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Colts' Jonathan Taylor Eyes Own Payday After Bijan Robinson's Record Deal

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor wants his own extension after Bijan Robinson's record deal — and he says he "has faith" one is coming.

  • Colts sign Jonathan Taylor to 3-year, $42 million contract extension.
  • Bijan Robinson's $75 million deal sets new NFL record for running backs.
  • Taylor aims for similar extension, targeting $15-$20 million per year.

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How to Use Qwen 3 with VS Code (FREE) | Complete Setup with Ollama

Have you ever wanted an AI coding assistant inside VS Code without paying for GitHub Copilot or other monthly subscriptions? The good news is—you can.

  • Install Ollama from official website
  • Download Qwen 3 via "ollama pull qwen3.6:latest"
  • Configure OpenCode for Ollama server communication

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Diamondbacks Almost Acquired Star Pitcher From Mets

The Arizona Diamondbacks were very close to acquiring Clay Holmes from the New York Mets before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs.

  • Arizona Diamondbacks close to acquiring Clay Holmes from Mets
  • Mets withdrew from deal due to concerns over Diamondbacks prospect's medical history
  • Diamondbacks instead signed Lars Nootbaar from St. Louis Cardinals

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Taming a Third-Party React App Inside WordPress — Without Touching Its Code

Sometimes the most interesting frontend work isn't building an app — it's bending one you don't control. For the Austrian animal shelter Arche Noah (Aktiver Tierschutz Austria) , the pet adoption…

  • Every MutationObserver callback must be idempotent.
  • processDetail() function processes '.petfinder .tm-pet:not(.card)' elements.
  • Idempotent approach prevents unnecessary updates and conflicts.

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Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) instructed PUCT and ERCOT to pause all data center applications until they complete an audit on all the information that data center developers must submit. The move reportedly came after PUCT asked 377 data center operators to submit water and power use, of which only 28 complied.

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Designing memory-centric chips for future space telescopes

Two proposed computer chip designs could efficiently process data on future space telescopes while they search for Earth–like exoplanets, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study that will be presented at the IEEE Space Computing Conference in August.

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