anita Bonds becomes the latest official to not seek reelection for the District’s governing body.

wtop.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 4:09 PM EST • Politics • wtop.com
😐 Neutral (0%)
Tattoo Regret: Wyoming Residents Pay Big Money For Tattoo Removal

Across Wyoming, more people are paying big money to erase tattoos they regret having done. “I tell them don’t be embarrassed, because they were young and…

cowboystatedaily.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 2:04 PM EST • Technology • cowboystatedaily.com
Border Czar Tom Homan insists ICE agents are not stopping immigrants because of their appearance
cnn.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 11:29 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
😐 Neutral (0%)
Better Business Bureau warns of holiday delivery scams targeting online shoppers

The holiday season brings an increase in online shopping and package deliveries, creating opportunities for scammers or thieves to target busy buyers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has tips on how you can protect yourself this holiday season.

wbrc.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 11:17 AM EST • Business • wbrc.com
Financial influencer tracks 'quiet millionaires': Here's the No. 1 strategy they all share

Financial influencer JC Rodriguez reveals how ordinary people become millionaires through consistency, not flashy investments, in 'quiet millionaires' talks.

foxbusiness.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
This 1953 Cisitalia Concept Almost Became Ford's First Sports Car

Call it the proto-Thunderbird, and it's up for auction right now.

caranddriver.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Sports • caranddriver.com
Fernando Mendoza leads Indiana past Ohio State into CFP; Heisman case grows

After a violent early hit nearly silenced Lucas Oil Stadium, Indiana's quarterback steadied the Hoosiers, stunned Ohio State and became the toast of the Heisman race.

cbssports.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 9:45 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Section III high school sports schedule for Dec. 7

See which Section III teams are scheduled to compete today.

syracuse.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
“Understanding the Science,” by Camille Bordas

Katherine’s phone rang, and, because it was Adrian calling, everyone went quiet, trying to hear the famous actor’s voice.

newyorker.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Science • newyorker.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (8%)
ahah
57%
wow
43%
'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton says computer science degrees 'will remain valuable' — and students should learn to code

AI pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton said students who want to become AI researchers need to focus on critical thinking.

businessinsider.com logo
Dec 7, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Science • businessinsider.com
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar pushes a bigoted vision, gaslighting the audience into accepting it as entertainment

Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar raises a very pertinent question: what is craft devoid of conscience? It risks becoming mere manipulation.

indianexpress.com logo
Dec 6, 2025 • 8:10 PM EST • Entertainment • indianexpress.com
Lessons Learned After Trying MeshCore For Off-grid Text Messaging

[Michael Lynch] recently decided to delve into the world of off-grid, decentralized communications with MeshCore, because being able to communicate wirelessly with others in a way that does not dep…

hackaday.com logo
Dec 6, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • hackaday.com
Messi and David Beckham hug it out ❤️

Messi and David Beckham hug it out.

foxsports.com logo
Dec 6, 2025 • 5:13 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
Deep dive
🙂 Positive (36%)
ahah
50%
love
50%
Earth’s early oceans hid the secret rise of complex life

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded molecular clock approach, the team showed that crucial cellular features emerged in ancient anoxic oceans long before oxygen became a major part of Earth’s atmosphere. Their results indicate that early complexity developed slowly over an unexpectedly long timescale.

sciencedaily.com logo
Dec 6, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Rebecca Hendin on potential political candidates

Is your political party struggling? Maybe it’s time for it to refresh its lineup

theguardian.com logo
Dec 6, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
😐 Neutral (13%)
County Health Officials Warn About Potential Measles Exposures At Supermarket

Around 90 percent of unvaccinated people who are exposed to the virus become infected, according to the Rockland County Health Department.

patch.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 8:05 PM EST • Health • patch.com
From wholesale to community impact; food bank and local business thrive together

Thinking outside the box to strengthen both a business and a food bank is happening in Cleveland, where a local wholesaler has become part of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s mission and community.

news5cleveland.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 6:16 PM EST • Business • news5cleveland.com
Sharks Mic Check: Trailer Park Sports Network

Brodie Brazil sits down Will Stephens, the man behind Trailer Park Sports Network, to talk about how he got into hockey, became a Sharks fan, and the following he's built.

nhl.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 2:52 PM EST • Sports • nhl.com
😐 Neutral (0%)
Roy Kramer, former commissioner who led SEC’s rise to top of college sports, dies at 96

Kramer became SEC commissioner in 1990, after 12 years as Vanderbilt's athletic director, and ran the league until his retirement in 2002.

nytimes.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 1:58 PM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
😐 Neutral (8%)
wow
100%
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply because of how I looked

Farage doubts people can remember their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious to me

theguardian.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 12:52 PM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (12%)
ahah
70%
wow
30%
Where the hell is Samsung's Ballie robot?

