DC Comics Tells Artists to Stay Out of NFT Business or Else
2KGizmodo / 6h
José Delgo, a former DC and Marvel comics artist, used to be best known for his run penciling Wonder Woman back in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. Now, he’s probably most famous for making $1.85 million dollars by selling NFTs—or non-fungible tokens —of his drawings online, many of which featured Wonder Woman and other… Read more...
Indoor-Grown Weed Is Spewing Carbon Into the Atmosphere
3KWired / 9h
Most legal marijuana is grown in a controlled environment. A study just quantified how much damage that's doing to the planet.
Meteorite Older Than the Sun Found in a U.K. Driveway
500+How-To Geek / 8h
There are two ways to get your hands on a meteorite. You can send up a billion-dollar robot to retrieve asteroid samples, or you can wait for a friendly space rock land at your doorstep for free. The latter option happened on February 28th, when a rare meteorite from the early solar system landed in a driveway in Winchcombe, England. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Can't afford HBO Max? We've got good news for you.
Mashable / 20min
HBO Max is about to get cheaper. Well, at least a certain version of it. In June, AT&T will launch a version of the streaming service that's less expensive than the current $14.99 per month price tag. The announcement was made during the AT&T investors conference Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times . The company hasn't yet announced how much the newer tier will cost. The downgrade in price
Tiffany Haddish Will Star in Mystery Girl on Netflix
47Gizmodo / 32min
Tiffany Haddish will star in and produce Netflix’s adaptation of Mystery Girl . The Dark Horse comic, created by Paul Tobin , follows Trine, a psychic with no memory of the last 10 years of her life, and only an omniscient voice in her head guiding her. She meets Cooper, a cop, who wants her to help him solve a case… Read more...
Sports giant Neymar appears headed to 'Fortnite'
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Futuristic VR Sex Is Now a Reality Thanks to This Ridiculously Affordable Gear
Futurism / 1h
Online adult content has been plentiful and popular for decades, but events of the last 12 months or so have brought it to new heights of relevance. And by some divine coincidence, this development has coincided with big innovations in technology that have taken the form to new heights. Specifically, virtual reality sex is no longer the stuff of science fiction. And now anyone can explore VR sex
China Introduces Vaccine Passports – But Only Those Taking Chinese Vaccines Are Eligible
View from the Wing / 1h
China has announced its first ‘vaccine passport’ policy reducing restrictions for people traveling from Hong Kong to mainland China but only for people who have had Chinese-made vaccines. The 50% effective Sinovac vaccine qualifies, while vaccines from the West do not. Continue reading ...
Google will face lawsuit over Incognito mode tracking
100+Engadget / 1h
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Wait, How Do You Pronounce “NFT”?
40Futurism / 1h
The rise of non-fungible tokens (NFT) into the mainstream has launched a host of important questions. How do NFTs impact the intellectual property rights of artists and creators? What are their long-term applications for works of art? What does it mean to actually “own” something? But there’s perhaps an even bigger question that has yet to be answered: How the hell do you pronounce NFT, anyway? I
This Mom Allegedly Created Deepfakes to Bully Her Daughter's Rivals off the Cheerleading Squad
100+Gizmodo / 1h
Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman anonymously sent her daughter’s cheerleading coaches deepfake photos and videos of rival teammates naked, drinking, or smoking to get them kicked off the squad, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer . She also reportedly sent this manipulated content to the teammates themselves and… Read more...
Weekly Review: March 13, 2021
One Mile at a Time / 1h
I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! On the points & travel front, this week we learned more updates about the USA vaccine timeline, airline startup Breeze Airways was cleared to start operations, Air Serbia acquired a used A330 to replace its existing A330, a shot bar opened at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, Etihad revealed that it intends to retire its A380s, New York announced plans to e
Newegg PC gaming sale: save on Intel processors, Samsung SSDs, Corsair RAM and more
40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Update your gaming PC for less with these excellent deals from Newegg's builder's sale. Hurry though, these offers end on Monday.
