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Elon Musk shares date for Twitter Blue relaunch, says it has to be 'rock solid'
39Mashable / 51min
Twitter is bringing back the ability to buy a blue checkmark, but it will take a few weeks to get there. According to Elon Musk, the re-launch of the feature should happen on Nov. 29, "to make sure that it is rock solid." Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) Twitter's blue checkmarks used to prove a person or an organization's identity. Then, when Elon Musk took over Twitter , the che
Unknown Missile Strikes Poland, Killing Two
Popular Mechanics / 55min
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Santa's Data: This Holiday's Tech Gifts Are Creepier Than Ever
Gizmodo / 25min
It’s hard to believe, but 2022 is almost over, and that means it’s time to start thinking about holiday shopping. If gadgets are on your shopping list this year, you might want to consider that when you give a tech gift you’re also giving a present to the tech industry: mountains of your loved-ones’ personal data. Read more...
NASA gets its mojo back with a stunning nighttime launch of the SLS rocket
Ars Technica - All content / 12min
Enlarge / NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off on Wednesday morning from Kennedy Space Center. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —The skies were auspicious during the wee hours of Wednesday morning, as the Artemis I mission ticked down its final seconds until liftoff. Ten, nine, eight seconds ... Shining brightly, near the southern horizon, was the constellation Orion, namesake to NASA's new deep
NASA successfully launched its Artemis I rocket to the moon
Mashable / 30min
NASA launched the Artemis I moon mission , its first deep space flight of a capsule built for astronauts in a half-century. If all goes according to plan, Orion will travel 1.3 million miles, including past the moon, over a period of weeks.
NASA’s successful Artemis 1 rocket launch brings humanity closer to a lunar landing
Engadget / 44min
NASA's Artemis 1 mission has finally launched after several delays caused by engine problems , fuel leaks and Mother Nature giving the agency no choice but to reschedule due to tropical storms . This is the first time NASA's Space Launch System, its most powerful rocket yet, and Orion crew vehicle are flying together — it also officially marks the beginning of the agency's Artemis program, which
Supernova wants to make it easy to move design elements to code bases
TechCrunch / 1h
As companies increasingly turn to tools like Figma to design their software, moving the design elements like color schemes from the design tool to your code base can be a time-consuming and manual process. Supernova is an early-stage startup that wants to make it easier by acting as a bridge between your design team and your development team, making it easy to change design pieces in an automated
Deliveroo: UK-based food delivery firm quits Australia
84BBC News - Technology / 1h
The firm struggled to compete with rivals as well as facing pressure to improve workers' conditions.
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Sometimes, Evolution Gets It Right the First Time
Popular Mechanics / 1h
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NASA Finally Makes Its Big Rocket Go Now
Gizmodo / 1h
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is officially underway, with SLS lifting off from Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning and sending the Orion spacecraft on a 25-day journey to the Moon and back. Read more...
NASA’s Huge SLS Rocket Finally Launches the Artemis 1 Moon Mission
100+Wired / 2h
For the first time since the Apollo era, the agency is preparing for crewed visits to our lunar neighbor. Missions with astronauts are next.
How to demo Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone right now
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Emergency SOS via satellite, the iPhone 14 feature that lets the phone connect to satellites for emergency services, has finally gone live, fulfilling Apple’s launch promise. The service is available first in the US and Canada, and users can try a demo of the service on their iPhone without actually engaging a costly rescue. If you’d like to try a demonstration of the Emergency SOS service for yo
NASA’s Space Launch System makes inaugural journey in historic launch
TechCrunch / 2h
After years of preparation and two false starts, NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System has finally taken off and entered orbit. It’s a big win for the space agency — even as it assigns tasks once meant for the SLS to SpaceX instead . Some pre-launch jitters threatened to scrub the launch, but a “red crew” went out to the hot pad to tighten something, and a bad Ethernet switch of all things later
NASA just blasted its new megarocket on historic journey to the moon
Mashable / 2h
Spearing the sky from a tiny spit of land in the Atlantic Ocean, NASA 's 32-story mega moon rocket gleamed statuesque in the darkness. Then as the countdown peeled to ignition, the towering monument topped with the new Orion spacecraft rumbled with a force equal to that of 160,000 Corvette engines . The eruption shook miles of the Eastern Florida coastline, with toe-tickling vibrations. At 1:48 a
Not feeling well? Maybe it's time to call on Amazon
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Amazon continues its foray into the healthcare industry with a new telemedicine platform; the aptly named Amazon Clinic. The service arrives just four months after the tech giant announced it's going to buy healthcare firm One Medical for a whopping $3.9 billion . Through this partnership, Amazon Clinic will offer digital health services and direct access to company physicians for 23 “common heal
Today's Wordle Answer #515 – November 16, 2022 Solution And Hints
SlashGear / 3h
If you're all fired up for today's Wordle answer, we've whipped up some hints and the solution for you along with some cookies and frosting.
