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In October 2021, huge changes were revealed to the American AAdvantage program. The airline completely reimagined how elite status is earned , and eliminated the concept of elite qualifying miles and elite qualifying dollars. Instead earning AAdvantage elite status will be significantly simplified, and won’t just account for how much you fly with American, but also how much you engage with Americ



TuSimple Autonomous•
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple has completed its first autonomous truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle, according to the company. TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) navigated 100% of the 80-mile run along surface streets and highways between a railyard in Tuscon, Arizona and a distribution center in Phoenix, which took place with no human intervention, marki



200+Gizmodo / 4h
The first season of Prime Video’s Wheel of Time series ended last week, and as I watched the finale I had a strange revelation: Despite the infinite things I dislike about the show, I somehow still like the show. And the reason is that despite all the TV series’ many flaws, its many, many changes from the original… Read more...




Gizmodo / 8min
Turns out the Scarlet Witch cast a spell on much more than just the town of Westville. Marvel’s first Disney+ TV series, WandaVision , has been the most pirated TV show of 2021. But Marvel’s other shows also dominated the top 10, with only a few—but always nerdy in nature—exceptions. Read more...



100+The Points Guy / 9min
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information. The U.S. State Department has extended a pandemic policy that allows citizens living outside the United States to return without renewed travel papers if their passports expired during the pandemic — provided they meet certain criteria . Americans currently living outside the country and holding passports that expired on or after Ja



Qantas A380 January•
100+The Points Guy / 16min
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Qantas is bringing back the Airbus A380 — and soon. After being parked for nearly two years, the Australian carrier will once again be flying the popular superjumbo on its flight between Sydney (SYD) and Los Angeles (LAX) starting on Jan. 11. The thrice-weekly service departs Sydney as flight QF11 at 9:40 p.m. and arrives at LAX at 4



TechCrunch / 20min
Kim Folsom came up through the engineering ranks in the 80s and 90s before founding the first of six companies, three of which successfully exited. Today, she is the founder and CEO at Founders First Capital Partners , a San Diego startup investment firm that invests in historically underrepresented founders with a non-traditional approach to funding called revenue-based investment . Unlike most



Back in November 2021, IHG announced it would extend some free night award certificates , issued with the IHG ® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card ( review ). However, all free night award certificates that were initially issued at some point in 2020 expire on December 31, 2021. There’s no way to have these extended, though some members are reporting that they’re having luck being issued some bonus



82The Points Guy / 37min
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Situated about two hours to the east of Los Angeles, in the Coachella Valley of the Sonoran Desert, Palm Springs, California , has long been a favorite getaway destination for Southern California residents — and those from all over the country, for that matter. Thanks to its desert location, Palm Springs — and nearby



How-To Geek / 39min
You may use WhatsApp for messaging, but you might not know what your WhatsApp phone number is. If so, it’s easy to check your number on Android and iPhone. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



NASA Webb Space Telescope•
Mashable / 43min
If you want to get your space fix without spending millions of dollars to be flung into the ether a la William Shatner , I have excellent news: It costs zero dollars to follow NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's trek to its final destination. NASA launched the new $10 billion observatory into space on December 25, naming the tricky and difficult deployment process "29 days on the edge." You can t



AMD OnePlus CES 2022•
Mashable / 43min
Back in April, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the association that puts on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), optimistically announced that CES would go forward in 2022. Hooray?! But COVID, of course, said: Not so fast. With the Omicron COVID variant spreading throughout the world , thousands of people gathering in windowless Las Vegas convention centers during the first week of Jan



SlashGear / 1h
Image: LG ELectronics In the lead-up to CES 2022, LG has unveiled OLED EX, a new type of OLED TV display that is up to 30% brighter than previous generations, thanks to exotic deuterium. OLED TVs are currently among the most popular models, thanks to the high-quality picture they provide. Because each pixel is illuminated, they can be turned off individually, allowing the … Continue reading



Gizmodo / 1h
It’s no secret at this point that Uber and Lyft’s arrival to the ride-hailing scene in the early 2010s dealt a huge blow to the traditional cab industry, but charges filed this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show just how far one firm, New York’s Medallion Financial, was willing to go to stay… Read more...



I've been known to take a trip just for a meal, like when I flew to Barcelona just to have dinner at El Bulli when that was the toughest reservation in the world. It also involved a two hour train ride. Ferran Adria more than lived up to the hype! But I'm not sure I'd fly to Singapore for the chili crab - though I'd go for the food - and not sure a hop across The Pond makes sense for an authentic



Mashable / 1h
Take a 15-year-old fandom, add in a heap of meme-based absurdist comedy, and place a 20-year-old who's never read the source material at the helm. That's Shaiann Alger's Twilight fan account . Without being a part of Twilight fandom, knowing the inside jokes, major characters, or fun facts, Alger's created a landing space for its enthusiasts, and her profile is just the latest in successful "one-



100+The Points Guy / 1h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) offers several free entry days for families and solo visitors alike who want to enjoy the great outdoors at some of the most spectacular natural wonders in America. The 2022 schedule has been announced, so now is a great time to start planning your trip (and securing reservations



Gizmodo / 1h
It’s been a month since the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission launched on its way to the binary asteroid system of Didymos and Dimorphos. DART captured its first images three weeks ago, an important operational milestone as the spacecraft hurtles toward a collision with Dimorphos. Read more...



