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Elon Musk Faces Trial Over His 2018 Plan to Take Tesla Private



3KNYT > Technology / 11h
Investors are seeking billions of dollars in damages for their losses after Mr. Musk posted a proposal on Twitter that never materialized.

Eight of the Best Self-Soothing Techniques for Little Kids


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92Lifehacker / 5h
Babies are easy to soothe, right? Give them something to suck or wrap them up in a tight swaddle, and they melt in your arms. For little kids, a parent’s hug is still probably the most soothing response to their Big Feelings, but Mom and Dad are not always around in times of emotional distress. But if you start… Read more...

8 cabin locations on cruise ships you should definitely avoid


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1KThe Points Guy / 4h
I still can remember the worst cruise ship cabin I ever had. It was on a Carnival Cruise Line ship — I can’t remember which one — and it was right in the middle of what I have come to call the “Bermuda Triangle of Bad Cabins” on Carnival ships. This is the area on those ships around the aft elevator bank on the cabin deck that sits just above the main entertainment deck. If you’re in a cabin in t


I Regret to Inform You Tom Hanks' 'Diet Cokagne' is Pretty Good


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Lifehacker / 4min
“I met her in a club down in Old Soho, where they drink Champagne and it tastes just like cherry cola” isn’t my favorite Ray Davies lyric, but it’s certainly memorable. I’ve never had a sparkling wine that tasted just like cherry cola, but I have now had a beverage that tastes kind of like that Ray Davies lyric, and I… Read more...

CNET Is Reviewing the Accuracy of All Its AI-Written Articles After Multiple Major Corrections


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Gizmodo / 8min
Aside from stringing together human-like, fluid English language sentences, one of ChatGPT’s biggest skillsets seems to be getting things wrong. In the pursuit of generating passable paragraphs, the AI-program fabricates information and bungles facts like nobody’s business. Unfortunately, tech outlet CNET decided to… Read more...

How to visit one of TPG’s favorite Caribbean hotels using points and miles


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The Points Guy / 13min
Welcome to TPG’s new video series, Launch Pad! In our first episode, video producers Marc Ramos and Ted Willis take you to the idyllic Caribbean island of St. Kitts, famed for its blissful beaches, lush landscapes, rich cultural heritage and low-key island vibes (plus a few rum distilleries). St. Kitts is one of the region’s most enticing destinations for points travelers thanks to a couple of gr

Tesla engineer testifies that 2016 video promoting self-driving was faked


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TechCrunch / 15min
Tesla faked a 2016 video promoting its self-driving technology, according to testimony by a senior engineer reviewed by Reuters . The video, which shows a Tesla Model X driving on urban, suburban and highway streets; stopping itself at a red light; and accelerating at a green light is still on Tesla’s website and carries the tagline: “The person in the driver’s seat is only there for legal reason

Google Maps Is Android’s Answer to Apple’s 'Find My'


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NASA Reveals Tantalizing Details About Webb Telescope’s Successor


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Gizmodo / 29min
NASA officials disclosed information about a planned next-generation space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, during a recent session of the American Astronomical Society, Read more...

Tesla Employee Testifies Autopilot Video Was Actually Staged


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Gizmodo / 34min
Tesla’s Autopilot is a prime example of overpromising and underdelivering, but there’s a new wrinkle in the feature’s history: A Tesla engineer is now says that a 2016 video showing the car’s ability to drive and park itself was staged. Read more...

Danai Gurira Made a Vague Gesture at an Okoye Black Panther Spin-Off Series


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Gizmodo / 33min
We’ve known Black Panther and Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler has been interested in making a Wakanda-set TV series for a few years now. We’ve even heard rumors that Danai Gurira , who plays Okoye, the former general of the elite female soldiers known as the Dora Milaje, was signed up to star . But now, thanks to… Read more...

How To Customize The Control Center On iPhone


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SlashGear / 34min
Your iPhone's Control Center can be a one-stop-shop for all of your most-used apps and features. It's not difficult to set up, and you'll be glad you did.

How To Cancel Your Xbox Game Pass Membership


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SlashGear / 34min
Xbox Game Pass gives you access to hundreds of games, but the cost can add up. Here's how to cancel your recurring membership if you need a break.

Here's How Much It Costs To Charge Your EV At Kroger


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SlashGear / 34min
The Kroger grocery store chain now has EV chargers available in their parking lots in several states. How much does it really cost to recharge your car at one?

The Corvette E-Ray And The Toyota Prius Have More In Common Than You'd Think


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SlashGear / 34min
Normally, a Toyota Prius and a Chevrolet Corvette would be incomparable cars, but the 2024 Corvette E-Ray borrows from Prius' hybrid drivetrain history.

Tesla staged 2016 self-driving demo, says senior Autopilot engineer


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Ars Technica - All content / 38min
Enlarge / Walter Huang's Model X in a tow yard days after his fatal crash. (credit: NTSB ) Tesla's widely viewed 2016 Autopilot demonstration video showing the system stopping for red lights and moving off again when the light changed to green was faked, according to the director of Autopilot software, Ashok Elluswamy. Elluswamy made the statement under oath during a deposition for a lawsuit brou

Fire of Love revisits tragedy of French volcanologists who died in 1991


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Ars Technica - All content / 38min
Enlarge / Volcanologist Katia Krafft wears a heat suit for protection from an erupting volcano in Fire of Love . (credit: Image'Est) French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft carved out an illustrious career by daring to go where most of their colleagues feared to tread: right to the edge of an erupting volcano. The photographs and video footage they recorded during the 1970s and 1980s contr

Google plans AirTag clone, will track devices with 3 billion Android phones


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Ars Technica - All content / 38min
Enlarge / Apple introduced AirTags alongside several different kinds of accessories to enhance their flair and attach-ability. (credit: Apple) Following in the footsteps of Tile, Apple, and Samsung, it sounds like Google will be the latest Big-Tech company to make a Bluetooth tracker. Android researcher Kuba Wojciechowski has spotted code for a Google first-party Bluetooth tracker codenamed—just

The physics behind building an enduring soap bubble


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Ars Technica - All content / 38min
Enlarge (credit: Mark Mawson ) Blowing soap bubbles, besides being a favorite pastime for children, also happens to be an art form and a subject of interest for physicists. Emmanuelle Rio, François Boulogne, Marina Pasquet, and Frédéric Restagno from the Laboratory of Solid State Physics at the University of Paris-Saclay have been studying bubbles for years, trying to understand the different pro

We're Fascinated by These AI-Generated Party Pics... Especially Their Demonic Mutations


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47Futurism / 39min
Tooth Fairy No, they aren't demons from hell disguising themselves as human college students at a 90s-era house party. Instead, these unnerving party pics were dreamed up by AI image generator Midjourney — and the longer you stare at them, the more otherworldly they appear. Developer Miles Zimmerman first shared the now-viral images on Twitter over the weekend, a goosebumps-inducing demonstration

Microsoft could lay off as many as 11,000 employees this week


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Engadget / 42min
Microsoft could announce wide-sweeping layoffs within the next few days. The possibility of the tech giant laying off a significant part of its workforce was first reported by Sky News and later corroborated by Bloomberg . Sky put the number of the cuts at approximately five percent of the company’s 220,000-person workforce or about 11,000 employees total. Bloomberg said it couldn’t find out the

Microsoft releases fix for botched Windows Defender update, but it's still facing problems


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 56min
There are only two ‘Friday the 13th’s in 2023, and the first has already seen Microsoft scrambling to fix an issue that affected users’ Start menus and taskbars following a botched update to its Defender antivirus . Following the mishap, Microsoft took to the Internet to confirm that many users had experienced “a series of false positive detections” for the “Block Win32 API calls from Office macr

Replace Your Flightstick With This Bizarre Flight Sim Controller


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Gizmodo / 1h
Although most modern controllers are designed to be as multi-purpose as possible, so they can be used to play a wide range of games, there are some genres, like racing or fighting, that are often more enjoyable with very specific hardware. The Yawman Arrow targets flight sim enthusiasts and is designed to be a single… Read more...


