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Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. It’s just one piece of a deeply insecure supply chain of GPS-enabled gadgets.

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Aug 6 • 5:30 PM EDT • Technology • wired.com
Federal probe of Guggenheim CEO Mark Walter reaches Chicago

Investigators are examining loans involving a little-known Wacker Drive trading firm as part of a broader inquiry into businesses controlled by the Dodgers owner.

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Aug 6 • 9:59 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Bills sign familiar linebacker after training camp injury

The Bills brought back linebacker Otis Reese IV and placed Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles on injured reserve before Thursday's practice.

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Aug 6 • 9:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How much and why premiums are going up for small businesses in 2027 - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

Each year, health insurers submit rate filings to state regulators outlining their expectations for the coming year and proposing premium changes for Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant plans. This analysis examines filings in the small group market, which covers plans offered to small businesses (generally with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees). Some of this coverage is […]

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Aug 5 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • healthsystemtracker.org
Here's Why Microsoft Is Encouraging Users to Stay Off Public Wifi Networks

A new hacking campaign is targeting wireless networks at hotels, conference centers, airports, and other hospitality venues in an attempt to steal credentials and compromise devices.

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Aug 5 • 1:30 PM EDT • Technology • lifehacker.com
Former Penn State Star Gets Important Injury Outlook for Packers

It feels like many are forgetting that the Green Bay Packers were one of the best teams in the NFL last season and lost Micah Parsons throughout part of the year. Parsons, the former Penn State standout, unfortunately went down with a tough ACL injury.

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Aug 5 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Where to watch Packers preseason games 2026: Full schedule, times, TV channels, live streams for Green Bay

Here's everything you need to know to watch Green Bay's tune-up games for the 2026 season.

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Aug 5 • 2:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Packers Fans Get New Update on Former QB Malik Willis

Over the last two years, the Green Bay Packers‘ fan base came to love quarterback Malik Willis. After an under-the-radar trade with the Tennessee Titans that brought Willis to the team, he quickly became a breakout star.In each of the last two years, Willis was called upon to play meaningful football due to Jordan Love’s […] The post Packers Fans Get New Update on Former QB Malik Willis appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 4 • 11:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Browns DROY Carson Schwesinger Sits Out Practice Again

Carson Schwesinger's "minor" injury is becoming more concerning. The Cleveland Browns middle linebacker and reigning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year was absent at practice for the third consecutive day Tuesday. Schwesinger missed three straight days of practice, including the Browns' first full-pad practice Monday, with what head coach Todd Monken called "a little minor injury."

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Aug 4 • 4:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Broncos Star Linebacker Limps Off Field After Camp Injury

The Denver Broncos lost Nik Bonitto to an injury in practice today, although he was able to walk off on his own.

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Aug 4 • 4:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Microsoft warns hackers have compromised many hotel WiFi networks

Here's how to avoid trouble.

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Aug 4 • 12:55 PM EDT • Technology • mashable.com
Abercrombie Is Said to Seek Fresh Backers for China Business

Fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is considering options for its China business including bringing in local partners to help grow the business, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Aug 4 • 12:06 PM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com
Detroit Lions LB Malcolm Rodriquez Suffers Injury at Training Camp

Malcolm Rodriguez left Lions practice early Tuesday with an ankle injury. The setback comes as Detroit is already managing another significant absence in its linebacker room.

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Aug 4 • 10:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
AI Is Making Cyber Scams Harder to Spot. Is Your Business Ready?

Hackers are getting more personal while AI poses new challenges

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Aug 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • comstocksmag.com
Packers rookie reveals surprising decision away from the field

Green Bay Packers rookie Trey Smack has taken an interesting decision off the field amidst his first NFL Training Camp.

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Aug 4 • 1:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Microsoft warns travelers amid hospitality-related Wi-Fi hacks

Microsoft is warning travelers to be cautious when connecting to hotel Wi-Fi networks after identifying a campaign in which hackers use fake login pages to steal account credentials. The warning comes as many Granite Staters head out on vacation or welcome visitors staying at hotels across New Hampshire.