Painful sex and mental health have a surprising relationship
Mashable / 2h
No one ever told me painful sex was a problem. While consistently experiencing vaginal pain with practically every new partner that'd leave me sore for days — before usually going away over time if we did it more often — I never said anything. Not to those partners, not to my friends, and certainly not to any doctor. One day though, after mentioning it to a group of girlfriends in college, everyo
'Fallout 4' and other Bethesda games will get a frame rate boost on Xbox
97Engadget / 2h
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Mom Allegedly Uses Deepfakes to Frame Daughter’s Cheerleading Rivals
500+Futurism / 2h
Who’s Got Spirit? A Pennsylvania mother is in hot water after she allegedly deepfaked her teen daughter’s cheerleading rivals committing lewd and compromising acts. The Bucks County District Attorney’s office says that Raffaela Spone, 50, created a series of deepfaked videos and photos of three girls last year depicting them drinking, vaping, and naked, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer . Sp
Tesla factory reported hundreds of COVID-19 cases after reopening
300+Engadget / 3h
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The 8 classes of Carnival Cruise Line ships, explained
The Points Guy / 3h
Thinking about a cruise on a Carnival Cruise Line ship? You’ve got a lot of options. Carnival operates 24 vessels, with one more scheduled to join its fleet in 2022. That’s more vessels than any other major cruise line except Royal Caribbean , which also has 24 vessels. In general, Carnival’s 24 ships are big ships. But with one exception, they’re not giants by today’s standards. Carnival just to
Hollywood loses $10 billion annually when it ignores Black talent
24Mashable / 3h
Hollywood could bring in an additional $10 billion each year if it addressed the pervasive racial inequities that exist in the film and TV industry. That's according to a recent report from the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. "Fewer Black-led stories get told, and when they are, these projects have been consistently underfunded and undervalued, despite often earning higher relative
Cancun, Cozumel and Tulum Have A New Tourist Tax That’s Not Included In Your Ticket
65View from the Wing / 3h
Starting April 1 all international visitors over age 15 to the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, which includes Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel and Tulum, will have to pay a new tourism tax of 224 pesos (US$10.81). Visitors from Belize get a 10% discount. The tax is enforced upon departure . It isn't included when you buy your airline tickets, making it an extra hassle apart from the cost. Continu
Sonos Roam vs UE Boom 3: how do the Bluetooth speakers compare?
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Here’s how the latest portable speaker from Sonos stacks up against one of the best Bluetooth speakers of 2021.
The tension is real in new clip for 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'
24Mashable / 4h
There seems to be some trouble in paradise in this clip of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , which features some textbook communication problems between the titular heroes. With a jump out of an airplane imminent, the two just can't seem to get on the same page, with the Winter Soldier frustrated about being the dark and the Falcon being cagey about his plan. It's a fun little tease for the rel
NFTs don’t need crypto, but crypto needs NFTs
84TechCrunch / 4h
Spending millions for a digital work of art that could be screenshotted feels similar to traipsing around a strip of concrete as a tourist activity. The optics don’t make immediate sense — there’s hardly any appeal in something as accessible as a Google image or street. That’s my best bet at explaining at least some of the confusion around the explosive rise of NFTs, or nonfungible tokens . The t
Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?
