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An airport worker in Florida was charged with two counts of grand theft after a tracking device aided a sheriff’s investigation.



Lucid Motors has revealed its answer to the Model S Plaid. If your biggest complaint about EVs is that they aren't fast enough, this new model will settle that.



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DoorDash is ending its partnership with Walmart after more than four years of delivering the retail giant’s products to customers. The news was first reported by Business Insider . Sources familiar with the matter told Insider that DoorDash decided to end its partnership with Walmart because it was no longer mutually beneficial and because the delivery company wanted to focus on “its long-term cu




Donald Trump-owned social media site, Truth Social, has seen a big influx of interest and new users following last week’s widely-publicized FBI raid on the former president’s Florida home. Read more...



Richard Dabate, the husband of 2015 murder victim Connie Dabate, was sentenced to 65 years in prison on Thursday. Prosecutors say that Richard Dabate’s police statements describing the murder did not match data present on Connie’s wearable activity tracker, Fitbit. Read more...



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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising alarm over what it describes as a “fast-moving” outbreak of Escherichia coli bacteria. At least 29 people in Michigan and Ohio have been sickened by the same strain, while nine have been hospitalized, but more cases may emerge. A clear cause for the foodborne… Read more...



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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest in nerdy toys and merchandise. This week, ignore that it’s summer and get excited about Christmas with a Star Trek twist! In the meantime, Lego shines a light, and Hot Toys enters the Star Wars Inquisitorius . Check it out! Read more...



Great Smoky Mountains National Park — the most-visited national park in the U.S., with 14.1 million visitors in 2021 — is instituting fees for parking passes and increasing charges for camping, the park announced this week. These fees are part of a nationwide trend as parks manage record-breaking crowds and seek to generate revenues to support the staffing and facilities required for this increas



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One doubts Samsung’s convictions at their own peril. The company will be the first to point to the O.G. Note phablet as the ultimate expression of this phenomenon. The line may be gone, having been absorbed into the flagship Galaxy S product, but its influence on the industry is still being felt a decade after its release left pundits wondering whether the company had utterly lost it. A convincin



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Audi still isn't done unveiling self-driving concept EVs , but its next model might be appealing if you're eager to leave the asphalt. The company has revealed that its fourth Sphere concept will be the Activesphere, an SUV-like machine that promises "maximum variability" for on- and off-road travel. As with earlier designs, the automaker is touting an autonomous-friendly interior that can help y



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Crypto exchanges and lenders are still struggling to “hodl” onto their employees. As companies fight to keep afloat after the most recent crypto crash, hundreds of exchanges staff are being kicked to the curb, and some are reportedly trying to keep that fact a secret. Read more...



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The natural world is filled with moments of wonder and terror—and it’s those moments that are captured in the finalists of this year’s BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition . The photo contest, now in its second year, is intended as a creative showcase of the work that ecologists and evolutionary biologists… Read more...



If a relative uses a wheelchair and wants to come for a visit or someone in your family finds themselves suddenly needing to use one, even temporarily, you may begin looking around your home with a fresh set of eyes. Is the place accessible? Is everything the person will need within reach? While you may not have time… Read more...



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) One of the creators of the Botometer —a web tool Elon Musk used to estimate Twitter's spam percentage for a court filing—has reportedly said that Musk's calculation "doesn't mean anything." Kai-Cheng Yang , a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University, "questioned the methodology used by Mr Musk's team and told the BBC they had not approached him before us



In the web browser used within the TikTok app, supplementary code lets the company track every character typed by users. The company said the capability was for troubleshooting.



To copy and paste text, files, folders, and other items on your computer, you don’t necessarily need a mouse or trackpad. You can use just the keyboard to copy and paste files around on your Windows or Mac machine. We’ll show you how to do that. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Meta is denying that it purposely muted the audio of downloaded Reels videos to keep users from exporting them to TikTok, The Verge reported . A company spokesperson blamed an “audio glitch” for the incident and said it’s in the process of being fixed. The outlet reported earlier this week that users who wanted to export their Reels onto another app (cough, cough TikTok ) were forced to publish t



Python developers are under attack once again, with attackers looking to steal Discord account details along with data stored in various browsers . Cybersecurity researchers from Snyk have recently spotted a dozen malicious packages, uploaded to PyPi, the biggest Python code repository out there, with more than 600,000 active users. The packages were uploaded almost a month ago, by a threat actor



It's a little jarring to consider what's happening over at HBO Max a bloodbath in the context of Sesame Street , but that's exactly what's going on at the streaming platform right now. The platform has removed around 200 old episodes of the classic preschooler show, as Variety reports. All episodes from seasons 39-52 are still available, along with a selection from the first, fifth and seventh se



Man and woman meet. Man falls madly in love. Proposes. And they decide to elope. They headed to London Heathrow to catch a flight to Rome to get married. And she ran off from the airport with his money – and his luggage. Continue reading ...



It has been a rough week for the metaverse, my friends. Meta launched their Horizon Worlds platform in Spain and France and reception was… frigid. That's mostly thanks to the unimpressive graphics and awkward, lifeless avatars, all of which might be forgiveable if Meta had not spent a significant portion of a reported $10 billion developing them. SEE ALSO: Meta has a sweet vision for VR, but it's



Often buying points strategically can be a good value , and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of my favorite programs to buy miles from, both thanks to the frequency with which the program sells miles, and what a good deal award redemptions can be. In mid-July, Alaska Mileage Plan launched its current promotion on purchased miles, which could represent a good deal. This is a reminder of this of




Need some advice? Sure, we all do. And where we could once turn to the newspaper columnists of yore (from Abby, to Ann, to Amy) to tell us how to live better, these days, advice-givers are all about podcasts. It makes sense—the medium offer the perfect space to either call in with your own problem, or live vicariously… Read more...



Wayfair, the online home goods retailer, announced today it was laying off close to 900 employees as a way to reprioritize investment needs and meet the company’s current needs. This comes after the company announced a hiring freeze back in May. The layoffs represent close to 5% of the company’s global workforce and 10% of its corporate team, according to SEC filings . 400 jobs are being cut in B



Chicago is one of the most renowned cities in the U.S. and offers a wondrous array of museums, shopping districts, beaches and history . Its hotels showcase Chicago culture well. Some properties reflect the industrial hustle and bustle of the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when it hosted two world’s fairs. Meanwhile, other properties offer more modern additions to the Windy City’s



Enlarge (credit: Andre Malerba/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In a few weeks, Ethereum is slated to undergo the most significant change in its seven-year history. Until now, the Ethereum blockchain has been secured using a method called "proof-of-work," which consumes more electricity than the entire nation of Belgium. Next month's switch to a new method called "proof-of-stake" is expected to cut Et



Enlarge / The Lucid Air Sapphire has been designed to work around a racetrack. (credit: Lucid) On Friday at Monterey Car Week, the electric vehicle startup Lucid added a new variant to its portfolio: the Lucid Air Sapphire. It's the first of a new sub-brand for Lucid, adding even more performance to cars that were hardly underpowered to begin with . With an extra motor in the mix, the company's n