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Aug 3 • 6:29 PM EDT • Technology • wmur.com
Packers’ First Preseason Game Becomes Super Bowl Reunion

The Green Bay Packers will get another chance to see their former quarterback face off against their team. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is expected to play the first two games of the preseason this year, according to a report by Mike Silver of The Athletic. The Steelers’ first preseason game happens to be hosting […] The post Packers’ First Preseason Game Becomes Super Bowl Reunion appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 3 • 5:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers dealt two more injuries at tight end position

The Packers are dealing with two more injuries at an already hobbled tight end position.

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Aug 3 • 4:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fitbit Data Can Finally Sync to Apple Health

The latest update to the Google Health app for iOS allows Google Health data to sync to Apple Health. Google's app is used to collect data from wearables like Fitbit trackers and the Pixel Watch. Sync to Apple Health. Share your data like your exercise records, sleep, vitals, steps, and more from Google Health to Apple Health. Google Health (previously the Fitbit app) collects fitness, sleep, and wellness data from a connected wearable device.

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Aug 3 • 3:59 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Packers rookie kicker Trey Smack struggling to start training camp

Patience is required with rookie kicker Trey Smack, who is 8-for-13 on kicks to start training camp.

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Aug 3 • 3:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Microsoft warns hackers are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks: What to know, how to protect yourself

Microsoft issued a warning travelers across the world, saying Russian hackers have targeted Wi-Fi networks at hotels, conference centers, and other hospitality venues.

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Aug 3 • 2:06 PM EDT • Technology • abcnews.com
Amgen says patient health data, IP stolen in cybersecurity breach

Hackers recently accessed Amgen’s cloud environment, stealing sensitive patient health information and proprietary company data, the company disclosed in a securities filing on Friday. | Hackers recently accessed Amgen’s cloud environment, stealing sensitive patient health information and proprietary company data, the company disclosed in a securities filing on Friday.

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Aug 3 • 11:05 AM EDT • Health • fiercepharma.com
Google Health adds two-way Apple Health syncing on iPhone

Back in May, the Google Health app launched alongside the new line of affordable Google Fitbit Air health trackers. Google...

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Aug 3 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Tyson cuts profit outlook as beef business struggles

The country’s largest meatpacker now sees annual adjusted operating income of $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion for fiscal year 2026, lowering its range by $100 million.

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Aug 3 • 8:50 AM EDT • Business • ttnews.com
Packers training camp report: Live updates from Practice No. 5

Live updates and highlights from Monday's Packers practice, the fifth of training camp.

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Aug 3 • 8:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Which linebackers will make the Detroit Lions 53-man roster?

Which players will emerge from the Detroit Lions’ logjam at linebacker?

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Aug 3 • 6:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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After lost rookie season, Bucs LB David Walker is turning heads again

Last year, Buccaneers rookie linebacker David Walker was making a great impression.

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Aug 2 • 7:49 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com
Packers Coach Reveals Bigger Plans for Former Chiefs Draft Pick

The Green Bay Packers signed wide receiver Skyy Moore in free agency this offseason to help fix their return game. However, head coach Matt LaFleur made it clear that training camp and the preseason are going to be about seeing what the team can find from Moore as a piece of the offense. Matt LaFleur […] The post Packers Coach Reveals Bigger Plans for Former Chiefs Draft Pick appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 2 • 7:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Reload Test Cup (Diamond) in NA Central: Session 1

Battle your way to Diamond or above in Reload Ranked in this season or previous seasons to be eligible for Reload Test Cup (Diamond)! This is a test tournament and there will be no prizing associated with this event. Good luck and have fun!

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Aug 2 • 7:00 PM EDT • Technology • fortnitetracker.com
Fantasy Baseball Trade Deadline Tracker: Freddy Peralta, Luis Castillo on the move; Kade Anderson on the way?

Curtis Mead gains Fantasy value after a trade to the Red Sox at the deadline

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Aug 2 • 3:11 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Packers T Zach Tom changes last name to Bako-Bewele
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Aug 2 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers OT Zach Tom changing name to Zach Bako-Bewele

The player wearing No. 50 for the Green Bay Packers will have a new name on the back of their uniform for the 2026 season.

