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US Destroys All Military Targets on Kharg Island Which Is Iran’s Oil Export Hub
Next Big Future / 3h
The has struck all military targets on Kharg Island in the last 2 hours or so. Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island. Our Weapons ... Read more
Buy Avianca Lifemiles With 160% Bonus: Worth It For 1.27 Cents Each?
4KOne Mile at a Time / 12h
Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value , especially for first and business class travel. The avianca lifemiles program has just launched its newest promotion on purchased miles (the program has offers more often than not), and it has the potential to be a good deal. Note that nowadays lifemiles promotions are generally targeted, so different members may see different offe
IHG One Rewards: How to earn and redeem points, elite status and more
The Points Guy Articles / 13h
IHG One Rewards is the loyalty program for IHG Hotels & Resorts, which includes brands like Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts , Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts. It's become one of my go-to hotel loyalty programs ; I spent 72 nights with it in 2025, and I've already spent 22 nights with it in 2026. The IHG Hotels & Resorts portfolio include
Vivid Seats Promo Codes and Deals: Save 10% This March
Wired / 25min
Whether you are heading to a sold-out concert or a championship game, use a Vivid Seats discount code to secure your seats for less this month.
Chirp Discount Codes and Deals: Save Up to 67%
Wired / 25min
Use these verified Chirp coupon codes and shopping tips to score up to 67% off wheels, up to 50% off refurbished products, and more.
Coleman Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 30% Off in March
Wired / 25min
Gear up for your next adventure with these Coleman coupons and discount codes to save on camping essentials and outdoor gear.
Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on March 14
Mashable / 50min
With the New Moon just a few days away, the Moon is shrinking into a thin crescent, with its lit surface fading more each night. For now, there's still a small bit of its surface illuminated, so keep reading to find out what you can see. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Saturday, March 14, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide , 24% of the Moon will be lit up to
Hurdle hints and answers for March 14, 2026
Mashable / 1h
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for March 14, 2026
Mashable / 1h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you love a fictional mystery. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hin
NYT Strands hints, answers for March 14, 2026
Mashable / 1h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a baker. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's
Wordle today: Answer, hints for March 14, 2026
Mashable / 1h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're good with anatomy. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connect
How to watch Venezuela vs. Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic online for free
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Live stream Venezuela vs. Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic for free on Tele Rebelde or Venevision . Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The 2026 World Baseball Classic pool stage was pretty epic, but we're expecting even more drama from the knockout rounds. The final quarter final sees Venezuela take on Japan. Venezuela qualified for t
The starter you pick in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen means a lot more than you might think — here's why you need to choose carefully
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
Playing Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen? You’ll want to pick your starter carefully – but not for the reason you may think.
TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
NYT > Technology / 3h
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there's a reason why
Ars Technica - All content / 4h
When talking about risk during a press conference on Thursday, the NASA officials in charge of the upcoming Artemis II Moon mission hedged their answers. Reporters' questions on the risks were certainly valid and appropriate. In an open society, it is vital to set expectations for any hazardous venture such as spaceflight—most importantly for the astronauts actually making the journey, but also f
Tech Now
BBC News / 4h
Paul Carter checks out the newest phones, gadgets and trends from MWC Barcelona.
Edie Arnold is a Loser review: Imagine Juno with punk rock and Catholic guilt
Mashable / 4h
Film festivals are rich terrain for brilliant cinematic discoveries, and among the finest and funkiest finds of SXSW 2026 is Edie Arnold is a Loser. The feature directorial debut of Megan Rico and Kade Atwood, this coming-of-age comedy is as hilarious as it is chaotic and devilishly iconoclastic. Like Juno, this fresh and funny film centers on a high school weirdo who treads an unconventional pat
ElevenLabs restored Eric Dane’s voice with AI. Now they’re offering 1 million voices for free.
Mashable / 4h
At SXSW , the AI audio company ElevenLabs partnered with Rebecca Gayheart Dane, the wife of the late actor Eric Dane, to promote a new initiative that will provide free AI voice restoration to 1 million people with permanent voice loss. Appearing alongside Gayheart Dane at a SXSW panel on Friday, ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski said the company is actively looking for people around the wo
How to Make a Killing is a rare misfire for A24 — a serial killer story should not be this boring
Latest from TechRadar / 4h
I've reviewed How to Make a Killing, and despite having all the ingredients to be compelling, it's sadly let me down.
‘Not built right the first time’ — Musk’s xAI is starting over again, again
TechCrunch / 5h
The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor.
Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks
TechCrunch / 5h
AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards.
What to Do in Vegas If You’re Here for Business (2026)
Wired / 5h
Where to lock in, power down, and actually enjoy your business trip.
