2026-01-05 13:24:34
Wild-card round: Rams huge favorites; Packers, Bills, Texans road favorites https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/47499366/2025-nfl-playoffs-wild-card-round-schedule-betting-odds-lines-point-spreads-pr…
Wild-card round: Rams huge favorites; Packers, Bills, Texans road favorites https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/47499366/2025-nfl-playoffs-wild-card-round-schedule-betting-odds-lines-point-spreads-pr…
TRM Labs, which helps law enforcement and companies track crypto and blockchains, raised a $70M Series C led by Blockchain Capital at a $1B valuation (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/trm-labs-blockchain-analytics-fundi…
New Cowboys 2026 Mock Draft Takes Wild Turn With Shock WR Pick in Round 1 https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/draft/new-dallas-cowboys-2026-nfl-mock-draft-takes-wild-turn-shock-wr-pick-round-1
Raiders add blue-chip defensive back in two-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/02/04/raiders-add-blue-chip-defensive-back-in-two-round-mock-draft/
MARCH (Bike Lane Obstruction) MADNESS!
“Fill out the bracket and make your predictions of which cities will report the most bike lane obstructions.”
https://www.bikelaneuprising.com/post/march-bike-lane-obstruction-madness-2026
Beshear joins lawsuit to block Trump’s latest round of illegal tariffs
https://www.forwardky.com/beshear-joins-lawsuit-to-block-trumps-latest-round-of-illegal-tariffs/
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Spacemoth:
🎵 Round in Loops
#Spacemoth
https://ssspacemoth.bandcamp.com/track/round-in-loops
https://open.spotify.com/track/26tSQHpZteGiwrC0u4BINf
Bears trading WR DJ Moore to Bills for mid-round draft pick https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-trading-wr-dj-moore-to-bills-for-mid-round-draft-pick
Raiders address QB, defense in latest 2-round ESPN 2026 NFL mock draft https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/02/04/raiders-address-qb-defense-in-latest-2-round-espn-2026…
Cowboys Urged to Trade First-Round Pick for All-Pro Pass Rusher https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-urged-to-trade-first-round-pick-for-all-pro-pass-rusher
Sources: Neura Robotics, which is building cognitive, humanoid robots for logistics, is raising ~€1B in a funding round backed by Tether at a ~€4B valuation (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/neura-robo…
Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: How does Round 1 stand as regular season ends? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938320/2026/01/04/nfl-draft-order-2026-round-1-raiders-jets-giants/
After two glorious weeks off , Metacurity is back with a holiday round-up edition of the top infosec developments you should know, including
--Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages,
--Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks,
--CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director,
--Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025,
--OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here t…
The Washington Post told employees on Wednesday that
it was beginning a widespread round of layoffs that are expected to
decimate the organization’s sports, local news and international coverage.
Matt Murray, The Post’s executive editor, told newsroom employees on a call that
all sections would be affected in some way.
But he said that the end result would be a publication that focused even more on national news and politics,
as well as business and health…
In Gaziantep round when I was 8 I briefly had an old ipod and as a present mom bought me an itunes album with 100 different instrumental only video game songs but she didnt know anything it was actually all 90s sounding midi covers of the original songs and they deleted it off my ipod after looking up what "resident evil" was
i learned later the one for metal gear solid 3 main theme wasnt actually that, it was some whole other shit that genuinely had a strong melody. dont kno…
Raiders transform their defense in ESPN's 2-round 2026 NFL mock draft https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/03/04/raiders-transform-their-defense-in-espns-2-round-202…
Fine tuning the Lego spectrometer more.
Using a maglite as the source eliminates the need for a separate collimating lens.
I also switched away from the very flaky variable slit made of a sliding brick that wouldn't stay in place if you looked at it wrong.