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Aug 2 • 2:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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XBAND, the health tracker to wear with your own watch

Are you wearing a health-tracking device like a Woop, a Hume band, or an Oura ring? I am, and I’m not too happy with that strap with a health tracker on my right-hand wrist; hence, I chose a ring. However, XBAND has a solution with a health tracker tucked into the clasp of a rubber […]

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Aug 2 • 8:54 AM EDT • Health • monochrome-watches.com
I almost returned my Google Fitbit Air for broken sleep tracking until I changed one setting

A single tweak in Google Health revived the sleep points I'd been missing

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Aug 2 • 8:30 AM EDT • Technology • androidpolice.com
Hotel Wi-Fi phishing attack targets Microsoft logins

Hackers are compromising hotel Wi-Fi gateways to redirect business travelers to fake Microsoft 365 login pages that can bypass multifactor authentication.

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Aug 2 • 7:41 AM EDT • Technology • foxnews.com
What the Cracker Barrel rage spiral was actually about

A revealing detail came from Cracker Barrel’s announcement this week that CEO Julie Masino is stepping down soon: She’s leaving with company-funded security still in place from the public meltdown over Cracker Barrel’s rebrand last year.

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Aug 2 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com
Devin Bush 2026 Chicago Bears Season Preview

During this last offseason, the Chicago Bears made a notable change at linebacker. Tremaine Edmunds was the Bears starter last season, but now it looks to be Devin Bush. Considering that Edmunds had a good season in 2025 with four interceptions, 112 tackles, and three tackles for loss (13 games), it’s not as if he’s a bad player.

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Aug 1 • 9:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Solo Reload Victory Cup in NA West: Day 1 Day 1 Round 1

Battle your way to Gold, Diamond and Champion in Reload Ranked to be eligible for the first,second and final respectively Event of the Season! Compete for the opportunity to win a cash prize! Reach Round 2 (top 1600 in EU; top 800 in NAC; top 320 in OCE, ASIA, ME, BR, NAW) where every player who earns a Victory Royale will earn $100 USD - good luck and have fun!

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Aug 1 • 4:00 PM EDT • Technology • fortnitetracker.com
Solo Reload Victory Cup in Europe: Day 1 Day 1 Round 1

Battle your way to Gold, Diamond and Champion in Reload Ranked to be eligible for the first,second and final respectively Event of the Season! Compete for the opportunity to win a cash prize! Reach Round 2 (top 1600 in EU; top 800 in NAC; top 320 in OCE, ASIA, ME, BR, NAW) where every player who earns a Victory Royale will earn $100 USD - good luck and have fun!

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Aug 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • fortnitetracker.com
Solo Reload Victory Cup in Europe: Day 1 Day 1 Round 1

Battle your way to Gold, Diamond and Champion in Reload Ranked to be eligible for the first,second and final respectively Event of the Season! Compete for the opportunity to win a cash prize! Reach Round 2 (top 1600 in EU; top 800 in NAC; top 320 in OCE, ASIA, ME, BR, NAW) where every player who earns a Victory Royale will earn $100 USD - good luck and have fun!

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Aug 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • fortnitetracker.com
Jihaad Campbell explains how experience is helping him in Year 2

Eagles linebacker Jihaad Campbell is benefitting from experience gained in his rookie season.

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Aug 1 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Bengals News: Barrett Carter Growing into Leadership Role

The second-year linebacker needs to prove he’s the real deal in 2026 for the Bengals.

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Aug 1 • 6:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Solo Reload Victory Cup in Oceania: Day 1 Day 1 Round 1

Battle your way to Gold, Diamond and Champion in Reload Ranked to be eligible for the first,second and final respectively Event of the Season! Compete for the opportunity to win a cash prize! Reach Round 2 (top 1600 in EU; top 800 in NAC; top 320 in OCE, ASIA, ME, BR, NAW) where every player who earns a Victory Royale will earn $100 USD - good luck and have fun!

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Jul 31 • 11:00 PM EDT • Technology • fortnitetracker.com
Cowboys ‘Whispers’ Could Finally Land Trade for All-Pro Linebacker

The Dallas Cowboys are in the mix to bring in a major defensive contributor, and "whispers" (again) suggest it could be ... Jordyn Brooks. The post Cowboys ‘Whispers’ Could Finally Land Trade for All-Pro Linebacker appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 31 • 7:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What releasing Otis Reese means for the Patriots

The veteran linebacker was let go by the Patriots on Friday.