Putting numbers on the global venture slowdown


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TechCrunch / 1h
“Tell me something I don’t know,” was my first reaction when reports on venture capital in 2022 hit my inbox this month. It is pretty clear by now that there was a slowdown, so what’s the point of harping on about it as we enter a new year? The point, as often with data, is that we can now confirm what was merely intuition until Q4 actually closed: 2022 saw fewer exits and venture deals than 2021

Credit card comparison: United Club Infinite Card vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve


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The Points Guy / 1h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. When it comes to travel rewards cards, a specific question usually comes up: Should you opt for an airline or hotel cobranded card, or get one that earns transferable points instead? As airlines continue to devalue award charts , transferable points currencies have become more valuable than ever thanks to their versatility. However,

You Still Don't Need the New MacBook Pro


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Lifehacker / 1h
When Apple refreshed the MacBook Pro line with the M1 Pro and M1 Max models in the fall of 2021, I told you you didn’t need them . The design was great, MagSafe was back, and the upgraded M1 chips were beasts, but the machines were overkill for the average consumer. And the same holds true today for the new M2 Pro… Read more...

Samsung Adds The Galaxy S22 and Two Laptops to Its Self-Repair Program


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Gizmodo / 1h
Samsung today announced its expanded repair program now includes the Galaxy S22 family of Android smartphones and the Windows-based Galaxy Book Pro laptop line. Read more...

Stadia users can now unlock their controller’s Bluetooth


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Engadget / 1h
Google has released the online tool it promised to enable Bluetooth support on the Stadia controller. This gives the cloud-streaming gamepad a second life, so owners can use it with PC, iOS or Android devices, preventing the platform’s central accessory from becoming a glorified paperweight. Stadia will shut its doors for good on Wednesday at 11:59 PM PT. Owners of the Stadia controller can visit

Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max: price, specs, and everything we know


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Apple has announced its latest silicon for professional users, the Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max, and the company is promising some seriously improved performance with this second-generation. With the phenomenal success of Apple's move to its own silicon in 2020, it's not surprising at all to see that it is following up on the M1 Pro and M1 Max . Those chips powered some of the best laptops ever produc

Everything We Spotted in The Mandalorian Season 3 Trailer


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Gizmodo / 1h
It’s been over two years since a new episode of The Mandalorian graced Disney+, and though The Book of Boba Fett spent a surprisingly big chunk of its time following up with the characters, the show itself is finally coming back. The Mandalorian season three premiers on March 1 and leading up to it, Disney and… Read more...

Nvidia RTX 4090 and 4080 gaming laptops spotted with prices to make your wallet cower


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Nvidia’s RTX 4090 and 4080 are debuting in laptops very soon, and we’ve caught another glimpse of pricing – underlining just how expensive notebooks boasting these GPUs will be, particularly the Lovelace flagship. The new prices are from Micro Center, which is now listing MSI gaming laptops as Wccftech reports, with the top model being the MSI Titan 17 with the RTX 4090. This portable weighs in a

You Can Get These Electric Stoves for Free From the Government


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Lifehacker / 1h
Politicians and social media can’t get enough of the gas versus electric stove debate (at Lifehacker, we think Electric Stoves Are Good, Actually )—but regardless of where you stand on it, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) federal legislation that was passed last year can essentially score you a free electric range in… Read more...

Apple will audit its labor practices in the US after union-busting accusations


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Engadget / 1h
Apple has agreed to review its labor practices in the US after regulators and employees accused the company of union busting. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of its annual shareholders meeting, Apple said it would carry out an assessment of its "efforts to comply with its Human Rights Policy as it relates to workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining r

China's Population Just Dropped for the First Time in 60 Years


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39Futurism / 1h
Pop Drop According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the world's most populous country's population declined in 2022 — for the first time in 60 years, CNBC reports . The news could be the canary in the coal mine for an impending and massive demographic shift, as people there have fewer children. Experts have long predicted that the country is facing an impending and potentially disastrous

The biscuits in 'The Last of Us' are more important than you think


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Mashable / 1h
Why in the world is everyone in the first episode of The Last of Us so obsessed with baked goods? Sarah Miller (Nico Parker) wanted her father Joel (Pedro Pascal) to buy pancake mix for his birthday breakfast. The Millers' next-door neighbors, the Adlers, are hell-bent on giving them biscuits. Later, cookies and cakes get mentioned as well. This is a survival show with mushroom zombies, not The G

Oversight Board presses Meta to revise ‘convoluted and poorly defined’ nudity policy


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TechCrunch / 1h
Meta’s Oversight Board, which independently evaluates difficult content moderation decisions, has overturned the company’s takedown of two posts that depicted a non-binary and transgender person’s bare chests. The case represents a failure of a convoluted and impractical nudity policy, the Board said, and recommended that Meta take a serious look at revising it. The decision concerned two people

Apple 14- and 16-Inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini (2023): Specs, Release Date, Price


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27Wired / 1h
The company’s flagship laptops are more powerful than ever, and its tiny desktop computer is now cheaper.

Twitter admits it’s breaking third-party apps, cites ‘long-standing API rules’


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Engadget / 1h
Several days after Twitter abruptly cut a number of third-party apps off from its API, the company has quietly acknowledged the move. “Twitter is enforcing its long-standing API rules,” the company said in a tweet from its developer account. “That may result in some apps not working.” However, the company offered no explanation which “long-standing API rules” developers of apps like Twitterrific

How American Airlines Has Turned Washington’s National Airport Into A Connecting Hub


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View from the Wing / 1h
Airport data shows that local traffic at the airport still hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels, yet connecting traffic has grown tremendously. American Airlines in particular has more than doubled its number of connecting passengers compared to before the pandemic. Continue reading ...

Buy ‘Hitman 3’ Now, Get ‘Hitman’ 1 and 2 for Free Later


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Lifehacker / 2h
You’re Agent 47, dropped off at a high tech firm in Chongquing, China. Your objective is to eliminate a number of targets and hack the company’s data core. How you accomplish these tasks is completely up to you—just don’t get caught. Read more...

Everything You Should Know About Amazon Sidewalk


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SlashGear / 2h
Amazon Sidewalk uses a wide variety of devices to create an internet network that you might have access to -- if you know what you need to get in (or out).

HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ gets a warm welcome with 4.7M U.S. viewers


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TechCrunch / 2h
“ The Last of Us ” made its debut last night on HBO and HBO Max. The series premiere garnered 4.7 million U.S. viewers, making it HBO’s second-largest debut since “Boardwalk Empire” premiered over a decade ago with 4.81 million viewers, the company announced today. “House of the Dragon” remains the biggest premiere in HBO history with nearly 10 million viewers. The video game adaptation was a rec

Delphia co-founder placed on leave after sexual assault allegations from former employee


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TechCrunch / 2h
Delphia , a mobile investment platform, is facing a lawsuit and allegations that its co-founder and CTO Cameron Agius-Westland sexually assaulted and harassed a former employee, according to a complaint filed on Monday and shared exclusively with TechCrunch. The complaint alleges that on August 17, 2022, Westland “sexually assaulted and harassed Plaintiff for at least 30 minutes, as he rubbed her


UK privacy watchdog silent as Google flicks off critique its Topics API fails to reform ad-tracking


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TechCrunch / 2h
Late last week it emerged Google intends to ignore a call by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) — the international body that works to guide the development of web standards — to rethink the Topics API: A key ad-targeting component of Google’s so-called “Privacy Sandbox” proposal to evolve the adtech stack Chrome supports for targeted advertising. Topics refers to an ad-targeting component of th

Twitter rivals, unicorn trivia and valuation homework


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TechCrunch / 2h
Welcome back to Equity , the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It’s Tuesday, not Monday, but hey, the week ahead is as busy as ever. Here’s what I chatted about today: Big tech: Good news for Bitcoin and Ethereum, even as late-stage companies in the space cut to stay afloat. Big idea: I had two ones to get through. First, Africa h

2022 global smartphone shipments were the lowest in nearly a decade


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TechCrunch / 2h
One of these days I’ll have some positive news to share about the global smartphone market. Today is not that day. The industry capped off another dismal year with a 17% year over year drop for Q4. That number puts the full year’s shipping figures 11% below 2021, per new numbers from Canalys, which refer to it as “an extremely challenging year for all vendors.” It’s been one thing after another f

The 3 Most Important Cards For Your Wallet


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View from the Wing / 2h
Reader Lee asks, "Gary, if you limited yourself to three in-your-wallet cards, what would they be?" Continue reading ...

Amex is opening a swanky new lounge in midtown Manhattan — here’s how to get in


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200+The Points Guy / 2h
American Express is flexing its lounge muscles with the opening of an exclusive club inside one of New York City’s tallest skyscrapers . The issuer is building what it’s calling the “Centurion New York” inside the 93-story One Vanderbilt building in midtown Manhattan, located just a few blocks from Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park. While the space is named after the invite-only Centurion Ca

All American and Alaska elites now eligible for reciprocal complimentary upgrades


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60The Points Guy / 2h
Alaska Airlines is making considerable changes to first-class upgrades by decreasing the upgrade window for MVP and MVP Gold members. Additionally, all American Airlines AAdvantage elite members will be eligible for first-class upgrades on Alaska-operated flights, while all Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan elite members will be eligible for first-class upgrades on most American Airlines-operated flig

You Need to Do Laundry Differently If You Have Hard Water


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Lifehacker / 2h
During a recent bathroom renovation project, my boyfriend had to disconnect his water softener, and it wreaked more havoc on our daily lives than we expected. Showering and washing clothes, in particular, were much more difficult, as hard water leads to the formation of “soap scum” that is difficult to rinse away . We… Read more...

Hackers are using device monitoring software Cacti to install malware


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Network Denial of Service (Enterprise T1498)
Hackers are utilizing a known vulnerability in device monitoring tool Cacti to install all sorts of malware on vulnerable endpoints, researchers have claimed. Cybersecurity researchers from The Shadowserver Foundation spotted multiple attempts at delivering various malware via the critical command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-46169. By abusing the flaw, which has a severity rating

No, Vin Diesel Is Not in Any Current Avatar Plans


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25Gizmodo / 2h
Avatar: The Way of Water producer Jon Landau has cleared up rumors about Vin Diesel ( Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.3 ) being in the film after the actor’s long con troll on fans. Read more...

The Collapse of the UK’s Electric Vehicle Champion


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22Wired / 2h
Britishvolt promised investors it would be the cornerstone of the country’s battery industry. Now it faces bankruptcy.

whencyclopedia: Poor Man of Nippur The Poor Man of Nippur (c....


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Music, Arts & Literature / 2h
whencyclopedia : Poor Man of Nippur The Poor Man of Nippur (c. 701 BCE) is a Babylonian poem on the themes of the obligations of hospitality and revenge for an undeserved injury. A poor man of the city of Nippur feels mistreated when he visits the mayor and then goes to great lengths to avenge the insult; but is he abused or the abuser?

Sam Bankman-Fried Was a Horrible Boss, Former Exec Says


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According to a former ranking FTX exec, the exchange's founder and disgraced CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was — shall we say — quite unpleasant to work with. In a marathon 49-tweet thread , former FTX US president Brett Harrison said that his tenure at the now-failed crypto exchange was only 17 months long, but during that time, he experienced the worst of the now-house-arrested SBF 's moodiness. "My fi

Arizona City Cuts Off Water Supply for Entire Suburb


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Futurism / 2h
Tap Dance Unchecked development and unmitigated climate change are coming to a head in Southern Arizona, where an entire neighborhood has reportedly been cut off from the city of Scottsdale's water supply — a direct result of the American Southwest's years-long drought, and the related crisis of the drying, overused Colorado River . With their taps cut off, residents of the affected neighborhood,

RNC loses complaint claiming Gmail spam filter is biased against Republicans


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36Ars Technica - All content / 2h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has rejected a Republican National Committee (RNC) complaint claiming that Google violated US law by using Gmail's spam filter on Republican campaign emails. Republicans had claimed Gmail's spam filtering amounted to "illegal in-kind contributions made by Google to Biden For President and other Democrat candidates." But an FEC d

Din Djarin seeks forgiveness for his sins in The Mandalorian S3 trailer


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Pedro Pascal reprises his role as a bounty hunter who befriends a youngling powerful with the Force in The Mandalorian . The Mandalorian returns in March for a much-anticipated third season. We had a brief teaser last fall during Disney's annual D23 Expo, but the Mouse House debuted the full trailer last night during the halftime show of the NFL Super Wild Card matchup between the Dallas Cowboys

California's Winter Storm Nightmare Could End Soon


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Gizmodo / 2h
California has been slammed by storm after storm since late December, but it looks like the weeks of chaotic weather may finally be over soon. Read more...

McLaren harnesses AI to power real and virtual Formula 1 teams


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The digital systems used to inform and protect the McLaren F1 and esports teams are seeing a significant boost from using AI and machine learning to help get a leap on the competition. From telemetry to cybersecurity, the amount of data harvested in Formula 1 is colossal, and understanding that often very complex data is crucial, especially in an environment where speed is of the utmost importanc

Getty Images sues the maker of AI art generator Stable Diffusion over data scraping allegations


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Engadget / 2h
Last September Getty Images banned the inclusion of AI-generated works in its commercial database over copyright concerns. On Tuesday, Getty Images announced that it is suing Stability AI, maker of the popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, in a London court over alleged copyright violations. "It is Getty Images’ position that Stability AI unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protect

Ubisoft staff in Paris will strike over working conditions


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Engadget / 2h
It's Ubisoft's turn to face strikes from unhappy game developers . Solidaires Informatique Jeu Vidéo has called for Ubisoft Paris employees to strike on January 27th to demand better working conditions. The labor union wants an "immediate" 10 percent salary increase to account for inflation and improved hours that include a four-day work week. Solidaires Informatique also wants greater transparen

The Two Biggest Mistakes Beginners Make on the Rowing Machine


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Lifehacker / 2h
When an experienced person uses a rowing machine, it’s almost a thing of beauty—a continuous rhythm, their whole body moving back and forth continuously as the numbers on the screen rise higher and higher. So why, when you get on, does it feel immediately impossible, and also your back hurts? Read more...