Tumblr Tags iOS Apple•
20TechCrunch / 1h
Hide your “Tony the Tiger”/”Eugene Levy” fan fiction — those phrases, along with hundreds of others, are now banned from Tumblr’s iOS app. Now, any personal blog that flags itself as “mature” is not accessible on the iOS app — users will see a pop-up explaining that the content has been hidden because of “potentially suggestive or explicit content.” Tumblr also said that certain posts will be hid



Enlarge / The multi-layer sun shield is in the process of unfolding this week. Right now the portion extending forward from the telescope body is extended; the sides will come later this week. (credit: NASA ) When fully operational, the James Webb Space Telescope will be enormous, with a sun shield measuring 12 x 22 meters. Obviously, however, it can't be sent to space in that configuration. As a



LG Display OLED EX 30%•
Enlarge (credit: LG ) Ever wish display tech had longer acronyms? LG Display's here to help. Today, it introduced LG OLED EX, a proprietary OLED technology that's supposed to be brighter than standard OLED. As you may know already, OLED stands for organic light emitting diode. The EX part of OLED EX, according to the announcement, combines "'Evolution' and 'eXperience.'" No, it doesn't make much



SlashGear / 1h
Image Credit: The James Webb Space Telescope, recently launched by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, is an incredible piece of kit. According to NASA, its origami-style construction includes a mirror which consists of 18 segments made of ultra-lightweight beryllium. It has a huge sunshield the size of a tennis court which consists of five layers to keep … Continue re



Mobile Data Breach SIM•
Engadget / 1h
T-Mobile is still suffering from data breaches , although its latest headache may be more reflective of the phone business at large. The carrier has confirmed to Bleeping Computer that a recent data breach stemmed from SIM swapping attacks . Intruders compromised a "very small number" of customers by reassigning SIM cards or viewing "limited" account info, T-Mobile said. It's not clear what metho




Mexico Cruise Ships•
Cruise ship smoking policies vary by cruise line, but typically smoking is not allowed, except in a few designated onboard areas. Can you smoke in cruise ship restaurants? No. What about cruise ship cabins? Never, unless you are vaping — and only a handful of ships permit that. Are you allowed to smoke on cruise ship balconies? Definitely not; it’s a fire hazard. (The exception is Costa Cruises,



Apple Foxconn India•
Hundreds of staff at Foxconn in Sriperumbudur were reportedly hit by food poisoning.



Hyatt re-launched their credit card I took my old one out of the sock drawer, quickly upgraded to the new version, put about $30,000 spend on it. I've been spending on the card this year to help lock in my 'real' top tier elite status - with a dedicated concierge and confirmed suite upgrades - for next year. And I picked up a couple of free nights in addition to points in the process, even though



In mid-November 2021, World of Hyatt launched its current promotion on purchased points . I wanted to post a reminder of this offer as it will be expiring shortly, and it’s the best offer we’ve seen from the program this year. This could potentially represent an excellent deal. Promotion on purchased World of Hyatt points Through Thursday, December 30, 2021, World of Hyatt is offering a 30% disco



Gizmodo / 1h
The premiere episode of The Book of Boba Fett looked forward as well as backward . For the bulk of the episode, director Robert Rodriguez explored where Boba had been since we last saw him in Return of the Jedi, moving toward his reemergence on The Mandalorian . The other part gazed ahead at what Boba Fett returning to… Read more...



Mashable / 1h
You might not immediately think of Disney+ as a go-to for documentaries, but there's more than you think there are. Whether you're looking for a behind-the-scenes look at The Mandalorian or Marvel's big action scenes, or want to learn about where we're at with climate change (spoiler: it's not great), the streaming platform has many really strong documentaries on offer. Don't forget there's a who



If you’re planning on giving away or selling your iPhone 13, you’ll first need to erase your data and account information off of it completely. That’s called a “factory reset,” and it’s easy to do in Settings for iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Shopping for an HDMI cable that supports current-gen HDMI 2.1 standards, such as 4K 120Hz video, is a shockingly difficult task. Thankfully, the HDMI Forum is here to make things even more complicated—it’s preparing to announce a new HDMI 2.1a standard at CES 2022! Yaaay! Read This Article on Review Geek ›



US Tuesday Omicron•
U.S. airlines canceled more flights on Wednesday as an operational disruption caused primarily by the COVID-19 omicron variant continued for the sixth straight day. With crews sidelined due to COVID infections, some airlines have had difficulty staffing flights. Additionally, Seattle (SEA) continued to see disruptions as airline networks recover after snowstorms. That recovery may be short-lived,



LEGO Sonic Hedgehog•
SlashGear / 1h
Image: LEGO Earlier this year, LEGO announced that it had greenlit Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO set that was submitted by a fan through the LEGO Ideas platform. The set aimed to recreate Green Hill Zone from Sonic Mania for the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Fast forward nearly a year, and Sega has officially revealed the final Green Hill Zone LEGO set, and it … Continue reading



Fortnite Epic Players•
Engadget / 1h
If you had planned to play Fortnite today , you may want to make other plans . A t the moment, many players are finding it impossible to log in to their accounts and play games. At 1:13PM ET, Epic Games said it was investigating "an issue," and promised to share more information once it had a solution to the problem . Fortnite is currently unavailable and players are unable to log-in while we inv



Japanese airlines offered up some impressive on-time performance in 2021. The country’s two network carriers were the most on-time airlines in the world this year, according to aviation data provider Cirium. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter! All Nippon Airways took top billing, with a 95.04% on-time arrival rate and a completion factor of 99



TikTok Moderator PTSD•
Candie Frazier says her mental health suffered after watching "extreme and graphic" video content.



Scala YTL Data Ireland•
Gizmodo / 2h
Behind every TikTok, Zoom call, and cat meme is a data center that stores, processes, or reroutes that data around the world. The more we do online, the bigger these data centers and their energy footprint get. Read more...



Boba Fett TBBF Mandalorian•
Mashable / 2h
Hold onto your helmets: The Book of Boba Fett is finally streaming. Disney+ has debuted the first episode in its new Star Wars series, starring Temuera Morrison as the titular bounty hunter. Morrison first voiced Boba Fett for the Star Wars expanded universe, before embodying the character for Season 2 of The Mandalorian . "What he brings to the performance of Boba is just awesome," director Dave



Mashable / 2h
Streaming subscriptions are the norm these days, whether you've officially canceled cable or just need to have it all. Most of us TV fanatics have the major streaming services — Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Disney+ — but what about the literal dozens of other streamers competing in the same space? Just because something isn't a household staple yet doesn't mean it shouldn't



77Gizmodo / 2h
The year 2021, like 2020 before it , has been rough for us all. In many ways, it’s been defined by a continued sense of loss. As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back on a few of the notable actors, directors, artists, writers, and sci-fi icons we lost this year, in tribute to their influence on some of our … Read more...



