David PurdumJan 14, 2026, 09:04 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The NCAA asked a federal regulatory body Wednesday to stop prediction markets from offering trades on college sports until more safeguards are in place. In a letter addressed to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,…
John KeimJan 14, 2026, 08:37 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to…
Witnesses and lawmakers at a foreign affairs hearing blasted the Trump administration’s approval for the sale of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China and called for it to reverse the decision, as the White House’s top technology adviser defended the move in the administration’s first public testimony discussing the latest export control measures. Allowing China…
Zoe Saldaña is celebrating becoming the highest-grossing actor of all time, following the box office success of Avatar: Fire and Ash. The Oscar winner took to her Instagram on Tuesday to share her appreciation for those who helped her achieve this rare milestone. “I just want to express my sincerest gratitude for the extraordinary journey…
[This story contains spoilers from episode three of The Masked Singer.] Back in their first reality television appearance following their release from prison, after President Trump granted them a full pardon, Todd and Julie Chrisley have been revealed as the Croissants on The Masked Singer. The unmasking moment was one that the internet guessed after…
Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Neurable and HyperX unveil a partnership at CES 2026. Neurable’s BCI tech is coming to HyperX gaming headphones. It can boost focus, accuracy, and reaction times for esports athletes. Neurable, the company behind the brain-computer interface (BCI) technology capable of…
Elon Musk’s AI model Grok will no longer be able to edit photos of real people to show them in revealing clothing, after widespread concern over sexualised AI deepfakes in countries including the UK and US. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people…
The Ford employee whose heckling of Donald Trump prompted an obscene gesture from the US president has been suspended, the US vehicle workers’ union said on Wednesday. During a tour of the Ford Motor Company’s F-150 factory in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, Trump raised his middle finger at the worker following catcalls, according to widely…
When Iran’s ongoing protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on December 28, 2025, the government initially treated them as manageable and temporary. Bazaar merchants have historically been among the most conservative social groups in Iran, deeply embedded in the state’s economic structure and closely connected to political authority. Within the Iranian government itself, there was…
Elon Musk isn’t the only party at fault for Grok’s nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real people, including children. What about Apple and Google? The two (frequently virtue-signaling) companies have inexplicably allowed Grok and X to remain in their app stores — even as Musk’s chatbot reportedly continues to produce the material. On Wednesday, a coalition…