Apple has made it harder to use Apple TV 4K without an iPhone, and it's a step back


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Following a recent update to Apple's terms and conditions, people are noticing that their Apple TV is now blocked in certain ways if they don't have an iPhone, because Apple is requiring you to approve the T&Cs on your phone, and not offering an alternative option. One of the great things about the Apple TV 4K – and a huge part of why we're happy to rate it as the best streaming device around – i

The Atari Gamestation Plus Is a Beautiful Modern Console For the Ugliest Retro Games


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Gizmodo / 2h
Unlike previous attempts to resurrect the Atari and its library of classic games that helped launch an industry, the Gamestation Plus —a joint venture between Atari and My Arcade—should come with considerably less drama , although when it will actually arrive remains a mystery. Read more...

Dead End: Paranormal Park's Hamish Steele Reflects on Adaption and DeadEndia's Future


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Gizmodo / 2h
Every author who wants their work adapted for the screen would probably hope that it is done with care and respect for the source material. But when you find yourself in charge of your own adaptation , do you stick to every word or do you use it as an opportunity to make something new? Read more...

Web3 developer activity spiked in Q4 2022 despite market volatility


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22TechCrunch / 3h
Web3 developer activity still grew in the last quarter of 2022, according to a new report, despite crypto market volatility and stacks of negative headlines. Ethereum, one of the largest layer-1 (L1) blockchains in the crypto ecosystem, had a 453% increase in mainnet smart contract deployments in the fourth quarter of 2022, signaling high developer momentum amid crypto market volatility, accordin

Amex EveryDay Credit Card Review (No Annual Fee)


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Link: Apply now for the Amex EveryDay Credit Card Ironically enough, many of the most rewarding credit cards out there have no annual fee . In this post I wanted to take a look at the Amex EveryDay Credit Card , which is an excellent card if you’re looking to earn Amex Membership Rewards points . For that matter, I’d consider this to be the best no annual fee personal Amex card. Amex EveryDay Car

Firefox 109 Keeps up With Chrome’s Extension Changes


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How-To Geek / 3h
Mozilla added the WebExtensions API to Firefox a few years ago, allowing browser extensions made for Chrome to work on Firefox with minimal (if any) work. Firefox 109 is now rolling out, with a few changes to extension support. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

New Apple TV Update Shuns Android Users


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How-To Geek / 3h
We have bad news if you own and enjoy the Apple TV but prefer Android over iOS. Apple recently released another tvOS 16 update, but over the weekend, several users realized the only way to accept the new iCloud terms and conditions and use all of its features is with an updated iOS device. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Getty Images Kicks Off the First Notable AI Art Lawsuit


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How-To Geek / 3h
Last month, we explained that it’s only a matter of time before AI art tools like Stable Diffusion are the subject of copyright or IP lawsuits. Getty Images now says that it’s taking Stability AI to court. This is the first meaningful lawsuit against an AI image-generating company. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Clever Ways to Manage All Your Cords and Cables


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Lifehacker / 3h
With so many devices (and their various accessories) needing to be charged—not to mention the lights, appliances, and other electronics that need to remain plugged in—your cords and cables situation is probably out of control. Keeping cables neat and well organized is tough, whether it’s for the stuff you use every… Read more...

Netflix refreshes its iPhone app with a more fluid design


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93TechCrunch / 3h
It’s not just quality content that makes a streaming service stand out amongst its competitors. Improving the user experience is still an integral part of the fight to reduce churn. On Monday, Netflix rolled out updates to its iPhone app that introduced a revamped interface featuring a new billboard layout, new card transitions, new animation for both the launch and profile screens, updated hapti

Save on streaming this year with these credit card perks


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The Points Guy / 3h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Everyone is streaming these days. Heck, I’m writing this while listening to SiriusXM count down the top 500 songs of the ’90s. Keeping up with your favorite music and shows can add up, though, and you may be reevaluating whether you really need to keep subscribing to all your streaming services as you eval

Here's How Much Range The Tesla Model S Really Has


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SlashGear / 3h
The Tesla Model S Plaid is one of the most impressive electric cars that Tesla makes. Here's how much third-party testers say you can get out it.

The 2023 MacBook Pro M2 Max Can Get Wildly Expensive


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SlashGear / 3h
With the highest specs and all of the options selected, the price of the 2023 MacBook Pro M2 Max can get inflated significantly depending on what you need.

Why Microsoft Outlook's Scheduling Assistant Is A Great Work Productivity Tool


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SlashGear / 3h
Microsoft Outlook comes with a scheduling assistant that can help you with everything from outgoing emails to meetings. We'll show you all the things it can do.

The Best Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Alternatives


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SlashGear / 3h
The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is a highly decent piece of equipment, but if you'd rather not shell out the cash, we have a few fine alternatives.

Why Samsung Pay App On Some Galaxy Phones Is Better Than Other Tap-To-Pay Apps


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Samsung Pay is just like Google and Apple's tap-to-pay systems, but it had one amazing feature that made it better than both of those. Then, Samsung killed it.

Nick Cave really doesn't like AI bot ChatGPT


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Nick Cave, legendary musician and writer, is decidedly not a fan of ChatGPT, the AI tool that went viral for doing a remarkable job of passably completing nearly any writing prompt. Cave has a famously close relationship with his fans, one of whom sent a song "written" by ChatGPT "in the style of Nick Cave." The whole blog from Cave is worth reading , but among some wonderful and wise observation

Getty is suing a popular AI image generator for copyright infringement


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Getty Images is suing the makers of an AI image generator tool, for alleged copyright infringement. On Tuesday, the stock image supplier announced it was starting legal proceedings in the UK against the Stability AI alleging the company "unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright and the associated metadata owned or represented by Getty Images." Essentially, Stabili

Google might be making its own version of AirTags


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For once, Android is playing catch-up with Apple . According to developer and Android leaker Kuba Wojciechowski, Google is working on its own alternative to AirTags , Apple's first-party location-tracking gadget that can be attached to objects to help you find them should they ever get lost. The project, codenamed "Grogu" (after the popular character in The Mandalorian ), could potentially launch

'Rage applying': The latest TikTok career trend pushing for a change


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TikTok is the birthplace of many a professional trend. There's the phenomenon of quiet quitting and the eradication of the girlboss . Even the great resignation gained momentum on the social media app. In the same vein, a new occupational fad has emerged thanks to TikTok, once again shaping professional trajectories and influencing the younger workforce in particular: rage applying. Its meaning i


Artists Sue Stabile Diffusion and Midjourney for Using Their Work to Train AI That Steals Their Jobs


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A group of artists are suing the creators of image generators Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, The Verge reports , for using their art to train AI that steals their jobs. Stable Diffusion makes it trivially easy to knock off a particular artist's style. With a simple prompt, users can generate any number of images that closely resembles any prominent visual creator's signature visual language. Un

Physicists Say This Is the Best Place to Hide Indoors From a Nuclear Shockwave


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A new study provides a reality check about your chances of surviving a nuclear explosion. It suggests that, even if you’re hiding indoors and far away enough to avoid immediate disintegration, the high-speed winds created from the blast could still be enough to kill or seriously injure you. But the findings also… Read more...

