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That was fast: Amazon's 'Alexa thank my driver' tip program is over
1KTechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 13h
Each night, before I go to bed, I ask the Alexa-enabled Lenovo nightstand clock what the weather will be like. Last night, right after dutifully announcing the weirdly balmy weather, Alexa informed me that I could tip my Amazon driver $5 by saying, "Alexa, thank my driver." There are currently about 275,000 Amazon drivers delivering more than a billion holiday gift-carrying boxes, and making holi
Steve Martin and Martin Short's 'Fallon' interview turns into a brutal 8 minute roast
1KMashable / 23h
Jimmy Fallon makes a solid attempt to interview Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin and Martin Short in the Tonight Show clip above, but his questions are met with a wall of roasts. "Of all the late night shows this is the easiest one to fall asleep to," says short the minute Fallon has thanked them for being on. "Your comedy is just brilliant. It's true, I was watching the monologue.
The Internet Has Crowned Marvel Star Tenoch Huerta 'Agua Papi'—Let Us Show You Why
500+Gizmodo / 12h
If you log into Twitter and search “Agua Papi Namor ,” you will see account after account thirsting after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star-antagonist Tenoch Huerta . For anyone who requires a translation, “Aqua Papi” means “Water Daddy”—which, well, let io9 show you why this nickname is so fitting. Read more...
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for December 10
Mashable / 3h
If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you'll get what you need. What is Quordle ? Quordle is a five-letter word guessing gam
Spice up Christmas Day with these festive spirits
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: Find a wide range of festive spirits for Christmas Day, including candy cane bourbon, Christmas cake whisky, cranberry vodka, Christmas pudding rum, and much more. Even the most adventurous of drinkers might be intimidated by candy cane bourbon, but we're here to tell you that you should (responsibly) give festive spirits a try this Christmas. The flavours might not seem the most natural,
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 £98.94, 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 livestream England vs France quarterfinal for free
Mashable / 4h
SAVE 49%: Unblock and watch ITVX from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £83.43 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. It doesn't get much more tense than this. England and France will meet in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal on Dec. 10, with the eyes of the world watching. You can watch every minute of the
Elton John quits Twitter blaming change in misinformation policy
91BBC News - Technology / 7h
The website recently rolled back a policy aimed at tackling the spread of Covid falsehoods.
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for December 10
Mashable / 7h
You made it! It's Saturday, and there's a fresh Wordle. We're here to help you with some subtle clues and the word of the day itself. A friendly reminder, in case you missed the recent rule change: The New York Times has added a new word list and updated the rules , so now plurals ending in S or ES will never be the solution. If you'd rather have the answer to today's Wordle delivered straight, s
Amid pathetic uptake, FDA green lights confusing COVID vaccine update for kids
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Reisa Lancaster RN, left, administers the Covid-19 vaccine to 14 month old Ada Hedge, center, being comforted by mom Sarah Close and dad Chinmay Hedge, right at Children's National Research and Innovation Campus, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty | The Washington Post, Bill O'Leary ) The Food and Drug Administration has greenlit updated COVID-19 vaccine doses for children under the age
This Week's Toy News Will Not Go Back to the Shadow
Gizmodo / 9h
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of all things wonderful and plastic. This week, Lego returns to Lord of the Rings with some unlikely new sets, Hasbro’s Power Rangers Lightning Collection goes ninja-mad, and our first look at Transformers: Rise of the Beasts toys rolls in. Check it out! Read more...
Is ChatGPT a ‘virus that has been released into the wild’?
61TechCrunch / 9h
More than three years ago, this editor sat down with Sam Altman for a small event in San Francisco soon after he’d left his role as the president of Y Combinator to become CEO of the AI company he co-founded in 2015 with Elon Musk and others, OpenAI . At the time, Altman described OpenAI’s potential in language that sounded outlandish to some. Altman said, for example, that the opportunity with a
Lina Khan, Aiming to Block Microsoft’s Activision Deal, Faces a Challenge
38NYT > Technology / 9h
Ms. Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has staked an ambitious trustbusting agenda on a case that may be difficult to win.
How The Last Airbender Inspired Lisette Olivera
Gizmodo / 9h
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Sam Bankman-Fried: I hope to make money to pay people back
91BBC News - Technology / 9h
The former FTX boss says he would give anything to start a new business and repay crypto investors.
