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Watch Husker coach Fred Hoiberg preview the upcoming Top 25 clash against Illinois during a news conference Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Lincoln. Nebraska couldn’t beat opponents with its size, so the ...

Might the sequel be even better than the original? Universal Orlando Resort today announced its very own Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift high-octane outdoor roller coaster. The experience will debut ...

Bar Bruhis grew up eating couscous. Born in Israel, he moved to the United States at age 8, first settling in Buffalo, New York, before relocating to Austin, Texas, as a teenager. Couscous remained a ...

Georgia-based startup Atomic-6 has come up with a new solution to safeguard spacecraft, satellites, and astronauts from high-speed debris strikes. The company’s Space Armor tiles are being prepped for ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L), opens new tab has agreed to buy Boston-based Modella AI, the companies said on Tuesday, as the drug industry increases its use of artificial ...

Speed and reliability: With an experienced team and streamlined workflow from concept to production, JDS Eyewear exemplifies the “fast delivery” promise many wholesale brand customers seek. Their ...

Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire AI startup Manus, a Singapore-based company with Chinese founders that conducts deep research and performs other tasks for paying users. Meta is closing the deal ...

Nvidia is making its largest purchase ever, acquiring assets from 9-year-old chip startup Groq for about $20 billion. The company was founded by creators of Google's tensor processing unit, or TPU, ...

ServiceNow will acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a $7.75 billion deal expected to close next year. The enterprise software company said the deal with Armis will bolster its cybersecurity ...