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Millie Bobby Brown doesn't actually want Eleven to die in Stranger Things season 5


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Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has clarified comments she previously made about wanting her character Eleven to die in season 5. Speaking to Total Film , Brown walked back on what she originally said about Eleven during Stranger Things season 4 's press tour. Back in May, multiple outlets covered comments made by Brown, which suggested that she'd like the show's co-creators – the Duffer

It’s painful how hellbent Mark Zuckerberg is on convincing us that VR is a thing


2KTechCrunch / 11h
At Meta Connect 2022, the company’s annual developer conference for its VR efforts and Oculus hardware platform, the company announced a lot of stuff — but what it communicated more effectively than anything else was just how incredibly thirsty — one might even say desperate — Mark Zuckerberg is for his metaverse bet to pay off. Before I get ahead of myself, let me be clear that I understand all

$1.2 Billion Metaverse Horrified by Report It Only Had 30 Active Users


10KFuturism / 11h
Lonely Road Metaverse project Decentraland, a sandbox environment that allows users to buy and sell virtual real estate, isn't exactly teeming with people. Despite billions of dollars in valuations, companies betting on a metaverse future simply haven't made much headway. In fact, according to data aggregator DappRadar , the Ethereum-based world Decentraland only had 38 "active users" over a peri

TODAYYouTube is taking account mentions to the next level


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In an effort to increase engagement between creators and users, YouTube will be adding unique account handles for channels, similar to that found on social media platforms. You may know them better as the “@” symbol that appears before a username. When this feature launches , you’ll be able to mention content creators or other users to “increase [a video’s] visibility and [help it reach] new audi

Save up to 60% with the best Fitbit deals in Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale


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SAVE UP TO 60%: A wide range of Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers are on sale in Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale, saving you up to 60% on list price. Fitness fanatics like to surround themselves with the best tech, and it doesn't get much better than Fitbit. These popular smartwatches and fitness trackers pack all the premium features you need to create fitness plans, track progress, and

Save over £100 on the JBL Boombox 2 wireless speaker in the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale


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SAVE 36%: The JBL Boombox 2 wireless Bluetooth speaker is on sale for £289.99 in Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale, saving you 36% on list price. You don't need to trawl through page after page of deals in Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale. That's what we're here to do. We have checked out everything on offer to highlight the very best deals from the bunch. There are plenty of speaker deals on offe

Get a 50% discount on your first order of up to £120 with Amazon Business


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TL;DR: . You simply need to create a free account and use the promotional code 50SBM . There is a lot of noise made around major shopping events like Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale. So much noise that it can be difficult to find the best deals amid all the chatter. We know there is going to be a lot of interest in deals on things like consoles, laptops, and earbuds, but Amazon Business deserve

Garmin just quietly released five new watches


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Garmin has unveiled its second-generation range of Marq watches. An ultra-premium collection, even more so than the best Garmin watches such as its top-end Fenix and Epix sports watches, this ‘luxury’ watch collection is tailor-made with specific sports in mind, with five watches boasting features for athletes, golfers, sailors, aviators, and adventurers. As you might be able to tell by the line’

Tiger Global, Blume back Indian startup bringing safety — and intelligence — to EVs


34TechCrunch / 1h
Tiger Global’s latest investment in India is Vecmocon , a startup building solutions to bring safety and reliability alongside intelligence and health monitoring to light electric vehicles (EVs), addressing concerns that are curtailing the sales of electric scooters in the South Asian market. Unlike traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that have existed for more than 100 years, E

Homa raises another $100 million for its data-driven mobile gaming tools


TechCrunch / 1h
French startup Homa has raised a $100 million Series B funding round. Quadrille Capital and Headline are leading the round. Homa partners with indie mobile game studios so that their games are perfectly optimized to become a hit game on the App Store and Google Play. In other words, Homa builds tools that help third-party developers build games. The reason for that is that it has become incredibl

Uber and Lyft shares slump on US 'gig' economy plan


20BBC News - Technology / 1h
Tens of millions of people work in the global gig economy across services like food delivery and transport.

Save up to £160 on Beats headphones and earphones in the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale


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SAVE UP TO £160: A range of Beats headphones and earphones are on sale in Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale, saving you up to £160 on list price. There are absolutely loads of top brands constantly producing stellar sets of headphones, including established names like Bose and Sony. That information is essentially meaningless to fans of Beats though, because if it isn't Beats, they don't want to k

Audi Has Great Idea For Recycling E-Tron Batteries


SlashGear / 2h
Electric rickshaws might be the future of recycling electric vehicle batteries that expire in cars but can still be used.

The 5 Largest Meteorites To Ever Hit The Earth


SlashGear / 2h
These massive meteorites have all been discovered at various points in human history, each with a unique story.

Why Beats Studio3 Is The Best Headphone Deal On Amazon Prime Day October 2022


SlashGear / 2h
Beats' popular noise-canceling over-ear Studio3 wireless headphones are now on sale, and the Amazon Prime Day discount is surprisingly massive.

Netflix signs up to ratings body Barb


40BBC News - Technology / 2h
It means the streaming giant's viewing figures will be measured by an external body for the first time.

Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for October 12


Mashable / 3h
It is Wednesday, my dudes, and there's a brand new Wordle waiting for you.If, like us, you're finding today's a little on the tricky side, we're here to help every day with clues and the solution. If you just want today's word, you can jump straight to the end of this article for October 12's Wordle solution. If you'd rather work through it yourself, keep reading for some tips, tricks, and clues.

TikTok profits from livestreams of refugees begging


100+BBC News - Technology / 3h
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.

Noom lays off more employees amid CFO departure


20TechCrunch / 3h
Noom , a health coaching platform valued at $3.7 billion last year , is laying off a portion of staff for the second time in a matter of months, TechCrunch has learned from sources. Noom has laid off 10% of its staff, or around 500 people, which is a reduction that mostly impacts its coaching team. It’s the second layoff impacting Noom’s coaching team in a matter of months, impacting hundreds of

TCL's Nxtwear S Smart Glasses Land On Kickstarter


SlashGear / 4h
TCL has yet another pair of smart glasses for consumers. The product is designed to offer a totally private viewing experience, and it works with most devices.

Incredible Fat Bear Week champ is more than just the fattest bear


92Mashable / 4h
When bear 747 shows up, other bears capitulate. They move out of the way. He's that big. He's that dominant. And in 2022, the voting public crowned him champion of Katmai National Park and Preserve's Fat Bear Week , the park's annual celebration of these animals' success in the unforgiving wilderness. 747 defeated bear 901, an extremely bulky sow who upset many veteran fat bears during the week-l

No, Your Flight to Europe Probably Isn't 'Carbon-Neutral'


Gizmodo / 4h
Airlines would love you to believe that simply checking a box on the internet can erase the environmental impact of jetting across the Atlantic. Yet unfortunately for the companies, the Kardashians , and the climate, it’s not true. Read more...

Should You Run Stateful Applications In Kubernetes?


How-To Geek / 4h
Kubernetes is often approached from the perspective of stateless systems. A stateless application is easy to containerize, distribute, and scale because it doesn’t need to store any data outside its environment. It doesn’t matter if the container’s stopped or moved to a different host – new instances can replace older ones without any repercussions. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


Facebook Shouldn't Own the Metaverse


How-To Geek / 4h
A little under a year ago, Facebook’s parent company got a new name: Meta. And along the way, it popularized and took ownership of the term Metaverse. While no really agrees on what the Metaverse is, it’s looking more and more like VR and The Matrix. And the most terrifying part of that is Facebook. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

You May Not Have Traffic Lights In The Future


SlashGear / 5h
With advancements in transportation, streetlights may become a nothing more than a relic from a bygone era.

Is It Better To Sell Or Trade In Your Old iPhone? Here's What You Need Know


SlashGear / 5h
If you're ready to upgrade to a new iPhone, you have a big choice to make: do you sell your old iPhone yourself or trade it in for a discount?

Tiktok profits from livestreams of refugees begging


BBC News - Technology / 5h
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.

How to pick the right GIGABYTE 4K monitor for any setup


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No gaming setup is complete without a great monitor, and great monitors come from those who know exactly what gamers need from their setup. GIGABYTE has been building some of the best gaming hardware for decades, so it was only natural that they would create some of the best gaming monitors on the market. GIGABYTE offers both the AORUS and GIGABYTE lineup of monitors from 28-inch to 55-inch, with

Oscar Isaac's Head Wounds: Sparrow Shows a Bad Cop in Spiritual Crisis


Gizmodo / 5h
During his spotlight at New York Comic Con , Oscar Isaac brought on stage a couple of his creative collaborators : illustrator Christian Ward and writer Brian Buccellato. The three teamed up last year to help bring Head Wounds: Sparrow to life via Kickstarter, in collaboration with Legendary Comics. Read more...

io9's Halloween Costume Show Week 2: All Outta Bubblegum


Gizmodo / 5h
It’s week two of io9's annual costume show and we’re getting into the Halloween spirit of things with some throwbacks and four-legged cult hit looks. Special thanks to all our comment submissions who are helping us kick into gear for spooky time. We’ve also got a couple editorial team submissions thanks to our… Read more...

