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The Rings of Power episode 8 trailer feels like one big Sauron misdirect


200+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Spoilers follow for The Rings of Power episodes 1 to 7. All will be revealed. That's the main takeaway from The Rings of Power season 1 finale trailer, which has teased answers to two of the high-fantasy show's biggest questions. The teaser, which was unveiled at New York Comic Con on October 7, primarily comprises scenes from the Prime Video series ' first seven episodes. There are also, however

The 7 Deadly Sins of Smoking Weed As a Beginner


200+Lifehacker / 5h
I know you’ve been waiting for a long time, but now that President Biden has taken a big step toward federally decriminalizing marijuana , it might finally be time for you to try smoking weed. There’s really not much to it—seriously, any idiot can do it—but there’s still a few mistakes you should avoid so you don’t… Read more...

Twitch Streamer Broke Her Back After Jumping in Foam Pit Live at TwitchCon


1KGizmodo / 4h
A Twitch streamer says she broke her back in two places after jumping in a foam pit live at TwitchCon on Saturday. In a brutal video that’s painful to watch, streamer and adult performer Adriana Chechik happily jumps into the pit but then begins to writhe in pain almost immediately after she lands. Chechik told her… Read more...


The Best (and Worst) Dating Advice ‘The Bachelor’ Nick Viall Ever Received


Lifehacker / 5min
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How to watch 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'


Mashable / 8min
What: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Where to watch: In theaters and on Netflix Premiere dates: Nov. 23 (theaters) and Dec. 23 (Netflix) Nobody loves a star-studded whodunnit more than Rian Johnson. Following the widely successful release of his captivatingly confounding murder mystery Knives Out , Johnson’s returning with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery . It's one of the season’s most antic

iPhone 14's Car Crash Detection Feature is Calling 911 About Roller Coaster Rides


Gizmodo / 11min
This was quite the read over the weekend: the Wall Street Journal reported that the car crash detection feature built into the new iPhone 14/14 Pro and Apple Watches is sensitive enough to be set off by a roller coaster. Read more...

Great, now the AI is coming for your grandma’s recipes as well!


TechCrunch / 17min
We’ve seen AIs create music , pornography and art . The Estonian startup Yummy started off creating a meal-kit startup, but along the way created an AI that can create and adapt recipes based on your taste and dietary restrictions, complete with AI-generated images of what your dishes might look like. “Imagine a world where you would not have to spend years of your life on deciding what to eat, s

Apple's Crash Detection Has An Apparent Weakness: Roller Coasters


SlashGear / 20min
Apple's latest iPhone models have a nifty feature that can potentially save lives. Unfortunately, it is also mistaking roller coasters for deadly car crashes.

Throw Out These ALDI Falafels, FDA Says


Lifehacker / 27min
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled falafels from the brand Earth Grown, which have been distributed across the United States for potentially having Shiga toxin-producing E. coli . The bacteria can cause illness if consumed, and symptoms include stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting.… Read more...

New Google tool helps double speed of cloud storage downloads


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 27min
Google Cloud is set to launch a new tool that will enable users to create and manage certain resources and services directly, as well as conferring a performance advantage. The cloud giant claims the tool, dubbed "gcloud storage CLI", will enable up to 94% faster data transfers when using its cloud storage . Users were previously able to tweak their Google Cloud resources on the command line or v

The Southwest's Famous Cacti Are in Trouble


Gizmodo / 29min
One of the Southwest’s most familiar plants may be in deep trouble. The towering, multi-armed saguaro cactus, which is found only in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, California, and parts of Mexico, has faced increasing instability as climate change alters its natural habitat through droughts and wildfires. The cacti… Read more...

Hackers forced more than a dozen US public airport websites offline


Engadget / 40min
Hackers believed to be based in Russia temporarily forced around 14 public-facing websites for US airports offline on Monday. The LaGuardia, O’Hare and LAX websites were among those targeted, and most are back online. A senior US government official said that air traffic control, internal airport communications and other critical operations were not affected, but travelers looking for security wa

Steering Defect Forces Tech Darling Rivian to Recall Nearly Every Car Its Ever Made


Gizmodo / 47min
Rivian, the Amazon-backed electric vehicle upstart and long-rumored Tesla killer once valued at $100 billion just had to recall nearly every vehicle it’s ever made. Read more...

A Major Trial Shows Mixed Results for Colonoscopy in Preventing Cancer Deaths


Gizmodo / 47min
A large, 10-year randomized trial has found that simply recommending a common screening procedure for colorectal cancer may not be as beneficial for the general public as hoped for. The study found no difference in cancer death rates between healthy middle-aged people who were or weren’t offered a colonoscopy, though… Read more...

Apple’s new iPhone update fixes bugs in Camera, Mail, and notifications


Ars Technica - All content / 48min
Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 14. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple released small software updates for the iPhone and Apple Watch. Dubbed iOS 16.0.3. and watchOS 9.0.2, the updates are mostly focused on addressing a handful of bugs that users have experienced since the launch of iOS 16 and watchOS 9 last month. iOS 16.0.3 claims to fix an issue where iPhone 14 owners on phone calls via CarPl

Best Prime Early Access Sale deals on smartwatches and fitness trackers: Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, and more


Mashable / 54min
As of Oct. 10, here are our picks for the best Prime Early Access Sale smartwatch and fitness tracker deals: BEST APPLE WATCH DEAL : Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm, GPS) $349 $399 (save $50) 🔥 BEST FITBIT DEAL : Fitbit Sense — $170.99 $299.95 (save $128.96 with clipped coupon) 🔥 BEST GARMIN DEAL : Garmin Forerunner 955 — $449.99 $499.99 (save $50 with clipped coupon) 🔥 Amazon's Prime Early Access

The Difference Between A Supercar And A Hypercar


SlashGear / 55min
The differences between a hypercar and a supercar may not sound like much, but the hypercar designation is out of this world.

Microsoft Gives A Glimpse At Xbox Game Pass Revenue For The First Time


SlashGear / 55min
We all know that Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service is rather successful, but just how profitable is it really? We finally have a revenue figure.

Cruise ship calls at hurricane-damaged Grand Turk could resume as early as this week


The Points Guy / 1h
Cruise ships could be back in Grand Turk as early as Tuesday — three weeks to the day after the island’s only cruise pier was damaged by Hurricane Fiona . In an email to TPG on Monday, Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson Matt Lupoli said the line’s 2,984-passenger Carnival Sunrise was scheduled to visit the island on Tuesday and that, as of late in the day, the call remained a go. The line has canc

Fix These iPhone 14 Bugs With the New iOS 16.0.3 Update


Lifehacker / 1h
The iPhone 14 is less than a month old and it’s already stirring up software trouble. If you bought one, you may recall facing an immediate update as soon as you powered it on. Since then, Apple has apparently been hard at work, putting out other fires the iOS 16.0.2 update didn’t fix. That’s where iOS 16.0.3 comes in. Read more...

Phil Spencer Tweeted Out What Looks Like an Xbox Streaming Box


Gizmodo / 1h
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer wanted to congratulate Fallout on Monday for 25 years of… yadda yadda, but what’s that? Up there on the top shelf, could it be? An Xbox streaming box? Read more...

Tomatoes and Other Crops Wither in California Drought


Gizmodo / 1h
The Western drought has come for pasta sauce and ketchup. Processing tomatoes, used in innumerable grocery store staples, are suffering from years of subpar rainfall and snowpack in California. The state, which has historically produced about one third of the processing tomato crop’s global supply, is slated to fall… Read more...

Matrix Partners, long an investor in software infrastructure, has some questions about web3


22TechCrunch / 1h
Antonio Rodriguez, who joined Matrix in 2005 after a company he’d founded — that Matrix backed — was sold to Hewlett-Packard, talked with us last week about Matrix’s biggest fund in roughly 20 years, an $800 million vehicle that the firm closed in June and is announcing for the first time now. It’s a lot of capital for the firm, which, like Benchmark, has been consistent over the years about main


Combining Alaska Mileage Plan Accounts: My Experience


One Mile at a Time / 1h
Over the weekend I found myself in a situation where I had to combine two Alaska Mileage Plan accounts (both in my name), so I figured I’d report back with my experience, because I’m sure I’m not the only person who has ever had to deal with this. Alaska credit card bonus posting to wrong account Ford and I both recently picked up the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business card ( review ) for our respect

You Can Totally Air Fry a Frozen Steak


Lifehacker / 1h
People love to argue about steak. It’s fun, because there are so many variables to disagree over: the cut (ribeye or New York?), the prep method (marinade or salt?), the cooking method (reverse sear? Sous vide? Simple pan basting?)...the possibilities for invective are endless. Read more...