Enlarge / A splash image for Nuvia from the company's blog. (credit: Nuvia ) Qualcomm is apparently plotting a return to the server chip market. The company is overhauling its CPU offerings after acquiring the upstart chip design company Nuvia in 2021. Nuvia was founded by three high-ranking engineers from Apple's chip division, with the original goal of designing ARM server chips (though it neve



Enlarge / Ally debit card owners are reporting fraudulent charges at a steady cadence over the past week. (credit: Getty Images) Ben Langhofer, a financial planner and single father of three in Wichita, Kansas, decided to start a side business. He had made a handbook for his family, laying out core values, a mission statement, and a constitution. He wanted to help other families put their beliefs



Enlarge / The Framework Laptop motherboard's 3D-printed case design. Lenovo has a bone to pick with the circular power button design. (credit: Framework) If you bought the original Framework Laptop and wanted to upgrade its motherboard to the new version so you can benefit from the extra performance of a 12th-generation Core CPU , the company doesn't want you to throw your old motherboard out. To



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Bugatti may have given the W16 engine its marching orders, but the 16-cylinder behemoth isn't leaving without getting one final road-going outing.



While an industry leader in electric SUVs, the Tesla Model X is rife with various issues. Here are the problems that have frustrated drivers the most.



Lamborghini won't be building retro-looking versions of your favorite retro model any time soon, no matter how much you want another old-looking new car.



Can you guess which smartphone brand was crowned as the maker of the worst Android phones? Here's a hint: It's not Samsung or OnePlus.



In a recent interview, veteran developer Naoki Yoshida admitted that the once-storied franchise now lags behind the competition.



I’ve had the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® both recently and in the distant past, and it’s spending on this card that largely accounting for my first lifetime elite status with American Airlines way back in 2006. American’s miles are the currency I’ve spent the most over the years, and there’s no longer a great way to earn miles through another credit card besides an Am



Instagram has been putting a big emphasis on videos and Reels. If you want Instagram like it used to be, the web app is pretty close—and it can be “installed” like a regular app on Android and iPhone. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Airport security lines are notoriously long, the process is slow, and it’s often difficult to figure out what you need to do in order to get through quickly. There are a few different programs that can help make the process easier, though: TSA PreCheck, Global Entry, NEXUS, and CLEAR. These programs have a lot of… Read more...



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Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films would be nowhere near as memorable without the musical stylings of Howard Shore. So it was only right that Amazon brought Shore back to contribute the theme to its upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power show, to assist the already quite capable and exciting composer, … Read more...



Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s service that includes access to many PC and Xbox games for one low monthly price. Now you can play more classic PC games on Game Pass, starting today. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




While your iPhone-wielding friends wait for the iOS 16 update, you can install it on your Android device a month early! Someone by the name LuuTinh Developer, who clearly has no respect for copyright laws, just launched a free iOS 16-styled launcher for Android. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you’re looking for a cheap fall getaway to Florida, both Spirit Airlines and United Airlines are offering deeply discounted budget fares this September and October. Spirit is selling $64 round-trip tickets between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) . United has $103 flights between Newark and Palm Beach International Airport (PB



Labor Day is the ceremonial ending to summer (don’t forget we have a few weeks left!), but you can break up your melancholy mood by taking advantage of some great deals. Labor Day Weekend sales are a great time to pick up everything from a new laptop to a better mattress without paying full price. These deals used to be limited to a short, three-day window, but a lot of great gear is on sale now.



Rivian has discontinued the entry-level Explore trim for its R1T and R1S electric vehicles. "After weighing customer demand, Rivian decided to remove Explore Package as an option when configuring an R1T or R1S," wrote in a support article . "We realize this news comes as a surprise and apologize to customers who have had their planning impacted." The company said it initially gave customers two p



“Venture capital” is semantically equivalent to “dangerous money,” which is part of its mystique. Essentially, VC is a high-stakes extreme sport in which top players can accumulate startling amounts of wealth and power. And sometimes, a massive pile of investor cash burns so brightly, it gets picked up on satellites. But where does all that money actually come from, and how do VCs actually make m



Google claims to have stopped on of the largest Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks ever seen. In a blog post , the company's Senior Product Manager for Cloud Armor, Emil Kiner, and Technical Lead Satya Konduru, said its tool stopped a Layer 7 HTTPS DDoS attack that peaked at 46 million requests per second (rps), making it 76% larger compared to the previous record-holder. “To give a s



If you’re seeing TikTok posts with a circle made up of yellow, red, orange, blue, and green bars with a symbol in the middle, this may or may not be your first contact with American pastor and author Gary Chapman’s “5 Love Languages” concept. The quiz in question lives on Chapman’s official site , and it’s probably harmless. If you’re curious about your own "Love Language," try it. It’s fun. Is i



Air travelers will soon have a new tool to help evaluate airline amenities when flights get delayed or canceled. ­­Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told airline CEOs on Thursday that his department will be launching a new website meant to outline what airlines say they’ll will provide during irregular options. The new site comes amid a broader push by the agency to pressure the industry to



If you’re thinking of downloading your YouTube shorts and posting them on another platform, then YouTube is getting ready to take credit. The video sharing platform announced new features for creators of shorts, including the addition of a watermark that will soon be stamped on the brief videos when they’re shared… Read more...



Lucid Group, the publicly traded EV manufacturer, has launched a new high-performance luxury brand called Sapphire that pushes the bounds of performance and price. As part of the public debut, which occurred Friday morning at the Quail Lodge during Monterey Car Week, the company gave its first EV — the Lucid Air sedan — the Sapphire treatment. That means more than just a new paint color, interior



Last month, Andreessen Horowitz — one of venture capital’s largest and most prominent players — announced that its “ headquarters will be in the cloud ” going forward. Founded in 2009 in Menlo Park, California, the firm — also known as a16z — has for years been a symbol of Silicon Valley investing. Its new philosophy in this post-COVID era of remote work is that there is no longer a need for a ce



Anne Heche, the film, television, and Broadway actor, died last week at the age of 53. The media made a great deal of the tragic circumstances surrounding her death, and many were quick to point out her own culpability for the circumstances. Which is true, but hardly kind, and Anne Heche’s health struggles have been… Read more...



We recently learned that the Tesla Semi truck is expected to hit the streets before the end of the year, and now Tesla has updated its website detailing some impressive specs for its EV hauler. However, it looks like pre-orders are closed again. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you’re unhappy with text on your iPhone—whether it’s too small, too hard to read, or you can’t find the style you want—we’ve gathered up some solutions that can help. You can’t change the system font face, but you have other options. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



If you’re in the market for an Xbox Series S, now’s the time to pull out your wallet. Best Buy is offering a free game of your choice when you buy the Xbox Series S console—and yes, this includes new and expensive games like the $100 Forza Horizon 5 Premium. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Claire Legrand is a best-selling YA author —her works include the Empirium Trilogy and Sawkill Girls —but next year, she’ll be releasing her first adult fantasy saga . The first book is titled A Crown of Ivy and Glass , and io9 is thrilled to be revealing the cover and an excerpt today. Read more...



