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NASA's InSight Rover Tweets Us A Heartbreaking Goodbye
100SlashGear / 11h
The final photo from the NASA InSight Mars rover was sent this week — marking nearly two years of dedicated service in exploring the surface of the Red Planet.
Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found
12KBBC News - Technology / 4h
Elon Musk says he will resign as soon as he finds someone "foolish enough" to take over the job.
Elon Musk Says He Will Resign as Twitter CEO When He Finds Successor
19KNYT > Technology / 4h
Mr. Musk, who asked his Twitter followers on Sunday if he should step down as head of the service, will remain the company’s owner.
Microsoft-Activision deal: Gamers sue to stop merger
BBC News - Technology / 6min
Xbox maker faces lawsuit from10 gamers who say the multibillion dollar merger will harm competition.
Today's Wordle Answer #550 – December 21, 2022 Solution And Hints
SlashGear / 34min
With our first guess for today's Wordle puzzle, we eliminated three vowels in one go. We have some other hints and the answer if you need them, too.
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for December 21
Mashable / 42min
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
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for December 21
Mashable / 1h
It is Wednesday, my dudes, and there's a fresh Wordle ! And as always, we're here with some tips and hints to help you solve it. If you want to bypass the struggle, you can jump to the bottom of this article to get December 21's Wordle solution straight up. But if you prefer to work it out yourself, keep reading for a few clues, tips, and strategies to help you get there. SEE ALSO: Best 'Wordle'
Lionel Messi's Instagram post is the most liked thing on social media – ever
100+Mashable / 1h
Lionel Messi — also known as the Greatest of All Time — led Argentina to win the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year. Now, his Instagram post celebrating the team's historic win has broken records of its own. Messi's post, which includes a gallery of the footballer with the trophy and with his teammates, is now the most-liked Instagram post ever. Sitting at over 67.7 million likes at the time of wr
Gain access to over 1,800 courses on coding, web design, and more for under £100
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: The Ultimate Lifetime Bundle of StackSkills, Infosec4TC, and Stone Rive r is on sale for £93.23, saving you 99% on list price. You never stop learning. You may have finished school, but that just means you can decide what you learn from here on out. Want to learn guitar? What about coding or penetration testing? What you learn is up to you, but a great place to start would be the Ultimate
The best Garmin watch for every activity
Mashable / 1h
Is 2023 a case of new year, new you? There’s never a better time to get that fitness back on track. Even if this isn’t a new year, new you-type situation, and you’re already dedicated to health and fitness, there’s only one way to get it done: with the right smart tech. Hiring a personal trainer is excellent, of course, but the technology exists now to put a mini PT in your pocket — or even bette
Hulu's thrilling 'Big Bet' trailer weaves a cat-and-mouse game through casinos and crime
Mashable / 1h
Korean drama series Big Bet is coming to Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ globally, and the trailer promises quite the action-packed ride. As the title suggests, The Outlaws director Kang Yoon-Sung's show has a lot to do with casinos and life gambles. It's the tale of Cha Moosik (played by legendary Oldboy actor Choi Min-sik), a former English teacher and casino bar manager who flees to the Philippin
This keyboard has a screen underneath - and you might not be able to look away
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Computer mice brand Finalmouse is taking customization to an eccentric level by revealing a new keyboard with an interactable screen underneath a layer of transparent keys and switches. And the results are pretty striking. Customizing mechanical keyboards mostly comes down to changing the keys or picking out a new color pattern for the RGB LEDs. But with the Finalmouse Centerpiece, as it’s called
Elon Musk has again said he will step down as Twitter's CEO
Mashable / 3h
Elon Musk has again said he will resign from his position as Twitter’s CEO, reiterating an intention he already voiced over a month ago . The main difference is that now he can pretend the decision is due to the results of a Twitter poll. "I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!" Musk tweeted on Tuesday. "After that, I will just run the software & servers te
As expats fled China’s zero-COVID, this developer built a sci-fi game for NetEase
28TechCrunch / 3h
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreigners have been leaving China in droves to escape the country’s strict “zero-COVID” restrictions, which had limited people’s domestic and overseas travel for nearly three years until rules began to relax recently . So when NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China, said it had an expats-led studio working on a game out of Shanghai for t
Elon Says He'll Resign as Twitter CEO When He Finds a Successor 'Foolish Enough'
Gizmodo / 3h
Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday night that he would resign as the CEO of Twitter... if he could find someone “foolish enough” to be his successor. Read more...
Elon Musk says he'll step down as Twitter CEO, but won't sell the company
55Engadget / 4h
Elon Musk has said that he will step down as CEO of Twitter once a suitable replacement can be found. On Sunday he ran a poll asking if he should step down, and the Twitter using public overwhelmingly told him to go . He didn't immediately respond to the results of the poll, but by Tuesday he seemed to have accepted the will of the people, after originally suggesting that he might instead change
Netflix's 'JUNG_E' trailer teases dystopian sci-fi thrills from 'Train to Busan' director
100+Mashable / 4h
Train to Busan , Peninsula , and Hellbound 's Yeon Sang-ho is back and this time the South Korean director-writer is going full dystopian sci-fi thriller. Netflix dropped the trailer for Yeon's latest, JUNG_E , an original for the streaming service set in a post-apocalyptic 22nd century — and the whole thing looks like a corporate ad for the fictional facility featured in the film. An AI research
Sam Bankman-Fried Said to Be in Talks With Prosecutors Over Bail Deal
38NYT > Technology / 4h
Lawyers for the FTX founder are in talks about a deal that could allow him to be released on bail when he is extradited to the United States on fraud charges.
Whirlwind gay romance 'Of An Age' has a truly moving trailer
29Mashable / 4h
If you can get through the trailer for Of An Age without misting up, well done you. The film is the latest from Macedonian Australian director Goran Stolevski, whose brutal, brilliant, witchy movie You Won't Be Alone was one of the best horror films of 2022 . Suffice to say, his next endeavour is a major pivot, writing, directing, and editing a whirlwind gay romance drama and coming-of-age tale.
The Gaming Shelf Returns to Middle-earth
Gizmodo / 6h
Sure the holiday season can be a little stressful, but the best way to break up that weird family energy is to play a fun tabletop game ! Don’t make the same mistake I did when introducing my parents to Dungeons & Dragons , which was giving them opportunities to flirt with each other during the game. It was deeply… Read more...