British Airways launches new Avios subscription plan: Purchase Avios for under 1 cent each


The Points Guy / 1h
British Airways has launched a new offer, allowing you to easily boost your Avios balance every month, at a price. While the airline sells Avios for fixed (usually high) prices, it offers bonuses from time to time, bringing the price down to a more reasonable level. This new offer is different. Any Executive Club member can opt to sign up for an Avios subscription plan, paying either monthly or a

Here's the 11 Podcasts Spotify Just Axed


Gizmodo / 1h
Tech layoffs appear to be striking everywhere, and Spotify is the latest victim. The streaming company has reportedly laid off 38 employees from its Gimlet and Parcast studios, which produce Spotify Original podcast content. With the layoffs come the cancellation of 11 of those Spotify Original podcasts, 3 from Gimlet… Read more...

This California City Is Rapidly Running Out of Water


Gizmodo / 1h
Coalinga, California, is set to run out of water before the end of this year. Read more...

Should I Get a Rowing Machine?


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Round-trip flights to Aruba for as low as $290


88The Points Guy / 1h
Winter is the peak time to visit the sunny island of Aruba. However, airfare and hotels can be expensive as tourists fly to the island to get away from the dreary cold weather of winter. With this deal, though, you can visit Aruba during the island’s peak tourist season without shelling out a ton of money on airfare — round-trip flights to Aruba are as low as $290 from November to January. CHRIST

AirPods, iPhone 15, And Mac Accessories All Reportedly Have USB-C In Their Futures


SlashGear / 1h
Apple may switch the iPhone to USB-C charging in the near future, though it could take a bit longer to see the port arrive on some of its other products.

Is this the perfect excuse not to activate your webcam for work calls?


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
A Netherlands-based employee of Chetu, a Florida company, has won a court case against their employer for unfair dismissal on the subject of remote work webcam surveillance. The worker was asked to enable screen sharing and webcam access for an entire working day while attending a training program, but after refusing to do so, faced the sack. This may have been above board in Florida where worker

HTC Teases a "Small" Vive Headset


How-To Geek / 2h
Just days ahead of the Meta Quest Pro debut, HTC is teasing a new Vive VR headset. And aside from a photo of what appears to be a lens, HTC hasn’t shared any information on this device. It simply calls the new headset “small.” Read This Article on Review Geek ›

How to Assign Checklist Items in Google Docs


How-To Geek / 2h
Ready to start delegating? Google implemented the checklist feature in Google Docs as an easy way to manage tasks in your document. To go with it, you now have the ability to assign items on your checklist. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

An Imposter Claiming to Be an Astronaut Wooed a Japanese Woman Into Paying for a 'Return Ticket to Earth'


200+Gizmodo / 2h
A 65-year-old woman in Japan paid the equivalent of $30,000 in a recent online scam that defied gravity. The con artist tricked the woman into believing he was a Russian astronaut who just couldn’t afford a ticket back to Earth, local media in Japan reported . Read more...

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’s Cast Took Their Very Unserious Story Very Seriously


65Gizmodo / 2h
The upcoming film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is parody squared. It supposedly tells the true story of the parody songwriter “Weird Al” Yankovic , but pretty much all of it is complete bullpucky. It’s a farce of music biopics that stretch the truth in order to tell a more engaging story. From what filmmakers have… Read more...

PayPal Says Statement That It Would Fine Users for 'Misinformation' Was 'Incorrect Information'


Gizmodo / 2h
PayPal, the company co-founded by right-wing darling Peter Thiel , was caught in a firestorm of conservative backlash over the weekend for daring to say it would not allow its services to be used to promote misinformation. Now, the company has walked everything back, and further claimed that policy was one big… Read more...

We Painted U.S. Presidents Into Game of Thrones Using DALL-E


Gizmodo / 2h
If you haven’t been tracking it, Game of Thrones is back —and it’s up to its same old tricks: namely, violence, incest, and great power politics. My opinion is that House of the Dragon is a mediocre follow-up to the original series, but it’s still an interesting meditation on power and rivalry in a brutal world. Read more...

Windows 95 went the extra mile to ensure compatibility of SimCity, other games


21Ars Technica - All content / 2h
SimCity Classic Enlarge / Microsoft wanted people to have zero reasons not to upgrade to Windows 95. That meant making sure SimCity Classic worked, with some memory-reading workarounds. (credit: Chris Hsia / Flickr ) It's still possible to learn a lot of interesting things about old operating systems. Sometimes, those things are already documented (on a blog post) that miraculously still exist. O

Florida firm’s webcam surveillance violates human rights, Dutch court says


Ars Technica - All content / 2h
Enlarge (credit: Dima Berlin | iStock / Getty Images Plu ) A Florida-based software development firm called Chetu provided a perfect example of how an employer in 2022 can take worker surveillance one step too far. Describing an order issued last week, a Dutch court document (translated with Google Translate) explained that it was wrong for the Florida firm to punish a remote Dutch telemarketer f

FCC tackles a thorny robocall problem—how to verify caller ID on old landlines


Ars Technica - All content / 2h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Juj Winn) The Federal Communications Commission is hoping to solve one of the thorniest problems in the fight against robocalls: how to verify caller ID on older landlines that don't use Internet Protocol (IP) technology. The FCC already requires phone companies to implement STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication tech on the IP portions of their voice networks. But d

You Might Soon Have a Username on YouTube


How-To Geek / 2h
Usernames are a thing almost everywhere. If you have an account on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok, then you have a username. But YouTube has been a historical holdout — at least, until now. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How Capping Credit Card Interchange Hurts The Economy


View from the Wing / 2h
Where interchange has been limited, like in places such as Australia, credit card annual fees have risen since spend on the cards isn't as profitable. Europe, where interchange is limited and the use of cards as a payment mechanism is less common than in the United States (and cash more prevalent), is much poorer than the United States. That's hardly the only reason, or the most significant reaso


How to Live With Stairs That Aren't Up to Code


Lifehacker / 2h
When my wife and I bought our house a few years ago, we were delighted by its century-old charm . Then I fell down the stairs—more than once. Upon sober inspection, it turned out our vintage stairs, designed and built in an era before concepts like “ building codes ” were a thing, were at an unusually steep incline, and… Read more...

1010music’s Razzmatazz is a delightfully pink and pocketable drum machine


Engadget / 2h
The Lemondrop and Fireball Nanobox grooveboxes pack a lot of punch for their size , and 1010music is expanding the lineup with the Razzmatazz drum machine. The pocket-sized device packs in a 64-step sequencer and eight drum voices. Each of the voices has two FM oscillators and a WAV sample layer, which should enable you to blend organic, acoustic and digital elements to create unique drum sounds.

How To Redeem Hilton Honors Free Night Awards


27One Mile at a Time / 2h
Hotel credit cards offer all kinds of fantastic perks, ranging from elite status to free night awards . In the case of Hilton Honors, there are four co-branded American Express cards , with annual fees ranging from $0 to $450. Three of these cards offer the opportunity to earn one or more free night rewards per year. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at everything you need to know about

Why God of War and Assassin's Creed both turned to a 'horrible and violent' myth


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
“Ragnarök defines the Norse mythic cosmos as one that doesn't just have a beginning, but an end,” Dr Jackson Crawford, a scholar of Old Norse, says, explaining why the story appears in so many games. “All meaningful time for the living will end, and the end will be horrible and violent.” According to Viking storytellers, when the end times come, stars will vanish from the sky, floods will swallow

Review: Amazon’s $100 Kindle is lightweight and cute, and it nails the basics


Ars Technica - All content / 2h
Enlarge / The new $100 Kindle is Amazon's best entry-level model ever, though it still has to live in the Paperwhite's shadow. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is the e-reader lineup’s exciting new high-end device, the one that's pushing the Kindle experience forward. But it’s just as important for Amazon to keep pushing the baseline forward for the people who want to hop into t

LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'Primordial Soup and Salad' by Gene Doucette


Gizmodo / 3h
io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE . Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Primordial Soup and Salad” by Gene Doucette. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on Lightspeed’s website. Enjoy! Read more...

Why I want this Marriott credit card more than ever — even though the annual fee jumped to $650


30The Points Guy / 3h
Many years ago, there was really only one major rewards credit card that cost more than around $100 per year — and that was the ubiquitous Platinum Card® from American Express . If you wanted to get into a Centurion Lounge — which at the time was in a league of its own — you didn’t leave home without it. But that was then. Now, many rewards credit cards cost several hundred dollars per year and o

Make This Easy Pull-apart Bread With Onion Dip


Lifehacker / 3h
Pull-apart bread never goes out of fashion—just ask any carb obsessed, bread baking nerd, like yours truly—but they’ve had a resurgence recently for those who don’t enjoy proofing dough for hours. Pull-apart bread is an easy, shareable, and cheap snack for your football-watching appetizer spread. Simply grab a tub of… Read more...