Well, 2021 is almost behind us, and what a year it’s been. Here at The Points Guy, we’re taking a trip down memory lane and looking back on our favorite stories of the last year. Although I was TPG’s senior credit cards editor until July 2021, I also contributed to the travel, aviation, and family travel coverage because I enjoy sharing my experiences with readers. Below are my 10 favorite storie



Congratulations to everyone who got in on this deal. It's hard to overstate just how incredible this offer was. And kudos to American Airlines and Mastercard for honoring the offer made to customers even if it might have been considered "too good to be true." Continue reading ...



Every Android phone owner knows the fun of customizing their desktops … but what about those countertops? At CES 2022 , Samsung plans to unveil an expanded version of its Bespoke lineup of appliances, which let anyone customize the heck out of their kitchen experience, with a broad array of colors, finishes, and technologies to truly make that new range or fridge unique. Announced on Wednesday wa




Do you want to count the number of cells that contain any or specific text while ignoring all other cells? If so, Microsoft Excel has a dedicated function to help you do that. We’ll show you how to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Grype is an open-source vulnerability scanner that finds weaknesses within container images and filesystem directories. Grype is developed by Anchore but works as a standalone binary that’s easier to get to grips with than the Anchore Engine. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›



Wi-Fi Wi Sideloadly•
22How-To Geek / 2h
Even if you paid out the nose for a fancy Wi-Fi router, it probably doesn’t reach the speeds that you expected. Today’s routers just can’t deliver modern internet speeds or reliability, mainly because they use a limited radio spectrum that’s vulnerable to interference. But a new standard might change everything—here’s why you need a Wi-Fi 6E router. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Waymo Geely Zeekr US•
Alphabet and Google’s self-driving car company Waymo announced that it would expand its autonomous taxi fleet thanks to a new partnership with Chinese carmaker Geely. The company will build custom all-electric vans for Waymo’s driverless taxi service in the United States. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



CDC Covid Five Days•
100+Futurism / 2h
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 guidelines on Monday, shortening the isolation timeline for those who contract the virus to just five days — and raising the hackles of many health experts in the process. Previously, the CDC stated that people needed to isolate for ten days after their first positive test results. The latest announcement cut that isolation



PP PlayStation 5 January•
Engadget / 2h
We're somehow just about to roll into 2022, which means Sony will soon refresh the lineup of games PlayStation Plus members can claim at no extra cost. Starting on January 4th, you'll be able to snag Persona 5 Strikers, Dirt 5 and Deep Rock Galactic . Persona 5 Strikers follows the events of Persona 5 (which PS5 owners can snag through the PS Plus Collection ). The action RPG, which was released



Norwegian Norway Amedia•
Gizmodo / 3h
One of Norway’s largest local news publishers, Amedia, had its operations come to a screeching halt on Tuesday following a major cyberattack on its central computer systems. The 78 newspapers that the company owns can’t be printed, readers can’t subscribe (or unsubscribe) from their local paper, and there’s no clear… Read more...



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. American Express offers multiple premium travel rewards cards , some of which come with perks that will reset at the end of the calendar year, and if you don’t use them before they do, it’s like you’re leaving money on the table. Among them, several American Express cards offer an airline fee credit tied to the calendar year,. As the



Gizmodo / 3h
I love my old car. It’s officially a teenager—13, to be exact—but its in-dash entertainment setup makes it seem a whole lot older. For the longest time, I’ve been using the Android Auto app on my smartphone as my car’s “infotainment” system. Years ago, I yanked out the 30-pin proprietary iPod hookup in my glovebox to… Read more...



71Mashable / 3h
The Peanuts gang is getting together for a New Year's party, and they'd like you to join them in a little singalong. To celebrate the Peanuts holiday special hitting Apple TV+ earlier in December — called Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne, produced by WildBrain — the streaming service released a cute lyric video of the classic New Year's song, and we couldn't not share it, y'know? In the specia



Mashable / 3h
The stars of Cobra Kai go head-to-head to see who knows more about martial arts movies.



COVID Tests FDA Omicron•
26Gizmodo / 3h
Health officials are warning that rapid covid-19 tests may be less accurate than before for people infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. At least some antigen-based tests may have reduced specificity when testing for Omicron infections, the Food and Drug Administration reported this week, which could… Read more...



One of the best ways to maximize your credit card rewards is to pick a card that offers bonus points in the categories that you spend the most in, whether that’s restaurants , gas stations , or non-bonused categories . In this post I wanted to look at the best credit cards for grocery store & supermarket purchases . While everyone has to eat, people are split on this — some people primarily eat o



Ski season is in full swing coast-to-coast. While resorts in the Sierra’s are digging out from nearly 10 feet of snow in seven days , resorts on the East Coast are still praying for snow, any snow. But there’s one thing all resorts have in common regardless of base depths: concerns about the uptick in omicron coronavirus cases. According to the National Ski Areas Association, the ski industry los



Intel GPU 2023 Nvidia•
2021 had a slow start for Intel. The gears were in motion for some exciting things, but most of the year was dedicated to the ever-flowing incremental upgrades to Intel’s 14nm process and new products that didn’t muster the same fervor as AMD’s parts. Intel came into 2021 fresh off the launch of its Tiger Lake U-series processors and caught in the shadow of AMD’s Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs. So, let’s



Linux Mint’s final point release in the 20 series, nicknamed “Una,” is now in beta. It builds on version 20.2 “Uma” with some new features and refinements. Are those changes more substantial than the name change? Let’s find out. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...



Gizmodo / 3h
Federal courts have opened the door for what may amount to the most substantial wifi upgrade in over twenty years. On Tuesday, as first reported by The Verge, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling where it supported the FCC’s decision to divvy up 1,200MHz of spectrum in the 6GHz… Read more...