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Jul 31 • 7:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Champion Aphrodite FNCS Cup Battle Royale in NA Central: Session 1

Drop into the Champion Aphrodite FNCS Cup! Duo up and compete for a chance to earn Aphrodite cosmetic rewards before they hit the shop. Good luck and have fun!

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Jul 31 • 7:00 PM EDT • Technology • fortnitetracker.com
Amgen discloses data breach, says patient information was stolen

Drugmaker Amgen ​said on Friday hackers ‌stole company data and patient health information in ​a cybersecurity breach ​involving cloud storage systems run ⁠by third-party providers.

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Jul 31 • 4:13 PM EDT • Health • reuters.com
Google is about to launch its version of the Apple AirTag

The Pixel Tag might become Android's default item tracker.

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Jul 31 • 3:55 PM EDT • Technology • howtogeek.com
Meet the Pixel Tag, Google's answer to the AirTag

Google has its Find Hub tracking network, but has never introduced its own tracking fob. Now that could change with the Pixel Tag.

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Jul 31 • 2:01 PM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Green Bay Packers Over/Under Win Total: Can GB Return To Double-Digit Wins?

Check out the 2026 O/U win total for the Packers, who won nine games last season and finished second in the NFC North.

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Jul 31 • 12:59 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Report: Colts Rookie Linebacker CJ Allen Activated

The Colts got a big new addition back for their first-team defense after a surprise initial minor injury.

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Jul 31 • 12:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
If You Loved 'Gilmore Girls,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch Next

If you’re looking for more warm-hearted banter and quirky, complex mom-daughter comedy vibes, “Mermaids” is your movie.

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Jul 31 • 12:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • lifehacker.com
Trump rejects Iran blame for Minnesota cyberattack, points finger at 'corrupt' political foe

Trump dismissed claims that Iranian hackers targeted Minnesota water systems, instead blaming the state's governor for what he called gross incompetence.

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Jul 31 • 12:31 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
This is the ‘Google Pixel Tag’

Ahead of Google’s Pixel 11 launch, 9to5Google has obtained an image of a new tracker called the “Google Pixel Tag”...

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Jul 31 • 12:05 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Brewers 2026 Trade Deadline Tracker

Check back here for all Brewers-related rumors leading up to the deadline

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Jul 31 • 10:36 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Patriots release backup linebacker, per report

Otis Reese had joined the club last November. Now, he’s been let go again.

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Jul 31 • 8:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Packers' Nixon says hamstring tightness caused him to miss first practice

The 29-year-old Nixon started all 18 games (including playoffs) last season and was named to the NFC’s Pro Bowl team as an alternate.

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Jul 31 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumnews1.com
Packers Reveal New Role for Former Titans Draft Pick

The Green Bay Packers tight end room is already very thin with the injury status of both Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave. The team has already signed a tight end since training camp started, and they have tried out multiple tight ends as well. So, it is fair to question what the plan is at […] The post Packers Reveal New Role for Former Titans Draft Pick appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 31 • 1:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Middletown linebacker inspired to give back following brother's health battle

Middletown linebacker Mekhi Corbin used his recent commitment to the University of Delaware to returned to Nemours Children's Hospital this month for a much happier reason than in the past.

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Jul 30 • 11:42 PM EDT • Health • wdel.com
Entering Year 4 as Packers starter, Jordan Love has adopted a habit he learned from Aaron Rodgers
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Jul 30 • 10:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Teen hackers tell BBC how police are helping them use their skills for good

Cyber Prevent is targeting predominantly boys and young men at risk of being drawn to cyber criminality.

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Jul 30 • 8:42 PM EDT • Technology • bbc.com
Cerberus, former Steward Health Care private equity owner, settles with creditors

The resolution provides a measure of restitution for the financial backers of Steward, who took substantial dividend payments even as the hospitals struggled.

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Jul 30 • 8:21 PM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com
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Packers to sign a former starting long snapper Cal Adomitis

Cal Adomitis has previous starting experience with the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles

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Jul 30 • 7:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers signing veteran long snapper following workout

The Packers need a long snapper with Matt Orzech injured. Enter Cal Adomitis, a veteran who worked out for the Packers on Thursday.