Nikon Small World microscopy contest 2022: Meet this year’s top 10 winners


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Enlarge / This arresting image of the hand of an embryonic Madagascar giant day gecko took first place in the annual competition. The Madagascar giant day gecko ( Phelsuma grandis ) is a popular exotic pet, perhaps because it looks a bit like Geico's beloved animated gecko mascot. Adults measure about 10 inches in length and are known for their bright green body color, augmented by a red stripe r

All the most important VR announcements from Meta Connect 2022


Mashable / 6h
This year's Meta Connect was all about the Quest Pro, but the company shared a handful of products and updates that also deserve attention. Beyond introducing a new virtual reality device, Meta detailed all the ways it was trying to expand the metaverse: Through partnerships with other tech companies, licensing deals with media conglomerates, and by adding new body parts to avatars. Here's everyt

Meta is desperately trying to make the metaverse happen


MIT Technology Review / 6h
The star of Tuesday’s Meta Connect, the so-called “state of the union” for the company formerly known as Facebook, was Meta Quest Pro. Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset clocks in at a whopping $1,499.99. That’s a significant price jump from its previous iteration, Meta Quest 2, which could be yours for $399.99—not exactly cheap, but still in triple-digit territory. That price hike, coupled wi

Who Wants DC’s Canceled Batgirl Movie? | New York Comic Con 2022


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Facebook Exec Says Metaverse Will Let you Betray Your Friends in VR


1KFuturism / 6h
Connect 2022 POV: There's a slight chill in the air, the leaves are changing, and you might just be wearing corduroy. You know what that means? Facebook-turned-Meta's Connect conference is here. And boy, was Connect 2022's prerecorded keynote presentation video a doozy. The hour-and-a-half long clip was jam-packed with... well, a lot. There was a product reveal . There were finally legs , but onl

Diabetes Drug Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia, Study Finds


Gizmodo / 7h
New research this week is the latest to suggest that some drugs meant to treat type 2 diabetes might also help prevent dementia in high-risk groups. The study found that older people who used a relatively older class of antidiabetic medication were less likely to develop dementia than those who used other common… Read more...

Indie Creators Describe Their Process From NYCC's Crowded Artist Alley


Gizmodo / 7h
The rough bustle of humanity covered every square inch of the New York Comic Con show floor. Among the rows of tables of Artist Alley, it felt more like being driven by a tide rather than an exploration through the minds of some of the most creative people in the comics scene . Read more...

Fake Joe Rogan interviews fake Steve Jobs in an AI-powered podcast


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Enlarge / Which Steve Jobs is the real one? (credit: Ars Technica) A voice synthesis company based in Dubai published a fictional podcast interview between Joe Rogan and Steve Jobs using realistic voices digitally cloned from both men. It takes place during the "first episode" of a purported podcast series called "Podcast.ai," created by Play.ht, which sells voice synthesis services. In the inter

Meta continues to shovel money into the growing VR gaming segment


Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Iron Man VR Enlarge / Previously a PlayStation VR exclusive, Iron Man VR will be coming to Quest 2 after Meta's purchase of developer Camouflaj. (credit: Sony) Meta's Connect keynote presentation Tuesday afternoon spent a lot of time talking about how virtual reality—and the coming high-end Quest Pro headset —would help revolutionize the future of work and socializing. But the company also spent

These photographs capture the dynamism and diversity of nature


Mashable / 7h
Last month, London's National History Museum announced the photographers who were "highly commended" in their annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition: a collection of stunning, and occasionally harrowing, images of nature worldwide. Today, the winners of the competition are being crowned. Photographers from around the globe are being commended for capturing the depths of nature, from

My virtual torso went to Meta Connect 2022


TechCrunch / 7h
Moments before Meta’s big annual developer conference was set to begin, TechCrunch’s staff scrambled to see who had a charged Meta Quest headset, which it turned out was nobody. But because I knew what corner of the closet mine was in (upper left), here I am. After merging my work Facebook account (Taylor Linguini) with Meta’s new universal login system , I pushed a software update, RSVPed to Mar

Do football season with a new soundbar — LG and JBL models are near 50% off for Prime Day 2


Mashable / 7h
UPDATE: Oct. 11, 2022, 6:00 p.m. EDT This list has been updated with the latest deals on soundbars from Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale. BEST SOUNDBAR DEAL UNDER $300: The 5.1 JBL Bar 5.1 Soundbar has a 10-inch wireless subwoofer and 4K connectivity — $288.95 $599.95 (save $311) BEST PREMIUM SOUNDBAR DEAL: The almost-50% off LG S80QR Soundbar pumps out a 3D experience through Dolby Atmos and IMA

You Can Get a Free AppTrails Pro Membership by Going on a Hike


Lifehacker / 7h
Winter is coming. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take a great fall hike and take in the crisp air and beautiful autumn foliage—especially when you can get a free bonus out of it. Read more...


Meta Quest Pro VR headset may, with Microsoft's help, be super productive


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Microsoft is bringing some of itsmost popular remote working software to the metaverse, announcing during the recent Meta Connect 2022 event that it is entering a new productivity-focused VR and AR partnership. In a blog post , Microsoft highlighted that as workplace environments evolve in the aftermath of the pandemic, it’s important to adapt with the times. The company points to recent data it

Toyota reports major data leak after access key left open on Github


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Toyota has admitted it mistakenly left a database of around 300,000 customer emails unsecured online, meaning anyone could have accessed private information. The leak appears to have affected Toyota's proprietary connectivity app, which allows drivers to connect their smartphones with the car, and use the in-car system to make calls, listen to music, use the navigation system, and similar. This a

Daily Crunch: News and updates from TechCrunch’s Meta Connect 2022 coverage


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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . Hello, humans, and the hundreds of AIs that are probably reading this as well. May your day be full of joy. If you can’t feel joy today, be kind to yourself. Perhaps tomorrow is the day for joy. That goes for both humans and AIs, come to think of it. — Christine an

Smashing success: NASA’s DART spacecraft bumped an asteroid off its orbit


52TechCrunch / 7h
The demise of a spacecraft is usually something rather poignant. But two weeks ago, NASA celebrated one’s destruction. On September 26, NASA executed the final stage of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), in which a spacecraft intentionally crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos to investigate whether such an impact could deflect an Earth-bound stellar object. A successful collision was the

These Are the Best Pre-Black Friday Sales Happening Right Now


Lifehacker / 7h
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Super Saturday, Amazon Prime Day: The retail industry keeps making up unofficial holiday deal days to give us more excuses to spend our money ever earlier and more often. Now it seems we might have a new trend started by Amazon’s “ Prime Early Access Sale ,” in which deals start well before… Read more...

Here’s what you missed at Meta Connect 2022


42TechCrunch / 7h
Last year at Meta Connect, the company then known as Facebook dropped a bombshell: It would now be known as Meta and focus on building the “ metaverse .” After investing billions of dollars into the future of virtual reality, the rebranded Meta came back this year for its next big announcement: legs. Yes, avatars are going to get legs — our disembodied torsos will finally assume their bipedal for

DART mission successfully shifted its target’s orbit


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Enlarge / A recent Hubble photo shows the 10,000 km tail of debris left behind by DART's impact. (credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/Hubble ) On Tuesday, NASA announced that its first test of a potential planetary defense system was a notable success. The Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) successfully smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in late September, hoping to alter its orbit around a larger compan

Prices at Disney are up — again, effective immediately


37The Points Guy / 8h
It’s no secret that the cost to take a family to Disney World or Disneyland can be quite high. But, unfortunately, like with so many other things in the world right now, the price is on the rise. Out in California, Disneyland Resort has quietly increased its prices across a number of categories, including park tickets, Genie+ skip-the-line access and even parking. These changes are effective imme

Prime Day 2 has brought us an Acer Chromebook on sale for only $80


Mashable / 8h
SAVE $120 : As of Oct. 11, the Acer Chromebook 512 is on sale for just $79.99 at Amazon during the Prime Early Access Sale — that's a 60% discount and the lowest price to date by far. A Chromebook for less than $150 is a beautiful thing. A Chromebook for only $80 is practically unheard of — or it was, until Amazon delivered this Acer Chromebook 512 deal for Prime Day 2 (don't say Bezos never gave

Meta Quest Pro Gives Snapdragon XR2+ Its Big Launch: Why It's The Chip To Watch


SlashGear / 8h
The new Meta Quest Pro VR headset is powered by a next-generation Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm, one that enables a number of high-end features.

This Hidden Samsung Galaxy Feature Enables Dark Mode On Every App


SlashGear / 8h
Samsung Galaxy's set of features includes one that enables dark mode for every app on your phone, which can help with eye strain. Here's how to activate it.

Chrome's Incognito Mode Is The Butt Of Jokes Among Google Employees, It Seems


SlashGear / 8h
Google is facing a potential class action lawsuit over Chrome's incognito mode, a feature that many consumers believe offers more privacy than it actually does.

The 15 Best Rolls-Royce Cars Of All Time


SlashGear / 8h
Rolls-Royce vehicles are known for opulence, luxury, and being quite large. These models speak to the heart of the iconic brand.