500+Futurism / 3h
Graveyard Orbit Well, this is a bit embarrassing. A Russian rocket is now stranded in orbit after it suffered an engine failure — and it might come crashing back down to Earth. Roscosmos, Russia’s state space agency, launched its Angara A5 rocket as part of a demonstration on Monday, NASASpaceflight.com reports . The spacecraft was headed towards graveyard orbit, a region of space around Earth wh



Futurism / 3h
In the era of the iPhone, photo printers have perhaps become an afterthought — why print your images when they can all be accessed with the touch of a finger? But here’s the thing: Images buried in between screenshots and photos of the dog just don’t carry the same weight as those hanging on your living room wall. There are moments that simply deserve to be on display, regardless of whether or no




Rivian Max Battery 2023•
Enlarge / A Rivian R1T showing off its off-road capability. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) With supply chain disruptions messing with the auto industry, it's an especially challenging time for startups like Rivian . After warning of production challenges due to parts shortages early in December, the Illinois-based electric truck maker on Tuesday told some customers they would need to wait another year



Enlarge / A remote controlled volume controller. It can also raise and lower the volume to preset levels using the buttons. (credit: Chris Lee) One of the last times I wrote anything for Ars Technica, I excitedly detailed our new electrical engineering curriculum . We were starting a pilot in February and I promised to write a follow up at the end of the academic year, which was in July. To be ho



SlashGear / 3h
24K-Production/Shutterstock NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) finally launched on December 25 after a slow gestation process that began way back in 1996. While the launch was a complete success, there are many more phases of the telescope’s journey and deployment that remain incomplete and that need to go off without a hitch before NASA, its cooperating space agencies and the … Continue re



Mashable / 3h
SAVE $550: Peloton's upgrade bike, the Bike+, is great for folks who ride and do mat workouts equally. As of Dec. 29, take $300 off the Bike+ and get free delivery and installation (worth $250) — a $550 value. If you haven't hopped on the Peloton bandwagon yet, you might not know what you're missing. There's a reason why pretty much every fitness fanatic has taken the plunge and brought a Peloton



Mashable / 3h
The stars of Cobra Kai go head-to-head to see who knows more about martial arts movies.



SlashGear / 3h
Every so often, we’ll hear of dumb and sometimes dangerous internet challenges that have caught on with the teenagers of the world. As if eating Tide pods or swallowing spoonfuls of cinnamon wasn’t enough, there’s apparently a new one making the rounds that challenges the brave and foolhardy to touch a penny to the partially exposed prongs of a plugged-in … Continue reading



Jason Citron created a video game that was going nowhere fast. So he stripped it down to a chatting feature that eventually boomed during the pandemic.



Redline Stealer Passwords•
An unnamed company was recently breached after an employee stored their corporate account password in their web browser , a new report suggests. According to research from security company AhnLab, the employee was working from home on a device shared with other household members, which was already infected with Redline Stealer, an infostealing malware . Although the computer was equipped with ant



Mashable / 4h
Save $45: Want atmospheric lighting for less? The Philips Hue white and color A19 bulbs (3-pack) are on sale for 33% off at Amazon as of Dec. 29, bringing their price down to $89.99. Is there a vibe that a color-changing light bulb can't set? Maybe, but we've yet to find it. Among all the smart bulbs out there that can change a room's tone from purple to red from your phone, Philips Hue stands ou



Mashable / 4h
Save $45, plus get $10 for free: As of Dec. 29, TurboTax Premier Federal and State software is only $54.99 at Amazon — a $45 discount that also translates to 45% off. The e-bundle comes with a $10 Amazon gift card. While we're all still processing 2020, the arrival of 2022 also means the kickoff to the 2022 tax season. A TurboTax sale at Amazon could make filing taxes less of a big to-do so that



65Gizmodo / 4h
Even with millions of people enjoying incredibly popular titles like Fortnite or League of Legends , it’s hard to imagine games played by more people than Microsoft’s Solitaire and Minesweeper —the latter of which is finally enjoyable for folks who still have no idea how to actually play it with Tim Holman’s One Square … Read more...



26TechCrunch / 4h
Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek Contributor As chief marketing officer at Skillsoft , Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek leads a global marketing organization focused on helping companies unlock the hidden value inside their greatest asset — their people. Betsy Veneziano Contributor Betsy Veneziano is an application support specialist at Tyler Technologies . Throughout her career, she’s worked as a programmer for



23Gizmodo / 4h
The U.S. is in a race to cram in as much unhinged weather as possible before the year ends. The latest addition to the trophy case: bone-chilling cold in the Northern Rockies and Midwest, where wind chill values could reach minus-50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-46 degrees Celsius) over the next two days, with the freeze… Read more...



There’s a great deal on the Apple Watch Series 7 on Amazon right now. The deal is so good that the price is $30 less than Black Friday. It’s a great deal for a random day at the end of December. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Game 2022 The Year 2021•
Engadget / 4h
Every year I try to have a little “holiday gaming café” gathering at my apartment, where I invite friends over to play board and card games. While last year’s party was understandably cancelled, this year I invited a small group over and we indulged in tabletop titles like We’re Doomed and Parks . Inevitably we reached the point in the evening where people’s attention started to stray so it seeme



Emirates is doubling down on the relevance of its loyalty program in the U.S. Even though the Dubai-based carrier offers just a handful of routes to the U.S., the Skywards frequent flyer program has already made significant inroads in the country, and it’s planning to keep growing next year. In fact, the program’s nearly 3 million U.S. members comprise the second-largest segment of Skywards accou



By using a table in Microsoft Word, you can structure elements of your document or insert data in an organized format. Once you add your table, consider automatically resizing it to fit the document or the table contents. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Don’t you hate it when you take what you think is the perfect Insta-worthy selfie, only to find the results don’t quite measure up? Or, maybe you’re on vacation and about to capture a gorgeous sunset, only for a tourist to walk right into your shot at the last second. Luckily, with the right photo filter app, you can fix all of these issues and more. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Sometimes, you just don’t get the gift you wanted for Christmas, and that’s fine. Most of the time, you can return. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›




Mashable / 4h
Save $153 : The iRobot Roomba 670 is on sale for $177 at Walmart — that's $153 off its usual price. If you're looking for a robot vacuum, this one's a solid mid-range model with many of the same features as the more expensive models, minus the price tag. Not all Roombas are created equal. There are top-of-the-line models, like the s9+ , and very basic models, like the 614. And somewhere in the mi



Apple Foxconn India•
Enlarge (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ) Apple has put a Foxconn manufacturing plant that makes iPhone 12s and is running trial production of the iPhone 13 on probation, Reuters reported today. The move comes after both Apple and Foxconn determined that some worker dorms and dining rooms failed to meet requirements. Production at the plant in Sriperumbudur, India has already been halted fo



LG OLED EX Generation CES•
41Gizmodo / 4h
LG is having a busy CES 2022 and the show hasn’t even started. The company already revealed two bizarre OLED concepts and a pair of odd TVs , but today it made its most significant announcement yet by debuting OLED EX, the next generation of its OLED display technology. Read more...