Fledgling startup founders — buy an early-bird ticket to build your future


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The early stages of building a startup is no cakewalk even during a strong economy — much less during the uncertain one we’re currently living in. If you’re an aspiring or newly minted founder, you’ll find invaluable information, guidance and support — at an early-bird price you can afford — during TechCrunch Early Stage , a one-day founder summit on April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts. Early Bird

TechCrunch+ roundup: Space tech predictions, startup IP strategy, finding feasible funding


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I once aspired to own San Francisco real estate. Now, I’m only interested in acquiring intellectual property. Case in point: “Scooby-Doo” aired on TV before I was born, but the spin-off “Velma” just premiered on HBO Max. It’s getting ripped to shreds on social media, which means people watched, so we can expect more to come. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount cod

Clearco co-founder Michele Romanow steps down, cuts 30% of staff


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In pursuit of profits, Clearco co-founder Michele Romanow has stepped down as chief executive of the company around a year after assuming the official role. The shift comes alongside yet another round of layoffs , this time impacting 30% of staff across all teams, Romanow confirms. Now, Clearco only has 140 staff, down from 500 just last year. “We don’t ever lie, we are under the same pressures a

iRobot's Roomba 694 robot vacuum is back on sale for $179


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Our current favorite budget robot vacuum is $95 off its usual price at Amazon right now. iRobot's Roomba 694 usually retails for $274 but is seeing a 35 percent discount, putting it just $4 above its all-time low of $174, which the vac dipped to in advance of Black Friday. If you've been curious about automated floor cleaning, but were waiting for a good deal, now might be a great time to see whe

Bin, app, and subscription combo pledges a cleaner kitchen, environment


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Enlarge / Thanks to its wireless connection, the Mill can alert you when it needs emptying. (credit: Mill) A new subscription-based service launched today, but instead of bringing a box of meat or Japanese treats to your door, this one promises to take away your food waste. The creators of the service, called Mill , hope that it will reduce carbon emissions and help keep kitchens free of nasty sm

The 7 Deadly Sins of Keeping a Secret


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Whether it’s a secret crush, an illicit affair, or a murder, most people keep secrets, but most people are bad at it. Effective, to-the-grave style secret-keeping is a skill like anything else, one that can be developed. I’m not saying you should keep secrets—life would probably be better if we were more open—but if… Read more...

Grab a powerful XL Ninja air fryer for $40 off


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Save $40: As of Jan. 17, the Ninja air fryer XL is on sale for $119.99 at Amazon, down from $159.99. That's a discount of 25%. Air fryers have found a place in many kitchens around the world, and for good reason. It's easy to love a gadget that makes healthier versions of our favorite foods — and quickly. If you've been looking to finally get an air fryer or upgrade your current one, we've got a

This wallet-friendly and eco-friendly refurbished iPad is only $250


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TL;DR : As of Jan. 17, you can get a refurbished 7th generation iPad (32GB, WiFi) for only $249.99 instead of $329. That's 24% in savings. Now that the holiday rush has simmered down, it might be time to get something nice for yourself. Whether you’re using it at work, school, or home, an iPad might be a useful portable device to have lying around. This refurbished 7th-Gen iPad is usually $329, b

The Paramount+ Premium service deal is so good, it's almost unbelievable


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SAVE $8: From Jan 17 to Jan 22, Amazon Prime users can pay $1.99 per month for two months for Paramount+ Premium , saving $8 off the streaming service's regular price of $9.99 a month. Amazon Prime users will want to get their hands on this deal ASAP—especially those who love live sports. From Jan 17 to Jan 22, Amazon Prime users can pay $1.99 a month for two months for Paramount+ Premium as an A

Learn something new this year with this documentary streaming service, now 28% off


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TL;DR : As of Jan. 17, you can secure a lifetime subscription to Curiosity Stream's HD Plan for only $179 instead of $250. That's a savings of 28%. Want to flex your brain in 2023? If learning new things happens to be on your New Year's resolution list this year, there's no more relaxing way to do it than while sitting down and indulging in a good binge session. Curiosity Stream lets you absorb n

Snag an Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus tablet at its Black Friday price — plus more of today's top deals


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We've rounded up all the best deals we could find on Jan. 17 — here are our top picks: BEST SUBSCRIPTION DEAL : Calm — $34.99 $69.99 (save $34.99) for 12-month subscription BEST TECH DEAL : Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus tablet — $104.99 $179.99 (save $75) BEST HOME DEAL : Vitamix V1200 Venturist blender — $299.99 $499.99 (save $200) BEST TAX SOFTWARE DEAL : TurboTax Home and Business 2022 tax software —

2022 saw smartphone shipments drop to 10-year lows


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PC makers weren't the only ones who dealt with a grim 2022 . Canalys estimates that smartphone shipments tanked 11 percent year-over-year, making it worst annual performance in a decade. The fourth quarter was worse — shipments fell 17 percent compared to the end of 2021. That was also the worst fourth quarter of the past 10 years, according to analysts. Most industry heavyweights had a tough tim

Apple might have a new HomePod for us soon, but is anyone excited for it?


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The HomePod 2 has yet again been teased to be getting a 2023 launch, but even with details thin on the ground, we’re not convinced that this speaker will fare any better than its failed predecessor. Apple’s attempt at making one of the best smart speakers , the original HomePod , was a very impressive device. It boasted amazing sound quality, an attractive design, and a decent voice assistant; bu

iPhone 16 Pro could be the first mid-level Apple phone with a periscope zoom lens


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Apple’s iPhone 15 range isn’t likely to see the light of day until September 2023, but that hasn’t stopped tipsters from speculating about what to expect from the company’s iPhone 16 lineup, which will almost certainly follow in 2024. According to a new report from Korean outlet The Elec (H/T Wccftech ), Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro models will arrive sporting a periscope zoom lens – a feature widely ex

Build a company, not a feature


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20TechCrunch / 4h
A lot of entrepreneurs are incredible idea generators and hackers; they have a knack for seeing something that’s broken or something that could be better and creating a solution around that. The problem is this: It’s rare that even very good features make good companies. It’s rarer still that companies built on a feature make for VC-investable companies with the potential for VC-scale returns. A

heaveninawildflower: More floral bouquets taken from ‘Traité...


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https://archive.org/details/traiteydulangag00magn/mode/2up heaveninawildflower : More floral bouquets taken from ‘Traité du langage symbolique, emblématique et religieux des fleurs’ by Casimir Magnat. Published 1855 by A. Touzet. Cornell University Library. archive.org

Guide To Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite Status


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Marriott is the largest hotel group in the world in terms of number of rooms, so there’s value in having status in the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program. Marriott Bonvoy has five elite tiers — Silver, Gold, Platinum, Titanium, and Ambassador — and I’d argue that Platinum status is where the benefits really start to be worthwhile. In this post, I wanted to share an in-depth guide to Marriott Bonvoy


Starbucks will offer nationwide DoorDash delivery by March


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DoorDash and Starbucks plan to expand their delivery partnership to all 50 US states by March this year, the companies announced Tuesday . Following a pilot that began last year in Atlanta, Houston and Sacramento (and later expanded to Seattle, Portland and New York City), people in North California, Texas, Georgia and Florida can now turn to DoorDash when they want a Starbucks coffee delivered t

Nick Cave Says the Song an AI Wrote for Him 'Sucks'


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20Gizmodo / 4h
There’s a lot of strong opinions to be had about ChatGPT , the AI chatbot that has taken the world by storm, but the most recent of which has come from Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave. After a fan used the chatbot to write a song for Cave, the singer expressed his dismay. Read more...