In May 2019, Hilton and Lyft launched a partnership. It’s always great when ride sharing apps develop relationships with other travel providers. It’s a natural connection, given that frequent travelers probably use ride sharing apps more than the average person. In this post I wanted to recap everything you need to know about this partnership, as some aspects of it have changed since it launched.



Faire, an online marketplace that gives local retailers a way to buy wholesale from independent brands around the world, launched in 2017. That means the company, recently valued at $12.59 billion , has been navigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for roughly half of its life. The startup has had to not only navigate its own business, but also help its customers survive unprecedented suppl



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“A palabras necias, oídos sordos.” That’s how Meta’s Horizon Worlds has been described in Spain after launching in the country earlier this week. The comment on YouTube —which literally means, “turn deaf ears on stubborn words”—was made in frustration over the fact that Meta didn’t seem to realize that people who… Read more...



How do you play the Nintendo Switch? Perpetually docked and connected to a TV like a home console, or more frequently in handheld mode as you roam the house or take potty breaks (don’t pretend you don’t)? If you’re in that latter group, the new Hori Split Pad Fit should make your handheld experience feel a little more… Read more...




While any security camera can be useful for helping to keep your property secure, the fact is that most home and car break-ins happen under the cover of night. Thus, if a security camera isn’t able to take video when the sun is down or the lighting is poor, then it really isn’t doing a good job of keeping your property secure. A good high-resolution night vision security camera should have a high



Fade Gently When Celsius — the "Unbank Yourself"-preaching crypto lender that rose to fame by offering remarkably high-yield, though allegedly secure user accounts — collapsed into bankruptcy last month , it took $4.7 billion of user assets with it . By all accounts, users are unlikely to ever see any of that cash again. Some folks, however, are refusing to go out without a fight. And while hope



The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (and similar recommendations from other countries) call for healthy adults to get 150 minutes of moderate exercise, like walking, per week . Vigorous exercise counts double, so if you’re a runner, you can meet the minimum guidelines with 75 minutes. But what if you have… Read more...



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As the credits rolled on the third season finale of For All Mankind , I felt awful. But not because the show was awful. On the contrary. It was legitimately magnificent. I felt bad because I knew that I’d let a bunch of people down. Mainly, you, the reader, for not passionately screaming about just how excellent this… Read more...



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Washington State entomologists are asking people to be on the lookout for a potentially problematic newcomer to the state: the Atlas moth. Fortunately, the insects are pretty hard to miss, with their nearly 10-inch wingspans and distinctive diamond markings. Read more...



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Steven Seagal makes knife throwing look effortless in movies like Under Siege , but it’s actually an incredibly hard skill to master if you don’t have Hollywood’s movie magic helping you out. That’s what Quint, of the YouTube channel Quint BUILDs, was lacking. But with some good old fashioned engineering , they managed… Read more...



Ploughing through Microsoft Teams using your school-level foreign languages may soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new update. The video conferencing tool has announced another upgrade to its translation facilities with the option to choose live captions in whatever language they like. When starting and setting up a call, Microsoft Teams users will be able to select live captions in the lang



Enlarge / How long do we really need chemicals to last? (credit: Sura Nualpradid | EyeEm via Getty ) PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon , they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and carpets stain-resistant. Food wrappers, firefighting foam, even makeup seemed better with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Then tests st



You might not associate Kia with performance vehicles, but with 576 horsepower on tap, the new EV6 GT unveiled during Monterey Car Week aims to change that.



Experts at MIT have developed a thin, wearable sensor that could transform the future of wearable health technology. Here's what the "electronic skin" can do.



It took more than a decade, but there's finally a sequel to Jetpack Joyride — if not for everyone. Halfbrick Studios has released Jetpack Joyride 2 as an Apple Arcade exclusive for iPad, iPhone, Mac and Apple TV. Sorry, Android fans. The endless flier revolves around more "story-driven" gameplay with a new character to play (Betty Beefpies) as well as fresh mechanics and more detailed graphics. I



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UPDATE: Aug. 19, 2022, 1:46 p.m. EDT This article has been updated to reflect that the issue had been resolved. Who among us hasn't wanted to just walk out of work early on a Friday? That's what Netflix did on Friday morning anyway. Users started reporting widespread outages around 11 a.m. ET on the last day of the work week, according to Down Detector (owned by Mashable's parent company, Ziff Da



Of all the Bash commands, poor old eval probably has the worst reputation. Justified, or just bad press? We discuss the use and dangers of this least-loved of Linux commands. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



This week, Apple released critical updates for all devices running iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The updates fix an actively exploited security flaw in the Safari web browser. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The user replaced them with American flags in the PC version of the Spider-Man Remastered video game.



In the trailer for his new film Beast , opening today, Idris Elba punches a lion. It sounds like the stuff of pulp trash, but the survival thriller/animal attack genre is wide-ranging, encompassing prestigious Oscar bait movies, extreme gore-fests, and lots of low-rent trash (both good and bad). Read more...



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Whether due to the pandemic or recent inflation, your credit card reward strategy may look different today than it did a few years ago. Even if you haven’t put your travel credit cards to rest in your sock drawer, you may find yourself shopping around for a simple cash-back card to add to your wallet. Let’s go over the pros and cons



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. With New York’s legalization of marijuana in 2021, the number of U.S. states where pot has been legalized for recreational purposes has reached 19, and a total of 38 states (plus Washington, D.C., and multiple territories) allow marijuana possession for medical purposes, including, say, to manage the stress of flying. However, federa



Rivian is discontinuing the cheapest trim level of its all-electric truck and SUV known as the Explore package due to low demand, according to emails sent this week to customers. The company said in the email, which was first cited in the Rivian Owners Forum , that customers with a pre-order for the Explore package will need to reconfigure to the Adventure trim by September 1 or have their preord




There are several new stories that are coming out about Hertz customers being arrested for stealing cars they had rented. One customer was even arrested three times - although it's worth noting that's not a record, since one elite member chalked up 4 arrests spending 30 days in jail, where she suffered a miscarriage. Continue reading ...



Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury , the first main series in the legendary mecha franchise since 2016's Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans , is set to kick off with a simultaneous broadcast in and out of Japan this October. But if you can’t wait that long for a glimpse, a special prologue episode is on… Read more...