Enlarge / Amazon's Echo Show 15 is about the largest smart display you can find. (credit: Scharon Harding) When getting a display of any type, the first thing to consider is size. And unless the display will be moving around, chances are that the bigger it is, the better your experience will be. TV manufacturers have gone big, smartphones (to my chagrin) insist on doing so, and now it's time for



23Gizmodo / 4h
A team of scientists modeling the Venusian atmosphere found data that could help explain the perplexing chemistry of the planet’s clouds. The findings further the possibility of life existing in Venus’s atmosphere, a still-controversial idea that will be investigated by several planned missions to the scorching planet. Read more...



47Lifehacker / 5h
As handy as packaged salads can be—especially during the busy holidays—you may want to rethink using any currently in your fridge. That’s because Dole Fresh Vegetables has issued a voluntary, precautionary recall for all its salads processed at two of their facilities because of a possible health risk from Listeria … Read more...



Gizmodo / 5h
When Boba Fett returned from the dead in The Mandalorian ’s second season, it offered him up as an archetype his own legacy had helped establish: the template that the entire Mandalorian culture was built upon for decades of stories. The Book of Boba Fett begins by diving a little further into its titular protagonist’s… Read more...



Love it or hate it, Amtrak can offer a convenient alternative to flying, especially if you don’t want to take to the skies right now. Amtrak operates most medium- and long-haul passenger trains in the United States, which means it can generally charge what it wants for fares. And if you’ve ever taken the train, you know some tickets can be as expensive as a commercial flight. But if you’re a savv



Hyundai Development•
SlashGear / 5h
Via Hyundai Automotive manufacturers worldwide are beginning a transition that will see the end of combustion-engine vehicles and the dawn of the pure electric vehicle era. As part of that transition for Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai, it has confirmed that it will end the development of any new combustion engines. By ending the development of combustion engines, the company will accelera



Apache has released yet another patch for the now-infamous Log4j utility, which delivers a fix for a new remote code execution vulnerability. The logging utility has been the center of attention in the cybersecurity community for much of December, after a major vulnerability was discovered that enabled malicious actors with very limited knowledge to run scripts remotely. This gaping hole has sinc



SlashGear / 5h
It’s hard to consider a product mainstream when there are only two or three people selling a small number of them. For foldable phones and tablets to really be accepted as the future of mobile, they have to be more accessible in design, availability, and price. Those are the goalposts that OPPO tried to hit with the company’s first foldable … Continue reading



heaveninawildflower : Botanical illustrations taken from ‘Portefeuille des Horticulteurs.’ Published 1847 by J. B. Gros. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library. archive.org



If you’re planning on earning American Airlines AAdvantage elite status next year, there’s now a list of partners where you can earn those coveted Loyalty Points . Loyalty Points is the new elite status-qualifying currency that’s being rolled out next year that completely changes the way you earn AAdvantage status. Generally speaking, one AAdvantage mile equals one Loyalty Point. Want more airlin



21Gizmodo / 5h
As climate change continues to affect weather patterns, the odds of having snow for the holidays in some parts of the world have considerably decreased. Sean Hodgins came up with a solution to a lack of snow with a snow globe that generates its own . But unfortunately, the contraption is problematically power-hungry. Read more...



Engadget / 5h
Announcing a vehicle is one thing, actually following through and building that vehicle at a factory and then selling it, that’s an almost impossible feat for a new company. But like Tesla before it, Rivian has pulled it off and in doing so has built one of the best trucks on the road today, EV or otherwise. The all-electric Rivian R1T starts at wallet-busting $67,500, but for that money, owners



Boba Fett TBBF Mandalorian•
About this episode - Episode 1 (of 7), ‘Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land’ - Written by Jon Favreau - Directed by Robert Rodriguez ★★★★ Spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett follow. It looks like getting out of the Sarlacc was the easy part. How Boba Fett, the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, escaped a thousand years of pain and suffering in the belly of the beast was one of the biggest



The end of the year is upon us. ‘Tis a time to blow all our unused FSA benefits on Band-Aids, reduce clutter, resolve to eat less junk and exercise more, and above all—stop doing things that no longer serve us (or our armpits, for that matter). In the spirit of cleaning up your linguistic game, applying deodorant… Read more...



The past 12 months in cybersecurity have been a rough ride. In cybersecurity, everything is broken — it’s just a matter of finding it — and this year felt like everything broke at once, especially toward the end of the year. But for better or worse, we end the year knowing more than we did before. Here we look back at the year that’s been, and what we learned along the way. 1. Ransomware costs bu



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A Chinese lunar rover has spotted something very odd on the moon, and scientist can’t agree on just what it is. A mystery cube-shaped object was spotted in the distance, and described as a “hut” according to Chinese-language site Our Space. China’s Yutu-2 rover is exploring the far side of the moon – that is, the side of the moon … Continue reading




Ragnarok September 2022•
A release date tied to God of War: Ragnarok has been spotted on the PlayStation Network database. The listing was flagged by the Twitter account PlayStation Game Size (via PSU ), which scrapes the database as it updates to find details on things like game file sizes prior to their release. The account tweeted out to say that “according to PlayStation database, God of War Ragnarok coming September



Jabra Elite 4 TWS ANC•
Engadget / 6h
Jabra only just launched its Elite 3 wireless earbuds, but it already has a follow-up. TechRadar notes Jabra has introduced the Elite 4 Active, a step-up model that addresses a few of the omissions from the 3. They now have active noise cancellation to drown out the world during your workouts, while improved IP57 water resistance (up from IP55) should help deal with sweat and downpours. The featu



