The Kansas City Chiefs were unable to make NFL history earlier this month, as they fell to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, 40-22. 

It was a game where quarterback Patrick Mahomes was uncharacteristically off, and a lot of that had to do with the Eagles constantly creating pressure in the pocket. Still, throwing multiple interceptions and missing some open players was very much unlike Mahomes – pressure in the pocket or not. 

So, as Mahomes and the Chiefs head into the 2025 offseason, one teammate knows that a "revenge tour" is brewing for the two-time MVP signal caller. 

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Defensive end Charles Omenihu, who has a ring thanks to his performance in Super Bowl LVIII, made an appearance on "Up & Adams," where he responded to host Kay Adams’ question about where Mahomes will be in the next 10 months. 

"On a revenge tour," Omenihu responded. "Just extreme focus, taking even more control of the organization. We’re going to get my boy Rashee [Rice] back, so that’s going to be great with how [Xavier Worthy] has been playing. Hopefully, we’ll be able to figure out the rest of the pieces."

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Rashee Rice, who suffered a season-ending injury early in the 2024 season, could be facing suspension due to eight felony charges he faces from a six-car crash in Dallas that he partly caused. The NFL is waiting for the legal process to play out. 

However, Mahomes and the Chiefs have to love what they saw from rookie first-rounder Xavier Worthy, who got better by the week and made a major impact on the way to another Super Bowl appearance. 

Kansas City will continue to build around Mahomes, but Omenihu knows his teammate is likely still kicking himself after what transpired at the Caesars Superdome.

"He probably felt like he didn’t have his best performance, and him being who he is and being the best quarterback in the league, he wants to come back and have one of those big seasons," Omenihu said.

"So, I think it’ll be somebody that’s on a mission for sure."

Mahomes finished the Super Bowl with 257 yards passing with three touchdowns and two interceptions, though most of those yards came in the fourth quarter during a comeback attempt that was too little, too late. 

For the 2024 regular season, Mahomes did not have his usual production, failing to reach 4,000 yards passing for the first time since becoming the full-time starter in Kansas City. Still, he passed for 3,928 yards and 26 touchdowns with 11 interceptions, and went 15-1 in those starts. 

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Hamas on Tuesday announced the names of the latest Israeli hostages due to be released — as outrage mounted over the terror group admitting it hadn’t released dead mom Shiri Bibas, despite making a despicable spectacle of coffins claiming to contain her and her young kids. The six living hostages to be released Saturday were...

Julia Wandelt was arrested suspicion of stalking and harassing Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of the 3-year-old who vanished on a family vacation in Portugal in 2007.

If you couldn’t stomach $800 for a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence, don’t worry: Apple just announced the iPhone 16e. At $599, it strikes a balance on specs, which is the soft and cosy way to say it doesn’t have everything.

It has a lot, though. With a 6.1-inch screen, it’s a much bigger device than the 4.7-inch iPhone SE, with a notch for FaceID (no more TouchID), USB-C (adios, Lightning) and the company’s A18 processor. There’s also an action button, which arrived with the iPhone 15 series, but no Camera Control.

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That’s the same processor as the $800 iPhone 16, so you’ve got access to what seems to be the full gamut of Apple Intelligence. That includes generative AI writing tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, Visual Intelligence and ChatGPT integration. So yeah, a mixed bag.

The notable hardware standout might be the single 48-megapixel Fusion camera, at a time when 'pro' iPhones have three. The last time I tested a single-camera smartphone was the Pixel 4a back in 2020. Oh, and the last iPhone SE.

Apple has dropped both wireless charging and MagSafe’s magnetic ring for the iPhone 16e too, which is a surprise. I’m not a huge fan of wireless charging. It’s slow, inefficient and confusing. Having said that, I hope this isn’t the beginning of the end for Apple’s wireless charging feature. I love the mag part of MagSafe, which has introduced far more elegant tripods and phone mounts that lock iPhones in place without needing a clamp or a plug. In recent years, we’ve got unofficial MagSafe cases for other smartphones, so I can do the same with my Android phones.

The iPhone 16e lands on February 28 in black and white, but don’t worry, there will be fizzy color cases. Even if they don’t have MagSafe.

(And kudos to this hilariously timed discount on the Pixel 8a, now only $399. I love a good troll deal.)

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• Great cameras, not Apple Intelligence, is what people want from an iPhone 16e

• The iPhone 16e’s lack of MagSafe doesn’t make sense

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Humane’s AI pins will stop working in 7 days

HP has bought the company’s IP, but it doesn’t want the pins.