Ora Funky Cat Review: Cute, Cheap, but Half-Baked
52Wired / 3h
Despite its adorable design, low price, and tech add-ons, we didn’t fall in love with this first Western offering from the Chinese car brand.
Tiger Global-backed Algorithmiq to collaborate with IBM over drug discovery using Quantum
TechCrunch / 3h
Algorithmiq , a Helsinki-based quantum computing startup, has pulled in a deal with IBM to super-charge its exploration of quantum algorithms applied to the life sciences. The collaboration will attempt to dramatically cut the time and cost of drug discovery and development. The widely accepted maxim is that it takes around a decade and $1 billion for a new drug to get to market. The move plans t
Apple reportedly plans to use US-made chips starting in 2024
Engadget / 3h
Apple is gearing up to source chips from a factory in the US within the next couple of years, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Company CEO Tim Cook reportedly made the revelation during a meeting with local engineering and retail employees in Germany, telling them that Apple "already made a decision to be buying out of a plant in Arizona." As Gurman notes, it would lessen Apple's reliance on
How to watch every U.S. World Cup game for free with a VPN
Mashable / 4h
SAVE 49%: You'll need to use a streaming-friendly VPN to watch every Wales World Cup game from abroad. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £90.85 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. Football (or soccer if you must) fans in the U.S. are spoilt for choice when it comes to the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. Every game is going to be shown on the F
How to watch every Wales World Cup game from abroad
Mashable / 4h
SAVE 49%: You'll need to use a streaming-friendly VPN to watch every Wales World Cup game from abroad. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £90.85 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. Wales last qualified for a World Cup in 1958. Fans have had to wait over 60 years to see their team compete on the biggest stage, so it's fair to say there is a l
A lifetime subscription to this stock screener is on sale for 86% off
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR : A lifetime subscription to a Tykr Stock Screener Pro Plan is on sale for £103.75, saving you 86% on list price. When you’re first learning about stock investments, it can be a lot to take in. Being able to identify promising stocks may be difficult, but there are tools that can help. Tykr Stock Screener can help teach you more about potential investments based on a comprehensive analysis,
How to watch every England World Cup game from abroad
Mashable / 4h
SAVE 49%: ExpressVPN can reliably unblock the ITV Hub and BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £90.85 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. England is obviously going to win the World Cup in Qatar, so the group games are really just a formality. The competition is surrounded by controversy, something to ke
The Panamericana Is The Strangest Porsche Concept Ever Built
SlashGear / 4h
The Panamericana was an idea for what the future of Porsche could be, and it looks like a 911 mated with a dune buggy.
The best gift ideas for kids in the UK
500+Mashable / 4h
This content originally appeared on Mashable for a U.S. audience and has been adapted for the U.K. audience. Finding the perfect gift for a kid requires attention to detail — and an ear for their reactions to various toy adverts. Kids can be particular . The things kids like change not just with age, but also with evolving trends from TV shows and new technology... and TikTok. If parents are luck
Valar Ventures leads $20M round in online brokerage platform baraka
TechCrunch / 5h
Stock-trading apps have multiplied over the past couple of years, targeting varying demographics and audiences that they feel need to partake in investment activities to live healthier financial lives. In the latest development, baraka , a two-year-old commission-free investment platform based in the Middle East, is announcing that it has closed a $20 million Series A round led by Peter Thiel’s V
Volvo And Pilot Team To Launch Semi Truck EV Chargers At Travel Centers
SlashGear / 5h
Pilot and Flying J travel centers are a hotbed of large commercial vehicles, and it won't be too long before some of them have chargers for electric big rigs.
Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according to LinkedIn posts
53BBC News - Technology / 5h
This week it was reported that the firm is planning to cut 10,000 jobs, around 3% of its office staff.
gentlyepigrams:United Artists Theater Detroit Michigan. 1928 -...
Music, Arts & Literature / 5h
gentlyepigrams : United Artists Theater Detroit Michigan. 1928 - 2022. Demolished for surface parking.
Amazon's New Ring Pilot Adds Real-Time Alerts From Local Government Agencies
SlashGear / 5h
Following its partnership with police departments, Amazon's Ring is now piloting a program that'll let local government agencies utilize its Neighbors app.
Despite Crypto Woes, New York Fed Teams With Big Banks To Test Digital Dollar
SlashGear / 6h
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is leading a project that aims to test whether digital tokens representing the U.S. dollar can offer any positive changes.