How to Take Your ‘Breakfast for Dinner’ to the Next Level


Lifehacker / 8h
When I was a scrappy youth growing up in New Jersey, it always surprised me when friends would chuckle at my descriptions of having egg-centric meals for dinner. Apparently, “eggs were for breakfast.” But to me, they were one of the best dinner options, and there was no way anyone would to taunt me out of eating my… Read more...

Get tickets to Puerto Rico from multiple US cities for as low as $188


200+The Points Guy / 8h
Puerto Rico, a melting pot of many cultures, has colorful seaside ports dotting its blue waters, plenty of museums and a lively nightlife scene. In the wake of Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico’s bustling tourism industry was largely spared . As the U.S. territory seeks to welcome tourists back, you can travel to Puerto Rico from a range of U.S. cities for as low as $188. In particular, flights to the

A ton of laptops are on sale for Prime Day 2, including a Chromebook for $80


Mashable / 8h
UPDATE: Oct. 11, 2022, 5:00 p.m. EDT This list has been updated with the latest deals on laptops from Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale. MacBooks, Galaxy Books, Chromebooks, and more — here are the best laptop deals of the Prime Early Access Sale: BEST MACBOOK DEAL: 2021 Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,599 $1,999 (save $400) BEST GAMING LAPTOP DEAL: Razer Blade 14

Biden Labor Department Poised to Help Gig Workers Attain 'Employee' Status


40Gizmodo / 8h
On Tuesday, the Biden administration said it would take steps to redefine how the federal government distinguishes “employees” from “independent contractors,” a proposal that could, potentially, allow millions of so-called gig workers to demand workplace rights like a minimum wage and overtime pay. Read more...

The Worst People Who Could Get Their Accounts Back if Elon Musk Buys Twitter


89Gizmodo / 8h
It seems more and more likely that Elon Musk will be forced to buy Twitter, despite his months of attempts to squirm out of the deal . If the billionaire does get handed the keys to Twitter, big changes are likely on the horizon. First and foremost is the possibility that Musk would reinstate a host of trolls,… Read more...

BMW Is Making Parking Less Boring With In-Car Gaming


26How-To Geek / 8h
Video games in cars always seemed like a bad idea, until they helped prevent thousands of fathers from trying to grab their kids while driving and yelling, “Don’t make me come back there!” But they’re useful for adults while waiting to pick up the kids too. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Our 5 Favorite Prime Day 2022 Deals


How-To Geek / 8h
Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon is hosting its second Prime Day event here in 2022, dubbed “Prime Early Access.” For two days, you can find significant discounts and get great deals on everything from Amazon products to smartphones and watches, TVs, and more. Read This Article on Review Geek ›


The Best Amazon Prime Sale Tip? Shop Your Order History


How-To Geek / 8h
It’s easy to get caught up in searching for deals when a Prime Day or Prime Early Access sale rolls around, but my first stop is always to shop my order history—and it should be yours too. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The complicated danger of surveillance states


MIT Technology Review / 8h
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about what’s happening in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Welcome back to China Report! I recently had a very interesting conversation with Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin. They wrote a new book called Surveillance State , which explores how China is leading the global experiment in using surveillanc

The Hammock Trick For Comfort During Long Flight Delays [Roundup]


View from the Wing / 8h
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 ...

This startup is building a web3-friendly app store for developers


24TechCrunch / 8h
Apple’s 30% tech tax on developers has not just antagonized consumer tech giants like Epic Games and Spotify but is also turning web3 startups against it . Major NFT marketplaces OpenSea and Magic Eden noticeably only let users browse listings on their iPhone apps without enabling trading to avoid the steep fees. But doing so bars the one billion iPhone users from easily accessing a new breed of

Oh Boy, Soon You Can Use Excel in Virtual Reality (But Also Game Pass)


100+Gizmodo / 8h
Microsoft Office and Teams are coming to Meta Quest, as well as Xbox Cloud Gaming. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, having Microsoft 365 on Meta’s Quest headset will allow users to “create, communicate, and collaborate in completely new ways.” Read more...

Nintendo's new Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Edition OLED Switch is available for pre-order now


Mashable / 8h
TL;DR: The Nintendo Switch – OLED Model: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Edition is available for pre-order at Amazon and Target for $359.99 as of Oct. 11. Its official release date is Nov. 4. A buzzy fall gaming season continues with the release of a new special-edition Nintendo Switch console. Initially announced in early September, the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Edition is

8 Indie Games In Development to Follow on TikTok


Lifehacker / 8h
Lately, my TikTok algorithm has served me a series of videos featuring awesome games from indie developers I otherwise wouldn’t have heard of. These titles aren’t even finished yet: Some have release dates, others have demos, while still others live only in the developer’s databases. Wherever these devs are in the… Read more...

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Successfully Moved an Asteroid


400+Gizmodo / 8h
The results are in from NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, which attempted to deflect an asteroid: NASA has forever reshaped the Didymos-Dimorphos system. The successful test points to a possible planetary defense strategy for protecting Earth against hazardous near-Earth objects. Read more...

Disney Legend Dame Angela Lansbury Has Passed Away at 96


200+Gizmodo / 8h
The inimitable veteran actress Dame Angela Lansbury , a musical performer who went from stage in shows like Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett, to screen in Disney’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast as Mrs. Potts, has passed away . Her family shared in a statement, “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce… Read more...

AWS launches new instances to turbocharge AI training


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched EC2 instances it says are specifically optimized for deep learning training. The new Amazon EC2 Trn1 instances are powered by AWS Trainium chips, a second-generation ML chip designed by AWS, following on from its AWS Inferentia chips. The cloud giant claims these new instances are well-suited for large-scale distributed training of complex deep learning mode

Federal gig worker proposal tanks Uber, Lyft and DoorDash stocks


21TechCrunch / 8h
The stock prices of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash slid on Tuesday after the Department of Labor announced proposed changes to how workers should be classified. The prospective guidance is intended to “combat employee misclassification,” the federal agency said in a statement . Soon after, Uber’s share price dropped by more than 10% to $24.61, while Lyft’s tanked more than 12% to $11.22 and DoorDash’s f

Take advantage of these Hilton promotions for bonus points and double elite night credit


200+The Points Guy / 8h
Editors note: This post has been updated with new information. Right now, there are two Hilton Honors promotions that let you earn more points and double elite nights on stays through the end of the year. Let’s review the current Hilton promotions that should be on your radar so you can maximize your end-of-the-year travel. In This Post Double your stay KYLE OLSEN/THE POINTS GUY Hilton members ca

3 of the best Amazon beauty deals we're excited about on Prime Day 2


Mashable / 8h
Our favorite Amazon beauty deals for the first day of the Prime Early Access Sale: T3 SinglePass Ceramic 1” Straightening and Styling Iron — $126 $180 (save 30%) SolaWave 4-in-1 Facial Wand and Renew Complex Serum Bundle — $109.99 $169 (save 35%) Shark HyperAir Blow Dryer with concentrator, styling brush, clips, and mat — $169.99 $247.97 (save 31%) Prime Day isn't specifically known for its beaut

Apple's New iPhone Crash Detection Calls 911 When Owners Go on a Roller Coaster


100+Futurism / 9h
Emotional Roller Coaster In a much-trumpeted new feature , Apple's state-of-the-art iPhone 14 is meant to call 911 when your joyride ends in a car crash. What Apple probably didn’t anticipate, though, is the feature calling 911 for an amusement park ride. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , a woman with her family at Kings Island amusement park hopped on the Mystic Timbers, a 109

Elon Musk Says He Has Not Been Talking to Putin, Thank You Very Much


61Futurism / 9h
He Said, He Said After reports emerged that Elon Musk had allegedly been in contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO smacked them down in classically Muskian fashion. "I have spoken to Putin only once and that was about 18 months ago," Musk tweeted in response to the claims. "The subject matter was space." This response runs counter to reports from analyst Ian Bremm

The profit divide running through the neobanking sector


TechCrunch / 9h
Neobanks are wagers that modern, digitally native services can supplant the traditional banking landscape. Founders flocked to the idea, investors wrote myriad checks, and despite how far along we are in the neobanking boom, startups are still being formed today to attack the problem space . Lately, we’ve seen neobanks focused on targeted niches, often segmented by demographics. Startups are buil

Meta Quest Pro Vs. Meta Quest 2: The Major Differences Explained


SlashGear / 9h
Meta has a new VR headset that packs some impressive hardware, but it comes with a huge price tag attached. What's so special about it compared to the Quest 2?

Amazon Prime Day October 2022 – The Best Tech Deals Under $50


SlashGear / 9h
Amazon is back with another big sale, and it is offering up a huge variety of items for every budget, including ones that don't have much cash to spare.

Microsoft And Meta Team For Windows 365, Teams, And Xbox Cloud Gaming On Quest VR Headsets


SlashGear / 9h
Are you eager for a future where meetings are held in VR with your coworkers' avatars all around you? Meta certainly is and it has tapped Microsoft for help.

Tom Cruise Might Be the First Civilian to Spacewalk Outside the ISS


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Tom Cruise is gearing up for the ultimate, gravity-defying stunt where he will be hanging off of a space station as it orbits the Earth at an altitude of 254 miles (408 kilometers). Read more...