It was good times for the Ford Mach-E GT atop the e-muscle car heap . Those halcyon days of performance dominance will soon be coming to an end when Hyundai unleashes its EV6 GT performance crossover on North America. With 576 horses under the hood and a 0-60 of 3.4 seconds, not even a Huracan Evo can beat it off the line. Hyundai Motor Group The new EV6 GT is not to be confused with the existing



Can similar reading tastes lead to a healthy romance? Klerb , a new social app based on literary preferences, seems to think so. The app has already been called "Tinder for bookworms," despite being in early beta. According to the site, Klerb is "a free meetup app for readers," with IRL activities being offered for like-minded readers "based on the similarity of their bookshelf." It basically sou



Crypto enthusiasts promise to build a decentralized money system that allows people to freely trade without any intermediary intervention. It’s a rosy picture, but recent events of security vulnerability indicate that the decentralized world might not be working as well as the believers envision yet. That’s why entrepreneurs, infused with venture capital, are racing to make crypto applications mo



Mining cryptocurrency is no easy task, but neither is finding a co-founder who is savvy and resilient enough to withstand the sector’s volatile nature. Whether you’re mining for a co-founder or your next round of funding, TC Sessions: Crypto , which takes place on November 17 in Miami, provides fertile ground for all your networking needs. Time-sensitive tip : Secure significant savings with spec



This week’s happenings in young people culture might give you whiplash. We’re going from extremely great internet things—hilariously stupid memes, positive YouTubers—to extremely terrible ones—manfluencer Andrew Tate, Meta’s horrifying VR platform Horizon Worlds . The falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart;… Read more...



Warner Bros Discovery is hyping up the release of House of Dragon, a prequel series for Game of Thrones that premiers in a few days on HBO Max. Streaming device manufacturer Roku is getting in on the excitement with an officially-licensed Roku Ultra. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



This week Rivian announced that it made a tough decision regarding its electric vehicles. The automaker will discontinue its most affordable Explore package for the Rivian R1T and R1S electric vehicles, increasing the price for pre-order holders. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Framework’s open-source PC case needs a small redesign. The modular PC company just shared an email from Lenovo’s lawyers, who believe that the 3D-printable Framework case violates Lenovo LEGION trademarks. And it’s all because of a power button. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



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Tick tock goes the clock. It seems that every day we find more examples of the ways some of the most popular social media apps are collecting data on users. Now TikTok itself seems to be wound up pretty tight about allegations they’re keylogging users using code found inside the in-app browser. Read more...



Paramount+ will be the home of UEFA Champions League soccer for the rest of the decade. Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS) has secured a six-year extension to stream the glitzy annual soccer tournament until the end of the 2029-30 season. The deal includes the English-language rights to the Europa League and Europa Conference League, the second and third tiers of international European club so



In the next couple of years, American Airlines is expected to debut two new kinds of business class seats. While there aren’t any new updates (at least not that I’ve heard), I thought it would be fun to take an updated look at what we should expect, and when we should expect it. American’s new Boeing 787 business class (2023) American Airlines plans to introduce a new Boeing 787 business class pr



A renewed, global interest in reading has sprung from an unlikely source: TikTok . The social media giant has a flourishing #BookTok community, one that saw the social media company seizing the opportunity to create its own TikTok Book Club earlier this summer . The club is now into its second month, which means an all-new title for TikTokkers and book lovers to enjoy. For the month of September,



Children who are born near fracking sites are as much as three times more likely to be diagnosed with leukemia later on, according to new Yale research. An eight-year study, examining children in Pennsylvania, was published this week in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives — and the findings are worrying. "We set out to conduct a high-quality study to further investigate this potential r



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A team of scientists at UCLA say they've cracked the code on how to scale up the creation of lab-grown meat, potentially paving the way for mass production of the environmentally friendly alternative. But we can't help but feel just a little underwhelmed when looking at the fruits of their labor: a tiny, adorable burger patty that may brown nicely in a pan — but is barely bigger than a quarter, m



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Dawn of the Metamates Last October, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes at the company that would rename it Meta and give it a new "North Star": a headset-heavy, AR-forward metaverse which, as the founder explained in a series of videos and digital renderings , would eventually become an "even more immersive" and "fully embodied" internet. In many of these modelings, the chief



If you’re planning on flying to London this week or are currently in the city and making plans to get to the airport for your return trip back to the U.S., read this story ASAP before you take a step toward the airport. This weekend, train passengers across the U.K. will face major disruptions as rail staff stage walkouts over pay and working conditions in what’s been billed as the biggest strike



The short life of CNN+ left its parent network without an official home for original shows, but the broadcaster now appears to have a makeshift solution. Discovery+ has launched a CNN Originals hub that offers more than 800 episodes of library material, including Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown , HLN's Vengeance lineup and movies like Race for the Vaccine . Some originals will come to the service



Experts have warned that the dangerous Lazarus group is now targeting Web3 developers on Mac devices. The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor recently went after blockchain developers with fake lucrative job offers that turned out to be nothing more than infostealers and malware . While these attacks were limited to Windows users at first, cybersecurity researchers from ESET have now discov




Following several days of teasers, it's finally confirmed that Death Stranding launches on PC Game Pass next week. Despite originally being published by Sony, Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding heads for Microsoft's subscription service on August 23. As announced through Xbox Wire , this includes three new gold and silver cosmetic items that'll unlock as you progress, alongside a 'Chiral Gold / Omnir



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Apple has warned of a major security flaw in some recent operating systems of Mac, iPhones, iPads, and some iPods that could allow hackers to take control of your devices. Read more...



Over the past few months, it’s occurred to me that at my ripe old age of 30, I’ve lost some dexterity in my hands. I used to be able to hold my iced coffee and phone securely in my hand, but these days, my mitts are limited to one function at a time—and I don’t like what that says about my mortality, frankly. Luckily,… Read more...



To play on a Langston Hughes poem — what happens to a Black founder ousted? Are they forgotten, like words on the tip of one’s tongue? Or revered like a deity and then thrown to the sun? The topic is often awkward to ponder and layered in its probe since the reasons for a Black founder’s booting are shrouded in unknown intentions: A Black founder could have messed up severely – but is the retalia



To celebrate the premiere of HBO’s highly anticipated “Game of Thrones” prequel, “House of the Dragon,” HBO Max is partnering with Snap to give users access to in-app AR experiences. For the show’s premiere on August 21, Snap and HBO Max are releasing a new selfie and worldview Lens, along with Landmarker Lenses, that let you immerse yourself into the show’s fantasy world. The selfie Lens transfo



Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week, Natasha was joined by TC+ reporter Rebecca Szkutak to wade through the news of the week. It was frantic, it was full, and forgettable it was not! Here’s what we got into: Quick note from Becca on Neumann’s return and if follow-on funding will be a po



Your email inbox likely sees a daily deluge of promotional emails from travel and lifestyle brands. The sometimes sensationalized language in the subject line is often irritating enough to make you close your browser. The promotional emails you should always click on, however, are ones sent by your favorite hotel loyalty programs . Though sometimes lackluster, promotions sent by major hotel chain



Netflix has an expanding library of mobile games available to subscribers, across both Android and iPhone. Some of these titles have enjoyed critical acclaim and aren’t to be missed. Here’s where to find them and how to start playing. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Going on vacation, as enjoyable as it is, can also be exhausting. There’s the jet lag, the fatigue that comes after a packed vacation schedule, on top of which, if you are traveling with kids, there’s bound to be at least a couple of meltdowns. The same also applies to traveling with extended family, as there’s… Read more...



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If you’re struggling to wake up , rubbing sleep dust out of your eyes, yawning theatrically, and/or waiting for your coffee to finish brewing, you might not have noticed that Lord Morpheus (and Netflix ) left a present for you to enjoy once you’ve fully awoken: a new, extremely unannounced 11th episode of The Sandman TV… Read more...