How to Link to Another Sheet in Microsoft Excel


How-To Geek / 3h
Just like linking to another place in a Word document, you can link to another sheet in an Excel workbook. This is a handy way to quickly jump to a spreadsheet related to your current sheet or cell. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Hyundai Updates IONIQ 6's Impressive Range Rating Ahead of Release


How-To Geek / 3h
Over the summer, Hyundai started teasing the all-new electric IONIQ 6 sedan, then officially unveiled the stylish and futuristic new vehicle in July. However, ahead of the European release date, the company has revised the estimated EPA/WLTP range and revealed it’s one of the most efficient vehicles on the road. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

It’s your last week to save on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt


TechCrunch / 3h
We’re on the home stretch, startup fans. TechCrunch Disrupt kicks off in less than 10 days and runs from October 18–20. This message goes out to all the last-minute decision-makers. It’s the final week you can save serious cheddar on a Disrupt pass. It’s go time. Buy your pass b efore October 14 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT) , and you’ll save $700. Disrupt is where the early-startup community — founders, i

In time for Prime Early Access: Save up to $40 on Amazon purchases using just 1 Amex point


200+The Points Guy / 3h
Editor’s note: This post is regularly updated with new information. Amazon’s popular American Express deal is back, just in time for the Prime Early Access sale. Targeted customers can save up to $40 on eligible purchases by redeeming just 1 point. As a reminder, Prime Early Access is essentially Amazon’s second round of Prime Day deals. You must be an Amazon Prime member to shop these deals that

Buy Alaska Mileage Plan Miles With A 60% Bonus


200+One Mile at a Time / 3h
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. Alaska Mileage Plan has just launched its latest promotion on purchased miles, which is in line with the best offers we see from the program. This c

danskjavlarna:Sensitive viewers will have noticed that a portal...


Music, Arts & Literature / 3h
danskjavlarna : Sensitive viewers will have noticed that a portal is opening up in this photo, a phenomon sometimes triggered by excellent reading material. From Marquette University’s 1959 yearbook. Here’s my gallery of unusual imagery from vintage college yearbooks . Wondering about this post? Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy

You Should Probably Reset Your Facebook Password Today


Lifehacker / 3h
You might have given away your Facebook login info without meaning to, if you downloaded one of the more than 400 malicious apps designed to steal Facebook credentials from users. So it might be time to change your password. Read more...

Absolutely Everything Announced at New York Comic Con 2022


Gizmodo / 3h
Didn’t make it to New York Comic Con this past weekend? Don’t worry about it. We did, and we’ve compiled every iota of news, trailers, and descriptions of all the other footage that debuted at the convention, including the bananas teaser for season three of Star Trek: Picard , a look at the epic finale to Lord of the … Read more...

Apple TV+’s ‘Ted Lasso’ partners with Bumble to give users a blind-dating experience


TechCrunch / 3h
In the Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso,” characters Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) and Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh) download Bantr, a fictional dating app where users can’t see each other’s photos. Bumble, the women-focused dating app, has now partnered with “Ted Lasso” to bring the experience of Bantr to its users. On Thursday, October 13, Bumble is launching a weekly “Bantr Live” experience, whi

'House of the Dragon' episode 8: Viserys' final conversation with Alicent, explained


65Mashable / 3h
Poor, old Viserys. Against all odds, the ( very ill, rapidly rotting ) King managed to drag himself out of bed in episode 8 and bring about a temporary peace between his long-warring loved ones. It was all going so smoothly, right up until it wasn't. The problem? After a long day of over-exerting himself the king lay in bed in pain, only for Alicent to come to his rescue with some milk of the pop

Prime Day in October live: top deals in Amazon’s Early Access sale


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Amazon Prime Early Access sale: live (Image credit: Future) Amazon's Prime Early Access sale kicks off at midnight tonight in the US and UK, which means it's almost go-time if you're looking to snap up some deals before the holiday season. As with Prime Day proper, this new Amazon sale is a global shopping event running over days (11-12 October). We'll be live-blogging all the best deals here, an

Warming Winters Could Thaw Frozen Manure, Polluting U.S. Waters


Gizmodo / 3h
This story was originally published by Grist . You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here . Read more...


Fears of climate tech underinvestment are probably overblown


TechCrunch / 3h
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing over whether the world will get its act together enough to prevent catastrophic warming. There’s certainly a case to be made there — we’ve spent the last several decades kicking the can down the road at every opportunity. Well, here we are again, with the can again before us and the end of the road fast approaching. Lucky for me, I tend to be an optimist. I sti

How to Use Multi-Send for Mass Emails in Gmail


How-To Geek / 4h
If you’ve been using a specific tool to send mass emails, you might consider Gmail. Using a handy marketing feature called Multi-Send, you can send email blasts inside or outside your organization. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

U.S. Preps for Nuclear Fallout


100+Gizmodo / 4h
The potential for a nuclear armageddon has seemingly increased in recent months, much to the confusion and worry of some of the American public. That potential appears to be crystallizing into a legitimate concern for the U.S. government, which recently announced the purchase of a drug used in radiological and nuclear… Read more...

This App Lets You Listen to Spotify Playlists in Apple Music


Lifehacker / 4h
Apple Music has its plusses , but most any user will admit Spotify’s playlists are a lot better. Traditionally, listening to a Spotify playlists requires you to use Spotify, which is not fun if you’re already paying for a different service. Luckily, there’s now a way for you to enjoy Spotify’s playlists within Apple… Read more...

Brands are spamming WhatsApp users in India, Facebook’s largest market


TechCrunch / 4h
As Meta makes deeper inroads with businesses on WhatsApp, its biggest bet to monetize the instant messaging app with over 2 billion users , we are getting an early glimpse at how user experience might change on the free app. It’s not great. Scores of people in India, WhatsApp’s largest market by users with over 500 million accounts, have complained about getting too many spam texts from businesse

NASA’s InSight Lander Hunkers Down as Martian Storm Moves In


20Gizmodo / 4h
The InSight mission on Mars is currently waiting out a continent-size dust storm that has caused the lander’s power levels to drop. Read more...

The Google Pixel Watch Will Only Get Three Years of Updates


How-To Geek / 4h
When the Google Pixel 7 smartphone series was announced, Google confirmed to us an expected, yet still disappointing truth: while the phones will get 5 years of security updates, we should only expect three years of major Android updates. For the Pixel Watch, it’ll be even worse. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Oscar Isaac Is Confident We’ll See More Moon Knight


100+Gizmodo / 4h
As Oscar Isaac took the stage at New York City Comic Con 2022 for his spotlight panel, the applause was, and I’m not being facetious here, deafening. A spotlight panel typically focuses on a single actor, and Isaac’s fans filled up the entire Empire Stage Room—the second-largest stage at NYCC. As the panel began, the… Read more...

What I Learned From Tracking My Calorie Burn for a Year


21Lifehacker / 4h
It has been over a year since I started using MacroFactor, an app that calculates my TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) in real time. It’s a paid app, but as we noted when it came out , there are free tools that handle the same calculations. And whatever the method you use to track your TDEE, the results can be… Read more...

BeReal tops 53M installs, but only 9% open the app daily, estimates claim


35TechCrunch / 4h
Gen Z social media app BeReal encourages its users to take a photo every day — a format designed to create a daily habit. But only a small number of the app’s users are currently doing so, new estimates from a third-party app intelligence firm indicate. According to research from Sensor Tower , BeReal is demonstrating significant traction across some metrics — it topped 53 million worldwide insta

More micromobility layoffs, digging into the Mobileye S-1 and a Rivian recall


TechCrunch / 4h
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox . This is a shorter version of The Station newsletter that is emailed to subscribers. Want all the deals, news roundups and commentary? Subscribe for free . Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all

Genji can't dance on Overwatch 2's payload and it's not right that Hanzo can


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Overwatch 2 is fresh out the gate, and there’s a lot to be excited about. So why have they taken away what is special to me: my ability to dance on the payload? Emoting is a fun and silly way to engage teammates and enemies alike in Overwatch 2 . It can also keep you entertained when you’re left to babysit the payload and push the cart to the objective while your team is out fighting your opponen

Here's another excellent reason not to browse adult websites at work


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Cybersecurity researchers have highlighted another reason not to browse dodgy adult websites: some of them are distributing viruses capable of completely destroying computers. Recently, experts from Cyble discovered a couple of websites, whose domain names suggest they could feature pornographic materials. As soon as someone navigates to these sites, they are prompted to download a file named "Se

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Review: Dynamically the Same


How-To Geek / 4h
If something isn’t broken, don’t fix it. The saying is true enough but leads to a different issue: if nothing is new, why upgrade? The iPhone 14 Pro is barely different than the 13 Pro. And that’s both great and sad. But if you love Apple, you’ll love the 14 Pro. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

How to Integrate Applications and Scripts to a Linux Desktop


How-To Geek / 4h
On Linux, an application without a desktop file won’t integrate with your desktop environment. Most applications provide one, but occasionally you’ll need to create one. It’s quite easy, just follow these steps. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Who’s going to save us from bad AI?


