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2KWired / 6h
A series of puzzling infections has been traced to the presence of a dangerous bacterium in an aromatherapy spray.



300+Lifehacker / 7h
These past few weeks, after many years, I started counting calories again, with the goal of making weight for an upcoming master’s boxing match. I don’t need to lose much, and I’m not in a hurry, so I started with what seemed like a conservative goal of about 2,000 calories a day, hoping for a gradual weight loss. Read more...



The social media giant joins a number of companies that have fallen foul of translation blunders.

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Needless to say, the Facebook 2021 Connect keynote was both weird and outrageous. It was an hour-long hypnotizing act where Facebook tried to convince customers that it isn’t Facebook anymore—the company even changed its name to Meta! But tucked within all the nonsense came a few things to look forward to, especially if you’re an Oculus user. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



More and more people are becoming increasingly aware that if they aren’t being sold something, their data is likely the product. When you use services like Facebook without having to pay a penny, the question “what is the actual cost?” may cross your mind. At some point, the personal information stored on various resources can become public or be used against someone. This might concern companies



Mashable / 11min
Former President Donald Trump's new social network might fail to launch — all because it won't abide by the terms laid out by the people who wrote its source code. Mastodon, the open-source platform that TRUTH Social is using, announced on its website that it's giving the social network 30 days to comply with its license before it permanently revokes it. Mastodon says it sent a formal letter on O



Transferable credit card rewards are our favorite kinds of points. They’re great for the vast majority of travelers because they can be used in such a flexible way. Instead of earning miles with a single airline or points with a particular hotel chain, transferable rewards allow you to accumulate points in a central account that you can then convert into airline miles or hotel points with a numbe



Ars Technica / 12min
Enlarge / The 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro stacked on top of the 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has long offered an application called Time Machine that lets you revert the software on your computer to the state it was in before something went seriously wrong. In many ways, the new MacBook Pro is a hardware Time Machine of its own; you could say it makes it seem like the past f



TechCrunch / 19min
There’s nothing like the growing pains of new adulthood, but for college-aged gen Z-ers who have spent these formative years in lockdown, it can be even more difficult to form meaningful friendships. While attending Columbia University remotely during the pandemic, first-generation college student Jamie Lee realized how this isolation was affecting her peers, especially those who would travel to



500+Futurism / 19min
Hacked Humans Yuval Harari, a world-renowned social philosopher and the bestselling author of “ Sapiens ,” has a stark warning: we need to start regulating AI, because otherwise big companies are going to be able to “hack” humans. Harari believes that the rapidly increasing sophistication of AI could lead to a population of “hacked humans,” according to a report from CBS ‘s “60 Minutes .” To deal



Samsung Galaxy S22•
SlashGear / 21min
The latest data leak on the next Samsung smartphone suggests we’ll see the device available for sale near the end of January, 2022. With this information we have enough of a lead on the full picture that we can present an early peek at what’s likely in specifications and features of the Samsung Galaxy S22 and its kin. Two slightly … Continue reading



DJI Action 2 GoPro•
The GoPro Hero 10 Black is the best action camera you can currently buy, but could that be about to change with the all-new DJI Action 2 ? DJI's follow-up to the original DJI Osmo Action – which was itself a top GoPro rival – hasn't just taken the easy route and simply made a slightly improved version. Instead, DJI has gone leftfield, taking more cues from fellow GoPro rival Insta360 than its own



LG Filmmaker Mode PV•
Back in 2018, Tom Cruise and other actors famously advocated for turning off motion processing when watching movies. It’s taken a few years to make it happen, but companies like LG are finally listening to that request. LG has announced that it would automatically enable Filmmaker Mode that disables motion interpolation – the source of the Soap Opera effect – when watching movies on Amazon Prime



Gizmodo / 26min
The Nerd’s Watch just got an upgrade. After years of customizing the most enjoyable titles in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movies and TV from the “original” streamers, io9 has decided to kick things up a notch. Folks, there may be too many streaming services. Read more...



Tesla 3 Model NHTSA•
Engadget / 29min
Tesla is recalling 2,791 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over concerns that their front suspension lateral link fasteners may loosen, potentially shifting the wheel alignment and increasing the risk of a crash. The affected vehicles are 2019, 2020 and 2021 versions of the Model 3, and 2020 and 2021 editions of the Model Y. Tesla has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the



Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the market for video conferencing and collaboration tools has exploded. With this creating such a competitive environment, these digital tools have had to carve out particular niches for themselves. Some have focused on improving productivity , for example, others have looked to prioritize ease-of-use. In this climate, two of the most popular commu



US Huawei ZTE Chinese•
The US government is continuing its efforts to limit technology from Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese tech firms from being used in its telecommunications network. As part of these efforts, the Secure Equipment Act will prevent Huawei, ZTE and other companies, that have been designated as security threats, from receiving new equipment licenses from US regulators according to a new report from Reuter



How-To Geek / 32min
With the iPhone and iPad, you could argue that Apple is responsible for the current popularity of touchscreens. It seems odd that the company wouldn’t want to bring its touchscreen technology to Macs, but it turns out Apple has a perfectly logical reason to keep Mac computers touch-free. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Password Https One•
Lifehacker / 36min
iCloud Keychain has always been a bit of an island: A hidden, secure nirvana, so long as you stayed within Apple’s strict ecosystem. To access and add passwords, you had to use Safari, and there was no reliable way to export passwords. But slowly, iCloud Keychain (or iCloud Passwords) is becoming less of a walled… Read more...



One of the easiest ways to earn rewards points — referring a friend or family member to a credit card — just got even more lucrative. For a limited time, eligible cardmembers of select American Express credit cards can earn a special referral offer when someone applies and is approved for a new card using their personalized referral link . Cardmembers will earn an additional 4x Membership Rewards



Gizmodo / 44min
The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are just now arriving on buyers’ doorsteps, and we’re already talking about what’s next for Google’s flagship Android lineup. Read more...



How-To Geek / 46min
Microsoft Teams makes it easy to share your desktop or mobile device’s screen in your online meetings. You can even choose between sharing your device’s entire screen or just a specific app window. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Mashable / 46min
The metaverse will revolutionize your ability to be a jerk. That rather confusing pitch was made by none other than Facebook (er, Meta ) CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Tuesday interview, published Thursday, with Stratechery's Ben Thompson . In an attempt to communicate why people should buy into his deeply depressing vision of the metaverse, the clearly oblivious CEO pitched "one of the killer use case




Amazon Stake Rivian•
Engadget / 53min
Amazon owns a 20 percent stake in electric transport startup Rivian, according to a recent SEC disclosure spotted by Bloomberg . As of September 30th, the company said the stake was valued at $3.8 billion, up from $2.7 billion at the end of 2020. That Amazon should own a fifth of Rivian is not surprising. In 2019, the retailer led a $700 million investment round in the automaker, contributing abo



Cyberpunk 2077 2022•
SlashGear / 57min
Shortly after Cyberpunk 2077 released and fans expressed their discontent with the game, CD Projekt Red committed to fixing its various issues. When it made this commitment, it shared a roadmap that detailed its plans for updates, DLC, and the next-gen upgrades for 2021 and beyond. Today, however, we’re learning that the remainder of the roadmap for 2021 has been … Continue reading



SlashGear / 57min
The Pixel 6, particularly the Pixel 6 Pro, has definitely piqued the interest of smartphone users on the Android side. More than just passing interest, too: Google has implied that high demand for the phones is causing shipment delays and supply problems. But, while Google is undoubtedly pleased by that turnout, its primary interest in the Pixel 6 is undoubtedly … Continue reading



Facebook Meta Oculus VR•
Meta, the rebranded Facebook, made its debut at the company’s headquarters with a new sign today.



VALORANT 3 Chamber•
Valorant players are getting another hero to use in Riot's free-to-play shooter. As described by character producer John Goscicki, Chamber plays the "gentleman assassin" role, a Sentinel-class character who "bunkers down, and holds a location by getting frags.” He can do this through a skill and weapon set that includes a trap that scans for enemies, a heavy pistol and a sniper rifle that can tak



Gizmodo / 1h
When Edgar Wright makes a movie, you know it’s going to be interesting . His first big film was a zombie romantic comedy . He followed that up with a suburban-set love letter to action films. He’s made movies about alien invasion bar crawls , baby driving, and defeating seven evil exes . His latest film though is unlike… Read more...



Jim Mann Contributor Jim Mann is director of acquisitions at Thrasio , a consumer goods company reimagining omnichannel commerce and consumer products. The toughest questions most entrepreneurs face will involve international expansion. Whether to, when to, where to and how to expand all involve a wealth of complex considerations. The stakes are high: Success could mean the creation of a global m



Hertz 350 Tesla Model 3•
Auto rental giant Hertz gave its strongest signal to the markets that it had resurrected from bankruptcy with this week’s news that it would purchase 100,000 Tesla vehicles for a reported $4.2 billion. Hertz made headlines again two days later, when it said that Uber committed to renting up to half of that order for its drivers. But the biggest winner in the deal may end up being Tesla — which ca



When online shopping, you’ve probably come across photos that spin around so you can see a product from all angles. This is typically done by taking a number of photos of a product from all angles, and then playing them like an animation. Luma — founded by engineers who left Apple’s AR and computer vision group — wants to shake all of that up. The company has developed a new neural rendering tech



Earlier this week, American Airlines revealed major changes to how frequent flyers will earn AAdvantage elite status . Beginning in 2022, there will be just one elite-qualifying metric: Loyalty Points. The number of Loyalty Points you earn will be largely tied to your spending instead of how much you fly. As a result, you’ll theoretically be able to spend your way all the way to top-tier Executiv



It isn’t often that a union tries to get people not to join. Usually the incentive is to grow its ranks. However the American Airlines pilots union is warning pilots if they go to work at American Airlines they’ll be stuck at American for their whole career thanks to the senior system which makes jumping carriers not a viable option (since you lose schedule flexibility and pay). Continue reading



One of the most important announcements made this week by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was about a pair of augmented reality glasses. The hardware is being developed at what was until this week Facebook and Oculus. Now they’re all under the Meta brand umbrella – and they want to present an all-encompassing universe in which we’ll all live virtually. That’ll … Continue reading



Some of you have just upgraded to a shiny new iPhone. More of you probably thought nah, my old iPhone works just fine. Whichever camp you belong to, there is one thing you absolutely must do with your iPhone right now—a comprehensive privacy audit. Read more...