300+TechCrunch / 4h
Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo Contributor Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo is a former Google and Twitter manager and current CEO of Céntrico Digital , a Latin American-based digital agency. More posts by this contributor In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America? When Mike Morrison left his hometown
This Week in Apps: Parler denied App Store re-entry, Walmart doubles down on TikTok live shopping, Instagram Lite rolls out worldwide
100+TechCrunch / 4h
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. And in the U.S., app usage surge
Why ‘blaming the intern’ won’t save startups from cybersecurity liability
200+TechCrunch / 4h
SolarWinds is back in hot water after a shareholder lawsuit accused the company of poor security practices, which they say allowed hackers to break into at least nine U.S. government agencies and hundreds of companies . The lawsuit said SolarWinds used an easily guessable password “solarwinds123” on an update server, which was subsequently breached by hackers “likely Russian in origin.” SolarWind
7 air travel tips for wheelchair users
The Points Guy / 4h
Let’s be honest: Flying as a wheelchair user is tough . I’ve traveled to 37 countries and all seven continents as a powered wheelchair user and flying is still the part of traveling that I dread the most. I don’t necessarily dread sitting in the plane seat for hours on end and I definitely don’t have a fear of heights, but instead, I dread not being able to access the restrooms on board and the p
Incredibly Rare Asteroid Fragments Land on Couple’s Driveway
500+Futurism / 4h
Close Impact A UK couple got the surprise of a lifetime when they discovered pieces of a meteorite had landed on their driveway early last week. The space rocks landed near the home of Rob and Cathryn Wilcock in Winchcombe, England on February 28 after a fireball was spotted hurling across the skies above the western UK region, according to The Smithsonian Magazine . The couple heard a rattling n
FAA's final drone rules start taking effect April 21st
100+Engadget / 4h
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Apple MacBook Pro M1 deals at Amazon feature lowest price yet on the 512GB model
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Amazon's MacBook deals this weekend feature a coupon that'll bring the 512GB M1 Apple MacBook Pro 13 down to its lowest price yet.
Alpha Wolf EV pickup can go up to 275 miles per charge
20SlashGear / 5h
Not long ago, we talked about an electric vehicle startup called Alpha and the cool-looking JAX CUV that the company unveiled. Alpha is back with another electric vehicle, this time a small pickup called the Wolf. Like the JAX, the Wolf is a very attractive vehicle that promises between 250 and 275 miles of driving range per charge. Wolf buyers … Continue reading
Was It Agatha All Along on WandaVision? It Almost Wasn't
64Gizmodo / 5h
Who’s been messing up everything? It was almost someone else. Read more...
How an American Airlines doctor battled to put defibrillators on board every major airline flight
20The Points Guy / 5h
Today every major commercial flight in the U.S. carries an automated external defibrillator, a device that can restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric shock to the heart. Its presence on those flights, credited with saving hundreds of lives in the past two decades, is largely the work of one man. A new book, “Shocked: Life and Death at 35,000 Feet,” recounts how David McKenas, corporate
This weekend's top gaming laptop deals feature super cheap RTX graphics cards, plus more
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Save upwards of $400 or pick up an awesome cheap gaming laptop deal for as low as $649 in this weekend's top sales at Dell and Walmart.
Russia and China to team up for lunar research station
SlashGear / 5h
Russian and China announced this week that they would partner for a lunar research station. The announcement was made via the Russian space agency Roscosmos in a statement earlier this week announcing it had signed an agreement with the China National Space Administration for a “complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface and/or in the orbit of the … Continue reading
Microsoft takes aim at Google as it supports bill to give news publishers more leverage over Big Tech.
32NYT > Technology / 5h
The Journalism and Competition Preservation Act aims to give smaller news publishers the ability to band together to bargain with online platforms for higher fees for distributing their content.
Algorithm Detects Deepfakes by Analyzing Reflections in Eyes
200+Futurism / 5h
Fake Spotting Researchers have developed an algorithm that identifies deepfake portraits by looking at their eyes. Computer scientists at the University of Buffalo created the deepfake-spotting algorithm, according to a press release , that analyzes the reflections in the eyes of portraits to determine their authenticity . In a study accepted in the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Spe
NASA sets March 18 as the day for SLS hot fire test
SlashGear / 6h
NASA announced this week that it is targeting Thursday, March 18, for the second hot fire test for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage. The test will be conducted at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. NASA has set the new date after performing tests that demonstrated recently repaired liquid oxygen pre-valve was working correctly. While conducting repairs … Continue reading
Court blocks US ban on Xiaomi investment
100+Engadget / 6h
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ICYMI: We test drive Volkswagen’s ID.4 EV crossover
33Engadget / 6h
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Researchers think a planet lost its original atmosphere, built a new one
95Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge / Artist's conception of the Earth-sized planet and its atmosphere. (credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech) ) The atmosphere most planets start with is often not the same as the one they end up with. Most of the gas present at the formation of a solar system will be hydrogen and helium. But a look through the rocky planets of our Solar System shows three very different atmospheres
Arlo Essential Indoor Camera vs Ring Indoor Cam: Pick the right home security camera for you
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
The Arlo Essential Indoor Camera and the Ring Indoor Cam can both be enlisted to keep an eye on your home when you’re not around. We round up the major differences between the two.