MIT Technology Review / 4h
To receive The Algorithm in your inbox every Monday, sign up here . Welcome to the Algorithm! About damn time. That was the response from AI policy and ethics wonks to news last week that the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House’s science and technology advisory agency, had unveiled an AI Bill of Rights . The document is Biden’s vision of how the US government, technology comp

This Is The First Car Jay Leno Owned


SlashGear / 4h
Jay Leno owns a renowned car collection containing some of the most expensive, rare, and impressive cars ever. So where did it begin? Here's Leno's first car.

Meta employees aren't thrilled about Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse chase


39Mashable / 4h
With just a day to go until Meta announces its next VR headset, it sounds like some of the company’s employees aren’t too enthusiastic about the whole “metaverse” thing. In a wide-ranging New York Times report about Meta’s direction in the leadup to its 2022 Meta Connect event, there were some juicy, little nuggets regarding how Meta employees feel about the company’s push towards a mixed-reality

My Dentist’s Take On Credit Card Rewards [They Talk About Me When I’m Not There]


View from the Wing / 5h
I was in the dentist chair recently. I’d had some tooth pain, but we didn’t actually find anything. Best I can tell it was actually somehow just a side effect of my Moderna booster shot but wanted to be sure (the pain had resolved after a couple of days, and before I wound up in the dentist chair). They did find that I had a very small cavity forming, my first in 20 years. Continue reading ...


Points of View: Which credit card should you use for Hyatt stays?


The Points Guy / 5h
Compared to its competitors, World of Hyatt has fewer credit cards available for applicants. Consider that there are six credit cards from Marriott Bonvoy , four cards from Hilton Honors , three cards from IHG One Rewards and three cards from Wyndham Rewards . While Hyatt has a personal and a business credit card, it lacks a luxury credit card . Is this a good or a bad sign? Should you look elsew

How to Tell If Your Child Has One of These Reading Disorders


Lifehacker / 5h
Especially after the last few years, kids’ academic skill levels are all over the place. Depending on how well your child did with online learning (or whatever else was going on in their lives), your child’s reading level may not be at grade level. You may be wondering if this is “normal” or if something else is going… Read more...

Meilisearch lands $15M investment to grow its ‘search-as-a-service’ business


TechCrunch / 5h
Meilisearch , the creator behind the open source search engine project of the same name, today closed a $15 million Series A round led by Felicis, with participation from CRV, LocalGlobe, ESOP, Mango Capital, Seedcamp and Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch. CEO Quentin de Quelen tells TechCrunch that the new cash will help to expand Paris-based Meilisearch’s marketing and sales teams as the company trans

Green shoots appear in crypto land as winter reigns


TechCrunch / 5h
Now comfortably into Q4 2022, TechCrunch is busy looking at a mountain of data from the third quarter, hoping to solidify our understanding of where the market for startup deal-making was, is right now and where it’s heading next. So far, we’ve seen stronger than anticipated American venture capital results , a somewhat troubling international picture , and we’re keeping tabs on unicorns as well

YouTube to broadly support the @username format with launch of YouTube handles


22TechCrunch / 5h
YouTube is making it easier for creators to direct viewers to their channels. The company today announced “handles,” a new way for creators to identify their channel with an @username format in order to interact with their viewers across YouTube Shorts, channel pages, in video descriptions, in comments and more. These handles will be made available to everyone on YouTube — you don’t need to be a

TwitchCon attendees were severely injured from jumping into a shallow foam pit


25Mashable / 5h
A "gladiator game" exhibit run by Lenovo and Intel during TwitchCon over the weekend has left at least four attendees severely injured when they fell or jumped into a shallow pit of foam cubes scattered over concrete, according to a report by Matthew Humphries on PCMag.com . As NBC News reports , the exhibit consisted of two platforms surrounded by foam cubes laying on top of a concrete floor. At

Today's top deals include the M1 iPad Pro, mini Keurigs, and a half-priced BarkBox subscription


Mashable / 5h
Here are the best deals of the day for Oct. 10 : BEST APPLE DEAL : Apple 11-inch iPad Pro (WiFi, 128GB) (3rd Generation) — $599 $799 (save $200) BEST HOME DEAL : Keurig K-Mini Coffee Brewers — $49.99 $99.99 (save $50) BEST SUBSCRIPTION DEAL : BarkBox Monthly Subscription Box — $19.50 for your first box $39 (save 50%) Happy Prime Early Access Sale week! As of Oct. 10, we're within 24 hours of the

Wendell & Wild's Newest Trailer Gets Deliciously Dark


20Gizmodo / 5h
“Prepare for Nuns. Demons. Murder. Some children. A Goat. And a dead priest,” warns the newest trailer for Wendell & Wild , the upcoming stop-motion film by The Nightmare Before Christmas creator Henry Selick and co-written by Get Out ’s Jordan Peele . But can anyone ever truly prepare for goats and nuns? Read more...

New Tool Shows the Biggest Losers in the Celsius Crypto Meltdown


35Gizmodo / 5h
The biggest monetary losers from crypto lender Celsius’ demise are on full public display. Read more...

Best Buy's answer to Amazon's second Prime Day means better deals on QLED TVs and laptops


Mashable / 5h
UPDATE: Oct. 10, 2022, 11:30 a.m. EDT This story has been updated to reflect the latest deals on TVs, laptops, and more from Best Buy's Flash Sale Event. It was a matter of when — not if — Best Buy would announce a conveniently-scheduled sale event to counter Amazon's October Prime Day shenanigans. The news did come later than that of competing events from Target and Walmart , but sure enough, th

Alfonso Ribiero’s Favorite Fresh Prince Moment


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End of an era: Carnival Cruise Line’s oldest and smallest ship begins final voyage


200+The Points Guy / 5h
The oldest and smallest ship in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet is about to sail its final voyage for the line. The 2,052-passenger Carnival Ecstasy, which most recently has been based in Mobile, Alabama, will depart the city late Monday on a five-night trip to Mexico that will be its last in Carnival livery after 31 years of service. The future of the ship, which has delivered vacations to more t

Hulu raises its subscription prices today


TechCrunch / 5h
Today, October 10, Hulu raised its subscription prices. Announced in August , the Disney-owned streaming service, as well as ESPN+ and Disney+, are all getting price hikes. Hulu is increasing its ad-supported plan from $6.99 to $7.99 per month. Its ad-free plan now costs $14.99 per month instead of $12.99 per month. Subscribers with the Disney bundle are safe for now since Hulu isn’t raising the

Worldwide PC shipments plummet in Q3 with only Apple reporting growth


TechCrunch / 5h
PC shipments plunged across the world in the third quarter with overall sales falling 18%, according to numbers compiled by Canalys . The only company with positive year-over-year growth was Apple, with a modest 1.7% increase, according to Canalys. All of the other major PC makers experienced business decline, with most in double digit territory. IDC had similar findings with numbers down worldwi

Review: Copa Airlines Business Class 737 (MIA-PTY)


200+One Mile at a Time / 5h
To kick off my two trips to the Southern Hemisphere , I first flew Copa Airlines from Miami to Panama City. Copa is one of only two Star Alliance airlines I had never flown before (with the other being Shenzhen Airlines), so I was looking forward to this flight. While Copa is a nifty airline in terms of its route network (it’s like the Icelandair of Latin America), unfortunately the experience le

This latest Silent Hill 2 remake leak makes me nervous


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Silent Hill rumors are as out of control as its iconic Otherworld right now, and the series movie director has only exacerbated that. Silent Hill 2 remake rumors have been bubbling for well over a year now , as IP owner Konami entered a partnership with The Medium developer Bloober Team. Now Christophe Gans, director of the (surprisingly good) 2006 Silent Hill movie, looks to have confirmed the r

Major improvement: Hilton free night certificates can now be used any day of the week


100+The Points Guy / 5h
Several of Hilton’s cobranded credit cards offer annual free night certificates . While these certificates could once only be used for weekend nights, since the coronavirus pandemic , Hilton has given customers additional flexibility by allowing them to redeem free night certificates for weekday stays as well. Now, that customer-friendly change is here to stay: Effective immediately, Hilton free

I go to Disney more than 20 times a year, here are my top 19 tips to save money and have fun


32The Points Guy / 5h
When you visit Walt Disney World as often as I do — both for work as a theme park reporter and with my family for fun — you end up with quite a few tricks up your sleeve to make the trip as magical and affordable as possible. From snagging hard-to-get dining reservations and finding secret eats to learning which rides to skip at rope drop (aka park opening) and where and when to do your character

How The Home Depot and Kidde can help protect your home from fires


Mashable / 5h
According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), home fires happen in winter more than any other season.. Heading into the cooler months, The Home Depot is raising awareness with fire safety events through Oct. 31., which also coincides with the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9-15. The most common causes for home fires are cooking, heating, faulty wiring, and of course, ca


How to Get Your Teen to Do Their Damn Homework


29Lifehacker / 5h
Raising teenagers is tough. They’re still dependent on you for their everyday needs, but they also have a mind of their own—so while you can nudge them in certain directions, there is only so much you can do if they refuse to do something. When it comes to schoolwork, you can tell them about the importance of working… Read more...