This week, the chancellor chose not to cut VAT on household energy bills in the Autumn Budget. At present, 5% of the money we spend on energy bills goes directly to the taxman. Prior to the Autumn Budget, the Labour Party and several campaign groups had called for the Chancellor to slash VAT on energy bills in order to help families who are struggling with surging energy prices. At the start of t



Welcome to AirFryDay, where — you guessed it —every Friday Mashable covers the latest trends, dispenses advice, and reviews recipes for your air fryer . It's difficult to screw up a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich because even the worst BECs are still kind of good. Still, I was skeptical of a TikTok recipe that promised to cook it all at once in an air fryer. How would the recipe fully cook bacon



Director Scott Cooper and actor Keri Russell talk about the classic supernatural and familial grief films that inspired Antlers .



If you’re working from a home office or, well, an office-office, a printer is still a must-buy gadget. While 3D printers offer more creative possibility, all-in-one printers are a great blend of form and functionality, as a printer, scanner, copier, and sometimes a fax into one device. All-in-one printers are typically either use inkjet or laser technology, with the addition of a copier/scanner o



Gizmodo / 1h
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Witcher Season 2 Geralt•
The second season of Netflix's hugely popular sci-fi/fantasy series, The Witcher , returns on December 17. It's been two long years for fans of The Witcher , eager for a second season, but that long wait is nearly over. Netflix dropped a new trailer for its hugely popular sci-fi/fantasy series, starring Henry Cavill as a solitary monster hunter with magical powers. (Some spoilers for S1 below.) A



Enlarge (credit: Getty ) A recent baking trend of using "luster dusts" to give cake frostings and decorations a shimmery look has poisoned young children with heavy metals in at least two states, health researchers warn in a new report published Friday . A toxic birthday cake for a 1-year-old left six children (ages 1 to 11) severely ill with vomiting and diarrhea after an October 2018 birthday p




Enlarge / At some point, this must stop. A recent congressional hearing left us no closer to figuring out when that point will be reached. (credit: Getty Images ) Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held hearings on the role of oil companies in fostering our present climate crisis. The companies led by these executives have a long history of playing down the risks of climate cha



For part of last year it seemed credit card issuers didn't want new customers. Now they all seem to have turned that around, and their primary strategy to attract you to their cards is to massively increase the up front offers for getting approved. Chase and American Express are both out with new offers for their Marriott cards in a coordinated fashion, and these offers are very good. Continue re



Most credit cards with premium annual fees come with statement credits to help offset this cost year after year. The American Express® Business Gold Card — a business card with a $295 annual fee (see rates and fees ) — takes a different approach. In fact, the card offers no statement credits as part of its normal benefits package. Still, the Amex Business Gold comes with incredible earning potent



Marriott has co-branded credit cards issued by both American Express and Chase. In late September, we saw huge new welcome bonuses introduced on these cards. At the time we knew that the Amex bonuses would end on November 3, and it has now been announced that the Chase bonuses will also end on November 3. If you’re interested in taking advantage of the bonuses on any of these cards, this is the l



Gizmodo / 1h
One of Turkey’s most famous lakes has completely receded this year. The transformation of an entire lake into a few puddles is based on satellite data shows , and experts say it’s driven by both climate change and human overuse. Read more...



Trader Joe’s is very good at two things: Stocking their frozen food section with a never-ending parade of novel and interesting convenience foods, and churning out new—some might say unnecessary—Thanksgiving- and Christmas-themed items every holiday season. Read more...



The touchscreen feature, available on certain Windows 11 PCs, is certainly a great feature, but it’s also a great way of collecting a large number of fingerprints on your screen. Tired of cleaning your screen? Disable touchscreen. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



AT&T Cricket Speed•
Cricket Wireless suddenly looks like an excellent option for those who want 5G and no speed caps on their pre-paid smartphone plans. Today, the company announced it would enable 5G for all pre-paid plans, rather than only the most expensive option. More importantly, Cricket Wireless will no longer have speed limits on data usage, which is a big deal. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you're on the search for a new SIM plan this weekend, Three could be the perfect way to go with its latest flash sale. However, you'll have to act fast with an end date set for Monday. This sale in question is offering a 30GB of data SIM plan from Three for just £10 a month . That's a brilliant price for that much data, standing out as one of the cheapest options for it. Plus, like all of Thre



28Gizmodo / 2h
Incoming University of Santa Barbara students will soon get to inhabit a 97-year-old billionaire’s twisted mindspace: a 1.68-million-square-foot windowless death trap which UCSB is describing as a “dorm,” designed by Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman and evidently-rising-architect Charlie Munger. Read more...



MIT CSAIL Amsterdam•
Granted, there aren’t many cities where self-driving water taxis are a viable option, but Amsterdam may just be one of those places. This week, scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ( CSAIL ) and the Senseable City Laboratory launched the first self-navigating, fully autonomous robot boats. They call ’em Roboats ( geddit? ), and they made their maiden voyag



Microsoft PowerToys•
Now that Windows 11 has been released, Microsoft has updated PowerToys with new UI changes so that it set of utilities now feature the same design as the latest version of its operating system. First introduced with Windows 95 and then brought back for Windows 10 two years ago, PowerToys are a set of tools that are designed to make it more convenient to use the software giant's operating system t



Apple’s MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch laptops with Apple’s M1 Max , one of the two pro-level processors introduced this month, have been out for over a week now. And thanks to a new gaming test, we can see just how well the chip works in action — apparently better than a popular gaming rig setup. The benchmark analysis tested frame rate and resolution, finding that the M1 Max beats out Nvidia’s



A few days ago I asked Lifehacker readers to share with me the trauma inflicted by the films they saw as children —the disturbing scenes they witnessed well before they were ready to handle the horrors they contained. I wasn’t looking to hear about the time dad let you watch A Nightmare on Elm Street. Obviously that’s… Read more...



Skydance Hennig Marvel•
It’s been a while since we’ve heard any news from Amy Hennig, but now we know what the former Naughty Dog and Visceral Games writer and creative director has been working away at since going indie in 2018 . On Friday, Marvel announced its working with Hennig’s Skydance New Media studio on a new narrative-driven action-adventure game set in its comic book universe. Details on the project are spars



With the U.S. reopening just over a week away, we’re answering five more reader questions regarding all you need to know about traveling with kids to the U.S. on Nov. 8 and beyond. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Here are this week’s top five questions: In This Post 1. When will kids be able to get vaccinated for travel? Back in September



39TechCrunch / 2h
Arc, a startup that launched 10 months ago with ambitions to electrify everything on the water, starting with a limited-edition $300,000 boat, has captured the attention and capital of some of the entertainment industry’s biggest stars. The startup, which closed a seed round in February led by VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, has brought on several new investors , including funds from Will Smith’s Dr



100+Gizmodo / 2h
We don’t know how much money Netflix paid to buy the adaptation rights to Liu Cixin ’s best-selling sci-fi series Remembrance of Earth’s Past , but we did hear rumors Amazon tried to snag them for $1 billion. Then Netflix reportedly paid Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss $200 million for services… Read more...



100+Futurism / 2h
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine say that they were able to treat depression in patients by stimulating their brains with magnets. In a study published on Friday , the researchers found that nearly 80 percent of patients had experienced remission of their depression after the procedure, which is called Stanford neuromodulation therapy (SNT). The technique is a modified fo



McRib NFT McDonald’s•
200+Futurism / 2h
McRib NFT McDonald’s has announced that the McRib is back — kind of. In a tiring display of late-stage capitalism, the burger chain announced that it’s created McRib NFTs in celebration of the sandwich’s 40th anniversary, according to a press release . The company added that it would be giving away the NFTs as part of a sweepstakes on Monday November 1st to give people “the chance to enjoy it yea




Save $19: Charge on the go. Snag an Apple MagSafe Battery Pack at Amazon for just $79.93, down from $99.99, and save $19.07 as of Oct. 29. Charge your iPhone easily with Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack , which snaps onto your phone via magnet for on-the-go charging. This external battery, which Apple released in July, basically functions as a battery-charger combo. It's compatible with the iPhone 13



Roku is nothing if not consistent. The leading name in streaming hardware refreshes a good deal of its player lineup on an annual basis, usually favoring small, incremental revisions over sweeping changes. That's the case with the new Streaming Stick 4K , a $50 4K streamer that acts as an improved replacement of sorts for the older Streaming Stick Plus . Again, the differences this time around ar



Rewind a few months and my husband and I were happily living a pretty stress-free life in Da Nang, Vietnam, with our rescue pup, Bandido. We had a great group of friends, an apartment we wouldn’t have been able to afford anywhere else and easy access to unbelievable nature. That’s when things started to get a little messy. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our da



22Gizmodo / 2h
New Zealanders are up in arms over a bat’s inclusion in this year’s Bird of the Year competition , a contest that ostensibly exists to crown a bird. Alas, it seems a bat has stolen the hearts of locals this time around. Read more...



The Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz, whose founders played big roles in the development of the internet, aims to own a huge part of the digital currency world — and set the rules for it, too.



Former President Trump’s new social network might be in hot water before it even launches. Mastodon, a free social media framework, alleges that Truth Social is passing open source software off as its own, and has given them 30 days to fix this . If it doesn’t fix things by the end of next month, things could get messy. In a post to the Mastodon blog, founder and CEO Eugen Rochko explained that t



Valet car service can be a dependable service, especially for travelers who don’t want to deal with the hassle of parking fees or tickets. But, as I explain below, it can be a costly (and sometimes unreliable) service. For some travelers, the hassle of finding a valet to bring your car to you isn’t worth the cost. Alternatively, the high price can be worth it for others who just want a safe place



Enlarge / The worm says, "I've got root!" (credit: Andreus / Getty Images) The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team released a blog post yesterday describing a newly found macOS vulnerability that can abuse entitlement inheritance in macOS's System Integrity Protection (SIP) to allow execution of arbitrary code with root-level privilege. The vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-30892 and has been



COP26 , the UN’s climate change conference billed as “ the world’s last best chance ” to prevent the most disastrous effects of global warming, kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday. Delegates from around the world will convene to hammer out another round of emission reduction targets with a goal of achieving “ net zero ” greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century and keeping our rapidly heating planet tem



I should have known better. Everyone knows that nothing good comes from anything that involves a labyrinth - especially at night. This is the exact reason I don’t watch the Labyrinth movie (well that and the puppets). That’s right, this is bloody David Bowie’s fault. As I cautiously move forwards down the foggy, hedge-lined path ahead, with only a dim torch lighting my way, I ferociously drop pin



The Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz, whose founders played big roles in the development of the internet, aims to own a huge part of the digital currency world — and set the rules for it, too.



43Gizmodo / 2h
Whenever a smart, powerful woman starts using literal grains of rice to illustrate her point, you know you done goofed. Big Oil companies found that out the hard way when, during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Katie Porter whipped out 479 pounds (212 kilograms) of uncooked rice to illustrate how… Read more...



Apple lets you invite others to a FaceTime call through link sharing, and that link can be used on other devices beyond iPhones and iPads. Here’s how you can generate and share one with all your friends. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



20TechCrunch / 2h
Lisa Gilbert Contributor Lisa Gilbert is the vice president of Public Citizen . Facebook may have a new name, but a rebrand won’t erase the multiple recent disclosures illustrating how destructive the company is for society — and how harmful it is for its own investors. The revelations from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen were shocking but not surprising. According to Haugen, who worked for



Save $21.01 : The Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug is on sale for just $23.99 at Amazon as of Oct. 29. Down from its list price of $45, that's a 47% savings. If you've ever made yourself a hot beverage before, you've almost certainly forgotten your hot beverage exists immediately after pouring it. I'm talking cups of tea you discover in your kitchen hours later and the cold coffee on your desk. If y



Gizmodo / 2h
The entire world is set to huddle in Glasgow next week and hash out how to protect the climate. In years past, world leaders have attended the tail end of United Nations climate talks. Read more...



Canon PowerShot PX•
Canon will not allow the always-watching, always-shooting camera dream to die. Today they revealed a device called the Canon PowerShot PX, a camera that captures moments in your life without your input. This camera sits on a base on which it can rotate, and its head can move up and down, giving it a large area of potential coverage, so … Continue reading



Nothing spent most of the last year teasing its Ear (1) earbuds, and it’s a strategy that seems to have worked. Today, on the first anniversary of Nothing’s creation, founder Carl Pei published a thank you letter to the community that has sprouted up around the company. In that letter, Pei shares some sales statistics for the Ear (1), and … Continue reading



Boston Dynamics Spot•
The last time we saw Spot dance, it was with the entire Boston Dynamics family at the end of last year. That was mostly a showcase of how much Atlas, the company’s bipedal robot, had come from the days when it could barely walk . In a new solo display, we get to see it move to “Start Me Up” from The Rolling Stones in honor of the 40th anniversary of their 1981 album Tattoo You . And if you though



Gizmodo / 2h
While the developments of this week’s Inferno #2—from writer Jonathan Hickman, artist Stefano Caselli, colorist David Curiel, and letterer Joe Sabino—are the big, flashy pearl-clutching sort, a certain someone being resurrected (or not) isn’t the only major twist Marvel’s been teasing for its Krakoan mutants. Read more...




The Big Three cloud infrastructure vendors — Amazon, Microsoft and Google — all reported earnings this week. As you might expect, they did just fine with a growing market that passed $45 billion worldwide, good for a mind-boggling $180 billion run rate and trailing 12 month revenue of $164 billion. Revenue grew 37% overall in the quarter, according to Synergy Research . The question is can these



If you're looking to snag an early Black Friday deal on the best-selling Apple Watch 6, then you're in luck. We've just spotted the Apple Watch Series 6 back in stock and on sale for $349 (was $399) at Amazon . That's a $50 discount and the best deal you can find right now for the 40mm smartwatch. This early Black Friday deal applies to the Navy sport band, which like most colors, has been out of



Dell is running a number of limited-time Cyber sales in the run-up to this year's Black Friday deals – and right now you can save a huge $264 off the price of this top XPS 13 laptop and get it for $685.99 (was $949.99) . You'll need to move fast, though, as over 70% have sold already! Quite simply, the XPS 13 is one the best laptops you can buy. It regularly features at the top of our list of fav



In yet another vulnerability that could have serious repercussions, cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cross-site scripting(XSS) bug in the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress . The plugin is used to automatically publish posts from websites to any of the configured social media accounts in a fully automated manner. Discovered by Wordfence ’s Ramuel Gall, the vu



Steelseries is one of the best and brightest brands in gaming audio, but I’ve spent the last two years avoiding its popular Arctis headsets because … well, Micro USB is stupid and terrible. That said, I’m ready to give the new Arctis 7+ and 7P+ a shot, as they’re the first SteelSeries headsets equipped with USB-C ports and a ton of other much-needed features. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Super Follow iOS US•
28TechCrunch / 3h
Twitter is rolling out the ability for all iOS users globally to Super Follow select creators. The option was previously only available to users in the U.S. and Canada. Super Follows allow users to subscribe to accounts they like for a monthly subscription fee in exchange for exclusive content. It’s Super Following time –– everyone globally on iOS now has the option to Super Follow select creator



Meta Facebook Apple Watch•
Enlarge (credit: Meta ) Facebook just won't stay idle. After announcing on Thursday that Facebook's parent company will be changing its name to Meta , it seems the tech giant may be planning another big move that it hasn't even mentioned yet. An image spotted on one of its apps suggests that the company is working on a smartwatch to compete with the likes of the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy wat



Thanks to macOS Monterey, you can finally scan and copy text from photos on your Mac. The next time you want to save some time at school or quickly copy phone numbers from a business card, selecting and copying text from images will help you a lot. Here’s how to get that done. Read more...



If you're the kind of person who loves a bargain, you've likely clocked that the yearly Black Friday event is rapidly approaching, bringing with it big discounts across every kind of tech. Amongst those discounted items, one of the more surprising savings comes with Black Friday SIM only deals . Across all of the major networks, Black Friday is a time where the price of SIM only deals comes crash



The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and the Chase Sapphire Reserve are two of our all-time favorite travel credit cards . They’ve got similar names and they earn the same kind of points, but that’s largely where their similarities end. Unfortunately, you can’t hold both the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Reserve at the same time. It’s an either/or situation. This causes some Sapphire Preferred cardho



Jupiter Juno NASA Great•
Enlarge / This view of Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere from NASA’s Juno spacecraft includes several of the planet’s southern jet streams. (credit: NASA) Nasa’s Juno mission , the solar-powered robotic explorer of Jupiter, has completed its five-year prime mission to reveal the inner workings of the Solar System’s biggest planet. Since 2016, the spacecraft has flown within a few thousand kilometers



Countess Alcina Dimitrescu isn't technically a vampire, but she's definitely an icon. From the moment she appeared in an early trailer for Resident Evil: Village , Lady Dimitrescu captured the attention of the internet: her towering, sultry frame; her sickly-sweet smile; her massive hat; her proper yet authoritative tone. Viewers were instantly obsessed, labeling her "tall vampire lady" and deman



PS Plus PSVR PlayStation•
The PSVR 2 could already be a more tempting proposition than its predecessor if a new rumor is to be believed. According to a post on ResetEra , Sony’s PSVR 2 headset might be backward compatible with current PSVR games , which means those who buy the new virtual reality headset will have access to hundreds of games at launch. One of the problems that can often face new technologies is the lack o



Witcher Season 2 Geralt•
The official trailer for The Witcher season 2 has arrived – and, judging by the latest footage, it proves that Netflix isn't ready to give up its fantasy crown just yet. Released on Friday, October 29 (just in time for Halloween, no less), the video shows the grandiose nature of The Witcher season 2. There are plenty of sweeping shots, intricate camera work, tons of fantasy-horror infused action



SAVE $30: As of Oct. 29, this five-piece nonstick cookware set from Ninja is $30 (18%) off the original price for a limited time. You haven't lived until you've made eggs in a nonstick pan. The days of all those little bits sticking to the bottom are over. Watch in awe as your sunny-side-up work of art slides effortlessly from pan to plate. Now that's satisfying. If you want to experience this un



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Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic are now testing out something that could become a huge milestone in cancer research: a vaccine for the most aggressive and deadly form of breast cancer. The small Phase I trial, which began this week, will give the vaccine to cancer survivors in order to gauge its safety and optimal… Read more...



