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‘History made’: Record 350k crowd flock to Australia-India 4th Test eclipsing Bradman era mark – Fox Sports *
Big Melbourne crowds for historic Boxing Day Test.

Sticky Gloves Make the Difference for NFL Receivers – ESPN *
Discusses technological innovation in sports equipment.

Kansas City Royals: Searching for Sponsorship Dollars – Insider Sport * 
Delves into the complexities of sports sponsorships.

NASCAR Evaluating How AI Could Help Improve On-Track Product – Sports Business Journal
Covers NASCAR's pivotal experiments with AI in sports.

Digital & Social

Meta Envisions Social Networks Where AI Characters Coexist Alongside Human Accounts – The Decoder * 
Explores AI's revolutionary role in social interactions.

7 Top Creator Partnerships of 2024 That Made a Splash – AdWeek
Highlights strategic collaborations with creators in marketing.

Professional Sports 

Greg Gumbel Receives Tribute from CBS' ‘The NFL Today' – Yahoo Sports
Honours a significant career in sports broadcasting.

Race to No. 1: Patriots in Control of 2025 NFL Draft No. 1 Pick – NY Times
Explores NFL draft dynamics and team strategies.

Geek Out

ChatGPT Search vs. Google: A Deep Dive Analysis of 62 Queries – Search Engine Land
Compares AI and traditional search engines for marketing.

Stanford AI Brings Natural Gestures to Digital Avatars – New Scientist
Developing lifelike digital avatars with AI technology.

DeepSeek V3 Rewrites Open-Source AI Playbook – TechCrunch
Explores transformative open-source AI models.

Dreaming Big: The Alphabet and AI Collaboration – TechCrunch
Details Google's AI acquisition and scalability.

Media & Entertainment

10 Ads That Struck a Cultural Nerve in 2024 – AdWeek
Highlights advertisements that captivated cultural attention.

Livewire’s Visualised Podcast Index Stats – Livewire
Visualizes data insights on podcast trends and engagement.

Make You Think 

Getting Great Sleep Is Much Easier Than You Think – Nir and Far *
Emphasizes the importance of sleep on performance.

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