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Jul 30 • 7:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Packers signing UFL wide receiver Kaden Prather

The Packers are adding to the WR room after two days of training camp, signing the UFL's Kaden Prather to a 1-year deal.

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Jul 30 • 6:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers to sign WR Kaden Prather
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Jul 30 • 5:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Barcelona renew interest in Hoffenheim attacker Fisnik Asllani

Kicker confirms a report originating in Catalan sports newspaper Sport regarding FC Barcelona’s interest in Hoffenheim attacker Fisnik Asllani. Apparently, the Blaugrana are once again considering T...

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Jul 30 • 4:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers Former Third-Round Pick Signs With NFC Rival

The San Francisco 49ers are signing former Green Bay Packers tight end Josiah Deguara. Deguara was a third-round pick by the Packers in the 2020 NFL Draft, and he spent his first four seasons with the team. #49ers plan to sign TE Josiah Deguara, per source. He's familiar with the offense having spent his first […] The post Packers Former Third-Round Pick Signs With NFC Rival appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 30 • 4:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers rookie OL Jager Burton missing practice with hamstring injury

The Packers are without rookie OL Jager Burton on Thursday due to a new hamstring injury suffered on Wednesday.

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Jul 30 • 12:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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City launches online map to track affordable housing projects

The tracker is part of Mamdani's broader housing plan.

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Jul 30 • 12:20 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Former Steelers linebacker signs with 49ers

A former Steelers linebacker lands in the NFC West.

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Jul 30 • 8:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CBS Sports' top 10 players at every defensive position: Four unanimous top picks, including Myles Garrett

CBS Sports' NFL experts rank the top interior defensive linemen, edge defenders, linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties.

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Jul 30 • 8:21 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
After Hobbes vs Rousseau: Politics must move beyond human nature