Enlarge / The new Microsoft Store running on Windows 10. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) If you don't want to (or can't) run Windows 11 on your PC, the good news is that Microsoft will be providing at least a few app updates to Windows 10 to keep it feeling useful. One of those app updates is Windows 11's revamped Microsoft Store, which is now available to Windows 10 users in the Release Preview Insi



Google Fi End Calls•
Enlarge Google's MVNO cell phone service, Google Fi, is getting a surprise new feature: encrypted phone calls . Encrypted voice chats via messaging apps have been available for a while, but this is the first time we've seen a company hijack the regular phone system for end-to-end encrypted calls. Open the phone app, dial a number, and your call can be encrypted. End-to-end encryption is not a nor



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Barry Longyear's novella was adapted into a lackluster film in 1985. It's due for a reboot.



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This Halloween weekend, you have a lot of entertainment choices. You could watch the return of Michael Myers. Director Edgar Wright has a creepy new flick out. And of course streaming services have about 75 million different options, including a new Paranormal Activity film. But one that might be off your radar, and… Read more...




It’s one thing to say that American Airlines doesn’t want a $15,000 a year flyer, who doesn’t also engage in the program in other ways, to have top status – since those other activities are often more profitable to American. It’s another, I think, to say that whole classes of members are shut off from much of the new program based on their geography, or that new millennial flyers they supposedly



British Airways introduced its new Club Suite business class product in mid-2019. This represents a massive improvement for the carrier’s long haul business class product. The new Club Suites seats have been offered on newly delivered Airbus A350-1000s and Boeing 787-10s, and on top of that all Boeing 777s and existing Boeing 787s will also eventually feature these cabins. There’s an exciting upd



Zeit Medical , which makes an early warning system for strokes during sleep, has raised $2 million in a seed round just after leaving Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 cohort. The company’s work suggests the brain-monitoring headband could save lives by alerting people to possible strokes hours before they might otherwise be noticed, and the new funding will help propel them toward commercial availabili



Today’s commercial airliners are not exactly fuel efficient. The average 747, for example, burns through a gallon of kerosene-based fuel every second that it flies. And with 8.2 billion people expected to take to the skies annually by 2037 , carbon-free alternatives to Jet A-1 will be necessary in order to offset the industry’s impact on global warming. We are nearing the age of electric airplane



WhatsApp is an extremely popular messaging service, but for a long time, it wasn’t possible to transfer data between iPhone and Android. Thankfully, WhatsApp now offers this feature. We’ll show you how to transfer your chat history. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Goal of the Month, Gary Lineker's dad jokes and that theme tune - Match of The Day is a sports TV institution like no other. Get your round-up of the weekend's Premier League action by following our guide to watching Match of the Day online, no matter where you are in the world. Match of the Day live stream MOTD time: Saturday nights at 10.20pm (approx) MOTD2 time: Sunday nights at 10.30pm (appro



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Boulders rolling down mountains at high speed are a frightening sight—and even more frightening when they’re still glowing with volcanic heat. Read more...



Save $80: As of Oct. 29, the Insignia 6-Slice Toaster Oven (which can also air fry, dehydrate, and more) is on sale for $69.99 at Best Buy. That's a 53% discount off its usual price of $149.99. As one of the most recent reviews for this item declares, life-changing small appliances make us giddy. Multi-functional toaster ovens are a dreamy solution for when the wait for the oven is too agonizing



Keep your home spotless for less with these Tineco vacuums on sale as of Oct. 29: OUR TOP PICK: Tineco Pure ONE S11 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner — Save $155 BEST FOR BIGGER HOMES: Tineco A11 Hero EX Cordless Stick Vacuum — Save $99 BEST FOR HARDWOOD: Tineco Floor One S3 Cordless Hardwood Floor Cleaner — Save $120 The end-of-year holidays mean more gathering with friends, more parties, and more shared



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This week, the federal government awarded a team that includes Boeing a contract to build a prototype 300-kilowatt laser weapon for the US Army. The military will “demonstrate” the design sometime next year. The prototype will “produce a lethal output greater than anything fielded to date,” said General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, the other company working on the project. “This technology re



Oculus VR Facebook•
Enlarge / By next year, you won't need a Facebook account to log in to your Quest headset. Last year, Facebook started requiring that new Oculus Quest users log in with their personal Facebook accounts rather than a separate Oculus account. Now, in the face of customer backlash and amid Facebook's metaverse-focused rebranding as Meta , the company says it is "working on" options for Quest users t



Microsoft has released a new update for PowerToys, and it brings the Video Conference Mute we’ve been waiting for. It also adds a mouse utility and a refreshed PowerRename UI that looks more like the rest of Windows 11. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Toyota Bz4X SUV Subaru•
The Toyota Prius was years ahead of the competition when it first arrived, but the automaker has grown somewhat complacent in the EV space since then. Not anymore, as today the company unveiled what many will consider its first true, actual, all-electric vehicle. This is the Toyota bZ4X, and it’s packed with technology. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The human body has a tiny quirk that many of us can live our whole lives without noticing: Body temperature ticks up by about half a degree after you ovulate, and decreases again around when your period begins. If you don’t personally ovulate, you probably don’t care. If you do, this fact can be enormously helpful in… Read more...



November is right around the corner and, if you weren't already thinking about all of the gifts you have to buy this year, now's the time to start. Black Friday sales have started earlier than ever, and we anticipate more to come once November 1st hits. This week, we saw the updated AirPods Pro with the MagSafe wireless charging case drop to $220, while Samsung knocked hundreds off one of its hig



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New School SpaceX founder — and Claire “Grimes” Boucher’s baby daddy — Elon Musk is no stranger to far out ideas. However, his latest proposed scheme to start a university might be one of his cheekiest yet. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter early Friday morning to let the world know he was considering creating a school named “Texas Institute of Technology & Science” — or T.I.T.S. for short. In follow



Air Pollution Sperm•
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that breathing polluted air might cause lowered sperm counts . In a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives , the researchers found that air pollution causes brain inflammation in mice, which in turn resulted in lowered sperm counts in the creatures, according to a press release from the University of Maryland



SAVE $503: Walmart and Amazon have the 55-inch LG C1 OLED TV on sale for just $1,296.99 as of Oct. 29. It normally retails for $1,799.99, so this saves you 28% — that's its highest discount yet. If you're attempting to buy a next-gen console this holiday season, we only have two things to say: Godspeed, you brave soul. Get a 55-inch LG C1 OLED TV while you're at it, too. Super low input lag, 120H



Facebook India Palestinian•
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Scammers are hacking Facebook accounts, running ads with stolen money, and bragging about their fraudulent fortunes right on the social network. If you're one of the 10 million Facebook users running ads on the platform, beware of a growing scam ring that's hacking advertisers' accounts, using their credit cards to steal tens of thousands of dollars in Facebook ads, and openly bragging about the



Here are some of the best deals on refurbished MacBooks at Woot as of Oct. 29: BEST MACBOOK AIR DEAL : MacBook Air 13.3-inch from 2017 — $449.99 (save $749) BEST MACBOOK CORE M DEA L: MacBook Core M 12-inch from 2015 — $369.99 (save $929) BEST MACBOOK PRO DEAL : MacBook Pro 13-inch from mid-2017 — $514.99 (save $984) BEST OVERALL DEAL : MacBook Pro with Touch Bar 13.3-inch from 2019 — $729.99 (sa




Save 30%: Select plants at The Sill are 30% off. Plus, if you spend $65 or more by Nov. 2, you can get a $10 voucher to spend between Nov. 15 and Nov. 22 on another $65+ purchase. The sun has started setting earlier, and those winter blues might be creeping back into your life. We're not saying a plant's going to cure your seasonal depression, but we will say buying a new plant can add a little l



As startup funding increases around the world, The Exchange has poked its head into markets as far-flung as Southeast Asia , Europe , Africa , Latin America and elsewhere . Wherever we looked, we’ve found venture capital flowing in record quantities. The story has been largely the same inside the United States, with Boston having a solid year, along with the Midwest and Atlanta . Denver, our focu



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If you haven’t been watching Servant on Apple+ , you may be missing out. It sort of depends on how you feel about the mysterious things that go on these creepy suspense stories—if you need definitive answers, Servant has very few . If you don’t mind just having your mind blown by one inexplicable but spine-tinging event… Read more...



Firefox is set to join the growing number of web browsers that are adding a “do not sell my personal data” signal referred to as global privacy control (GPC). GPC is implemented as a browser setting that sends a signal to notify websites of the visitor’s privacy preferences, including whether they want their personal information to be sold or shared. “At this moment, GPC is a prerelease feature a



It’s almost Halloween, folks! That must surely mean we’re in for a slew of new horror movies this weekend, right? Wrong. In our pick of this week’s biggest streaming additions, there’s only one major horror movie to note – yet another Paranormal Activity flick – in amongst a decidedly eclectic mix of sequels, series and quirky new animations. But horror fans needn’t fear. Interestingly, many of t



Google Locked Folder•
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Earlier this year, Google introduced a new feature for Android devices that allows users to hide sensitive pics in a special Locked Folder in Google Photos, Now, according to a new update, Locked Folders will be added to Googe Photos on iOS sometime next year. Read more...



