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New supercharged AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs could be imminent


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6min
AMD is set to unleash a trio of Ryzen 7000 processors with 3D V-Cache tech including a mighty 16-core spin, and these chips are just around the corner according to a new rumor. In fact, new 8-core, 12-core and 16-core 3D V-Cache CPUs will be launched at CES, according to Quasarzone, as @harukaze5719 explains on Twitter. Of course, we should take this with the usual skepticism that should be appli

Soundcore Frames review: Audio sunglasses that are easy to fall in love with


Mashable / 29min
Those who remember Google Glass or Snap's Spectacles could be forgiven for scoffing at a new product from audio company Anker Soundcore: audio sunglasses. Also known as Frames (like the Bose Frames before them), these are sunglasses with integrated speakers meant to be used as an alternative to wearing earbuds or headphones. While several companies have started introducing audio sunglasses—includ

5 times designers and architects worked to help the planet in 2022


Mashable / 29min
Imagine a world where architecture is not one of the world’s most polluting industries, but instead has a positive impact on both people and the planet. At Mashable, we've long celebrated architecture and design’s changemakers, those looking toward environmentally responsible and informed ways of building our cities and towns, restoring and preventing damage, and repurposing materials. In 2022, w

Get 83% off this guided meditation and sleep assistance lifetime subscription


Mashable / 29min
TL;DR: As of Dec. 3, you can get the Mindfulness.com Plus Plan: Lifetime Subscription for just $69.99 instead of $399.99 — that's an 82% discount. Your loved ones may not be able to leave all their stress at the door during the holidays, but you can still support them. This year, you could give someone the tools to help manage their stress and work towards a more positive mindset. Mindfulness.com

Score a 6th-Gen iPad for $150 off plus free shipping


Mashable / 29min
TL;DR: Through Dec. 8, you can get the Refurbished 6th-Generation iPad and Accessories Bundle for just $249.99 instead of $399 — that's a 37% discount. iPads are versatile tablets that make great gifts, but a new one isn’t cheap. An easier way to get one is to go for a refurbished model. Shop smart, and you could find one that’s still recent and in great condition for an awesome price. That’s wha

Get 33% off this unique floating lamp that can also charge your phone


Mashable / 29min
TL;DR: As of Dec. 3, you can get the Gravita Levitating Smart Lamp for just $89.99 instead of $134.99 — that's a 33% discount. Want to give a truly unique present at your next gift exchange ? A lamp may not have been the first thing to come to mind, but it might be a bright idea after all. Somehow, a built-in wireless charger isn’t the most exceptional thing about the Gravita Levitating Smart Lam

Get a 5-in-1 wireless charger for over 30% off, plus free shipping


Mashable / 29min
TL;DR: Through Dec. 8, you can get the Five-in-One MagSafe Charging Station for just $54.95 instead of $79.99 — that's a 31% discount. Want to help your loved ones clean up their cable situation? If you're shopping for someone who loves their smart devices but hates the tangled web of cables they have to keep on standby, a multi-device charging station might be the solution they're looking for. T

Warm up with this 1500W outdoor heater for 48% off


Mashable / 29min
TL;DR: As of Dec. 3, you can get the 1500W Electric Infrared Outdoor Patio Heater for just $154.99 instead of $299.99 — that's a 48% discount. Chilly weather doesn’t have to put a damper on your outdoor holiday plans. Take the family out for a feast in the yard, and stay comfortable with a tripod-mounted heater. Luwior’s 1500W Electric Infrared Heater is remote-operated and is designed to produce

Meta faces lawsuit for harvesting financial data from tax prep websites


Engadget / 33min
A group of anonymous plaintiffs who filed their taxes online in 2020 using H&R Block has sued Meta , accusing the company of violating users' trust and privacy. If you'll recall, a recent Markup investigation revealed that H&R Block, along with other popular tax-filing websites like TaxAct and TaxSlayer, have been sending users' sensitive financial information to Meta through its Pixel tracking t

Pro-Ject's super-stylish white turntable takes me back to days of the classic iPod


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Having seemingly taken reference from Jony Ive’s design look book, Pro-Ject has unveiled an all-white limited-edition version of its mid-range Debut PRO turntable. The Austrian company’s original version of the Debut Pro was released last year as a successor to their audiophile-friendly Pro-ject Debut Carbon Evo . As with the original, the limited-edition Debut PRO boasts a precision aluminium pl


'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for December 3


Mashable / 4h
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

Today's Wordle Answer #532 – December 3, 2022 Solution And Hints


SlashGear / 4h
Today's Wordle answer is a part of the body and is derived from Italian, Latin, and Greek words for "stalk." Here is the answer and hints to help you get to it.

