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Caleb Banks ran the 40-yard dash, participated in the vertical jump and did the broad, too. The former Florida defensive tackle turned in a partial workout last month at the NFL combine, reportedly not knowing he had suffered a broken foot the night before his on-field testing.Banks, a potential first-round pick, will now be sidelined until June, according to The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, who reported Thursday that the 6-foot-6, 327-pound DT had surgery to repair the fracture of his fourth metatarsal on Monday.Yahoo Sports had the Minnesota Vikings taking Banks 24th overall in its latest mock draft, a move that…

Rox, a startup developing autonomous AI agents to boost sales productivity, has raised a round valuing the company at $1.2 billion, according to multiple sources. The funding included a lead investment from returning backer General Catalyst, two of the people said. Rox AI and General Catalyst did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment. At the time of the fundraise, which closed last year, RoxAI was projected to close 2025 with $8 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), according to two people familiar with the deal. In November 2024, Rox announced it had raised a total of $50 million, including…

John Solly, a software engineer and former member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is the DOGE operative reportedly accused in a whistleblower complaint of telling colleagues that he stored sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) data on a thumb drive and wanted to share the information with his new employer, multiple sources tell WIRED.Since October, according to a copy of his résumé, Solly has worked as the chief technology officer for the health IT division of a government contractor called Leidos, which has already received millions in SSA contracts and could receive up to $1.5 billion in contracts…

The Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals have arrived, and the field is a bit chalky. The six most talented teams are still alive, and the Scary Six will be joined by UCF and TCU, who have exceeded expectations all year. A delightful round of heavy-hitting matchups is on tap.Finality was the theme of Wednesday’s Big 12 Tournament action. Iowa State hammered Arizona State 91-42 to conclude the Bobby Hurley era. Cincinnati collapsed late in regulation and eventually fell in overtime 66-65 to UCF to bid adieu to its at-large case. West Virginia’s slim chances for a Big Dance appearance fell by…

NASA will soon give it another go on April Fools’ Day. On Thursday, NASA said it’s targeting April 1 at 6:24 PM ET for the Artemis II mission’s next launch attempt.In case that date doesn’t pan out, NASA added April 2 at 7:22 PM as a secondary launch opportunity. If necessary, the agency foresees several more openings between April 1 and 6 to get the Orion rocket into space. “Within those six days between the first and the sixth, we can’t always turn around every day for an attempt,” NASA acting associate administrator Lori Glaze said at a press conference.…

Adobe said CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after a successor has been appointed, and he will remain as the design software company’s chair. Shares tumbled 7% in extended trading. Narayen joined Adobe in 1988 as a vice president and general manager, and he became CEO in 2007. Under Narayen, Adobe pushed from software licenses to subscriptions to its Creative Cloud application bundle, and the company is now working to expand through generative artificial intelligence. He sought to acquire fast-growing design software company Figma, but regulators pushed back, and the companies called off the deal, resulting in Adobe paying Figma…

In unsettled times, fashion can feel frivolous. And have you read the news lately? That tension has been playing heavily on Akiko Aoki’s mind this season. “There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and wars happening, so I’m really feeling the contrast between fashion and the real world,” she said during a showroom walkthrough of her fall collection.One of Tokyo fashion’s more engaged thinkers, Aoki had been exploring how to reflect these complex feelings in her collection, which she called “communion and friction.” A marked military proposition—most clear in the sleek belted safari jackets dotted throughout—served as…

Despite the fact Apple released a new AirTag in January, the first-generation AirTag is still a top-notch tracker if you’re embedded in Apple’s ecosystem. And right now, it’s on sale for $13.91 ($15.09 off) at Walmart, which marks a new low price.If you’re an iPhone owner, the original AirTag still delivers a level of precision few trackers can match, thanks to its ultra wideband (UWB) chip and access to Apple’s expansive Find My network. Whereas most Bluetooth trackers just tell you the general whereabouts of a misplaced item, the AirTag actually guides you directly to it with on-screen arrows and…

Mar 12, 2026, 11:05 AM ETJim Boeheim defended Adrian Autry as “a good coach,” saying his dismissal from Syracuse was a result of poor performance by the Orange’s best players and lack of NIL funding for the program.Syracuse fired Autry on Wednesday, ending the former Orange player’s three-year tenure as Boeheim’s coaching successor. The Orange went 15-17 this season and failed to reach the NCAA tournament under Autry.Boeheim acknowledged that “the head coach is responsible” for results, but added that player performance was a huge factor in Syracuse’s struggles this season under Autry.”I think he’s a good coach,” Boeheim said…

Around a dozen parents huddled in the dim hallway outside the courtroom in February, nervously gripping paper tickets. They were glaring at a gray tote bag held by a member of the court staff — the one who’d determine, by lottery, if they made it inside. Pinned on bags and coats, butterfly clips honored children they’d lost, deaths these parents link to their children’s experiences online. The clips were a symbolic gesture chosen to not inadvertently prejudice the jury, which would decide if social media companies could be held liable for the kinds of harms they believe their children experienced.…