Microsoft Excel provides row headers starting with number 1. But if you have data that you want to number beginning below the first row, these row headers aren’t much help. We’ll show you how to add your own row numbers. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Has Sennheiser lost its mind? The popular audio company is slashing prices on its most popular wireless headphones and earbuds. Now’s your chance to save 54% on the popular Sennheiser PXC 550-II headphones, or grab the popular Sennheiser Momentum 2 earbuds for $100 off. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



On Ted Lasso , football is life. In the real world, as it turns out , football is also life...at least for some of the actors on the show. Given the entire show builds on a viral 2013 lost-in-translation-type NBC Sports sketch about Jason Sudeikis as an American coach in London, it's commendable how far Ted Lasso goes to create and sustain an authentic football experience. And for football fans l



The concept is simple: a Twitter account that posts random restaurants from around the world. That's it. Random restaurants, random places, random photos posted by users. And yet, I'd argue it's the best thing going on Twitter right now. It's an account called @_restaurant_bot and before I get too deep into it, please enjoy a few posts. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Twee



Microsoft Two Xbox•
On Friday, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Two Hat , a company best known for its AI content moderation tools . Financial details have not been disclosed, but Microsoft did share its vision for how they’ll work together moving forward. Over the years, the two companies have frequently collaborated to make Xbox Live and other gaming communities safer, and by the sounds of it, that will be t



Zavvi isn't the biggest name in high-street retail anymore, but the entertainment retailer could end up as one of the best brands to watch over Black Friday 2021 for Lego fans. While the Black Friday Lego deals won't start for another few weeks, we've seen some early discounts going live from a few retailers, and they're the standard fare for brick discounts: around 15% to 20% off select sets. So



Pokémon Strike FS S&S•
This week we got our hands on a Pokemon TCG: Sword and Shield Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box and a Booster Box for preview and hands-on inspection! This set was a welcome surprise in both high-end artwork and execution, to be sure. After the awesomeness that was Pokemon TCG: Celebrations, the Pokemon Company truly needed to come correct with a … Continue reading



When it comes to managing an extensive photo library, Google Photos is one of the most powerful tools out there, even on iPhone. Google is making it more potent for Apple users, as the company has announced that its Locked Folder feature is coming to iPhone. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Uber, Lyft, Spin, Bird, Lime and other mobility companies have been working with cities to develop a set of guidelines over how to protect riders’ data. The Privacy Principles for Mobility Data , which were presented at the annual North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association (NABSA) conference on Thursday, marks a new level of cooperation between cities and companies that have previously c



Toyota Beyond Zero•
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Igor Bonifacic Contributor Igor Bonifacic is a contributing writer at Engadget . More posts by this contributor Sony buys remake and remaster studio Bluepoint Games This past April, Toyota teased the bZ4X , the first of seven “Beyond Zero” fully electric vehicles the automaker said it would debut by 2025. Other than to reveal it was working with Subaru to develop the SUV and that it would includ



As cool and convenient as wireless charging can be, boy is it slow. We’ve talked about how inefficient wireless charging is , especially compared to traditional wired charging. However, the technology has made huge leaps in recent years; some smartphones can wirelessly charge up to 100% in under an hour. You can only… Read more...



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If you've been holding out for a better price on a high storage capacity iPad Pro, Amazon may have you covered. The latest 11-inch iPad Pro with 1TB of storage is $200 off right now, bringing it down to $1,299. That's the best price we've seen and $100 cheaper than its previous low. Buy 11-inch iPad Pro (1TB) at Amazon - $1,299 There are very few differences between this year's 11-inch and 12.9-i



Toyota Bz4X SUV Subaru•
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Toyota, a pioneer of hybrid vehicles, curiously hasn't sold a fully electric car globally until now. At an event in Japan on Friday, the company revealed an electric SUV called the bZ4X. It was originally unveiled in April 2021 as a concept vehicle, but at the time Toyota shared few details about it. Now, the bZ4X (bZ stands for "beyond Zero" and denominates cars in Toyota's upcoming lineup of ba



Witcher Season 2 Geralt•
Let's get one thing out of the way with the Season 2 trailer for The Witcher — it's about monsters. Fighting monsters, hunting monsters, listening to "Monster." "None of us will have any peace while there are monsters left in the world," says Henry Cavill's monster hunter Geralt, back for another round of the Netflix series. The streaming service has released the official trailer for the second s




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Digital Workforce While the metaverse might seem like a far off dream, more fit for the pages of a Neal Stephenson novel than reality, some are already attempting to cash in the concept — and even provide a digital workforce for it. Enter Soul Machines , a New Zealand-based company that says it’s designing AI-driven digital humans for clients to use for things like customer service, promotional v



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A team of researchers recently investigated the paint coating a 1,000-year-old gold mask taken from an elite tomb of a community in western Peru that is today known as the Sicán. They were intrigued to find that the bright red paint contained human blood. Read more...



Novara, a London news group, fell victim to YouTube’s opaque and sometimes arbitrary enforcement of its rules.



November is shaping up to be a big month for PlayStation Plus. While we’re getting the usual number of games for consoles, we’re also getting three games for PlayStation VR. So, if you happen to have Sony’s VR headset and you’re subscribed to PlayStation Plus, that means you’ve got a total of six games you can potentially claim in November. … Continue reading



The clocks go back by one hour on Sunday 31 October in the UK, with the time change taking place at 2am. After the clocks go back, sunrise and sunset will take place around an hour earlier than they do now and the mornings will be lighter. Even better, you'll gain an extra hour in bed. To mark the occasion, this Sunday TechRadar is launching its first ever Sleep Week; an in-depth look at all thin



Cybersecurity researchers have shared a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for what they claim is an unpatched zero-day privilege elevation vulnerability that affects all versions of WIndows, including the just released Windows 11 . Successfully exploiting the bug enables the attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on the targeted Windows computer . However, the only saving grace is that the exploit requ



Toyota Beyond Zero•
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This past April, Toyota teased the bZ4X , the first of seven “Beyond Zero” fully electric vehicles the automaker said it would debut by 2025. Other than to reveal it was working with Subaru to develop the SUV and that it would include its upcoming e-TNGA powertrain, the company didn’t share many details about the bZ4X. On Friday, it changed that by unveiling the production version of the vehicle



This week, all the Zoomers are talking about the mysterious Immortal Snail and/or sitting at the feet of The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle to soak up the wisdom of Generation X’s lo-fi poet laureate. They’re an eclectic bunch. Read more...



Soaring fuel costs. Rental car shortages. Confusing vaccine and testing guidelines. These are just a few of the uncertainties travelers will face heading into the busy holiday season and the new year. Booking travel can be stressful, but Capital One wants to change that with its all-new travel portal , which includes some innovative money- and time-saving features to help users snag the best pric



Video of a line for customer service was shared to twitter. It wraps around the customer service area and into the corridor of the terminal - and it just keeps going. Naturally this was American Airlines, and naturally it was in Miami. Here's what to do when facing this worst-case scenario. Continue reading ...



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Hello, and welcome to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And have a good time. This week Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex (along with our amazing production team Grace , Chris and Kell ) took on a host of topics from the public and private markets alike. In our wheelhouse this week: An IPO rush : Sure, IPOs are still not keeping up



German automaker BMW is making up for lost time by launching two all-electric vehicles simultaneously: the 2022 iX electric SUV and i4 Gran Coupe. Both ride on BMW’s all-new Cluster Architecture or CLAR platform, a custom chassis that blends together a modern mix of steel, aluminum, and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) to live up to the thoroughly-modern EV drivetrain. … Continue reading



BMX Harley-Davidson•
Serial 1 Cycle , the e-bike arm of motorcycle giant Harley-Davidson, is auctioning off a one-of-a-kind electric BMX. The Mosh/BMX is hand-built, with a high-rise 9in BMX bar, internal cable routing to prevent damage, two-tone fade paintwork, and Schwalbe Hans Dampf knobby tires. It's finished off with a front-mounted cargo basket designed to look like an old-school milk crate. Bids are open now ,



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It’s more than just monster hunter training in store for Geralt of Rivia and Ciri in the sophomore season of Netflix’s Witcher adaptation. Turns out the whole world’s gone to hell around them. But, as Geralt is wont to do, his focus lies elsewhere : war is little for a Witcher to care about when there are more literal… Read more...



Everybody knows about services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video, but those are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to streaming. Here are our top picks for specialty streaming services that cater to specific interests. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Usually it’s women who are the victims of sexual assault on planes, but in this case it was a guy. The details of this story are quite disturbing… Denver-bound passenger assaulted by seatmate An affidavit filed in federal court this week has the details of an incident that unfolded on a Sacramento to Denver flight on Monday, October 25, 2021. Specifically, Robert Glasper III allegedly repeatedly



Patreon CEO and co-founder Jack Conte and Chief Product Officer Julian Gutman spoke on a panel at The Information’s 2021 Creator Economy Summit yesterday, where they were asked about the membership platform’s plans for crypto. “There’s clearly enormous innovation happening in the crypto and NFT space,” Gutman said. “Obviously there’s the art market and precious goods market that we’re seeing, wit



Cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft have helped Apple patch a vulnerability that could allow attackers to bypass the System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS and perform arbitrary operations. The Microsoft 365 Defender research team also discovered that a similar technique could allow attackers to elevate their privileges to root an affected device. “SIP is a security technology in macOS tha



Facebook vice president says Meta is about making sure people feel good about using their services.



Norsk Hydro Ransomware•
Europol and its law enforcement partners have disrupted a network of organized cybercriminals behind a string of ransomware attacks that has claimed more than 1,800 victims across 71 countries since 2019. The EU’s police agency said on Friday that 12 individuals had been “targeted” in raids in Ukraine and Switzerland this week following a two-year investigation. The agency didn’t say whether thes




Facebook Meta Apple•
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Earlier this year, the company formerly known as Facebook was rumored to be working on a camera smartwatch with a slated release for 2022. Now, a leaked render gives us a first glimpse of what this inevitable nightmare watch might look like. Read more...



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When you’re looking for a new job, every little advantage over other candidates helps. But is your vaccination status now an advantage you should disclose during the screening or interview process? On one hand, being vaccinated isn’t a job skill; but on the other hand, being unvaccinated is a public health liability… Read more...



