Steve McMichael is a Hall of Famer. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael was sent to the emergency room Thursday with suspected pneumonia, according to a statement from his publicist. On Saturday, an update regarding the 66-year-old’s condition was provided by Jarett Payton, the son of iconic Bears running back Walter Payton. McMichael has contracted MRSA, his second infection since he was admitted to intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital. Payton… Source link
Read More »NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung defeats Jaylen Brown to go back-to-back
The best dunker the NBA can find is still a G Leaguer. Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung delivered another set of wild dunks to defeat the Boston Celtics‘ Jaylen Brown in the final of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night. McClung becomes the fifth back-to-back dunk contest winner in NBA history, joining Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson and Zach LaVine. The night wasn’t as exciting as his breakout performance last season, but he was still the standout in a field that… Source link
Read More »NBA All-Star Weekend: Stephen Curry wins unprecedented 3-point contest against Sabrina Ionescu
Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu might have signed up for a win-win situation when they agreed to go head-to-head in an unprecedented 3-point shootout, but someone had to lose. Curry made sure he came out with the victory on All-Star Saturday night, scoring 29 points. Ionescu, 26, didn’t want to shoot from the women’s 3-point line of 20 feet, 6 inches. Instead, she leveled the playing field and shot from the NBA line of 23 feet, 9 inches. Naturally, she did shoot a WNBA ball. Fans were… Source link
Read More »Google announces multi-modal Gemini 1.5 with million token context length
One week after announcing Gemini 1.0 Ultra, Google announced additional details about its next generation model, Gemini 1.5. The new iteration comes with an expansion of its context window and the adoption of a “Mixture of Experts” (MoE) architecture, promising to make the AI both faster and more efficient. The new model also includes expanded multimodal capabilities. With the ability to process up to 1 million tokens, it dwarfs the capabilities of its competitors and even its own… Source link
Read More »Trump to address supporters after $355 million fraud ruling
By Nathan Layne and Gram Slattery MT. PLEASANT, Mich./COLUMBIA, SC. (Reuters) –Donald Trump will address supporters at a campaign rally on Saturday for the first time since a New York judge ruled he must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders. The former president, set to appear at an election rally in Michigan, was scheduled to speak at the same time as Nikki Haley, his last remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, who was… Source link
Read More »Jordan Spieth disqualified for signing incorrect scorecard at The Genesis Invitational
LOS ANGELES — Jordan Spieth was disqualified from the Genesis Invitational on Friday after he signed an incorrect scorecard. Spieth, who posted a 2-over 73 on Friday at Riviera Country Club, signed his card stating that he made a par at the par-3 fourth in the second round. He actually made a bogey after his drive missed the green, and then he missed a 5-foot putt to save his par by just a few inches. While the bogey was noted in real time on the leaderboard, Spieth signed his scorecard… Source link
Read More »Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty’ in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump fraudulently misrepresented financial figures to get cheaper loans and other benefits. Still, Trump got slammed hard, facing big cash penalties, outside supervision of his companies and restrictions on his borrowing. In a pretrial ruling last year, the same judge threatened to shut down much of… Source link
Read More »Older and unemployed? Here’s how to overcome the stigma and move forward
Layoffs have been all over the news. More than 150 tech companies alone have said farewell to nearly 40,000 employees, per layoffs.fyi. It’s bad, of course, to be one of those heading out the door. It may be especially hard if you are a highly educated worker, between ages 40 and 65, who has been out of work for more than six months. According to Ofer Sharone, associate professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the deck is stacked against the most experienced job… Source link
Read More »New Google Chrome feature blocks attacks against home networks
Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user’s browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks. More simply, Google plans to prevent bad websites on the internet from attacking a visitor’s devices (like printers or routers) in your home or on your computer. People usually consider these devices safe as they’re not directly connected to the internet and are protected by a router. “To prevent malicious… Source link
Read More »Google Reveals Much-Needed Google Photos Upgrade, But There’s A Catch
Google Photos SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google is introducing a new way to access pictures and videos stored on Google Photos from inside other apps, making the process easier and more secure. February 17 update below—Google plans new document categorization controls for Google Photos. This article was originally posted on February 15. A recent Android Developers Blog post explains that Google is adding Google Photos support to Android’s built-in photo picker. The… Source link
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