Nets Bring Back D'Angelo Russell in Blockbuster Trade With LakersElon Musk has hit back at the Sydney Morning Herald after the masthead wildly predicted the billionaire would quit Tesla in 2025. SMH published an opinion piece by technology editor David Swan on Sunday evening which shared a series of predictions for tech in the new year. One of the predictions centred on Musk and whether his busy list of commitments would force him to part ways with Tesla as he focuses on a new role in 2025 as the joint lead of the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration. "To be juggling leadership roles at X, Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, the Boring Company and Neuralink was already unsustainable," the SMH op-ed read. "Musk has already found himself at loggerheads with MAGA diehards like Steve Bannon over immigration issues, and the inauguration is still weeks away. He’s also been at loggerheads with the justice system, after a US judge blocked Musk’s $US56 billion ($90 billion) pay package from Tesla. "After constant controversies and distractions, it will all come to a head in 2025, and Musk will be forced to hand over the reins at Tesla, a company many mistakenly think he founded." The 53-year-old hit back with a tongue-in-cheek reply on X, after a Musk supporter shared the article's headline with a quote from the prediction. "I predict that the Sydney Morning Herald will continue to lose readership in 2025 for relentlessly lying to their audience and boring them to death," he said. Social media influencer and journalist at The Post Millennial Andy Ngo, also chimed in on the thread, saying the SMH had previously published lies about him after it claimed he had been banned from X before being reinstated. "The Sydney Morning Herald published these lies. I was never banned on this platform, even under the worst times from the prior regime," he said. Musk's comments come after the SMH was forced to issue an apology for falsely identifying South Australian barrister Ian Roberts as one of the two men who died during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Friday. NSW Police confirmed two men, aged 55 and 65, had died but neither was publicly identified initially. Authorities confirmed the 65-year-old was aboard the Bowline and was a native of South Australia in a press conference on Friday morning. Hours later, the SMH published an article identifying the man as Mr Roberts, the skipper and owner of the Bowline. However, that article was taken down within an hour after it emerged the Adelaide-based barrister was in fact alive and well. The paper subsequently issued a public apology to the 65-year-old after the error was identified. "The Sydney Morning Herald incorrectly named Adelaide barrister Ian Roberts as one of the victims in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race," the SMH said in a statement. "This was incorrect. We apologise to Mr Roberts and his family." Nick Smith, 55, and Roy Quaden, 65, were later identified as the men to have died. The Sydney Morning Herald’s circulation has been steadily declining for several years, losing more than a million readers since 2022 across digital and print. In May, the paper bragged about having 7.3 million readers across all platforms, but that figure was down 1.1 million from its 2022 results.pg soft games fortune ox 。

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Thomas Brown doesn’t let anything slide. “[He] has a certain demeanor about him, whether it’s showing up on time and getting on the guys,” Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said after his first practice under the Bears’ interim head coach, “Whether they’re older guys, younger guys ... making sure accountability is really important in football teams and business and family. He’s done a solid job so far with that, and holding me accountable, holding all the guys accountable. He’s a lead-by-example type of guy and that’s been great.” “Accountability” had been a buzzword all season under former coach Matt Eberflus — from the time the leadership council met with offensive coordinator Shane Waldron after a Week 3 loss to the Colts and pleaded to be coached harder. In fact, the issue was severe enough that players started taking matters of accountability into their own hands “a few weeks back,” defensive end DeMarcus Walker said, when ask if the Bears were being coached differently under Brown. “I feel like the players have taken the lead, where if we don’t see plays being run right, or there’s a mess-up or a mental error, we’ll start the whole play over,” Walker said. “I think we’ve done a great job of taking over and doing that the correct way.” The Bears (4-8) began a new era with their first practice under Brown, who was named the Bears’ interim coach when Eberflus was fired Friday following a 23-20 loss to the Lions at Ford Field on Thanksgiving Day — their sixth consecutive loss. Though Brown’s manner and approach are starkly different from Eberflus, operational changes were minimal in the opening preparation for Sunday’s game against the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. With the Bears 12 games into the season, Brown wasn’t in position to make significant changes even if he wanted to. As the head coach, he now wears the Bears hat with the script “B” on it — an honor reserved for the Bears head coach going back to team founder George Halas. And when asked about changes that players will notice, he told reporters that after struggling for weeks to lose weight, he has lost 22 pounds — down to 203 — since he was promoted to offensive coordinator Nov. 12. He was just joking, he said. But even that marked a difference from Eberflus, who often struggled just to answer the question and kept his sense of humor in-house. Brown will be a little more amiable, but also a little more demanding, which is probably the way they prefer it. “I’ll be myself. I try to bring energy every single day,” Brown said. “I am a very direct person. I try to be engaging in front of the group, but not entertaining. I don’t care about entertaining them — but delivering the message, being clear and concise, but also collaborating with the entire staff, and our players as well.” One noticeable change on Day 1. The Bears will hold their media access after practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Under Eberflus the Bears held media access before practice, but after the team’s walk-through. “It was about trying to get our guys to be more efficient to how we do walk-throughs into practice, instead of having a break inbetween,” Brown said, “so we can get down in the building and do quality work.” But even though there were not many operational changes, players still noticed they were now being coached by Thomas Brown – “being a man of action and getting right to the point,” as linebacker and co-captain T.J. Edwards said. “He’s done a good job since the start of the week just setting his expectations for what he wants to get done,” Edwards said. “Operationally, we kind of do what we do, but I think he has just done a good job of keeping everyone on the same sheet of music. “I think we appreciate the way he goes about it, and just how he spoke to leadership today — he was to the point and understands what we need to get done and wants to go do it.” It remains to be seen how much of a difference that will make in Brown’s five-week trial as head coach. But for now he has what he needs most from his players — their attention. Brown literally has them on the edge of their seats. So if the new approach is going to resonate, now is the time. “Everything he’s telling us right now is very intentful and all of us are locked in,” guard Teven Jenkins said. “Everybody is sitting at the front of their seat, leaning in. You can see when somebody’s actually attentive and you can see that everybody in the whole team room is very bought-in to what he’s been saying.” Brown comes in with a big advantage. He inherits a team that, while it respected Eberflus, welcomed the change — despite the awkwardness of it happening during the season. After going 14-32 the past three seasons under Eberflus, Brown doesn’t have to re-invent the wheel. He represents the change the Bears need. “The main thing is winning,” Jenkins said. “If we’re put in the best spot and that’s TB [Brown] to do it, I think the whole team is very excited to see what he can do this Sunday and help lead us to another win.”