These Free Stencils Will Help You Carve the Neighborhood’s Best Jack-o-Lantern


Lifehacker / 9h
Even if you hate basic fall activities prefer to do something more unique in the autumn, you’ll probably find yourself at a pumpkin patch at some point this month. It is jack-o-lantern season, after all. And while pumpkin-hunting may be basic, your carvings don’t need to be. There are cool, unexpected patterns to be… Read more...

Kraken’s Jesse Powell on why he’s stepping down as CEO of the crypto exchange


TechCrunch / 9h
Jesse Powell is stepping down from the CEO role at U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken, The Wall Street Journal reported last month. Co-founded by Powell and Thanh Luu in 2011, Kraken is now the fourth-largest crypto exchange by volume, according to CoinMarketCap . It’s a critical inflection point for the company, which was valued at $10 billion earlier this summer and has been rumored to be consid

thebeautifulbook : THE LIFE AND LOVE OF THE INSECT by Jean-Henri Fabre (London: A and C. Black, 1911) Illustrated. sour...


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Can TikTok Take on Amazon at Its Own Game?


Gizmodo / 9h
You may know TikTok as the platform responsible for popularizing viral teen dance moves and constantly bringing Republican lawmakers’ blood to a boil, but newly posted job listings reveal a potentially new direction for the company: e-commerce giant. Read more...

The Meta Quest Pro VR Headset Costs More Than a MacBook Air


How-To Geek / 9h
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, sells the popular Meta Quest VR headsets, which used to be called Oculus Quest. Meta held its highly-anticipated VR event today, where it revealed a new high-end headset. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Meta's wristband controller 'will learn and adapt to you'


Mashable / 9h
At Meta Connect 2022 , the company's annual developer conference for virtual reality , the main event was all about the new Quest Pro VR headset . At the end of the keynote, however, Meta 's research and development team did tease some far-future tech we last saw over a year ago . Michael Abrash, chief scientist of Reality Labs, showed off a prototype of a wrist-worn device that reads electrical

Elon Musk chased a friendship with Nathan Fielder. Really.


Mashable / 9h
Elon Musk clearly fashions himself a comedian of some sort. He's likely the richest person in the world to suffer from the Poster's Disease, where he simply cannot stop posting on social media. Cheesy memes , bad jokes , weird stuff , problematic posts, he does it all. So it's no surprise that his apparent favorite comedian is Twitter comedians' favorite comedian: Nathan Fielder. A little detail

Frontier Airlines receives its first Airbus A321neo — here’s a look


500+The Points Guy / 9h
It’s a new-(engine) Frontier out there. Frontier Airlines officially unveiled its first Airbus A321neo on Tuesday during a splashy event at its maintenance hanger at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida. The 240-seat jet is Frontier’s first neo, or “new engine option,” which features greater fuel efficiency and more range than the previous generation of Airbus narrow-body aircraft. Fronti

Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows


Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Many users of Cadillac's Super Cruise and Tesla's Autopilot driver assist systems are overconfident in those systems' abilities, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . IIHS surveyed owners of Super Cruise-equipped Cadillacs, Autopilot-enabled Teslas, and also owners of Infinitis or Nissans with ProPilot Assist, and

VirtualBox 7.0 adds first ARM Mac client, full encryption, Windows 11 TPM


Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Unsurprisingly, getting a standard amd64-based Linux image installed as a virtual machine on an ARM-based Mac results in sadness. (credit: Kevin Purdy) Nearly four years after its last major release, VirtualBox 7.0 arrives with a… host of new features. Chief among them are Windows 11 support via TPM, EFI Secure Boot support, full encryption for virtual machines, and a few Linux niceties

That Florida “analysis” on COVID vaccines is—you guessed it—total garbage


100+Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo speaks at a press conference in Rockledge, Florida, on August 3, 2022. (credit: Getty | SOPA Images ) Epidemiologists and public health experts spent the past weekend collectively shaking their heads at the latest harmful pronouncement from Florida's provocative surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, who on Friday announced that he was recommending against

The Best Way to Clean Your TV Without Damaging It


Lifehacker / 9h
The internet connectivity and delicate LCD screens of today’s TVs are a far cry from the sturdy boxes that once took up so much space in our living rooms. One thing those old bricks had going for them, though, was they were easy to clean without fear of damaging the whole machine. Plastic shells and glass screens… Read more...

Chadwick Boseman Honored in New Wakanda Forever Featurette From Marvel Studios


28Gizmodo / 9h
Director Ryan Coogler and his Black Panther ensemble pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman’s memory in a new behind the scenes look at Wakanda Forever . The Marvel Studios sequel pressed on after the untimely death of the beloved actor, who so memorably portrayed King T’Challa onscreen. Read more...

Reddit Users Revolt Against Pete Davidson’s Taco Bell Ad


200+Gizmodo / 9h
Some of the members on Reddit aren’t happy with Taco Bell. The website’s avid Taco Bell fandom is vocalizing its discontent over the restaurant’s new ad campaign featuring Pete Davidson, an outrage that is spilling out onto other parts of the site. Read more...

First look: Delta unveils new Sky Club and T5 gates at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport


500+The Points Guy / 9h
Chicago’s O’Hare Airport might be the hometown hub of United Airlines and a major hub for American Airlines — but that doesn’t mean that Delta Air Lines isn’t investing in the Windy City. In fact, Delta on Tuesday took the wraps off its newest Sky Club in its new Chicago home, Terminal 5. The new lounge and the new gates come as part of a $1 billion project to renovate and expand T5 — of which De

Buy IHG One Rewards points from 0.5 cents each through Oct. 21, 2022


100+The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. IHG One Rewards moved to dynamic award pricing in 2020. But even so, I’m still finding it easy to get excellent value from IHG points . In particular, I regularly get significantly more than TPG’s valuation of IHG One Rewards points (0.5 cents per point). Luckily, IHG periodically offers buy points promotions that le

It worked! NASA successfully moved a stadium-sized asteroid.


1KMashable / 9h
Rest easy, Earthlings. NASA says its first mission to intentionally crash a spacecraft into an asteroid succeeded in dramatically altering its path, proving the agency is capable of thwarting a potential hazardous space rock in the future, should one be on a collision course with Earth. The crash into the asteroid , Dimorphos, happened on Sept. 26, 2022, but scientists didn't know whether they ac

How to Use the DEFCON System Without Embarrassing Yourself


38Lifehacker / 9h
In an antisemitic tweet that I will not link here, a certain narcissistic celebrity garnered a lot of attention for grossly misusing the DEFCON system. If you’ve ever mistakenly referred to it as “Death Con” instead of DEFCON, you’re not alone. All most people know is that the term corresponds to a sense of… Read more...

Look out Raspberry Pi, there's a fearsome new competitor in town


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Hong Kong-based single-board computer maker Pine64 is reportedly about to take on Raspberry Pi with its upcoming Ox64, according to CNX Software . The Ox64 will be built on RISC-V architecture to directly challenge the Raspberry Pi Pico W . While Pine64 has not yet made an official announcement, a wiki post does give us a fairly detailed hint at what to expect. Its CPU features two Alibaba T-head

Zuck's New VR Avatar Still Looks Bootleg (But it Has Legs)


98Gizmodo / 10h
“Legs,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exclaimed during his 2022 Meta Connect keynote. The camera then zoomed back to show his Horizon World avatar standing, actually standing. Truly, it’s a new era. Read more...


Huge: Alaska Airlines Business Visa Card 70K Bonus Miles Offer


200+One Mile at a Time / 10h
Link: Apply now for the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business card The Alaska Airlines Business Visa Card ( review ) is offering a massive welcome bonus, which is the best publicly available offer we’ve seen on this card. This bonus was first introduced several weeks ago, and I wanted to post a reminder of it, as it’s anyone’s guess how long it will stick around. Earn 70K Alaska miles plus a companion f

Meta's Uber-Expensive New VR Headset Is Dead on Arrival


500+Futurism / 10h
Meta Quest Pro Meta-formerly-Facebook has unveiled its Meta Quest Pro, the long-rumored follow-up to the company's Quest 2 virtual reality headset. And from what we can tell, there's a good chance it'll be essentially dead on arrival, especially at an eye-watering price of $1,500. Besides, who's this device aimed at, outside of tech journalists or diehard metaverse fans? Sure, as its name suggest

Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro Pack New Android VPN and Tensor G2, Titan M2 Chips


25Wired / 10h
The company says it hardened the security of its new flagship phones—and plans to release a built-in Android VPN.

