Dumping Them Out: X.com is Out of Control

Welcome back to another episode of Dumping Them Out. Dumping Them Out is rising the ranks of things in my life I’ve stuck with the longest. Boob GIF’s are one of those rare things that never get old. Even if they’re recycled Boob GIF’s. Recycled Boob GIF’s will always still be better than no Boob GIF’s. And the fact that every Sunday (i.e. “Nope, sorry dear, not quite enough skin....

May 5, 2024 · 3 min · 498 words · Tyrone Vasquez

Tank's Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Predictions (updated for Avalanche vs Stars

Last year, the Panthers rallied from down 3-1 to stun Boston in seven games. The Bruins had set records for points and wins in a season. The Panthers would go on to ride the hot goalie to the Stanley Cup Final. At the same time, Sergei Bobrovsky could be ready for another deep playoff run in goal. The Rangers won the President’s Trophy. It has been nine years since a team that won the Presidents Trophy made it to the Conference Finals....

May 5, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Juan Webster

Drew Carey Wants to Die On Stage, Says Bob Barker Made "Big Mistake" By Retiring + Who Should Be The Next Host If Drew Carey Is Murdered By A Contestant

He’s not even sure why longtime host Bob Barker hung up his signature skinny microphone when he did. “I’m not gonna make that same mistake. I just love it. Carey took over the gig in October of that year. Barker died in August 2023 at the age of 99 following several years with Alzheimer’s disease. I can’t say I’ve ever related less to a statement. Bob Barker was 82 years old when he retired....

May 4, 2024 · 5 min · 928 words · Grant Orozco

Tank's NBA Playoffs Second Round Preview

The Celtis had one hiccup in their first-round series against the Heat. That was a well-coached Miami team that knows how to win in the postseason. Their next opponent will be the winner of Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic. That series has been an all-home series, with Game 7 in Cleveland on Sunday. There is no separation between the teams; neither team can hang with Boston....

May 4, 2024 · 2 min · 305 words · Vicki Barron

A Catholic Priest In Philly Used The Church Credit Card To Spend $40,000 On Candy Crush And Mario Kart

Low key kind of minor for a Priest, no? Pretty irrelevant crime considering the profession. Forget locking him up for robbing the church, throw his ass in jail for being a psycho. He said the money was not spent on gambling, but rather to ‘power up’. He was spending thousands to get a leg up in his ability to get back meaningless tokens. The man just wanted a couple extra red shells around Luigi when playing at Rainbow Road!...

May 3, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Brandon Myers

Deeptech VC raises €300M in push for ‘semiconductor supremacy’

Flemishventure capitalfirm Imec.xpand has raised 300mn to invest in deeptech startups. The VC is a spinoff from Leuven-based Imec, one of the worlds largest microelectronics research institutions. The new fund targetsAI, semiconductors, nanotechnology, photonics, and quantum computing. It will also invest in startups working on new ways to diagnose and treat medical conditions. To date, Imec.xpand has invested in 23 companies which have so far raised a combined 1.5bn in funding....

May 3, 2024 · 1 min · 177 words · Shawn Taylor

Karen Read Murder Trial Recap, Week 1: Things are Off to a Rough Start for the Prosecution

Massholes for sure are interested, especially those who live in and around Canton. Based on the pageviews these blogs are getting, Stoolies are interested. So am I, obviously. But there are limits. 1105 I Casetext Search + Citator." (The last four years were proof enough of that.) And that the best approach is to wait and see what is actually presented to the jury. Because that is the literal definition of “evidence....

May 3, 2024 · 3 min · 518 words · Ashley Young

This week in Dutch tech

Friday is here and so is TNWs weekly round-up oftechnews from our glorious home country. This week saw advances in medtech, quantum breakthroughs, and calls to further boost the Dutch chip industry. Our highlights have you covered, but wed also love to hear your thoughts on the local ecosystem. In the meantime, lets get to the news. However, a shortage of skilled laboratory professionals isputting increasing pressureon healthcare systems. Utrecht-based Vitestro has a solution: a robotic blood drawing gadget....

May 3, 2024 · 1 min · 203 words · Mark Meyer

Uber rival Bolt secures €220M in prep for IPO

Estonian mobilitystartupBolt has secured a 220mn credit facility as it plans to go public next year. Kind of like a credit card for companies. Lenders include Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan. The money supplements Bolts strong cash position and strengthens its liquidity profile, the company said. 40% off TNW Conference! Last year, the startup starteddelivering groceries using autonomous robotsin its hometown of Tallinn. The company is now worth upwards of 7bn....

May 3, 2024 · 1 min · 162 words · Michael Edwards

"Take It Up With The League Office"

Hosed Down G’s Up: Maybe the most incredible early-May walk-off relay-throw double-play in the modern review era. Maybe a botched call or a bad slide. More telling though is we only got a singlebullshitfrom Carlos Mendoza. Like that’s incredible restraint given the moment, which thus makes me a huge Carlos Mendoza guy. He’ll have that clubhouse going in August if he’s that level-headed now. Just a hunch but I don’t watch the Mets every day....

May 2, 2024 · 4 min · 665 words · Victoria Stanley

AI-powered ‘deep medicine’ could transform healthcare in the NHS

These challenges are compounded bylimited resourcesand overstretched staff that results in protracted patient wait times and generic treatment strategies. Such a healthcare approach, characterised by these limitations and engagements, could aptly be termed shallow medicine. He critiques the USs shallow medicine model, offering insights from his clinical and personal experiences. Deep medicine holds the potential to revolutionise medical diagnostics, the effectiveness of treatments, and operational considerations. Topol presentsartificial intelligence(AI) as the transformative solution to these systemic shallow issues....

May 2, 2024 · 2 min · 254 words · Cheryl Stein

As Kubernetes turns 10, experts predict the future of cloud-native

In June,Kubernetescelebrates its tenth birthday. But there was a time when other options were available, and I even remember using some of them. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Initially, Broadcom announced a significant change in pricingthat caused concern for many of its existing customers. However, after many complaints and an investigation from the EU,Broadcom rolled back some of these changes. So how much business it brings to these smaller hosts now remains to be seen....

May 2, 2024 · 2 min · 413 words · Timothy Herman

Boston Losing Two Broadcasting Titans In Back To Back Nights, Jack Edwards and Mike Gorman, Would Be Too Much For Other Cities To Handle, But Not The City of Winners

This was Tuesday night after the Bruins (yet again) failed to close out a team on home-ice. That’s the Bruins home telecast announcer Jack Edwards. And he’s arguably one of the greatest to ever do it. Non New Englanders might know Jack fromwayyyyyyyback in the day. When SportsCenter was enjoying its “Golden Era”. When early morning Sportscenter reruns on loop were must-watch TV. Jack was one of the murderers' row of Sportscenter anchors....

May 2, 2024 · 3 min · 588 words · Linda Anderson