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just now (276+ words) (Bloomberg) " The Illinois-based data center that supports the CME installed backup cooling capacity after a catastrophic outage that roiled world markets on Friday. Europe's Largest Capital Without a Subway Is Finally Getting One "CyrusOne has restored stable and secure operations at its Chicago 1 (CHI1) data center in Aurora, Illinois," according to a statement by the company that owns the data center. "To further enhance continuity, we have installed additional redundancy to the cooling systems." CME Group Inc., which operates one of the world's largest exchanges for derivatives contracts, relies heavily on the Aurora data center it sold in 2016 to CyrusOne, a company now owned by KKR & Co. and Global Infrastructure Partners. The cooling system failed at the data-center complex late Thursday and temperatures soared to over 100F (38C). While CME's disaster recovery plan calls for a move to a data center in the…...

just now (416+ words) Star left tackle Tristan Wirfs caught his first NFL touchdown pass and Bucky Irving had a touchdown run to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers post a 20-17 victory over the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Baker Mayfield completed 18 of 28 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown while playing through a left shoulder injury to help Tampa Bay (7-5) end a three-game slide. Irving rushed for 61 yards and a score on 17 carries in his return from a seven-game absence due to foot and shoulder injuries. Jacoby Brissett completed 29 of 40 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns against one interception for the Cardinals (3-9), who have lost four straight games and nine of their past 10. Arizona's Trey McBride caught eight passes for 82 yards and one touchdown. McBride has caught at least five passes in 14 straight games, breaking the club record set by Larry Fitzgerald. Bam Knight…...

just now (355+ words) Brock Purdy passed for a touchdown and ran for another as the visiting San Francisco 49ers extended their winning streak to three games by beating the Cleveland Browns 26-8 Sunday. Purdy completed 16 of 29 passes for 168 yards. Christian McCaffery added a 1-yard TD run for San Francisco (9-4), which also received two field goals from Matt Gay. The Browns (3-9) fumbled the ball away twice, and San Francisco took advantage by scoring a touchdown following each turnover. The 49ers led 7-0 after one quarter, 10-8 at halftime and 17-8 entering the final 15 minutes. Cleveland quarterback Shedeur Sanders made his second NFL start and completed 16 of 25 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown. San Francisco opened the scoring on McCaffrey's touchdown run with 8:12 remaining in the first quarter. The TD was set up by Skyy Moore's 66-yard punt return, which gave the 49ers possession on the Cleveland 16-yard line. The Browns got…...

just now (308+ words) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Mondo Duplantis were named the World Athletics Athletes of the Year after record-breaking performances in 2025. McLaughlin-Levrone won the award for a second time (2022) after winning the world 400m title in the second-fastest time in history (47.78 seconds), plus adding 4x400m relay gold. McLaughlin-Levrone broke Sanya Richards-Ross" 19-year-old American record in the flat 400m in her first full season racing the event after so much success in the 400m hurdles. Duplantis, a Swede born and raised in Louisiana, won men"s Athlete of the Year outright for a third time. The only man or woman to win Athlete of the Year outright more than three times was Usain Bolt, who won six. In 2025, he broke the men"s pole vault world record four times, bringing his total to 14 world records in the event. Duplantis has won all eight global titles in the pole…...

1+ min ago (276+ words) Two systems will bring rain to South Carolina in the coming week, with rain possible Monday night into Tuesday and again on Friday. Cold temperatures stick around as well. Monday will be in the higher 40s in the Upstate and Western North Carolina mountains. Soaking rain arrives Monday night with more than an inch possible in some areas. The rain moves out by Wednesday with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 50s. The sun sticks around Thursday. Another similar system moves in Friday. Most models show mostly cold rain for Friday but some wintry weather is possible in the mountains. We will continue to watch. About the WYFF News 4 weather team: The WYFF News 4 weather team has been independently certified for having the most accurate forecast in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson market for the second year in a row. "Our goal every day,…...

1+ min ago (303+ words) Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. That's common, since the smartwatch debuted only a few months ago and it's an expensive item. Apple wouldn't greatly discount it so soon. But you know which smartwatch the tech giant would? The Apple Watch Ultra 2. Despite being a year old, the smartwatch has similar functionalities to the Ultra 3, and it's highly discounted right now. You can get it for $200 off right now on Amazon. Also: The best Cyber Monday deals live now Read the review:The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the premium smartwatch I prefer The Ultra 2 and Ultra 3 have the same brightness (3,000 nits), the same fall and crash detection, a siren, and an Action Button for accessing your favorite features with one touch. The Ultra 2 lacks a longer battery (but still checks in at a whopping 36 hours of normal…...

1+ min ago (54+ words) Spartans end Jonathan Smith's tenure after a dismal performance. The search for a new leader begins following a string of losses and a disappointing two-year run. Spartans end Jonathan Smith's tenure after a dismal performance. The search for a new leader begins following a string of losses and a disappointing two-year run....

1+ min ago (519+ words) The Chicago Bears took care of business against the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, and they've been rewarded for their fifth straight win. The Los Angeles Rams were beaten by the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte on Sunday, and the result of that game has left the Bears as the top-seeded team in the conference. Here is the latest on the playoff picture for the Bears. The Bears and Eagles came into the week as the second and third-seeded teams in the NFC, and the Bears not only leapfrogged the Eagles with their win, but they also captured a critical tiebreaker over the reigning Super Bowl champions. The Rams meanwhile dropped a tough game against the Panthers, watching their record drop to 9-3 on the season. The Panthers meanwhile moved to 7-6 on the season, and kept their playoff hopes alive with a big…...

2+ min ago (397+ words) It looked like the Jets and Falcons might need more than 60 minutes to settle their game at MetLife Stadium, but fortune wound up favoring the home team. Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor ran for a touchdown that tied the game 24-24 with 1:53 left to play in the fourth quarter. Both teams got the ball twice more, but the Falcons were forced to punt on both of their possessions. The Jets punted on their first and then got the ball back on their own 43-yard line with 35 seconds left to play. Taylor ran for 14 yards and connected with wide receiver Adonai Mitchell twice for 15 yards to get the ball inside the Atlanta 35-yard line. The Jets called their final timeout after Mitchell's second catch, but a false start knocked the Jets back five yards and set up a 56-yard Nick Folk field goal…...