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The company behind the widely ridiculed AI assistant badge/thing has sold all its assets to HP for $116 million — not the billion-dollar buyout it hoped for.

In a note to its customers, the company said AI Pins will “continue to function normally” until 12PM PT on February 28, less than a week from now. Customers still within the 90-day return window (why did you buy it?!) will get a refund.

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• After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too

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Oppo’s Find N5 is a very thin foldable with a giant battery

And a price tag to match the Galaxy Z Fold 6.

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Oppo’s Find N5 is thinner than a headphone jack when unfolded and weighs only 229 grams. That’s just a few more than a typical flagship phone. Despite that footprint, it packs a 6.62-inch outer display and an 8.12-inch inner screen, with a seven-core Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and a 5,600mAh battery, which supports 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. It’s technically impressive, but there’s no word on when the device will make it to the US. Typically, the devices hit the US under OnePlus branding, but that company says there will be no OnePlus Open 2 this year, so you may have to go out of your way to get your hands on one. Also, expect to pay just shy of $2,000.

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The European company Reju may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs. The question is whether the world is ready for it.

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Ten new electric vehicle battery factories are on track to go online this year in the United States.

This includes large plants from global battery giants such as Panasonic, Samsung, and SK On, and automakers such as Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Stellantis, and Toyota.

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Welcome to Edition 7.32 of the Rocket Report! It's true that the US space program has always been political. Domestic and global politics have driven nearly all of the US government's decisions on major space issues, most notably President John F. Kennedy's challenge to land astronauts on the Moon amid intense Cold War competition with the Soviet Union. The Nixon administration's decision to end the Apollo program and focus on building a reusable Space Shuttle was a political move. More than 30 years later, the Clinton administration ordered a reevaluation NASA's plans for a massive space station in low-Earth orbit. In the post-Cold War zeitgeist of the 1990s, this resulted in Russia's inclusion on the International Space Station program. Flawed or not, these decisions were backstopped with some level of reasoning, debate, and national consensus-building. Today, the politics of space seem personal, small, and mean-spirited. Thankfully, there's a lot of launch action next week that might thrust us out of the abyss, even just for a moment.

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Rocket Lab launches for the 60th time. It's safe to say Rocket Lab is an established player in the launch business. The company launched its 60th Electron rocket Tuesday from New Zealand, Space News reports. It was the second Electron launch of the year, coming just 10 days after Rocket Lab's previous mission. The payload was a new-generation small electro-optical reconnaissance satellite for BlackSky. Rocket Lab has not disclosed a projected number of Electron launches for the year beyond estimating it will be more than the 16 Electron missions in 2024. The company said on its launch webcast that the next Electron launch was planned from New Zealand in "a few short weeks."

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The Birkenstock sandal is recognisable for its big buckles, wide-straps, and cork-made sole. But the shoes do not qualify as works of art, Germany's highest civil court has ruled.

The Birkenstock sandal is recognisable for its big buckles, wide-straps, and cork-made sole. But the shoes do not qualify as works of art, Germany's highest civil court has ruled.

The ‘Shazam’ actor said that he ‘felt peace’ after endorsing the president

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• KPMG US joined other Big Four firms in pulling back on DEI initiatives, per an internal memo seen by BI.
• Its US arm is ending a strategy intended to recruit and retain staff from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Paul Knopp, chair and CEO of KPMG US, told staff it remained "unwavering" in its commitment to inclusivity.

KPMG US has ended a DEI talent strategy that was set up amid the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, becoming the latest Big Four professional services firm to roll back diversity initiatives since Donald Trump's reelection.

"The legal landscape surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts has been shifting, via executive orders and in the courts," Paul Knopp, chair and CEO of KPMG US, told US partners and employees in a memo sent on February 14 and seen by Business Insider.

Knopp said that KPMG US would bring its "Accelerate 2025" program to a close and reevaluate "associated programming and talent initiatives."

A person familiar with the matter said the firm would end its use of forward-looking metric-based aspirations based on protected categories such as race or gender.

KPMG has also removed annual DEI transparency reports that tracked progress on diversity from its website. A person familiar with the matter said the firm was making sure that the website accurately reflected current policies and programs.

The changes were first reported by The Financial Times.

Knopp told the US workforce that the firm remained "unwavering in our commitment to fairness and inclusivity."

Launched in 2020, KPMG's Accelerate 2025 strategy aimed to boost diversity in recruitment and retention. The aim was to help the firm reach a target of having 50% of managing partners and managing directors from underrepresented backgrounds by 2025.

KPMG's financial year, and the point at which it measures earnings and progress data, ends on September 30.