How to watch Puerto Rico vs. Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic online for free
Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: Live stream Puerto Rico vs. Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic for free on Tele Rebelde or Venevision . Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The 2026 World Baseball Classic has already produced a number of interesting storylines, but Italy's victory over USA was probably the biggest moment of the competition so far. How far can Italy go i
This $22 charging cable powers things up and also has a few tricks up its sleeve
Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: Keep your devices powered up with the tiny GoCable 8-in-1 EDC 100W Cable , on sale now for just $21.99 (reg. $49.99). Opens in a new window Credit: GoCable GoCable 8-in-1 EDC 100W Cable $21.99 $49.99 Save $28.00 Gone are the days of carrying around a super-heavy power bank to keep your devices charged. The GoCable not only fits on your keyring and tags along anywhere easily, but it also ha
An obscure OS could surpass ChromeOS by the end of 2027 — Huawei's Harmony OS grows 9x in 12 months, and it's only the beginning
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
HarmonyOS expands from smartphones to PCs, showing tenfold growth potential, leveraging Huawei’s ecosystem, and reaching almost one billion devices.
Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
A 58-year-old woman in Greece appears to hold the record for growing a parasitic sheep bot fly in her nose the longest, almost creating a snot rocket that could literally fly. Usually, when the sheep bot fly accidentally nosedives into a human's schnoz, the first-stage larvae they deliver don’t actually develop. In contrast, in its normal target—a sheep's nose— the larvae would move up into the s
Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Do you remember the joyful satisfaction you felt when you really started to understand Slay the Spire ? This isn’t a totally rhetorical question. If you’re reading this piece about Slay the Spire 2 —published roughly a week into what promises to be a lengthy Early Access period —I have to assume you’ve put in dozens, if not hundreds (or thousands?) of hours with the original Slay the Spire . At t
Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
With its Alpha series of game-playing AIs, Google's DeepMind group seemed to have found a way for its AIs to tackle any game, mastering games like chess and Go by repeatedly playing itself during training. But then some odd things happened as people started identifying Go positions that would lose against relative newcomers to the game but easily defeat a similar Go -playing AI . While beating an
Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Google Fiber, now officially called GFiber, is being sold to private equity firm Stonepeak and will be combined with cable-and-fiber firm Astound Broadband to create a larger Internet service provider. Google owner Alphabet announced Wednesday that it will keep only a minority stake in the fiber ISP that launched with grand ambitions in 2012 but scaled back its expansion plans in 2016 . Alphabet
Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories
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Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Researchers say they’ve discovered a supply-chain attack flooding repositories with malicious packages that contain invisible code, a technique that’s flummoxing traditional defenses designed to detect such threats. The researchers, from firm Aikido Security, said Friday that they found 151 malicious packages that were uploaded to GitHub from March 3 to March 9. Such supply-chain attacks have bee
Not everything needs to be known: How one day with no phone changed my life
Mashable / 6h
I can't count the number of times I stood outside my neighborhood church and lied to myself about my smartphone usage. Over the past decade, my daughters have often stopped to play on the church's thick grass lawn. That's when I engage in the ritual of pulling the device from my pocket to pass the time, under the guise of efficiency. The lie arrives swiftly: You need to catch up on the online gro
I just proved the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra screen is slightly dimmer than the S25 Ultra — but it doesn't make me love it any less
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Is the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra slightly less bright than the S25 Ultra? Tests and visual inspection prove it, but it's so minor that most won't notice or care.
Brandon Sanderson Explains Why He Doesn’t Write About Elves or Dwarves
Gizmodo / 6h
The best-selling fantasy author talks about his evolving relationship with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
'We developed a new muscle': Tim Cook on celebrating the past and why Alicia Keys 50th Anniversary concert at Grand Central was authentically Apple
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Apple kicked off global, in-person 50th Anniversary celebrations with a surprise Alicia Keys concert at its iconic Grand Central store — and Tim Cook is embracing celebrating Apple's past.
5 of my favorite horror movies to stream this Friday the 13th
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Head down to Camp Crystal Lake and beyond
Child safety group blasts YouTube for million dollar gamble on AI content for kids
Mashable / 6h
YouTube still hasn't solved its AI problem. Digitally faked content is still seeping through the cracks, as users are inundated with AI-generated brainrot and AI-powered misinformation. But Google, YouTube's parent company, believes it can at least assuage the worries of concerned parents — with even more AI. SEE ALSO: Viral hit 'Your AI Slop Bores Me' is more than a joke YouTube bets on AI-power
Review: The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is a panic attack, in a good way
Mashable / 6h
Is it possible to have an even-tempered conversation about AI right now? It feels like there are two camps on the artificial intelligence debate, with one side promising that AI will save humanity from disease and labor, while the other warns AI will bring about the abrupt eradication of all mankind. Are you panicked yet? Join the club. AI is being developed so fast and furiously that it's alread
OpenAI reportedly plans to add Sora video generation to ChatGPT
Engadget / 7h
OpenAI plans to add its Sora video generation model directly into ChatGPT, The Information reports . The standalone Sora app was seen as a smash hit when it launched alongside Sora 2 in September 2025, but interest in the video generation app has fallen in the time since as users ran into limits on the amount and kinds of videos they could create. Adding Sora to the ChatGPT could give the model a
‘Divine Incursions’ Is a Brainy Monster-of-the-Week Thriller That Will Scratch Your ‘X-Files’ Itch
Gizmodo / 7h
This detective-style sci-fi Yen Press series channels classic genre paranoia without throwing hands to solve supernatural problems.