After some failed experiments with aluminum foil, I discovered that the round tree trunk Duplo brick was a tiny bit smaller than a nominal square 2x2 brick. When placed next to a square brick and locked in place with …
Where Cowboys' two first-round draft picks land after Packers' loss to Vikings https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/where-cowboys-two-first-round-draft-picks-land-a…
How Jeff Bezos has forced WaPo into severe decline in Trump's second term, including today's mass layoffs that seem to transform it into a kind of Politico-lite (Ruth Marcus/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-c…
NFL draft order for Round 1: The first 13 slots are set, and the Raiders will pick at No. 1 https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/47444785/2026-nfl-draft-order-first-round-top-32-picks-needs
Raiders grab a surging prospect in latest three-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/02/05/raiders-grab-a-surging-prospect-in-latest-three-round-mock-draft/
Sources: Nvidia is nearing a deal to invest $20B in OpenAI as part of OpenAI's $100B funding round (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/nvidia-nears-deal-to-invest-20-billion-in-openai-round
NFL power ratings: Spread projections reveal three questionable lines in Wild Card round
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-power-ratings-…
Lightning round privacy guide
https://microblog.jackiejude.me/posts/202602021855/
Here's my tabulated preview of sky and space events (and round anniversaries) of the #NewYear, compiled from numerous sources and own calculations: https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/bedeutendes-am-himmel-im-jahr-2026/
Raiders fleece Jerry Jones in Maxx Crosby blockbuster: 3-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/03/05/raiders-fleece-jerry-jones-in-maxx-crosby-blockbuster-3-round-mock-draft/
In diplomatieke kringen is sprake geweest van een deal waarbij Rusland zijn gang kon gaan in Oekraine en de VS in Venezuela.
Stukje uit het verhoor van Fiona Hill in het impeachment proces in Trumps eerste termijn.
Bron: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/poli…
My prediction:
The return half of many round trip tickets held by US citizens to locations outside of the US will not be used.
Why will they not be used?
Because the return trip home will be in a body bag.
In other words, I am predicting that given the US actions (not merely today's invasion de jour), that US overseas travelers will become popular and easy targets for those who chose to use violence in response to US acts.
Former Sixth Round Pick Called ‘Secret Superstar’ for Cowboys https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/wide-receiver-ryan-flournoy-secret-superstar/
Raiders execute franchise-altering trade with the Bears in two-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/02/04/raiders-execute-franchise-altering-trade-with-the-bears-in-two-round-mock-draft/
Pebble unveils Pebble Round 2 smart watch with a rounded screen and basic health and activity tracking but no heart rate monitor, shipping in May for $199 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/pebble-reboots-its-thinnest-…
NFL draft prospects with a true Round 1 grade: 11 players who are clear first-rounders https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/47455728/2026-nfl-draft-board-prospects-first-round-grades-comps
We now know where Kansas City Chiefs' first-round pick will land in 2026 NFL draft https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/news/we-now-know-kansas-city-chiefs-first-round-pic…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
The xx:
🎵 Missing (Round remix)
#Thexx
https://thexx.bandcamp.com/track/missing
https://open.spotify.com/track/09JbdAdaulzSwZIKSv9Y3f
Brandon Aubrey: Tender from Cowboys would be 'big pay raise' but 'not the ideal' https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/03/04/cowboys-brandon-aubrey-second-round-tender-quote…
Charles Davis 2026 NFL mock draft 2.0: Cardinals, Seahawks select Notre Dame RBs in Round 1 https://www.nfl.com/news/charles-davis-2026-nfl-mock-draft-2-0-cardinals-seahawks-select-notre-dame-rbs-in-round-1
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rperezrosario/115964582675798489
Onto round two, Debian vs. Arch. Cast your votes here:
Five 2026 NFL Draft prospects who tested themselves into the first round at the combine
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/nfl-draft-prospects-risers-first-round-combine/
Adaption Labs, which aims to create AI systems that learn continuously and cost less to run, raised a $50M seed round led by Emergence Capital Partners (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/adaptio
NFL Insider Skeptical Jerry Jones, Cowboys Will 'Bust the Budget' https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-named-suitor-former-first-round-120-tackle-linebacker-nfl-free-agency
Sources: Anduril is seeking to raise about $4B in a round co-led by Thrive Capital and a16z, which could nearly double the startup's valuation to ~$60B (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-0…
Raiders 3-Round Mock Draft: Maxx Crosby-to-Chicago deal rewrites the board https://raiderramble.com/2026/03/03/raiders-3-round-mock-draft-maxx-crosby-to-chicago-deal-rewrites-the-board/