Forza Horizon 5 P. Games•
Developer Playground Games has outlined the details of its Forza Horizon 5 loyalty rewards program, which grants players free cars for the upcoming racing game if they’ve played previous titles in the series. Those who have played the first four Forza Horizon games and Forza Motorsport titles can receive six free cars in total, which were the cover cars for previous Forza titles. It means that in



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The cast of Day of the Dead returns for more zombie horror in an unofficial Romero follow-up. A new addition to the next Tomb Raider film starring Hayley Atwell. Plus, what’s to come on Doom Patrol , and a new look at the return of Jeepers Creepers . Spoilers now! Read more...



For many families, it takes days (if not weeks) to put up and pack away a modest display of holiday lights, ornaments and wreaths. But Disney isn’t like most families. It deals in magic, and illusions necessitate making spectacular holiday transitions happen literally overnight, without leaving a trace of evidence about how the transformation occurred. When the very last guests depart the Magic K



Since the earliest days of film and television, cowboys have been a fixture. Well, more accurately, white cowboys have been a fixture. White actors made names for themselves playing gunslinging heroes and outlaws, while reinvigorating the legends of Wild West figures like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Seth Bullock, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid. Meanwhile, the stories of cowboys of



Boston Dynamics Spot•
Spot works hard and plays hard. In its latest video, Boston Dynamics’ quadrupedal workhorse invokes the Jagger swagger in tribute to the 40th anniversary of The Rolling Stones’ Tattoo You album. “Spot Me Up” finds a quartet of Spot robots doing their best to mimic the 1981 “Start Me Up” music video. Viral videos, of course, have been an important marketing tool for Boston Dynamics for years now —



Google has released an update for the Chrome web browser to fix seven high-severity vulnerabilities in its popular web browser , two of which are being actively exploited in the wild. "Google is aware that exploits for CVE-2021-38000 and CVE-2021-38003 exist in the wild," said Google as it notified users of the updated release in the Stable channel. Both of the exploited vulnerabilities were caug



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Imagine that it’s Thursday evening, and you’re trying to get a big group of friends together to go out to dinner Friday night. These friends are all pretty different. One is vegetarian, while one loves meat; one’s on a budget and would prefer to cook at someone’s house, while another loves to spend big; one is a picky… Read more...



Enlarge / Honda has already developed the robot "Asimo." Could a rocket be next? (credit: EThamPhoto/Getty Images) Japanese officials with the Honda Motor Company have revealed more details about their plans to potentially expand into the rocket launch business. Founded in 1946 as a motorcycle company, Honda expanded into automobiles in 1963. Today, the multinational company with more than 200,00



Intel XeSS Hitman 3•
Intel has been showing off its XeSS feature, which is Team Blue’s equivalent to Nvidia DLSS , releasing some footage of a couple of games using the upscaling tech – namely Hitman 3 and The Riftbreaker. At Intel’s recent Innovation event, the company confirmed further details about its incoming Arc Alchemist desktop GPU – which will indeed run with 512 EUs (Execution Units) and 32 Xe Cores – and a



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Plus: The great Pamela McCorduck, the future of Apple products, and yet another crazy weather event.



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As if the internet wasn’t spicy enough.



Air France-KLM’s Flying Blue program is currently offering a promotion on purchased miles, which is in line with the best offers we’ve seen from the program. Promotion on purchased Flying Blue miles Through Friday, November 5, 2021, the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased miles . The bonus is tiered, and you get a bigger bonus the more miles you buy, as



Tomatoes are picky bitches. Too much sun, not enough sun, too much rain, not enough water, the unending number of diseases a tomato plant can succumb to, and just when you’ve figured everything else out: blossom end rot. Read more...



AT&T Cricket Speed•
Cricket is no longer reserving 5G for its priciest service tier. As of today, 5G is enabled for all of the prepaid carrier's plans. As you might guess, the provider is also doing away with the modest 8Mbps cap on most of its plans. You can pay as little as $30 per month (for one line) for 5G, to put it another way — important if you're more interested in raw speed than anything else. There are so



What’s the best way to make someone super happy this holiday season? Buy them a new iPhone! Anyone who gets an iPhone as a gift will be ecstatic because, hello, it’s an expensive new phone, but also because it’s an upgrade to something they use every day. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Apple’s ARM-based silicon chips are powerful and efficient, but what if you need additional grunt and don’t mind sacrificing battery life or power consumption? Apple has a solution for that called High Power Mode. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Believe it or not, the end of 2021 is creeping up quickly. But as the days get shorter and the temperature gets colder, the hotel world is heating up with some highly anticipated end-of-year openings. We all know the last two years have been rocky due to the COVID-19 pandemic . These new hotel openings, however — plus properties that debuted this past fall , summer and spring — give us a lot to l




Over the past five years it feels like I’ve become obsessed about the air we’re breathing. Whether it’s orange skies in smoldering California, high pollen counts in the Midwest, or the COVID-19 pandemic in, well, everywhere, what we’re breathing in seems like a fitting obsession. It’s something air purifiers like Coway’s new Airmega 250S aim to cater to – and … Continue reading



The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft recorded a significant solar flare on October 28, 2021, at 11:35 AM EDT. The SDO constantly watches the sun, and it recorded images of the solar flare as it happened. A solar flare is a burst of radiation that emanates from the sun. If they are intense enough, they can interrupt communications between … Continue reading



Assassin Creed Infinity•
Assassin's Creed Infinity won't be a free-to-play online game, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has confirmed during the developer's latest earnings call. Bloomberg first reported about the project's existence back in July, and the company has shared details about it bit by bit since then. The publication said that AC Infinity, which is the project's name that could change upon release, will be a live



This has been a big week for the World of Hyatt program . Its new three-tiered award chart has now gone into effect, which means stays starting March 1, 2022, price at either off-peak, standard or peak rates. While initial TPG tests show that overall there’s roughly the same number of peak as off-peak nights, with a majority of nights still pricing as standard, this is a devaluation for those who



The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays, especially with co-brand credit card partners Hilton and Marriott . We pretty regularly see Amex Offers deals for Hilton-family properties, given the close partnership between American Express and Hilton. We’ve just seen some offers extended for several Hilton brands — they were initially supposed to be valid thr



Scientists know that elements lighter than iron are typically forged deep in the core of stars. The extremely high temperature in the core of stars can fuse protons allowing them to be smashed together, resulting in progressively heavier elements. One thing that has stumped scientists is what process creates heavy elements such as gold, platinum, and others. The mystery surrounding … Continue rea



It’s been a busy week! For our special 100th episode, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into their MacBook Pro and Pixel 6 reviews, answer audience questions, and they chat with Engadget’s Karissa Bell about what we’ve learned from the Facebook Papers. (Unfortunately, this episode was recorded before Facebook renamed itself to Meta, but we’ll be chatting about all of that next week!) Listen below, or su



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Salted , a Los Angeles-based startup creating digitally native quick-service restaurant brands, brought in a new round of $16 million in Series A funding to continue its nationwide expansion. The company was founded seven years ago by CEO Jeff Appelbaum, but a focus on providing healthy QSR brands and going after the $325 billion food delivery space came about three years ago. Appelbaum told Tech



Nissan is cooking up a storm at the 2021 SEMA show. The Japanese carmaker will debut three new vehicles, including the limited-edition Nissan Z Proto Spec and a pair of rugged overlanding rigs. Nissan is also showcasing a vintage Datsun 240Z owned by famous actor and car enthusiast Sung-Ho Kang, more popularly known as Han Lue from the Fast & … Continue reading



Canon PowerShot PX•
Canon has unveiled the PowerShot PX , a stationary camera that uses facial recognition and auto-subject search to automatically capture 11.7-megapixel images or 1080p60 video. It's based on the PowerShot Pick , an experimental, crowdfunded camera that was released only in Japan. The PowerShot PX has pan-and-tilt functionality (340 degrees horizontally and 110 degrees vertically) and a 19-57mm (35



Huq says two apps it collects data from did not seek correct consent from users.



AbstractEmu Android•
Security researchers have helped kick out 19 apps from the Google Play Store that installed a rare rooting malware to take over the smartphone . Discovered by cybersecurity investigators at Lookout, the malware dubbed AbstractEmu rooted an infected Android device to conduct several malicious activities such as monitoring notifications, capturing screenshots, recording the screen, and even reset t



ITA Airways SkyTeam•
SkyTeam has a new member airline, and I guess this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. ITA Airways is now a SkyTeam member It has today been announced that ITA Airways has formally joined the SkyTeam alliance. ITA Airways is Italy’s new national airline, replacing Alitalia . The airline is essentially a smaller version of Alitalia with a clean balance sheet . In that sense, it’s not surprising to



Google Fi End Calls•
There are a lot of people around the world that are particularly concerned about their privacy. It’s not just people who might be talking about confidential business information that want privacy. Individuals also want conversations amongst friends and family to be completely private. To facilitate that, many voice communication and chat apps have end-to-end encryption. Google has now announced t



Chomping at the bit to get back on the slopes? The lifts have already started spinning at some of the best ski resorts in the U.S. in Colorado and California. And the promise of early-season snow dumps even inspired resorts like California’s Mammoth Mountain to throw open their doors weeks earlier than their norm. If you’re looking for tips on booking a ski trip this season, getting an early star



Passengers bring their own life experiences and (emotional) baggage with them to the airport. So do flight attendants. We also have different cultural expectations and behaviors. And then we're trapped inside a metal tube together for several hours. Sometimes that goes very badly, and we all need a bit more patience and understanding. Continue reading ...



54Wired / 7h
Countries that will likely be destroyed by rising sea levels are at risk of having the smallest voice at a critical moment.