Meta’s vision for the future of VR is a worse version of the past


TechCrunch / 10h
Meta keeps saying VR is the future, but everything it shows us is an inferior rehash of the things we already have. Its event today was, between assurances that everything is great in the Metaverse, a collection of tacit admissions that the best they can hope to do is ape a reality we are all desperately trying to leave behind. The silliest example of this is the new capability to enter a Meta VR

Chasing American Airlines elite status? Here are 14 ways to earn Loyalty Points


400+The Points Guy / 10h
In early March 2022, American Airlines switched from elite qualifying miles, dollars and segments to Loyalty Points , its new elite status qualifying metric. Nowadays, the number of Loyalty Points you earn is largely tied to your spending instead of how much you fly. As a result, you’ll theoretically be able to spend your way all the way to top-tier Executive Platinum status without stepping foot

Don’t miss our partner breakouts and Discovery stage sessions at Disrupt


TechCrunch / 10h
TechCrunch Disrupt — taking place October 18–20 in San Francisco — is the world-class tech conference where startups go to grow. Building a startup is no easy task — not exactly a newsflash, we know. And it’s why we want to direct your attention to the companies we partner with to make it happen. One of the things our partners do best is provide their expertise and educational resources. They pre

Crypto VC deals continue drop as activity follows bearish market prices


TechCrunch / 10h
Venture capital deal flow into cryptocurrency startups is going in the same direction as the cryptocurrency market cap: down. The total crypto market cap has fallen almost 59% from about $2.25 trillion at the beginning of the year to $923 billion at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap data . “Deal activity tracks very closely to the crypto market cap,” Robert Le, fintech analyst a

Should You Look at Your Medical Test Results Early?


Lifehacker / 10h
Some of us are just curious. If you had a medical test done, and the results are sitting in your chart, don’t you want to know what they say right now? But especially if it’s bad news, it may be better to wait until you can speak with your provider to find out what the test results really mean. Read more...

Meta Quest Pro Is A High-End VR Headset With A Price Tag To Match


SlashGear / 10h
Meta is back with a new pro-tier Quest headset. The model is made for diehard virtual reality fans, and it comes with a massive price tag attached.

Blizzard Removes A Pair Of Heroes From Overwatch 2 As Bugs Crop Up


SlashGear / 10h
"Overwatch 2" has finally arrived, but the launch day was less than exciting for many players hit by a number of bugs. Now two heroes are gone ... for now.

Meta's avatars are getting legs


Engadget / 10h
Meta has announced several updates to the avatars that it wants you to use in the metaverse and beyond . And hey, the avatars will have legs ! At least in the virtual sense, if not the physical or metaphorical ones. Meta says "legs have been one of the most requested features on our roadmap, and it’s been a significant area of our focus." These upgraded avatars will initially be available in Hori

Why Does My Phone Keep Randomly Restarting?


How-To Geek / 10h
Whether it’s an Android phone or an iPhone, a smartphone under normal working conditions shouldn’t restart without any interaction from you. Such behavior can point to many problems that might need your attention. Here are some of the most common reasons a phone might restart by itself. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Will Eating Carrots Really Turn Your Skin Orange?


How-To Geek / 10h
Carrots are a delicious and crunchy healthy snack, and there have long been stories about how this veggie can improve your vision. But a common myth about them can cause you to scratch your head: can eating too many carrots turn your skin orange? Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

The best October Prime Day deals you can get for under $50


Engadget / 10h
You're probably hoping to cross off a few big items from your holiday shopping list during Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale. But don't forget about the little things, either. Sale events like this are a good opportunity to pick up affordable gadgets that make great stocking stuffers or gifts for people who are hard to shop for. Plus, you may be able to find things like charging cables, accessorie

Success! NASA Says DART Really Clocked That Asteroid


1KWired / 10h
Two weeks after the spacecraft collided with Dimorphos, researchers determined that it knocked the space rock 32 minutes off its old orbit.

Chinese technology poses major risk - GCHQ Chief


4KBBC News - Technology / 10h
Sir Jeremy Fleming says the country's leadership is aiming to manipulate technology to gain influence.

Blade, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four, and Avengers: Secret Wars Delayed in Major Disney Reshuffle


100+Gizmodo / 10h
Disney has announced a major overhaul of its upcoming release schedule , including big delays for Marvel’s future—including the pushing of the launch of the MCU’s Phase 6 to 2025. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg reveals new Quest Pro VR headset


100+BBC News - Technology / 10h
Facebook-owner Meta has revealed a new VR headset as part of its continued metaverse push.

Many Americans treat driver assist systems like self-driving


TechCrunch / 10h
Many Americans feel comfortable treating their advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), which partially automate certain driving functions, as full self-driving systems, according to a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The survey explored habits, expectations and attitudes among regular users of General Motors Super Cruise, Nissan/Infiniti ProPILOT Assist and Tesla A

NASA's DART spacecraft successfully altered the orbit of an asteroid


Engadget / 10h
The next time an asteroid threatens Earth, humanity might have a chance of saving the planet. On Tuesday, NASA announced that its experimental Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully altered the orbit of Dimorphos. Following two weeks of data collection and analysis, the agency found that DART's impact shortened the asteroid's orbit around its parent, Didymos, by 32 minutes. Before the Sept


Is the iPhone 14 Worth the Money?


Lifehacker / 10h
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Meta wants you to drop $1,499 on a headset to… go to work


41TechCrunch / 11h
What happens when you’re working away from your office, so you don’t have your big desk and multiple large monitors with you? You could just use your laptop and make do. Or, you could buy a $1,499 Quest Pro , which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is built with work specifically in mind . Today, in Horizon Workrooms, Meta is adding a Personal Office feature, which lets you create your own custom sli

Musk’s one-on-one with Kanye signals naïveté moderating Twitter hate speech


77Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Kanye: Edward Berthelot, Musk: Rogan podcast, Mashup: Aurich) Self-described free speech absolutist Elon Musk couldn’t resist warmly welcoming Kanye West back to Twitter after the rapper had his Instagram account locked over the weekend for posting a caption that echoed dangerous Nazi propaganda by suggesting that Jewish people today have too much power. On Saturday, Musk replied

Meta announces Quest Pro, a $1,499 “mixed reality” device coming Oct. 25


Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The Meta Quest Pro. [credit: Meta ] Just under one year after rebranding as Meta , the company formerly known as Facebook announced the Quest Pro, a $1,499 "mixed reality" headset that will be shipping on October 25. Part of that "mixed reality" pivot comes in the Quest Pro's more open lens design, which lets users see the physical world around them in their peripheral vision. That should allow u

Harvey Guillén Talks Horror, Improv, and His Favorite Matt Berry Lines


51Gizmodo / 11h
Over the weekend, Harvey Guillén, who plays Guillermo de la Cruz on FX’s What We Do in the Shadows , hosted a spotlight panel at New York City Comic Con, recording a live episode of his podcast Behind the Shadows . He was joined by Hocus Pocus 2 star Belissa Escobedo, who will be in the upcoming Blue Beetle film… Read more...

The mothers of Mexico’s missing use social media to search for mass graves


20MIT Technology Review / 11h
“Attention Jalisco. Do you know the location of a clandestine grave of corpses?” The question, aimed at people in the populous Mexican state, was posed on Twitter in February by Madres Buscadoras de Sonora, an organization of mothers searching for their missing loved ones. Dozens of people responded. Neighbors who had witnessed clandestine burials came forward, annotating Google Maps to point tow

New Hilton Bonus To Goose Business Travel – Plus Double Elite Nights


View from the Wing / 11h
Hilton’s new promotion: is double points on all stays with checkouts by December 31 plus 2000 bonus points for checkouts on a weekday. In addition Hilton is offering double elite night credit for nights stayed October 11 – December 31, 2022. You need to register for both, award stays count, and the offers tell us something about business travel and loyalty right at this moment. Continue reading

Making robots that make robots to take over the world


TechCrunch / 11h
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Jordan talk with Scott Gravelle, the CEO and co-founder of Attabotics , a robotics company that specializes in distribution and supply chain. Scott talks about how he was inspired by the Cutter Ants to design a vertical warehouse and create an automated system that was not human-centric but instead function

Brex, valued at $12.3B earlier this year, lays off 11% of staff as part of restructuring


22TechCrunch / 11h
Corporate spend management startup Brex has laid off 136 people, or 11% of its staff, across all departments as part of a restructuring, the company has told TechCrunch exclusively. After the layoffs, Brex has just over 1,150 employees. It’s been a tumultuous year for Brex, which announced in April that it was leaning into the enterprise segment . That new focus led to the company announcing in J

'The Office,' Universal Monsters and More Are Coming to Meta's Horizon Worlds, Courtesy of NBCUniversal


Gizmodo / 11h
At the Meta Connect conference on Tuesday, the company made a big deal out of saying VR has transformed from a solitary to a social and shared experience. The company accentuated that in Horizon Worlds , people play games, record podcasts, make music, and “roast marshmallows.”And beginning next year, folks will also… Read more...

Amazon's Opportunity Mars rover documentary hits Prime Video on November 23rd


Engadget / 11h
More than a year after it was first announced , Amazon has shared a trailer for Good Night Oppy. The upcoming documentary will recount the story of NASA’s Opportunity rover, or Oppy as it was lovingly known by its creators. The documentary was directed by Ryan White ( Assassins ), with Angela Bassett, best known for her roles in Black Panther and Contact , providing narration. NASA’s Jet Propulsi

The $26 must-buy Amazon Prime deal if you’re going to Disney


200+The Points Guy / 11h
It’s Amazon Prime Day (yes, again) — and that’s actually great news if you have a big theme park trip on the horizon. TPG has a roundup of some of the best travel-related deals in the Prime Early Access sale that you should check out, but there’s one seemingly small and easy-to-overlook item I wanted to call out if you are planning a trip to Disney World or Disneyland: FuelRods. In the parks, Fue

The Meta Quest Pro Merges the Real World and the Metaverse for $1,500


400+Gizmodo / 11h
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company’s Meta Connect conference today with expected, but still highly anticipated news: The company’s next virtual reality headset will be called the Meta Quest Pro, and will also be the first Quest product to offer a mixed reality experience, bringing the metaverse and the… Read more...