Google Not Releasing New Video-Generating AI Because of Small Issue With Gore, Porn and Racism


25Futurism / 6h
Challenge Mode Google's impressive-looking new video-generating neural network is up and running — but issues with "problematic" content mean that for now, the company is keeping it from public release. In a paper about its Imagen Video model , Google spends pages waxing prolific about the artificial intelligence's amazing text-to-video-generating capabilities before admitting briefly just that d

Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Breastmilk


300+Futurism / 6h
For the first time, microplastics have been discovered in human breastmilk, and as The Guardian reports , experts are concerned about the potential implications for infant health, if there are any. In a new study published in the journal Polymers , a team of Italian scientists analyzed breastmilk samples — all taken at exactly one week after giving birth — from 34 healthy mothers, for the presenc

Check out all the partner sessions on the TC+ stage at Disrupt


TechCrunch / 6h
We’re literally days away from the first in-person TechCrunch Disrupt since 2019 — and we can’t wait to get this party started on October 18. Get ready for three days packed with top-notch speakers and opportunity. No pass? Act fast: Buy your pass before October 14 at 11:9 p.m. (PDT) and you’ll save $700. With so much going on, we want to take a moment to highlight all of the partner sessions tak

It would be nice to not talk about Elon Musk for a bit


TechCrunch / 6h
Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Don’t forget that the code “EQUITY” can save you money on Disrupt tickets and TechCrunch+ access . And it makes us here on the show look good! We’re gearing up to take the show on the road in short order, but don’t worry about that this week. Service will conti

Chucky Season 2 Promises More Chucky Than Ever


Gizmodo / 6h
The second season of Syfy’s horror series Chucky kicked off with a bang this week. Showrunner/creator Don Mancini and the main cast teased what’s to come at New York Comic Con today: There will be oodles of trauma, new characters, and a cheeky homage to Jennifer Tilly’s 1996 crime thriller Bound in Episode 4. Read more...

How We Imagine Smart Kitchens vs. The Reality


How-To Geek / 6h
There isn’t a room in the house that’s been given the futuristic treatment in science fiction more than the kitchen, not the garage, not the family room, and certainly not the solarium. I don’t actually know what a solarium is either, but I want one. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

You Need to Turn Off iPhone Crash Detection on Roller Coasters


41How-To Geek / 6h
One of the most important additions to the iPhone 14 lineup, and the new Apple Watch range, is car crash detection. It can be a life-saving feature when it works, but right now it’s flooding 911 call centers with calls from riding roller coasters. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Prepare yourself for a team wipeout now Bastion can carpet bomb in Overwatch 2


50TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Bastion has been reworked for Overwatch 2 he’s stronger and more mobile but there’s also a bug that will allow you to turn your ultimate into a carpet bomb and flatten the opposing team. The sentient, walking battle tank Bastion has been changed considerably in Overwatch 2 . One key area, is its new ultimate: artillery, which allows a player to fire three heavy shells into the map. Ultimates are

Amazon’s fall Prime Day launches at midnight: 4 things you need to know


100+The Points Guy / 6h
The countdown is on for Amazon Prime members. At midnight, Amazon will launch its latest Prime members-only sale. Normally, the online retailer’s annual Prime Day comes in the middle of the summer. This year, though, Amazon is letting its members tap into some great deals in October — specifically, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 11 and 12 — with its Prime Early Access Sale. Compared to the more trad

Making Workers Keep Their Webcams on Is a Human Rights Violation, According to Dutch Judge


200+Gizmodo / 6h
If you’ve ever felt like being told to turn your camera on during the Zoom meeting was a fundamental overstep of workplace boundaries and rights, a Dutch court might be on your side. A remote employee of U.S.-based software company Chetu has been awarded about €75,000 by a Dutch judge for wrongful termination, after… Read more...

Stop Your Mac From Automatically Changing Your Wallpaper


Lifehacker / 6h
It’s annoying for your Mac to decide, “Hey, we’re not actually going to use this picture anymore,” and revert your wallpaper back to a system default automatically. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to stop your OS from going rogue. Read more...

Samsung’s Tizen Software Is Coming to Other Smart TVs


How-To Geek / 6h
Samsung’s smart TVs use the company’s own software experience, called Tizen. The next TV you buy could have Samsung’s software experience — even if it’s not a Samsung TV. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Intel says some of its key source code has been leaked online


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Intel has officially confirmed that the source code of the BIOS of its 12th generation Alder Lake processors has been leaked online, with copies available on sites like 4chan and Github. A BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program used by a computer's microprocessor to start the system as it boots, managing the communications between the computer's operating system and hardware such as a ha

Google Workspace update will help supercharge your slide decks


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Google has been busy making it easier for you to create and edit Slides presentations on the go with Android devices, which could be a lifesaver for long-distance commuters and hybrid workers who like to work on the go. Back in July, the company announced a suite of new Android features for its cloud storage platform, Drive, and the related collaboration apps , Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Keep, inc

Mischief, mayhem, a dead priest, and more come to life in 'Wendell & Wild's latest trailer


Mashable / 6h
What happens when you put Henry Selick, a vanguard of all things spooky stop-motion, and Jordan Peele , a pioneer in socio-political feats of horror and comedy, in the same room? You get Wendell & Wild , a cornucopia of the macabre, the mischievous, and hilariously kooky characters to match. Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) is a young hell maiden who mistakenly summons two delightfully dangerous demons, W

Dark Web Marketplace 'BidenCash' Hands Out 1.2 Million Stolen Credit Cards as a Promotion


24Gizmodo / 6h
Now, even hackers are taking a page out of big advertising’s playbook to promote their ill-gotten personal financial details. Over the weekend, the stolen credit card marketplace called BidenCash announced they were offering a free giveaway of 1,221,551 credit cards, promoting the leak on multiple other sites. Read more...

The 3 Questions Electric Car Buyers Should Ask Their Power Company


SlashGear / 6h
If you're considering buying an electric vehicle, there are some important questions you should ask to get the most from your purchase. Here's what to ask.

These Amex Offers will save you money and make life a little more affordable right now


200+The Points Guy / 6h
With fall in full swing, many of us are looking at our budget as we book holiday travel and plan for our holiday gift purchases. At TPG we often report on Amex Offers that give you bonus points or cash after spending a certain amount in a spending category or at a specific retailer. In the final quarter of 2022, these offers could help offset some of your year-end travel costs or other expenses t

Supernatural Prequel The Winchesters Adds a Superman to Its Cast


Gizmodo / 6h
V/H/S reveals another anthology, with a major new slew of directors. Mike Flanagan is no longer a part of Netflix’s Something Is Killing the Children adaptation. Plus, get a look at the latest Walking Dead spinoff, Dead City , and new Titans clips tease a showdown with Lex Luthor. Spoilers get! Read more...


How to Recover From a Toxic Work Environment


24Lifehacker / 6h
A toxic work environment has a way of eating away at your self-confidence, to the point that even after you manage to escape, the effects can carry with you to the next job. Whether it’s an overly critical boss or a company culture that kept you in constant fear of losing your job, recovering from a toxic work… Read more...

Apple's 256GB 12.9-inch iPad Pro is $300 off and cheaper than ever


Engadget / 6h
This might be your best chance to save money on a 2021 iPad Pro. Ahead of its Prime Early Access Sale , Amazon has discounted the 256GB 12.9-inch model by 25 percent to $899. The more affordable 11-inch iPad Pro is also on sale. However, it appears Amazon only has stock of the 512GB variant. After a 23 percent discount, the 11-inch model is $849, down from $1,099. The promotion applies to both Si

Questions Meta needs to answer about the metaverse at Connect


Engadget / 6h
Just under a year ago, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company he founded as a Harvard undergrad would change its name to Meta . "From now on, we're going to be metaverse-first, not Facebook-first," he said during a virtual keynote at the company’s Connect event. Zuckerberg has spent the year since hyping all things metaverse. He’s shown off dystopian VR offices, looked at pictures of space in

California’s High Speed Rail Is A 20 Year, $100 Billion Joke. Ethereum’s Founder Knows What To Do


View from the Wing / 6h
Eight years ago James Fallows wrote in The Atlantic that California high speed rail "will cost too much, take too long, use up too much land, go to the wrong places, and in the end won't be fast or convenient enough to do that much good anyway." Now the New York Times has caught on. Continue reading ...