Genesis teases its EV future with the Genesis X convertible
TechCrunch / 6h
Hyundai luxury arm Genesis unveiled Tuesday evening the Genesis X convertible, the third and final electric vehicle concept of the brand’s EV future. The reveal, held at a splashy event ahead of the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show, follows the X Concept and the X Speedium Coupe — all of which fall under the Inspired by X lineup. These are all just concepts and few if any details were shared at the eve
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for November 16
Mashable / 7h
It is Wednesday, my dudes, and with it comes a new daily Wordle puzzle for you to ponder — as well as our tips and hints to help you solve it. If you'd rather skip the pretence and get straight to the answer, you can jump to the bottom of this article to find November 16's Wordle solution revealed. Otherwise, keep on reading for some tips, tricks, and hints to help you solve it yourself. SEE ALSO
NASA's mighty Artemis 1 rocket finally launches
76Engadget / 7h
NASA's mighty Artemis 1 rocket has launched for the first time, lighting up the Kennedy Space Center as it powered into space toward the moon. It has passed through key milestones including max Q, solid rocket booster jettison, spacecraft adapter separation and SLS first stage separation without issue. All four primary solar rays have also deployed, so the flight is nominal around 30 minutes afte
Disney Parks Celebrates Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at Avengers Campus
Gizmodo / 7h
There’s always something for every fan at the Disneyland Resort —and with the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , the holidays are getting even more marvelous at Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure. Read more...
Thailand’s Beam simplifies checkout for social commerce
TechCrunch / 8h
The social commerce market is already worth more than $13 billion in Southeast Asia, but the checkout process is filled with friction. Many sellers don’t have online storefronts and instead use social media and messaging apps, which means payment is made by switching to banking apps or wallets. This means low conversion rates, say the founders of Beam . The Thailand-based startup created a one-cl
Researchers Sound The Alarm On Smart Home Hub Security Vulnerabilities
SlashGear / 8h
Smart devices can make life a lot easier, but they're far from perfect and, according to a newly published study, many of them have major vulnerabilities.
Genesis X Convertible Cuts The Roof Off A Luxury EV
SlashGear / 8h
Genesis knows how to make a striking concept car, and the X Convertible delivers with an all-electric drivetrain and a convertible hardtop roof.
Elon Musk Sets A New Twitter Blue Verified Relaunch Date
SlashGear / 8h
Twitter's revamped Blue subscription will return in the near future with at least one change, though whether it'll be better than before remains a mystery.
Byjus, Meta, Twitter: India tech workers fight back amid mass layoffs
300+BBC News - Technology / 8h
Many young Indians who've lost their jobs are looking for ways to air their frustration and build support.
Space Travel Company Inches Closer to Creating 'Astronaut Experience' for Tourists to View Earth From the Edge of Space
Gizmodo / 8h
Space Perspective announced its plans to launch a marine spaceport for its balloon-borne capsules, which are designed to take space tourists on trips to the edge of space. Read more...
Frontier Airlines unlimited all-you-can-fly pass will cost $599, details released
6KThe Points Guy / 8h
Fewer things get frequent flyers more excited than the prospect of an all-you-can-fly pass. It’s like an indulgent buffet of dreams in the sky for travelers. You can fly to as many places as you want and theoretically pay the same fixed price. In fact, one of the most iconic moments in modern-day era travel deals was in 2010 when JetBlue offered an unlimited Jet Pass for 30 days of flying . A few
The Walking Dead Is Slapped With Another Pricey Lawsuit
Gizmodo / 8h
The Walking Dead may be coming to an end , but like the zombies at its core, its legal troubles never die. Last year, AMC reached a $200 million settlement with producer Frank Darabont after he sued the network over what he believed was “shady accounting” in regard to his profits. That result was in direct contrast to… Read more...
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29th
100+Engadget / 9h
Elon Musk has set a new date for Twitter Blue’s paid verification to return: November 29th. The new date comes just a few days after the company paused the roll out and halted new sign-ups after the site was overrun by pranksters and scammers impersonating brands, celebrities and other high-profile accounts. Musk said the return date was set to give the company enough time “to make sure that it i
Why Your iPhone Is Yesterday's Technology, According To Elon Musk
SlashGear / 9h
Elon Musk believes his transplantable Neuralink is the future while smartphone technology has all but peaked.
Sony Opens PlayStation VR2 Pre-Orders: What You Need To Know
SlashGear / 9h
Pre-order registration puts shoppers in the running for an "exclusive invite," and they will be given specific date and time instructions for ordering.
What Sam Bankman-Fried's Failure Means For Crytpo
SlashGear / 9h
FTX's collapse is likely to have wide-ranging implications for the people who invested in the company and the cryptocurrency market as a whole.
Rode NT-USB+ Is A Smarter Microphone For A New Breed Of Creators: First Look
SlashGear / 9h
For many creators, it's a smartphone or tablet that becomes the hub of their content creation. That's just the audience Rode has in mind for its NT-USB+.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Wants To Give Your Android Flagship Phone An AI Edge
SlashGear / 9h
Qualcomm introduced its next-generation flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor which will power Android flagships into next year.
What Are The Risks Of Jailbreaking Your iPhone?
SlashGear / 9h
If you don't want to be stuck in Apple's walled garden, you may be tempted to jailbreak your iPhone, but doing so comes with considerable risk.
OnePlus Nord N300 5G Review: Just Enough Bang For The Buck
SlashGear / 9h
OnePlus Nord N300 5G makes a value play with 5G connectivity and baseline midrange features in a T-Mobile exclusive in the United States.