NASA astronauts step outside the ISS for the 237 spacewalk
20SlashGear / 6h
Two NASA astronauts conducted the 237 spacewalk on the exterior of the ISS today. The astronauts were Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, who went outside on the fifth spacewalk of 2021 to continue carrying out upgrades on space station systems. The two astronauts conducted a 6.5-hour spacewalk to continue upgrading the orbiting laboratory’s communications and cooling systems. The astronauts had … Co
Elon Musk and Tesla face lawsuit for allegedly violating SEC deal
400+Engadget / 6h
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5 Reasons The U.S. Won’t Have Vaccine Passports
100+View from the Wing / 6h
The E.U. and others are working on the idea of a vaccination passport (or ‘certificate’ for those who find the nomenclature more palatable). 62% of Americans even believe vaccination should be required for air travel. Continue reading ...
Perseverance's first focus on Mars is a rock named using Navajo language
24Mashable / 6h
The Perseverance Mars rover has its eyes set on its first area of interest, a rock that's been given the Navajo-inspired name Máaz, NASA shared Thursday. Working with the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, the Perseverance team has been naming different areas of Mars and points of interest relevant to the mission using the Navajo language. Aaron Yazzie, a Navajo (Diné) engi
Saturday's Best Deals: Westinghouse 42" Roku TV, AutoFull Rabbit Ears Gaming Chair, Nutale Bluetooth Trackers, Mophie Power Banks, Dyson Humidifier + Fan, and More
64Lifehacker / 6h
A Dyson humidifier and fan and a 42-inch Westinghouse Roku TV lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more...
Hitting the Books: America's loneliness crisis began well before the COVID quarantine
68Engadget / 6h
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The OnePlus Watch is arriving on March 23 alongside the OnePlus 9
29TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
OnePlus has teased another device for March 23, and it looks and sounds very much like the OnePlus Watch.
Saturday's Best Deals: Westinghouse 42" Roku TV, AutoFull Rabbit Ears Gaming Chair, Nutale Bluetooth Trackers, Mophie Power Banks, Dyson Humidifier + Fan, and More
64Gizmodo / 6h
A Dyson humidifier and fan and a 42-inch Westinghouse Roku TV lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more...
How to Take a Screenshot on Oculus Quest 2
28How-To Geek / 7h
If you do something epic on your new Oculus Quest 2 (or original Quest), it’s incredibly easy to take a screenshot to share with friends. Here’s how to capture a screenshot in your VR headset. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Peer-Reviewed Paper Claims Faster-Than-Light Travel Is Possible
3KFuturism / 7h
Warp Drive, Engage! A new study claims that “warp drive” technology — a mechanism popularized by “ Star Trek “ that would allow for faster-than-light (FTL) travel — might be more feasible than previously thought. Dr. Erik Lentz, an astrophysicist at Göttingen University in Germany, published a paper in the peer-reviewed journal Classical and Quantum Gravity asserting that FTL speed is possible us
Entry-level 2021 Porsche Taycan official EPA ratings revealed
SlashGear / 7h
Porsche wasn’t happy with the EPA when it released the EPA driving range estimates for the Taycan electric vehicle models on the market already. Porsche expected much higher driving ranges than what the EPA officially gave the vehicles, but individual testing showed the car drove much further than the EPA said. Now the official EPA numbers are out for the … Continue reading
Get a pair of Beats Solo3 headphones for over 45 percent off
24Engadget / 7h
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I don’t need a 4K Nintendo Switch, but I do want a better handheld
80TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to feature 4K resolution, but will it chase this benchmark instead of meaningful upgrades to the console design?