Your smart home needs a mesh network, here’s what that means
How-To Geek / 7h
When I started building my smart home, I was still figuring things out and making mistakes. But one thing I’m glad I got right from the start was the decision to use a mesh network, rather than just relying on Wi-Fi for everything.
Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools
TechCrunch / 7h
Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup.
Pentagon Begins Search for Remains of WWII POWs Lost on Japanese ‘Hell Ship’
Gizmodo / 7h
A team of 15 specialist divers dove into waters off the coast of the Philippines last month—initiating a forensic recovery operation that one Pentagon scientist said could take "months or years."
Nyne, founded by a father-son duo, gives AI agents the human context they’re missing
TechCrunch / 7h
The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons.
How to watch France vs. England in the 2026 Six Nations online for free
Mashable / 7h
TL;DR: Live stream France vs. England in the 2026 Six Nations for free on ITVX . Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The 2026 Six Nations has been entertaining, unpredictable, and packed with real drama this year. It's all coming to a head this weekend as the final round of games decide where the trophy ends up. It was looking like France were heading to a Gr
FBI investigates Steam games with hidden malware
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Mashable / 7h
Download any dubious games from Steam over the past few years? You very well could've downloaded malware onto your computer — and now FBI wants to know about it. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Seattle division is currently seeking out potential victims of games sold on Steam with hidden malware. The agency has set up a form that gamers can fill out here . According to the agency, threat ac
Meta is bringing more international news to its AI
Engadget / 7h
Meta AI should soon be better at surfacing international news content thanks to a set of new deals with publishers. The company announced new agreements with international outlets and offered additional details on its recent deal with News Corp. The latest deals bring French newspaper Le Figaro , Spanish media company Prisa and German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung into the fold. Together, along w
Earn up to 5 free nights or 200K points: Are these Marriott Amex offers worth it?
The Points Guy Articles / 7h
Now is an exciting time for Marriott Bonvoy loyalists. That's because the popular hotel chain's three American Express cards currently open to new applicants are offering stellar welcome offers that match the highest offers we've seen in their histories . These offers aren't just highly valuable; they're also relatively easy to earn. You don't have to complete any paid Marriott stays, and you won
A new 'work from home' age? Governments across Asia order employees to stay home due to concerns over the Iran war
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Fuel shortages from the US-Israel war in Iran force governments across Asia to adopt remote work, energy conservation, and digital infrastructure strategies.
A Brief History of Vampires at the Oscars
Gizmodo / 8h
'Sinners' is the most nominated film of all time—so let’s prepare for its potential awards bloodbath by looking back at the fang-tastic nominees that came before.
Taylor Sheridan's The Madison premieres tomorrow—but you’ll be done with it by next week
How-To Geek / 8h
Taylor Sheridan's latest Paramount+ show, The Madison , is scheduled to premiere on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Written and created by Sheridan, the star-studded drama series is headlined by Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell.
How to Spot 'Living Off the Land' Computer Attacks
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Lifehacker / 8h
I write frequently about the threat of malware and how threat actors are using it to do everything from steal personal information to fully take over users' devices or add them to botnets . These malicious programs spread through various forms of phishing, ClickFix attacks, malvertising, and even apps that have been vetted and approved by Apple and Google. However, as users (and security tools) h
Adobe agrees to pay settlement for making its subscriptions hard to cancel
Engadget / 8h
Adobe has agreed to pay the US government $75 million to settle its lawsuit over the company's allegedly harmful approach to subscriptions. The suit started in 2024, when the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission filed a joint complaint alleging the company deliberately made it difficult to cancel subscriptions and obscured the frequently expensive "early termination fee" cust
American Airlines Agents Sue Over Unpaid Work and “Stolen Time” — But Federal Law May Block Overtime Claims
View from the Wing / 8h
American Airlines customer service agents have filed a class action attempt alleging the company routinely took unpaid labor—auto-deducted lunch breaks even when agents kept working, and timekeeping “rounding” that shaved minutes off the start and end of shifts. The catch is that airlines often sit in a special federal carve-out that can block overtime claims entirely, so the lawsuit may turn less
Cutting Airport Security Lines When Running Late: A Reasonable Ask?
One Mile at a Time / 8h
An OMAAT reader posed a question that I think makes for an interesting discussion. He asks what my thoughts are on people requesting to jump ahead in the security line because they’re running late? He explains that he refused to let someone cut, and was then called names, and asks if he was being unreasonable. It’s a fair question, and I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer. So I’ll share
Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac
Gizmodo / 8h
Apple's replacement for the Pro Display XDR offers an amazing sound stage and still costs an enormous sum.
How I turned 7 obsolete gadgets into a free Intel mini PC
How-To Geek / 8h
There are plenty of ways you can repurpose old tech to give it a new life. Sometimes, however, devices are so old as to be virtually useless for modern purposes, and if devices won't even turn on anymore, there's not much you can do with them. You may be able to sell old and broken devices for more than you think.
Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators
TechCrunch / 8h
Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.