Since the great debate between Hobbes and Rousseau, our political theory has been organised around a single question: is human nature essentially good or essentially corrupt? Graham Harman, the philosopher behind object-oriented ontology, argues that this is simply the wrong question to be asking. The real forces governing our collective fate - climate change, artificial intelligence, geography, and pandemics - are non-human; therefore, questions about human nature are not the central ones. Instead, Harman proposes a politics reorganised around our relationship to non-human objects and environments, in which quasi-government institutions incentivise and deter actions with the aim of extending the survival of the human race. “It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” This has become one of the most popular phrases among twenty-first-century intellectuals. Often misattributed to Fredric Jameson, it has been warmly embraced by such influential authors as Slavoj Žižek and the tragically departed Mark Fisher, and has fueled the notion that the major problem with the political Left is that it simply needs to become more speculative and creative. Naturally, this is never a bad idea in any human pursuit. But what if the political distinction between Left, Right, and Center itself results from a failure of imagination? SUGGESTED READING Hobbes vs Rousseau: are we inherently evil? By Robin Douglass This particular division has been with us only since the summer of 1789. During the simmering prelude to the French Revolution, it referred originally to the physical position in the National Assembly of radical figures on one side and loyal monarchists on the other. These positions are linked with two entirely different camps of modern political theory. On the Left we find a series of authors ranging from the moderate (Locke) to the supercharged (Rousseau) to the truly radical (Marx), all of them contending that exploitation of the many by the few justifies revolutionary overthrow of the existing order. On the Right they are countered by the likes of Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Schmitt, a group of thinkers convinced that corrupt human nature can be tamed only by force. In the words of the Nazi supporter Schmitt: “One could test all theories of nature and state and political ideas according to their anthropology and classify these as to whether they consciously or unconsciously presuppose [humans] to be by nature evil or by nature good.” This is the division we continue to face today, even in the daily retail politics of Western democracies.___Our species has regularly proven itself capable of both the noblest gestures and the most scathing cruelties, making it hard to define us as essentially either emancipatory or brutal in our aims.___The most refreshing feature of David Graeber and David Wengrow’s 2021 book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity was their awareness that the forced choice between Rousseau and Hobbes (as they put it) is no longer sufficient. Our species has regularly proven itself capable of both the noblest gestures and the most scathing cruelties, making it hard to define us as essentially either emancipatory or brutal in our aims. Far from being stationed “beyond good and evil,” we seem to be fully entangled with both. We are not naturally good or evil, Graeber and Wengrow contend, but naturally experimental and imaginative. They rest their case on the archaeological record, which seems to bear witness to numerous episodes of seasonally shifting governments and festivals, which vacillate in the same society (even in the same year) between the egalitarian and the dictatorial. Such praise of political experiment makes a good fit with the generally anarchist position defended by these authors. Yet it is also what I find most disappointing in their position. Although they are right that the forced choice between Hobbes and Rousseau falls short of what our new situation requires, the authors simply replace it with praise for the human being as a political tinkerer and performer. In other words, they give us just another theory of human nature, one that would not have been out of place in the sixteenth or seventeenth century. What other options might we have?___The time is ripe for a retheorization of politics on the basis of something other than human nature… We are not just alienated and limited by objects, but also empowered and unleashed by them___One fresh approach would be to treat politics within a broader framework than human nature, given that the polis does not exist in a vacuum filled exclusively with people. When Bruno Latour went to observe the baboons of Kenya with the San Diego anthropologist Shirley Strum, they jointly concluded that these primates were more socially interdependent than our own species. Each baboon is so reliant on the dynamics of the group that they find themselves locked into constant surveillance of their potentially dangerous peers. The group structure turns out to be inherently volatile. Humans, by contrast, are able to stabilize their societies to a large degree through the mediation of inanimate objects. Although one’s position in society may seem to fluctuate over time, considerable stability is produced through such items as apartment keys, wedding rings, and identification cards, all of them serving to secure us a place distinct from that of our fellows. The Italian philosopher Maurizio Ferraris has written at length about the crucial role of documents in establishing social relations, making him a hero among notaries in his country. Proper names and license plates cement our position amidst other humans, as do symbolic achievements such as graduation from a top university or distinguished wartime service with its various medals and ribbons. None of this is found among baboons, despite their closeness to us on the evolutionary tree: after all, we did share a common ancestor just 25 to 30 million years ago. SUGGESTED VIEWING The goodness paradox With Richard Wrangham The time is ripe for a retheorization of politics on the basis of something other than human nature, whether understood in the manner of the Left or of the Right. We are not just alienated and limited by objects, but also empowered and unleashed by them. But initially, it is true, we face non-human things primarily in the form of constraints. It would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to form a human civilization underwater, deep underground, atop Mount Everest, or in outer space. Human dependence on the non-social background takes on subtler form in discussions of political geography, especially unloved on the more idealistic Left. Consider the luckless position of Poland during World War II, sandwiched between Hitler on one side and Stalin on the other. By contrast, note the good fortune of the United States in not having a military peer positioned on any land border. Anglo-American geopolitics, since the writings of the American naval commander Alfred Thayer Mahan and the British geographer Sir Halford Mackinder, has been wedded to the notion that one or more liberal offshore naval powers should prevent any authoritarian “heartland” regime from gaining effective control of Eurasia. That remains the case whether the opponent is the impatient Napoleon, the swashbuckling German Kaiser, the villainous Hitler, the murderous Stalin, or the industrial juggernaut Chinese. In their current Foreign Affairs article “Heartland vs. Rimland,” Michael Beckley and Hal Brands analyze the current and coming state of the world on the basis of these same rather durable principles. In recent years a similar outlook has been embraced, in inverted form, by the Putin-loving Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, an icon of the Rightist intellectual underworld. For Dugin, the Anglo-Saxons are an evil force bent on destroying the spiritually superior people of the land: much like Athens in its failed war with Sparta, or Carthage in its eventual collapse against Rome. But the shared notion on both sides is that any strategy that fails to take geography into account is likely to end up as a defeated form of excessive optimism.___When dealing with environmental degradation, then, we are doing business with forces that promise dire effects on our species as a whole.___More striking for us today than geography is the non-human object called climate, which threatens rimland and heartland equally. Even if we contend that humans are one hundred percent responsible for triggering the climate crisis, it remains non-human in the sense of being an independent force beyond our effective control. In a major work published just before his death in 2002, The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, the American paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould noted the tendency of evolutionary theorists to focus too closely on the fate of individuals in view of their successful or failed adaptation to circumstances. With climate change, however, we confront a force that goes well beyond the scope of any individual life. Whereas Richard Dawkins extended evolutionary questions downward from individuals to the sub-individual gene, Gould pushed it upward, speaking of entire species or clades as impacted by environmental change. The asteroid that struck the Yucatán 66 million years ago is only the most famous example of this sort. In the wake of that catastrophe, large animals needing abundant supplies of food were at a fatal disadvantage by contrast with the smaller birds and mammals of the planet. When dealing with environmental degradation, then, we are doing business with forces that promise dire effects on our species as a whole. The effect is to shift our attention away from individual beings towards the survival of the group.In the United States in particular, the COVID-19 pandemic sparked considerable backlash among those who asserted a nearly absolute degree of individual freedom. In California I encountered those who demanded that their businesses be allowed to reopen, that it was enough to cover their mouths but not their noses, or that they should have the right to enter any public area despite refusing vaccination. Yet public health is probably the clearest argument against libertarianism, which often merely asserts the autonomy of individuals against any claims of the commons. In normal times the individual is worth defending; under conditions that threaten the survival of part or all of our species, compulsion may be our only resort, as with perfectly reasonable blackouts and rations in wartime. To rebuild human society under the constraints of climate change will be one of the great challenges of the century to come, as will our improvised grappling with artificial intelligence. Such phenomena pose existential risks for humanity, and leave far less room for tolerance of individual brattiness. Cases are mounting of devastating wildfires caused by arson. Recently it was reported that there is even a website where one can bet on the location of coming wildfires, raising the specter of deliberate blazes set to collect on wagers. The death penalty has steadily lost support in a world where many stress the infinite value of human life. But if we focus instead on entire ecosystems, those who purposely burn the forests may begin to look worse than serial murderers.___The politics of the future may be splintered by disagreement over such topics as how to manage our environing background and how to permit or restrict the entry of new objects into the political sphere.___So far I have spoken of force, authority, and punishment: measures sure to have greater appeal to those who identify with what we know as the Right. But other implications of the post-anthropocentric world are likely to have different backers. If non-human objects are seen as structuring political space, it stands to reason that they can no longer be introduced solely by the pace of technical breakthrough. Fields ranging from cybernetics to energy will demand increased politicization once they are reconceived not just as products of individual human investment, but as renovations of collective political geography. This need not involve world government, with its inherent risk of tyranny, but may involve quasi-governmental enforcers of prestige along the lines of a less corrupt FIFA or International Olympic Committee, punishing deviant states not with violence but with less tangible incentives.Politics will never lose its historic links with conflict and faction. But rather than factions aligned by differing theories of human nature, the politics of the future may be splintered by disagreement over such topics as how to manage our environing background and how to permit or restrict the entry of new objects into the political sphere. This will prove just as incommensurable with the modern Left/Right spectrum as a globe is with a two-dimensional map.