LastPass has been dealing with a rather unfortunate situation. Some users received alerts that unauthorized individuals were logging into their LastPass account with their master password. It turns out, these alerts were sent in error, according to a statement from the company. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Mashable / 6h
Livestreaming has blown up over the past couple of years. YouTube, Twitch , Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and even LinkedIn are all providing streamers with broadcasting platforms. Along with the livestreaming boom comes an abundance of livestreaming products. But, which livestreaming gear is worth your hard-earned cash? As a livestreamer for over a decade now (remember Ustream and Justin.TV? I do



SlashGear / 6h
Via Toyota Among Toyotas cars, the Avalon is the model that sits at the top of the range. The automaker is talking about some of the changes and available models for the 2022 Avalon and has confirmed pricing and available powertrains. One of the highlights for the 2022 model year is that Toyota is offering an XSE Hybrid Nightshade Edition for the … Continue reading



34How-To Geek / 6h
Microsoft had a busy 2021. The company released Windows 11. It also added a ton of unnecessary stuff to the Microsoft Edge browser, which is making it harder for us to recommend it to anyone. Seriously, Microsoft is adding so much stuff to its web browser that it’s starting to feel like bloatware. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Want to make some healthy lifestyle changes in the new year but unsure where to start? Adopting a healthier lifestyle doesn’t have to be an enormous change. In fact, you’re more likely to succeed if you set realistic goals. If you make smaller changes at first, you can trick yourself into making better choices. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



USB-C was meant to be the one connector for all. Rather than multiplying the number of USB-C ports you already have, most USB-C hubs and adapters still offer traditional USB Type-A, HDMI, Ethernet, and tons of other legacy ports. The Satechi 4-Port USB-C Hub solves that problem for folks like myself who’ve gone all-in on USB-C. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



100+Gizmodo / 6h
Zoe Kravitz discusses getting her claws out for The Batman . Squid Game ’s Hwang Dong-Hyuk says he’s in talks for more. Plus, new looks at Star Trek: Discovery , Cobra Kai ’s new season, and the debut of Peacemaker . To me, my spoilers! Read more...



Best Movies Shows 2021•
2021 is almost over – how did that happen, by the way!? – and, just like other years that preceded this one, it’s been another stellar 12 months for the world's bigges streamers. Netflix , Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max continued to pump out movies and TV shows that were lapped up by fans and critics alike. And, with Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus increasing their respective outputs – some of whic



Hyatt Globalist 2022 MGM•
With 2022 right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share my hotel elite status strategy for the coming year, at least based on what we know so far. If there’s anything we’ve learned from the past couple of years, it’s that you really don’t know what’s going to happen, and a lot can change. But still, I’ll share how I’m thinking about things as we go into the new year… What my hotel s



23Gizmodo / 6h
A year after a global pandemic knocked all of us back on our heels, gadget makers are struggling to meet the demand caused by our dramatic shift in work and life routines. Coupled with an ongoing chip shortage , devices released this year were hit with delays, shipping weeks or even months behind schedule. Some… Read more...



What makes Peloton Peloton? Sure, the iconic (some would say infamous) television ads and pop culture references have played a role in the company’s success. Well-designed hardware hasn’t hurt, of course, and modern life has certainly steered us towards Peloton: The last few years of working from home has driven demand to record levels, leading to months-long shortages as production scrambled to



Roku Polk Audio Ready•
Engadget / 6h
Roku TVs will be able to pair quickly with more audio products in the future. The company has expanded its TV Ready Certification Program, adding Element, JVC, Pheanoo and Philips this year, with Polk Audio and Westinghouse joining the list in 2022. Roku also opened the program internationally, and partners like Bose are expected to launch TV Ready devices in the United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico



Engadget / 6h
So you managed to buy a PlayStation 5 – congratulations, you beat supply shortages to obtain one of the most sought-after consoles in recent memory. Now comes the fun part. No PS5 is complete without a library of games and accessories to elevate your experience. Thankfully, you won't have as much trouble getting your hands on those. However, if you're new to the console, the tricky part is knowin



Fiverr Inspire Pinterest•
20TechCrunch / 6h
Freelance marketplace Fiverr is rolling out an interactive Pinterest-like mobile experience aimed at enabling users to engage with a constantly updated feed of visual content curated specifically for them. The company says the new feature, which is called “Inspire,” was specifically designed to help inspire new projects and help users uncover freelancers on the marketplace. Users can interact wit



Airlines have a variety of ways they calculate the number of miles required to book an award flight. For example, the price you pay may be based on: The distance you fly. The cash price of the ticket. The “award zone” of your origin and destination. The time of year you are traveling. It can take some effort to remember which airlines implement each rule — but if you read TPG regularly, you’ll le



Microsoft Edge Games•
SlashGear / 6h
Microsoft When Microsoft launched its new Edge browser, it was only too happy to finally distance itself from the dinosaur known as Internet Explorer. It started with a completely new web browser engine that ended up falling flat on its face. By building on a Chromium foundation, however, Microsoft found some freedom to develop new features exclusive to its browser. It … Continue reading



AMD OnePlus CES 2022•
The major consumer technology trade show continues to suffer fallout from the spread of Omicron.



At the end of 2021, Times Square will ring in 2022 closer to the way it has since the dawn of 1908, with at least some number of revelers present. Although some broadcast plans have been canceled—the planned show on Fox will no longer air—there are still plenty of ways to stream the Times Square Ball drop this year. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




32Lifehacker / 6h
With the new year approaching, you may be tempted to set some—let’s not call them resolutions— goals . Dreams. Plans. January will bring a new sense of focus, so it’s a great time to start working on something that could pay off by the end of the year. Read more...