Firefly's Alpha Rocket Finally Reached Orbit but Its Payload Didn't Stay There


25Gizmodo / 11h
Private aerospace company Firefly declared its “To the Black” mission a success with the inaugural launch of its Alpha rocket despite the majority of the rocket’s payload having reentered through the atmosphere. Read more...

120,000 Amex Points And $1500 In Credits With Business Platinum


View from the Wing / 11h
The card is packed full of value. The initial bonus offer is huge. And you have a window to get the card before its annual fee goes up. This is a great deal for many. Continue reading ...

2 versions of Bose noise-canceling headphones just hit all-time low prices during the Prime Early Access Sale


Mashable / 11h
ALL-TIME LOW PRICE ALERT : As of Oct. 11, Amazon has the Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700 on sale for $269 and the Bose QuietComfort 45 Headphones on sale for $229 during its Prime Early Access Sale. Prime members can save up to 30%. While headphone deals weren't among the early Prime Day 2 discounts we saw last week, that's certainly not the case anymore. As of Oct. 11, aka the official kicko

Meta's virtual reality avatars now have...legs


100+Mashable / 11h
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced a new, more detailed kind of Horizon Worlds avatar today that he called a "mode between video off and video on." And it has legs! SEE ALSO: The $1,499 Quest Pro is a work-ready VR solution Zuckerberg says you'll be able to use these avatars across the app and, via a partnership with Zoom, you can even show up as your avatar in video meetings. Meta's also extend

‘Mythic Quest' Season 3 trailer promises plenty of laughs and drama


Mashable / 11h
From the brutally hilarious minds of Rob McElhenny and Charlie Day, Mythic Quest returns for a third season! The office workplace comedy following the tumultuous lives of game developers arrives for the ultimate competition. Ian, played by McElhenny, and his associate Poppy (Charlotte Nicdao) wrestle under their new partnership at Grimpop Studios with Dana (Imani Hakim) filling in as middleman. M

The $1,499 Quest Pro is a work-ready VR solution


21Mashable / 11h
At Meta Connect 2022, the company officially unveiled the Meta Quest Pro, a high-end VR headset designed specifically for businesses and professionals. The mixed-reality device is made for "collaboration and creativity," said CEO Mark Zuckerberg and, at $1,499, it's certainly an upgrade from the $399 Quest 2. Here's why Meta says it's worth the money: Mixed reality and eye-tracking Meta is hoping


Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest 2


Engadget / 11h
You'll eventually have another way to access Xbox Cloud Gaming titles beyond consoles , PCs, tablets and phones . Microsoft is working with Meta to bring the service to the Meta Quest Store, which means it will be available on Meta Quest 2 headsets and perhaps even Meta Quest Pro . A Game Pass Ultimate subscription is required to use Xbox Cloud Gaming. On Meta Quest 2, you'll be able to play cons

Flavor Your Rice and Pasta With Leftover Brine


Lifehacker / 11h
I am something of a pickle collector. I have a dedicated pickle fridge with a wide assortment of brined beauties contained within its walls. I cherish the salty, sour vegetables, but I’m never sad when I finish eating them—because that means I can start cooking with the brine. Read more...

Enola Homes 2's New Trailer Puts the Game on Its Feet Again


100+Gizmodo / 11h
After Stranger Things , Netflix knew that it had a star in Millie Bobby Brown, and the Enola Holmes franchise is the perfect vehicle for the fresh-faced actress. Brown stars as Sherlock Holmes ’ younger sister, a post-Doyle addition by young adult author Nancy Springer. The new films are adaptations of her series, which… Read more...

The definitive guide to American Express Global Dining Access by Resy


58The Points Guy / 11h
With restaurants and worldwide travel back in full swing, it’s a great time to learn about American Express Global Dining Access by Resy and how it can save you some serious cash at some of the finest dining establishments in the world. Let’s take a look at the details and see how you can maximize your next meal. THE POINTS GUY In This Post Special 0ffer for American Express Member Week American

Facebook Employees Seem Completely Confused by the Metaverse


100+Futurism / 11h
It's a big week for Facebook-turned-Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. After a few rough quarter s, a dismal public reaction to a glimpse at the founder's Horizon Worlds metaverse, and an allegedly imminent round of mass internal layoffs , the company is finally bearing down on the release of its Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest Pro VR and AR headsets. This stands to be a make-or-break moment for Zuck, who's h

Meta announces legs


500+TechCrunch / 11h
Meta didn’t hold back with their announcements at Meta Connect this year. As Facebook has done every year or so, the company is shaking up their avatar products. This year as Meta focuses more heavily on the metaverse, the company made a big addition to their updated higher-detail avatars: legs. The announcement that the avatars, which were previously floating torsos with arms and heads, now have

Meta and news outlet’s spar deepens India’s trust deficit


TechCrunch / 11h
Tech giants and news organizations sparring over news reporting isn’t new. Companies often complain to journalists about getting nuances wrong and usually air their dismay “off the record.” Journalists usually agree to include the rebuttals provided the companies can offer the same assertions on-record. The companies don’t follow through and the conversation typically ends there and the world nev

Meta partners with Microsoft to bring Teams, Windows apps and games to Quest devices


TechCrunch / 11h
Meta today announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring new content, including Windows apps and Teams tie-ins, to Meta’s metaverse hardware efforts. During Meta’s Connect conference this morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Microsoft Teams will integrate with Quest devices and that Microsoft will provide a way to stream Windows apps to Meta’s headsets. Nadella also revealed that Micr

How to go from popular to profitable during a downturn


TechCrunch / 11h
Nick Mills Contributor Nick Mills is a go-to-market leader with more than 20 years of experience building tech companies, including roles at Stripe , Facebook and CircleCI , and supporting early-stage startups as an investor and adviser. He is currently president at Pitch . As a tougher funding climate starts to bite, it’s time to ditch the past decade’s “growth-at-all-costs” mantra. Telling inve

How to Sum a Column in Microsoft Excel


How-To Geek / 11h
Microsoft Excel offers multiple ways to sum the values of a specific column. You can use the status bar, AutoSum, and the SUM function to add up the values in your column. Here’s how to use them. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

VirtualBox’s Biggest Update in Years Has Arrived


50How-To Geek / 11h
VirtualBox has been a popular virtualization application for years, allowing you to run most PC operating systems on top of any Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Oracle has now released VirtualBox 7.0, and it’s the most significant update in years. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The Best Prime Day Deals on Smartphones and Smartwatches


How-To Geek / 11h
Today and tomorrow (October 11th and 12th), Amazon is cutting prices on some of the most popular smartphones and smartwatches for its Prime Early Access sale. It’s an excellent opportunity to upgrade your aging phone with a newer model at a deep discount. And we’ve found the best deals for you. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

'Among Us VR' delivers virtual backstabbing on November 10th


Engadget / 11h
After a bit of a wait , Among Us VR is nearly ready. Innersloth, Schell Games and Robot Teddy have confirmed the virtual reality betrayal game will be available November 10th on Meta Quest 2 and Steam. There's no mention of a PlayStation VR version in the announcement (we've asked Innersloth for comment), but this is still a big deal if you're hoping for a fresh take on the game's core concept. A

Meta will integrate Zoom and Microsoft Teams into its VR workspaces


Engadget / 11h
Meta is making a big push to sell its new Quest Pro to office workers. At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg showed off upcoming integrations with Zoom and Microsoft teams, along with a slew of other features meant to make the headset more appealing to businesses. The updates are the clearest sign yet that Meta is keen to position the $1500 Quest Pro as a business and productivity tool, and that it se

Fun: Guess United Airlines’ New International Routes!


200+One Mile at a Time / 11h
United Airlines is expected to announce some new international routes tomorrow, and we have some hints about what we should expect… United’s October 2022 international route announcement United Airlines is expected to announce new international routes at 8AM ET tomorrow (Wednesday, October 12, 2022). These are routes that are expected to launch in the summer of 2023. United likes to have some fun

Meta Quest Pro VR Headset: Price, Specs, Details


23Wired / 11h
The new device is more technologically advanced than ever. It still doesn’t make a great case for VR.

