Where to Watch the 2026 ESPYs Live Online

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SNL fan favorite Marcello Hernández is set to host the 2026 ESPYs, recognizing the year’s top athletic achievements and most memorable moments. The awards show will be broadcast on Wednesday, July 15 at 8 p.m. PT/ET on ABC, which is also available to watch live on any streaming service that carries said network, namely DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo, Sling and Hulu + Live TV.

FCC Chairman Accepted Pricey Tickets to Kennedy Center Honors Amid Paramount Oversight

Over the last year and a half, the Federal Communications Commission, led by chairman Brendan Carr, has had substantial oversight of Paramount Skydance Corp.

The FCC signed off Skydance’s deal to acquire Paramount Global, approving the transfer of broadcast licenses (just days, funnily enough, after CBS announced that it was canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert). And the Commission is currently reviewing a request that would permit Middle East investors to own a majority of Paramount Skydance’s economic shares (though control of the company would remain with David Ellison).

After traveling a billion kilometers, China's asteroid hunter finally arrives

After a billion kilometres, China's asteroid hunter finally arrives
Kamoʻoalewa, also known as 2016 HO3, a small near-Earth asteroid and quasi-satellite of Earth, now the target of China's Tianwen-2 sample return mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

What does it take to catch up with a small, tumbling rock hundreds of thousands of kilometers from Earth? For China's Tianwen-2 mission, the answer was a 400-day chase covering roughly 1 billion kilometers (621 million miles) of deep space—one that has just ended in success. The China National Space Administration has confirmed that the probe has rendezvoused with the near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, also known as 2016 HO3, closing to within about 20 kilometers (12 miles) and officially beginning its scientific exploration phase.

The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N's Massive Price Cut Just Made 641 HP Way More Affordable

  • The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N receives a massive price cut compared with the previous model year.
  • For 2026, the 641-hp 5 N starts at $61,500, which represents a $6300 price reduction.
  • The lower price comes as the 5 N's sedan-shaped sibling, the Ioniq 6 N, remains in limbo for the North American market.

Imagine you're walking home and see a sale sign outside your favorite ice cream shop. There's been a delay on the shop's new flavor, and—for some reason—your favorite flavor hasn't been selling particularly well. So, they're holding a sale: Now, your favorite flavor is $6300 less expensive than it was last year. Ope, we got our wires crossed. That $6300 price cut applies to the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, which is one tasty flavor of ice cream indeed.

European Commission will not force smartwatches and other wearables to have replaceable batteries - Engadget

The EU adopted regulation in 2023 that requires many electronics to have replaceable batteries by 2027.

European Union flags waving in front of the European Commission headquarters.

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The European Commission has announced exemptions to its current battery regulation that will save six new categories of electronics from having to have user-replaceable batteries, including wearable devices like smartwatches. The European Union started enforcing its new Batteries Regulation in 2023 as part of the European Green Deal, but the replaceable batteries requirement doesn't go into effect until 2027. The regulation has already forced Nintendo to announce a new version of the Switch 2 with a user-replaceable battery.

Washington, D.C. Now Has the Strictest Anti-Scalping Ticketing Policy in the Country

Washington, D.C. has passed legislation that is set to make the nation’s capital the most stringent anti-scalping marketplace in the U.S. for concert tickets.

The District of Columbia Council unanimously passed the RESALE Act on Tuesday, a piece of legislation that most notably will cap ticket resale prices for concerts in the city at 10 percent above the ticket’s original face value, a move that could significantly curb markups on secondary ticketing sites such as StubHub and Vivid Seats.