How to unblock SBS On Demand from anywhere in the world


Mashable / 5h
SAVE 49%: ExpressVPN can unblock SBS On Demand from anywhere in the world. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £85.45 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. SBS On Demand content is only available to stream from Australia due to publishing rights, which means you need to get a little creative to keep up with your favourite shows from abroad. If

Realme GT 3: what we want to see


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
The Realme GT line excels at offering high-end features for a fraction of the price. These phones do this so well that they’re sometimes contenders for our best Android phones and even best phones lists, so we’re looking forward to the Realme GT 3. We might not have to wait long either, as this power-packed handset could land in early 2023. Below we’ll look in more detail at the likely release da

A lifetime subscription to this PDF editor and OCR scanner is on sale for under £50


Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to UPDF Pro is on sale for £41.36, saving you 66% on list price. As common as PDFs are, they can be a hassle to work with. Part of their appeal is that they keep their style and formatting, even when transferring them between devices or opening them with different programs. But that compatibility also means you need specialised software to adjust PDFs, and a reliabl

How to unblock and watch ITVX from anywhere in the world


Mashable / 5h
SAVE 49%: ExpressVPN can reliably unblock ITVX from anywhere in the world. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £85.45 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. The ITV Hub has recently transitioned to ITVX . This free-to-watch streaming service is packed with top shows and movies, as well as live TV. You should have absolutely no difficulty trying

danskjavlarna: Source details and larger version. Dragon...


Music, Arts & Literature / 5h
danskjavlarna : Source details and larger version . Dragon chairs, ghost chairs, chair gods, trick chairs, giant chairs: all sorts of vintage chairs .

fashion-drinker:My African traditionnel combs collection from...


Music, Arts & Literature / 5h
fashion-drinker : My African traditionnel combs collection from Senegal, Guinea Bissau via ig:benbiayenda

thekimonogallery:by Koji Fukiya, 1920s, Japan


Music, Arts & Literature / 5h
thekimonogallery : by Koji Fukiya, 1920s, Japan

shewhoworshipscarlin:Fashion plate, 1863.


Music, Arts & Literature / 5h
shewhoworshipscarlin : Fashion plate, 1863.


Elon Musk vicariously publishes internal emails from Twitter’s Hunter Biden laptop drama


200+TechCrunch / 6h
Elon Musk reminded his followers on Friday that owning Twitter now means he controls every aspect of the company — including what its employees said behind closed doors before he took over. Earlier this week, Musk teased the release of what he called “The Twitter Files,” declaring that the public “deserves to know what really happened” behind the scenes during Twitter’s decision to stifle a story

Here's How to Identify (and Cope With) a Covert Narcissist


Lifehacker / 6h
Although most people are familiar with the pop culture version of narcissism—in which a person believes that the world revolves around them, and should be treated accordingly—it’s much more nuanced than that. In fact, there are different types of narcissism , including a version known as “covert narcissism.” Here’s… Read more...

Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for December 3


Mashable / 8h
It's Saturday! The weekend at last! Celebrate with a fresh Wordle . 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, skip to the end of this article for December 3's solution revealed.

The Latest News From Disney Parks, Universal Studios Resorts, and More Fan-tastical Destinations


Gizmodo / 9h
It’s officially time for the everything to be decked out in lights and for Sandy Claws and the Grinch to reign. Hey, they were really ahead of the curve with Santa cosplay. Jack Skellington has been in residence at the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland since fall. And of course the real mean one has taken up residence at… Read more...

Who Is Caroline Ellison And How Is She Involved In FTX?


SlashGear / 9h
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of quantitative trading firm Alameda Research, is fundamental to the FTX story.

Here's Why You Want To Stay Away From Eufy Security Cameras


SlashGear / 9h
Eufy's claims about being a completely "cloud-free" security camera system is being called into question.

Hundreds Of Witnesses Saw An Incredible Meteor Last Night. Here's Why It's A Big Deal


SlashGear / 9h
Onlookers in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and South and North Carolina reported the sightings.

FCC Gives SpaceX The Go Ahead To Launch 7,500 Second-Gen Starlink Satellites


SlashGear / 9h
As part of the company's next-gen internet tech, SpaceX has been given permission by the FCC to launch several thousand new Starlink satellites into orbit.

Indiana Jones 5 Director James Mangold Sets Record Straight Over Inaccurate Online Rumors


62Gizmodo / 10h
Before the trailer for Indiana Jones 5 was released, the world hardly knew anything about it. They knew who was in the cast and its release date, but until the trailer hit, 99.9% of the world didn’t even know the film’s title. In some deep, dark pockets online, though, certain fans think they know everything, and… Read more...