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This week, we discuss the company formerly known as Facebook’s vision for the VR-powered hyperreality of the future.




Wired / 7h
Relaxing means something different to everyone. From meditation tools to silky robes, these ideas are sure to please.



Game AI Nintendo Dracula•
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From '80s arcade titles to Far Cry 6, video games have rehashed the same stereotypes of regimes and corruption.



Facebook Meta Zuckerberg•
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For most of this year, Facebook has been talking about its plans for the metaverse, pledging to lose a lot of money in order to bolster its ambitions in the space. Yesterday, the company announced that it would rebrand its corporate identity to “Meta ” in order to double down on this commitment. (And, you know, the other reason .) The metaverse, as Meta describes it, “is a new phase of interconne



Portrait of two women in costume. Woman on left wears dress with metallic trim and headdress decorated with star; woman on right wears dark dress and headdress decorated with stars. Stamped on back: “Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York.” Handwritten on back: “Biography–Unidentified, 1910.” Lazarnick Collection. Courtesy of the National Auto



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When brands sell through social media and other third-parties, they often spend millions of dollars to advertise on those platforms, yet have little or no knowledge of who their customers actually are. Social commerce startup Social Chat is out to change that. Frost Li, the former head of growth at Wish, founded the company in May to create software that leverages machine learning and artificial



Nintendo Switch OLED•
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It’s not uncommon for console makers to release refreshed hardware late into a gaming machine’s life cycle: the countless iterations of the Nintendo GBA, DS, and 3DS are all proof of that. So with the Nintendo Switch well into its fifth year, and rumors of an upgraded pro version still just rumors, Nintendo is clearly… Read more...



Windows 11 supports Android apps, but there’s a pretty big catch—they’re only officially available from the Amazon Appstore. The good news is you can sideload Android apps on Windows 11. We’ll walk you through the process. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Debugging most Linux programs usually involves checking log files, which can be a complex process. When running in a containerized environment under Docker though, you’ll need to use more specific tools to debug apps in production. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›



Over the years Hocus Pocus has become a cult classic with quite a few people watching it every Halloween. And—with a sequel right around the corner—there’s no better time to learn some fun facts about the original! Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Google Jio JN India 4•
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Google and top Indian telecom network Jio Platforms said on Friday that their much-anticipated budget smartphone, JioPhone Next, will go on sale in the world’s second largest smartphone market on November 4 (coinciding with the big Indian festival of Diwali.) The firms said the JioPhone Next will cost 6,499 Indian rupees ($87), and can also be purchased in multiple instalments with an entry price



Audi Tron Range Software•
Owners of the Audi e-tron built-in 2019 or 2020 have a free software update being made available that will extend their driving range. The software update adds an additional 20 kilometers of driving range, and the updates are available now at Audi service centers. The current Audi e-tron 55 quattro has the updated software by default. With the new software … Continue reading



One of the best PS5 SSDs is now better than ever. The Samsung 980 Pro used to require a manual heatsink before it could be used with a PS5 console, but the manufacturer has now created a buying option that has the heatsink installed out of the box. As reported by IGN , the lightning-fast Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD can be bought directly from Samsung , with options for both with and without a pre-in



Microsoft US 250000•
Software giant Microsoft has announced the launch of a national campaign to help train 250,000 people to boost the cybersecurity industry in the US. Announcing the news in a blog post, Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith said the four-year campaign looks to help fill a quarter-million jobs by the middle of the decade, with the nation’s public community colleges playing a key role. For i



It was recently announced that Marriott Bonvoy will be extending elite status by a further year . Marriott has just made a couple of further announcements for top tier Ambassador members. Ambassador members can gift Platinum status Marriott’s top tier Ambassador elite status ordinarily requires 100 elite nights plus $20,000 in qualifying spending per year. For 2021 that spending requirement has b



Microsoft Edge Linux•
Microsoft has unveiled a number of upcoming changes that will make its web browser Edge the obvious choice for users of the Microsoft 365 productivity suite . In a lengthy blog post , the company announced it is working hard to implement intelligence changes that streamline workflows for Microsoft 365 customers. For example, although people are often logged into personal and professional Microsof



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Tonga, an island nation roughly 3,100 miles southwest of Hawaii, reported its first case of covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to New Zealand’s Stuff news outlet. The covid-positive person arrived on a flight from New Zealand and is reportedly in hotel quarantine, hopefully ensuring the disease doesn’t… Read more...



GITAI Japan Inc. is a company that develops general-purpose robots for use in space. Recently, the company conducted a demonstration of its GITAI autonomous space robot aboard the ISS. During the demonstration, the robot executed various tasks inside the space station Nanoracks Bishop Airlock. The demonstration was performed between October 13 and 16th, and the space robot dubbed “S1” was … Conti



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Mariella Moon Contributor Mariella Moon is an associate editor at Engadget . More posts by this contributor Apple will require unvaccinated employees to test for COVID-19 daily Netflix says 142 million households watched Korean series ‘Squid Game’ Meta — that is, the company formerly known as Facebook — may be developing a smartwatch that can take photos and videos. Bloomberg has published an ima



Facebook Meta Zuckerberg•
200+Engadget / 8h
While Facebook the social network is still Facebook, the overarching company that it created is now called Meta . Facebook Inc. is changing its name in order to distinguish its myriad parts from the social network, which has an increasingly poor reputation pretty much everywhere. Particularly in the last few weeks. While the company hopes it’ll offer some degree of distraction from current sentim



SpaceX Dragon NASA tISS•
Enlarge / Crew Dragon at sunrise on Thursday, April 28. (credit: SpaceX ) Welcome to Edition 4.22 of the Rocket Report! Please note there will be no report next week, as the author will be taking the week off. Also, I wanted to say that Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the British-built Black Arrow rocket successfully reaching orbit for the first time. The Black Arrow program was canceled




The early Black Friday deals are starting to appear, and if you want a blazing-fast gaming monitor with all the bells and whistles, then this 25-inch Alienware AW2521H should be at the top of your list. It's currently available on the Dell website for just $449.99 – that's a saving of $460, knocking a whole 53% off the original price of $910! (Not in the USA? Scroll down for deals in your region)



Toyota Bz4X SUV Subaru•
Japanese automaker Toyota is cementing its grasp on electrification with the all-new bZ4X electric crossover. Toyota unveiled the bZ4X concept last April, a RAV4-sized SUV developed in conjunction with Subaru. And now, Toyota has unveiled more juicy details on its first-ever all-electric car, and what struck us is the availability of a wing-shaped steering wheel like in the new Tesla … Continue r



Apple Watch Series 7•
20Wired / 8h
This new iterative smartwatch focuses on biking, and the battery life still stinks.



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Climate change has given a tiny parasite a new advantage over the mighty beasts.



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Payment processing companies decide who is empowered to buy and sell online—and their policies show a gross misunderstanding of metaphysical practitioners.



Huge spoilers follow for Foundation episodes 1 to 7. Proceed at your own risk. Foundation fans don’t need reminding how important Gaal Dornick is to its story. As a prominent character in Isaac Asmiov’s original works, Hari Seldon’s former prodigy was always destined for big things in Apple TV Plus’ adaptation. About this episode - Episode 7 (of 10), 'Mysteries and Martyrs' - Written by Caitlin S



Spotify is one of the most popular music apps in the world. But are you taking full advantage of its capabilities? Here are a few ways you can use Spotify’s features to improve your music streaming experience. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Kurly IPO SK Korea June•
Kurly , a South Korea-based online grocery startup that provides next-day delivery services across the country, will go public by June next year. The startup, which declined to comment on how much it plans to raise via IPO, said it estimates the company valuation at approximately $5.9 billion after it goes public. The announcement comes after its $200 million Series F at a $2.2 billion valuation



NASA has been studying Jupiter using its Juno probe to reveal secrets of the gas giant that scientists have wondered about for decades. Recently, NASA shared new findings from Juno that provides a better picture of the distinctive and colorful atmospheric features of Jupiter, shedding light on what’s going on deep inside of its dense atmosphere beneath the clouds. In … Continue reading



Google Pixel 6 Pro•
Google's new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro handsets are the best smartphones the company has released to date, and with an attractive price point to boot, they're a popular buy right now. It looks like they may be too popular though, as the Pixel 6 Pro now comes with a huge delivery delay thanks to "high demand". This has meant some people who preordered their Pixel 6 Pro will have to wait for their or



Toyota Bz4X SUV Subaru•
The Toyota bZ4X is the first electric car from the Japanese brand as it finally jumps on the EV band wagon. It's not a surprise though, as Toyota unveiled the bZ4X Concept earlier this year, and that concept has now found its way to a full production vehicle - and it doesn't look like too much has changed in the transition from conception to reality. While this is Toyota's first electric car, it'



Storm Threatens Hybrid•
, a new report from HP Wolf Security has found. Its latest global report, “Out of sight & out of mind”, says businesses who deployed a hybrid working model risk having more Shadow IT connecting to their corporate network. With many unsanctioned endpoint devices and tools, and limited visibility, the risk of getting compromised grows. Surveying almost 8,500 hybrid-working employees, as well as 1,1



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Shani Silver is tired of the same one-note conversations about singlehood. She wants to reframe the way people feel about being unattached. Being single means different things to different people. For many, it can be a state of liberation and empowerment , an opportunity to get to know your true self , and to understand what your wants and needs are. Being single is not synonymous with not wantin



Dabbling with website builders and web hosting ? PageRank and generally speaking Google’s algorithmic structure depends a lot on backlinks, both internal and external. However, the sheer volume of changes happening in the world of SEO might leave those who aspire to take their new web properties to new heights, a bit lost. We probed Joshua Hardwick , Head of content at Ahrefs and Patrick Stox , T