A Round 1 trade-up reshapes the Raiders defense in this 3-round mock https://raiderramble.com/2026/03/01/a-round-1-trade-up-reshapes-the-raiders-defense-in-this-3-round-mock/
Lio, which uses AI agents to automate enterprise procurement, including document reading and supplier evaluation, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/lio-ai-series-a-a16z-30m-…
2026 NFL playoff schedule and bracket: Dates, times, and TV for every round from wild card to Super Bowl
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-playoff-schedule…
Report: Teams up trade offers to Raiders for Maxx Crosby 'moving fast' https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/03/05/trade-offers-raiders-maxx-crosby-moving-fas…
Rozana, which offers rural e-commerce and logistics services to 21,000 villages across India, raised a $31.6M Series B led by Bertelsmann India Investments (Gyan Vardhan/Entrackr)
https://entrackr.com/news/rural-commerce-startu…
Viewer's guide: Ranking NFL wild card matchups, including Packers-Bears Round 3, strong QB showdowns
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/viewers-guide-ranking-wild-c…
Source: Embo, which is developing world models for robotics, is in talks to raise a $100M seed led by a16z, with Khosla, DST Global, and Striker participating (Kevin McLaughlin/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/e
NFL news roundup: Rams WR Davante Adams, S Quentin Lake expected to return for Wild Card Round https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-monday-jan-5
Chiefs expected to trade CB Trent McDuffie to Rams for multiple draft picks, including 2026 first-rounder https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-expected-to-trade-cb-trent-mcduffie-to-rams-for-multiple-draft-picks
OpenAI raised $110B at a $730B pre-money valuation, up from $500B in a secondary financing in Oct.; Amazon invested $50B, Nvidia and SoftBank invested $30B each (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/open-ai-funding-round-amazon.html
Cowboys trade for Maxx Crosby in 7-round mock, draft LB, dynamic RB https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/01/01/cowboys-trade-for-raiders-de-maxx-crosby-in-7-round-mock-d…
Raiders 3-round 2026 NFL mock draft: Post NFL Combine edition https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/03/02/raiders-3-round-2026-nfl-mock-draft-post-nfl-combine-edition/88941328007…
Mailbag: Any scenario where Cowboys trade up? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-any-scenario-where-cowboys-trade-up
Raiders opt for a higher ceiling at quarterback in latest 1-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/01/02/raiders-opt-for-a-higher-ceiling-at-quarterback-in-latest-1-round-mock-draft/
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure connecting banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/…
Mailbag: Any scenario where Cowboys trade up? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-any-scenario-where-cowboys-trade-up
Where would Fernando Mendoza rank among QBs drafted in Round 1 over the past five years? https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48016742/nfl-draft-ranking-first-round-quarterbacks-2021-2026-prospects-fern…
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/arti
Report: Cowboys plan to use 2nd-round tender on starting-caliber lineman https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/02/27/cowboys-report-second-round-tender-tj-bass/88896765007/
Rams re-sign TE Tyler Higbee to 2-year, $8 million deal: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7092136/2026/03/05/rams-tyler-higbee-nfl-free-agency-2026/
Self-driving software startup Oxa raised a $103M Series D, with $50M coming from the UK government's National Wealth Fund; Nvidia's NVentures also invested (Tom Nugent/Sifted)
https://sifted.eu/articles/oxa-raises-103m-nvidia-bp
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Edge Rushers Dominate Top 5; Mahomes, Jackson, Allen Get New WRs https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2026-nfl-mock-draft-edge-rushers-dominate-top-5-mahomes-jackson-allen-get-new-wr
A blockbuster Rams trade reshapes this Raiders 7-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/02/28/a-blockbuster-rams-trade-reshapes-this-raiders-7-round-mock-draft/
Chiefs trade CB Trent McDuffie to Rams for package of draft picks: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7086935/2026/03/04/chiefs-rams-trent-mcduffie-trade/
Sources: US-based Arcee AI is pitching investors on a $200M funding round valuing it at over $1B, as it plans to train an open-weight model with 1T parameters (Anna Tong/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026/02…
Cowboys to select 12th overall in NFL draft for second straight season https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-to-select-12th-overall-in-nfl-draft-for-second-straight-season
NFL playoff schedule: Where things stand with Steelers-Ravens set to decide AFC North https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938288/2026/01/04/nfl-playoff-schedule-2026/
Cowboys to select 12th overall in NFL draft for second straight season https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-to-select-12th-overall-in-nfl-draft-for-second-straight-season