How to Use the Chrome OS Phone Hub with Your Android Handset
How-To Geek / 7h
A smartphone and a laptop—many of us have these two gadgets in our lives. If they happen to be an Android phone and a Chromebook, the Phone Hub feature makes them work together. We’ll show you how it works. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
How I’ve Been An Amex Cardmember Since Before I Was Born
69One Mile at a Time / 7h
According to my American Express cards I’ve been a member since 1988, even though I wasn’t even alive then. In this post I wanted to explain how that’s possible. How my Amex “member since” date is 1988 Typically when I post a picture of one of my American Express credit cards , multiple people share their confusion about how my “members since” date on American Express cards is 1988. I wasn’t even
This weekend's best PS5 deals: save $10 on DualSense controller and record low game prices
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
This weekend's best PS5 deals include an excellent discount on the DualSense controller and some stunning record low game prices.
Antikythera Mechanism mysteries may have been solved
SlashGear / 7h
Back in 1901, researchers discovered a device on a Roman shipwreck near Greece called the Antikythera Mechanism. Since then, the device has remained a mystery, and the 2000-year-old device is typically referred to as the world’s oldest computer. Despite all the modern technology applied to studying the device, exactly how it works has remained a mystery. However, a group of … Continue reading
Federal investigators blast Tesla, call for stricter safety standards
100+Ars Technica / 7h
Enlarge / A Tesla Model X on a highway. (credit: y_carfan / iStock / Getty ) The National Transportation Safety Board has filed comments blasting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for its permissive regulation of driver-assistance systems. The letter was dated February 1 but was only spotted by CNBC's Lora Kolodny on Friday. The letter repeatedly calls out Tesla's Autopilot for i
'Avatar' beats 'Avengers: Endgame' to take back highest-grossing title
Avatar Endgame China•
500+Mashable / 8h
In the biggest, most shocking box office comeback of all time, the 2009 movie Avatar returned to theaters in China Friday and took back its highest-grossing crown from 2019's Avengers: Endgame . That's right — the movie about blue aliens living on a lushly vegetative moon with a nearly unobtainable mineral called unobtanium reemerged to beat out the magnum opus of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A
What Is Roblox? Meet the Game Over Half of U.S. Kids Play
25How-To Geek / 8h
With more players than Fortnite, you have probably heard about Roblox—the game half the kids in the U.S. are playing. But what makes this online video game so popular? Here’s what you need to know about Roblox. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
What are ZTE phones? A guide to the company and its smartphones
63TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
What you need to know about Chinese phone brand ZTE, including the handsets it makes and any other devices of interest.
New Avatar series: what to expect from Nickelodeon's Avatar Studios
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Avatar Studios will be headed by the franchise’s original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
Bowser’s Fury shows Nintendo can teach an old plumber new tricks
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Bowser’s Fury single-handedly justifies the Super Mario 3D World Nintendo Switch port with an innovative approach to Mario-style platforming.
Recommended Reading: The MCU after 'WandaVision'
52Engadget / 8h
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Rental Car Prices Are About To Rise, Here’s How To Beat The Trend
View from the Wing / 8h
The rental experience is awful. Rental car loyalty programs are awful. And rental cars are about to get a lot more expensive. Don't get taken to the cleaners. Continue reading ...
What Is a Rain Garden and How Do You Make One?
100+Lifehacker / 8h
Rain gardens one of those rare examples of something that is useful, sustainable, cost effective and also beautiful. If you’re not familiar with the concept of rain gardens, they might look like a small (in some cases), randomly placed garden in someone’s yard, but it’s actually the opposite. Rain gardens require… Read more...
Get $50 off of This Dyson Humidifier and Fan Combo Today
32Lifehacker / 8h
Dyson AM10 Humidifier + Fan | $200 | Newegg Read more...
