Latest in WorldShards generates $6.2M as part of Open Loot partnership
Sort by
202 items
-
Is this the most open Oscars race in recent memory?
While last year’s Academy Awards progressed with relative predictability, this year pundits are split and the four big categories are too close to call. The red carpet is being vacuumed, the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Humphries ends Greaves' historic run at UK Open
Luke Humphries fights back to claim a 10-7 victory and end Beau Greaves' history-making run at the UK Open.BBC News - 3d -
Eye Opener: Trump, Zelenskyy meeting turns combative
An Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned combative on Friday. Meanwhile, Mardi Gras kicked off in New Orleans. All that and all that ...CBS News - 2d -
Ex-motorcycle gang member reaches Open with win
Former Australian motorcycle gang member and prisoner Ryan Peake has qualified for this year's Open at Portrush after winning the New Zealand Open.BBC News - 2d -
Peake performer: Ex-gang member reaches Open
Australian Ryan Peake, who was once sentenced to five years in jail, scored a one-shot victory in the New Zealand Open to earn a place in the Open Championship.ESPN - 1d -
Littler thrashes Wade to win UK Open in style
World champion Luke Littler wins the UK Open for the first time with a stunning 11-2 victory over James Wade in Minehead.BBC News - 1d -
Dixon runs opener without radio communication
Scott Dixon ran the entire IndyCar season-opening race without radio communication in a miscue that probably cost him his first career victory on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg.ESPN - 23h -
‘We are part of Syria’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for place in post-Assad future
Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability. Thirty metres under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles
Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silentABC News - Feb. 21 -
-
Man who ate part of victim's brain granted release from psychiatric hospital
Tyree Smith was ordered confined to Whiting Forensic Hospital for 60 years in 2013 in connection with the killing of Angel Gonzalez.CBS News - Feb. 22 -
‘We’ve lost some parts of nature for ever’: Ukraine war’s impact on environment – photo essay
As well as intense human suffering, three years of war have had a catastrophic environmental effect, killing wildlife, felling trees and increasing emissions. Since 2022, the Guardian photographer ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
SEC coaches pressure rankings part II: Venables on hot seat, Kiffin & Beamer in trouble too? | College Football Enquirer
Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde are back with part II of their SEC coaches pressure index for the 2025 college football season.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24 -
Judge tosses part of a lawsuit against UK band The 1975 for gay kiss at Malaysian music festival
A London judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit against the British band The 1975 over the lead singer’s gay kiss that led Malaysian authorities to shut down a music festivalABC News - Feb. 24 -
An elevated part of a highway being built in South Korea collapses, killing 3 workers
An elevated part of a highway under construction has collapsed in South Korea, killing three workers and injuring six othersABC News - Feb. 25 -
‘Overjoyed’: US lottery winner pledges to give part of $328.5m prize to non-profits
Abbas Shafii says he plans to travel, invest and share Powerball prize with non-profits ‘close to [his] heart’. What would you do if you won hundreds of millions of dollars playing the lottery? A ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
No longer on any boards, Jordan Spieth has some parting comments on PGA Tour's future
Spieth spoke Tuesday ahead of his debut at the Cognizant Classic at PGA National.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Advance Auto Parts’ stock skids as retailer predicts weak sales next quarter
Advance is also in the middle of a restructuring plan that will result in the closing of 500 stores.MarketWatch - 5d -
House and Senate GOP approved competing budget plans. Now comes the hard part.
House and Senate Republicans have voted to approve competing budget measures to pass portions of President Donald Trump’s agenda. Now comes the hard part.NBC News - 5d -
Google announces layoffs in its HR, cloud units as part of ongoing cost cuts
The company has begun cutting from units in order to invest more in AI.CNBC - 4d -
Trump says he plans to add White House ballroom, pave part of the Rose Garden
President Trump in a new interview said he is planning to add a ballroom to the White House and to pave part the Rose Garden, similar to a patio at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. Trump ...The Hill - 3d -
Demi Moore Gets Best Actress Nomination (Finally!) for a Role That Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
At 62, she believed a big award ‘wasn’t something that I was allowed to have.’ When is it time to let go of your notion of success?Inc. - 2d -
Jimmy Johnson announces retirement after being part of Fox's NFL coverage for 31 years
Jimmy Johnson has announced his retirement from Fox Sports after being a part of its NFL coverage for 31 yearsABC News - 17h -
These major college football teams are eschewing spring games as part of the sport's changing offseason
Here's a rundown of every major college football program that's switching up or eliminating its spring gameCBS Sports - 13h -
Max Fried looks the part in Yankees spring training debut, 12-3 win over Pirates
Takeaways from Monday's New York Yankees spring training win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, including a solid debut for Max Fried.Yahoo Sports - 9h -
US group pushes a cost-saver military slow to embrace: used plane parts
Aircraft servicer AAR has hired a lobbyist and is pressing Doge to buy overhauled parts for civilian-modelled planesFinancial Times - 7h -
2025 Mexico Open leaderboard: Aldrich Potgieter opens four-shot advantage on back of second-round 61
Akshay Bhatia sits six shots back of the lead after consecutive 66s over the opening 36 holes at Vidanta VallartaCBS Sports - Feb. 22 -
Ex-motorcycle gang member earns spot in 2025 Open at Royal Portrush after winning New Zealand Open
It has been quite a turnaround story for Ryan PeakeCBS Sports - 1d -
Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’
One developer responds to the release of Muse: “We are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives.”Wired - Feb. 19 -
Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says
Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres. Tens of thousands of people could be living inside illegal scam compounds in Myanmar that have ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”Wired - Feb. 24 -
Hume launches new text-to-speech model Octave that generates custom AI voices with adjustable emotions
Hume emphasized its Octave TTS pricing is around half the cost of the competing offering from AI voice creation startup ElevenLabs.VentureBeat - 5d -
Oklahoma adds Senior Bowl executive Jim Nagy as general manager in splash hire for fast-rising position
Nagy comes from an scouting background and interviewed for NFL GM jobsCBS Sports - 5d -
Nebraska hires ex-Patriots, Panthers staffer Patrick Stewart as general manager, reuniting him with Matt Rhule
Stewart worked on Matt Rhule's staff with the Carolina Panthers for three seasonsCBS Sports - 4d -
OpenAI launching GPT-4.5, its next general-purpose large language model
Last month CNBC reported that OpenAI was in discussions on a $40 billion funding round at a $340 billion valuation.CNBC - 4d -
LA Times to give op-eds AI-generated political rating, list of alternate views
The Los Angeles Times has launched an AI-driven "bias meter" to provide readers with alternative perspectives on opinion content.The Hill - 15h -
Hip-hop therapy is helping high schoolers cope with loss, generational trauma and teen stress
Hip-hop therapy programs are popping up in schools and communities across the country to help young people who may not have access to mental health resources — or who don’t find traditional therapy ...NBC News - 16h -
Activision Comes Under Fire After Players Spot Possible Generative AI In Mobile Game Ads
Ads for four unconfirmed Activision mobile games--Guitar Hero Mobile, Call Of Duty: Sniper, and Call Of Duty: Zombies Defender, and Crash Bandicoot Brawl--all allegedly feature what players believe ...GameSpot - 16h -
Joe Buck will call the Brewers-Yankees game on opening day for ESPN
Joe Buck will call his first nationally televised baseball game since 2021 on opening dayABC News - Feb. 18 -
Large Holes Open Up in Surrey, England; Car Teeters on the Edge
A giant hole opened up on a street in Surrey, southwest of London, forcing evacuations and leaving a car teetering on the edge. The cause was unknown.The New York Times - Feb. 20
