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By any measure, the Houston Astros are running out of easy ways to improve their roster.With the signing of Tatsuya Imai and the team operating near the Competitive Balance Tax, ownership has made it clear that more significant free-agent spending is off the table. That leaves one realistic path forward: trades.AdvertisementThe problem? Moving players like Isaac Paredes, Christian Walker, or Jake Meyers is unlikely to bring back the kind of impact talent that would meaningfully improve the team in 2026. Those deals might help on the margins, but they won’t change the Astros’ trajectory significantly for both the short and…

Although public backlash against data centers has been intense over the past twelve months, all of the tech industry’s biggest companies have promised additional buildouts of AI infrastructure in the coming year. That includes OpenAI partner Microsoft, which, on Tuesday, announced what it calls a “community-first” approach to AI Infrastructure. Microsoft’s announcement, which comes only a day after Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta would launch its own AI infrastructure program, isn’t unexpected. Last year, the company announced that it planned to spend billions to expand its AI capacity. What is a little unusual are the promises the company has now…

Zabaglione is a classic Italian custard made from just three ingredients: egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine. It might sound fancy, but this recipe is simple and easy to make. Zabaglione makes an impressive dessert. It tastes great served warm over fresh berries, with ladyfingers (called Savoiardi in Italy), cake, or sliced panettone. It tastes a little boozy, with a rich, creamy, eggy flavor (really yummy!). To tone down the egg and Marsala flavors slightly, or for a more stabilized, make-ahead version, you can also fold it with whipped cream for a light, airy mousse. I first learned to make…

To accessorize, the bride paired the dress with a custom veil and shoes by the brand. “Badra Amar, from the Schiaparelli team, really helped my personal ideas come to life,” notes Mari. Her only piece of jewelry was a “something borrowed” item—a pair of diamond earrings from her maid of honor, Danielle Pontes.Before changing into the second version of her Schiaparelli dress, the bride put on a sheer lace dress by Aadnevik to wear for her first dance. “I’ve worked with them many times in the past, and I’ve walked their runways,” says Mari. “I knew how their dresses fit…

Ammonia might be the world’s most under appreciated chemical. Without it, crops would go unfertilized and billions of people would starve. Humans started making ammonia in large amounts just over a century ago, and since then the process used to make it, known as Haber-Bosch, hasn’t changed much. A new startup, Ammobia, says that it has tweaked the Haber-Bosch process to lower the cost by up to 40%. To prove the technology works on a larger scale, Ammobia has raised a $7.5 million seed round, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Investors include Air Liquide’s venture arm ALIAD, Chevron Technology Ventures,…

The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired veteran third baseman and eight-time All-Star Nolan Arenado in a major trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced Tuesday. The D-backs received Arenado and cash from the Cardinals for minor-league righty Jack Martinez. Arenado waived his no-trade clause and agreed to the deal. As with the Willson Contreras and Sonny Gray trades earlier this winter, the Cardinals are paying down significant salary to facilitate the deal. Arizona will pay only $5 million of Arenado’s $27 million salary in 2026 and $6 million of his $15 million salary in 2027, per the Arizona Republic. The…

The second season of Battlefield 6 is being pushed back based on “community feedback.” On Tuesday, EA and Battlefield Studios said Season 2 will now arrive on February 17.Season 2 of Battlefield 6 had previously been scheduled for January 20, so we’re looking at a delay of almost a month. As a consolation, the team is extending Season 1 through the start of the next season.”During our ongoing development, we’ve continued to review community feedback and, in order to keep our promise, determined that our best path forward is to extend Season 1 and give ourselves extra time to further…

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBCIn the final stretch of his tenure atop Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett was still pursuing that elusive elephant.The 95-year-old legendary investor, who handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel at the start of 2026, made it clear that deal size was not the constraint, it was lack of opportunities.”It’s external circumstances. Believe me if after we get finished talking you say, ‘I’ve got a great $100 billion new idea.’ I would say, ‘Let’s talk,'” Buffett told Becky…

After dying a painful death at the hand of the iPhone’s revolutionary capacitive touchscreen, the QWERTY smartphone is rising up from the graveyard this year. No, BlackBerry isn’t returning despite enthusiast efforts to retrofit old BlackBerry Classics with modern-day components like a faster CPU, more RAM and storage, a bigger battery, and a USB-C port. Whether it’s nostalgia for a physical keyboard, frustration at iOS’s ever-worsening software keyboard, or just plain boredom with glass slabs, companies are rebooting QWERTY phones this year for some reason. At CES 2026, Clicks, the company behind the Clicks keyboard case and the new Power…

Jan 12, 2026, 06:28 PM ETPHILADELPHIA — With his season over after a failed Super Bowl repeat bid, Jalen Hurts sounded like a quarterback who’s ready for a fifth Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator in five seasons.A day after the Eagles were knocked out of the playoffs in the wild-card round by the San Francisco 49ers, Hurts didn’t give an endorsement for the beleaguered Kevin Patullo, whose house was egged earlier this season as he became the top target for fans’ frustrations.Hurts declined a chance to stump for Patullo and instead put the decision on Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, general manager…