Data analysis: Marriott’s new 25,000-point free night certificate top-off unlocks hundreds more hotels
The Points Guy Articles / 8h
Many of the best hotel credit cards offer an annual free night . This annual free night certificate is valuable, as it often offers enough value to justify the card's annual fee. But while programs like IHG One Rewards let members top off free night certificates with as many points as needed, Marriott Bonvoy capped top-offs at just 15,000 points per certificate until recently. Luckily, Marriott B
Steven Spielberg praises ballet and opera at SXSW amid Timothée Chalamet backlash
Mashable / 8h
The internet has spent weeks debating Timothée Chalamet's now-viral comments about ballet and opera. The latest voice to enter the discourse: Steven Spielberg. During a live podcast conversation at SXSW on March 13, the legendary director was reflecting on the communal power of moviegoing when he suddenly shouted out two of the oldest performing arts institutions. "It happens in movies. It happen
Rivian’s Highly Anticipated R2 Starts Sales in Spring With 330 Miles of Range
Gizmodo / 8h
But it’ll be much more expensive than promised until next year.
Woodland Critter Spotted in Ohio Forest for the First Time in Over 150 Years
Gizmodo / 8h
The fisher was driven out of many U.S. states by the 20th century due to overhunting and habitat loss.
Nothing updates its AI app with semantic search and a new way to track events
Engadget / 9h
In the mad dash many companies have made to incorporate AI features into their phones, Nothing arrived at one of the better ideas with Essential Space on the Nothing Phone 3a in 2025. The AI-powered app turns screenshots and voice recordings into actionable to-do lists and transcriptions, and now Nothing is rolling out an update to make the app easier to search and capable of recognizing new kind
Elon Musk Orders Sweeping Layoffs as xAI Fails to Catch Up
Futurism / 9h
In a Thursday tweet , Elon Musk said he was looking to rebuild his AI startup xAI “from the foundations up” after admitting it wasn’t “built right first time around.” The news comes amid a major exodus of cofounders , with a striking majority of them jumping ship over the last year. Amid the resulting leadership vacuum, the Financial Times reported on Friday that Musk had omitted a key detail in
‘Current’ Fixes My Biggest Issues With RSS Readers
Lifehacker / 9h
While RSS readers are still worth using to this day , they're far from perfect. Most have a sidebar showing you your article sources and how many unread articles you have in them, leaving you feeling like you have to read everything in your list. If you're like me, you may have hundreds of unread articles at a time. Maybe you power through a bunch of news articles, hoping to make that number go d
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Might Bring Another EU Villain Back to Canon
Gizmodo / 9h
Jonathan Favreau is teasing that the name of a particular mystery character will be known to fans—and given their role, there are some interesting candidates for who it might be.
The MacBook Neo is Apple's most repairable laptop
Engadget / 9h
Apple's cheapest laptop is also its most repairable. iFixit gave the new MacBook Neo a 6/10 repairability score. Although that number would only be mediocre for, say, a game review or final exam grade, it's the MacBook line's highest iFixit score in about 14 years. As always, iFixit goes into great detail about the product's repairability, but a few points stand out. First, the MacBook Neo's batt
Amazon Is Jacking Up the Price on Prime Video Without Ads
Gizmodo / 9h
The ad-free video streaming plan is getting more expensive, but some new perks are coming.
Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Canceling a software subscription is supposed to be easy—that's what US law dictates. Adobe, however, has played fast and loose with its Creative Cloud subscriptions in the past. The company was sued by the Department of Justice in 2024 due to its practice of hiding hefty termination fees when customers signed up. The case has now been settled, with Adobe agreeing to a $75 million fine and matchi
Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
For more than a decade, most electric vehicles have shared the same electrical backbone: a battery pack operating at roughly 400 V. It’s the invisible standard behind everything from early compliance cars to today’s bestselling EVs. But over the past few years, a growing number of automakers have doubled that number, moving to 800 V architectures and promising dramatically faster charging, better
Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
If you're an AT&T FirstNet customer and suddenly get hit with a $6,200 charge, the good news is that it's probably a mistake and can be corrected. But actually getting the wrong charge wiped out might not be so easy. This has now happened at least twice. In December 2024, a Texas police officer received a $6,223 bill with a $6,194 charge for using 3.1GB of data. He said he had unlimited data but
LG is adding support for Samsung's new Dolby Atmos rival to some of its TVs — though don't expect HDR10+ support to follow this new-found detente
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Eclipsa Audio is coming to LG TVs, and there's a clear reason why this would be included when LG avoided similar alternatives.
3 of the best HBO Max shows worth binging this weekend (March 13 - 15)
How-To Geek / 9h
The weekend is here, finally, and that means downtime and maybe watching something great on TV. HBO Max is no stranger to premium TV, but there's so much to choose from that finding the right show can still feel like a part-time job.
Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs
Engadget / 9h
. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the company wrote in an update on its support page. Unlike WhatsApp, Meta never made encryption available to all Instagram users and it was never a default setting. Instead, users in "some areas" had the ability to opt-in to encryption on a per-chat basis. In a statement, a Meta spokesperson said the feature was being retired due to l
10 Hacks Every Signal User Should Know
Lifehacker / 9h
Signal is one of my favorite messaging apps because of its focus on privacy and security. I use it to message my closest friends regularly, and in the process, I've discovered a fair few hidden features that I now use every day. From shielding your phone number from other users, to preventing hackers from breaking into your account, these hacks will help you make the most of Signal. Hide your pho
Startup Emerges From Stealth With Bold Plan to Beam Solar Power to Satellites
Gizmodo / 9h
Mantis Space will use $10 million in seed funding to develop its prototype payload.