Do AI Art Tools Break Copyright Laws? Two New Lawsuits Will Find Out.


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What Happened to All of Science’s Big Breakthroughs?


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58NYT > Technology / 4h
A new study finds a steady drop since 1945 in disruptive feats as a share of the world’s booming enterprise in scientific and technological advancement.

15 Awesome Games From 2022 You Probably Missed


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36Lifehacker / 4h
Between AAA standouts like God of War , Elden Ring , and Horizon Forbidden West , and high-profile indies like Tunic , Citizen Sleeper , and Immortality , tons of great video games were released in 2022.Maybe too many , and chances are at least a few worthwhile games passed you by. (I’m sorry, Signalis. I promise I’ll play… Read more...

The newest Echo Show 10 is back under $200


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Save $55: As of Jan. 17, the latest Echo Show 10 is on sale for $194.99, or 22% off. Once you've experienced life with an Alexa-enabled smart display, you won't be able to go back. See how convenient things can get with a deal on the Echo Show 10 , which drops its price to $194.99, or 22% off its usual $249.99. The Echo Show has arguably seen the best glow-up of any Amazon device ever. Its curren

Learn how to build your own store on Amazon with the help of this $30 bundle


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TL;DR : Want to start a side hustle? As of Jan. 17, you can sign up for the Amazon FBA and Shopify Dropshipping Bundle for just $30 — a significant discount from the $597 value. The average Amazon Prime user reportedly spends roughly $1,400 a year on the e-commerce giant, while non-Prime members spend about half. This year, perhaps it's time to change all that and earn via Amazon for once instead

MSI Secure Boot goes haywire for a whole host of motherboards


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The latest firmware update for MSI motherboards broke a major security feature, putting countless computers at risk of malware and other threats, a security expert has claimed. Researcher Dawid Potocki discovered the recently-released firmware update version 7C02v3C changed the default Secure Boot setting on MSI motherboards, allowing the boot process to run even software that is unsigned, or tha

Wyze goes back to its roots with the Wyze Cam OG and OG Telephoto


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Back in 2017, Wyze made a name for itself with the launch of its original $20 security camera . Over the years, it released its fair share of iterations of the Wyze Cam, with version 3 launching in 2020 . Today, it’s launching both a new iteration of the original Wyze Cam, dubbed the Wyze Cam OG, with a launch price of $20 (later $24) as well as a new member of the family, Wyze’s first telephoto

Earn 1000 Free Delta Air Lines Miles Just For Joining (And Get Free Wifi) [Roundup]


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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...

Dating app Hinge tests a pricier $60 per month subscription, similar to Tinder Platinum


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Match-owned dating app Hinge confirmed it’s testing a higher-priced premium subscription of $50 to $60 per month — a significant increase over the current $35 per month pricing. The company had earlier teased the new offering during Match’s Q3 2022 earnings in November, calling it Hinge’s equivalent of Tinder’s top-tier “Platinum” subscription, as a comparison, and touting its potential to drive

Beaconstac lands $25M investment for its QR code management platform


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QR code tech, which exploded during the pandemic as businesses searched for hygienic alternatives to physical touchpoints, continues to grow in popularity particularly across sectors such as restaurants and outlet retail. According to Insider Intelligence, more than 99.5 million smartphone users will scan a QR code by 2025, up from 83.4 million in 2022. There’s a potential downside — some argue Q

Modernizing the live music industry with Mir Hwang from GigFinesse


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Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by GigFinesse co-founder and CEO Mir Hwang . Mir talks about how his struggles to book music gigs as a teenager pushed him to launch the company that connects artists with venues for live shows. Mir also talked about how hard it was to steer the live music-focused business through the pande

Google Might Be Making Its Own AirTag Trackers


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Location and device tracking devices like the AirTag, Tile and Samsung Galaxy SmartTag are popular, and many expect Google to make one. According to a developer and popular leaker, Google is reportedly building and testing a tracker, and here’s what we know. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

6 Tips for Planning Your Day in Google Calendar


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You may already use Google Calendar for scheduling meetings, but have you ever considered using Google’s free calendar app to plan your entire day? You can if you know what tools and features to use, which we’ll outline below. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Getty Images Takes Stable Diffusion AI Creators To Court For Copying Millions Of Images


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Getty Images is arguing that the use of its images to train art-generating A.I. infringes on copyrights held by Getty and the original image creators.

The Major Benefits Of The Toyota Highlander Hybrid Compared To Plug-In Hybrids


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The 2023 Toyota Hylander Hybrid makes for a compelling alternative to a plug-in hybrid as the brand keys in on the evolving role of an electrified SUV.

Why The 2024 Corvette E-Ray Hybrid Never Needs To Be Plugged In


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Iterating on the already-popular C8 Corvette, the 2024 Corvette E-Ray Hybrid adds insane electric acceleration to the car — without plugging in to recharge.

Meta's Nudity Policies Discriminate Against Trans People, Oversight Board Says


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Meta should adjust and clarify its adult nudity and sexual content policies on Instagram and Facebook, according to a new set of recommendations from the tech giant’s Oversight Board. Read more...

Nick Cave Absolutely Furious Over AI That Wrote a Song in His Style


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Caved In A fan used a popular new artificial intelligence tool to generate a song in the style of Nick Cave — but when he sent it to the venerated songwriter, the response he got was as eloquent as it was enraged. "I asked Chat GPT to write a song in the style of Nick Cave and this is what it produced," a fan named Mark from New Zealand wrote to Cave, per a post on the artist's blog . "What do yo


What happens when smart bulbs meet dumb software?


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The official Philips Hue app sucks. You'd think that, being the oldest name in the smart lighting world, Philips would have the best app on the market. More than a decade of iterative improvements and a mature hardware world would see the app rise proudly above its competitors. Sadly for me, and every other Hue user, the company seems to have fallen asleep behind the wheel. (Yes: I know that Phil

Backup Your Life With This 14TB Hard Drive, Now Only $199 ($95 Off)


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Gone are the days of worrying about backing up your most precious memories or extensive media collection, thanks to this 14TB drive from Western Digital. From now until January 19, 2023, WD has discounted its Easystore 14TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive to $199.99 ($95 off). For a reasonable price, you can keep your most precious files secure or enjoy separate storage for your gaming library withou

The New Mac Mini With M2 Is Faster and Cheaper


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The Mac Mini is Apple’s least-expensive computer, but it doesn’t get updated too often. Thankfully, Apple has updated it with the newer M2 and M2 Pro, and a lower price tag. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The Last of Us is already a huge hit – but it couldn't make HBO Max history


