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Friday marked the end of a lackluster week for stocks and the first trading session of 2026. The market was mixed for the holiday-shortened week: The Dow and Nasdaq shed 0.1% and 1.5%, respectively, while the S & P 500 edged roughly 1% lower, its third back-to-back loss since Monday. It’s unclear what caused the market’s decline because there wasn’t much for investors to digest. They received minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting, when the central bank announced a 25-basis-point rate cut. The release on Tuesday afternoon indicated that Fed officials were divided on the cut. The decision…

One of the fun parts of being a tech journalist for over a decade is that occasionally you get to watch a truly unique gadget go from concept to reality — and, eventually, into your living room. That’s the case with the Mui Board, a smart home controller built into a piece of wood.The Mui was first demoed at CES in 2019, and I’ve seen it at several shows over the years, in various iterations, always with the promise that it would ship soon. Well, this year it did (in limited quantities!), and I finally got to try one out…

Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy insists he is still “together with the board” and believes “we can turn things around” despite falling to a sixth loss in eight games following the derby defeat to Rangers.The Frenchman hailed an “outstanding” first half from his team, during which they took the lead through Yang Hyun-Jun and passed up several other chances.AdvertisementHowever, their city rivals roared back in the second period and exposed the home side’s defensive fragility with a double from Youssef Chermiti and a third from Mikey Moore.The 3-1 defeat means Rangers move level on points with second-placed Celtic, who could be…

LG just announced some new Gram AI laptops . These are incredibly portable laptops that the company says are the “lightest in their class.” This is largely thanks to a proprietary material that LG has dubbed Aerominum.This material reportedly “reduces the laptop’s weight while reinforcing” structural strength. In other words, these computers are both light and durable. Each model offers improved scratch resistance, while providing a “sleek metallic finish.” The laptops have also been designed to meet military-grade durability standards.The AI in the name refers to the inclusion of Microsoft Copilot+ PC and LG’s on-device system. The laptops should be…

“Sleep is for the weak,” I would mutter to myself as I dragged my tired limbs out of bed at 5 a.m. I knew that if I let myself drift off again, I would risk missing my alarm altogether and waking up in a panic four hours later.Summoning the willpower to wake up early has never been difficult for me. Getting enough sleep, though? Virtually impossible. Despite the carefully thought-out sleep schedules crafted for me by my lovely mother when I was a child and adult promises of going to bed on the weekends, none of it stuck. Don’t even…

The Stranger Things finale hit theaters on New Year’s Eve. Yet despite doing pretty good with that one-day release, it seems Netflix still isn’t a fan of the theatrical experience when it doesn’t need to be. Because of the cast’s contractual terms for residuals, there aren’t box office numbers to report for screenings, but Deadline and other outlets reported the finale made $25 million-$30 million worth of concession cash in its 620 screenings across North America. That concession money technically means the episode beat out KPop Demon Hunters as Netflix’s highest theatrical owner for 2025. The finale is also a particular win…

SEC powers open conference play on Saturday when the No. 14 Alabama Crimson Tide host the Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky is 9-4 overall, but enters this matchup with some momentum after beating St. John’s and Indiana as part of a four-game winning streak. Alabama has won three straight and enters conference play at 10-3 overall. Alabama swept the season series between these teams last year, including a 99-70 win in the SEC Tournament that was the largest margin of victory ever for the program against Kentucky. Tipoff from Coleman Coliseum is at noon ET. The Crimson Tide are 5.5-point favorites in the…

The parking lot was packed. That’s the first Strange Thing.A little background. Just about every mall is struggling now, but the Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, Pennsylvania is more or less comatose. As Defector’s Dan McQuade, a lifelong Pennsylvanian and mall fan, wrote in his fond remembrance of the shopping center, the once bustling complex is mostly a shuttered ghost town, with half of it set to be demolished. There are only two real reasons to go there: a well-stocked Barnes & Noble and the AMC movie theater.And people do go there for the movie theater. It’s one of only three…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, Dec. 10, 2025.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe Federal Reserve heads into 2026 facing a slew of political and policy challenges, headlined by a new chair and an economy fed by both tailwinds and headwinds that will make policymakers’ choices all the more important.Coming off three consecutive interest rate cuts, the central bank is expected to follow a more tepid path for the year ahead in which additional cuts could be hard to come by…

The new year is upon us, and that means CES 2026 is imminent. The biggest tech trade show of the calendar comes with a bevy of new and notable announcements that set the tone for trends and expectations for the subsequent 12 months. The CES 2026 show floor is officially open from January 6 through 9, but the fun kicks off with events on Sunday January 4, followed by a host of press conferences on Monday. As always, product demos, announcements and networking will be happening at the Las Vegas Convention Center and other hotels all over the city. As…