Windows 11 is fixing my biggest complaint with user accounts
How-To Geek / 9h
The shift from local-only user accounts in Windows to Microsoft accounts wasn’t great for many reasons, and one of them is that your home folder would always have the same name as your email address. Now, that’s finally changing.
Steven Spielberg says he’s ‘never used AI’ in any of his films
TechCrunch / 9h
At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing.
It could be another rough weekend at TSA checkpoints: What to expect, and TPG's tips to prepare
The Points Guy Articles / 9h
It could be another rough weekend at airports as the partial government shutdown hits the one-month mark and, increasingly, is taking a toll on airport security checkpoints. With Transportation Security Administration officers still working without pay, travelers could encounter more security lines snaking through terminals in the coming days. Flyers may even risk missing flights if they don't ge
Steven Spielberg says Barack Obamas alien comments are so great for Disclosure Day
Mashable / 9h
During a jam-packed SXSW panel about his career, director Steven Spielberg talked everything from Disclosure Day to aliens to President Barack Obama. And yes, all these topics are related. Disclosure Day follows a cybersecurity administrator (Josh O'Connor) who decides to expose a massive secret: that humans aren't alone in the universe. It marks Spielberg's return to UFOs and aliens, subject mat
The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)
TechCrunch / 9h
The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.
Meta’s massive undersea cable project has been put on hold by regional hostilities – 2Africa Pearls project suffers another setback
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
The conflict in the Middle East has forced Meta's 2Africa Red Sea and 'Pearls' sections to go on hold.
The MacBook Neo Is Actually (Somewhat) Repairable
Lifehacker / 10h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. MacBook used to be largely repairable, upgradable things. If too many tabs slowed down macOS, you could add more RAM; if you ran out of storage, you could install a larger hard drive; if the battery was old, you could easily replace it. But as Apple—and the industry at large—chased thinner and sleeker designs, laptops in general became harder to w
Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions
NYT > Technology / 10h
The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
That Sure Is a Picture of a Knife, ‘Friday the 13th’ Spinoff ‘Crystal Lake’
Gizmodo / 10h
At least Peacock remembered what day it is?
4 Oscar-winning Netflix movies to watch this weekend (March 13-15)
How-To Geek / 10h
With the excitement and fanfare of the Oscars weekend here, you might find yourself craving a dose of acclaimed films. With Netflix , you can explore a large collection of both award winners and nominees across decades.
Best Dreo Spring Sale Deals: Air Fryer, Heater, Fans
Wired / 10h
Dreo’s spring sale offers a great deal on the Chefmaker combi cooker, plus discounts on WIRED’s favorite bathroom heater and tower fan.
Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics
TechCrunch / 10h
Kalanick's existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport.
Update Chrome Immediately to Fix This Zero-Day Exploit
Lifehacker / 10h
If you're a Chrome user, this is your reminder not to ignore available security updates. Google is pushing an emergency patch for a zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, and a second zero-day has been identified and is expected to be fixed in a future update. As a reminder, zero-days are security vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed before
Trump’s Disastrous Truth Social Company Hits Rock Bottom With Lowest Stock Price Ever
Futurism / 10h
President Donald Trump’s Truth Social bid, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), has burned through an alarming amount of cash. The company, which owns the president’s struggling far-right social media platform, issued an alarming financial report earlier this month, revealing that it had lost a staggering $712.1 million last year — while earning a pitiful $3.7 million. The disastrous figures on
Live Nation Employees ‘Almost Feel Bad’ for Gouging Their Customers Who Are ‘So Stupid’
Gizmodo / 10h
In Slack messages presented during the DOJ's antitrust case against the concert ticketing giant, employees gleefully describe how they're fleecing fans.
How to turn a Samsung Galaxy phone into a mini PC with DeX
How-To Geek / 10h
Techie people love to say things like, “You know phones are just computers, right?” This has never been truer than it is today. Your broken Samsung Galaxy phone doesn't need to be discarded—it can quite literally be the brains powering a mini PC setup with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
Emirates And Qatar Flights Are Empty — Passengers Have Whole First Or Business Class Cabins To Themselves
View from the Wing / 10h
Emirates and Qatar are still flying some remarkably light loads as traffic to Dubai and Doha dries up during the regional conflict. In at least two reported cases, passengers found themselves with what travelers almost never get: an entire first or business class cabin effectively to themselves.