After the hype plant-based proteins face leaner times
400+BBC News - Technology / 9h
Booming just a few years ago, the market for plant-based proteins is going through a tough patch.
India seizes opportunities in African healthcare
100+BBC News - Technology / 9h
The rapid expansion of Indian healthcare firms in Africa has not been without problems.
Elon Musk set to become number-one influencer on Twitter
5KBBC News - Technology / 9h
What will one man's unprecedented status as both top influencer and chief executive mean for the Twitter?
Rolls-Royce tests a jet engine running on hydrogen
2KBBC News - Technology / 9h
The firm, together with easyJet, is trying out hydrogen instead of jet fuel in a jet engine.
Using artificial intelligence to spot breast cancer
100+BBC News - Technology / 9h
An Indian company has developed a cheaper, non-invasive test for breast cancer that uses thermal imaging and AI.
RLSS drone trial to help sea swimmers in trouble
43BBC News - Technology / 9h
The Royal Life Saving Society is trialling the use of buoyancy-aid-deploying drones.
Watch parties get a privacy focus with BBC trial
BBC News - Technology / 9h
Individual users will be able to decide how much personal data they want to share with the service.
What to do with 18 shipping containers of rotting cabbages
400+BBC News - Technology / 9h
The cargo salvage industry has a key role in global trade by dealing with unwanted containers.
'Digital newsletters really humanise you to your readers'
100+BBC News - Technology / 9h
The young authors connecting with their followers via weekly digital updates.
Here's What Tesla Roadside Assistance Actually Covers (And What It Doesn't)
SlashGear / 10h
Tesla's Roadside Assistance could certainly come in clutch if you're stranded, but you need to know what your Assistance (and Warranty) actually cover.
Who Is The 'Flute Guy' Who Stole The Show At The 2022 Game Awards?
SlashGear / 10h
The Gaming Awards real winner last night was the spirited "flute man," but his real name is Pedro Eustache.
How To Get Free DC Fast Charging For Your Volvo EV
SlashGear / 10h
Volvo is the latest automaker to forge an agreement with Electrify America that gives buyers of its 2022 EV models free fast charging at public E.A. stations.
2023 Ford GT Mk IV Gives Supercar An Extreme Performance Makeover
SlashGear / 10h
The Ford GT MK IV shares a name with the model of car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in June of 1967.
8 Cars In David Beckham's Collection That Prove He Has Great Taste
SlashGear / 10h
Professional footballer David Beckham has owned a variety of luxury vehicles throughout his career. These are the sweetest of the bunch.
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Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
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Daily Crunch: Grocery delivery app Getir bags rival Gorillas in a $1.2B acquisition
39TechCrunch / 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 . We’ve made it to Friday, folks. If you’re anything like me, that means finishing the workday with a well-deserved nap and reruns of “The Office.” Tweet , toot or Post at me about your favorite way to end the week. Mark your calendar for a Twitter Space event on Tue
10 Unexpected Characters That Got A Christmas Carol-ed
Gizmodo / 10h
Is there any story more adapted by other entertainment than Charles Dickens ’ beloved novella A Christmas Carol ? It’s possible, but go check out TV Tropes’ page for Yet Another Christmas Carol , which lists more than a hundred shows, movies, comics, etc. that retold, adapted, or parodied the story. It’s a classic… Read more...
Fired Twitter Janitor Says Elon Musk Crony Told Him He'd Be Replaced Robots
100+Futurism / 10h
Mr. Roboto A longtime — and now former — janitor at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters claims he was told by a member of the new owner's inner sanctum that soon robots would be taking over his job. In an interview with the BBC , fired janitor Julio Alvarado said that for the vast majority of his ten-year tenure at Twitter, the workplace environment was friendly. After Elon Musk took over the co
Buy Virgin Points and get up to a 70% bonus with Virgin Atlantic’s best-ever promotion
28The Points Guy / 10h
Virgin Atlantic has re-introduced its best-ever buy miles promotion: For a limited time, Flying Club members can buy Virgin Points with an up to 70% bonus. This latest promotion from Virgin Atlantic is tiered, meaning the more Virgin Points you buy, the bigger your bonus will be. The largest bonus you can get is 70%, while the smallest bonus is 20%. At the highest bonus, this drops the purchase p
Don’t Use This Viral TikTok Hack to Fix Window Condensation
Lifehacker / 11h
Hacks can be great. We’ve had a whole website dedicated to them for over 15 years, after all. But sometimes, they can be ill-advised or even dangerous, whether because they’ll mess up your toilet or cause a fire . Sometimes, the best way to do things is the old-fashioned way, and that’s the case with a recent viral tip… Read more...
Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ offer a glimpse of the raw, complicated and thankless task of moderation
100+TechCrunch / 11h
Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, is feverishly promoting his “Twitter Files”: selected internal communications from the company, laboriously tweeted out by sympathetic amanuenses. But Musk’s obvious conviction that he has released some partisan kraken is mistaken — far from conspiracy or systemic abuse, the files are a valuable peek behind the curtain of moderation at scale, hinting at the Sisyphe
Andor's Funeral March Is the Kind of Spiritualism Star Wars Needs More Of
Gizmodo / 11h
Andor is the rare Star Wars property where the Jedi and the Force are wholly absent, literally and metaphysically. Even its chronological predecessor Rogue One was deeply enmeshed in the idea of the Force as a connective, religious entity. And yet, with nary a telekinetic wave or the snap-hiss of a laser sword, its… Read more...
Don’t Return the Money Someone ‘Accidentally’ Sends You on Venmo
200+Lifehacker / 11h
Venmo is an easy way to send money back and forth to friends, family, and the guy who runs the office fantasy football league. But what if you received a Venmo notification that says you’d received money from someone you don’t know and that you weren’t expecting? Chances are, it’s not an accident or a stroke of luck:… Read more...
Microsoft testing a new Windows 11 screen recorder so you can stop using the Xbox Game Bar
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Better late than never as they say: Microsoft is testing out a new screen recording tool to capture on-screen content for Windows 11 . The long-awaited utility will make its home in the native Snipping Tool . Prior to this, people would typically use the Xbox Game Bar’s capture feature but it doesn’t offer a lot of control over what or how you can record. What’s most interesting about the upcomin
Passengers Toe Nails Start Scratching At Your Arm. What Do You Do?
View from the Wing / 11h
When the passenger in front of you drapes their long hair over your seat back screen, your choice are scissors, gum, or coffee . But what do you do when a passenger pushes their bare feet through your arm rest and starts scratching your arm? Continue reading ...
Twitter Will Tell You If You've Been Shadowbanned, Elon Says
200+Gizmodo / 11h
Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced Friday that a new software update was in the works to inform users if their accounts has been “shadowbanned.” The new feature would explain why a user had been shadowbanned, meaning a profile is difficult to find or your posts are invisible to other Twitter users, even followers, and… Read more...
Billionaire Paying for Steve Aoki to Join Him on SpaceX Moon Vacation
200+Futurism / 11h
Fly Me to the Moon Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced the crew of his upcoming flight around the Moon on board a SpaceX Starship spacecraft, which includes legendary DJ and music producer Steve Aoki, K-pop star Choi Seung-hyun, and "Everyday Astronaut" YouTuber Tim Dodd. The crew of ten also includes two backup crew members, who were selected from a full million applicants, accordi
Saboteur Iguana Causes Mass Power Outage, Then Dies
Futurism / 11h
Sir Saboteur The war between Floridians and invasive iguanas continues. And unfortunately for the Floridians, their reptilian nemeses are willing to lay it all on the line — literally. As local newspaper Sun Sentinel reports , a rogue iguana became a martyr for its own cause when it climbed onto a power grid's transformer, triggering a mass power outage that impacted roughly 1,400 customers in Pa
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Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
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Charcuterie Is the Perfect Christmas Breakfast, Actually
Lifehacker / 11h
Christmas is a big food day. Cinnamon rolls for breakfast! Liqueur in your coffee! Champagne in your orange juice! Grand roasted meats with crispy potatoes! Gravy to your eyeballs! And do not, under any circumstances, forget the pie. It’s fun , but starting the day with a dense, rich casserole can put a sleepy damper… Read more...
NASA Wants Self-Care Products Designed Specifically for Astronauts
21Gizmodo / 12h
Getting into space is only half the battle—the other half is keeping yourself clean. Colgate-Palmolive Company announced this week that the company has signed the Space Act Agreement with NASA to research new ways to keep astronauts clean in space. Read more...
String of Child Deaths from Strep A Alarm Health Officials
100+Gizmodo / 12h
A common bacterial infection known as Strep A has likely killed over a dozen children in the UK in recent months. On Friday, health officials reported yet another fatality linked to the bacteria, which can, in rare cases, cause a more invasive and life-threatening infection. There are likely several reasons why the… Read more...