Ballie has been promised to us multiple times over the last few years, but we're still waiting to see if it becomes a real product.

engadget.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 10:11 AM EST • Technology • engadget.com
CDC advisory panel expected to vote on hepatitis B vaccine for newborns

The vote was delayed on Thursday because of disagreements and confusion over the voting language.

nbcnews.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 9:18 AM EST • Health • nbcnews.com
High-Signal Publisher
The best movies, TV shows, music, books, arts and comedy of 2025

In troubling times we may seek entertainment to escape and, perhaps, make sense of the chaos. This year was no different. The best in movies, TV, books, comedy, music and arts became part of our survival kit.

latimes.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
The Galaxy A56 became one of the world's best-selling phones in Q3

The Galaxy A56 became one of the world’s best-selling smartphones in Q3 2025, with Samsung securing five top-10 spots alongside Apple.

sammobile.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 5:44 AM EST • Technology • sammobile.com
Kenya's William Ruto secures US health aid in first deal under Trump administration

Kenya becomes the first African country to secure US health funding since cuts to foreign aid by Trump.

bbc.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 5:33 AM EST • Health • bbc.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (6%)
wow
41%
ahah
32%
love
27%
Incoming Czech PM Babis' business empire spans chickens to fertility clinics

Czech billionaire Andrej Babis will become prime minister on December 9, after his populist ANO party won an October election. President Petr Pavel said he would appoint Babis after he cleared conflict-of-interest concerns by agreeing to shift his Agrofert business group to an independently governed trust.

reuters.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 5:26 AM EST • Business • reuters.com
President Trump -- the sports fan -- becomes mainstay of his second term

President Trump is a sports fan. In his second term, he's been inserting himself into America's pastimes.

npr.org logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 4:57 AM EST • Sports • npr.org
High-Signal Publisher
When Ancient Scribes Accidentally Became Scientists

On a summer day in 709 BCE, scribes at the Lu Duchy Court in ancient China looked up to witness something extraordinary. The Sun vanished completely from the sky, and in its place hung a ghostly halo. They recorded the event carefully, noting that during totality the eclipsed Sun appeared

universetoday.com logo
Dec 5, 2025 • 4:26 AM EST • Science • universetoday.com
Chicago braces for dangerous cold as health officials warn frostbite can strike in 30 minutes

Chicagoans woke up to brutal cold Wednesday, with wind chills plunging to nearly 15 below. Health officials say the conditions are dangerous and can become life-threatening in a matter of minutes.

fox32chicago.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 8:20 PM EST • Health • fox32chicago.com
Deep dive
☹️ Negative (-12%)
ahah
38%
angry
31%
wow
31%
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against N.Y. AG Letitia James

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

ny1.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 6:31 PM EST • Politics • ny1.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (5%)
wow
100%
Supreme Court allows Texas to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a congressional map that will boost President Donald Trump’s effort to keep Republicans in control of Congress, blocking a lower court decision that found the new boundaries were likely unconstitutional because they were drawn based on race.

cnn.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 5:59 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (6%)
wow
65%
ahah
35%
Czech billionaire Babiš will become PM after disposing of agri-business conflict

President Petr Pavel applauds the anti-establishment tycoon for resolving an issue with the Agrofert holding that had overshadowed the election aftermath.

politico.eu logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 4:58 PM EST • Business • politico.eu
Cleveland waterfront proposals include mixed-use entertainment, soccer field, housing

North Coast Waterfront Development Corp. has narrowed down the list of 18 applicants wishing to become part of a 50-acre downtown Cleveland development

cleveland.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 4:41 PM EST • Entertainment • cleveland.com
Miley Cyrus gives update on beloved country singer’s health

Parton’s health became a topic of public concern after she withdrew from scheduled events earlier this year.

syracuse.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 4:15 PM EST • Health • syracuse.com
😐 Neutral (0%)
love
35%
wow
35%
ahah
30%
Rebecca Heineman, Transgender Video Game Pioneer, Dies at 62

Fleeing an abusive home life, she went on to win a national Space Invaders tournament, taught herself to program and left a trail of popular games in her wake.

nytimes.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 3:21 PM EST • Technology • nytimes.com
AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions, study finds

A paper published in the journal Science found that chatbots become more persuasive when they share large amounts of information.

nbcnews.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 2:00 PM EST • Politics • nbcnews.com
Deep dive High-Signal Publisher
😐 Neutral (15%)
wow
64%
ahah
36%
Ashish Jha to step down as Brown University public health dean

PROVIDENCE — Ashish K. Jha, one of the nation’s leading public health experts who became a household name during the Covid pandemic, is leaving his post

statnews.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 12:48 PM EST • Health • statnews.com
Becoming Scientists

Students in Christina Cota’s biology lab get the hands-on experience necessary for ‘doing science’ after they graduate

news.colby.edu logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 10:43 AM EST • Science • news.colby.edu
Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied and Underfunded. It’s Time for a Change

For millions of women, TikTok has become a doctor's office: Scroll through the app and you'll see endless videos about menopause, joint pain, hormone therapy – featuring no small amount of pseudoscience. Though misguided, this digital quest for medical knowledge is only a symptom of a larger issue:

usnews.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 10:22 AM EST • Health • usnews.com
Politics is now Americans' No. 1 money worry, financial planners say

Heading into 2026, the political environment has become the top concern clients are raising with their advisor, according to a new report by the CFP Board.

cnbc.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Politics • cnbc.com
Britain’s slot-machine politics

Voting is becoming a high-stakes, wildly unpredictable gamble

economist.com logo
Dec 4, 2025 • 9:05 AM EST • Politics • economist.com