'Black Adam 2' is the latest DC superhero film to be taken off the schedule
27Mashable / 6h
Dwayne Johnson announced that Black Adam 2 won't be going ahead any time soon, becoming the latest casualty of the DC Studios shakeup led by James Gunn and Peter Safran. This news follows Henry Cavill's exit from the role of Superman last week, and the cancellation of Wonder Woman 3 the week before. At this point, it may be safest to assume most previously planned DC films aren't proceeding unles
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to extradition to the US
25Engadget / 6h
When the Bahamas Attorney General's office announced that it had arrested former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried , it noted that the former FTX CEO was likely to be extradited at the request of the United States. Just over a week later, that prediction has come true: Bankman-Fried signed extradition papers on Tuesday afternoon. According to an unsealed indictment , Bankman-Fried is facing 8 counts of c
This autonomous ornithopter lands and perches on a single claw
29TechCrunch / 6h
Isn’t it wonderful that there are researchers out there whose job is quite simply to make a robotic bird? That’s certainly the goal of this lab, whose flapping-wing drone, or ornithopter, has now been equipped with a grasping claw to let it take a rest on a nearby branch or perhaps even a finger — a capability that could make it a much more practical tool. There’s a good reason flight evolved ove
I Have So Many Questions About Avatar's 12 Days of Christmas
Gizmodo / 6h
It’s nearly Christmas, but there is another important holiday season upon us: Avatar: The Way of Water release season, and you bet some genius in marketing decided to smash these two things together in unholy matrimony. But in doing so, they have opened a very different kind of Pandora’s box than presumably whatever… Read more...
Sequoia’s Carl Eschenbach, who led deals for Zoom and Snowflake, to run Workday as co-CEO
92TechCrunch / 7h
Carl Eschenbach, a longtime enterprise software executive who joined Sequoia Capital in 2016 and went on to lead a number of lucrative deals for the venture firm, is going back to an operating role. As the new co-CEO of Workday, Eschenbach will co-lead the enterprise cloud applications giant with its co-CEO, cofounder and company chair Aneel Bhusri, until 2024, at which point Eschenbach will take
The EU is investigating Broadcom's $61 billion deal to buy VMware
Engadget / 7h
The European Union plans to carry out a full-scale investigation of Broadcom's $61 billion bid to buy VMware. Following a preliminary probe, the European Commission, the bloc's executive branch, announced on Tuesday it believes the proposed acquisition may allow Broadcom to "restrict competition" in the markets for network interface cards, fiber channel host-bus adapters and storage adapters. Spe
Mastodon has gained millions of new users since Elon Musk bought Twitter
32Mashable / 7h
It appears that a Twitter alternative has officially broken out from the pack. According to an update from Mastodon , the decentralized, open-source Twitter alternative has been gaining traction fast ever since Twitter was taken over by its new owner, Elon Musk. "Mastodon has recently exploded in popularity, jumping from approx. 300K monthly active users to 2.5M between the months of October and
Fans of Kids-Who-Kill Horror, Rejoice: There's Something Wrong With the Children
Gizmodo / 7h
Have you checked the children? That decades-old horror-movie question reverberates in There’s Something Wrong With the Children , a title that’s both literal and ominous. What’s wrong with them , exactly? How did they get that way? And is there any hope of making them right again? The new trailer doesn’t tell us much in… Read more...
Comcast agents mistakenly reject some poor people who qualify for free Internet
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge / Comcast's xFi Advanced Gateway. (credit: Getty Images | Jeff Fusco ) People with low incomes can get free Internet service through Comcast and a government program, but signing up is sometimes harder than it should be because of confusion within Comcast's customer service department. Massachusetts resident Tonia Williams qualified for the US government's Affordable Connectivity Program
Man simulates time travel thanks to Stable Diffusion image synthesis
45Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a fictional time traveler named Stelfie during the construction of the pyramids. (credit: StelfieTT ) Throughout December, a social media user known as Stelfie the Time Traveller has been crafting a time-hopping travelogue using generative AI. Thanks to Stable Diffusion and fine-tuning, an anonymous artist has created a fictional photorealistic character that he
Study: 2017 rise in teen suicide rates due to seasonal shifts, not 13 Reasons Why
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge / Katherine Langford starred as Hannah Baker, a teen who dies by suicide, in the controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why . (credit: Netflix) The controversial 2017 Netflix series 13 Reasons Why sparked years of contradictory academic studies on whether the show sparked a rise in teen suicides (suicide contagion, or copycat suicides ). Some showed negative impacts, while others found b
Kremlin-backed hackers targeted a “large” petroleum refinery in a NATO nation
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46Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge / Fawley Oil Refinery on a bright day. (credit: Getty Images) One of the Kremlin’s most active hacking groups targeting Ukraine recently tried to hack a large petroleum refining company located in a NATO country. The attack is a sign that the group is expanding its intelligence gathering as Russia’s invasion of its neighboring country continues. The attempted hacking occurred on August 30
Raspberry Pi 5 not arriving in 2023 as company hopes for a “recovery year”
100+Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton said in a recent interview that next year is a time for Raspberry Pi, and the whole industry, to recover from the supply chain problems of the past two years. (credit: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for TechCrunch) Few who have tried to buy a Raspberry Pi in the last year may be shocked, but Raspberry Pi's CEO has an update on the next Raspberry Pi model: it's not arrivin
How To Connect Apple AirPods To A Chromebook
SlashGear / 7h
Once you have sorted your Bluetooth connection, you can use pretty much all the AirPods with a Chromebook.
The 5 Most Expensive Cars In Joe Rogan's Collection
SlashGear / 7h
Joe Rogan loves cars, even though he evidently doesn't know "all the ins and outs" of how they actually work.
8 Of The Coolest Porsches Jerry Seinfeld Has (Or Had) In His Collection
SlashGear / 7h
Jerry Seinfeld is a noted Porsche collector, and his collection has had some exquisite examples through the years. We have eight of our favorites.
Daily Crunch: New Point-E AI allows users to generate 3D objects from detailed text prompts
49TechCrunch / 7h
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 been working on a series of gift guides over the past month or so. Today, Devin ’s guide to gaming headphones is up! If you missed any of our gift guides, here’s our full set of them so far! Our favorite gift would be “more hours in the day” and “a week of sl
Should you change your travel plans? ‘Bomb cyclone’ storm threatens Christmas travel
28The Points Guy / 7h
How early should you get to the airport? It’s a question most travelers know to ask during busy holiday travel periods. Throngs of travelers, long check-in queues, jam-packed roadways and snaking security lines are among the reasons holiday flyers should give themselves and extra hour or two to get to their gate. This Christmas, however, travelers may want to consider heading to the airport not j
Apple TV Could Finally Come to Android Smartphones
Gizmodo / 8h
2022 might be about to take its bow, but the tech rumor mill is still churning. The latest mongering centers around Apple TV and its near arrival on the Android platform. Read more...
