Efficient Giant Rats

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.

Wired - 4d

Busy Giants add Holland to defense, sources say

The Giants agreed with safety Jevon Holland on a three-year deal worth $45 million, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 5h

Giants could turn to Russell Wilson at QB with Aaron Rodgers possibly headed elsewhere

The Giants are in need of serious quarterback help this offseason.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Giants reportedly keeping WR Darius Slayton on 3-year, $36 million deal

Darius Slayton will return for his seventh season with the Giants.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

'The rubbish is alive': Rats feast as Birmingham bin workers strike

An indefinite strike by bin collectors starts in Birmingham, affecting more than 1.2 million people.

BBC News - 17h

CB Paulson Adebo, Giants agree on 3-year deal

The New York Giants strengthened their secondary with former New Orleans Saints cornerback Paulson Adebo, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Chain-of-experts (CoE): A lower-cost LLM framework that increases efficiency and accuracy

Chain-of-experts chains LLM experts in a sequence, outperforming mixture-of-experts (MoE) with lower memory and compute costs.

VentureBeat - 1d

QB1 & only: Giants ink DeVito, lone QB on roster

The Giants have re-signed quarterback Tommy DeVito to a one-year, $1 million deal. DeVito is the only quarterback on New York's roster, with the team expected to add a veteran in free agency.

ESPN - 3d

Join GameSpot And Giant Bomb Every Week For The New Power Block

Irritable? Dry skin? Don't know what to watch in a separate tab while you're at work? We here at GameSpot and Giant Bomb can help you with as many as one of these three. (Try putting some cream ...

GameSpot - 5h

Giants make the right moves to fix their defense in free agency — up next, quarterback

Giants GM Joe Schoen knew that fixing the defense was among the offseason’s top priorities. Free agency was his first chance to see that through.

Yahoo Sports - 9h

Aaron Rodgers free agency: Giants told future Hall of Famer he, WR Malik Nabers would reportedly 'vibe well'

Rodgers was complimentary of Nabers during joint practices between the Jets and Giants last offseason

CBS Sports - 8h

Nuggets' Christian Braun, one of NBA's most efficient scorers, has entered MIP discussion with breakout season

What can Braun do for Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets? A little bit of everything in his breakout campaign

CBS Sports - 8h

Tesco trials giant trolley scales in Gateshead

Trolleys are weighed before checkout to identify any items customers might have missed or scanned twice.

BBC News - 4d

Outside in: the extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway

An architect has designed a sustainable home inside a glass box, where fruit and veg grow, and their family can thrive. Situated on the family farmstead, surrounded by trees and pasture, stands the ...

The Guardian - 2d

In "Mickey 17," Bong Joon Ho recycles Robert Pattinson and his old ideas

The director's follow-up to his Oscar-winning "Parasite" has a human lab rat dying over and over again to serve a space colony ruled by a scheming Mark Ruffalo.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants

The justices declined to hear unusual arguments from Republican-led states that sought to end lawsuits against energy companies over their role in global warming.

The New York Times - 1d

Report: Giants adding former Cowboys DE Chauncey Golston

After a career year with the Cowboys, Chauncey Golston joins a division rival.

Yahoo Sports - 20h

Volkswagen expects revenue to grow in 2025, says it feels 'all-American' as tariffs loom

The carmaking giant said it expects to see revenue growth in 2025.

CNBC - 15h

NHS England chair warns on upheaval at top ranks of health service

The Department of Health and Social Care is also expected to be hit by an efficiency drive

Financial Times - 19h

Giants pitcher Logan Webb's throwback style could be a useful lesson for baseball's future

Webb has led the NL in innings pitched the past two seasons while putting up strong numbers. For starting pitchers who want to return to the days when durability and innings mattered most, Webb is ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Giants signing Paulson Adebo: New York strengthens secondary by adding former Saints CB

New York boosts a defense that only generated 15 takeaways in 2024 (fifth-fewest in NFL)

CBS Sports - 1d

2025 NFL free agency: Giants' re-sign Darius Slayton to three-year, $36 million deal, per report

Slayton is staying in the Big Apple

CBS Sports - 1d

Giants signing ex-Dolphins safety Jevon Holland to 3-year, $45.3M deal, including $30M guaranteed

The safety was one of the top defensive backs in free agency

CBS Sports - 11h

Daniel Jones rumors: Former Giants QB is deciding between these two teams in 2025 NFL free agency, per report

Both clubs could use quarterback help

CBS Sports - 10h

2025 NFL free agency: Daniel Jones, Colts finalizing deal as Giants' former first-round QB heads to Indy

Jones heads to Indy to compete with Anthony Richardson

CBS Sports - 9h

2025 NFL mock draft: Giants, Browns take QBs in top 3; Raiders select playmaker for Geno Smith

All 32 teams' drafts needs will become a lot more clear with free agency kicking off

CBS Sports - 8h

DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly

In a court filing on Friday, the government signaled a continuation of tough regulatory pressure on the search giant.

The New York Times - 4d

Will Daniel Jones land a starting job for 2025?

After four NFL seasons, quarterback Daniel Jones received a significant contract from the Giants.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

European soccer review: Are the Premier League's best burnt out?

While the best in England sputtered all weekend, a trio of German giants also slipped up.

ESPN - 1d

Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic

The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The New York Times.

The New York Times - 4h

T3 Aire IQ Review: A Great Hair Dryer, in Theory

This efficient, smart hair dryer would feel more intelligent if it got the basics right.

Wired - 4d

Google Says Its New AI Mode Will Help You Find Better, Deeper Information

The move to make search more efficient with generative AI is a clear shot at OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine.

Inc. - 1d

The Dangerously High Cost of Tolerating Trump

Making government more efficient is an admirable goal. But this administration is bent on destroying it, putting our lives and businesses at risk.

Inc. - 13h

How to fix America’s broken healthcare system? Follow this country’s example.

Why copying Germany’s system would give Americans less costly, more efficient medical treatment

MarketWatch - 7h

Trump calls Tesla boycott 'illegal' and says he's buying one to support Elon Musk

Trump called Musk, the controversial leader of Tesla and a new government efficiency initiative, a "truly great American."

CNBC - 4h

Figma in Talks With Bankers to Explore an I.P.O. This Year

The design tech company is exploring a public offering after regulators stymied its $20 billion sale to the software giant Adobe in 2023.

The New York Times - 4d

Japan to Send Trade Minister to the U.S. Amid Tariff Tensions

The minister, Yoji Muto, is expected to negotiate with U.S. officials ahead of global tariffs that could damage Japanese businesses, including automotive giants.

The New York Times - 1d

Manchester United to replace Old Trafford with new 100,000-seater stadium

Soccer giant Manchester United plans to say goodbye to its storied Old Trafford stadium and build a new 100,000-seat stadium nearby.

NBC News - 13h

Apple Paused a Big Update to Siri and Fessed Up to Its Woes. It’s a Lesson for All Innovators

Apple lags behind its peers in releasing more sophisticated AI. The tech giant just admitted it’s proving a harder nut to crack than first expected.

Inc. - 9h

Volkswagen’s Profit Under Pressure From Tariffs and Competition

The German auto giant’s earnings fell last year as it pushed ahead with a restructuring in the face of tariff uncertainty in the United States and lost market share in China.

The New York Times - 6h

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