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TikTok's U.S. Operations May Be Sold to Elon Musk Amid Ban Deadline

Chinese officials reportedly considered selling TikTok's 170 million-user U.S. business to Elon Musk's X as a contingency before the January 19 ban deadline — ByteDance called it fiction.

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Sonos Says CEO Patrick Spence Is Stepping Down

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence stepped down immediately after a disastrous May 2024 app launch — Tom Conrad, a board member since 2017 and former Pandora CTO, takes over as interim CEO.

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Monday Notes for January 13th, 2025

Actor Colman Domingo discusses the West Philly musicians who shaped his style and a near-career-ending rejection in a New Yorker profile, while the Washington Commanders upset the Buccaneers for their first playoff win since 2006.

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Sunday Notes for January 12th, 2025

The Philadelphia Eagles advance past the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round, the Buffalo Bills demolish the Denver Broncos 31-7, and Devin Booker's Nike Book 1 'Flagstaff' tribute colorway is spotted.

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Saturday Notes for January 11th, 2025

Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook became the first teammates to record simultaneous triple-doubles multiple times in a season, as Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. quietly killed Venu Sports before it ever launched.

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Friday Notes for January 10th, 2025

Mac Miller's posthumous '5 Dollar Pony Rides' is now streaming, the Cleveland Cavaliers improve to NBA-best 33-4, and Getty Images and Shutterstock announce a $3.7 billion merger to reshape stock media.

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Thursday Notes for January 9th, 2025

The January 9th, 2025 edition of Uristocrat Notes

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Wednesday Notes for January 8th, 2025

A rare artwork by a prominent Black artist surfaces at a Philadelphia thrift shop for $10. Plus: Napheesa Collier's Unrivaled women's basketball league tips off January 17.

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Tuesday Notes for January 7th, 2025

NBA Power Rankings Week 12 has the Thunder and Cavs swapping spots — plus Disney's Hulu Live TV merger with Fubo, the A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 3 'Diffused Blue,' and OpenAI losing money on ChatGPT Pro.

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Monday Notes for January 6th, 2025

Deion Sanders' Air Diamond Turf '49ers' drops via SNKRS as the full NFL playoff field sets. Plus: MIT Technology Review's 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2025 and the NBA trade deadline picture.

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Sunday Notes for January 5th, 2025

The Patriots fired Jerod Mayo after a 4-13 season — Mike Vrabel and Brian Flores top the replacement list. Plus: Derrick Rose's emotional Bulls tribute and the Fortnite x adidas Ultra Boost 'Battle Bus Blue.'

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Saturday Notes for January 4th, 2025

LeBron James hits the 563rd 30-point game of his career, breaking Michael Jordan's all-time record in a Lakers win. Plus: Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Ralph Lauren, Denzel Washington, Anna Wintour, and more.