Thousands of People Are Tweeting the Exact Same Joke About Elon's Twitter Fiasco
24Gizmodo / 9h
Digital activism started with KONY 2012 , which asked people to highlight the crimes of an African warlord in an attempt to aid a global manhunt to catch him. The ALS ice bucket challenge aimed to raise awareness of the horrors of a degenerative disease. Read more...
15 Best Outdoor Deals From REI’s 'Gear Up Get Out' Sale
24Wired / 9h
The retailer usually skips Black Friday, so snag these discounts now through November 21 on our favorite outdoor gear.
Art project translates music from Teenage Engineering's OP-Z synth into AI-generated imagery
Engadget / 9h
AI-generated art is a new frontier rife with potential. But for every thorny question about copyright and the potential for widespread manipulation, generated art can also inspire wonder and awe. For example, look no further than this AI-powered experiment that creates kaleidoscopic visual landscapes for composed music. A collaboration between quirky synth and hardware brand Teenage Engineering a
The Gaming Shelf Deals a New Deck of Cards
Gizmodo / 9h
As the temperature drops, now becomes the perfect time to start hosting more game nights. Maybe start up that new campaign you’ve been thinking about. Whether you’re a forever DM or have never DM’d before, we’ve got some great games that are sure to challenge you and delight all your players . Read more...
Android's Next Flagship Processor is Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Gizmodo / 10h
Qualcomm has announced its second-generation flagship mobile chip. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will be available in various flagship Android devices as soon as the end of 2022. Read more...
Uber, Lyft to pay NYC drivers more by end of year
40TechCrunch / 10h
Uber and Lyft will have to increase the minimum pay rates for drivers in New York City by the end of the year, Engadget reports . The fare increase comes amid a driver shortage post-pandemic, in large part due to rising operational costs. The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to increase the per-minute rates of ride-hail drivers by 7.42% and per-mile rates by 23.93%. Yellow and gre
Coinbase CEO dives into market madness at TC Sessions: Crypto
27TechCrunch / 10h
The past few weeks have been extremely volatile for the crypto market, but that isn’t stopping some of the biggest players from moving forward. Coinbase is the second largest crypto exchange by volume, and FTX, the third largest crypto exchange, was just dethroned. We’ll deep dive into Coinbase CEO and co-founder, Brian Armstrong’s thoughts on the FTX collapse, regulation and stability of the cry
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 brings Wi-Fi 7, sticks with some 32-bit support
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Qualcomm) Today, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, the company's flagship chip that will be coming to many Android phones over the next few months. Besides the usual newer, better, hopefully faster cores, a big piece of news is the addition of Wi-Fi 7 support so you can get better home wireless—provided you invest in a new router. Qualcomm has some claims for this ne
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 announced: All the killer features it's bringing to your next phone
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit is the chip maker's opportunity to showcase its latest silicon and the advancements its technologies are bringing to the next wave of devices and experiences across mobile, automative, audio, mixed reality and more. As part of the proceedings, it's also the place where the company's next flagship mobile chip usually makes its debut too (the one likely to likely
Will the next big trend be skiing indoors?
The Points Guy / 10h
Think about all the money and effort that goes into a weekend of skiing if you don’t live right next to the slopes. There are the lift tickets, transportation to the resort, lodging, meals while out of town and potentially even a dog sitter (or other arrangements) if you’re leaving home for a few days. A small but quickly growing cluster of companies have a different vision for your ski getaway.
NASA taps SpaceX for second crewed Starship demonstration mission to the moon
TechCrunch / 10h
NASA tapped SpaceX to provide a second crewed demonstration landing on the moon as part of its Artemis lunar exploration program, a huge win for SpaceX and a possible gesture at improving the relative lack of existing competition for such services. The award is a modification to an existing Human Landing System (HLS) contract between the two entities, which established the agreement for the first
Daily Crunch: High-precision induction stove startup Impulse powers up with $20M Series A
TechCrunch / 10h
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 . Greetings on this fine Tuesday. There was a lot of news today, so I’m not going to waste time and instead will get right to what you came here for. — Christine . The TechCrunch Top 3 Taking telehealth’s temperature : Amazon is getting back into telehealth with Amaz
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Will Power 2023’s Best Android Phones
How-To Geek / 10h
Most top-tier Android phones and tablets use either Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or 8+ Gen 1 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designs from Qualcomm. Now there’s a new chip on the block for next year’s big devices: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Qualcomm Reveals the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Chipset
How-To Geek / 10h
During its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm revealed the next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chipset. Interestingly, Qualcomm mainly describes this chip in terms of AI and camera performance, though it should deliver incremental improvements to graphics and power efficiency. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Engadget / 10h
Qualcomm has announced its latest flagship mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Along with making it more powerful and efficient than Gen 1 chips , Qualcomm says it has packed more AI smarts into the new platform. The Snapdragon 8 will tap into the latest Qualcomm AI Engine and upgraded Hexagon processor to offer "faster natural language processing with multi-language translation and advanced
Round-trip flights to St. Thomas starting at $223
400+The Points Guy / 10h
With clear, aqua-blue waters perfect for swimming, snorkeling and sailing, St. Thomas offers many diversions. It’s also the most visited island of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Given its many upscale resorts and vibrant nightlife, it seems fitting that airlines have cut fares to St. Thomas in half. Fares as low as $223 are available from 13 different U.S. cities. Beach kayaks in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgi
This Hidden Mastodon Feature Allows You To See All Your Statistics
SlashGear / 10h
If you're one of the many people who jumped from Twitter to Mastodon, there are some hidden features you should know about, including one with account metrics.