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Packers rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton talks about Micah Parsons

Green Bay Packers rookie defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton talks about fellow Penn State alum Micah Parsons.

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Ransomware attack on medical billing company results in data on 1.3M leaked to dark web

The data trove from Medical Computer Business Services includes sensitive patient care information. A hacker group called PEAR had claimed credit for the attack, which occurred in 2025.

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Hackers invaded the social site of a Miami business. Could yours be next?

How to protect your firm from online hackers.

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Longtime Chargers standout Billy Ray Smith Jr. dies at 64

Former NFL linebacker Billy Ray Smith Jr., who played his entire pro career with the San Diego Chargers, has died. He was 64.

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The Gabe Jacas injury waiver is unusual

The Patriots and linebacker Gabe Jacas took a long time to work out a rookie contract for reasons unrelated to the standard terms of his rookie deal.

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Packers GM Quiets Concerns Over Former First-Round Pick

One of the biggest questions on the Green Bay Packers‘ starting lineup is left tackle Jordan Morgan. Morgan is entering his first year as a locked-down starter despite entering his third NFL season with first-round status. However, General Manager Brian Gutekunst offered nothing but optimism for Morgan and an explanation for why he has not […] The post Packers GM Quiets Concerns Over Former First-Round Pick appeared first on HEAVY.

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Packers evaluating severity of neck injury for TE Luke Musgrave

Packers TE Luke Musgrave is on the PUP list while the team evaluates his neck injury.