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Like Lake Mead and Lake Powell along the Colorado River, New Mexico’s largest reservoir has reached alarmingly low levels. Photos taken last week at Elephant Butte Reservoir, which is located along the Rio Grande, show stark “bathtub rings”—mineral lines that show where the water levels previously sat—and huge… Read more...



SAVE 45% : Gather all kinds of data about your health and fitness from your wrist with the Amazon Halo Band , which is on sale for just $54.99 as of August 19. That's a $45 (or 45%) discount from the $99.99 MSRP. Curious about how much quality sleep you're getting? Want to compete with your friends over how many steps you take in a day? One of the best ways to gather all kinds of data about your



LibreOffice is a popular free and open-source office suite, with free alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. LibreOffice 7.4 was just released, and it has a few great new features. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



One of the central elements of Star Trek: Lower Decks is to stuff each episode full of as many Trek easter eggs and in-jokes as possible. The trailer for season three delivers in droves. These references are clues to what you should watch before the series returns to Paramount+ on August 25th. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



I traveled to New Orleans this spring just months after visiting the city for the first time. I wanted to check out the newest expansion of Hilton’s fast-growing Canopy brand in a prime location just steps from the Big Easy’s iconic French Quarter. Within walking distance of New Orleans’ vibrant party streets, iconic bars and popular restaurants, it’s safe to say the opening of a new lifestyle pr



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According to a demographic survey I just made up, seventy-nine percent of Lifehacker’s readers are doing hard time in our nation’s correctional facilities. So if you’re reading this on a purloined cell phone smuggled into your cell, remember: They can’t imprison your mind, and you can help free your consciousness with… Read more...



Earlier this week, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The federal government will be spending $370 billion over the next decade to fight climate change. It’s a sprawling initiative that covers incentivizing green energy production, industry efficiency, expansion of the Affordable Care Act,… Read more...



More start-up owners will now be able to benefit from a specially-tailored range of Google Workspace tools designed for solo business bosses. The company has announced an expansion of its Google Workspace Individual offering, which looks to provide a range of software tools designed to expand a growing businesses. First launched in the US and several other markets last year, the service is now ad




August has already offered up the likes of Prey , The Sandman and Day Shift on streaming services, but this weekend welcomes a whole different caliber of new movies and TV shows. Leading the charge is Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon , which begins streaming on HBO Max from Sunday. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law looks set to bring yet more Marvel madness to Disney Plus , while Apple TV Plu



We're certainly excited to see what Apple has in store with the iPhone 14 – a launch event is expected early in September – but a couple of reports suggest that the iPhone 15 will include tech upgrades originally slated for this year's line-up. First up is news from the supply chain (via MacRumors ) that Apple partner TSMC will begin manufacturing 3nm chips before the end of the year – including



A recent viral tweet about airport lounges has garnered a lot of attention. It’s also a good reminder to travelers that understanding the specific terms of your credit card benefits is important. Special prize today to @Delta for letting me and my husband into their lounge because we have a specific credit card and informing us our 4yo would have to pay a fee or wait outside bc she "not a cardhol



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Meta removes influencer Andrew Tate from its platforms for violating its policies.



Just as it is to Eddie Munson in Stranger Things 4 , Metallica's "Master of Puppets" is, to me, the “ most metal ever .” I spent my teen years obsessively learning the guitar, and Metallica was one of my biggest influences. The combination of vocalist and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield's thrash riffs and progressive song structures along with lead guitarist Kirk Hammett's shredding gave me plent



The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express are two of the most popular premium cards on the market, thanks in particular to all the perks they offer, ranging from airport lounge access to a variety of credits with retailers. I often get questions about which card is better (aside from the obvious fact that one is a personal card and one is a bus



Twice a Day Whether you agree with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk over his Twitter deal , his business strategy or even his sometimes eyebrow-raising personal life , it's hard to argue with what he just told a bunch of wealthy GOP donors. Mediaite reported this week that Musk recently attended a swanky GOP donor dinner in Wyoming, and that he was asked during a speech how the Republican party cou



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Marina Smith, a 87-year-old woman who passed away in June, was able to address the mourners at her own funeral in the UK — sort of, at least, thanks to the power of artificial intelligence. The woman was able to surprise the guests at the funeral in the form of a "holographic conversational video experience," created by a startup called StoryFile. The company was founded by Smith's LA-based son S



When It Rains China's record-breaking heat wave has gotten so bad that parts of the Yanghtze River have gone completely dry. To combat the country's hottest temperatures on record, officials are now using a technique called "cloud seeding" to encourage more rainfall. CNN reported this week that this year's heat wave is impacting water security and crops. The technique shoots silver iodide rods, t



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Big Babies Jeff Bezos wants to know what you buy , when you go to bed , who goes to and by your house , and as per his recent iRobot acquisition , he probably wants to map the interior of your home, too. But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) digging into his business? It's an outrage! As Vice reports , Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the FTC, claiming that an investigation into the e-commerce



American Express has its Centurion lounges, and its smaller 'Studio Partner' longes which are Escape Lounges. Previously you could use an American Express Platinum card to access Escape lounges, but they're now branded by American Express and more cardholders know about the benefit. Like Centurion lounges, these Centurion Studio lounges have become more crowded. Continue reading ...



If you have an iPhone 12 or 13 model but find the battery life lacking, a MagSafe battery pack is a great choice for charging your phone throughout the day. There’s no need to carry a cable or plug anything in—it attaches with magnets and charges wirelessly. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Lucky owners of the five star rated LG C2 and LG G2 OLED TVs are set to get even better HDR performance, thanks to a new firmware update being rolled out today by the South Korean manufacturer. Already topping our list of the best LG TVs you can buy, the new 03.20.24 system software for the flagship TVs brings a number of key improvements, the most significant being the addition of Dolby Vision I



The Legendary Monsterverse TV show’s cast continues to expand. Get a cryptic look at Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Club . Plus, what’s to come on Resident Alien and Tuca & Bertie . To me, my spoilers! Read more...



Snapchat enthusiasts have a new way of accessing the social media app: You can now get at it through your web browser if you sign up for a Snapchat Plus subscription , which means you can leave your phone in your pocket or desk drawer and do all of your Snapchatting via your mouse and keyboard. If you’re wondering if… Read more...



Zūm’s mission is simple – to introduce student transportation that is reliable, efficient, sustainable and transparent. To achieve the feat of modernizing an incredibly outdated, stuck-in-the-mud system, Zūm relies on cloud-based analytics software to create an agile bus routing system with real-time visibility for schools and parents. The startup also uses a diverse fleet that includes buses, va



Back at the beginning of the pandemic, beverage writer David Wondrich did us all a huge favor by tweeting a “Drink of the Day,” live from his kitchen with “who-gives-a-shit home photography and old-person threading skills.” The series is delightful, but I had largely forgotten about it because I don’t drink all that… Read more...