The Rock Says James Gunn Pinky Promised Him Black Adam Will Return at Some Point
96Gizmodo / 8h
In yet another bit of mess to add to the Black Adam damage control —which so far has included the actual box office tally, Henry Cavill’s bait-and-switch Superman exit, and Black Adam being kind of a mess—Dwayne Johnson has just tweeted his response about the superhero’s future at Warner Bros. Read more...
Tesla stock plunges as investors fear Twitter dramas, loss of China sales
200+TechCrunch / 8h
Tesla shares fell 8.12% Tuesday after Wall Street downgraded price targets on the electric vehicle maker’s stock. Analysts fear that CEO Elon Musk is distracted by his hostile takeover and micromanagement of Twitter, and that China sales will be affected by the Chinese government allowing COVID-19 to spread after ending its stance on harsh restrictions. Tesla’s shares hit a more than two-year low
Delta will reportedly offer free WiFi starting next year
40Engadget / 8h
Delta Air Lines reportedly plans to offer free WiFi to all its passengers as soon as next year, according to the Wall Street Journal . The airline is already testing free wireless internet for members of its frequent-flier program, and it's expected to expand significantly through 2023. According to the report, Delta will start rolling out free WiFi “on a significant portion of its airplanes” bef
World’s largest cruise ship to have 2 new family-focused ‘neighborhoods,’ including bars and water slides
The Points Guy / 8h
Family-friendly bars, new eateries and redesigned attractions are just some of the offerings that will be part of two new neighborhoods on Royal Caribbean ‘s Icon of the Seas — the first vessel in the line’s Icon class and the next “world’s largest cruise ship.” The vessel, which debuts in January 2024, will take Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class neighborhood concept to another level by rearranging t
7 Last-Minute Gift Card Ideas (That Aren’t Amazon or Starbucks)
Lifehacker / 8h
It’s less than a week before Christmas, which marks the official start of “Amazon and Starbucks gift card” season. There’s nothing wrong with gift cards per se, but these two in particular are so commonly gifted that they practically scream “I panicked and got this at the last minute”—which is exactly what you don’t … Read more...
EU to probe $61B Broadcom-VMware deal over competition concerns
TechCrunch / 8h
When Broadcom announced it was spending an eye-popping $61 billion for VMware in May, it seemed only a matter of time before the deal caught the attention of regulators, especially in Europe and the U.K. And sure enough, this week the EU announced that it was officially investigating the deal . In an official statement, EU’s executive VP in charge of competition policy, Margrethe Vestager, expres
ZTE Nubia RedMagic 7S Pro Long-Term Review: Why I Keep Coming Back
SlashGear / 8h
The RedMagic 7S Pro is a gaming beast of a phone that's proven its ability to impress for the long haul -- but is it worth the cash, given the drawbacks?
Why America Banned The Toyota Sera
SlashGear / 8h
Toyota's unassuming little Sera was a sign of things to come, but it was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The USPS' Plan For EVs Is As Ambitious As It Is Weird-Looking
SlashGear / 8h
After drawing criticism for its initial fleet overhaul plans, the USPS is making an ambitious investment into NGDV EVs to reinvent its delivery fleet.
The 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V's 0-60 Time Is Blazing Fast For Such A Massive SUV
SlashGear / 8h
The speed at which the 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V accelerates may make you question your recent auto purchase in which you traded size for swiftness.
Shadow and Bone’s New Season Will Continue to Change the Story
83Gizmodo / 8h
In a new interview, Shadow and Bone showrunners Eric Heisserer and Daegan Fryklind have revealed some of the thought processes behind the second season’s adaptation hang-ups. It’s a complicated undertaking, since the show takes inspiration from not only Leigh Bardugo ’s original Shadow and Bone trilogy, but also the … Read more...
People Are Canceling Tesla Orders Because They're So Disgusted With Elon Musk
3KFuturism / 8h
Tanking the Brand It's not just Tesla investors who are at their wit's end with CEO Elon Musk, who has been making a huge mess of his Twitter takeover. Even the company's customers are becoming wary of association with the embattled billionaire, as CNET reports , by opting for a competitor or canceling their orders. "His personality is absolutely tanking the Tesla brand," a biotech exec whose Mod
When to Update a Tech Present Before Gifting It
Lifehacker / 8h
It’s a classic holiday scene: You unwrap a brand new game console, complete with all the games on your wishlist. After weeks of waiting, it’s time to sit back, cocoa in-hand, fire up the machine, and...wait for all of the updates to load. Maneuvering through setup screens and software updates is the worst part of… Read more...
How do pilots take off in a snowstorm?
200+The Points Guy / 8h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. It’s that time of the year again: Deep winter in the Northern Hemisphere means major airports face disruptions from snow, sleet and extreme weather. If you flew through New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in 2018, you might still have bad memories of the bomb cyclone that shut down the biggest gateway to the U.S. I
Documents Show Zuckerberg Once Considered Announcing They Were Investigating Cambridge Analytica
27Gizmodo / 8h
One question that has long lingered among those involved in Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal is: when did top company execs know about the UK company building psychological profiles of U.S. users, and why did they take so long to do something about it? Read more...
Manufacturing Giant 3M Says It Will Stop Making PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' by 2026
Gizmodo / 8h
Mega-manufacturer 3M, which makes everything from tape to medical masks to electronic components, said it will cease all production of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the end of 2025, in a press statement released Monday. The announcement follows multiple lawsuits and inquiries into pollution linked to… Read more...
Dozens of Former Twitter Employees File Complaint Alleging the Mass Layoffs 'Targeted Women'
56Gizmodo / 8h
Twitter received complaints on Tuesday from 100 former employees who accused the company of gender discrimination and illegal termination . The lawsuit was first filed earlier this month and addresses CEO Elon Musk’s decision to lay off over half the company . The lawsuit claims women were primarily targeted for layoffs… Read more...
Rocket Lab’s first mission from Virginia delayed until 2023
22TechCrunch / 9h
We’re going to have to wait a little longer for Rocket Lab’s American debut. The company, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, was due to launch a trio of satellites for radio-frequency analytics customer HawkEye 360 to orbit from the company’s new site at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. It would’ve marked the first time a Rocket Lab vehicle has taken off from U.S. soil. But t
Lionel Messi's World Cup celebration is now the most-liked post on Instagram
Engadget / 9h
Soccer megastar Lionel Messi finally secured the one prize that had eluded him during his illustrious career this weekend when Argentina won the World Cup. Afterward, the best player of the 21st century (yeah, I said it) added another record to his resume, as he now has the most-liked post on Instagram . Messi posted a slideshow of him and his teammates celebrating after winning the World Cup. At
NASA’s InSight mission is winding down — a look back at the Mars lander’s many accomplishments
TechCrunch / 9h
Another Mars robot is settling in for a long, long sleep. With dust caking its solar panels, InSight has been losing the ability to recharge for months — in the spring, it was operating at just one-tenth of its landing power. Now the thick layers of dust might have doomed InSight for good. NASA announced on December 19 that its InSight lander had not responded to communications from Earth, and “i
Stepping into Afrofuturism
31Gizmodo / 9h
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Researchers Want to Try Harvesting Fresh Water From Ocean Vapor
Gizmodo / 9h
When you think of getting freshwater from the ocean, you might imagine costly and environmentally damaging desalination plants. But one team of researchers thinks there could be a simpler strategy: collecting the water vapor that naturally occurs over the ocean’s surface. Read more...