Last chance: Earn a Southwest Companion Pass with these credit card offers
The Points Guy Articles / 10h
One of the best offers we've seen on Southwest Airlines credit cards is still available — but not for much longer. Until Thursday, March 19 at 9 a.m. EDT, Chase's suite of Southwest consumer cards is offering a big chunk of Southwest Rapid Rewards points and the legendary Companion Pass (valid through Feb. 28, 2027). If you're eligible for the welcome bonus , here's what you can earn: Southwest R
From Lake Como to the Grand Canyon: 10 Marriott Bonvoy hotels you can book with 200,000 points
The Points Guy Articles / 10h
Marriott Bonvoy took home TPG's Best Hotel Loyalty Program award for the second year running, and it is not hard to see why. With more than 9,000 properties across 30-plus brands, Marriott's portfolio stretches from luxury city hotels and beachfront all-inclusives to outdoor glamping cabins tucked into national forests. If you're looking to increase your Bonvoy balance, right now, you can earn a
How to watch Wales vs. Italy in the 2026 Six Nations online for free
Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Live stream Wales vs. Italy in the 2026 Six Nations for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The 2026 Six Nations has been incredibly entertaining this year. It's always special, but this edition has been on another level. Everything is still undecided going into the last round of games. Italy are looking to end this campaign with
Earth’s Spin Is Slowing at a Pace Not Seen in Millions of Years—and You Can Guess Why
Gizmodo / 11h
The new study described this "almost unprecedented rate of increase" in the length of an average day as a quantifiable consequence of Earth's rising oceans.
Stop putting desktop HDDs in your NAS: How error recovery timeouts will break your RAID
How-To Geek / 11h
So you've scored a good deal on a dedicated NAS, but it didn't come with any drives. No problem, you happen to have some old desktop PC drives lying around that fit perfectly. The NAS powers on, the drives work, and you feel pretty good about yourself.
Whatever happened to Unix workstations?
How-To Geek / 11h
In the '80s and early '90s, powerful Unix workstations dominated technical tasks like science and 3D animation. Let's find out where they went and where you can still find them today.
Amazon Will Give You a $200 Gift Card When You Buy the New Samsung Galaxy S26
Lifehacker / 11h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. It hasn't even been a month since Samsung announced the new Galaxy S26 lineup of phones, and the flagship version, the Galaxy S26 Ultra , which starts at $1,299.99 , is already getting a solid deal from Amazon: You can get a $200 Amazon gift card when placing your order thr
Elon Musk Is Dipping Into the Rejected Candidates Pile After Admitting xAI ‘Was Not Built Right’
Gizmodo / 11h
We're all trying to find the guy who did this.
BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI
Futurism / 11h
In January 2023, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced in a memo to staff that the company was making a hard pivot to AI — years before the word “slop” was added to the public lexicon. In the memo, which was published roughly two months after OpenAI unveiled its groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot, Peretti said BuzzFeed would be using the software to enhance the company’s infamous quizzes by generating
I Love Boosters review: Keke Palmer goes wild in Boots Rileys new sci-fi satire
Mashable / 11h
No one is making movies like Boots Riley. The audacious American filmmaker who had critics raving about his mind-bending 2018 directorial debut Sorry to Bother You is back with I Love Boosters, an unreservedly anti-capitalist satire with a deluge of bonkers spectacle and fierce fashion. While filmmakers out of February's Berlin Film Festival aimed to avoid politics in promoting their work, SXSW k
How to watch The Madison season 1 — stream the Taylor Sheridan neo-Western from anywhere
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell as Clyburn family matriarch Stacy and patriarch Preston, here's how to watch The Madison season 1 online.
Bilt Palladium’s Delivered 50,000 Points Up Front—Gold Secured Through Early 2028 And 4X Everyday Spend Strategy
View from the Wing / 11h
Bilt’s new $795 Palladium card is already delivering in ways that matter: the 50,000-point bonus posts fast, Gold status locks in through early 2028, and with the right stacking strategy the card can generate 4X on everyday spend — turning routine purchases into outsized transfer value with partners like Alaska, Hyatt, and Air France-KLM.
New Research on Muscle Loss Suggests Humans Will Really Suffer on Mars
Gizmodo / 11h
Wanna colonize Mars? You may find these latest findings a bit discouraging.
Subscribers to Amazon Prime Video with ads lose 4K support on April 10
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Starting on April 10, Amazon Prime subscribers will pay $5 per month for ad-free Prime Video without ads, up from the current $3 per month on top of their Prime subscription, Amazon announced today. On that date, Amazon will introduce a new ad-free Prime Video subscription tier called “Prime Video Ultra.” Amazon will also increase the number of simultaneous streams supported by the tier from thre
Chat Control: EU Parliament said no to Big Tech mass surveillance of your chats — but the battle for privacy isn't done
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
The EU Parliament's stance on untargeted scanning and encryption is clear. With the trialogue negotiations for the permanent law ongoing, will the Council and Commission be ready to follow suit?
Why the 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback looks like a compact car winner
How-To Geek / 11h
The compact hatchback segment has no shortage of strong contenders, but Kia looks ready to shake things up with the new K4 Hatchback . It’s stylish, practical, and clearly designed to go toe-to-toe with some well-established rivals.
You'll now have to fork out for an additional subscription if you want to watch 4K content on Prime Video
Engadget / 11h
Amazon is raising the price of its ad-free Prime Video subscription and locking 4K UHD streaming behind this new tier. Starting April 10 for US customers, a rebranded Prime Video Ultra subscription will cost $5 per month, up from $3 per month. For that extra $2, you get a download capacity increase from 25 to 100, and you can now run five streams concurrently instead of three. Whether those "Ultr
One of Our Favorite Large TVs Is $400 Off
Wired / 11h
The 85-inch Hisense U7 gets a big discount, with markdowns for smaller sizes too.
