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David Helman NFL Reporter It’s a fun thought, but predicting the NFL schedule feels like so much wasted energy. Thirty-two teams playing 272 games across five days of the week over the course of five months? Who could possibly expect to nail more than a handful of pointless predictions?So, while we wait for the unveiling of the 2025 schedule, which drops on Wednesday, May 14, let’s try a different approach. Rather than try to predict what I think the NFL will do, I’m instead going to argue for what I think they should do with some of their biggest matchups.This…
President Trump announced on Thursday that the United States intended to sign a trade deal with Britain that would bring the two nations closer and roll back some of the punishing tariffs he issued on that country’s products.Both sides consider a trade pact deeply beneficial, and a deal has been under discussion since Mr. Trump’s first term. But the announcement on Thursday was still short on details, reflecting the haste of the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate with more than dozen nations and rework the global trading system in a matter of months.The agreement, which Mr. Trump said would be…
The Linux Mint team has just announced the official codenames for its next two operating system releases. The upcoming version of Linux Mint based on Ubuntu will be called “Zara,” while the new Debian-based LMDE release will go by the name “Gigi.” Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” will build off the recently released Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, bringing with it updated packages, a polished Cinnamon desktop, and the familiar focus on usability. LMDE 7 “Gigi,” on the other hand, stays rooted in Debian and gives users an alternative that skips the Ubuntu base entirely. ALSO READ: Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 gets…
Our preseason Major League Baseball rookie power rankings were based primarily on the players we expected to make an immediate impact. Now, after more than a month of action on the field, the top 10 list looks a lot different. Kristian Campbell and Jacob Wilson have emerged as the top rookies on the diamond, but the rest of the players on the list below may come as more of a surprise. Of course, plenty of time remains for some of MLB’s top prospects to either get the call or find their rhythm. For now, though, here are the latest FOX Sports rookie power…
Pinterest forecast current-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, a sign of growing advertising spend on the social media platform despite uncertainty over marketing budgets.Shares of the company were up 11 per cent in extended trading.The company’s emphasis on direct response ads — designed to prompt specific actions like shopping, app downloads or website visits — continues to drive ad spend, even as brand awareness advertising is weak.Pinterest’s results follow the termination of a duty-free import loophole in the U.S., which, combined with deepening trade tensions, has constrained ad budgets for some social media platforms. But Facebook-parent Meta and…
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. held steady this week, not far from its highest levels this year, but below where it was a year agoThe average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. held steady this week, not far from its highest levels this year, but below where it was a year ago. The rate stood at 6.76% for the second week in a row, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.09%.Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, eased. The average rate…
In the message, Altman described Simo as bringing “a rare blend of leadership, product and operational expertise” and expressed that her addition to the team makes him “even more optimistic about our future as we continue advancing toward becoming the superintelligence company.” Simo becomes the newest high-profile female executive at OpenAI following the departure of Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati in September. Murati, who had been with the company since 2018 and helped launch ChatGPT, left alongside two other senior leaders and founded Thinking Machines Lab in February. OpenAI’s evolving structure The leadership addition comes as OpenAI continues to evolve…
Autism can cause individuals to experience the world differently. Due to sensory sensitivity, they can face challenges traveling to and enjoying certain activities. Lights, sounds, crowds, and other factors can cause them to have adverse experiences in specific environments. But airlines, cruise ships, theme parks, and entertainment venues see the value of accommodating this untapped audience.According to the International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is “a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by atypical abilities or differences in social interaction and verbal or nonverbal communication and repetitive, restrictive patterns and interests.” The Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights reports that…
The New York Knicks stunned the Boston Celtics for a second consecutive game on Wednesday night, overcoming a 20-point lead on the road to win Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal round matchup and take a 2-0 series lead.Inevitably, Celtics fans alike are in shock, and one of the franchise’s legends, Paul Pierce, has been forced to eat crow.On Wednesday’s edition of “Speak”, Pierce said that he would “walking to work” barefoot in his “bathrobe” if the Celtics lost Game 2, believing there was “no shot” they would lose again and that it was more likely you’d see a…
VE Day with a packed diary was perhaps not the moment the prime minister would have chosen to announce he’d sealed a trade deal with Donald Trump.From the Trump news bomb dropped in the middle of the night about a deal being announced “with a big and highly respected country”, to the hastily convened Oval Office-Jaguar Land Rover conference call, it was a substantial moment – months in the making – that had the feel of being announced on the hop. Politics live: 007 has ‘nothing to worry about’, says TrumpWelcome to working with Trump’s White House.”Dealing with the Americans…