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The Download ESPN offers free streams, but many require a cable or ESPN subscription.Facebook allows users to stream sports and watch official streams for free.Free streaming sites often have ads, so use an ad blocker. Most cable and satellite TV providers offer live sports streaming. Cord-cutting services like Fubo and Sling TV feature a variety of live sports, including college football. Finding websites that stream live sports for free legally is challenging. We’ve gathered a list of reasonably good sites. Some have intrusive pop-ups, but if you can tolerate them, these might work for you. ESPN The site: ESPN The…

Trying new festive recipes is one of our favorite things to do during the holiday season. That said, there’s something to be said for the tried-and-true favorites that show up on our tables year after year. Take gingerbread, for instance. These vintage ginger recipes, from classic loaves to cut-out cookies, have stood the test of time. Best Gingerbread Men Cookies DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS “Loved this recipe as is! Flavorful, soft cookies that were perfect for decorating during the holidays. My kids and I both enjoyed making these cookies…and eating them.” —Noel Favorite Old-Fashioned Gingerbread dotdash meredith food studios “Gingerbread…

Semify acquired Dragon Metrics, a Hong Kong–based SEO, AI, and PPC reporting platform known for its international reach. The move boosts Semify’s reporting strength and AI optimization tools as the search landscape shifts more toward AI. Why we care. Dragon Metrics customers can expect business as usual, plus faster product updates. Co-founder Simon Lesser said on LinkedIn that the platform will stay a standalone brand with the same contacts and product experience. Customers also gain access to Semify’s growing AI optimization methodology and future software integrations. About the acquisition. Semify announced on Dec. 8 that it is acquiring Dragon Metrics:…

of my Machine Learning “Advent Calendar”. I would like to thank you for your support. I have been building these Google Sheet files for years. They evolved little by little. But when it is time to publish them, I always need hours to reorganize everything, clean the layout, and make them pleasant to read. Today, we move to DBSCAN. DBSCAN Does Not Learn a Parametric Model Just like LOF, DBSCAN is not a parametric model. There is no formula to store, no rules, no centroids, and nothing compact to reuse later. We must keep the whole dataset because the density…

YouTube TV, which launched in 2017 as a $35-per-month all-in-one service, will soon introduce YouTube TV Plans. Although the announcement is light on details, we know the initiative will let you sign up for genre-specific packages, such as sports and news. In other words, it’s the final step in the legacy-cable-ification of the service.YouTube hasn’t said anything about pricing. But it’s probably safe to assume that narrowing your available content will reduce your bill. A year ago, the company raised its monthly cost to $83. That’s 137 percent higher than the service’s launch price nearly nine years ago.We don’t yet…

Key Takeaways Brussels sprouts wrapped in a blanket are bacon-wrapped Brussels sprouts brushed with maple syrup.Made with only 3 main ingredients, yet delivers a cozy, indulgent flavor that wows. Can be prepped up to three days ahead. Every family has a dish that is so beloved that it doesn’t feel like a holiday if it’s absent. My family’s Christmas must-have is a quirky appetizer called “sprouts in blankets.” Essentially bacon-wrapped Brussels sprouts brushed with maple syrup, my mom came up with this three-ingredient treat when the tiki bar appetizer rumaki was all the rage in the Midwest.  Rumaki is made…

Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe for free! Every year, I hold myself accountable for my previous predictions by scoring them. This year, I got three misses, two mixed results, and five hits: 1. Agentic LLM Models Reach +100 Million Users Score: Miss Thought Process: When I made this prediction, I assumed that once models improved at reasoning, usage would shift from chat to action, and agents would become the obvious next step. Reality: While general LLM usage (like Gemini and ChatGPT) cleared +800 million weekly users, true autonomous agent adoption, where the AI performs complex…

Byte-Sized Brief Download charts show the apps people relied on all year.Paid lists reveal tools like HotSchedules and forScore.Roblox and Balatro reached players across devices. Apple’s 2025 download charts give us a look at how people in the US used their devices this year. ChatGPT led the free iPhone apps, followed, unsurprisingly, by Threads, Google, TikTok, and WhatsApp (plus other Facebook and Google-owned apps). The paid list leaned heavily on practical tools like HotSchedules, AnkiMobile Flashcards, Paprika Recipe Manager, AutoSleep, and Forest. iPad charts followed the same pattern: YouTube, ChatGPT, and Netflix topped the free list, and Procreate, Procreate Dreams,…

When Amazon announced three new Kindle Scribes, including a flagship color model, the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, at its fall product launch event in late September, it said the two models with front lights would ship later this year in time for the holiday season. Good to its word, Amazon says the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe with Front Light ($500) are available today. The entry-level Kindle Scribe without Front Light ($430) is still listed as “coming soon” and is slated to arrive in early 2026.  I just received review samples of the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and the new monochrome Kindle Scribe with…

Outfitting your home takes a lot of effort. Everyone has their own particular style that they want to impart on their abode, as making it feel like their own space is important. Even if you have the bare minimum in terms of furniture, it’s still considered a minimalistic style, and you have, in fact, made a style choice to keep it that way. One of the more well-known and affordable furniture companies around the world is IKEA. The Swedish store has been helping homeowners style their homes for years with many types of wood and metal furniture for all kinds…