Knopp presented the strategy in a LinkedIn post published on Juneteenth in 2020, saying that Accelerate 2025 would help ensure "the firm and the firm's leaders look a lot more like America."

"We also commit to publishing relevant information so that our people and the public can hold our feet to the fire," he said.

A report that remains available on KPMG's website states that in September 2023, 45.3% of US partners and managing directors came from under-represented groups such as women, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

In January 2024, Knopp told Quartz that "24% of our partners are women. Only a little more than 2% are Black. We're not at the same level of representation in the country for Black and Latino/Latina Americans — we're not even close."

KPMG declined to comment.

KPMG joins a growing list of major companies, many of whom expanded diversity initiatives following the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, that are now rolling back on DEI in line with changes introduced by the Trump administration.

On his first day in office, the president signed an executive order to end diversity programs across the federal government and ordered all federal DEI staffers to be placed on leave while their departments were disbanded.

Trump's Attorney General, Pam Bondi, instructed the Department of Justice to "investigate, eliminate, and penalize" any "illegal" DEI programs at private sector companies and universities that receive federal funds.

"We will continue to uphold the highest ethical standards and fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including adherence to the executive orders affecting us as a federal contractor," Knopp said in the memo.

KPMG receives $406 million annually through its contracts with federal agencies, over half of which are with the Department of Defense.

A KPMG US employee, who did not want to be named as they were not permitted to speak to the media, said that Knopp's memo "hasn't really been a point of frustration."

"They've done a really good job of hosting Q&As and trying to reassure people who think this is going to not be inclusive anymore," the person said.

Fellow Big Four competitor Deloitte has also scrapped DEI programs, telling staff in an internal memo that the changes were made "to remain fully compliant with federal laws."

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• Coca-Cola has warned that DEI policy changes could negatively impact its business.
• In an annual filing, the company said fostering an inclusive workplace culture was "critical" to its success.
• It comes as rival PepsiCo rolls back DEI initiatives amid Trump's anti-DEI push.

Coca-Cola has warned that changes to policies meant to diversify its workforce could negatively affect its business.

In an annual filing, the company said its business could be adversely affected if it was "unable to attract or retain specialized talent or top talent with diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds."

"Our diverse, high-performing global employee base helps drive a culture of inclusion, innovation and growth," it said. "We aspire to develop a global workforce with diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds that reflect the broad range of consumers and markets we serve around the world."

It added that it remained committed to "providing access to equal opportunities and fostering belonging both in our workplaces and the local communities we proudly serve."

These efforts, it said, are "critical" to the company's growth and success.

Coca-Cola added that failure to maintain a corporate culture that "fosters innovation, collaboration, and inclusion" could disrupt our operations and "adversely affect our business and our future success."

It comes as a growing list of major companies announce rollbacks of DEI initiatives following President Donald Trump's January executive orders, which ended federal diversity programs and placed federal DEI staffers on leave.

Coca-Cola's industry rival PepsiCo rolled back some of its DEI policies this month, scrapping a breakdown of its workforce demographics from a recent filing and removing a line about how a "culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion is a competitive advantage" that retains talent and strengthens its reputation.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are both government contractors.

Although Trump's executive orders primarily targeted DEI efforts in the public sector, the "ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity" order also calls for encouraging the private sector to end "illegal DEI discrimination and preferences."

Asked last week if the company would be changing its DEI policies to comply with the executive order, Coca-Cola's chief financial officer, John Murphy, said it was "focused on having the best talent around the world," per Bloomberg.

However, he added that it would "follow any change in regulations at the national level."

Liverpool have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while holders Real Madrid face local rivals Atlético Madrid.

After an interrupted attempt last year, Mookie Betts is again the Dodgers' starting shortstop -- and this time he has a plan.

United found out their fate after the draw in Switzerland

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Spurs will face AZ Alkmaar as they eye a spot in the final in Bilbao on 21 May

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England seeking a first win since 2020 over their Calcutta Cup rivals

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Scotland have never beaten the Auld Enemy five times in a row but stand on the brink of history as they travel to Twickenham

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After months of testing and a public beta, Foto, the chronological feed-focused photography app that aims to rival Instagram, is now officially available on Android and iOS.

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The iPhone 16e is powered by the A18 chip, but there’s one difference between its GPU and the version in the chip that powers the iPhone 16. While the iPhone 16 has a 5-core GPU, the iPhone 16E has a 4-core GPU.

New Geekbench results for the iPhone 16e reveal just how much of a performance impact buyers can expect with this purchase…

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