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nytimes.com - Manny Navarro - College Football Playoff oddly specific predictions: Ready for a Miami-Indiana title game?
College Football Playoff oddly specific predictions: Ready for a Miami-Indiana title game?
The New York Times

If this week's national semifinal games were decided by which programs have done the best job so far in the transfer portal, Indiana and Ole Miss would be meeting at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19. Curt Cignetti has gone from devouring…

futurism.com - Victor Tangermann - Sony Patents AI That Plays Video Games for You If You Get Stuck
Sony Patents AI That Plays Video Games for You If You Get Stuck
Futurism

Amid a riotous AI hype cycle, companies are promising that their agentic AIs will — eventually, at least — do everything from your grocery shopping to booking your travel plans. And what'll you do with all that extra leisure time?

nytimes.com - Jordy Fee-Platt - Olympic silver medalist skier Tess Ledeux will not compete in Milan Games
Olympic silver medalist skier Tess Ledeux will not compete in Milan Games
The New York Times

Ledeux was a silver medalist in Big Air at the 2022 Olympics. Joel Saget / Getty Images Olympic silver medalist skier Tess Ledeux announced on social media that she would not be competing in February's Milan Cortina Winter Games due to lingering…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Arsenal vs Liverpool predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
Arsenal vs Liverpool predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
BBC

Liverpool badly missed Hugo Ekitike in their draw against Fulham and put in another lacklustre display. Arne Slot's side are nine games unbeaten now, so their recent results have been all right on paper. It's their performances that are the…

nytimes.com - Ted Nguyen - NFL playoffs: Key matchups to watch in each NFC wild-card game
NFL playoffs: Key matchups to watch in each NFC wild-card game
The New York Times

Old-school football is back. The ability to run the ball and stop the run in January is more important than it has been in a long time. In the wild-card round, the run game will certainly determine several matchups. Can the San Francisco 49ers stop…

gamespot.com - Miri Teixeira - The Best Games Like Omori
The Best Games Like Omori
GameSpot

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. If you're wondering what to play after you finish Omori, this list is for you. When you're looking for games like…

mirror.co.uk - Aaliyah Rugg - MrBeast's net worth as brand new Beast Games season 2 drops
MrBeast's net worth as brand new Beast Games season 2 drops
The Mirror

YouTube legend MrBeast has returned to Prime Video with a brand new series of Beast Games, promising to be bigger and more intense than ever before. Season two of the hit reality game show premiered on the streaming platform on January 7 with the…

dailymail.co.uk - Daily Mail Reporter - Win thousands in cash with Daily Mail's Premier League Predictor game
Win thousands in cash with Daily Mail's Premier League Predictor game
Mail Online

Do you like football and winning free money? If so, look no further. Daily Mail Sport's Predictor asks you to predict the outcomes of seven Premier League matches each weekend for the chance to win thousands - and it's free to play. The game is…

pcworld.com - Ashley Biancuzzo - No fans. No noise. Silent cooling is the future of gaming handhelds
No fans. No noise. Silent cooling is the future of gaming handhelds
PCWorld

Summary created by Smart Answers AI PCWorld reports that Ventiva demonstrated revolutionary fanless cooling technology on a Lenovo Legion Go 2 at CES 2026, promising silent gaming handhelds. The ionic cooling device eliminates traditional fans…

gamespot.com - Darryn Bonthuys - The Coolest And Weirdest Gaming Tech Of CES 2026
The Coolest And Weirdest Gaming Tech Of CES 2026
GameSpot

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. At the start of the year, you can always rely on the Consumer Electronics Show to be a hub for exciting innovations…

theverge.com - Ash Parrish - The most popular games are getting harder and harder to usurp
The most popular games are getting harder and harder to usurp
The Verge

The top-played games on Xbox and PS5 were the same in 2024 and 2025 and likely won't change much in the near future. The top-played games on Xbox and PS5 were the same in 2024 and 2025 and likely won't change much in the near future. Ash Parrish is…

dailymail.co.uk - Caroline Peacock - Sophie Turner admits the Game of Thrones theme tune gives her 'PTSD
Sophie Turner admits the Game of Thrones theme tune gives her 'PTSD
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Sophie Turner has admitted that the Game of Thrones theme tune gives her 'PTSD' as she makes an X-rated joke on The Tonight Show. The actress, 29, shot to fame as Sansa Stark in the HBO epic fantasy…

bloomberg.com - Shuli Ren - Playing Venezuela's Bond Game Takes Nerves of Steel
Playing Venezuela's Bond Game Takes Nerves of Steel
Bloomberg

It's been eight years since Venezuela stopped paying its debt. But traders are making a wager that the ouster of Nicolas Maduro will deliver windfalls to holders of the country's $59 billion of bonds. Notes due in 2027 jumped as much as 29% this…

wsj.com - Michael Luca - 'Lucky by Design' Review: The Game of Getting More
'Lucky by Design' Review: The Game of Getting More
Wall Street Journal

Economists love using prices to solve societal problems, from congestion pricing and toll lanes to cap-and-trade for carbon. Oh, the allure of market forces. Consider ticket scalping. While some might feel a twinge of shame when buying (or selling)…

espn.com - Most consecutive games played in MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL
Most consecutive games played in MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL
ESPN

For some athletes, there's no such thing as a day off. Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. had perfect attendance during a 17-season stretch of his 21-year career, amounting to 2,632 games played without missing one. How does that record apply…

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