Bumble is bringing 'Ted Lasso' dating app Bantr to life


31Mashable / 7h
Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso charmed us all, and now dating app Bumble is bringing one element of the show to life: Bantr, the fictional dating app that brought together characters Rebecca Welton and Sam Obisanya. In the show, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) is Sam's (Toheeb Jimoh) boss — but they didn't figure out they were talking to each other due to how Bantr functions. The app doesn't show users each o

'SNL' laughs off workplace misconduct with lazy Try Guys spoof


89Mashable / 7h
On Sunday morning, I opened my YouTube app and queued up a Saturday Night Live sketch. They were tackling the Try Guys cheating scandal that has gripped the internet this past week. To be honest, I was kind of excited to watch it. I expected a few jokes at ex-Try Guy Ned Fulmer's expense, really illustrating how he'd jeopardized his marriage, career, friendships, and the business he'd built over

WhatsApp increases group size to 1,024 people


60Mashable / 7h
WhatsApp has always been a little stingy when it comes to group chat size, but it's getting there. In May, the company increased group size to 512 people and added the ability to share files that are up to 2GB in size. And now, WABetaInfo noticed that the group size has been doubled again. In the latest beta of WhatsApp for Android and iOS, users can add up to 1,023 other participants to a group.

Rollercoaster rides trigger emergency calls from new iPhones


200+BBC News - Technology / 7h
Users say the rides triggered the phones' crash detection system, US media reports.

The Best Gaming Controllers of 2022


How-To Geek / 7h
Pro Tip: The best controllers aren’t always the ones that come with your console. Whether you need a new controller for your Windows PC, Xbox, Playstation 5, or even your smartphone, you’ve got options. Here are our top six picks. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Yarbo is a Roomba-like lawn robot for your yard


Mashable / 7h
The Yarbo is an autonomous modular lawn robot that can take care of almost any yard task, just by switching out its different modules. From mowing lawns to blowing snow and leaves, it can also tow heavy objects like wheelbarrows, lawn rollers, even some cars! It also tracks and recharges itself while avoiding obstacles, so realistically you can just set it to go, and come back to a fresh clean la

Mario's new voice and twerking Master Chief are upsetting, and here's why


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Of all the stories coming out of this year's Twitchcon streamers' convention, the most surreal news is that Megan Thee Stallion twerked on stage with Master Chief. If you want to see the star of Halo Infinite take some much-needed downtime from fighting The Banished, you can watch it below. I am both here for it, but like many twerking videos, it has wound up making me think about post-modernism.

Phishing attacks are getting more and more sophisticated


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Phishing attacks are constantly evolving and the latest versions are the most dangerous yet, a new report suggests. Cybersecurity researchers from Trellix recently spotted an advanced version of the callback style of attack which, if pulled off successfully, robs the victims of their money, locks their computers with ransomware , and steals identity data in the process. Callback attacks are exact

You Should Cook Oatmeal in Your Morning Cup of Tea


39Lifehacker / 7h
A bowl of hot oatmeal is a solid start to the day that can keep you feeling satisfied for hours, but there’s no denying that oats are vulnerable to blandness. Brown sugar and cinnamon can solve this problem for a couple days, but the repetition of the same few flavors can get painfully boring. To combat oatmeal… Read more...

Get a Roku Streaming Player for as Low as $20 Today


How-To Geek / 7h
Roku’s streaming devices are excellent options for watching shows, movies, and videos on any TV, especially if the built-in “smart” software on your TV isn’t cutting it anymore. Roku players are always inexpensive, but now they’re even cheaper ahead of Amazon’s “Prime Early Access Sale.” Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The Future of Wireless EV Charging Already Exists


21How-To Geek / 7h
Imagine parking your electric vehicle, walking off, and returning to a full or partially-charged battery without plugging it in. Similar to wireless charging on phones, brands and manufacturers are working on wireless EV charging. And while it sounds like a futuristic dream, it actually already exists. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Here's Everything Coming to Netflix the Week of Oct. 10, 2022


How-To Geek / 7h
Want more spooky content for the kids? Do the adults need a few laughs? Well, Netflix is giving it all to you this week. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

How planning travel can be a bona fide mood booster


42The Points Guy / 7h
All it takes is a glance at the news to be confronted with issues great and small to worry about each and every day. Roll in a few years of pandemic isolation and stress, and it’s easy to feel mentally exhausted and overwhelmed. If you’ve experienced feelings of anxiety recently, you’re not alone. More than 40 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders in any given year, according to the Bos

British Airways Launches Avios Subscription Plan


27One Mile at a Time / 7h
British Airways has a new Avios subscription service, and I’m pleasantly surprised by the value proposition. British Airways’ annual Avios subscription service British Airways Executive Club has a new Avios subscription service , intended to help people supercharge the Avios they can earn. Members can sign-up for either a monthly or annual plan — the longer you commit and the more Avios you buy,

Only 72 hours left to save hundreds on TC Sessions: Crypto passes


26TechCrunch / 7h
You have more than a month before Miami heats up for TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17, but you have only three days left until our special launch pricing sets sail and heads out to the OpenSea — ha, that’s a pretty NFT pun right there. Don’t waste another minute. Buy your pass — either general admission or student — before the deal expires on October 12 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT) , and you’ll save $25

Growth hacking is really just growth testing


TechCrunch / 7h
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor Why growth activation matters To optimize for growth, study your down-funnel metrics Who knew that “growth hacking,” a term coined in 2010 by Sean Ellis, the first marketer at Dropbox, would


2023 Volkswagen ID.4 First Drive: Heading In The Right Direction


SlashGear / 7h
Volkswagen's electric car ambitions in the U.S. rest on the ID.4, and 2023 brings both more affordable models and a step up in charging speed and technology.

11 things I loved on Virgin Voyages — and 6 that I kind of hated


86The Points Guy / 8h
I’ve rapidly gone from vacationing on shore to setting sail as a regular cruise passenger. Despite becoming a happy family cruiser in recent years, I really had no idea how I’d react to leaving my kids back home with their grandparents to step onto an adults-only Virgin Voyages ship with my husband. After all, every cruise I’ve previously enjoyed has been with our kids on Disney Cruise Line . Giv

Windows 11 Now Offers Automatic Phishing Protection


Wired / 8h
You’re safer than ever—here’s how.

The Physics of Smashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid


63Wired / 8h
NASA will soon release the results of its DART mission to find out whether crashing a probe into a space rock can deflect it. Here’s how they'll do the math.

Foodology’s cloud kitchen concept gains foothold across Latin America


TechCrunch / 8h
Cloud kitchens became popular during the global pandemic as a way for restaurants to reach their communities when people were not going out as much. One of those was Foodology , a Colombia-based cloud kitchen and virtual restaurant company, co-founded by Daniela Izquierdo and Juan Guillermo Azuero in 2019. Unlike other kitchen groups that bring in existing restaurants, Foodology specializes in cr

Endor emerges from stealth with $25M to secure software supply chains


TechCrunch / 8h
An increasing percentage of the code that companies use to develop software is open source. In a 2018 survey by Tidelift, a software supply chain management platform, 92% of professional software developers said that their apps contained open source libraries. While that’s a positive trend — open source confers a wealth of benefits, not least of which transparency — it can have its drawbacks, lik

Apple offers a deeper dive into crash detection


TechCrunch / 8h
Apple’s recent hardware events have been punctuated by a touch of doom and gloom. It’s a tonal shift from the usual celebratory nature of these presentations — all by design, of course. The Apple Watch was the first to the party. Features like AFib readings and Fall Detection gave way to video testimonials from users who survived close calls thanks to the wearable. At September’s Far Out event, t

How to Treat a Headache Beyond Just Taking Drugs


Lifehacker / 8h
Headaches can range from annoying to debilitating—and when it comes to treating them, you’ll want to use all of the available tools at your disposal, including both medication and non-medication options. While reaching for an over-the-counter headache medicine is an effective strategy, taking them too often can cause… Read more...