Bob Dylan Says Music Is 'Too Smooth and Painless' in the Streaming Age
200+Gizmodo / 9h
Music industry legend Bob Dylan has some opinions on the boom in streaming services over the last few years. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal , the singer-songwriter shared his belief that the industry’s pivot to streaming has made music “toothless.” Read more...
The Best Gifts to Donate to Kids, According to Reddit
Lifehacker / 9h
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game—and never let the fear of donating the wrong thing keep you from giving generously whenever you can. Truly, when you’re giving from the heart, there is no “wrong” donation, but there are certainly some that are more useful than others, so if you’re… Read more...
Nations agree to preserve 30 percent of nature by 2030
29Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: The Burtons ) It was a wild year for the UN Biodiversity Conference, this year known as COP15. The international event brought delegates from more than 190 countries to Montreal to discuss the steps the world needs to take to safeguard its species and ecosystems. The conference was pushed back for two years due to the pandemic and had originally been slated to take place in Kunmi
Apple’s self-service repairs expand to desktops like iMac, Mac Studio
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Apple's Mac Studio desktop. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple's Self Service Repair program continues to roll out in new regions and to new products. Earlier this month, the program expanded from the United States to eight European countries . Now, US customers are gaining access to manuals and parts for new devices: Mac desktops. As reported first by Six Colors , the program has now be
Lenovo announces cheaper Mini LED monitors with 140 W power delivery
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Lenovo expects its new 31.5-inch Mini LED monitor to cost $1,599. (credit: Lenovo) Lenovo is preparing to release a pair of Mini LED monitors that are cheaper than its current Mini LED offering but don't skimp on features. The 4K USB-C displays offer up to a whopping 140 W over USB-C, the most extreme power-delivery spec we've ever seen a monitor claim. Both of the 27-inch ThinkVision P
Enhance freedom to creativity with the Wondershare Filmora 12 update
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
The number of professionals in influencer marketing and freelance videography has risen massively in recent years. To keep your audience happy within an increasingly saturated industry, putting out high-quality and unique content at a rapid speed is more important than ever. Say hi to Wondershare Filmora 12 ! What is Wondershare Filmora? Trusted by millions across the world, Wondershare is an ind
Psych: Turns Out USPS Will Start to Electrify Its Fleet After All
23Gizmodo / 9h
The United States Postal Service is being dragged kicking and screaming into an electric vehicle future. It only took a mass public outcry , lawsuits form 16 different states, and an impassioned plea from the president himself to get them there. Read more...
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Extreme polar cold is about to pummel the U.S. over the holidays
99Mashable / 9h
This holiday season, the Arctic is gifting big parts of the U.S. extremely frigid temperatures. The National Weather Service expects that giant swathes of the nation will experience freezing or dangerous conditions over the coming week, with some places seeing their coldest temperatures in decades. Overall, cold polar air will drop south into the Central U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 21 and continue dr
OpenAI releases Point-E, which is like DALL-E but for 3D modeling
200+Engadget / 9h
OpenAI, the Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence startup behind popular DALL-E text-to-image generator, announced on Tuesday the release of its newest picture-making machine POINT-E, which can produce 3D point clouds directly from text prompts. Whereas existing systems like Google's DreamFusion typically require multiple hours — and GPUs — to generate their images, Point-E only needs one GPU
Alaska Airlines launches an elite status fast track for members with expiring status
100The Points Guy / 9h
If you’re an Alaska MVP, MVP Gold or MVP 75K elite member and won’t requalify for your status by the end of the year, Alaska Airlines has your back. The Seattle-based carrier is giving its elite members a second chance to extend their current statuses through Dec. 31, 2023. Specifically, if you earn the following miles between Jan. 13 and April 13, Alaska will extend your 2022 status through the
Super Nintendo World set to open in February 2023 at Universal Studios Hollywood
500+The Points Guy / 9h
As Mario would say, “Here we go!” When Super Nintendo World opened at Universal Studios Japan in March 2021 , plans were already well underway to build similar parks in the U.S. at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort . Unfortunately for stateside fans who were chomping at the bit to enter the world of Mario, Luigi and the gang, there was no concrete timeline for when tho
The ultimate guide to getting upgraded on Delta
500+The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note : This post has been updated with the latest information. Delta Medallion elite status has plenty of perks, including same-day confirmed changes, international lounge access and Choice Benefits . Still, one perk sits above all others when it comes to chasing status: the allure of a free seat upgrade. There’s nothing quite as magical as paying for one class of service and being upgra
4 ways to manage your spending on multiple credit card accounts
32The Points Guy / 9h
Credit cards can be powerful financial tools. When you use them wisely, your credit cards can protect you from fraud, earn you valuable rewards like cash back and points toward travel and help you build a good credit score over time. On the other hand, if you don’t responsibly manage your cards, bad financial habits could hurt you. It goes without saying that you need to pay your credit card bill
Winter is here: Your flight is canceled or delayed – here’s what you should do next
3KThe Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Snow, ice, frigid temperatures: In case you missed the memo or are happily tucked into the tropics, winter has arrived in a big way across the United States. With that comes the possibility of weather-related delays and cancellations. Snow in ski areas around the U.S. is good news. However, for anyone trying to get h
Sam Bankman-Fried Caught Either Sleeping or Resting His Eyes in Court
83Futurism / 9h
Zzzzzzzzzzz For most, sitting in a Bahamian courtroom, during your own extradition trial , might not feel like the best time to get a lil' shut eye. But sleep is important, and Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX currently facing US criminal charges , has been using the weeks since FTX's collapse to get more rest than he's reportedly had in a while. Case
There's another malicious PyPl package - this one stealing data from developers
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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Criminals have been found impersonating a well-known cybersecurity firm in an attempt to steal data from software developers, researchers have found. Researchers from ReversingLabs recently discovered a malicious Python package on PyPI called “SentinelOne”. Named after a known cybersecurity company from the United States, the package pretends to be a legitimate SDK client allowing easy access to
Cheryl Blossom's Creepy Doll Brother Will Be Played By an Actual Human in Riverdale's Final Season
Gizmodo / 9h
Riverdale might be coming to an end, but do not worry, fans of CW-affiliated chaos and whoopee caps: if you thought the show might somehow get less batshit in its final season, you’re in luck. Also, there was already time-travel involved , how did you think they were gonna tone it down? Read more...