Apple AAPL-Q has asked to participate in Google’s upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser. Apple does not plan to build its own search engine to compete with Alphabet’s GOOGL-Q Google, whether or not the payments continue, the company’s lawyers said in court papers filed in Washington on Monday. Apple received an estimated $20-billion from its agreement with Google in 2022 alone. Apple wants to call witnesses to testify at an April trial. Prosecutors will seek to show Google must take several measures, including selling its Chrome web browser and potentially its Android operating system, to restore competition in online search. “Google can no longer adequately represent Apple’s interests: Google must now defend against a broad effort to break up its business units,” Apple said. The Department of Justice’s prosecution of Google is a landmark case that could reshape how users find online information. Google has proposed to loosen its default agreements with browser developers, mobile-device manufacturers and wireless carriers, but not to end its agreements to share a portion of ad revenue Google generates from search. A spokesperson for Google declined to comment on Tuesday.Australia’s technology sector has not yet felt the “whistleblowing wave” that has torn through Silicon Valley and the European Union, and a new guide is aiming to encourage more insiders to come forward and expose corporate wrongdoing. The past year has been marked by scandals at local technology companies, including WiseTech Global , Grok Academy and Metigy , with executives at each organisation resigning after alleged misconduct was revealed by whistleblowers who raised concerns. American Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Credit: AFR Other tech scandals this year include a secretive algorithm that was found to be determining the fate of Australia’s immigration detainees and revelations that photos of Australian children have been used to train AI tools without the knowledge or consent of the children or their families. As the federal government moves ahead with its aggressive plans to regulate Big Tech and reduce the harm caused by social media and artificial intelligence, there are concerns that the role of whistleblowers has been lost in the debate. Technology-Related Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide will be launched on Monday and is the work of The Human Rights Law Centre, Reset Tech Australia, Psst.org and Digital Rights Watch. It builds on equivalent resources in the US and the EU. Frances Haugen, the high-profile American whistleblower who leaked the so-called “Facebook Files” said Australia was, in many respects, a proving ground for many of the world’s incumbent tech giants and an incubator for the good, bad, and the unlawful. ‘Few people, if any at all, actively set out to be whistleblowers. It is a difficult and hazardous path, but sometimes it’s the only path we have to serve the public interest, and even save lives.’ Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen Haugen formerly served as a senior product manager at Facebook before quitting in May 2021 and leaking tens of thousands of internal documents that exposed how much the company knew about the harm it was causing, including knowingly promoting misinformation and hate speech, and pro-eating-disorder content to teenage girls. “Just in 2024, a wide variety of tech scandals came to light in Australia. These powerful investigations by top reporters detail a taste of what’s happening under the surface in data-powered digital companies. There are almost certainly more,” Haugen said.

Former Oklahoma senator, UNM professor Fred Harris diesFOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt gave Georgia QB Gunner Stockton bulletin board material before the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff matchup against Notre Dame. Because Stockton is playing, Klatt “definitely” picks the Fighting Irish to win. It wouldn’t have been a “definitely” situation had Carson Beck not had season-ending elbow surgery . “This Georgia team struggles against mobile quarterbacks... we saw that with Haynes King, we saw that with Jalen Milroe. This matchup, to me, very much favors Notre Dame. If Beck was playing, I would’ve been picking Notre Dame, and now that Stockton is playing, I’m definitely picking Notre Dame,” Klatt said on “The The Ryen Russillo Show.” USA Today’s Paul Myerberg believes Notre Dame has the edge if the Fighting Irish can maintain their level of defensive physicality from the opening-round CFP win over Indiana. “Notre Dame’s defense slammed the door on Indiana to score a 27-17 win that only looks respectable because of the Hoosiers’ two meaningless scores in the final two minutes. Mirroring the offense’s disappearing act in Big Ten games against Michigan and the Buckeyes, Indiana managed only 278 yards on 61 plays and averaged 2.3 yards per carry. Defensively, this was the Fighting Irish at their very best; if this continues, Notre Dame has to be seen as a strong contender to beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and reach the playoff semifinals,” Myerberg wrote. Notre Dame has become a popular upset pick. For Kirby Smart, keeping Stockton and the Bulldogs offense in control of the tempo will be critical. Stockton still has minimal attention in the spotlight, even if he did lead UGA to an SEC Championship Game. Maximizing the running game while setting him up for easy opportunities in the passing game is a good way to build Stockton’s confidence as Georgia navigates the rest of the College Football Playoff bracket . Beating Notre Dame means there’s still a date with Penn State or Boise State in the semifinals and then the winner of Texas/Arizona State and Oregon/Ohio State in the title game. The burden is on Smart to get Stockton up to speed as soon as possible.