Microsoft Windows 11 10•
The number of Windows 11 users is continuing to grow steadily as the rollout of the software continues, new figures have shown. According to AdDuplex , 4.8% of "modern PC" users are now running the latest version of Microsoft's software, an impressive growth seeing as it has only been available for a few weeks. The news comes as Microsoft appeared to launch a further rollout of Windows 11 to more



Tesla Sentry Mode D.•
One of the more interesting features that Tesla cars have is Sentry Mode, which is an integrated surveillance system. Sentry Mode utilizes the Autopilot cameras arrayed around the electric car as a sort of dashcam on steroids. A new software update has added an interesting feature to the vehicle’s capability. Tesla’s new feature is Sentry Mode Live Camera Access, but … Continue reading



I mean that both literally and figuratively. While the Facebook website will retain its name, the big company known as Facebook is now called Meta. This new name is a reference to the “Metaverse,” a poorly-defined concept of the future where Facebook-made VR and AR technologies drive real-world commerce, social interaction, work, and education. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Wyze announced a slew of new products this week in celebration of its fourth birthday, and now we’re learning about some highly anticipated new software features coming soon. Perhaps the most notable is camera web view, which users have wanted for years, not to mention a new AI-powered security subscription. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Last Night Soho Wright•
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There’s a shame that comes with having dreams, especially if you’re a woman. We don’t talk about it much. Maybe because rooting for others to fail feels too icky to admit. Or maybe it’s because the near-universal memory of telling someone you really wanted something — and then immediately wishing you hadn’t — is just too painful for any of us to revisit. Regardless of why one might avoid the scha



When it comes to horror, I'll be the first to admit: I'm a freaking coward. I flee a room at the sheer sight of a bug, I over-analyze sounds of rustling leaves and howling wind at night, and I casually assume I'm about to be murdered whenever an unexpected visitor rings my doorbell. While I respect the fright-filled genre, it's simply not for me. But when Ryan Murphy's deeply deranged horror seri




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Paging Dr. Internet , we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world's influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward. Asha Nwaki always believed COVID-19 was real. The 18-year-old's father described the devastation he witnessed from the frontline as a nurse. Yet Nwaki just wasn't convinced that she needed to be vaccinated against the virus. How bad could an infe



Beta Finance, a decentralized finance protocol that has developed a one-click solution for lending, borrowing and shorting of any crypto asset, said on Friday it has raised $5.75 million across its private and public launchpad investments rounds. The private investment round was led by Sequoia Capital India. ParaFi Capital, DeFiance Capital, Spartan Group, GSR, Delphi Digital and Multicoin Capita



Netflix Squid Game•
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Have you heard about the new Squid Game cryptocurrency? It’s up over 2,000% in the past two days, prompting news outlets like the BBC and Business Insider to write about the token. But unfortunately, it’s a total scam. Read more...



Think superheroes and you probably think of capes, masks, underground lairs and epic battles with equally-super villains. But fine dining? Not so much. So when I received an invitation to Park Row, Wonderland Restaurants’ DC Comics-inspired venue in London’s trendy Soho district, it’s fair to say that my curiosity was piqued, along with my taste buds. Approaching the venue, it seems rather unassu



Persia Ubisoft TSTR•
If you're excited for the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake , you may want to temper your hype ever so slightly, as the game has been unfortunately pushed back to a 2022 - 2023 release window. As reported by Destructoid , the delay was confirmed in a Ubisoft financial report, detailing that the anticipated Prince of Persia remake will now release alongside future Ubisoft titles like Rock



If you've been enjoying your Nintendo Switch OLED , you might want to buy a screen protector before you regret it. Even though the Switch's OLED new display is glass, it's still susceptible to scratches, as discovered by YouTuber JerryRigEverything . Using a scratch test that determines whether a screen is plastic, glass, or sapphire, JerryRigEverything discovers that the Nintendo Switch OLED's g



Black Friday 2021 is fast approaching, and some retailers are already beginning to slash the price on some of the hottest games around. Those price reductions have even been extended to games that haven't been released yet, either. Battlefield 2042 , the upcoming FPS from EA DICE, isn't slated to arrive until November 19. But, as the saying goes, all is fair and love and war – and one retailer ha



AMD Rdna 3 GPU One•
AMD is rumored to have reached an important milestone with its RDNA 3 graphics cards . Well-known leaker Greymon shared the info on Twitter, asserting that Team Red’s next-gen flagship GPU has apparently been taped out. That means the design of the GPU has been finalized and it’s all ready to go, with AMD’s next step being to actually manufacture the chip and begin the process of testing and revi



Google Tensor Pixel•
The Google Pixel 6 range has only just gone on sale but already there’s evidence of the Google Pixel 7 being in the works, and there’s even some news about its chipset. Tech journalist Mishaal Rahman has spotted mention of a ‘GS201’ in some Android code changes, and this is almost certainly the next generation of the Google Tensor chipset – possibly called the Google Tensor 2. That’s because the



NASA and the ESA have been operating the Hubble Space Telescope for a long time, and they have a long history of sharing special images to celebrate holidays. With Halloween happening this weekend, the ESA has shared that image of a carbon star called CW Leonis. The image below shows the star glowing in dark orange, green, and yellow colors. … Continue reading



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Assassin Creed Ubisoft•
Details about Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Infinity may be thin on the ground right now, but we do know that the game won't be free to play. During a recent earnings call (via VGC ), Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin's Creed Infinity won't be among the upcoming "high-end free-to-play games" it spoke about earlier this year. "It’s not going to be free to play and this game will have a lot of narrative



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It's already been firmly established that James Corden is not a fan of Halloween . Unfortunately for the him, the entire staff of The Late Late Show is. During his Thursday night monologue, Corden (dressed in a regular suit) went between his various crew members, interrogating them on their costume choices. "Well, we can't ignore it," sighs Corden. "Or can we? Maybe actually the cooler thing to d



Good news for those with incredibly dusty floors and easily-marked walls: Amazon has slashed 43% off the price of the Shark Anti Hair Wrap Cordless Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Powered Lift-Away ICZ160UK, reducing it to just £229.99 from £399.99 . This is the best deal we’ve ever seen for the freestanding cordless vacuum , beating the prices we saw on Black Friday and Cyber Monday last year, makin



Paranormal Activity Kin•
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In a found footage movie, a titillating sense of dread should hang so heavy you can choke on it. The premise itself promises that whatever hellish tale is about to unfold ended with this cursed footage abandoned. Within these reels (or video files) lies the frightening answers to what became of the plucky heroes in those first frames. Though the concept has been around for decades, found footage



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TL;DR: KeySmart Max Key Holder is only $89.99 as of Oct. 29. Nothing's worse than losing your keys — especially when you're in a hurry. If you're looking for ways to make every aspect of your life easier, start with the small stuff you can fix in a flash. With the KeySmart Max Key Holder , you can keep track of up to 14 keys using a built-in tracking sleeve. That way, you'll never waste time sear



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TL;DR: Get the Essential 2022 Dog Training Bundle for $19.99 as of Oct. 29. The 8 courses are worth $1,592 for a savings of 98%. Your furry friend is already a good boy, but he has potential to be a very good boy . He just needs a little bit of training. With eight courses on dog care and training, the Essential 2022 Dog Training Bundle will lead you in the right direction. You’ll be in good hand



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If you’re going to go all in on esports or game streaming , you’re going to need an audio solution that blocks out the background noise and completely immerses you in the game. Not only do those around you not care to hear what’s happening in your game, but you also don’t want to hear your roommates arguing in the next room while trying to defeat zombies . That’s where a premium headset specifica



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TL;DR: Logi G613 true wireless keyboard (refurbished) is only $59 as of Oct. 29. You don't become a gamer to stay tied down. True gamers love the freedom of escaping into whatever world they can dream up and become apart of. That's why you need gaming accessories that let you create a custom experience for whatever you're playing. And with this Logi G613 true wireless keyboard , you can break fre



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If his new strategy works — a big if — it could help address several of Facebook’s biggest problems.



EE ZTE Samsung 700Mhz•
EE 5G customers should notice an improvement in indoor coverage after the operator started rolling out 700MHz spectrum across its next generation network. 5G networks will use a more diverse range of spectrum than any previous mobile generation because of the need to support multiple use cases such as mobile Internet and the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Low-band spectrum like 700MHz offer



A modular design lets vehicles carry the batteries needed for expected trips, avoiding extra weight.



Hybrid Work•
Losing a valued employee can have an adverse effect on a business, especially those in specialist, niche areas, where it’s hard to find skilled employees. Not only does it mean that you have to put the business on hold while you recruit, but there’s also the time lost to you while you recruit, and there’s the cost of running recruitment adverts. The simple way to reduce the effect of losing staff



Facebook Meta Apple•
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Facebook's parent company Meta (for the record, I'm not happy about having to use this phrase instead of just "Facebook" for the next decade or so, until people get used to it) has teased a couple of new products. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta (Facebook) spoke about an upcoming VR headset and AR glasses . It seems, however, that Facebook (Meta) is working on other new products that Mark Zucker



TikTok Tipping Creators•
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TikTok appears to be adding a Tips feature, allowing viewers to reward the creators fuelling its never-ending stream of dog videos. First spotted by TikTok user Jera Bean and reported by TechCrunch , TikTok's new tipping option reportedly popped up in Bean's settings without much fanfare. "Tips let viewers fund your creativity and show their support by sending you payments," wrote TikTok in a scr



Twitter Record Spaces•
Engadget / 12h
Back in September, Twitter announced that it was planning to add recording and playback features for Spaces so that listeners can access shows after they air. Now, the website has rolled out the ability to a limited number of Spaces hosts on iOS and to all listeners on iOS and Android. T

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