The cast of 'Puss in Boots' plays Last Wishes
Mashable / 9h
Antonio Banderas and the "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" cast reveal what their last wishes would be from their last meals to how they would like to be remembered. The film in theaters 12/21.
PlayStation 5 Controllers Are at Their Lowest-Ever Price Right Now
Lifehacker / 10h
PlayStation 5 DualSense wireless controllers are selling for $50 right now at Walmart, and it’s the lowest price since their release. If you’re the only PS5 player in your family, consider this your Christmas present for yourself. You deserve it. Read more...
More investors, more problems
32TechCrunch / 10h
Amid 2021’s record-breaking funding activity, it wasn’t uncommon to see startups raise rounds composed of numerous small checks from a large number of firms and angel investors. But now that said companies are looking to raise extension financing, they’re realizing that more investors doesn’t always mean more future money. Last year, FOMO was running high, and investors were doing seemingly every
FTC puts Zuckerberg on the stand over Meta’s plan to acquire Within
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Tuesday in a hearing about Meta’s acquisition of Within , the VR company that makes the fitness app Supernatural. In July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Meta in an attempt to block the deal , which the government agency alleges is anti-competitive. The hearing comes at a tenuous time in Meta’s corporate history. As Meta struggles to
The Drop Sense75 is not the keyboard you’ve been waiting for
TechCrunch / 10h
In August, Drop announced its first new in-house mechanical keyboard in quite a while: the 75% Drop Sense75 . On paper, the $349 gasket-mount keyboard looked like a winner , with an understated but classy design, Drop’s DCX keycaps, in-house stabilizers and its Holy Panda X tactile switches. The final result is a bit of a disappointment, though. Early reviews of the prototypes that Drop sent out
Oregon Votes To Phase Out Gas Powered Passenger Cars by 2035
40Gizmodo / 10h
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality approved a rule on Monday that will ban the sale of new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. Read more...
Apple adds M1 Mac desktops and Studio Display to the Self Service Repair program
Engadget / 10h
Apple has expanded its self-repair program once again. As noted by Six Colors and The Verge , folks in the US can now try to fix issues with the M1 iMac , M1 Mac mini, Mac Studio and Apple Studio Display themselves with genuine parts, repair manuals and tools. The self-repair program is designed for those who have the time, patience, skills and confidence to carry out fixes at home, rather than t
How Long Does It Take To Charge A Tesla Model X?
SlashGear / 10h
Teslas have a wide-ranging network of superchargers that will get you back on the road in short order, but is that the best way to charge? We have the answer.
Does The Ford Raptor R Need Almost 1,000 Horsepower? Hennessy Says Yes
SlashGear / 10h
Hennessey, the noted purveyor of all things fast and Ford, took one look at the Raptor R pick-up truck and decided that it wasn't crazy enough.
The Panoz Esperante Is The Underrated American Sports Car Everyone Forgot Existed
SlashGear / 10h
Panoz was a bespoke American automaker that made some incredible sports cars, including the Panoz Esperante, despite their low sales and relative obscurity.
Here's What Make Supernovae The Most Intense Explosions In The Universe
SlashGear / 10h
When a star goes supernova, it can outshine an entire galaxy of billions of stars for months and birth a black hole in the process. What makes them so powerful?
Congress attempts to ban TikTok on government devices as part of $1.7 trillion spending bill
Engadget / 10h
After obtaining Senate approval last week , the No TikTok on Government Devices Act could become law thanks to the $1.7 trillion spending bill federal lawmakers unveiled early Tuesday morning. In addition to allocating more funding for Ukraine and earmarking $40 billion for natural disaster recovery efforts across the US, the sprawling 4,155-page bill includes provisions that would prohibit the u
Wow: JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System Was Hacked In For-Profit Scheme
One Mile at a Time / 10h
Two men have been arrested for conspiring with Russian nationals to hack the taxi dispatch system at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK). This is sort of fascinating… Hackers charged taxi drivers for cutting line Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John Gay, the Inspector General of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, have just an
Baby With Heart Defect 'Probably Saved' by Experimental Stem Cell Injection
Gizmodo / 10h
Doctors in the UK say they’ve developed stem cell-based patches that should more effectively repair heart defects in babies. An earlier version of the experimental treatment has seemingly already saved one infant’s life, and the team plans to start clinical trials of the technology soon. Read more...
14 of the Best Wordle Variants of 2022
Lifehacker / 10h
We all fell in love with Wordle this year, and by “we” I mean all of us nerds who have five minutes to kill over coffee each morning and choose to do so with a word game. I’ve personally spent most of the year perfecting my Wordle strategy , and finding alternative games to occupy me once I’ve completed that day’s… Read more...
James Cameron Says 'Thorough Forensic Analysis' Proves Jack's Titanic Death Was Inevitable
100+Gizmodo / 10h
James Cameron, the director of the critically acclaimed 1997 film Titanic, is putting the 25-year floating door debate to rest. Cameron has stated that he has conducted a study to unequivocally prove that both Jack (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (played by Kate Winslet) could not have survived in the frigid… Read more...
MSG defends using facial recognition to kick lawyer out of Rockettes show
100+Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Steve Zak Photography / Contributor | Getty Images North America ) When Kelly Conlon joined her daughter’s Girl Scout troop for a fun outing to see the Rockettes perform their Christmas Spectacular show at Radio City Music Hall in New York, she had no idea she would end up booted from the show once she entered the building. Security stopped Conlon, NBC New York reported , because
Framework, Noctua, and other brands add official 3D models to Printables
21Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Printables is aiming to build a one-stop site for 3D-printed parts and accessories from brands like Noctua. (credit: Printables.com) A number of device and accessory brands—including Adafruit, Framework Computer, Noctua, and Raspberry Pi—have started sharing free official 3D-printable models of parts, accessories, and mods on Printables, kicking off what the site hopes is a general tren
NASA Study Reveals Strange Temperature Patterns in Jupiter's Atmosphere
Gizmodo / 10h
A four-decade-long study documenting temperatures in Jupiter’s atmosphere using NASA spacecraft has revealed unexpected behavior in the gas giant’s weather over time. NASA says the study is the longest ever to track temperatures in Jupiter’s troposphere. Read more...
Two Men Allegedly Hacked the Ring Cameras at a Dozen Homes and Swatted the Residents
300+Gizmodo / 10h
Two men have been charged with hacking into at least a dozen Amazon Ring cameras across the country, swatting the owners, and streaming the aftermath. Read more...