The Best EVs Of 2022
SlashGear / 10h
Electric vehicles took a major step forward in 2022, establishing themselves as mainstream options. Still, some top-notch models stand apart.
You Need to Prepare Now for a Holiday Guest With a Food Allergy
Lifehacker / 10h
Having friends and family over for the holidays is stressful enough as it is, but if any of your guests have food allergies, you may be especially worried. If you’re not sure if anyone in your party has allergies, this is a great time to stop reading and send out a friendly message (individually, or via BCC so no one… Read more...
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him
1KNYT > Technology / 10h
Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.
Hobbyist adds a hinge to the Game Boy Pocket, delighting everyone
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / This custom-built Game Boy Pocket SP can fold in half like a feisty clam. (credit: Allison Parrish ) Earlier this month, a programmer and hobbyist named Allison Parrish debuted a compact hack of the 1996 Nintendo Game Boy Pocket handheld game console. Taking inspiration from the later Game Boy Advance SP, she fabricated a custom plastic shell with a hinge so the older monochrome Game Bo
Study: Ötzi the Iceman probably thawed and refroze several times
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / The mummified corpse of Ötzi the Iceman, discovered in 1991. (credit: Leopold Nekula/Sygma/Getty Images) In 1991, a group of hikers found the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman emerging from a melting glacier. The popular interpretation—given the extraordinary preservation of the body—is that Ötzi fled from the valley after being attacked and froze to death in the gully where his mumm
Willow Returns in a New Clip From the Disney+ Show
28Gizmodo / 10h
Willow returns on November 30 and a new clip shows you exactly how it happens. Read more...
Google Investor Thinks Google Should Be More Like Twitter
Gizmodo / 10h
Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc, was told it needs to make aggressive cost-cutting moves after receiving a letter from activist hedge fund TCI Fund Management. Read more...
Twitter alternatives are thriving, but not everyone can just quit
56Engadget / 10h
It’s been less than a month since Elon Musk began his chaotic takeover of Twitter but, to many, the platform already feels like it’s entered an inevitable death spiral. Advertisers are fleeing . The few remaining top executives are also leaving. Musk’s Twitter Blue rollout was a complete disaster . The FTC says it has “deep concern” about the company. Musk told employees bankruptcy is a real poss
NASA Shuts Hatch on Rocket Launching to the Moon
1KFuturism / 11h
Batten Down It's déjà vu all over again . Teams have closed the hatch of NASA's Orion capsule, which is sitting on top of its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket awaiting a Wednesday launch. Just over two months ago, they closed the same hatch ahead of the agency's first attempt — which was later canceled due to a hydrogen leak. On Monday, officials declared the uncrewed rocket as "go"
The FTX Collapse Has Another Crypto Company Preparing for Bankruptcy
24Futurism / 11h
The Reckoning The crypto crisis is far from over. Just last week, crypto exchange FTX imploded in spectacular fashion , wiping out $32 billion in valuation, and forcing it to declare bankruptcy. Now, another major crypto company could be poised to follow suit. BlockFi — a major crypto lender that was bailed out by FTX over the summer — is reportedly preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing, Th
FTX’s In-House Performance Coach Is Just as Surprised as You Are
23NYT > Technology / 11h
George K. Lerner, a psychiatrist who has worked at the collapsed crypto exchange FTX since last year, said he had no knowledge of wrongdoing at the firm.
When Is the Next Steam Sale? Here Are the Steam Sale Dates
How-To Geek / 11h
Steam sales are a beloved part of PC gaming culture. These events see hundreds of price cuts on blockbuster games, indie darlings, and everything in between. They typically run for about a week, and they’re an excellent way to save money while filling up your library with a boatload of great games. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Apple launches rare deal on MacBook Pro for business
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
SMBs are in luck as Apple is breaking with tradition and offering discounts of up to 10% on the latest MacBook Pro 14in and 16in models. A report from Bloomberg notes t he deals come just before many Black Friday Macbook deals are revealed, in a bid to shift more stock over the final stretch of 2022. Apple is hailing the rare deal as "a very special Mac campaign." Special Mac campaign SMBs will b
12 of the Best Nintendo Switch Games to Play at Work, According to Reddit
Lifehacker / 11h
Work means something different to all of us, but to many of us, the work day involves some periods of down time. If you find yourself with nothing to do in between meetings, or if a coworker is taking their sweet time to respond to you, you might think about picking up your Switch for a brief gaming session. But a… Read more...