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Packers great Ahman Green reveals that he has Parkinson's disease

Green, who was diagnosed in 2025, advocated for awareness and early detection of Parkinson's disease.

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Packers kick-off first practice of Training Camp

Micah Parsons is still a ways away from practicing. The prognosis for tight end Tucker Kraft is more optimistic.

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Spotify Just Launched a New Running Mode, and I'm Surprised How Much I Love It

Spotify has a new running mode designed to coach you through a structured workout. Here's how it works.

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Huge 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Suggest a Human Cousin Nicknamed Nutcracker Man Was Far Bigger Than We Thought

The tracks suggest Paranthropus boisei grew surprisingly large and traveled in male groups.

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Packers to face Vikings' throwback look again in Week 1

As was the case to end the 2025 regular season, the Vikings will be wearing their throwback uniforms in Week 1 against the Packers.

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Garmin's New Tracker Has No Screen. Here is Why it Completes the Ecosystem for Cyclists.

The subscription-free Cirqa captures crucial 24/7 data without the bulk of a watch. Here’s how it protects Garmin's walled garden and seamlessly integrates with your existing bike computer.

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Roma Probe Sporting CP Defender and Real Betis Attacker

Roma have been searching for a wing-back for quite some time, even more so after Zeki Celik’s about-face, and they have recently been focusing their efforts on Ivan Fresneda, while Abde Ezzalzouli h...

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My Cracker Barrel visit left me wanting a new menu

I went to Cracker Barrel and little has changed under the outgoing CEO. Maybe the new boss will freshen up the menu.

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As political giving mounted, lawmakers backed mental health center

The Katie Blessing Center will provide much-needed psychiatric beds for kids. But campaign donations tied to its backers are drawing scrutiny.

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New Health Data Unlocks Progress

AI-powered wearable health trackers are transforming healthcare by using massive datasets to predict risks, personalize insights, and empower individuals.

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Android’s Find Hub app now lets you remove old Bluetooth headphones & earbuds

The Find Hub app on Android is super useful for tracking down lost gear through the use of trackers or...

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Under pressure over China backers, Mercedes CEO pledges to defend U.S. business

The U.S. Senate ⁠Commerce ‌Committee approved legislation last week to toughen a ban on ⁠Chinese automakers entering the U.S. market.

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‘A moment in time’: Fossil footprints shed new light on the extinct ‘Nutcracker Man’

New evidence suggests the extinct hominin Nutcracker Man was nearly 2 feet taller and dozens of pounds heavier than once thought and sometimes traveled in groups.

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Under pressure over China backers, Mercedes CEO pledges to defend US business

Mercedes-Benz's CEO pledged on Tuesday to shield its U.S. business from a possible sales ban, as concerns in Washington over the German carmaker's Chinese investors threaten it with exclusion from one of its few remaining growth markets.

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Pro Bowl linebacker Jamal Adams indicates he's joining Vikings on the eve of camp

Three-time Pro Bowler Jamal Adams says he’s joining the Minnesota Vikings on the eve of training camp

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea has requested a trade if he cannot get a deal done with his team. This has led many fans and media to suggest that the Green Bay Packers trade for Vea. JP Acosta of CBS Sports listed the Packers as one of the few teams that make the […] The post Packers Viewed as Ideal Landing Spot for $71M Star appeared first on HEAVY.

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Three Position Groups To Monitor Early In Packers' Training Camp

The Green Bay Packers kick off training camp on Wednesday, July 29, as the start of the 2026 NFL season rapidly approaches. The Packers are looking to bounce back from yet another premature playoff exit in 2025, with stars throughout the roster facing elevated expectations coming into the year. Green Bay's coaching staff will have several position battles to monitor, answering questions that will present themselves early in training camp.

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Alabama adds commitment from top 2028 linebacker prospect

The Crimson Tide received a commitment from a premier pass rusher.

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Aviate, Android’s answer to Flighty, is now available to download

Aviate, the flight tracking application that aims to be a full rebuttal to iPhone's Flighty tracker, is now officially available on Android.

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Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino to step down

Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino will step down and be replaced by David Deno. She will stay with the company in an advisory capacity until Oct. 9.

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