Ubisoft explains how Stadia users can get free PC copies of games
22Engadget / 10h
After Google announced Stadia's shutdown earlier this year, Ubisoft said it would help users transfer their purchases to PC . We got more detail today, as the publisher says it will provide free PC versions of all Ubisoft games bought on Stadia. The publisher also has other perks to make the transition as smooth as possible for jilted users of Google's platform. Anyone who bought Ubisoft games on
This critical Windows security flaw could be as serious as WannaCry, experts claim
System Information Discovery (Enterprise T1082)•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A vulnerability more serious than EternalBlue was sitting in Windows for some time, before being finally discovered and patched, experts have revealed. For those with shorter memory, EternalBlue was an NSA-built zero-day for Windows which gave birth to WannaCry , possibly the most devastating global ransomware threat to ever emerge. Researchers from IBM, which discovered the flaw, said that it wa
Scientists Propose Method for Detecting Alien Warp Drive Activity
300+Futurism / 10h
A team of scientists has proposed that we could use existing Earth-based observatories to hunt for advanced alien life forms by seeking out the activity of their hypothetical warp drives. In a recent paper , which according to Universe Today is scheduled to be published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , the team of researchers from UCLA, Carnegie Mellon and elsewhere argu
The Best and Most Memorable TV Moments of 2022
35Gizmodo / 10h
io9 inhaled a lot of TV this year . We do it for work, we do it for fun, we do it when we really should be sleeping. We’ll be getting into our favorite shows of the year next week, but today we’re celebrating the individual moments that stood out: big twists, shocking reveals, notable brawls, character revelations, and… Read more...
How to get your Instagram back after a hack
Mashable / 10h
It seems like every time you log onto Instagram , multiple friends have had to make the ever-feared forced post: "I was hacked, please don't click the link that I apparently DM'd everyone with for free Ray-Bans." It's a fairly common occurrence: About 13 of every 100 Americans have been hacked on Instagram, according to NordVPN . There are, of course, preventative measures you can take to avoid a
6 Ways To Save Money On Inflight Wi-Fi
One Mile at a Time / 10h
Inflight Wi-Fi has come a long way over the past several years. Back in the day inflight Wi-Fi was the exception rather than the norm, though things have changed significantly. Not only have we seen inflight Wi-Fi availability increase significantly, but speeds have also been greatly improved. Many of us can now be as productive in the air as on the ground (which is one of the reasons I value fly
Apple Will Let You Repair Your Own Desktop Mac
How-To Geek / 11h
Apple’s self-repair program launched earlier this year, but so far, you could only really repair iPhones with it. It was recently extended to Macs, and now, more of Apple’s computers are joining the fray. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Why I Love the Phone Signal Booster in My Truck
How-To Geek / 11h
If you’ve ever seen an ad for a signal booster, your first question is probably, “do cell phone signal boosters work?” After wondering the same thing for a few years, I recently put one in my truck, and here’s why I absolutely love it. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
New Philip Hue Scene Helps Keep Your Circadian Rhythm in Check
How-To Geek / 11h
Rolling out now, the new Philips Hue “Natural Light” scene automatically changes the color temperature of your lights throughout the day. The goal is to help users tap into their circadian rhythm by slowly transitioning from cool blue-ish light to warmer orange-ish light, similar to how natural sunlight works outdoors. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Plan Your 2023 Travel Around These Long Weekends
Lifehacker / 11h
As one year end and a new one begins, there’s always the resolution to vaguely “travel more.” I’ve never known anyone to resolve to “travel less,” but when it comes to sticking to your resolutions —including those related to travel—specificity is key. If you’re going to “travel more,” you need to plan ahead now and… Read more...
Cruise soft-launches robotaxi rides in Phoenix and Austin
42TechCrunch / 11h
Cruise has soft-launched its fully driverless robotaxi service in Austin. Texas and near Phoenix, Arizona, making its own deadline to enter two new markets before the end of 2022. The GM-backed company has until now only operated its ridehail service in San Francisco, where it launched a fully driverless commercial service over the summer. “In both Phoenix and Austin we completed our first paid r
Settings On Your Nintendo Switch That Are Ruining Your Experience
SlashGear / 11h
Either you've had your Nintendo Switch for a while or you just got one as a gift for Christmas from Santa -- either way, it's time to change some settings.
NASA's InSight lander says goodbye from Mars
200+Engadget / 11h
This is likely the final photo that NASA's Mars InSight lander will ever send back to Earth. The robot has been snapping pics and gathering data about the Martian environment since landing on the planet in November 2018 — and it's been steadily accumulating dust on its solar panels that entire time. As NASA predicted earlier this year, the layer of debris has finally become too thick for the sola
TikTok will now explain the magic behind your FYP
Mashable / 11h
TikTok is rolling out a new feature that will tell users why a video on their For You Page is recommended for them. "Our system recommends content by ranking videos based on a combination of factors based on your activity on our app, which includes adjusting for things you indicate you're not interested in," according to a TikTok blog post . "Our goal is to serve a range of relevant and entertain
5 Smart Speakers You Can Buy Now for Under $100
Lifehacker / 11h
Smart speakers make a great gift for tech savvy folks who love to control all of their smart devices via voice commands. They’re also great for people who keep asking you questions; you keep telling them to “Google it,” but they never do. If either of those describes someone on your shopping list, you have a few… Read more...
19 states choke TikTok on gov’t devices; feds push for nationwide restrictions
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Europe ) In the past two weeks, United States lawmakers have increasingly restricted access to China-owned TikTok on government-managed devices. TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world. Most recently, state agencies in Louisiana and West Virginia yesterday implemented new bans to prevent TikTok from tracking government employees or
The New Head Of The United Airlines Pilots Union Must Resign Immediately
22View from the Wing / 11h
The Air Line Pilots Association negotiated a new contract with the airline. Seeing pilots at other airlines getting more than they had negotiated they ripped up the agreement rather than sending it to their members. And many United pilots now want a fight with the airline. But just-elected Captain Neil Swindells is the wrong person to lead them, because he cannot represent the full membership of
WhatsApp Will Now Let You Undo 'Delete for Me' to Save You From Embarrassment
29Gizmodo / 11h
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that lets you undo a majorly awkward move in the group chat. The popular messaging app now allows you to undo the “Delete for Me” option incase you’ve accidentally deleted a message for yourself when you really meant to delete it for everyone else. Read more...
