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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will not be traveling for the team’s upcoming five-game road trip starting on Saturday as he recovers from sciatica on his right side, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.Charania also reported that the “next step” for James in his rehab is 5-on-5 live play, which could come against G League players or when Los Angeles returns from the road trip on Nov. 16.Lakers personnel are still “operating under the belief” that James’ debut will come “around mid-November,” per Charania.The Lakers revealed in September that James was dealing with nerve irritation in his glute, and that…

A supermassive black hole appears to have generated a record flare after gobbling a star at least 30 times more massive than the sun.The event has yet to be confirmed as a tidal disruption event (TDE), which happens when a black hole devours a star (or similar object) that strays too close to the black hole’s gravity. But if verified, this TDE — called J2245+3743 — would be the most powerful and distant energy flare ever recorded from a supermassive black hole.”If you convert our entire sun to energy, using Albert Einstein’s famous formula E = mc2, that’s how much…

Barcelona is home to plenty of diverse, historic architecture, from the ever-extending towers of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família to the art-laden halls of the Picasso museum, but perhaps often overlooked is the architecture of the places where guests can spend the night. Here, you’ll find the best hotels in Barcelona within Roman walls, restored Medieval palaces, converted textile factories, and Modernist palaces. While the exteriors are exceptional, the amenities are just as interesting, from outdoor bathtubs to Michelin-starred restaurants to chic pools. Today, alongside five-star stalwarts, new addresses are emerging in fresh and exciting locations. From a sea-facing resort with three…

A Tanzanian court has charged at least 240 people with treason following last week’s deadly election protests.President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of the election with 98% of the vote, but the opposition – which was barred from contesting – denounced the poll as a sham.Security forces clashed with those protesting against the vote and, according to various sources, hundreds were killed. The authorities have downplayed the scale of the violence and maintained the election was free and fair.Many people were arrested and have now been charged with treason at a court in the economic capital of Dar…

This year, TechCrunch Disrupt showcased the incredible talent and groundbreaking ideas of our 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 cohort. Out of thousands of applications, we selected 200 of the most promising startups, each bringing unique innovations to their respective industries. The competition culminated in an electrifying event where these startups had the opportunity to pitch and demonstrate their solutions live over three days. From the top 20 finalists, TechCrunch editorial selected the top five companies that then battled it out for the $100,000 equity-free prize money and the coveted Disrupt Cup. The well-deserved win went to Glīd, with a strong runner-up,…

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Hungary is hoping to seek a waiver on US sanctions on Russian oil as its Prime Minister Viktor Orban is meeting US President Donald Trump. Being his only supporter in Europe, Orban is hoping he will be able to appeal to Trump. But how are the US sanctions impacting Hungary? FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto looks into it and what brings Turmp and Orban together.

X’s new link experiment on iOS may be artificially inflating traffic. Websites like Substack and Bluesky noticed a sharp increase in “fake” views following the update, something that Nick Eubanks, the VP of owned media at the digital marketing platform Semrush, attributes to a new behavior that preloads content before users click on it.“What’s happening here is a classic case of metrics distortion caused by product experimentation at the platform layer,” Eubanks tells The Verge. With the new experiment, X will collapse a post when you click on its link, allowing you to interact with the like, repost, reply, and…

Hannah says the rugby star’s podcast helped with her mental health and inspired her to take up the sport.