Wilson's 2026 NFL mock draft 6.0: Senior Bowl standouts Caleb Banks, Lee Hunter change Round 1 conversation
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2
Raiders Linked to Trade for Polarizing Former First-Round Pick QB: Report https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/kyler-murray-trade-cardinals-qb/
NFL wild-card odds, spreads: Rams huge favorites; Packers-Bears and Bills-Jaguars nearly even https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6942325/2026/01/05/nfl-wild-card-week-odds-rams-packers-bears/
Bears back their way into No. 2 seed, but are playing like a playoff 1-and-done https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940977/2026/01/04/bears-lions-nfl-playoffs-no-2-seed/
Seahawks' Klint Kubiak in 2nd round of head coach interviews with Raiders and Cardinals https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/seahawks-klint-kubiak-in-2nd-round-of-head-coach-interviews-with-raiders-and-cardinals
Viture, which ranked top in XR glasses shipments in the US in Q3 2025, per IDC, raised $100M, bringing its funding in the past six months to $200M (Charlie Fink/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2
Report: Cowboys expected to place second-round tender on Brandon Aubrey https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/02/26/cowboys-report-second-round-tender-brandon-aubrey/88876999007/…
Wild Card Weekend odds, lookahead: Bears, Packers renew rivalry; Josh Allen and Trevor Lawrence square off
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-wild-card-weekend-odds-spreads-…
Raiders 3-round 2026 mock draft now that they're slated for No. 1 pick https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2025/12/30/raiders-3-round-2026-mock-draft-now-that-theyre-sla…
NFL playoff picture: Week 18 scenarios and projected Wild Card Round matchups https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-playoff-picture-week-18-scenarios-and-projected-wild-card-round-matchups
Setting a new foundation for the offense in latest 2-round Raiders mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2025/12/31/setting-a-new-foundation-for-the-offense-in-latest-2-round-raiders-mock-draft/
Bills-Jets takeaways: Buffalo gets one last win in Highmark Stadium https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940369/2026/01/04/jets-bills-score-result-takeaways-nfl-week-18/
StepFun, a Chinese AI startup that develops LLMs and has partnered with automaker Geely and smartphone brands like Oppo and Honor, raised a ~$717M Series B (Eudora Wang/DealStreetAsia)
https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/stepfun-series-b-round-470495/
Ashton Jeanty sets Raiders rookie yardage record in season finale https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/ashton-jeanty-sets-raiders-rookie-yardage-record-in-season-finale-3603694/
The NFL playoffs are nearly here! Our guide to 13 of 14 teams as we wait for Ravens-Steelers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47456323/2025-nfl-playoffs-bracket-wild-card-preview-stats-schedule-super-bowl-lx-odds<…
Coach Kevin Stefanski out, but GM Andrew Berry stays: Next steps for Browns? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47512919/cleveland-browns-fire-coach-kevin-stefanski-keep-general-manager-andrew-berry-qu…
Renner's 2026 NFL mock draft 6.0: Raiders, Jets land QBs with top two picks as other teams miss out
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/renner-20…
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Edge Rushers Dominate Top 5; Mahomes, Jackson, Allen Get New WRs https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2026-nfl-mock-draft-edge-rushers-dominate-top-5-mahomes-jackson-allen-get-new-wr
2026 NFL mock draft: Dante Moore to Raiders, Fernando Mendoza to Cardinals https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6939289/2026/01/05/nfl-mock-draft-2026-fernando-mendoza-dante-moore/
Ranking NFL's head coach openings for 2026, from best (Giants) to worst (Raiders) https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/ranking-nfl-head-coaching-openings-2026-giants-raiders/0a31963fade8ba8f96a82d9d
Sources: Chiefs trade top CB McDuffie to Rams https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48100518/sources-chiefs-trade-trent-mcduffie-rams-four-draft-picks
Steelers win AFC North title, will host Texans in wild card on Monday https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-win-afc-north-title-will-host-texans-in-wild-card-on-monday
Week 18 NFL top storylines: Conference seeding, final playoff spots, Black Monday and more https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6934211/2026/01/04/week-18-nfl-storylines-playoffs-black-monday/
Broncos clinch AFC's No. 1 seed for first time since 2015 Super Bowl season https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-clinch-afc-s-no-1-seed-for-first-time-since-2015-super-bowl-season
Week 18 NFL top storylines: Conference seeding, final playoff spots, Black Monday and more https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6934211/2026/01/04/week-18-nfl-storylines-playoffs-black-monday/
Wilson's 2026 NFL mock draft 7.0: Bills get aggressive and trade for top WR, keep Super Bowl window wide open
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2026-nfl-moc…