Musk brings back Twitter Blue with new features to prevent impersonation
25Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto ) Today is apparently the day when Twitter Blue is coming back. Reuters reported that subscriptions would be available sometime Friday for purchase in the Apple App Store for $11 and on the web for $7. This was confirmed in an email sent to advertisers Thursday, which Reuters reviewed, announcing some new Twitter Blue security features and advert
RIP Passwords? Passkey support rolls out to Chrome stable
27Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Please don't do this. (credit: Getty Images) Passkeys are here to (try to) kill the password. Following Google's beta rollout of the feature in October, passkeys are now hitting Chrome stable M108 . "Passkey" is built on industry standards and backed by all the big platform vendors—Google, Apple, Microsoft—along with the FIDO Alliance. Google's latest blog says: "With the latest version
AI image generation tech can now create life-wrecking deepfakes with ease
500+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / This is John. He doesn't exist. But AI can easily put a photo of him in any situation we want. And the same process can apply to real people with just a few real photos pulled from social media. (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) If you're one of the billions of people who have posted pictures of themselves on social media over the past decade, it may be time to rethink that behavior
A Schoolhouse Rock! tribute to honor the passing of its last surviving creator
200+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Schoolhouse Rock! Enlarge / Now he's a law! "I'm Just a Bill" is one of the most popular and best-known animated shorts featured in Schoolhouse Rock! (credit: Kari Rene Hall/Getty Images) Ars readers of a certain age grew up in the 1970s and 1980s watching Saturday morning cartoons and singing along to Schoolhouse Rock! , a series of whimsical animated shorts setting the multiplication tables, gr
Linux-ready Launch Heavy is a $300 mechanical keyboard for number crunchers
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: System76 ) Prebuilt mechanical keyboards often neglect Linux support. Users frequently report success in getting a mechanical keyboard's basic functions to work, but many of these peripherals don't accommodate software for controlling advanced features, like macros, with Linux. Since last year, System76's Launch keyboard has been trying to address that problem. But number crunche
Trashed lithium-ion batteries caused three garbage truck fires in California
35Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A safety seminar on lithium-ion batteries from May 2022 illustrates what happens when you subject charged batteries to pressure or puncture—or both. (credit: Getty Images) A firm that handles returned Amazon electronics has agreed to pay a $25,000 fine after lithium-ion batteries it threw away caused at least three different garbage truck fires. iDiskk, LLC, based in San Jose, Californi
DeepMind created an AI tool that can help generate rough film and stage scripts
Engadget / 12h
Have you ever thought up an idea for a movie or play that you just know will be a smash hit, but haven't gotten around to writing the script? Alphabet's DeepMind has built an AI tool that can help get you started. Dramatron is a so-called "co-writing" tool that can generate character descriptions, plot points, location descriptions and dialogue. The idea is that human writers will be able to comp
Tor browser finally gets Apple Silicon support in new update
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A new version of the anonymous Tor browser has been released, bringing native support for Apple Silicon equipped devices, as well as optimizations for Android devices. The updated Tor browser uses a universal binary that contains both x86-64 and ARM64 architectures, so can decide which one to use based on whether an Apple M1 or M2 or Android device is being used - meaning Tor should now perform b
More flexible than ever: Why you should care about Aeroplan even if you never visit Canada
49The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Air Canada’s Aeroplan program has undergone some huge changes over the last year. Air Canada reacquired its loyalty program a couple of years ago and revamped it at the end of 2020. The refreshed Aeroplan completely changed how you redeem Aeroplan points. Unlike many recent loyalty program changes, most of
Are New Cars Too High Tech? Auto Repair Shops Say Yes
SlashGear / 12h
As automobiles adopt more complex designs, independent repair shops are having a hard time keeping up with new technology and restrictive manufacturers.
Toyota C-HR Is Saying Sayonara To America After This Year
SlashGear / 12h
Toyota will bid its C-HR, its compact crossover that was less than exciting, adieu in the U.S. shortly.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Review: Solid Gaming Acoustics
SlashGear / 12h
SteelSeries latest Arctis headphones deliver high-quality sound and a price that's equivalent to their value -- this audio device isn't about the hype.
Twitter To Roll Out View Count For Individual Tweets Soon: Elon Musk
SlashGear / 12h
For a lot of users, Twitter's engagement metrics leave something to be desired. That may all be changing soon according to Elon Musk.