Get 20% credit back with select gift card purchases during Amazon Prime Day


72The Points Guy / 11h
It’s the most wonderful time of the fall: Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale. TPG has been keeping a close eye on all the deals and best ways for our readers to save during this special sale period. We just spotted one noteworthy highlight: $10 Amazon credit back on select $50 gift cards. Although the sale officially runs Oct. 11-12, some deals aren’t available for the full 48 hours. Not to mention

No one asked for this, but you can share Horizon Worlds videos to Instagram Reels


23TechCrunch / 11h
Huge news for, like, five people: You can take videos on Horizon Worlds and share them to Facebook and Instagram Reels, Meta’s TikTok clone. At today’s Meta Connect event, the company formerly known as Facebook announced this new way to share content from Horizon Worlds, Meta’s flagship social VR app. Despite launching about a year ago, the platform remains “buggy and unpopular,” a New York Times

Meta’s next enterprise push is into the metaverse


96TechCrunch / 11h
Earlier this year, when we covered the news that Meta had signed on with fast food giant McDonald’s as a customer for Workplace, the B2B service that was originally conceived as a Facebook for enterprises, we noted that Workplace the product had, curiously, been moved into a larger “Reality Labs” division to bring it closer to Meta’s VR business. Today Meta is announcing some new developments tha


AI-Generated Joe Rogan Chats Up Steve Jobs Over His Use of LSD, Spat With Gizmodo


Gizmodo / 11h
It is “Spooky Season,” so it just makes sense we’d be seeing, or at least hearing, some famous tech folks coming back from the dead. Steve Jobs often feels like he’s still got two feet out of the grave for how often the tech entrepreneur is brought up in conversation by folks both in and out of the company he… Read more...

Elon Musk Really Wants Nathan Fielder to Like Him


200+Gizmodo / 11h
If you enjoy the cringe comedy stylings of master manipulator and Canadian business school graduate Nathan Fielder, know that you’re not alone . In fact, you’re in company with everyone’s favorite richest man on Earth. Elon Musk also apparently feels a deep connection to Fielder’s off-kilter humor, and is sure that he… Read more...

Chilling Adventures of Salem Sticks Sabrina's Pet in a Supernatural Catfight


27Gizmodo / 11h
While Archie Comics has had no problem pitting its main characters against werewolves , zombies , and more , the realm of spooks and specters has always been more the domain of Sabrina the Teenage Witch ... and her cursed cat, Salem. Now, the feline familiar will get his own chance to battle the forces of darkness when… Read more...

'M3GAN' trailer: Watch as a lifelike doll talks, dances, and kills her way into our hearts


95Mashable / 11h
The friendship between a young girl and her AI companion goes very wrong in the trailer for M3GAN , the upcoming horror movie from James Wan and Blumhouse. Eight-year-old Cady (Violet McGraw) has just lost her parents. She moves in with her aunt Gemma (Allison Williams), a roboticist who's been working on a lifelike doll who will be a child's perfect companion. Gemma gives Cady her M3GAN doll pro

How to delete a BeReal post


Mashable / 11h
BeReal is all about living in the moment – hence the name of the growing app. Founded two years ago, the app provides a random two-minute window each day to post one photo, pushing for authenticity and spontaneity. The antithesis of curated Instagram feeds, one could say. But sometimes, that selfie taken just as the notification arrives is not something you want your friend list to see. Here's ho

Become Iron Man with your Oculus Quest 2: the game reveals at Meta Connect 2022


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The Meta Connect 2022 keynote is all wrapped up and it was full of big VR announcements. Alongside the full reveal of the Meta Quest Pro (formerly Project Cambria), Meta announced that several new titles and game updates are coming to Meta’s best VR headsets. So whether you’re looking to pick up the new Meta Quest Pro, or are already in love with your Oculus Quest 2 , you’ll be able to enjoy ever

The Meta Quest Pro looks incredible, but it won’t be for everyone


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Meta has finally unveiled its Project Cambria headset, which we now know will officially be called the Meta Quest Pro. Unveiled at Meta Connect 2022 , this successor to the smash-hit Oculus Quest 2 – one of the best VR headsets we’ve used – this new headset looks set to live up to Meta’s promise of a next-gen experience, although not necessarily in the way fans expected. Specs-wise, the Meta Ques

Google's software is about to play a lot nicer with your favorite work apps


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The team behind Google Workspace is looking to bridge the gap between its own and third-party services with a raft of new integrations and features for the suite of online collaboration tools. At Google Cloud Next '22, the company discussed plans to continue to “collapse the boundaries between apps” by extending the capabilities of its smart canvas platform, which has already been available over

The 10 Best Cash Back Credit Cards


50One Mile at a Time / 12h
If you’re not maximizing your credit card rewards, you’re leaving a lot of money on the table. Personally I like to earn travel rewards for my credit card spending (ideally transferable points ), and also do what I can to maximize various spending categories, including restaurants , supermarkets , gas stations , and non-bonused categories . However, I also recognize that a lot of people prefer to

Professor of Engineering Issues Brutal Dig at Elon Musk, Sparking Backlash


40Futurism / 12h
Hot Topic Columbus Day — now increasingly known as Indigenous Peoples' Day, in recognition of the lives lost due to explorers like Christopher Columbus — is as good a day as any to argue about Elon Musk, everyone’s favorite eccentric billionaire CEO, notably of SpaceX and Tesla. Take Chris Combs, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), wh

Amazon Labor Union, With Renewed Momentum, Faces Next Test


38NYT > Technology / 12h
A vote this week at a warehouse near Albany, N.Y., will help show whether the upstart union can win outside its home base on Staten Island.

Should I Get the New COVID Booster?


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30 of the Scariest Non-English Language Movies Ever


29Lifehacker / 12h
As English-speaking fans of Japanese horror have known for decades, the genre exports itself particularly well. Scary movies are often built on shocking visuals, which means when done well, horror loses little power when it travels. And, just as often, horrifying tales unique to the residents of a particular country … Read more...

Meta announces the $1,499 Quest Pro


500+TechCrunch / 12h
At Meta Connect 2022, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s latest virtual reality headset. But, after years of striving to bring down the cost of entry to the VR world, the newly announced Quest Pro appears to be all about pushing technical boundaries. The new device shares the Quest name but has little in common with the more mass market-geared headset, which Meta will continue to sell, a

Among Us is coming to the Meta Quest 2 on November 10


TechCrunch / 12h
Among Us may have had its heyday two full years ago , but Meta isn’t counting out 2020’s hottest multiplayer whodunnit. Today during its big VR developer event, Meta announced that the indie game will hit the Meta Quest 2 on November 10. Meta first announced Among Us back in April, promising that the game would hit the VR platform by the end of the year for players age 13 and up. It’s not likely

Meta Quest Pro hands-on: The $1,500 headset that ‘will enable the metaverse’


Engadget / 12h
Following the demise of smartphone-based headsets like Samsung's Gear VR and Google’s Daydream , virtual reality headsets have generally fallen into two camps: lightweight standalone systems like the Quest 2 and more sophisticated PC-based systems like the Vive Pro 2 and Valve Index . But with the new Quest Pro, Meta is trying to combine the best things about both types of headsets into a powerfu

The best October Prime Day gaming deals you can get


Engadget / 12h
Maybe you have someone in your life who's an avid gamer or game streamer and you want to get them something to take their hobby to the next level. You're in luck — Amazon's October Prime Day has proven to be a boon for gaming deals, discounting everything from gaming laptops to keyboards to controllers and more. A bunch of brands are included, too, like Razer, Logitech, SteelSeries and more , so

Labor Department proposal may lead to gig workers gaining employee status


Engadget / 12h
The Department of Labor has issued a proposal that could make it more likely for millions of people to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. Should the proposal become a formal rule, gig workers (such as Uber and Lyft drivers) would likely gain benefits and protections afforded to employees if they're reclassified. Those may include a minimum wage, overtime, unemployment

How To Get A $10 Credit For Amazon Prime Day October 2022


SlashGear / 12h
Amazon's Early Access Sale has some intriguing deals on gift cards that give bonus credit - here are the gift cards you can pick up during this promotion.

Why I’m sad Carnival Cruise Line is retiring its smallest ship


300+The Points Guy / 12h
Carnival Cruise Line ‘s oldest and smallest ship, the 2,052-passenger Carnival Ecstasy, isn’t the most awe-inspiring cruise vessel afloat. Not by a long shot. Its top deck lacks the sort of splashy, family-fun attractions found on newer Carnival ships, such as sprawling water parks, ropes courses, high-in-the-sky pedal rides and — on Carnival’s new flagship Mardi Gras — even a roller coaster . Fe


Meta partners with NBCUniversal to bring you into ‘The Office’


TechCrunch / 12h
We already know that Meta wants us to go to the office in virtual reality — but what about “The Office”? As part of a multiyear partnership with NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal’s streaming app Peacock is coming to the Meta Quest virtual reality headset. “Starting next year, Meta and NBCU will co-create experiences around The Office, Universal Monsters, DreamWorks, Blumhouse, Halloween Horror Nights an

England’s Scorching Summer Heat Waves Killed Record Number of Elderly


20Gizmodo / 12h
England baked under several heat waves throughout this summer. It didn’t just push the country into uncomfortable days—the heat waves also caused more than 2,800 additional people aged 65 and up in England to die, according to a new analysis from the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National… Read more...

