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When federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, video of the shooting — from lots of people, and lots of angles, with wildly varying levels of quality — immediately began to fly around the internet. This is what always happens in times like these, and there have unfortunately been a lot of times like these recently.There was something different about this one, though. Something about how visible the whole act was. Something about this one coming so soon after the last one. Whatever it was, the Alex Pretti killing seemed to spark a different reaction online. Meanwhile,…

The Tuesday NBA schedule gets underway when the Washington Wizards host the Portland Trail Blazers in a cross-conference matchup. Washington is 10-34 on the season and enters this matchup on a nine-game losing streak. The Blazers have lost two straight, but are 23-24 overall on the season and chasing their first appearance in the NBA playoffs since 2021. Trae Young (MCL) continues to be out as Washington awaits his debut. Portland, which is on the second half a back-to-back after losing at Boston on Monday, hasn’t revealed its injury report. The Blazers didn’t have leading scorer Deni Avdija (back) on…

Lego unveiled its Smart Play system at CES 2026 earlier this month, with a selection of sets designed for the engaging feature. Now, the toy company has announced five new compatible sets — all Stars Wars themed — available now for pre-order. Anthony Daniels, the original C-3PO, shared the news during the Nuremberg Toy Fair.The Smart Play system, Lego’s newest venture, involves a Smart Brick, Smart Tags and Smart Minifigures. Each Smart Brick has proximity sensors, an accelerometer, a speaker and more. The Smart Tags and Smart Minifigures relay what’s happening to the Brick. For example, if you whoosh a…

Despite the expected arrival of a new Trump-appointed Federal Reserve chair in coming months, respondents to the CNBC survey are only forecasting modest changes to the funds rate over the next two years.The results, which mirror pricing in Fed Funds futures market, show that neither Wall Street nor economic forecasters believe that the next Fed chair will drive down overnight rates towards the low levels demanded by the president.The survey shows the average outlook is for two more quarter-point cuts this year, or 50 basis points, with no cuts expected yet for 2027. The Funds rate is seen settling around…

The new year brings with it a new start for Jonathan Cohen, who has partnered with Marina and Ricardo Larroudé, who have integrated the production of his ready into facilities in Brazil. Going forward, Cohen will present his work under White Label and Black Label lines; the former offered in see-now, buy-now drops, and the more intricately worked Black Label pieces released on an as-ready basis. “We saw an opportunity to bring more creatives into this power machine that we were able to create in terms of a company and then add their layers so then they can take care…

Uber has more than 20 autonomous vehicle partners, and they all want one thing: data. So the company says it’s going to make that available through a new division called Uber AV Labs. Despite the name, Uber is not returning to developing its own robotaxis, which it stopped doing after one of its test vehicles killed a pedestrian in 2018. (Uber ultimately sold off the division in 2020 in a complex deal with Aurora.) But it will send its own cars out into cities adorned with sensors to collect data for partners like Waymo, Waabi, Lucid Motors, and others —…

Coco Gauff is calling for privacy after an emotional moment at the Australian Open went viral on social media Tuesday morning. Moments after falling 6-1, 6-2 to Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals, Gauff repeatedly smashed her racket on a concrete ramp, with the broadcast catching it all.It was a clearing of frustrations Gauff would’ve preferred to keep to herself. However, the world No. 3 believes the Australian Open doesn’t offer enough private areas to do so, and she wants to see a change.Advertisement“Certain moments — the same thing happened to Aryna [Sabalenka] after I played her in the final of…

Google is giving Photos users more control over the app’s generative AI photo-to-video feature. Google Photos now supports text prompts for video generation, according to the update announcement on Monday, allowing users to describe the specific movement, style, or effect they want to see when bringing still images to life.Text prompts join the existing “Subtle Movement” and “I’m feeling lucky” options that are already available for Google Photos’ image-to-video tool — neither of which allowed users to enter their own descriptions to guide the results. Google says Photos will provide prompt suggestions “for instant video inspiration,” and that text prompts…

It’s That Simple is our series about recipes so easy, you can make them with your eyes closed. Think tiny ingredient lists, laid-back techniques, and results so delicious you’ll text home about them.Looking for an easy, elegant dessert that’s more than a microwavable mug cake? Zabaglione (also zabaione or, in French, sabayon) is a custard-mousse hybrid from Northern Italy that comes together with just five ingredients and one bowl. You might recognize it from that other classic Italian dessert, tiramisu, where zabaglione is often folded into mascarpone before layering with espresso-soaked savoiardi biscuits.Here, we’ve swapped the traditional Marsala wine for…

When season three of The Last of Us comes to HBO sometime in 2027, it’s going to be all about Abby. Season two saw one star, Joel (Pedro Pascal), murdered, and our other hero, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), hunt down his killer. It then ended with that killer, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), hunting and finding Ellie. But before we could see what transpired between the two, the show flashed back several days and ended on Abby. It’s the same twist Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann brutalized fans with in The Last of Us Part II game. Now, season three of the…