If you’re a parent, you know that traveling with a family requires a different mindset than heading out on a trip with just adults. It’s not just about keeping the kids busy in the backseat or on a plane, although that’s an art form that’s important to master. At least equally important is finding a hotel that makes kids feel like they’re welcome guests. Now add the entertainment and privacy need



Today, Discovery+ subscribers in the U.S. get access to more than 800 episodes of CNN content through a dedicated CNN Originals hub . The network’s three brands — CNN Original Series, CNN Films and HLN Original Series — will provide viewers with a selection of titles such as “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” “Real Life Nightmare,” “Death Row Stories” and “Ra




When starting a website, one of the first things you need to do is register a domain name. A domain registrar is a company that helps you do this. They act as a middleman between you and the Registry Operator, who controls the global database of domain names. There are many different domain registrars, so it's important to choose one that meets your needs. This blog post will discuss the intricat



A new company from the creators of the Godot game engine is setting out to grab a piece of the $200 billion global video game market — and to do so, it’s taking a cue from commercial open source software giant Red Hat. Godot, for the uninitiated, is a cross-platform game engine first released under an open source license back in 2014, though its initial development pre-dates that by several years



Labor Day is rapidly approaching and we're already starting to see more tech deals pop up across the web. Amazon discounted a bunch of its own gadgets this week, including the new Kindle Paperwhite , its Signature Edition and the Kindle Oasis , as well as a bunch of Fire TV Sticks and Fire tablets . A couple of iRobot's more advanced robot vacuums are hundreds of dollars off, and you can still pi



A trailer detailing all the games on the Sega Genesis Mini 2, some of which are fresh releases or ports. After revealing just 23 named titles back in July , Friday morning Sega announced the full lineup of 60 games that will be included on the limited supply of US Sega Genesis Mini 2 units starting on October 27 . Beyond the usual retro suspects, though, that list includes a couple of games that



The server market may be about to see a major shake-up following reports that Qualcomm is considering a return to the fold after several years away. Sources have told Bloomberg that the San Diego-based firm, best known for its Snapdragon smartphone processors, is set to take on the likes of Intel and AMD for a slice of the billion-dollar market. Qualcomm has reportedly already signed up Amazon We



It's almost time for Fire and Blood. House of the Dragon, the first Game of Thrones spin-off show, is almost here, and fans around the world are eager to see if it'll live up to the hype that surrounded its predecessor. Well, the first seven seasons at least. House of the Dragon will launch exclusively on HBO Max on Sunday, August 21 . While most fans will already know about its release date, the



The restaurant industry was thrown for a loop two years ago when the pandemic kept people at home. Some weren’t prepared to accept online orders and others didn’t have a delivery network. Startups, like Fudo , stepped up with technology to get restaurants back on their feet. In Fudo’s case, the Argentina-based company offers a web-based restaurant operating system and point-of-sale software that



Sega has unveiled the complete list of games coming with the Genesis Mini 2 , and it's clear the new machine is as much for collectors as it is nostalgic fans. The 60-game catalog (shown in full below) includes two previously unreleased games, for starters. You'll find Devi & Pii , a "paddle-style" game designed by Sonic 3 's Takashi Iizuka, as well as Mindware's finished but unpublished puzzler



Riding lawn mowers are great for making quick work of lawn care. But they’re loud, jerky, and chug through oil and gas. An electric riding lawn mower promises to solve all of that. But after two years of owning one, I’m here to say don’t make the mistake of buying one. At least not yet. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Did you lose or break your original Nintendo Switch charger? Maybe you bought your console from a friend, minus the power adapter. Here are some recommendations for safely charging and powering your console in both portable and docked mode. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



House of the Dragon premieres on HBO Max this weekend, The Rings of Power on Amazon two weeks later. The winner will set the course for fantasy—and streaming.



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A security researcher claims that Apple mobile devices keep connections open if they are created before a VPN is activated.



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Plus: A 2012 WIRED story that didn’t quite hold up, some wisdom on tech investments, and the nightmare of atmospheric-river-fueled storms.



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It takes a lot of energy to jump over cliffs and hurl rocks at the speed of sound—and that means eating at superhero capacity.



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We know that Sega is making a follow-up to its game-filled miniature throwback console, and we know that it’s going to be released in both Japan (as the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 ) and in North America (as the Sega Genesis Mini 2 ) on October 27. But today, Sega of America has finally revealed the full game roster for the… Read more...



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You have a credit card affiliated with your favorite airline, and it gives you free checked bags and extra miles to redeem toward free travel. You have a card associated with your favorite hotel loyalty program, and you earn free nights and elite night credits. If you’re also an avid cruiser, does it make sense to get the credit card linked to your favorite cruise line in the hope of earning free



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This week, Cherlynn and guest co-host Sam Rutherford are joined by the Washington Post’s Chris Velazco to discuss their thoughts on Samsung’s latest foldables and wearables after having spent close to a week with them. Are the Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 ready for the mainstream? Is it more fun reviewing these devices than regular phones? Then, our hosts talk Apple’s next iPhone event, as well as Airbn



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Tens of thousands of tourists (estimates range from about 30 - 50 thousand) attempt to summit Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro each year. And you can best believe lots of those climbers are posting about it . Read more...




There’s a big learning curve to using miles & points well. As many OMAAT readers can attest to, it can take some effort to redeem for first & business class award travel, but the benefits of doing so can be awesome. While most of us would never pay cash for international first & business class tickets (they can sometimes cost $10,000+), miles make these kinds of experiences attainable, for pennie



This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Erik Prince wants to sell you a “secure” smartphone that’s too good to be true Erik Prince’s pitch to investors was simple, but certainly ambitious: pay just €5 million and cure the biggest cybersecurity and privacy plagues of our day. The American billionaire



Indian pay-later cards startup Uni plans to temporarily suspend its card services in the South Asian market following the local central bank’s guidelines on digital lending , it said in a notice to users seen by TechCrunch, in a move that will impact hundreds of thousands of users. “This means your card will be inactive for now. We are working with our banking partners to resume the card services



Enlarge / Annotations recording Galileo's discovery of the four moons of Jupiter, from the single-leaf manuscript in the collection of the University of Michigan. The library recently discovered the manuscript is a 20th-century forgery. (credit: University of Michigan Library ) Since 1938, one of the most prized items in the University of Michigan library's collection has been a rare manuscript p



Enlarge / HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook. Specs at a glance: HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook Worst Best As reviewed Screen 13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen 13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen 13.5-inch 2256 x 1504 IPS touchscreen OS Chrome OS CPU Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i7-1265U vPro Intel Core i5-1245U vPro RAM 8GB LPDDR4-4266 32GB LPDDR4-4266 8GB LPDDR4-4266 Storage 128GB NVMe PCIe 3



You can play Hideo Kojima's post-apocalyptic delivery simulator/action game Death Stranding with a PC Game Pass membership in a few days' time. 505 Games first released the game for Windows in 2020 , but soon you'll also be able access it through the Microsoft subscription service at no additional cost. The developer says the version heading to the service will include the same features the Steam



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It’s still one of the few flagships with a headphone jack and microSD card slot.



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Today's digitally distributed landscape makes it easier for games to get lost to time. Archivists need developers, studios, and players to help.