Meta’s Quest Store hits $1.5 billion in total revenue to date


TechCrunch / 12h
While outside research data suggests that the number of VR headsets being shipped over the past couple years has surged, the release of new VR titles hasn’t always kept pace. Today at its Connect event, Meta showcased some new data on the performance of the titles in its Quest Store. Meta shared that over $1.5 billion has been spent on games and apps in the Quest Store. The company notes that mor

Prosecutors drop charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed


Engadget / 12h
After 23 years in prison, Adnan Syed is a free man. Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday announced they were dropping charges against the 41-year-old and subject of the hit podcast Serial , reports The New York Times . Prior to his release in September, Syed had been serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee. The decision comes after a judge last month overturne

Our top gaming TV pick just hit a record-low price during the October Prime Day event


Mashable / 12h
SAVE 40% : The LG 65-inch C1 Series OLED Smart TV is on sale for just $1,496.99 during the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale. That's $1,003 in savings and a new all-time low price. While many deals started going live last week, Amazon definitely saved the best discounts for the official start of the October Prime Day (aka Prime Early Access Sale ). As of Oct. 11, you can grab the TV Mashable dubbed

Apparently, teens love Adam Sandler


Mashable / 12h
Sorry, Harry Styles . But Adam Sandler is more popular with teens. According to a new survey from Piper Sandler , the actor and comedian ranks second on a list of teen's favorite celebrities, after Deadpool 's Ryan Reynolds. They surveyed 14,500 teens across the U.S. on a variety of topics, including their favorite celebrities and social media personalities. Taylor Swift, Kevin Hart, and Zendaya

Marvel's Blade Put on Pause as Director Search Continues


Gizmodo / 12h
I’m not one to make much of curses, but it really does seem like the Blade— Marvel’s feature film starring Mahershala Ali as the daywalker, Eric Brooks —is running into quite a string of bad luck. After director Bassim Tariq quietly exited the production two weeks ago, citing scheduling conflicts, it appeared as if… Read more...

Making Smart Homes Simple


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Smart homes, but why? The smart home concept has been with us almost as long as the home computer itself. Yet for most of us, the closest we've come to it is Uncle Brian yelling at his Alexa to play REO Speedwagon. That's all very well, but the rest of us want more. Which is where beautifully designed smart home tech from the likes of Aqara comes in. But what exactly does it do for your domicile?

Smart TV and Home Theater Prime Day Deals You Don't Want to Miss


How-To Geek / 12h
Are you looking to get a bigger TV for football season, movie nights, or to improve your home theater? If so, the Amazon Prime Early Access sale is going on right now and is a great way to get a new soundbar, 4K streaming sticks, or a nice TV at discounted prices. Here are the best TV and home theater Prime Day deals. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Upgrade Your Smart Home with These Prime Day Deals


How-To Geek / 12h
If you’re looking to improve your home security, automate daily tasks, or just install some glamorous smart bulbs, now’s the time to start shopping. Amazon’s Prime Early Access sale is here, and with it comes major discounts on popular smart home products. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

How to Add, Edit, Show, and Convert Notes in Microsoft Excel


How-To Geek / 12h
Like jotting down notes when you’re composing a document, you can use notes in Excel for a spreadsheet. You might use a note as a reminder, to add a reference, or include a detail that should stay outside of the cell data. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Best Prime Day Deals on Storage Devices, Mechanical Keyboards, and More


How-To Geek / 12h
Surprise! It’s Amazon Prime Day (again). For the second time this year, Amazon’s running a massive sale on the best tech products known to man, and you have front-row seats to the show. Today and tomorrow, we’ll be covering some of the best Prime Day deals on the products you love, so let’s get started. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How To Get 4 Months Of Amazon Music Unlimited For Prime Day 2022


SlashGear / 12h
For the second iteration of Amazon Prime Day 2022, Amazon is offering four months of Music Unlimited for free. Here's how to claim the deal.

Amazon Prime Day October 2022 – The Best Deals On Car Accessories


SlashGear / 12h
Amazon Prime Day is back for the second time in 2022, and there are some decent deals on car accessories you can take advantage of over the next two days.

Why The Long-Awaited Tesla Semi Could Be Doomed To Fail


34SlashGear / 12h
The anticipated Tesla Semi truck could be realized, but will it deliver on its promises of performance, longevity, and practicality? Here's why it could fail.

Is Lufthansa really banning Apple AirTags? The airline says ‘no’


73The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. AirTags have become a trending topic in travel during past year, touted as a simple and easy way for flyers to keep track of their checked bags — even if their airline can’t. The small device can be dropped into luggage and transmits its location to Apple devices, something that’s helped scores of passengers pinpoint the location of

TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth hacking real talk, RPA market slowdown, AI and IP


22TechCrunch / 12h
I dislike using the phrase “growth hacking” to describe the work required to fine-tune marketing campaigns and systems. In truth, successful marketers iterate constantly, measuring and testing their efforts to minimize waste and maximize ROI. Finding new ways to get people into a sales funnel isn’t like using a pair of sunglasses for a phone kickstand or reusing an old ketchup bottle to make spla

Snapchat now lets you virtually try on and buy Halloween costumes directly within its app


TechCrunch / 12h
Snapchat is rolling out a new AR experience that lets you try on and purchase Halloween costumes directly within its app, the company announced today. Starting today, Snapchat users can try on and buy costumes of popular movie and TV characters from “Stranger Things,” the “Harry Potter” series, “Squid Game,” “Minecraft,” “Ghostbusters” and more. The new AR experience is launching in partnership w

Netgear’s Orbi 860 mesh routers are a more affordable option for multi-gig internet


Engadget / 12h
Netgear already offers one of the few mesh WiFi router systems that can fully support multi-gigabit internet access , but the minimum $1,500 outlay rules it out for most homes. Thankfully, there's now a much more affordable option. The brand has introduced Orbi 860 series mesh routers that offer the 10Gbps Ethernet of the 960 line, but with tri-band WiFi 6 instead of the higher-end model's quad-b

How to Get Dental Care Without Insurance (or Money)


26Lifehacker / 12h
Most “health” insurance plans in the U.S. don’t cover two pretty vital things: your eyesight and your teeth. While health insurance in general is a dumpster fire in this country, nothing compares to dental insurance for sheer uselessness. As anyone who has ever needed extensive dental work knows, even with dental… Read more...


Intensify Your Creepy Doll Phobia With James Wan's M3GAN Trailer


400+Gizmodo / 12h
Chucky may be currently terrorizing the airwaves , but another distressing toy is making her presence known: the high-tech robot creation poised to trigger all your uncanny valley fears in M3GAN . The movie’s coming in January from producers James Wan (The Conjuring) and Blumhouse ( Halloween ) , but you can get your… Read more...

Millions Are Downloading BeReal but Data Shows Daily Users Fall Behind Other Apps


33Gizmodo / 12h
BeReal, the increasingly popular social media app that every other platform wants to be , is seeing some major traction in 2022. New data indicates that the app—which is particularly popular with the Gen Z crowd—has racked up 53 million downloads so far this year. While the app is doing well in terms of downloads, it… Read more...

Proton VPN rolls out obfuscated VPN protocol to evade censorship


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
One of the best VPN services around right now, Proton VPN has just rolled out a new encryption protocol to better defeat censorship and evade VPN blocks. Its shiny new Stealth VPN protocol is perfect for those users living under strict internet restrictions as here authorities often block the use of such circumventing tools. After boosting its security infrastructure and the speed of its connecti

Bose Soundbar 600 boasts Dolby Atmos, eARC and Chromecast in a compact design


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Want to level up your home theater setup ahead of the holiday season? Good call. The brand new Bose Smart Soundbar 600 is worth a look – alongside our best soundbars buying guide, of course. Bose is a trusted name in hi-fi and home cinema, consistently laying claim to some of the best AV products on the market, and this small, sleek soundbar looks set to continue that run of form. Top of the Bose

Honda and LG are investing $3.5 billion in new Ohio battery factory


28Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Between 2024 and 2027, Honda plans to sell many new EVs in North America, starting with this, the Prologue. A key component of the revised electric vehicle tax credit is a requirement for an ever-increasing amount of domestic content in those EVs' battery packs. Automakers and battery manufacturers were already in the process of setting up US manufacturing to be closer to locally built

The Apple TV 4K hit its best price ever for Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale


Mashable / 12h
Save up to $75.51: As of Oct. 11, Amazon has both the 2021 Apple TV 4K 32GB for $109 and the Apple TV 4K 64Gb for $123.49 as part of their Prime Early Access Sale . Both are now at their lowest prices, with up to 39% savings for Prime members. The scope of deals for Amazon's Prime (Day) Early Access Sale is truly epic. And that's before you consider all of the amazing Apple deals we see on some o

Fidu wants to be a full-stack solution for LatAm private schools


TechCrunch / 12h
Nicolás Giménez , the co-founder of Argentina-based startup Fidu , has convinced over 1,000 schools across the Latin America region to place their operations in the hands of a scrappy edtech startup. Fidu wants to build a new operating system for LatAm schools, so that institutions can digitally manage everything from finances to schoolwide announcements. The company, co-founded by Giménez, Cater

SettleMint lands €16M to beef up its web3 low-code platform and enter Japan


29TechCrunch / 12h
Blockchain has quickly evolved beyond its financial origins and crypto pump-and-dump frenzy. From agricultural companies to auto manufacturers, established sectors have come to embrace the decentralized technology. But as with other nascent fields, web3 has a shortage of skilled program