New Recursive Merchant Funded Offer From Chase And Lyft
View from the Wing / 11h
We've seen American Express load up on merchant-funded offers to show substantial cash value to cardmembers, while raising annual fees. We've seen Chase do the same - think DoorDash and Lyft right before the pandemic, while announcing a fee increase on the Sapphire Reserve card. These offers can be hard to make last. Eventually the brand reaches as many customers as they are likely to reach, and
Right-wing doctor group led by anti-vaccine insurrectionist implodes in scandal
100+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Simone Gold speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. (credit: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0) ) Scandal has reached a full boil at America's Frontline Doctors—the right-wing pseudo-medical group notorious for peddling bogus COVID-19 treatments and fear-mongering over vaccine
Apple’s satellite emergency service launches in the US and Canada
49Ars Technica - All content / 11h
You'll be prompted to consider this option if you try to contact emergency services but are unable to. [credit: Apple ] As previously promised, Apple's Emergency SOS-via-satellite service launched in the US and Canada on Tuesday. The service allows owners of Apple's newest iPhones to contact emergency services or share their location and status with emergency contacts via satellite when they are
State-sponsored hackers in China compromise certificate authority
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25Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Nation-state hackers based in China recently infected a certificate authority and several government and defense agencies with a potent malware cocktail for burrowing inside a network and stealing sensitive information, researchers said on Tuesday. The successful compromise of the unnamed certificate authority is potentially serious, because these entities are trust
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees For Slack Criticism, Proceeds To Mock Them
SlashGear / 11h
Some Twitter workers used the company's Slack channels to criticize Musk's changes. From a job security standpoint, this might not have been the best idea.
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Overview Trailer Preps Us For This Week's Big Launch
SlashGear / 11h
Nintendo released a long trailer for its upcoming game, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet which shows a lot of gameplay and animations. We have all the details.
This Hidden YouTube Setting Allows You To Turn On Incognito Mode
SlashGear / 11h
The YouTube app has an Incognito mode that you can use to omit certain searches and video watches from your history which will preserve your recommendations.
41% Of Car Fans Think This Brand Makes The Most Reliable SUV – Exclusive Survey
SlashGear / 11h
According to a survey among SlashGear readers, a significant majority of people believe that the most reliable cars are made by this imported brand.
Boston Dynamics sues Ghost Robotics over robot dog patent infringements
TechCrunch / 11h
If you know anything about Ghost Robotics, it’s likely one of two things: 1) They make robot dogs. 2) Sniper rifles can be mounted to those robots. A majority of the Philadelphia firm’s press coverage has revolved around these facts, along with some coverage of its systems being used to patrol the U.S. border. That last bit was enough to grab the attention of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Corte
Bling Capital has $212M to invest across two new funds — and two coasts
TechCrunch / 11h
Ben Ling, a prolific angel investor turned venture capitalist, has never put a lot of stock in the need for a new, decentralized internet. It’s why the firm he founded almost exactly four years ago — naming it Bling Capital (a nickname from way back) — doesn’t have the kind of bets that are right now becoming a black eye for a lot of other venture outfits. It might also be why Ling — whose longti
You Can Now Easily Kick People From Your Netflix Account
22How-To Geek / 11h
It has happened to all of us: you shared your Netflix login with someone else, and now you can’t get them to leave your account. Thankfully, Netflix will give you the option to boot people from your account without changing your password. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Another Crypto Company Is Going Broke Because of FTX
Gizmodo / 11h
FTX, the bankrupt crypto exchange that mismanaged customer funds and can’t account for billions in assets, is currently imploding like a dying sun. The wave of financial destruction wrought by the meltdown now threatens to swallow other companies that did business with it, and the latest victim is BlockFi, one of the… Read more...
Boston Dynamics sues rival Ghost Robotics for allegedly copying its robot dog
67Engadget / 11h
Competition in the robot dog market is getting ugly. As The Robot Report explains , Boston Dynamics is suing Ghost Robotics for allegedly infringing seven patents linked to its Spot quadruped . The Spirit 40 and Vision 60 (shown above) purportedly borrow key technologies from Spot, including systems for self-righting and climbing stairs. Boston Dynamics says it asked Ghost Robotics to review Spot
Microsoft is selling an ugly holiday sweater featuring an OG Windows legend
Mashable / 11h
This’ll surely spice up your family’s holiday party. Ugly holiday sweaters feel like a decidedly early-2010’s trend, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from introducing one that’s actually pretty good. For the “low” price of $75 on the Xbox merchandise store , you can get a festive sweater depicting the OG Microsoft Office assistant Clippy wishing you (and whoever looks at your sweater) "Happy Hol
Third time’s the charm? NASA will attempt to launch its mega moon rocket early tomorrow morning
TechCrunch / 11h
NASA is set to launch the Artemis I mission on November 16, with agency officials saying they were prepared to accept the risks from minor damage the launch system incurred from Hurricane Nicole last week. Tonight’s attempt, which has a two-hour launch window opening at 1:04 a.m. EST (10:04 PM Pacific), could kick-start NASA’s ambitious Artemis lunar exploration program. It’s under that program t
How to Get Two Years of Free Food Deliveries From Uber Eats
32Lifehacker / 11h
Technology has brought us convenience at the push of a button (or the tap of a screen) but usually it comes at a price. But what if the price was...free? Meal delivery service via Uber Eats typically demands a per order fee or a monthly subscription to net you rapid delivery of your takeout, but right now you can get… Read more...