Stoke Space aims to build rapidly reusable rocket with a completely novel design


100+Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Stoke Space tests 15 thrusters that will fly on the upper stage of a fully reusable rocket. (credit: Stoke Space) Andy Lapsa went to the best aerospace engineering schools. He then worked very hard to help advance the development of some of the most advanced rocket engines in the world at Blue Origin. But in 2019, after a decade in the industry, he felt like the spaceflight future he wa

Samsung's Tizen OS is coming to other brands' TVs


Engadget / 8h
Last week LG announced that it would allow third-party TV manufacturers to use its webOS platform and now its main rival is following suit. Samsung has revealed that it will license its Tizen OS TV platform for use in non-Samsung TV models for the first time, partnering with Akai, RCA and a bunch of other brands (Bauhn, Linsar, Sunny, Vispera) sold in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The partne

A whole load of phishing emails make it past Microsoft Defender, researchers say


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Microsoft Defender, the in-built security service for Windows, which also scans incoming email messages for malicious content, misses almost a fifth (18.8%) of all phishing emails, a new report from Avanan claims. The company claims to have analyzed almost three million emails that were scanned by Microsoft and Check Point security products, over one week. For the purpose of the report, the analy

Combine These Two Annoying Kitchen Chores Into One


Lifehacker / 8h
My two least favorite kitchen chores are cleaning out the fridge and taking out the trash. Both tend to be a little gross, involve some amount of bending over, and it’s hard to do the former without also doing the latter. I also tend to ignore both until they become un-ignorable, which makes these tasks grosser, and… Read more...

The Download: robotic bees, and China’s surveillance state


MIT Technology Review / 8h
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. How robotic honeybees and hives could help the species fight back Something was wrong, but Thomas Schmickl couldn’t put his finger on it. It was 2007, and the Austrian biologist was spending part of the year at East Tennessee State University. During his daily

Drawing of clearing the railroad tracks after collision. Written on photograph front: “M.H. Kerr, 1879.” Printed on car...


Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
Drawing of clearing the railroad tracks after collision. Written on photograph front: “M.H. Kerr, 1879.” Printed on card back: “Wreck of the collision between Pacific Express and freight train on M.C.R.R. near Jackson, Mich., October 10th, 1879. Fifteen passengers killed and twenty-nine wounded. From a drawing by M.H. Kerr, mute artist.” Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Publi

Hilton Free Night Rewards Get More Flexibility


100+One Mile at a Time / 8h
Hilton Honors has just quietly made an awesome permanent change to the free night rewards you can earn with co-branded credit cards. Hilton free night rewards no longer just for weekends It’s possible to earn free night rewards with several Hilton Honors Amex cards . These certificates are pretty awesome, since they’re valid at nearly all Hilton Honors properties worldwide. Historically these fre

Airbnb Hosts Cancel Bookings When Eurovision Is Announced, Airbnb Claims Not To Notice [Roundup]


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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 ...

Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti reportedly canned due to sky-high power consumption


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Rumors have been swirling for a while now that Nvidia will be following up its ultra-powerful RTX 4090 with an even more powerful RTX 4090 Ti – but there’s now chatter that the company has been a bit too ambitious with its next flagship GPU. According to a YouTube video by Moore’s Law is Dead (which you can watch below), the rumored Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti may actually be a new RTX Titan Ada. In the p

Your iPhone 14 might confuse a rollercoaster ride for a car crash


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The next time you ride on a rollercoaster you might want to leave your iPhone 14 behind, as users are reporting that their device’s crash detection is being set off by the rapid movement. Crash detection is one of the iPhone 14 , iPhone 14 Pro , and Apple Watch 8 ’s best new safety features. Using internal gyroscopes and other sensors, these Apple devices can detect if you’ve been involved in a c

Cities Need More Native Bees—Lots and Lots of Them


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These pollinators can help urban gardens grow. That will be critical for cooling cities as the planet warms.

How to Make the Most of a 1-Month Amazon Prime Subscription


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Did you get an Amazon Prime membership, maybe for Prime Day or another exclusive event, that you plan to cancel? Or maybe you rotate streaming services, and this month is Prime’s turn. Either way, here’s how to take full advantage of it before you hit that unsubscribe button. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


This Electric Passenger Ferry Can ‘Fly’ Over Water


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How to watch the Meta Connect livestream for the Quest Pro announcement


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The annual Meta Connect conference will be live streamed online and in the metaverse starting at 10 a.m. PT on Oct 11. It's slated to run for more than five hours, beginning with a keynote speech from CEO Mark Zuckerberg and ending with an address from thought leader John Carmack at 2:30 p.m. PT. You can expect details about the Meta Quest Pro and more than 25 unique developer sessions led by 30

Trendsi secures $25M to help sellers and manufacturers predict demand


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In the traditional business-to-business world, sellers often don’t know how much of a product they should order. Even at well-run companies, anywhere from 20% to 30% of inventory is either dead (i.e. doesn’t sell) or obsolete, according to one source. The impact on profitability can be quite severe. Dead stock costs sellers and manufacturers as much as 11% of their revenue, reports Katana, which

'House of the Dragon' episode 9 trailer teases things escalating very, very quickly


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Oh dear. Just when you were kind of, sort of, vaguely hopefully that the Targaryens/Hightowers/Velayrons might be able to get along after all, it looks like all King Viserys' hard deathbed work was for nothing. In the trailer above for House of the Dragon episode 9, the King is indeed dead, and Alicent has taken his final delirious words to mean that their son, Aegon, should be the one to succeed

Priority Pass Restaurants Guide (2022)


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Update : Harbor Grille at Baltimore Airport (BWI) has been added to Priority Pass. Members can receive a $28 per person allowance toward food & drinks. The restaurant is located in Concourse C, between Gates C6 and C8. While Priority Pass mostly consists of airport lounges , the company also has dozens of restaurants that are part of the network. Over the years we’ve seen many restaurants added a

The Morning After: What to expect from Microsoft's Surface event


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Did you think the big tech events were over for the year? This week, it’s Microsoft’s turn, and we’re expecting lots of Surface news . That might include a long-overdue Surface Studio refresh and even a mini desktop. First up is the Surface Pro 9. It’ll reportedly use 12th-generation Core i5 and i7 U-series processors (considerably faster than the Pro 8’s 11th-gen parts). Don’t expect much to cha

These Remote Tech Workers Secretly Juggle Multiple Jobs


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Working from home makes it easier to take on several full-time posts. The extra cash is nice—but simultaneous Zoom meetings can be tricky.

How ‘The Mandalorian’ Inspired One of the Year’s Best Rap Videos


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Miami MC Denzel Curry started singing the hook to “X-Wing” just minutes after finishing the show’s second-season finale.

How to Protect Yourself If Your School Uses Surveillance Tech


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Colleges and K-12 campuses increasingly monitor student emails, social media, and more. Here’s how to secure your (or your child’s) privacy.

Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances


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Pathogens in soil are a danger to firefighters, but smoke may transport spores that cause valley fever and other infections into cities too.

Hurricane Ian Destroyed Their Homes. Algorithms Sent Them Money


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Google's AI scanned satellite imagery to identify the worst-hit neighborhoods—helping direct aid to residents' phones.

More than one million credit card details leaked online


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In an extremely sinister marketing stunt, a dark web carding marketplace called BidenCash has published the details of more than 1.2 million credit cards online. According to a BleepingComputer report , the database includes card numbers, expiration dates, CVV numbers, cardholder names, bank names, card types, physical addresses, email addresses, social security numbers and phone numbers. Not onl

You Should Never Buy These Amazon Gadgets at Full Price


How-To Geek / 9h
We won’t tell you not to buy popular Amazon products like those found in the Kindle, Echo, and Fire product lines. We will tell you—with great confidence—that you can and should avoid paying full price for them. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Elon Musk Praised by China for Suggesting Communists Exert Control in Taiwan


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Chinese government officials thanked Elon Musk over the weekend for his ideas about Taiwan which were shared in a new interview with the Financial Times. Musk said that Taiwan, which is currently independent as a self-governing democracy, should be controlled by China, something that hasn’t happened since 1949. Read more...

Dutch court rules that being forced to keep a webcam on while working is illegal


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A court in the Netherlands has ruled that a US company violated a Dutch worker's human rights by forcing him to keep his webcam on during work hours, TechCrunch has reported. Hired by Florida telemarketing firm Chetu, the employee was terminated for refusing to be monitored "for nine hours per day" by a program that streamed his webcam and shared his screens. The company said it fired the worker

Coming Soon: Radisson Rewards Program Changes


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Radisson is previewing some upcoming loyalty program changes, though I have a hard time getting excited, especially given the brand’s geographic limitations (these changes are for the non-Americas program). What we know about Radisson Rewards changes In the near future, Radisson Hotel Group will be refreshing Radisson Rewards, “to provide special experiences that will make members feel even more

RTX 4090 too expensive? Nvidia resurrects another old favorite


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UK retailer Scan.co.uk has listed (and then quickly delisted) a new budget Nvidia GPU, but it sadly isn't the RTX 4060 we’ve been waiting for see. No, it’s a new version of the already-excellent RTX 3060 Ti – now equipped with upgraded GDDR6X VRAM. For reference, the original RTX 3060 Ti had 8GB of conventional GDDR6; the ‘X’ variant of the memory is essentially just faster and more efficient wit

