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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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Apple iPhone 14 Pro•
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Apple's iPhone 14 , likely to come out in the fall, will have a feature Android devices have had for years: an always-on display. This is according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who laid out Apple's possible plans in the latest instalment of his "Power On" newsletter (via MacRumors ). According to the report, Apple's iOS 16 — likely to come alongside the next iPhone — will come with an "enhanced" l



SBI Holdings, a Japanese securities and banking giant that launched a crypto-asset fund for retail investors last year, has been actively investing in the infrastructure that will allow it to roll out more crypto products. The firm has recently made a strategic investment in Digital Asset, a New York-based startup known for building enterprise blockchain solutions, it said in an announcement . As



Battlefield 2042’s long-delayed first season of content will add a new playable Specialist to the multiplayer shooter – the first since it launched late last year. Rummaging around Battlefield 2042 ’s backend, dataminer Temporyl has found several new features expected to launch with Season 1 next month, and shared their findings on Twitter . Among them are details of Ewelina Lis, a new Polish Spe




La Repubblica has the story of what allegedly happened on an April 30 flight from New York to Rome, leading to a captain at the airline getting fired. ITA pilots become unresponsive on flight to Italy On April 30, 2022, ITA Airways flight AZ609 operated from New York (JFK) to Rome (FCO) with an Airbus A330-200 that had the registration code EI-EJP. The flight operated as normal, until reaching Fr



25Wired / 22min
He makes big movies and little movies, funny movies and sad movies—but mostly big-little funny-sad movies. Waititi is a bundle of contradictions.



NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070•
Nvidia’s initial next-gen GPU might be the RTX 4090 , followed by the RTX 4080 and 4070, if the latest rumor is right. Actually, this isn’t a fresh rumor as such, but a purported ‘confirmation’ from Kopite7kimi, a prolific hardware leaker on Twitter, meaning it’s confirming info from their sources (of course, we have no official confirmation of anything yet, not even that Nvidia’s next-gen Lovela



Spoilers. In an era dominated by streaming and an ever-increasing array of social media, it's getting harder to avoid the plot twists, reveals, and cameos that are coming down the track in your favorite shows and movies. The lengths viewers are going to dodge these spoilers are getting more and more extensive. You can mute the names of shows on Twitter, or turn off social media altogether to avoi



TL;DR: As of May 31, the Deeper Connect Mini Decentralized VPN & Firewall Hardware is on sale for $349. It's usually $399, so that's savings of 12%, Whenever you hop online, whether it's to pay a bill or stream a movie, you could become susceptible to hackers. As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry, so help keep yourself safe online by subscribing to a VPN service . If you want to



TL;DR: As of May 31, this MagStack Foldable 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station with Floating Stand and 20W Adapter is on sale for $47.99. That's 36% off its regular price of $74.99. It would be pretty convenient if you could charge more than one of your electronic devices at a time, and leave for work with your smartphone and earbuds fully charged so they last you the whole day without worry . Well



TL;DR: As of May 31, the Stone River eLearning + StackSkills Unlimited Lifetime Membership Bundle , worth $12,995, is on sale for just $89. No matter what industry you belong to and whatever profession you have, you have a better chance to develop and progress if you have a relentless passion for learning. The more you learn , the more skilled you will be, putting you in a better position for adv



TL;DR: As of May 31, you can get the Allergy Test My Pet Kit for just $69.99 and save 35% off its regular price of $107.99. You truly love your pet and it shows. You've spoiled them with all the toys and treats (in moderation of course) a dog could want and frequent trips to the dog park . Lately however, you've noticed that your pup has been itching more than usual. Instead of spending a fortune



English jargon has invaded every corner of France, causing consternation among language purists — a trade fair popular with politicians during election season is called " Made in France ," for example. Despite widespread usage in business and elsewhere, the government has decided to pick on gaming, officially banning terms like "streamer" and "cloud gaming," according to AFP . Going forward, the



Blizzard Diablo Immortal•
Blizzard has unveiled several of Diablo Immortal’s accessibility features ahead of the game’s launch on Thursday, June 2. As a free-to-play MMO, Diablo Immortal will include a slate of multiplayer social features. A new blog post outlines how these have been made more accessible to support the game’s core experience. Most concern its chat functionality, which lets you talk with other players on t



Samsung Galaxy Fold 4•
We’ve been hearing drizzles of information about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 for months, but now there’s been a tidal wave, as a complete specs list for the phone has just leaked. This comes from @UniverseIce – a leaker with a good track record – who claims that these specs are 100% accurate, so they clearly have confidence in them. According to this source then, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a



Google Pixel 7 eBay•
When the Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro were teased by the company at the keynote speech of its annual Google IO conference, we thought we'd seen the entirety of the line - after all, the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro were the only members of its line (not including the spin-off Pixel 6a ). We might be wrong, though, as rumors are pointing to there being a third member of the line. 9to5Google has found bits



The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke has revealed his favorite scene in season 3 – and it's one that rivals Herogasm, in his eyes. Speaking to TechRadar ahead of The Boys season 3 's June 3 release, Kripke opened up on the sequence that shines a light on the arrogance of superheroes in The Boys' universe, and the 'act first, think later' approach that many of them live by. Unsurprisingly, many fans of



Several states are putting more money and effort into combating false and misleading information about elections.