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It's official: The Last of Us TV show is as infectious as we expected it to be. The eagerly anticipated post-apocalyptic drama series is the second most-watched TV premiere in HBO and HBO Max history, with 4.7 million viewers tuning in to watch it last Sunday (January 15) in the US. In a press release, HBO revealed that its live-action adaptation of The Last of Us, which stars Pedro Pascal and Be

MacBook Pro 16-inch (2023): everything we know about Apple's newest laptop


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Apple has just unveiled a bunch of new MacBook Pro models, equipped with the shiny new M2 Pro and M2 Max processors. You can read about the 14-inch model here , but in this article, we're going to be examining the bigger (and more expensive) 16-inch version. Thanks to the newly powered-up M2 Pro and Max chips, we can definitely expect the 2023 MacBook Pro 16-inch to make its way onto our list of

It’s time to bid on Twitter’s giant neon bird light


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In a strange attempt to make money, Twitter is auctioning off surplus office furniture that it doesn’t need anymore, now that thousands of employees have either left the company or been laid off . When you’re rapidly losing advertisers and apparently not paying your rent , why not go for the Hail Mary? This auction isn’t just some rogue Herman Miller chairs (though of course, you can bid on those

Power Rangers Will Finally Get Its First Full-Time Female Red Ranger


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Ever since Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted back in the halcyon days of 1993, there have been, conservatively speaking, an estimated one bajillion Red Rangers to grace our TV screens—yet a woman has only ever held the mantle in a temporary capacity. That finally changes when Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury debuts on… Read more...

Help your dry winter skin with this discounted no-heat humidifier


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TL;DR : As of Jan. 17, you can pick up the MiLin 2L Cool Mist Humidifier for $79.99 instead of $119 — that's a savings of 33%. Even if there isn’t snow on the ground, winter can be tough to deal with. The cold air can dry out your skin and leave your sinuses aching, but many health professionals recommend running a humidifier at home to help combat cold dry weather. If you want a smart, compact h

India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by gov’t agencies


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The Indian government has proposed making the Press Bureau of India and its other agencies the arbiter of truth on what information is misleading for social media firms and other internet companies as they oversee their users’ data in the South Asian market. The proposal by the Ministry of Electronics and IT came as part of an amendment to the nation’s IT rules. In the current draft, the ministry

YouTube confirms a test of a new hub for free, ad-supported streaming channels


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YouTube is officially running a test that allows select viewers in the U.S. to watch free ad-supported (FAST) channels via a dedicated hub on the video platform. Users that have access to the experiment will find FAST linear channels in the Movies and TV storefront . In a shared statement to TechCrunch, a company spokesperson said, “YouTube is the only place where viewers can find everything they

How to Get the Most Money When You’re Bumped From a Flight


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It boggles my mind that airlines are allowed to sell more tickets than the plane has seats, putting you, the passenger, at risk of getting bumped from a flight you paid for. When a flight attendant tells you your seat is no longer available, they’ll say that you’re being “reassigned to a later flight” and that,… Read more...

Video of Nepal Plane Crash Circulates Online as Investigators Piece Together What Went Wrong


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The final moments aboard the deadly Yeti Airlines plane heading for Nepal surfaced in a video mere moments before the aircraft came crashing to the ground following an explosion on Sunday, killing all 72 passengers on board. Read more...

This Roomba is a pet lover's dream—and it's $100 off on Amazon right now


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SAVE $100: As of Tuesday, Jan 17, the iRobot Roomba i3 EVO is on sale on Amazon for $249. That's over $100 off its listed price of $349.99 — a savings of 29%. Pet lovers, unite: We all know how frustrating it can be to find your fur baby's hair all over the carpet, between the couch cushions, and (ugh!) even on your bed. And while you love your pet to bits, cleaning all that pet hair takes way to

Conquer your kitchen with up to 40% off Vitamix and Ninja blenders


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If you've been looking to up your smoothie game or experiment with dips and sauces, a great blender is essential. Here are some great deals on high-quality blenders for your kitchen: BEST INDIVIDUAL BLENDER: The Ninja Nutri-Ninja Pro blender also includes a recipe book with purchase, and is perfect for smoothie lovers. $97.97 $122.97 (save $25) BEST COMPACT BLENDER: The Vitamix One is perfect for

Microsoft Is Expanding Access to Its Azure OpenAI Service, With ChatGPT Available 'Soon'


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Generative artificial intelligence’s path toward real-world usefulness just became a bit more clear. On Monday, Microsoft announced it’s widening access to its Azure OpenAI Service, a move likely to increase business uses of Open AI’s popular GPT-3.5 , Codex , and DALL E 2 systems. ChatGPT , the impressive chatbot that… Read more...

Newspaper Pulls Obituary Praising Man Who Killed His Wife and 5 Kids in Murder-Suicide After Backlash


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A local newspaper has pulled an obituary praising a deceased Utah man for his “life of service” and dedication to his family, all the while ignoring the way that he died—a murder-suicide that took the life of his wife, five children, and mother-in-law. The obituary described his children as “truly a cherished miracle”… Read more...

UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online


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35Ars Technica - All content / 5h
Enlarge (credit: ilkercelik | E+ ) The United Kingdom wants to become the safest place for children to grow up online. Many UK lawmakers have argued that the only way to guarantee that future is to criminalize tech leaders whose platforms knowingly fail to protect children. Today, the UK House of Commons reached a deal to appease those lawmakers, Reuters reports, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s

New M2-powered MacBook Pros and minis have 8K video, Wi-Fi 6E, dozens of cores


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Enlarge / Apple's M2-powered MacBook Pros. You could—theoretically, according to Apple, running certain apps, etc.—sit in front of one of these devices for up to 22 consecutive hours. Bring coffee. (credit: Apple) Apple has unveiled new systems based on its M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, giving the MacBook Pro and Mac mini line 8K video output, Wi-Fi 6E, up to 96 GB of unified memory on the highest-spe

Apple Gives M2 Pro And M2 Max SoCs Surprise Reveals


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Apple has revealed new in-house silicon, and this time it will be the Pro and Max variants joining the M2 lineup Apple launched last year.

How To Connect A Nintendo Switch Controller To Your PC


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If you're looking for a more comfortable gaming controller, why not try your Switch controller? We'll show you how to connect it to your PC.


Google May Be Working On An AirTag Rival


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20SlashGear / 5h
Along with Apple AirTags, there have been some Android-centric object tracking options, but Google may be preparing its own first-party trackers.