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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 ...



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Once a war only waged amongst disposable razors, the engineering challenge of cramming as many blades as possible onto a razor has taken over electric shavers too. Panasonic’s Arc6 manages to squeeze in six cutting implements to hack and slash away all your stubble in fewer swipes, but does it outperform lesser razors… Read more...



Studio head-and-shoulders portrait of unidentified young woman, wearing formal Victorian evening dress, hair gathered in ringlets with small flowers, hoop earrings and necklace. Printed on front: “Bigelow, NPA, Detroit.” Printed on back: “Bigelow, photographer, No. 244 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mich.” Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library



Modern DevOps turned back the clock on agile software development. Them’s fighting words, but they’re words Cory O’Daniel, the CEO of Massdriver , stands by. From his point of view, engineers today are often stuck waiting on other teams so that they can write code, creating frustrating bottlenecks. “DevOps was supposed to be practices,” O’Daniel told TechCrunch via email. “[It’s] not agile, it’s



Traveling with a family comes with some unavoidable expenses. Whether you’re paying for airfare, food or activities, there are more people to cover, driving up the cost no matter where you go, when you travel or what you do. As my kids have gotten older — and are now too old to be lap infants on airplanes — I’ve had to become a lot more strategic about how I plan and book travel. From ways to sav



You’ve probably seen a VGA video connector on the back of a TV set, video projector, or even on a computer. We’ll explain what it is, where it came from, and help you decide if you should use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Multi-factor authentication is a great way to keep cybercriminals at bay, but some are apparently getting pretty good at bypassing this type of protection by stealing application and browser session cookies. Cybersecurity researchers from Sophos say they're observing an increasing appetite for cookies, among malware of all sophistication levels. From infostealers such as Racoon Stealer, or RedLin



In the coming days, Lufthansa should be taking delivery of its first Boeing 787, which is a pretty exciting milestone for the airline, as this will eventually become a significant portion of the carrier’s long haul fleet. This plane will also feature yet another new type of interim long haul business class product. Let’s go over what we know so far. Lufthansa has 32 Boeing 787-9s on order In the



There’s a genre of video floating around TikTok, Facebook, Nextdoor, and countless other social apps that you’ve probably seen, or at least scrolled past. They’re characterized by their brevity, their fish-eye framing, and often their prominent logo placement—which typically reads “Ring.com.” This footage comes from Ring customers, who install the company’s camera devices to protect their homes,



Grado has taken the wraps off two new pairs of audiophile-friendly wired headphones, with the premium audio brand boldly claiming their new flagship Statement GS3000x are the best best-sounding they’ve ever made. Eschewing modern features most headphone wearers have come to expect from their cans like noise-cancelation and voice assistants, Grado high-end lines instead focus on detailed wired mod




Dr. Adam Sanitt Contributor Dr. Adam Sanitt is a Knowledge Director specializing in financial disputes, technology and innovation at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. There is a major earthquake happening in the sphere of digital assets, which is expected to create shockwaves that will impact tech not only in the real world but also in the metaverse. These potentially revolutionary changes a



Did you know streaming TV was the future? Nielsen data shows streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to shows on internet services — slightly more than the 34.4 percent for cable. Breaking it down further, Netflix had the largest share (8 percent) thanks largely to demand for Stranger Things 4 . Hulu also claimed a re



The iPhone 14 line is almost here, with a launch expected in September, and as such lots of rumors about the colors of Apple's forthcoming phones have emerged. While nothing is certain just yet, we now have an idea of all of the shades we might see the iPhone 14 arrive in, along with the iPhone 14 Max, the iPhone 14 Pro, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max . Below, we look at all the iPhone 14 color rumors



The programs that are available for making vector graphics are numerous. Out of those, Adobe Illustrator is the most popular which has also led to it becoming the industry standard. However, it comes with a fee and, apart from using the free trial version of it, you’d have to pay some bucks to be able to make use of its features. Fortunately, there are some great free options available, out of wh



After nine years of waiting, Saints Row's reboot is almost here and if you're taking a trip to Santo Ileso next week, you might be wondering when exactly it'll launch. We've spent considerable time with Volition's Saints Row reboot already, which abandons Saints Row 4's shenanigans for a more serious tone, though you can still humiliate mobsters in porta potties . While we didn't believe there's



Enlarge / Skyrora announced this week it has completed a hot fire test of its XL rocket's second stage. (credit: Skyrora) Welcome to Edition 5.07 of the Rocket Report! We are now just 11 days away from NASA's first attempt to launch its SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft. I've reported this story for more than 11 years and can hardly believe we've reached this moment. Starting Monday, I'll have a lo



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Parched ground is less likely to absorb water and increases the risk of dangerous flash floods. But there are ways to mitigate these conditions.



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I just want to enjoy my games and movies in peace. But who can afford 15 different “ad-free” tiers?



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A new generation of AI image tools can reproduce an artist’s signature style. Some creatives fear for their livelihoods.



Users of some models of iPhone, iPad and Mac are being urged to run "important" security update.



The iPhone and Android phones have more in common than ever, but they’re also still very different on many levels. There are some unique iPhone features that we would love to see on Android. Could it happen? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



It's been a long time since we set sail for Westeros, but the wait is almost over. On Sunday, House of the Dragon — the Game of Thrones prequel set 200 years before the events of the HBO mega-hit — will swoop its way onto our screens. Chances are you've seen some of the new characters (hello Matt Smith and Emma D'Arcy) or maybe the latest, very Succession -y, trailer . But the question is, do you



‘Beware in-app browsers’ is a good rule of thumb for any privacy conscious mobile app user — given the potential for an app to leverage its hold on user attention to snoop on what you’re looking at via browser software it also controls. But eyebrows are being raised over the behavior of TikTok’s in-app browser after independent privacy research by developer Felix Krause found the social network’s



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Erik Prince’s pitch to investors was simple—but certainly ambitious: pay just €5 million and cure the biggest cybersecurity and privacy plagues of our day. The American billionaire—best known for founding the notorious private military firm Blackwater, which became globally infamous for killing Iraqi civilians and threatening US government investigators—was pushing Unplugged, a smartphone startup



There’re plenty of tools out there competing to help people make their video calls breezier. Some, like voice transcription service Otter.ai, have been getting a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic and pulling in handsome investments . Now a brave new player called Airgram is charging into the race. Aside from transcribing Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls into sharable and editable text,



Microtraction , an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage, is announcing that it has reached the first close of its second fund, Microtraction Community Limited. The fund doesn’t have a set target at the moment, the founding partners told TechCrunch, but it achieved the first close at $15 million. Microtraction Community Limited seeks to write firs



Over a decade ago, screenwriter Atul Kulkarni adapted Robert Zemeckis' 1994 film Forrest Gump — to fit the Indian landscape. Laal Singh Chaddha , the official Bollywood remake, released this month after years in the making, and actor Aamir Khan believes it was Kulkarni's words that prompted him to accept the role. "It was Atul's narration," Khan tells me when asked why he chose to star in the mov



Back at the Google IO 2022 developer conference in May, we heard that a premium Fitbit smartwatch running Wear OS is indeed on the way – and we just got a pretty big clue that this device is going to be launching sooner rather than later. The team at XDA Developers has been digging into the latest Google Play Services app for Android, uncovering a mention of the upcoming wearable. If preparation



You'll find crumbs, dirt, dust and other debris everywhere, with one of our favorite leather wingback chairs accommodating quite a bit of it. Admittedly, we don't clean it enough, which is kind of embarrassing, but it's the reality we live in. Like many folk, we're particularly time-poor in our household, and as a result cleaning tasks such as vacuuming the armchair end up so far down the to-do l




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What comes to mind when you think of a drive-in? Maybe it’s a memory of sitting in your parents’ car, nodding off in the backseat during a mediocre film about talking hamsters? Perhaps trips to the drive-in became a pandemic habit? Or maybe, upon hearing the word drive-in, you immediately think of the Grease fantasy. … Read more...