From Alaska to Greece, your return to travel starts with these 5 destinations
40The Points Guy / 8h
It’s finally happening: People around the U.S. are looking forward to traveling again. More and more of us are getting vaccinated each day and celebrating that fact by booking flights, reserving hotels and vacation rental homes, and drafting lists of all the things we want to see and do when we arrive somewhere new. In 2021, wanderlust will be a real thing for people who find themselves vaccinate
England vs France live stream: how to watch Six Nations 2021 online anywhere now
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Can Les Bleus end 16 years of misery at Twickenham today?Here's how to get an England vs France live stream and watch Six Nations rugby online.
The Morning After: Apple will discontinue the original HomePod
58Engadget / 8h
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Air Serbia’s Interesting A330 Swap
100+One Mile at a Time / 8h
It looks like Air Serbia is swapping its A330 for another A330… The story of Air Serbia’s current Airbus A330 Serbian national airline Air Serbia has operated a single Airbus A330-200 since 2016: The airline acquired this plane when it was 49% owned by Etihad Airways; Etihad has since decreased its stake in the airline The airplane was leased from Jet Airways at the time, which was another airlin
How to Earn $60 an Hour Playing Minecraft
500+Lifehacker / 8h
If you are among the 126 million active Minecraft players worldwide and enjoy some light gardening, you may wonder when your hobbies might intersect in a way that results in a paycheck. That time is now, thanks to a new job opening for the role of a virtual landscape gardener in the 3D worlds created in Minecraft.… Read more...
SpaceX is Hooking Up an Air Force Aircraft With Starlink Internet
300+Futurism / 8h
Air Force Starlink SpaceX is preparing to test its Starlink broadband-beaming internet service on board a US Air Force “tactical aircraft,” CNBC reports . According to a request filed with the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, SpaceX is looking to “make minor modifications to its experimental authorization for additional test activities undertaken with the federal government.” “The t
How to Share an ECG from Your Apple Watch with Your Doctor
26How-To Geek / 8h
Some Apple Watches have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) built in. If your doctor wants you to use it—or you want to share the results of it with them—here’s what to do. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Disney+ Price Hike Goes Into Effect March 26, So Grab Your Wallet
100+How-To Geek / 9h
Disney+ just announced when its first price increase will go into effect: March 26. We knew the $1 hike was coming, as Disney made it known just after introducing all of the exciting new Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar series coming to the streaming service in the following months. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Where to sit when flying JetBlue’s A321neo with the new Mint
21The Points Guy / 9h
If all goes to plan, JetBlue flyers traveling on select flights between New York-JFK and Los Angeles will soon have a chance to experience the carrier’s next-generation Airbus plane — the A321neo — offering JetBlue’s new-and-improved Mint business class , Even More Space coach and a large “Core” economy cabin . Of course, Mint is the real star of the show, but JetBlue’s economy product has seen s
Hackers Accessed Security Cameras Inside Tesla and Beyond
300+Wired / 9h
Plus: A Molson-Coors hack, Github controversy, and more of the week's top security news.
How to Watch the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
42Lifehacker / 9h
With everything else going on, you may not have noticed that the Grammy Awards are happening tomorrow, Sunday, March 14th—two months behind schedule. There will be music, there will be awards, and given that the nominees will be attending the ceremony virtually, there will probably be technical difficulties. Here’s… Read more...
So you spent millions on an NFT. Here's what you actually bought.
100+Mashable / 9h
On March 11, 2021, Christie's, the 255-year-old auction house, made international news with the $69 million sale of a non-fungible token (NFT). The transaction dwarfed previous head-turning blockchain-art sales, and rode a wave of coverage debating the merits and environmental costs of this relatively new art form. But what, exactly, did the pseudonymous Christie's bidder MetaKovan actually buy?