The Supreme Court is shortly expected to issue its decision on a challenge to Roe v. Wade that will— if a leaked draft version of the opinion holds —end federal protection for abortion access across the US. If that happens, it will have far-reaching consequences for millions of people. One of those is that it could significantly increase the risk that anti-abortion activists will use surveillance



In the world of cute Star Wars droids, the order goes R2D2, BB8, and then BD-1. C3PO is awesome but not cute. And if you agree with that list, you’ll be happy to hear that it looks like LEGO will release a BD-1 set. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Consumer groups from 18 countries in Europe are calling for governments to clamp down on loot boxes.




Google-backed DotPe, which helps businesses in India go online and sell digitally , is in advanced stages of talks to raise about $50 million in a new financing round, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Temasek, the Singapore state-owned investment firm, is finalizing deliberations to lead the investment in the Gurgaon-headquartered startup, the source said, requesting anonymity a



Businesses face headwinds as demand weakens, the Federal Reserve raises rates and government stimulus programs end.



Google has introduced a new skin tone scale - what is it and why does it matter?
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TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to a NatureID Plant Identification Premium Plan is on sale for £15.80, saving you 67% on list price. Growing your own veggies and herbs is a pretty genius way to curb some of the steep grocery prices caused by inflation. But it’s far from easy. If you’re new to plant parenthood, you’ll need some assistance on your journey. That’s where NatureID comes in. NatureID is



Cooper Maestro Bernstein•
Do you hear that? That's the sound of Netflix clearing space on its shelf for the Oscars it'll likely win for its upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, Maestro, as it offers our first look at an almost unrecognizable Bradley Cooper in the title role. Maestro is said to span 30 years in the famous American conductor, composer, author and pianist's life, with Cooper playing Bernstein throughout variou



Burnham Releases Inside•
55Mashable / 9h
It's been a year to the day since comedian Bo Burnham released his Netflix special Inside , unleashing a deluge of pandemic isolation feelings alongside viral songs about Jeff Bezos and white women's Instagram accounts . Now the Eighth Grade writer and director has published over one hour of Inside 's unused material. It includes new music, sketches, and plenty of existential staring. "I've spent



Are you still looking to score a cheap bargain in today's Memorial Day sales? If you're just now able to look at today's deals, there are plenty of Memorial Day sales still available from retailers like Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart on TVs, appliances, laptops, outdoors, and so much more. Our team has been sifting through deals all weekend long to bring you today's best Memorial Day sales under $



Today Wordle Answer May•
Good morning, Wordlers! If you had a long weekend, we hope it was a good one. Now it's time to switch those brains back on and solve today's Wordle. If you just couldn't get today's answer and prefer to cut to the chase, you can skip to the end of this article for the solution to Wordle 346. For those of you who'd rather work out the answer yourself, keep reading for some background on the game a



One South Africa Payments•
HitPay has almost everything SMEs need to run their businesses. In addition to being an online payment gateway, it also offers tools like point-of-sale software with card readers, plugins, payment links and no-code online stores. The Y Combinator alum announced today that it has raised $15.75 million in Series A funding led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investors Global Found



Coaches now have powerful tools which can find patterns in play that humans would struggle to see.



The Balearic Islands off the south coast of mainland Spain have long been popular destinations for Europeans to enjoy some of the best beaches in Spain (if not all of Europe). The largest and most popular of the Balearics is the island of Mallorca (sometimes spelled as “Majorca”), which sees 10 million-plus visitors each year concentrated largely during the summer months of May to September. The



So-called “tech for good” accelerators addressing such worthy-sounding subjects as ESGs and SDGs have appeared in the last few years. Some observers have dismissed these efforts as scalable only to a point. However, the evidence is mounting that they are increasingly attracting some of the world’s best talent, because the world’s best talent does actually want to solve some of the planet’s bigges



Space Arianespace Max Q•
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. There is SO much news this week, so let’s dive in. In this issue: Astroforge’s asteroid mining ambitions Boeing’s Starliner comes home News from Virgin Orbit, Rocket Lab and more Don’t forget to sign up to get the free newsletter version of Max Q delivered to your inbox. Astroforge closes $13M seed plus round for asteroid mining plans Although we’ve long understoo



I do what I can to write about the best deals for earning and redeeming miles. In this post I wanted to share what I consider to be some of the most useful sweet spot award redemptions right now. I last wrote a post like this a few years ago, so wanted to provide a fresh look at how you can get the most bang for your buck when redeeming points. Aspirational vs. practical award sweet spots Before



We’re just about two weeks away from our first foray into climate tech at TC Sessions: Climate & The Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals on June 14 in Berkeley, California — with an online day to follow on June 16. It’s going to be an epic day all around for many r


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