Oil Companies Are Doing Great, Thanks For Asking
21Gizmodo / 12h
Several oil giants released their capital expenditure budgets for the year ahead this week, including Exxon Mobil and Chevron, the U.S.’s two biggest oil companies. The budgets are an interesting insight into how the industry is going to move forward with the spoils of their banner year—and as the clock increasingly… Read more...
Proposed legislation would force US higher education endowments to reveal where they invest
30TechCrunch / 12h
In January, Missouri Representative Emanuel Cleaver will introduce the Endowment Transparency Act into Congress, a move that could, frankly, change everything. Cleaver’s proposed legislation seeks to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require universities and colleges to share information about how and whether they are allocating endowment investment funds to women- and minority-owned firm
The Andaz free minibar is here to stay, Hyatt tells TPG
33The Points Guy / 12h
This post has been updated with new information from Hyatt. It was originally published on Dec. 8, 2022. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Hyatt’s Andaz brand was making changes to one of its most beloved perks: its complimentary minibars stocked with nonalcoholic beverages and local snacks. A guest at Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows was the first to notice the change and shared in a p
Enable This Setting to Stop Chrome From Hogging So Much Memory
Lifehacker / 12h
Chrome is a popular browser for a reason: It’s fast, powerful, and compatible with popular apps, services, and extensions. All that power, though, comes from somewhere, and ends up putting a strain on your RAM. Chrome is a memory hog . Fortunately, there’s now an easy solution to the problem. Read more...
Tons of Keurig coffee makers are on sale at Amazon
Mashable / 12h
Skip the Starbucks drive-through and opt for one of these Keurig deals, available as of Dec. 9: OUR TOP PICK: The Keurig K-Supreme coffee maker includes a 66-ounce dual-position reservoir — $109 $159.99 (save $50.99) BEST BUDGET PICK: The Keurig K-Mini coffee maker can brew 6–12 ounces at a time — $69.99 $99.99 (save $30) BEST FOR AT-HOME BARISTAS: The Keurig K-Café has multiple smart features, i
Windows 11 Is Fixing a Big Problem With Widgets
How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft brought back widgets with the release of Windows 11, which are now in a panel accessible from the taskbar. The company isn’t done with widgets, though, and a significant fix is on the way. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Satellite Images Show Progress on 100-Mile Long Skyscraper in Saudi Arabia
200+Futurism / 12h
Digging Deep Satellite images obtained by MIT Technology Review show marked progress on Saudi Arabia's 100-mile megacity called the "Line." The images, courtesy of Australian satellite image aggregator Soar Earth, show a massive area of active construction sites, with some spots already dug out deep below the surface. The goal is to construct a $500 billion project zero-carbon skyscraper that can
Satellite Image Shows Saudi Arabia's Sci-Fi Megacity 'The Line' Is Actually Being Built
100+Gizmodo / 12h
Saudi Arabia’s bizarre new megacity, “The Line,” is going full steam ahead. While construction began on the project in October, new satellite images have revealed how much ground the project has covered, the scale of the city’s length, and the layout of its construction site. Read more...
The Twitter Files, Part Two, Explained
25Gizmodo / 12h
Late Thursday night, Substack journalist Bari Weiss tweeted a batch of screenshots detailing how Twitter limited the visibility of the accounts of several people popular among the online right. Read more...
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Is a Darker, More Emotional Spin on the Classic Tale
23Gizmodo / 12h
To say that Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is unlike any Pinocchio story you’ve ever seen seems pretty obvious. Going by del Toro’s previous work, it’s also pretty obvious to assume the movie is darker and more messed up than previous dark and messed-up versions of the story have been. What might be less obvious,… Read more...
NASA Selects Collins Aerospace to Design New Spacesuits for the ISS
20Gizmodo / 12h
Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are overdue for some new threads, but NASA is hoping to upgrade its spacesuits soon. The space agency awarded Collins Aerospace a $97.2 million contract to develop a spacewalking system to use outside the space station, NASA announced on Thursday. Read more...
Self-driving electric tractor promises eco-friendly, hands-off farming
Engadget / 12h
The autonomous tractor world is heating up, apparently. CNH Industrial has unveiled what it says is the "first" electric light tractor prototype with self-driving features, the New Holland T4 Electric Power. The machine promises zero emissions, quieter operation than diesel models and (accordin
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