Apple Foxconn India•
Apple has put the southern India factory of Foxconn on probation following protests from workers over subpar food and accommodation conditions, a concern both the firms acknowledged and pledged to address. The iPhone maker didn’t say how long the probation will last, but an Apple spokesperson in India told TechCrunch that the firm “will ensure our strict standards are met before the facility reop



View of an advertising card for the Detroit Soap Co., depicting a rose, a bird, a boat and a winter landscape. Printed on front: “Detroit Exposition. Queen Anne soap souvenir. See other side.” Printed on back: “Queen Anne soap, best in the world. The finest line of pictures in the country, sent free for the wrappers. Over 400 designs, also scrap book pictures, booklets, etc., etc. See list of pre



LastPass Master Password•
Password manager firm LastPass has confirmed that a number of recent unauthorized login alerts received by customers were sent out in error. After users took to online forums to notify one another that someone from Brazil (as well as other places around the world) had been trying to access their LastPass accounts, the company responded, explaining that no passwords have been compromised. As per a



Mexico Cruise Ships•
100+The Points Guy / 7h
As the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to show its resistance to vaccines, a small number of breakthrough cases have emerged on cruise ships over the past week. As a result, of the hundreds of vessels currently sailing, a handful from several major lines — including Royal Caribbean , Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America — were denied entry into Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and other ports. The



Apple Watch 2022 iPhone•
When the Apple Watch first hit the scene, I can’t really say I understood the hype. I barely remembered to wear a regular watch, having grown up with a phone in my hand and an embarrassing inability to read clock faces until I was a teenager (I was sick when we learned it at school and too embarrassed to admit it, okay?). So the novelty was lost on me. However, over the course of 2021, I started



Hyatt Globalist 2022 MGM•
Over the past few years we’ve seen some significant changes to hotel loyalty programs. Some hotel loyalty programs have upped their game, while others have gotten worse. Then you add in the pandemic, and we’ve seen even more differentiation between programs. In this post I wanted to share why World of Hyatt Globalist is my favorite top tier hotel status, but first let me share my current overall



Indoor congregant settings are where the virus spreads most easily. Cruise ships require very high rates of vaccination in order to sail. They're likely safer than spending time indoors at restaurants, bars and gyms or attending indoor concerts and sporting events. But they're going to have Covid-19 cases because breakthrough infections are real, and they're looking for cases. It's not the health



23Gizmodo / 7h
TVs aren’t known for having the best built-in sound, but buying a set of speakers to amplify your audio can be a pain (not to mention expensive). But you can use the smart speakers you already own to upgrade your home audio, adding an extra level of immersion to your movies, shows, and music. Read more...



21Wired / 7h
Whether you're recording specifically for YouTube or making movies that may just end up there, this gear can help.



We were told a 5G BlackBerry phone was coming out in 2021. It would have made a pleasant break from the waves of Samsungs, Xiaomis and Motorolas we review every year. This has not panned out. We aren’t surprised. Original owner RIM stopped being the force behind BlackBerry in 2016 when the name was licensed to Chinese tech giant TCL. TCL took a leaner approach but its reign ended in 2020, and the



Realme India 2021 2022•
The mobile industry continued to play a crucial role in society during 2021, helping billions of people around the globe stay connected to friends, family, and colleagues as lockdowns and pandemic-related disruptions continued into a second year. 5G rollouts continued at pace, new smartphones wowed consumers and businesses, while telcos diversified into new areas to meet demand for sophisticated



Congratulations to everyone who got in on this deal. It's hard to overstate just how incredible this offer was. And kudos to American Airlines and Mastercard for honoring the offer made to customers even if it might have been considered "too good to be true." Continue reading ...



The MP3 changed music. By making music files smaller without sacrificing too much sound quality, MP3 meant we could take our entire music collection around with us or stream it instantly from the cloud. Today, almost every portable music player is an MP3 player – but chances are it won't be playing MP3s. That's because audio technology keeps getting better. Modern audio services and formats can d



30Engadget / 7h
Welcome back to The Morning After. Hope you had a great weekend and are ready for 2021 to be over and done with. (I know I am.) Today, we’ve drawn together the latest tech news from the last few days and several end-of-year pieces on the biggest stories of the year. But first, Hyundai might be giving up on new combustion engines. The company only just made and released its first electric car, but



Update : A couple of days ago miles from this promotion started to post to the SimplyMiles site. Then they were quickly removed, and it looks like they’ve once again reposted overnight. Hopefully it sticks this time around. Miles should post to AAdvantage accounts in the coming days and weeks. Congrats to those who took advantage of this and who see the miles in their account. You can find the or



While owning and operating studio gym spaces in New York, Alexandra Bonetti knew that it shouldn’t have to be this hard to establish processes for issues all gyms have, like recruiting new members, hiring qualified talent and getting substitutes for classes, to name a few. So she founded The Talent Hack, which is a platform geared toward helping experts working in the fitness and wellness industr



On a congested sidewalk next to a busy mall in Shenzhen, a 20-something woman uses a smartphone app to order a milk tea on Meituan, a major food delivery company. In less than 10 minutes, the pearl-white drink arrives, not on the back of one of the city’s ubiquitous delivery bikes, but descending from the cloudy heavens, in a cardboard box on the back of a drone, into a small roadside kiosk. The



Fintech 2021 India•
Without a doubt, 2021 has been the year of fintech in India . The rapidly growing computing power, widespread internet penetration, and increased internet speed and coverage have all been enablers for fintech solutions and startups to penetrate the Indian market deeply, widely and rapidly. The sustained pandemic, which has put paid to physical mobility, has also helped fintech companies and servi



If you're considering buying high quality headphones, you're going to come across the term "high impedance" very quickly. That's because headphones with high impedance typically deliver far superior sound – and unlike their low-impedance peers they don't distort or self-destruct if you connect them to audiophile-level or DJ equipment. High-impedance headphones: what you need to know Impedance is




Game 2022 The Year 2021•
We’re almost at the end of 2021, which means the start of a new year - a new year of exciting video games. There are so many new game releases due in 2022, across all platforms, it keeps us awake in the early hours; from cinematic blockbusters to slow-burn RPGs. A thrilling 12 months lie ahead, and we can’t wait. But, given how many new games are landing on consoles and PC next year, it can be ha



QNAP NAS eCh0raix Attacks•
It’s been a busy holiday season for the operators of eCh0raix ransomware , who have unleashed a torrent of attacks against QNAP NAS devices over the last week or so. As reported by BleepingComputer , the surge in attacks against QNAP devices began on December 19, leading a number of users to take to online forums to discuss the issue. Per the report, malware operators are able to create a user in



28Wired / 8h
From GameStop to bored apes, weirdness abounded among meme-loving amateur investors.



28Wired / 8h
The world is finally waking up to the impact the climate crisis is having on the continent.