GitHub doesn't want users to name and shame security flaws any more
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
GitHub is allowing developers to notify their peers of discovered vulnerabilities - quietly. The company says this will avoid the “name and shame” game and prevent exploitations that might result from public disclosure. In a blog post earlier this week, GitHub said given the way that platform is currently set up, sometimes there's no other option but to disclose a vulnerability publicly - and bef
A Solar Sail Spacecraft Is About to Come Down Through Earth's Atmosphere in a Fiery Flame
80Gizmodo / 11h
A tiny spacecraft is about to sail into its demise, burning up as it reenters Earth’s atmosphere for the end of its mission. Read more...
Be warned, cruisers: That exciting new cruise ship you’re waiting for might be delayed
34The Points Guy / 11h
There are several dozen major new cruise ships scheduled to debut over the next few years, with some already available to book. But be warned if you’re starting to plan your future vacations around them: They might not all arrive on time. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction of a growing number of cruise vessels scheduled to be completed over the next few years is falling behind
You Can Now Buy an Official Clippy Holiday Sweater
82How-To Geek / 12h
It wouldn’t be surprising if hundreds of years from now, people were under the mistaken impression that Microsoft was founded by Clippy, and not Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The little metal guy seems to continually reappear. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
The Best Ways to Get High if You’re Rich
24Gizmodo / 12h
Is this a product review or a fever dream? For reasons that will become abundantly clear shortly, I’m not sure. But what I do know is that this post is for rich people ONLY. Poor friends, middle-class pals: Avert your non-rich eyes! You cannot afford to read this article. As a freelancer journalist, neither can I,… Read more...
DoorDash Says Delivery Workers Can Now Block Problem Customers and Cancel Rude Peoples' Orders
100+Gizmodo / 12h
DoorDash, the online food ordering courier, announced a suite of worker-safety-focused features on Monday. The changes include a new ability for delivery workers to block customers who make them feel unsafe, cancel an order if a customer is rude in a text or call, plus other shifts to the DoorDash app, as the company… Read more...
Surprisingly Earth-Like Clouds Spotted on Mars
74Gizmodo / 12h
Two cameras on the Mars Express orbiter captured images of a series of dust storms near the Martian North Pole in 2019. Analysis of the images indicates that big clouds of dust on Mars formed similarly to water vapor clouds on Earth—an unintuitive finding, given how different the planets are. Read more...
Elon Musk is firing Twitter employees who dare criticize or correct him
1KMashable / 12h
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk fancies himself a free speech absolutist; its one of the reasons he says he bought Twitter! However, as Twitter's employees are finding out, those beliefs in free speech don't seem to extend to those working for him. Over the past day, Musk has fired a number of employees for correcting his public tweets or criticizing his leadership in the company's Slack channels.
1st look: Newark’s stunning new terminal is enough to change the airport’s reputation
500+The Points Guy / 12h
“Newark Airport” and “stunning” don’t usually go together in the same sentence. But with the opening of the airport’s new Terminal A , you may not believe your eyes. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) , unveiled the airport’s much anticipated new Terminal A on Tuesday. ZACH GRIFF/THE POINTS GUY At $2.7 billion, the new facility
How to maximize your earning with the Amex Business Platinum
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Without question, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is a card you’ll want if you own a business. It combines everything we love from the consumer version ( The Platinum Card® from American Express ), with some higher earning rates and a TPG-exclusive welcome offer of 150,000 bonus points — worth a sky-high $3,000, acc
Elon Musk's Mom Pleads With Everyone to Stop Being So Mean to Her Perfect Boy
4KFuturism / 12h
Hey. Guys. Quit it. He may have just laid off thousands of employees in the most chaotic and callous ways imaginable, but you know what? You just hate him 'cause you ain't him, and it's time to lay off — according to one Maye Musk, mother of Elon, that is. At least, that's the message she brought to "The Elon Musk Show," an aptly-titled BBC series about — you guessed it! — the mercurial, arguably
NYC will enforce Uber and Lyft driver pay increases by the end of the year
25Engadget / 12h
New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has voted to increase the minimum pay rates for Uber and Lyft drivers. Per-minute rates are going up by 7.4 percent and per-mile rates by 24 percent. In practical terms, that means a trip of 7.5 miles that takes 30 minutes will earn a driver at least $27.15 — an increase of more than $2.50 compared with current rates. The commission also agreed
Ring launches pilot program to let local agencies share updates and ‘safety information’
TechCrunch / 12h
Ring today announced that local government agencies will be able to have an official presence on the company’s Neighbors app. Beginning with the City of North Port and Pinellas County Government in Florida and the City of Fulton in New York, the new program will allow government organizations to provide safety information through Neighbors, the Amazon-owned company’s neighborhood watch feature th
Sir Tim Berners-Lee offers grand vision for internet's future
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Founder of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has shared his vision of its future, and he hopes it could be even better than current Web3 speculations. Initially created as an online collaboration , communication, and data sharing platform tool for scientists, the first website was created for researchers at CERN, and established the standards still used today, like URLs, HTTP and HTML. The
Lol: Guy Flexes 45 Million Amex Points At Rite Aid
200+One Mile at a Time / 12h
This is hilarious on so many levels… Rite Aid shopper shocks clerk with Amex points balance A video is going viral of Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy shopping at Rite Aid with his Amex Centurion Card (often referred to as the “Black Card”). In the nearly minute-long video posted to various social media platforms and now viewed millions of times, you can see Portnoy insert his Amex card into
Doctor Who's New Era Will Redesign the Daleks (Again)
86Gizmodo / 12h
Doctor Who ’s Daleks have undergone a few makeovers since they were turned into bronzed machines of extermination in the 2005 revival of the show. And now, they’re apparently ready for another one—but just how much of an overhaul they’ll get remains to be seen. Read more...