TSA Officers Miss Their First Full Paycheck as Fears About Long Airport Lines Get Real
Gizmodo / 11h
Lines are expected to get much worse, and price hikes related to fuel-shortages are probably on the way.
The Voice Training Log on My Coros Watch Has Changed My Workouts for the Better
Lifehacker / 11h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The feature I love most on the Coros Pace 4 right now is one that I didn’t even notice at first. I knew that it had an extra button compared to the Pace 3 , and I knew that I could use it to drop “voice pins” when I was out on my trail runs. I’m always fumbling with buttons to mark water taps or interesting things I find in the woods, so this seem
Loblaw confirms data breach - Canadian retail giant says 'basic customer information' affected
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Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Hackers access "non-critical part of the IT network" at Loblaw, and stole names, emails, and phone numbers.
Full interview: Sonos CEO Tom Conrad explains why they built the new Sonos Play, how they're improving the app after its disaster, and what he thinks of Dolby Atmos FlexConnect and the state of music streaming services
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
AV Insider: Digging into the background of Sonos' return to releasing speakers, plus the threat to its soundbars from Dolby Atmos FlexConnect
Who needs a Chromebook? This £280 HP Windows 11 laptop deal is perfect for students and working from home in Amazon's Spring sale
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
This HP Windows 11 laptop is perfect for students and remote & hybrid workers and it's under £280 in Amazon's spring sale.
Southwest Airlines drops 2 big airports from its route map
The Points Guy Articles / 11h
There will be fewer ways to fly to Chicago and Washington, D.C., on Southwest Airlines this summer. The Dallas-based carrier will end service to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington on June 4, Southwest announced on its website on Friday. A Southwest spokesperson said both exits were part of the airline's "ongoing efforts to refine it
Bank of America Business Advantage Customized Cash Rewards review: The king of customization
The Points Guy Articles / 11h
Bank of America® Business Advantage Customized Cash Rewards Mastercard® overview The Bank of America® Business Advantage Customized Cash Rewards Mastercard® credit card offers small businesses a way to mold their rewards structure to fit changing business needs. If you qualify for the Preferred Rewards® program, this no-annual-fee card can easily earn you thousands of dollars in cash back each ye
Calibre 9.5 makes the open-source eBook manager even better
How-To Geek / 12h
Calibre is one of the best tools for managing and reading eBooks on your computer, especially for synchronizing your library with a standalone reader. Now, Calibre 9.5 is rolling out with more interface updates and bug fixes, on top of several other recent updates.
The truth about queue depth and why your SSD is already fast enough
How-To Geek / 12h
Queue depth is one of those SSD-related things that many people don't get or don't care about—but ignoring it isn't a great idea. It's the reason a drive can have some serious bragging rights in benchmarks, but still feel identical to an older generation in day-to-day use.
‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo’s New Movie Is an Even Stranger Trip
Gizmodo / 12h
In 'Pizza Movie,' he and 'Goldbergs' star Sean Giambrone get super high and turn a pizza delivery into a sci-fi horror comedy.
D-Link D501 review: This 5G travel router made me wish for better local 5G connectivity, because without it, this is an expensive LTE dongle
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
The D-Link D501 is a 5G USB dongle made for home and small-business use that doesn’t require drivers or special ports.
Apple Studio Display XDR Review: Too Much but Not Enough
Wired / 12h
The Studio Display XDR monitor comes at a time when HDR-capable screens are everywhere. Apple still does it best, but at a hefty cost.
Iran Declares Google and Microsoft to Be Military Targets
Futurism / 12h
There’s a new target in 21st century warfare: US tech companies. According to Al Jazeera , Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made the announcement following attacks on the country by US and Israeli military forces. In retaliation to a specific strike on an Iranian bank — which reportedly killed several civilian employees — Iranian military officials declared that they would now count US- a
3 gripping Netflix shows to binge this weekend (March 13 - 15)
How-To Geek / 12h
What are you looking for this weekend? Some pure fantasy or escapism? Or are you in the mood for something more grounded in reality? Maybe a bit of both? The good thing about Netflix is that you can pretty much shake a stick and hit something that covers whatever you're after.
How to Stop Social Media Platforms From Tracking You When You Share Posts
Lifehacker / 12h
When you hit the share button on social media apps such as Instagram, Facebook, or Threads, these sites tack on a tracker to the link you're sharing. This tracker means that Instagram can tell who you've shared the link with, and it likely uses this information to further optimize its algorithm for ads. While the tech here is sneaky, it is easy to remove tracking information from these links. How
‘I don’t think a company can dictate to a sovereign government what it does with its tools’: Dell CEO answers question on Anthropic’s feud with the Pentagon
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Dell CEO says companies don't have the right to dictate how the governments use their technology.
The wild six weeks for NanoClaw’s creator that led to a deal with Docker
TechCrunch / 12h
Gavriel Cohen is living an open source developer's dream as his project has achieved acclaim and a partnership with Docker in a matter of weeks.