This Week's Toy News Has Big Mechs, Big Knights, and Big Pokémon


Gizmodo / 10h
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest collectibles and most marvelous merchandise around. This week, we’ve got a whole host of Marvel Lego to assemble, Transformers goes retro again, and the armored star of Demon’s Souls braves the world of action figures. Check it out! Read more...

Looks like sex tech startup Lora DiCarlo is done for


TechCrunch / 10h
Lora DiCarlo, a sex tech startup that made headlines in 2019 after being blacklisted from the Consumer Electronics Show, seems to have shut down. The company’s website is offline and reportedly orders have gone unfulfilled for months. TechCrunch has reached out to the eponymous founder for confirmation, but it sure looks like the end of the line for a briefly promising high-tech sex toy enterpris

Twitter Keeps Missing Its Advertising Targets as Woes Mount


1KNYT > Technology / 10h
Under Elon Musk, the company has cut its financial expectations as some advertisers request discounts and are offered incentives.

Coinbase is feuding with Apple now over commissions on NFT transactions


Mashable / 10h
When a non-fungible token or NFT is sold on the aftermarket, there are a few different parties that make money. The seller of the NFT gets paid, the original creator of the NFT piece receives a royalty, and the NFT platform charges a transaction fee. Now, there's one more party that would like to get paid on these NFT trades: Apple. According to Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the U.S.,

‘I’ve Been Obsessed with American Shows Since I Was a Kid’


Gizmodo / 11h
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OLED monitor selection is pathetic. 2023 can change that


Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge For many of us, a lot of the screens we view daily can easily be OLED. The iPhone in your pocket. The screen on the new laptop you finally bought. That luxurious 4K TV and even that beloved Nintendo Switch . But OLED awesomeness has far from proliferated computer monitors—especially if you're not into gaming. Numerous hurdles limit OLED monitor adoption, including concerns about screen bu

Apple slices its AI image synthesis times in half with new Stable Diffusion fix


Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / Two examples of Stable Diffusion-generated artwork provided by Apple. (credit: Apple) On Wednesday, Apple released optimizations that allow the Stable Diffusion AI image generator to run on Apple Silicon using Core ML , Apple's proprietary framework for machine learning models. The optimizations will allow app developers to use Apple Neural Engine hardware to run Stable Diffusion about

Samsung’s Android app-signing key has leaked, is being used to sign malware


100+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
(credit: Dsimic ) A developer's cryptographic signing key is one of the major linchpins of Android security. Any time Android updates an app, the signing key of the old app on your phone needs to match the key of the update you're installing. The matching keys ensure the update actually comes from the company that originally made your app and isn't some malicious hijacking plot. If a developer's

Daily Crunch: ChatGPT’s user experience and implementation ‘should have Google scared’


24TechCrunch / 11h
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 . Heeeey! Today has been a fun, rich, and varied day of news on your favorite tech news site. Haje got the unfortunate news that he will be attending his 15th CES in Las Vegas, so if you’re going with your startup, the TC hardware team wants to hear from you . Oh, an

9 of the Best Gifts for the Soccer Player on Your List


Lifehacker / 11h
If you’re hoping to find something for your little kid’s recreational kick about, you’re probably not going to find that gift idea on this list. These ideas are for the more serious soccer player who wants to improve performance, take advantage of the best gear, and, of course, have some fun. I can vouch for each of… Read more...

Margot Robbie’s Pirates of the Caribbean Film Might Still Set Sail


21Gizmodo / 11h
Margot Robbie’s female-led Pirates of the Caribbean film, which was announced in 2020 , might actually be back on the docket. Although Robbie said in an interview a few weeks ago that Disney “wasn’t interested” in the script, Jerry Bruckheimer, the executive producer of all five Pirates of the Caribbean films, has told … Read more...


Scientists Say They've Figured Out the Ideal Urinal for Not Splashing Back


42Futurism / 11h
Pants Protection Urinals are convenient, but they're not known for their cleanliness. Splashback is both annoying and unsanitary, not to mention a gross problem for those that keep our bathrooms clean. So scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada took it upon themselves to design the perfect splash free urinal. "I think most of us have been a little inattentive at our post and looked dow

Funky Doodles by Woman Named Eadburg Found in Medieval Manuscript


46Gizmodo / 12h
Researchers inspecting a New Testament manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library have discovered Medieval scribbles in the tome’s margins that they believe link the text to a woman named Eadburg. Read more...

Do or Do Not, But There Is Also Try


25Gizmodo / 12h
“ Remember this: Try ,” evokes the voice of Karis Nemik in Andor ’s incredible finale , the spirited conclusion to the manifesto he’ll never get to see the end result of—a line that, in the moment, feels like a pointed rejoinder to the philosophy of the Jedi that are entirely absent from the show. But for all their… Read more...