How to Change Your Spotify Profile Picture
29How-To Geek / 9h
If you like to share your Spotify music tastes with your friends (or even throw a group listening party), you can make your account stand out by changing your profile picture. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
How to Pin a File or Folder to Your Chromebook’s Taskbar
31How-To Geek / 9h
If you own a Chromebook, you probably spend most of your time on cloud services. But every now and then, when you do need to access local folders or files, Chrome OS lets you pin files right on the bottom taskbar or “Shelf.” Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
The 5 Best OBD2 Scanners for Your Car
25How-To Geek / 9h
If you love to tinker with your vehicle or simply want to save some money by doing your own maintenance, you need an OBD2 scanner. What exactly is an OBD2 scanner? It’s a device that reads the onboard diagnostic system information (like check engine light codes) included in every vehicle made after 1996. They’re super handy, so here are some of the best OBD2 scanners worth buying. Read This Artic
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
36TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
We compare the latest mid-range GPU offerings from AMD and Nvidia ahead of the Radeon RX 6700 XT release.
Get $50 off of This Dyson Humidifier and Fan Combo Today
32Gizmodo / 10h
Dyson AM10 Humidifier + Fan | $200 | Newegg Read more...
How to Export Your Passwords From LastPass
200+Wired / 10h
The popular security service is severely limiting its free tier starting March 16. If you’d like to move your passwords to another manager, here’s how.
How Far Should Humans Go to Help Species Adapt?
200+Wired / 10h
A project to teach threatened marsupials to avoid feral cats is among a host of "assisted evolution" efforts to help animals in the face of climate change.
Headspace's first Netflix show actually taught me something new about how to meditate
44Mashable / 10h
March Mindfulness is Mashable's series that examines the intersection of meditation practice and technology. Because even in the time of coronavirus, March doesn't have to be madness. This is one show Netflix doesn't want you to binge. Or actually, scratch that. Netflix probably doesn't care one way or the other how you consume the Headspace Guide To Meditation , the first of three series from th
'PG: Psycho Goreman' is bringing back the creature feature with its alien overlord
21Mashable / 10h
Welcome to Thanks, I Love It , our series highlighting something onscreen we're obsessed with this week. Have you heard about our lord and savior PG: Psycho Goreman ? If you’ve visited horror movie Twitter lately, you’ve probably encountered one or more of the film’s digital disciples. These enthusiastic souls laud the gruesome but lovable sci-fi adventure from writer-director Steven Kostanski as
[Roundup] Southwest Kicked Disabled Passenger Off Flight Over Mask Despite Federal Rules
View from the Wing / 10h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
How to Customize the Look and Feel of Your Xbox Series X or S
How-To Geek / 10h
Customizing the look and feel of your Xbox dashboard is about more than simply setting a color scheme or choosing a profile picture. You can pin games, speed up sign-ins, and change the UI layout, too. These tips apply to the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and even the Xbox One. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Become a Grandmaster With The Ultimate Chess Training Bundle
Futurism / 10h
While none of us will ever beat a computer , the delight of going brain-to-brain against a fellow human in chess can’t be overstated. Chess helps you think tactically, approach problems by looking at the long term, and it’s also a lot of fun. Yet mastering it can be tough, especially on your own. Fortunately, the Ultimate Beginner to Grandmaster Chess Course Bundle is here to take you from amateu
Vodafone's fibre broadband deals are the obvious best choices this weekend
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
As far as fibre broadband deals go, Vodafone is leading the way right now with its Fibre 1 and 2 plans.
Renault Captur: this plug-in hybrid offers function over thrills
33TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The plug-in hybrid Captur offers up to 30 miles of EV range on a single charge.
Apple discontinues the HomePod, goes all in on the HomePod Mini instead
Apple HomePod Mini•
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It seems as though the HomePod Mini is good enough for most of us, so Apple is calling time on the original.
Italy vs Wales live stream: how to watch Six Nations 2021 online from anywhere
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Dragons face rugby's whipping boys with Grand Slam hopes high. Here's how to get an Italy vs Wales live stream and watch Six Nations online today.
Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ could use one simple improvement: A clear timeline
100+Mashable / 11h
Welcome to Fix It , our weekly series examining projects we love — save for one tiny change we wish we could make. The Witcher on Netflix is a wonderful adaptation of the Polish fantasy series, spanning a handful of exciting individual stories from the original novels to weave together a dramatic, overarching narrative. The problem is, many of these stories take place in different time periods wi
What is Dispo? David Dobrik's photo app recreates the disposable camera experience and aesthetic
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Seems like every week there's some new app you just have to get. I mean who even are you if you're not on Clubhouse , at this point? (For the record, I am not a fan of Clubhouse .) Dispo might is the latest app you'll soon hear that you have to be on. Here's the TL;DR: Dispo is a photo app from influencer David Dobrik that effectively mimics the disposable camera experience. But it's not exactly
The Code Breaker is the CRISPR chronicle you need to read
500+Ars Technica / 11h
3d render of DNA spirals. (credit: Image courtesy of NIST ) According to Walter Isaacson, three great technology revolutions have shaped the modern world, based on three fundamental kernels of human existence: the atom, the bit, and the gene. Having explored the physics revolution through the eyes of Einstein and the digital revolution via Apple’s supreme leader, Steve Jobs , the best-selling bio
Democrats Are Getting Serious About Universal Broadband
200+Wired / 11h
After approving a $7 billion fund to help students get internet access, lawmakers on the left proposed a $94 billion package to deploy high-speed broadband nationwide.
The 21 Best Weekend Deals on TVs, Cameras, and Outdoor Gear
91Wired / 11h
Curl up with Netflix or gear up for spring with deals on rain jackets, televisions, Roku devices, barefoot trail shoes, and more.
Smartphone Camera Tricks That Will Make Your Life Easier
200+Wired / 11h
Selfies are great—but have you ever tapped into the powers of AR, PDF scanning, and reverse image search?
Asus ROG 5: what can you do with 18GB of RAM?
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With the Asus ROG 5 Ultimate coming out with 18GB of RAM, we have to ask: can games even harness that high performance, and if not, how long must we wait?
Live action vs. animated features: How computer graphics are used to make movies
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As more films employ Virtual Production techniques, the more crossover there is between animated and photoreal VFX features.
How to Open Multiple Websites with a Shortcut on Windows 10
100+How-To Geek / 11h
If you open multiple websites regularly, you can create a shortcut in Windows 10 to open all those sites in a single click (or a double-click). This trick uses Windows 10’s batch-scripting capabilities, but there’s also a pretty easy way to do it in any web browser. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Intel’s high-end gaming GPU possibly spotted in testing, hinting at a 2021 debut
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We’re certainly keeping our fingers crossed that there’s a third horse in the GPU race by the end of the year.
OnePlus will reveal its first smartwatch on March 23rd
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Spotify’s roadmap to dominate the music streaming industry
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Listening to music has gone past the days when one had to download it on their devices. Music streaming services have changed that for good. These not only bring your favorite music right to your fingertips with the convenience of cross-platform accessibility but also do much more. The ability to discover new music, engage with the audiophile community, and share … Continue reading
From Amazon to Zoom: A year of tech in the pandemic, by the numbers
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In the past year, we've spent a lot of time online. On March 13, 2020, the White House declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency . Since then it's been all video conference calls, FaceTime happy hours, virtual family gatherings, VR concerts, and endless screen time. It's impossible to fully quantify how the pandemic has affected Americans' relationship with tech, but we know we've downl
Google Lens: how to master Google's super-useful AI camera app
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Google Lens is one of the tech giant's most versatile and useful apps – here's how to harness its power.
Ultra HD vs QLED TV: what's the difference?
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All QLED TVs out there right now are Ultra HD TVs with 4K resolutions (or higher) – here's why you want them both.
Unmissable SIM only deal: unlimited data for an effective £6 a month
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Affordable Mobiles is delivering on one of the cheapest SIM only deals we've seen, getting you unlimit