I googled my name and found thousands of strangers tearing me apart
Mashable / 12h
The following article contains an extract from Beyond Belief: A Defence of Gossip and the Women Who Do It by Katie Baskerville. Tattle Life is an internet forum dedicated to gossiping negatively about people. Here, you’ll find a deluge of posts, all dedicated to ripping chunks out of people in the public eye, from A-listers to micro influencers , where slut-shaming , victim-blaming and body-shami
'We have no plans for additional DLCs or expansions' — CD Projekt Red shuts down a 'secret' Cyberpunk 2077 content drop, but is remaining suspiciously quiet amid Witcher 3 expansion rumors
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
CD Projekt Red has declared there are no plans for more Cyberpunk 2077 content amid ongoing rumors that a new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is on the horizon.
You can finally tell Spotify's algorithm to drop music you don't like and add in stuff you do in detail — the new change is the ‘next evolution’ of personalization
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Spotify is rolling out a tool that lets you have full control over your Taste Profile, here's how your feedback tailors your recommendations.
Six seats, seven eyeballs, zero regrets: A love letter to the Fiat Multipla
How-To Geek / 12h
One of the best vehicles I ever drove was my 2016 Fiat 500X, a small and spartan crossover built on the Jeep Renegade platform. The 2.4-liter Tigershark MultiAir engine and nine-speed automatic were an efficient combination, a nice perk for some of the longer highway drives I was taking back then.
Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations
TechCrunch / 12h
When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped.
Parallels Desktop creators say MacBook Neo does indeed have enough muscle to run Windows apps
Engadget / 12h
Parallels, the company best known for making the virtualization software that enables you to run Windows and other operating systems on a Mac, has confirmed that Parallels Desktop is compatible with the MacBook Neo. At launch it was unclear if Apple's new $600 laptop possessed the under-the-hood heft to run Windows apps, but in a recently updated post on its website, Parallels said that initial t
4 old Android "gimmicks" that need to make a return
How-To Geek / 12h
Android devices have always come in different shapes and sizes, with designers experimenting with niche ideas and form factors changing with the times. There are many once common conventions that, if reintroduced today, would be thought of as gimmicks. That doesn't mean they weren't good—if anything, it's time for them to make a comeback.
Why the MacBook Neo Might Not Be a Windows Laptop Replacement
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The MacBook Neo seems to be anything anyone in the tech world can talk about this week. Apple somehow made a MacBook that does just about everything you want a MacBook to do, all for $599 ($499 with an education discount ). That price point makes Apple's next-cheapest computer, the MacBook Air , seem borderline unreasonable for $1,099. MacBook Neo
I test office furniture for a living and this £255 FlexiSpot office chair and standing desk deal is the combo I’d buy in Amazon’s Spring Sale
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
FlexiSpot’s budget standing desk and chair are the ones I’d recommend if you’re kitting out your office.
Astronomers Watch in Amazement as 2 Planets Smash Into Each Other Around Nearby Star
Gizmodo / 12h
The collision likely resembles the one that formed the Moon around 4.5 billion years ago.
The Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Bundle is still under market value at Amazon — score the best preorder deal
Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Perfect Order Booster Bundle is available to preorder for $59.95 at Amazon . That's below TCGplayer's market value and comes with Amazon's pre-order price guarantee. Opens in a new window Credit: The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Perfect Order Booster Bundle $59.95 at Amazon The Mega Evolution Perfect Order expansion doesn't release until March 2
Save $1,150 on this heavy-duty Anker portable power station
Mashable / 12h
SAVE 58%: As of March 13, you can get the Anker Solix (F2000) portable power station for $849, down from $1,999, at Amazon. That's a 58% discount or $1,150 savings. Anker Solix (F2000) $849 at Amazon $1,999 Save $1,150 We test a ton of portable power stations here at Mashable. While we regularly recommend models from brands like EcoFlow, Bluetti, Jackery, and DJI , Anker consistently remains a te
M5 MacBook Air review: Still the best MacBook for almost everybody
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
The M5 Pro and M5 Max in the new MacBook Pros are interesting not because they deliver a solid speed increase for Apple's fastest laptop processors but because they also include substantial under-the-hood changes. And the MacBook Neo is interesting because, while the hardware has limits , it's quite a capable and high-quality computer for its $599 starting price. And then there's the M5 MacBook A
Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Some of the most extreme explosions in the universe are Type I superluminous supernovae. “They are one of the brightest explosions in the Universe,” says Joseph Farah, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. For years, astrophysicists tried to understand what exactly makes superluminous supernovae so absurdly powerful. Now it seems like we may finally have some answers.
Measles vaccinations rose 291% among New Mexico adults during outbreak
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
In January 2025, a measles outbreak erupted on the western edge of Texas and soon spilled over to New Mexico and other states. The overall outbreak would become the largest the country has seen since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated from the US. In Texas, it was the largest outbreak recorded since 1992. And in New Mexico, it was the first measles outbreak the state had even seen since 1
Microsoft is working to eliminate PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Modern gamers are used to loading up a new game for the first time and being forced to wait multiple minutes while a "compiling shaders" step whirs away, optimizing advanced 3D effects for their
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