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Microsoft 365 outage impacting Teams, Outlook and more services, company says
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (195+ words) Thousands of Microsoft outages have been reported across the country, according to Down Detector. Credit: AP/Ted S. Warren Microsoft 365 services, including the communication platforms Microsoft Teams and Outlook, are currently disrupted across North America, the software company said. Some users…...
This just in from The New York Times: Its first 2-player game, and an evolving business model
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (751+ words) A Wordle game is seen on a mobile phone, July 15, 2022, in Boston. Credit: AP/Michael Dwyer The Times' popular Games unit is debuting Crossplay, a Scrabble-like electronic feature that represents its first designed multiplayer game. It becomes the website's 11th game,…...
Lego Pokémon preorders open now as demand surges
1+ week, 2+ day ago (255+ words) A Pikachu from Lego's first Pok'mon lineup, which drops Feb. 27 with sets ranging from $59 to $649. Credit: AP/Stewart Williams Lego and Pok'mon " two powerhouse brands beloved by kids and adult collectors " are teaming up for the first time with a…...
The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1117+ words) Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025. Credit: AP/AJ Mast NEW YORK " When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime…...
My Morning Jacket to headline Great South Bay Festival
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (228+ words) Jim James and'My Morning Jacket will play'the Great South Bay Music Festival for the first time. Credit: Getty Images for The Recording A/Amy Sussman The roster for the 2026 Great South Bay Music Festival, scheduled for'July 23-26 at Shorefront Park in…...
A first-timer's guide to Medieval Times: What to expect
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (586+ words) Experiencing Medieval Times is a rite of passage. Maybe you'took a school trip or passed it on the highway driving through New Jersey'and wondered, "Do people really go to this place and eat chicken with their hands while knights fight…...
Want to become great at Scrabble? This Long Islander can help
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (606+ words) Kaplan holds his favorite Scrabble letter, the blank. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin Ever since he was a kid, Samuel Kaplan has been a whiz at unscrambling letters. And as soon as he learned to play Scrabble at age 10, he was hooked....
Netflix's new 'Last Samurai Standing' pays respect to the original
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (529+ words) This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara and Masahiro Higashide in a scene from "The Last Samurai Standing." Credit: AP/Chihoko Ishii TOKYO " "Last Samurai Standing," a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is…...
Long Island-themed songs: from hip-hop to rock classics
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (445+ words) Village People: These Macho Men sang about communities on "Fire Island." Credit: PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive "Long Island Degrees" by De La Soul The Amityville'trio helped put the region on the hip-hop map by singing about suburban, not urban, concerns....
A 'Call of Duty' movie is in the works with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (246+ words) Taylor Sheridan appears at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2017, left, and Peter Berg appears at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2024. Credit: AP/Jordan Strauss "Call of Duty," one of the most…...