Activision Blizzard Has Another Union on Its Hands. Now What?


30Wired / 12h
A group of quality assurance workers in New York just won legal recognition of its union—a second milestone for organizing efforts within the gaming industry.

Medibank hackers claim to have leaked the last set of stolen files


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
The remainder of the customer data stolen in the Medibank ransomware attack appear to have been published online. REvil, the group behind the attack on the Australian health insurer, posted an update on its blog earlier this week, stating “Happy Cyber Security Day!!! Added folder full. Case closed”, TechCrunch reported. Since publishing the post, the blog has been unavailable, making it impossibl

Drought and Christmas Trees | Extreme Earth


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An Experimental HIV Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Human Trial


64Gizmodo / 12h
An experimental HIV vaccine appears to have passed its first test in humans. In a newly released study, the vaccine candidate produced the sort of immune response that scientists had been hoping for in 97% of recipients. Importantly, the vaccine also seemed to be safe and well-tolerated. Read more...

Elon Musk's favorite Twitter feature is being weaponized by white supremacists


41Mashable / 12h
The Chief Twit's favorite Twitter feature might now be the site's Achilles' heel. Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, he has frequently promoted the platform's Community Notes feature. Formerly known as Birdwatch and first launched in Jan. 2021, Community Notes allow users without policy violations who are accepted into the program to embed context on other users' tweets. In the past, the fea

How Car Wraps Actually Work


SlashGear / 12h
Car wraps can transform the look of your vehicle in a way that would be incredibly difficult (or flat-out impossible) if you decided to paint it.

Everything To Know About The Harley-Davidson Chopper From 'Pulp Fiction'


SlashGear / 12h
One of the Grace bikes from "Pulp Fiction" was put up for auction in November 2020 with a reserve price of $60,000.

Hate Speech Incidents Spike On Twitter After Musk's Takeover, Research Finds


SlashGear / 12h
After Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, and with mass layoffs affecting staff, it seems hate speech on the social media platform has increased substantially.

Disney Is Changing Actors' Ages – Here's How


SlashGear / 12h
Disney has been investing significantly in AI and neural networks as part of its artificial aging/de-aging, which has been used in several films and TV shows.

How To Enter Valve's Game Awards Steam Deck Giveaway


SlashGear / 12h
Valve is giving away over 100 Steam Decks over the course of The Game Awards ceremony, so you'll want to secure your spot in this massive sweepstakes.

Capital One Venture X Priority Pass Cards Losing Airport Restaurant Credits


View from the Wing / 12h
Capital One is eliminating non-lounge airport facilities from Venture X Priority Pass cards effective January 1, 2023. This follows a similar move by American Express in summer 2019 . As a result, Capital One Priority Pass cardholders will not longer be able to swipe their cards for $28 credits at participating restaurants. Chase, by contrast, will still cover restaurant swipes for their Sapphire

Security flaw in Florida tax website exposed filers' sensitive data


27Engadget / 12h
Some Florida residents may be keeping a close eye on their finances after a security incident. Researcher Kamran Mohsin tells TechCrunch that Florida's Department of Revenue website had a flaw that exposed hundreds of filers' bank account and Social Security numbers. Anyone who logged in to the state business tax registration site could see, modify and even delete personal data just by modifying

EPA Green-Lights Denver’s $700 Million Plan to Finally Remove Lead Pipes


76Gizmodo / 12h
The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved an almost $700 million plan to remove lead water pipes in the Denver, Colorado area. The agency has called the local water utility’s efforts an “example” to other utilities around the country looking to replace their old lead water lines, the Associated Press… Read more...

The 7 Deadly Sins of Holiday Gift-Giving


Lifehacker / 12h
It’s the beginning of December, and if you’re a thoughtful, prepared, caring person, congratulations: It’s your time to shine, buddy. But if you’re more like me—a selfish, very-last-minute, “gotta get moms something ” type—gift-giving season can be trying, stressful and cause extreme agita. But this year, let’s you and… Read more...

The Top Cities for Expats, Ranked


Gizmodo / 12h
If you’re itching to relocate for that digital nomad life, play, or just a change of scenery, you might want to check out what some expats are saying. The InterNation Index conducted a poll of nearly 12,000 expats earlier this year on their experiences living and working abroad. Read more...

So Many People Die at Motorcycle Rallies That Organ Donations Spike


100+Futurism / 12h
Huge motorcycle rallies may indeed be as dangerous as they look — but according to a new study, one biker's loss could be someone else's gain. The joint analysis undertaken by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital found that between the years 2005 and 2021, organ