The best doorbell cameras
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge We picked the best video doorbell cameras for keeping an eye on people, packages, and anything else that comes across your front porch. Read the full story at The Verge.
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Olympic sprinter faces domestic violence, robbery charges from 2024 incident after getting tased during arrest
U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested Thursday in Miami Beach and tased by police, bodycam footage shows. Kerley was then charged in a separate incident from last year. According to police, via WSVN in Miami, the Olympian approached the site of an active investigation Thursday, saying he had parked his car nearby. But when…
Tommy Tuberville slams ‘woke corporations bowing to terrorists’ during Sugar Bowl after terror attack
Alabama Senator and former college football coach Tommy Tuberville released a statement on Friday expressing his frustration with the presentation of the Sugar Bowl on Thursday, one day after a deadly terror attack in New Orleans killed at least 14 innocent people. Tuberville, who coached in three Sugar Bowls, including two as the head coach…
Family-owned California restaurant closes after gender discrimination lawsuit for ‘ladies night’ promotion
The family-run Peruvian Lima restaurant in Concord, California served its final meals on New Year’s Eve after being financially crushed by the weight of a recent lawsuit. Lima found itself in the national spotlight for hosting a weekly ladies’ night promotion. This promotion was a once-common and highly lucrative practice of offering discounted drinks to…
‘Spider-Man’ star Tom Holland broke up fight in a LA Whole Foods
Tom Holland’s attempts at being a normal person are sometimes interrupted. The actor explained he does go grocery shopping, just like the rest of us, although sometimes he has to be his superhero alterego Spider-Man in real-life. The movie star recently had to break up a fight at a Los Angeles Whole Foods. “They’re like…
Tim Cook is donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, too
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Apple CEO Tim Cook is the next tech exec to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, according to Axios. Cook’s donation follows similar commitments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos through Amazon, and Meta as Big Tech companies and executives work to curry…
New Orleans attack: Dems, media previously hyped ‘White’ and ‘far-right’ terrorism while downplaying ISIS
Democrats and liberal media outlets were focused on hyping up terror threats linked to White supremacy while downplaying threats from jihadist terrorist groups like ISIS prior to the New Orleans terrorist attack on Wednesday. On New Year’s Day, a 42-year-old Native Texas man plowed his pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on…
3 top takeaways from Speaker Johnson’s re-election
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. Thankfully, it’s a mistake House Republicans avoided by selecting Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson to serve as their speaker Friday during the 119th Congress. After two initial holdouts changed their vote, they even got the job done during the first ballot. In doing…
Samsung and Google’s new spatial audio format will take on Dolby Atmos this year
Image: Samsung Samsung and Google are ready to push a new standard, Eclipsa Audio. This format will enable 3D audio experiences on certain YouTube videos later this year, with support available across Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and soundbars. Over the years, Samsung notably hasn’t supported Dolby Vision HDR for dynamic HDR metadata, choosing instead…
New York judge sets Trump sentencing days before inauguration
President-elect Trump’s bid to toss his conviction in his New York criminal hush money case was denied on Friday. New York Judge Juan Merchan rejected Trump’s request to vacate the verdict in the case based on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision. Merchan noted that he is still reviewing the other motions filed by Trump…