We have picks for every user, Android or iOS, from inexpensive burners to top-of-the-line flagship smartphones. Florence Ion, Kyle Barr Published December 23, 2024 | Comments (0) 𝕏

There have been over 32,000 cases of whooping cough this year, CDC data shows—the highest toll seen in a decade. By Ed Cara Published December 26, 2024 | Comments (0) 𝕏 Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is making a comeback that no one asked for. Recent federal data shows that cases of the vaccine-preventable disease this year have […]

America loves jocks, and that’s why we don’t have any good engineers… or something. By AJ Dellinger Published December 26, 2024 | Comments (2) 𝕏 The unholy union between the Trump-loyal MAGA right and the opportunistic grifters of the Tech Right have found their first major clash: H-1B visa policies. As the two groups try to sort themselves out, […]

David Robson The brain often blurs the senses – a fact that marketers often use in the design of food packaging. And AIs appear to do the same. What is the flavour of a pink sphere? And what is the sound of a Sauvignon Blanc?  Such questions may sound ridiculous, but a huge body of […]

ShareLikeOpen Extended Reactions77 Of the 42 UFC events in 2024, only 14 were pay-per-views. Over the years, PPVs have become expected to be of the highest quality, with championship fights and the biggest names in the sport competing.

ShareLikeOpen Extended Reactions151 The 2024 college football bowl season has already brought excitement, upsets and plenty of good performances by top NFL draft prospects. And now we’ll see three of the top quarterbacks in the 2025 class — Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, Miami’s Cam Ward and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe — in their non-College Football Playoff bowl games over the next week. On Saturday, Sanders — the top signal-caller on my board […]

ShareLikeOpen Extended Reactions89 Welcome to the end-of-year awards! From best players and best teams in the men’s and women’s game to the best celebration of the year, I’ll reveal my winners from 2024.

ShareLikeOpen Extended Reactions98 Manchester United started their Boxing Day encounter at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 13th place in the Premier League, their lowest position at Christmas since 1986-87. They finished the day in 14th after the home side got their second consecutive win under new manager Vitor Pereira, their 2-0 victory coming courtesy of a Matheus Cunha Olimpico and a goal from Hwang Hee-chan in the […]

ShareLikeOpen Extended Reactions312 Established stars have been front and center so far during the 2024-25 NBA season, with last season’s top two MVP vote-getters — Denver’s Nikola Jokić and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — checking in as the front-runners again, and former two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Cup title last week. There has still been plenty of room for one of our […]

Published 12:42 PM EST, Tue December 24, 2024 Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on the popular messaging platform WhatsApp, according to Iranian state media. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/ShutterstockReuters —