86Wired / 8h
Technology used to only deliver our messages. Now it wants to write them for us by understanding our emotions.



Dhruva Space 2021 Japanese•
66Wired / 8h
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic finally made commercial spaceflight possible. Now there are questions about the purpose of these exclusive trips.



21Ars Technica / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) I can barely believe it's once again that time of year when I sit down and look through everything we drove during the last 12 months to see what stood out. And what a 12 months they've been, with a number of highly anticipated new models, including quite a few new battery electric vehicles. In fact, more than half of my top 10 are BEVs, which says g



One of the best ways of funding a computer upgrade is by selling your old one, and that’s especially true for Apple products. Macs tend to hold their value much better than comparable Windows PCs, but knowing exactly what to charge isn’t easy. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Congratulations to everyone who got in on this deal. It's hard to overstate just how incredible this offer was. And kudos to American Airlines and Mastercard for honoring the offer made to customers even if it might have been considered "too good to be true." Continue reading ...



LG Walmart Amazon Fresh•
Engadget / 9h
As usual, LG has unveiled its latest smart appliances for CES 2022, but this time they come with an unusual twist: a recipe service. The ThinQ Recipe app will let users choose from up to 10,000 recipes, with the app adding ingredients to your grocery list for delivery from Walmart or Amazon Fresh. LG has partnered with SideChef on the app, letting you cook up anything from a single recipe to a we



Strategically buying miles & points can represent a great deal, especially for luxury travel. United Airlines MileagePlus has just launched its latest sale on purchased miles , which will be the program’s last promotion of the year. Promotion on purchased United MileagePlus miles Through 11:59PM CT on Friday, December 31, 2021, United MileagePlus is offering a sale on purchased miles . Different



2021 wasn’t the most exciting year for AMD. The company didn’t have a ton in the way of new products, and even the introduction of new products wasn’t enough to curb the supply shortages and scalper woes that had already made 2020 such a dismal year in this market. There were still some notable moves, though, so let’s dig in and recount what AMD had in store for us this year and get some context



20Engadget / 9h
Samsung is giving you one last chance to grab the Galaxy Buds Pro at a discount from Amazon before the year ends. The earbuds, which we called Samsung's best ones yet when we reviewed them in January, are currently available for $125. That's $75 less than their original retail price of $200 and only $5 more than their all-time low on Amazon-owned Woot. The main Amazon website has return policies



We’ve never relied more on technology to solve our problems than we do now. Sometimes it works. Vaccines against covid-19 have cut the death toll. We’ve got virus tests and drugs, too. But this isn’t the story about what worked in 2021. This is MIT Technology Review’s annual list of cases where innovation went wrong. From the metaverse to Alzheimer’s drugs, the technologies on this are the ones t



Hyatt Globalist 2022 MGM•
World of Hyatt does a great job with its partnerships, which potentially give members a lot more ways to both earn and redeem points. For example, Hyatt has partnerships with Small Luxury Hotels of the World , Lindblad Expeditions , American Airlines , and others. I’d argue World of Hyatt’s most valuable partnership is with MGM M life Rewards in Las Vegas. This partnership dates back to 2013 — no



Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Get the Nix Mini Color Sensor for just $67.16 with code CYBER20 as of Dec. 29 — that's a savings of 32%, since it's valued at $99. Have you ever had a favorite dress or a painting and thought, that's the color I want to paint my walls with? Instead of spending hours sifting through paint samples to try and find the exact color, you can be sure that you're properly color matching with the r



Mashable / 10h
If the season of giving left you with an urge to treat yourself, you’re in luck. For Cyber Week II, a week of deals between Christmas and New Year's , you can save big bucks on all sorts of stuff. We’re here to help you get started, with a roundup of unique deals — from drones to cat toys — on sale for an extra 20% off their sale price with coupon code CYBER20 . Say it with me: treat yourself. Fa



Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: The PhoneRescue for iOS: Lifetime License is just $23.99 at the Mashable Shop with code CYBER20 as of Dec. 29. You may still be living with your old iPhone model because you can't stand the idea of backing up all of your important messages, files, and photos to another device. But with PhoneRescue, it's easier than it's ever been to keep track of all of the important documents and data tha



Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: The SymplBrush Starter Kit is just $135.20 at the Mashable Shop with code CYBER20 as of Dec. 29. The electric toothbrush was a game-changer for oral hygiene when it first came on the scene. But it still featured the same old design from decades past, but added a motor. The SymplBrush , on the other hand, completely reinvented the wheel — and it’s on sale for $53 off for Cyber Week number t




400+Gizmodo / 10h
The U.S. seven-day average for new cases of covid-19 reached 267,738, the highest since the pandemic began in early 2020. But the U.S. isn’t alone. The UK, France, Greece, and Australia also hit all-time high case counts on Tuesday, a troubling sign that omicron is coming for just about everyone. Read more...



LG Display OLED EX 30%•
300+Engadget / 10h
LG Display has unveiled its next generation of OLED tech, called "OLED EX," that's supposed to "enhance brightness up to 30 percent compared to conventional OLED displays," the company said. That could help fix OLED's biggest flaw next to mini LED technology, namely a lack of overall brightness. As LG Display points out, each OLED pixel emits light independently, meaning it can be fully on or off



A new social app called 28 Row aims to connect college-age women, both for business opportunities and emotional support.



Fauci CDC COVID Biden•
41Mashable / 11h
What's something that feels like good news, but probably isn't ? On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidance around self-isolation for people who test positive to COVID-19 — namely, that they can do less of it. Specifically, the recommended isolation period for people who have tested positive but are asymptomatic has been halved from 10 days to five. The



Squid Game Netflix•
Squid Game , that debuted on Netflix in September, is one of the biggest hit shows on TV ever. Understandably there was a clamour for Season 2. But as it happens, there may a Season 3 as well, if things go well. Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said that he has been in touch with Netflix over that. “I’m in talks with Netflix over Season 2 as well as Season 3,” Dong-hyuk said during an onlin



Waymo Chinese Geely Zeekr•
52Engadget / 12h
In the future, Waymo's robotaxi fleet in the US will feature electric vehicles build specifically for the service by Chinese automaker Geely . The Alphabet company has teamed up with Geely to create a version of its recently

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