The best books that venture capitalists read in 2022
TechCrunch / 11h
Ah, the end of the year. The perfect time to settle into the couch in a food coma and read. In honor of our love of reading and the fact that giving books as gifts is a cliche for a reason — people love it! — TechCrunch has compiled several lists of great reads for you. We started with a series of recommendations from TechCrunch staff . But we know that you want more perspectives, so your friends
Ukraine lines up 10,000 more Starlink terminals as funding issues are ‘resolved’
40TechCrunch / 11h
The knotty issue of how Ukraine’s now-critical Starlink satellite internet should be paid for has been at least temporarily resolved, according to the country’s minister for digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov. It appears that a few European Union nations have decided it’s in everyone’s interest to keep the country online as the Russian invasion persists. In October it was revealed that apar
An algorithm can use WiFi signal changes to help identify breathing issues
30Engadget / 11h
National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) researchers have developed a way to monitor breathing based on tiny changes in WiFi signals. They say their BreatheSmart deep-learning algorithm could help detect if someone in the household is having breathing issues. WiFi signals are almost ubiquitous. They bounce off of and pass through surfaces as they try to link devices with routers. B
Binance Tries to Replace FTX’s Efforts in Fronting Crypto Regulation
32Gizmodo / 11h
Binance and its execs have routinely said they won’t follow in the footsteps of Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraudulent crypto empire, but they sure are taking plays straight out of the failed crypto founder’s playbook. Read more...
Dolphins May Get Alzheimer's Disease, Too
57Gizmodo / 11h
A new study suggests dolphins can suffer from some of the same brain ailments as humans. Scientists in Scotland say they’ve found evidence across three species of dolphins that their brains can develop the classic markers of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings could help explain why dolphins regularly become stranded on… Read more...
The Terminator Franchise Might Be Back, Again, According to James Cameron
200+Gizmodo / 11h
When the Terminator said “I’ll be back,” he really, truly meant it. The Terminator franchise has been rebooted more times than you probably even remember. Not counting Terminator 3 , which itself came out over a decade after the legendary second film , Hollywood has tried to bring the franchise back with three separate … Read more...
The Easiest Way to Actually Quit a Mac App
23Lifehacker / 11h
When you’re moving from Windows to Mac , it’s a challenge to get used to macOS’s way of quitting apps. On Windows, you click the red X button in the window to quit most apps. On your Mac, it’s a crapshoot. The red X may close the app, but it could also just close the window, leaving the app running in the background.… Read more...
Google's data center water usage is revealed - and it's a lot
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Google used over four billion gallons of water in its data centers around the world in 2021, with 3.3 billion of those being in the US and 971 million the rest of the world, new figures have revealed. The figures came to light after media outlet The Oregonian challenged the city of The Dalles, Oregon to reveal how much water a Google data center in the region consumed. The legal dispute rattled o
The Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2022
55Gizmodo / 11h
Compiling a list of the top archaeological finds in a given year is always a weird exercise in time dilation. I’m tasked with revisiting past lives through the art, shipwrecks, and bones left behind. Some items on this list were lost for merely a century; others for millennia. No matter how old they are, though,… Read more...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's New Poster Has Even More Spider-Heroes
22Gizmodo / 11h
Last week’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer gave us a whole multiversal nexus of Spider-heroes to freak out about , both new designs and familiar looks . How could there possibly be even more? Well, the movie’s gorgeous new poster managed to get some in. Read more...
Russia Finds Hole in Spacecraft Docked to International Space Station
30Futurism / 11h
Sprung a Leak A Russian Soyuz spacecraft, currently docked to the International Space Station and tentatively scheduled to return three astronauts to Earth, sprung a leak last week and sprayed a massive mist of coolant into outer space. The incident forced officials at Russia's space agency Roscosmos to look for ways to cool the capsule, which reportedly heated up to a sweltering 122 degrees Fahr
19 Things I Love About The Capital One Venture X Card
28View from the Wing / 11h
There’s no question that Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the most exciting premium rewards card of the last couple of years. It has a huge up front bonus offer, strong points-earning, airport lounge access and a host of premium benefits. And Capital One tells me the limited-time introductory offer for this card ends March 14 . Here are the 19 things I’m loving about the Capital One V
Mark Zuckerberg Testifies About Meta’s Virtual Reality Ambitions
57NYT > Technology / 11h
Meta’s chief executive made a rare court appearance as the Federal Trade Commission tries to block his company’s purchase of the virtual reality start-up Within.
Bans on TikTok Gain Momentum in Washington and States
1KNYT > Technology / 11h
At least 14 states have passed bans on the service on government-issued devices in recent weeks. And Congress appears poised to pass a similar prohibition for federal workers.
Capital One Venture X Card 75K Bonus Miles Offer
500+One Mile at a Time / 12h
Link: Apply now for the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card The Capital One Venture X Credit Card is Capital One’s ultra-premium credit card, which entered the market in late 2021. It’s not often I give advice this generalized, but I think just about everyone looking to earn travel rewards should pick up this card, as it’s almost too good to be true . I wanted to take an updated look at the
SEC deposition shows Zuckerberg misled Congress about Cambridge Analytica timeline
88Engadget / 12h
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg misled Congress and the American public about how early he knew about the threat Cambridge Analytica posed to Facebook user privacy, according to a newly published US Securities and Exchange Commission document . The sworn deposition was obtained by Zamaan Qureshi , a policy advisor with the Real Facebook Oversight Board . On February 19th, 2019, Zuckerberg told the SEC h
The deep sea is an unexpected, but at-risk, trove of biodiversity
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Cultura RF/Alexander Semenov ) In the past, scientists thought of the deep ocean as a cold, dead place. While the region—generally considered to be everything between 200 and 11,000 meters in depth—is undoubtedly cold, it actually holds unexpected biodiversity. “Back in the 1970s, there was this myth of the deep sea as this empty desert wasteland with nothing alive. For many year
It might be time for Apple to throw in the towel on the Mac Pro
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Apple's 2019 Mac Pro, a trypophobe's nightmare. (credit: Apple) The Mac Pro is one of the few remaining Intel Macs with no Apple Silicon replacement ready to go, even though we're a little past the two-year deadline that CEO Tim Cook originally set for the transition in summer 2020 (and to be fair, it has been a hard-to-predict couple of years). Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Appl
Lenovo updates ThinkPad laptops with fresh CPUs, recycled metals
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge Today, Lenovo announced upcoming updates to its ThinkPad X1 lineup, including the flagship ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Lenovo's 2023 ThinkPad X1 Carbon, X1 Yoga, and X1 Nano will all get new Intel CPU processors and use recycled materials for the first time. According to Lenovo's announcement, the 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11, 13-inch ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8, and 13-inch ThinkPad Nano Gen 3 w
Sharing your Netflix, Prime Video or Disney Plus password could make you a criminal
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Password sharing on streaming services is nothing new, and Netflix’s attempts to limit the practice in recent months are well-documented. Now, though, new piracy guidance issued by the British government suggests anyone sharing passwords in the UK could be in breach of copyright law – and even face criminal charges for fraud. As first reported by TorrentFreak , Britain’s Intellectual Property Off
This pilotless VTOL took its first hydrogen-fueled test drive
Mashable / 12h
Australian researchers are substituting traditional electric batteries for compressed and liquid hydrogen in long-range drones. These new fuel cells are lighter, and can go farther than conventional electric power, giving their unmanned drones a range of over 500 miles with just 55 pounds of hydrogen on board.
The Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions Lego set brings a fun, digital aspect to a classic toy
Mashable / 12h
There are four children in our home ranging in age from 10 to almost 17, three girls and one boy, and all four of them still love to play with Lego bricks. In fact, every year for Christmas, they all ask for a Lego set so that at some point during the day they can build the sets together. It is a tradition we have all grown to love on Christmas day. And the great thing about Lego is that you can
The latest AI butler bot can cross intersections and use elevators
Mashable / 12h
The Cubot ONE robot is a huge advancement in assistive robot technology, allowing it to coordinate with multiple other robots, as well as tackle obstacles, rough terrain, elevators, and even signaled intersections. Although it isn’t the first autonomous mobile robot, this field have been rapidly improving.
Bans on TikTok Gain Momentum in Washington and States
1KNYT > Technology / 12h
At least 14 states have passed bans on the service on government-issued devices in recent weeks. And Congress appears poised to pass a similar prohibition for federal workers.
Fight the Winter Doldrums With These Fruity Pickles
Lifehacker / 12h
Pickling is an ancient art of preservation. Without it, many of our ancestors would’ve died of starvation or malnutrition, especially in the dead of winter. That’s particularly true in the Baltics where freezing temperatures wreak havoc on the soil and vegetation as early as November. So it’s no surprise that some of… Read more...
We Surveyed Gearheads To See Which Of Jay Leno's Cars They Would Own – Here's What They Chose
SlashGear / 12h
Jay Leno's collection of automobiles is renowned for its sheer size and variety. Among SlashGear readers, here were the top picks if they could choose one car.
The 10 Best Kawasaki Motorcycles Ever Made
SlashGear / 12h
The fastest motorcycle in production today is just one of the top-tier machines in our list of the 10 best Kawasaki motorcycles ever made.
Get the Logitech StreamCam for $70 off Today
How-To Geek / 12h
The Logitech StreamCam is one of the best webcams around, but at an original MSRP of $169.99, it was too expensive for what it offers. Now it’s on sale for a much more competitive $99.99, a 41% discount. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Magic Eden exec sees NFT gaming like the ‘early days of mobile gaming’
35TechCrunch / 12h
Blockchain games have grown exponentially over the past year as a new and innovative alternative to the traditional gaming world. While the two areas have been widely separated, some market players see an integrated future. “I was around in the very early days of mobile gaming, right after the iPhone came out, the App Store came out,” Chris Akhavan, chief gaming officer at NFT marketplace Magic E
Bird tanks on word that a Canadian company is saving its bacon
100+TechCrunch / 12h
Scooter company Bird is certainly down, but it’s not yet out. The five-year-old firm says that it and Bird Canada — a separate, private company that licenses Bird’s software and name — will merge “as soon as possible,” with an “estimated total of $32 million in new financing” from Bird Canada’s investors, “$4 million of which has already been funded.” The merger news follows a rough year for Bird
Senator Introduces Bill That Would Effectively Make Porn Illegal
90Futurism / 12h
Porn Ban A Utah Republican is clearly having a normal one with his introduction of a new bill that would essentially ban internet porn in the United States. In a white paper explainer , the office of Sen. Mike Lee from Utah describes the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) as a bill that would create a "national definition of obscenity." It would also make it illegal to transmit material r
Irwin Lebow’s rosemary challah
MIT Technology Review / 12h
In 1992, Irwin Lebow ’48, PhD ’51, submitted this recipe to Moment Magazine’s Ultimate Challah Contest. The judges named it the top recipe in the non-traditional challah category. Lebow called it a liberal adaptation of a recipe by Ruth Brooks in Food for Thought (Sisterhood of Temple Emunah, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1972). Moment called it “A light, exotically flavored, delicious-tasting loaf.”
ChatGPT is being used to create malicious emails and code
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
ChatGPT, the chatbot from Open AI that’s been causing a lot of excitement in recent months, can be used to create malicious Excel files, as well as convincing phishing emails to go along with the malware , experts have claimed. The tool can also be used to refine existing phishing emails and make the infection chain easier. This is the warning given out by cybersecurity researchers Check Point Re
Daredevil's Charlie Cox Politely Asks Angry Fans to Be Angry Elsewhere
2KGizmodo / 12h
It doesn’t seem to take much to uphold Charlie Cox ’s good-guy reputation, and when Digital Spy asked Cox what he made of people getting upset over the “walk of shame” that Daredevil did the morning after having a really great night with She-Hulk , he said, very kindly, “If She-Hulk’s not your thing, then don’t watch… Read more...
Amazon adds free music videos, viral videos and more ad-supported content to Fire TV
22TechCrunch / 12h
Amazon has announced that Fire TV users in the U.S. can now watch tens of thousands of music videos from major and independent labels for free. No downloads, fees or subscriptions are required to watch the music videos. The ad-supported music videos will be available from artists on the Billboard Hot 100, including Taylor Swift, Drake, Harry Styles and Lizzo, as well as a catalog of classics from
TechCrunch+ roundup: Vanity metric dangers, planning for failure, Black founders survey
TechCrunch / 12h
Few startups launch with a coherent content strategy. In the early days, every project is a sprint, and there are times when putting on a show for investors can feel more important than actually serving your customers. Blogs are a great example: Because they’re a cheap way to drive SEO, companies crank them out, then use KPIs like time on site, pages per session and social media likes to demonstr
How to Always Find Free Wifi
Lifehacker / 12h
The rise of unlimited data plans means fewer of us are desperate for wifi. Mobile hotspots make it easy to pass a smartphone’s data plan over to wifi-only devices, but that isn’t the case for everyone: Wifi is still important for many of us. Not all of us have unlimited data plans, and cell reception also isn’t… Read more...
The USPS now says it will buy 66,000 EVs by 2028
52Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / It's called the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, and it was designed by Oshkosh Defense. (credit: USPS ) On Tuesday, the long-running saga of the United States Postal Service's delivery fleet took another turn when Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that the service is increasing the number of electric vehicles it plans to purchase. The new plan calls for a minimum of 60,000 Next
Ukraine to get 10,000 more Starlink antennas; funding problems are “resolved”
63Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A Starlink satellite dish in Odesa, Ukraine, in March 2022. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Ukraine will get more than 10,000 more Starlink terminals in the coming months thanks to a new deal with SpaceX and funding from several European countries, Ukraine government official
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