An Ethiopian Airlines flight earlier this week was a bit longer than usual. The reason? Both pilots were sound asleep, and didn’t wake up until the autopilot disengaged, and a loud alarm went off. Ethiopian Boeing 737 overshoots Addis Ababa Airport The Aviation Herald reports on an incident that happened on Monday, August 15, 2022, on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET343 from Khartoum, Sudan (KRT), to



If you were hoping the iPhone 14 line would come in a wide range of colors you might be in luck, as the latest leak suggests all four models might be offered in eight different shades. That’s based on images of unofficial iPhone cases shared on Twitter by Majin Bu – a leaker with a reasonable track record. While the cases are unofficial, they’re apparently identical clones of official iPhone 14 c



At a table in the Berghoff German restaurant in downtown Chicago in 2012, Charlie Catlett feverishly drew software architecture on a napkin. A senior computer scientist at Argonne National Laboratory at the time, Catlett had been working with scientists from the US Environmental Protection Agency to understand the effects of air pollution on residents’ health. But he felt limited by the agency’s



In October 2021, Facebook announced a massive pivot, changing its name to Meta and going all in on augmented and virtual reality through a futuristic vision of the internet called the metaverse. In fact, the strategy had been taking shape gradually for years, with help from a seemingly frivolous product feature on Instagram. Face filters that add puppy ears to your hairline or make your lips appe



Fundamentum Partnership, a venture firm co-founded by Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal, has raised $227 million for its second fund as the high-profile tech industry veterans double down on backing startups in the South Asian nation. The fund plans to deploy the capital by investing in four to five startups each year. Fundamentum, which typically backs startups in the Series B stage and beyon



There’s good news and bad news for users of the Otter.ai transcription service. The good news is that Otter Assistant — a bot that can be configured to record meetings automatically — will now be available to everyone, regardless of whether they’re a free or paid user. The bad news, however, is that Otter.ai is scaling back on some features, like the number of monthly transcription minutes that’s



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Africa’s informal retailers supply most of the continent’s population with a broad range of consumer goods and generate over $1 trillion in sales annually. However, troubles with outward inefficiencies and inward challenges have led to the prominence of B2B e-commerce startups across the region, which provide various tech-enabled solutions to address access to products and capital. One of the pla



TL;DR: As of August 19, you can get the Multi-Port & Apple Watch Charging Cable for just $17.99 instead of $34.99 — that's a 48% discount. When you’re packing your bag for a big trip, does each device need its own charger? That’s a lot of cables to be carting around. It might be easier to consolidate a few of those into one compact cord that only takes up one outlet and adapter to power four devi



TL;DR: As of August 19, you can get a One-Year Sam’s Club Membership and a $10 Sam’s Club e-gift card for just $14.99 instead of $55 — that's a 72% discount. Stocking your home may feel harder lately than it has in years past. With the rise in inflation, prices around you may have also gone up considerably. However, that doesn’t mean there aren't good deals to be found. It just means you may have



TL;DR: As of August 19, you can get two Maglight Mini Super Bright Utility Flashlights for just $32.99 instead of $54.99 — that's a 40% discount. If you often drive at night, it might be a good idea to keep a flashlight with you. You never know when your car might need roadside maintenance or even when you might need to walk to a gas station. Doing all of that with only the light of your phone’s



TL;DR: As of August 19, you can get the 3-year Markup Hero Superhero Plan for just $59 instead of $144 — that's a 59% discount. Communication is important in any workplace, so much so that some sources have found that well-informed employees outperformed their peers by 77%. Communication is important, but it can also be difficult. One tool that might make it a bit easier is called Markup Hero. Th



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You know how some popular apps don't let you out of the app when you click on a link, opening said link in their own little in-app browser instead? As it turns out, this enables these apps to monitor what you do. And among the most popular apps that do this, TikTok appears to be the worst offender. In a blog post Thursday, security researcher Felix Krause announced the launch of InAppBrowser, a t



The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays. The two newest such offers have just been rolled out, for anyone who is headed to Las Vegas. Best of all, you can use these in conjunction with the World of Hyatt & MGM Rewards partnership (at the moment there’s even a further promotion with that partnership ). Spend $400+ with MGM, get $80 back (Select Destinati



European food ordering and delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway has revealed that it’s selling its stake in Brazil’s iFood for up to €1.8 billion ($1.8 billion) to Prosus . The initial deal will amount to €1.5 billion in cash, plus another €300 million depending on the performance of iFood over the next 12 months. News of the pending deal sent Just Eat Takeaway’s shares soaring 25% to more than €21 i



YouTube wants everyone to know if you're simply cross-posting your Shorts to TikTok or Instagram Reels. In an update on its community help center, a Team YouTube member has announced that the website has started adding watermarks to Shorts downloaded from its Studio portal for creators. YouTube will start by watermarking Shorts you create on desktop over the coming weeks before expanding to mobil



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Today, August 19, is World Photography Day, and Apple has some photos to share with you. The company asked photographers to use their iPhones to take photos of their favorite place. As it typically happens, the results made us feel like we're doing something wrong when taking photos with our phones, because these are pretty darn great. Some of the highlights include a stunning sunset shot of Cabl



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Oh, you thought that was it for The Sandman , did you? Nope! On Friday, Netflix announced the surprise release of two bonus episodes of the Neil Gaiman adaptation, based on the stories "Calliope" and "A Dream of a Thousand Cats". The latter is animated, and features a ridiculously stacked voice-over cast including Sandra Oh, James McAvoy, and David Tennant. Both episodes are based on standalone s



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If you're worried about House of the Dragon after getting burned by the final season of Game of Thrones , don't be. HBO's epic new series is excellent through and through, juggling memorable characters, high fantasy, and intense emotions with practiced ease. You'll be sucked in faster than you can say " Dracarys. " Set almost 200 years before Game of Thrones , House of the Dragon is a prequel ser



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Mild spoilers follow for The Sandman. You have been warned. Netflix has announced a surprise new episode for its TV adaptation of The Sandman – and it's available to stream now. Revealed in a press release, Netflix confirmed that a two-part bonus episode will comprise tale


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