Your iPhone can shine brighter than ever thanks to a new web browser


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After trying out Vivid on my MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) which enables the full brightness of the HDR display beyond Apple's settings, the developers have brought this to iPhone but as a web browser . While you can easily switch on this brightness setting across macOS , there's restrictions on iPhone due to how the App Store allows what features certain apps can use, so you can't use Vivid all ove

If this feature succeeds for Modern Warfare 2, Microsoft can't ignore it


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As with Overwatch 2, you will need a phone number to play Modern Warfare 2 when it launches later this year. This controversial new two-factor authentication will make it more difficult for cheaters, but it also locks out anyone who uses a pre-paid phone or VOIP number. Shortly before launching Overwatch 2 , Blizzard announced that it would use an authentication method called SMS Protect. You wou


Leaked DJI Mavic 3 Classic will be a cheaper version of its flagship drone


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The DJI Mavic 3 has been on the market for less than year, but new leaks suggest the flagship will soon get a more affordable sibling called the DJI Mavic 3 Classic. A combination of some leaked photos and a new FCC (Federal Communications Commission) filing suggest the launch of the Mavic 3 Classic is now imminent. And this is potentially good news for anyone who wants a flying Micro Four Thirds

New wireless headphones go 'beyond IPX8' for ultimate waterproofing and I want them


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Do you do triathlons of a weekend? I tip my hat to you. For the rest of us, maybe we just want some good running headphones or a set of the best swimming headphones we know we can rely on for being really, really waterproof. And these are they, because H2O (the Californian specialist that was first to market with waterproof headphones in 2003) today released its newest invention – multi-sport, wa

Samsung seeks smart TV growth with first Tizen OS licensing deals


TechCrunch / 10h
Samsung has confirmed the first third-party smart TV makers to ship with its Tizen operating system (OS), with several manufacturers preparing to launch Tizen-powered TVs this year across Europe and Australasia. Tizen, for the uninitiated, is a Linux-based OS hosted by the Linux Foundation for more than a decade , though Samsung has been the primary developer and driving force behind the project,

The longest terrestrial road in the world – from South Africa to Russia


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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

How robotic honeybees and hives could help the species fight back


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Something was wrong, but Thomas Schmickl couldn’t put his finger on it. It was 2007, and the Austrian biologist was spending part of the year at East Tennessee State University. As he made his daily walk across some fields to campus, “it felt unpleasant,” he says. “And I didn’t realize why until I heard a bumblebee.” Insects, he realized, had otherwise seemed conspicuously absent. “I was dragging

Iran State TV Channel Hacked to Show Supreme Leader in Crosshairs


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One of Iran’s state-run TV channels was reportedly hacked on Saturday to briefly display a message against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with a graphic of the Ayatollah in crosshairs, according to multiple news outlets. The message displayed in Farsi read, “the blood of our youths is on your hands,” according to… Read more...

Emirates Skywards Selling Miles With 30% Bonus


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Strategically buying miles & points can represent a great deal, especially for luxury travel. Emirates Skywards has just launched its latest sale on purchased miles. While this isn’t personally how I’d choose to acquire Emirates Skywards miles, this offer is at least worth covering. Promotion on purchased Emirates Skywards miles Through 11:59PM GST on Friday, October 21, 2022, Emirates Skywards i

Uninstall these malicious mobile apps now, Facebook warns


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Facebook says it has spotted hundreds of malicious mobile apps that abuse its single sign-on (SSO) feature to steal people’s login credentials. While it has reported the apps to Google and Apple, the operators of the world's two largest mobile app stores, users who have already installed these apps will remain under threat until they are deleted. In a blog post, the social media giant explained i

The iPhone SE 4 could get a big design change – but still look dated


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Apple could be planning big changes for the iPhone SE 4 , with the phone reportedly set to sport a different design and have a much larger screen than the iPhone SE (2022) . That’s according to Ross Young – a leaker with a reasonable track record – who, speaking to MacRumors , claims that the iPhone SE 4 will have a 6.1-inch display. That’s up from 4.7 inches on the current model, so it’s a big s

Save On Hilton Hotel Stays With Amex Offers


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The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays, especially with co-branded credit card partners Hilton and Marriott . We pretty regularly see Amex Offers deals for Hilton-family properties, given the close partnership between American Express and Hilton. We’ve just seen some of these offers refreshed, so I wanted to recap all the Amex Offers deals currently av

Google removes The OG App from the Play Store as founders think about next steps


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Almost a week after Apple removed from the App Store The OG App , an Instagram client that promised to provide an ad-free and suggestion-free feed, Google followed the suit and booted the app off the Play Store. In a Twitter thread, co-founders of Un1feed, the company that published The OG App, said that the startup won’t be able to serve its users following the app’s removal from both iOS and An

IHG One Rewards Selling Points With 100% Bonus


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Strategically buying points can be a good value , especially for luxury hotel stays. IHG has just launched its latest sale on purchased points , which has the potential to be a good deal, especially in light of the recent program refresh . This is in line with the best offers we see from the program. Sale on purchased IHG One Rewards points Through Friday, October 21, 2022, IHG One Rewards is off

Whip up delicious meals with this refurbished Emeril Lagasse air fryer, on sale for 44% off


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TL;DR: As of Oct. 10, you can get the Factory-refurbished Emeril Lagasse Air Fryer Oven for just $109.99 instead of $199.98 — that's a 44% discount. Countertop cooking has come a long way from the days of microwave cookbooks. Where once you may have been limited to a freshly-nuked steak, now you can practically have a full oven on your countertop. This Factory Remanufactured Emeril Lagasse 1500W

This 3-year PlayStation Plus subscription is on sale for $170


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TL;DR: Through Oct. 12, you can get the PlayStation Plus Essential: 3-Yr Subscription Code Bundle for just $169.99 instead of $179. Though PS5s may still be hard to come by, Sony hasn’t stopped releasing games for the PS4 yet. Whether you’re rocking the new console or are still enjoying the familiarity of the PS4, there’s a lot on the horizon for PlayStation gamers. With the release of titles lik

Learn to play the piano and guitar with this course bundle on sale for just $30


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TL;DR: Through Oct. 12, you can get the 2022 Complete Piano & Guitar For All Music Composition Bundle for just $29.99 instead of $1,600 — that's a 98% discount. If you’re trying to find out what instrument to start with as a musical beginner, you may see piano and guitar at the top of many recommendations. These instruments not only sound great on their own, but they also teach fundamental skills

Get this sleep app on sale for up to 88% off


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TL;DR: Through Oct. 12, you can get the Restflix: Restful Sleep Streaming App Lifetime Subscription for just $69.99 instead of $599 — that's a 88% discount. You could also get a 1-year subscription for $29.99 , or a 3-year subscription for $59.99. You've tried counting sheep, laying in complete silence and darkness, and tossing and turning, but none of them are helping you drift off to sleep easi

'Aftersun' review: Paul Mescal stars in a moving father-daughter story with no easy answers


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Aftersun , the debut feature from writer/director Charlotte Wells, is seemingly split in two. There's the main plot: father Calum (Paul Mescal) and his daughter Sophie's (Frankie Corio) vacation to Turkey. Then there's an enigmatic framing device, which sees a grown-up Sophie (Celia Rowlson-Hall) re-examining her memories of that trip. While adult Sophie only appears in flashes throughout Aftersu

The Apple Watch Series 8 is already $50 off


Engadget / 12h
Apple's latest Watch Series 8 just came out last month , but you can already grab a deal on it . The 41mm model is selling at Amazon in Midnight, Red or Silver for $349, for a savings of $50 (13 percent), and the 44mm model is on sale at $379, or $50 off the regular price. That'll get you all of Apple's latest Watch features, including a skin temperature sensor, low power mode and more. Be aware,

The Chinese surveillance state proves that the idea of privacy is more “malleable” than you’d expect


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It’s no surprise that last week, when the Biden administration updated its list of Chinese military companies blocked from accessing US technologies, it added Dahua. The second-largest surveillance camera company in the world, just after Hikvision, Dahua sells to over 180 countries. It exemplifies how Chinese companies have leapfrogged to the front of the video surveillance industry and have driv

Scientists unveil the “Chemistry Behind the Origin of Life”


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Google is shutting down its Assistant-powered Driving Mode


Engadget / 12h
After announcing it at I/O 2019, teasing it in 2020 and finally launching it officially last year, Google is shutting down the Assistant Driving Mode dashboard, 9to5Google reported. The feature gives users an Android Auto-lite experience on their smartphone while driving, and was effectively a replacement for the Android Auto smartphone app, which itself was killed last year . Assistant Driving M

Clerkenwell Health raises £2.1M to test the new wave of psychedelics treatments


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Clerkenwell Health , a psychedelic-specialist clinical research organisation, has raised £2.1 million in seed funding, bringing the total to date up to £2.5 million, which will be used to get the London-based startup fully operational. Investors include Lionheart Ventures, Convergence Partners and Excep