just now (864+ words) It's been 18 years since BYU last won a conference championship and with the last quarterback to do it, Max Hall, in attendance on Saturday, freshman Bear Bachmeier marched the Cougars another step in that direction. BYU's 41-21 victory against UCF completed the regular season with the same record as Texas Tech (11-1, 8-1). All that's left to decide the Big 12 champion and automatic qualifier into the College Football Playoff is a rematch in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday (10 a.m., ABC). "The next best thing to a 12-0 year is 11-1, which we are," said BYU coach Kalani Sitake. "Our only loss was to a top-five ranked Texas Tech (29-7), so we are looking forward to the rematch." The Cougars capped their first unbeaten season at home since 2020 with a 20-point win against the Knights. Desperate to keep their own postseason hopes alive, UCF charged out of the gate…...

just now (1174+ words) Anyone who has ever bought a ticket to a concert or professional sports event on the secondary ticket market probably has strong feelings about the process and the cost. I know I do, even as I hit purchase while swearing at the bots and scalpers that have bought all the tickets on the primary marketplace before regular people like me even have a chance. The secondary marketplace is viewed by many as a racket and faces widespread criticism " just look at reddit.com/stubhub and you'll see how people feel. It's a very profitable business. StubHub is the most well known player in this sector " in 2024, StubHub reported more than 40 million tickets sold to over 1 million unique sellers globally, according to Industry Previews " but there are plenty of competitors, including SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Gametime, and TickPick. Now StubHub is facing…...

just now (375+ words) Continuing to lean into artificial intelligence rather than fight against it, the University of Utah last week launched OpenAI's ChatGPT Edu " a version of the AI tool specifically designed for higher education and securely deployed for university use " across its campus community. Every U. student, faculty and staff member can now request access to the tool via the U.'s IT Service Catalog, and they'll receive an email with login instructions. "We've been steadily building a foundation for responsible AI across campus, and ChatGPT Edu represents a major leap forward," Manish Parashar, chief AI officer at the U., said. "The U. is at the forefront of reimagining how we teach, learn and research in the age of generative AI, and ChatGPT Edu will help us maintain an edge. "We're excited for our community to use this tool in a way that's secure, optimized for…...

just now (76+ words) Witkoff stated that he is flying to Moscow tomorrow, and on Tuesday there is a meeting with Putin. The meeting today of the delegations of Ukraine and the USA in Florida has ended, it lasted almost two hours The meeting today of the delegations of Ukraine and the USA in Florida has ended, it lasted almost two hours. Witkoff stated that he is flying to Moscow tomorrow, and on Tuesday there is a meeting with Putin....

just now (681+ words) STORY: Large crowds of people turned out on Sunday to mourn the victims of Hong Kong's deadly high-rise fire, as Beijing warned it would use a national security law to crack down on any "anti-China" protest.Police said the confirmed death toll had risen over 145, after they combed through five of the seven burnt-out towers, with many still missing.The officer in charge of victim identification told reporters some bodies had been found in stairwells and on rooftops, where residents had tried to flee.Mourners waited in long queues to pay tribute to the dead at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex.The cause of Hong Kong's worst blaze in decades remains under investigation.But public anger is growing over missed fire risk warnings and evidence of unsafe construction practices.Officials have also said the fire alarms at the complex,…...

just now (309+ words) I wanted to make a working proof of concept that you can login with an oAuth provider directly in the database. Surreal Database should have this built in, and I am hoping they will in the future just like Gel, Firebase and Supabase! Thanks to Zorimyll for pseudocode in Discord. I make a fully working SurrealDB SvelteKit login with GitHub button that automatically merges with existing users and their email! See Repo. We have three main tables: users, auth_accounts, and auth_providers. We must first create a GitHub oAuth App under GitHub Developer Settings. Save the client_secret and client_id. You can't get the secret later. You will also need two different apps for production and development. There are no environment variables in Surreal, but we can save our data in a safe table we just created. This allows it to be available safely to any…...

just now (236+ words) The information that Russian tourists are being evacuated from Venezuela is fake, the Russian Union of Tour Operators (PCT) told Zvezda. "There is no evacuation of Russian tourists from Venezuela, this is all false information," said Artur... The information that Russian tourists are being evacuated from Venezuela is fake, the Russian Union of Tour Operators (PCT) told Zvezda."There is no evacuation of Russian tourists from Venezuela, this is all false information," said Artur Abdyukhanov, a representative of the PCT According to him, the media misunderstood the statement of one of the tour operators, who offered Russians departing for Venezuela on December 1 to spend their holidays in Cuba or save money on deposit."Those tourists who are currently in Venezuela, and on Margarita Island in particular, continue their holidays as if nothing had happened, they feel great, they do not…...

1+ min ago (84+ words) Video compilation shows OBLITERATION of a MaxxPro armored personal carrier, artillery, Starlink modules, pickup trucks and moreFootage: MoD All along the front lines, ace Russian drone operators turn NATO equipment into fiery SCRAP METAL Video compilation shows OBLITERATION of a MaxxPro armored personal carrier, artillery, Starlink modules, pickup trucks and more All along the front lines, ace Russian drone operators turn NATO equipment into fiery SCRAP METAL Video compilation shows OBLITERATION of a MaxxPro armored personal carrier, artillery, Starlink modules, pickup trucks and more...

1+ min ago (424+ words) Daniel Craig returned as Benoit Blanc for the new Netflix whodunnit Director Rian Johnson wants Meryl Streep to step into his murder-mystery universe. Following the premiere of the third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the filmmaker revealed his hopes for the budding franchise. "There are so many great actors I'd like to work with," Johnson, 51, told IndieWire. "But, yes, if you're reading this, Meryl Streep, I feel like you'd slot into a murder mystery very well." He then shared his response to Streep, 76, finally appearing on Saturday Night Live after decades of requests from fans: "If Lorne can do it, then, goddamn, so can we." Streep has dabbled in the whodunnit genre before. The Oscar-winning actor has appeared in the last three seasons of Hulu's murder-mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building, which wrapped…...

1+ min ago (62+ words) Josh Maslowski, owner of Stigma Hemp in downtown Minneapolis, discusses the fight to overturn legislation tucked into the bill to end the government shutdown that would eliminate Minnesota's hemp industry. Josh Maslowski, owner of Stigma Hemp in downtown Minneapolis, discusses the fight to overturn legislation tucked into the bill to end the government shutdown that would eliminate Minnesota's hemp industry....