Netflix Adds A New Feature To Let You Kick Off Moochers
SlashGear / 12h
Netflix added a new feature that allows you to log moochers out of your account by seeing past logins and logging devices out that you are no longer using.
These Samsung Galaxy Devices Are Getting The Android 13 Update
SlashGear / 12h
The latest Pixel owners were the first to get the big Android 13 update, but it's now rolling out to other models, including Samsung phones and tablets.
Steve Jobs' Old Sandals Just Sold For A Ridiculous Amount Of Money
SlashGear / 12h
An old pair of Steve Jobs' sandals which are over 40 years old and retain an impression of Jobs' feet went to auction and fetched a princely sum.
When And How To Watch NASA's Artemis 1 Launch This Week
SlashGear / 12h
NASA has provided the go-ahead for the Artemis 1 launch on November 16. Here's how and when to watch the space mission begin from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Netflix Lets You Boot Profiles From Your Account Ahead of Password Sharing Crackdown
58Gizmodo / 12h
Netflix says it knows you’ll be traveling around this holiday season, so just in case you loaded your account on your distant uncle’s TV and forgot to sign out, you can now log them off manually. You know, in case there’s somebody like an ex accessing your account you don’t want to. Or, perhaps, there might be changes… Read more...
Make This Apple Cider Cake When You're Over Pie
52Lifehacker / 12h
All this talk about Thanksgiving pie has made me crave cake. Pie is ubiquitous for Thanksgiving, but sometimes, enough is enough. Its multiple components, time- and heat-sensitive nature, and finicky crust can make pie a host’s nightmare. As a guest, pie is lovely when it’s good , but I’ve had my fill of soggy crusts,… Read more...
Is tonight the night that NASA’s massive SLS rocket finally takes flight?
56Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / NASA's rocket has been rolled out to the launch pad in Florida four times now this year. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—After writing about NASA's Space Launch System rocket for a dozen years—certainly well into the hundreds of thousands of words—I've run out of things to say about the big, orange booster. Well, almost . What I would like to say is that it is time,
MrBeast has ended Pewdiepie's reign as the most-subscribed YouTuber
500+Mashable / 12h
YouTube genius and 21st century philanthropist Jimmy Donaldson, otherwise known as MrBeast , has surpassed Felix Kjellberg, known as Pewdiepie, as the most-subscribed YouTube creator ever. According to Dexerto , Donaldson sailed past Kjellberg's 111,846,079 subscribers just after 4 p.m. EST on Nov. 14. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) It's the end of Kjellberg's incredible, unmatc
Global venture funding plateaued in October, with valuations likely to blame
30TechCrunch / 12h
After a particularly slow summer, the mood in venture capital seemed to change with the season come Labor Day. By the end of September, it felt that maybe the worst had already come in terms of this year’s falling venture funding numbers. Investment volume had stopped declining and was starting to make up ground . Investors said that anecdotally it felt like the market was really starting to gain
Unit’s banking-as-a-service platform is getting into the charge card game
21TechCrunch / 12h
If the banking-as-a-service fintech Unit does its job right, it will be ubiquitous among businesses and simultaneously have a name unknown to the end user. The company gives companies a way to embed financial services into their product — and after already launching debit cards, Unit is officially breaking into the charge card game. Unit customers can now use the startup’s API to build custom-des
How to Know If You Have a Good Doctor
Lifehacker / 12h
If you’re taking the time out of your day (and the copay out of your wallet) to go see a doctor, you should be able to trust that they’re going to do a good job when it comes to managing your health. So consider these questions to know whether you have a good doctor, or whether you should think about
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