/technologyCybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unprotected database containing 149 million usernames and passwords — 96 GB of raw credential data — left exposed on a cloud server without encryption or password protection.
/nytimesThousands gathered at Union Square on Friday for a "Day of Truth and Freedom," marching in solidarity with Minnesota, where immigration enforcement has sharply intensified. The march coincided with sweeping anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, where federal officers shot and killed
/sportsAndrew Nembhard had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Jarace Walker added a career-high 26 points for the Indiana Pacers, who withstood a late rally to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-114 on Friday night in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals.
/nytimesThe New York City Emergency Management Department has issued a hazardous travel advisory for Sunday, January 25, and Monday, January 26. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City in effect from 3 a.m. Sunday, January 25 through 6 p.m. Monday
/leonidaRockstar Games is reportedly introducing an in-game social media app in GTA 6 that mimics TikTok, potentially making doomscrolling and viral video culture part of the actual gameplay experience.
/nytimesAccording to The Washington Post's storm-impact ratings, the 12 cities expected to take the hardest hits are: New York City – 8/10 Tupelo, Mississippi – 10/10 ("crippling" amounts of ice) Oklahoma City – 9/10 Dallas/Fort Worth – 9/10 Nashville, Tennessee – 9/10 Cincinnati
/nytimesThree masked men armed with a gun and hammers robbed Poké Court, a Pokémon trading card shop in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, on January 14. The store was packed with more than 40 customers during its first-ever community arts and crafts event when the robbers stormed in
/nytimes"I have to apologize to the students that were hoping for a different answer, for a traditional snow day. That will not be the case," Mamdani said.
/nytimesRyan Wedding, 44, a Canadian who competed in snowboarding at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, was arrested Thursday night in Mexico, where he had been hiding for over a decade.
/technologyThe company behind open source vLLM secured seed funding at an $800M valuation. Led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed. Signals the industry shift from training AI models to efficiently running them in production.
/technologyTikTok officially completed the deal to spin off its U.S. operations, ending years of back and forth over the app's future in America. The app stays live.
/nytimesRoughly 15,000 nurses are still on the picket line across three major hospital systems (NewYork-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, Montefiore). Both sides returned to the bargaining table Thursday with a mediator, but still no deal. Montefiore is now warning nurses they could lose health
/nytimesA monster winter storm is heading for the Northeast this Sunday, with forecasts showing 8 to 12 inches of snow blanketing New York City, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The city has 700 salt spreaders ready and a Code Blue in effect for extreme cold. Expect flight
/leonidaAn influential advisory group is calling for either a full ban or a "morally acceptable" censored version after leaked content, specifically male strippers, triggered outrage. Rockstar staying silent for now, but Russian players might be getting a very different Leonida experienc
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