Meta's Oversight Board calls for more inclusive rules on adult nudity


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Meta's Oversight Board has overruled the company's takedowns of two Instagram posts showing a transgender and non-binary couple with bare chests and covered nipples. One of the images was posted in 2021 and the other last year. In the captions, the couple discussed trans healthcare. The posts noted that one of them planned to undergo gender-affirming surgery to create a flatter chest and that the

Arturia turns the MiniFreak into a standalone soft synth


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When Arturia launched the MiniFreak , it also promised that a plugin version, MiniFreak V would also be available soon. Originally it was only available to those who purchased a hardware MiniFreak, but now it's being offered to anyone who wants access to the dual digital sound engines and 22 oscillator modes without eating up any more physical space in their studio. MiniFreak V brings all of the

'The Last of Us' is HBO's third largest debut of the streaming era


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If you enjoyed HBO's take on The Last of Us , you're far from alone. WarnerMedia has revealed that the video game adaptation racked up 4.7 million viewers on conventional and streaming TV for its January 15th premiere, making it HBO's third largest debut of the streaming era. Only the Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon rated higher with a crowd topping 9.9 million, and Boardwalk Empire '

I made cookies in an air fryer – and they'll soon rival those from my favorite cookie shop


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We love cookies, and we love air fryers (who doesn't?), so it totally made sense for us to try to bake a batch of crunchy yet gooey biscuits over the weekend, especially since it would curb our spending on ready-made biscuits and tackle our need for a snack. There's a fabulous shop nearby that bakes and sells scrumptious cookies, setting the bar super-high for beating. Armed with one of the best

Pixel Fold Dummy Mockup Hints at Upcoming Release


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At this point, it’s pretty clear that Google plans on releasing its first folding phone in 2023, and now that new device is starting to come into focus. A plastic mockup of the rumored “Pixel Notepad” just leaked on YouTube, and everything lines up with previous reports. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Apple's M2 Pro and M2 Max Debut In New Macs


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In a surprisingly understated announcement, Apple finally debuted the M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets. They launch with a new set of 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros. Plus, Apple revealed the new M2 Mac mini, which starts at just $599, a lower price than its predecessor. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

The New MacBook Pro Has Wi-Fi 6E and up to 96 GB RAM


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Apple introduced a new lineup of 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops in 2021, marking the first MacBook redesign since the switch to Apple’s own chips. Now they are getting an upgrade. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Make Spotify Louder


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Is Spotify’s volume too quiet when you’re listening to music and podcasts? Even if you’ve already moved the volume slider to maximum, you can change one setting in your Spotify app to get louder audio. Here’s how to enable it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Everything you need to know about Capital One’s new rapid rebooking feature


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When Capital One acquired the flight insurance program Freebird a couple of years ago, we expected Freebird’s impressive flight protections to be integrated with the Capital One travel portal . Now, they’ve integrated a version of Freebird’s popular rebooking service with something called “rapid rebooking.” You can add rapid rebooking when checking out for your flight on eligible flight bookings

Seven Clever Ways to Spark Your Kid’s Creativity


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Every parent has been there: You need a few minutes to relax and cook dinner, but your kids are looking to you for something fun to occupy their time. It’s so easy to hand them an iPad or gaming system, but when it’s time to eat, they don’t want to pull their eyes away from the screen, which can lead to meltdowns. You… Read more...

Elon Musk begins trial over Tesla tweet that cost him $20m


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Shareholders are suing the Tesla CEO over a 2018 tweet saying he had the funds to take the firm private.

Apple Reaches Deal With Investors to Audit Its Labor Practices


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The tech giant will assess its compliance with its official human rights policy, according to a federal filing.

Brazil’s New President Faces ‘Scorched Earth Scenario’ Left Behind by Bolsonaro


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Tiny Retro TV That Plays Thousands of Classic Games Makes My Childhood Portable


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Turning a Raspberry Pi into a retro gaming machine is relatively easy; we even have a step-by-step video tutorial for those ready to dive in. But turning a Raspberry Pi mini PC into a retro gaming machine with style ? That’s not as easy, as one Redditor made it seem with this 3D-printed miniature tube TV packed full of … Read more...

CNET's Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors


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Last week, we reported that the prominent technology news site CNET had been quietly publishing articles generated by an unspecified "AI engine." The news sparked outrage . Critics pointed out that the experiment felt like an attempt to eliminate work for entry-level writers, and that the accuracy of current-generation AI text generators is notoriously poor . The fact that CNET never publicly ann

Microsoft Viva wants to help you hit all your workplace goals


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Microsoft Viva has announced a suite of new updates to its goal-setting and objectives and key results (OKR) management solution in a bid to help more users increase goal-related clarity, productivity and motivation. Among the changes are an improved integration with other company products, like Microsoft Teams and Planner, to better incorporate Viva Goals into everyday workflow, and further inte

Choice Privileges Winter Promo 2023: Double Points


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Choice Privileges has just launched its next major promotion, which is valid for stays over the next couple of months. While probably not a reason to switch any stays to Choice, it’s worth taking advantage of if you were planning such a stay anyway. Choice Privileges 2023 winter promotion Choice Privileges is offering double points with every stay . Here are the basic terms to be aware of: Regist

Now that it’s thoroughly spoiled, here’s Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro ‘event’ video


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One of two things likely happened here. Either Apple made a proper video before deciding this wasn’t quite enough to justify a proper “event,” or this is just how the company is going to treat smaller announcements, going forward. Given the number of Apple rumors swirling around at the moment, it also seems entirely plausible that ongoing supply chain constraints foiled plans for something larger


The Best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Accessories


How-To Geek / 5h
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is another one of Samsung’s industry-leading foldables, the other being the quintessential Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4. However, no two phones are exactly alike and the Z Fold 4 is no exception. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is higher priced with much better specs and a bulkier build. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

MacBook Pro 14-inch (2023): everything we know about Apple's new pro laptop


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Apple has announced a new selection of MacBook Pro models, using the new M2 Pro and M2 Max processors and coming in 14- and 16-inch variants. We're looking at the 14-inch version here, breaking down everything we know so far. The new silicon at the heart of these Apple laptops could render them some of the best MacBooks ever made, following on from the excellent 2022 MacBook Pro 13-inch - which u

Apple Mac Mini (M2): specs, price, and everything we know


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The Apple Mac Mini M2 is here with the surprise announcement by Apple on January 17, 2023, and we have all the specs and details on this exciting new Apple device. The Mac Mini M2 is a follow up to the popular Mac Mini M1, which launched late in 2020 as one of the first of three devices to sport Apple's new silicon, along with the Apple MacBook Air (M1) and Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1) . It was

AI is stealing our art, new artist lawsuit claims


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The battle between artists and AI is set for a legal showdown as one group of artists prepares to take on Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt's DreamUp in the first US federal class-action lawsuit of its kind. Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, Karla Ortiz claim the organizations in question are co-conspirators in “the illegal use of copyrighted works.” It’s alleged that an estimated five billi

Targeted: Earn 5 points per dollar spent on gas, groceries and internet with Chase cards


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Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Chase is running a new set of offers that could yield up to 5 points per dollar on your spending. These are targeted offers, meaning not everyone will be eligible. These offers are available for common spending categories, meaning you should be able to use them quite easily. Unfortunately, fewer people are targeted f

The ultimate guide to choosing a cruise ship cabin


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Choosing a cruise ship cabin is a lot trickier than booking a hotel room. Not only do you have to think about how big a room you need and what your budget is, you have to decide if you want to pay extra for a window or private balcony, where on the ship you want your cabin to be, and which associated perks and privileges will enhance your vacation. If your travel party is especially large, you ne

Samsung Self-Repair Program Expands To Galaxy S22, Galaxy Book Pro Laptops


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As far as the right to repair goes, Samsung may be choosing a side, at least for several of their most popular devices.

Apple Reveals New Mac Mini With M2 And M2 Pro Chips At An Affordable Starting Price


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As rumored, Apple has revealed a new Mac mini, and the company's latest M2 and M2 Pro SoCs are at the center of this bite-sized refresh.

What we bought: Topre’s Realforce keyboard is totally impractical, but I can’t go back


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There are two points I want you to take away from this article. The first: An overwhelming majority of people do not need to pay $300 for a keyboard. Easy enough. But I’m about to wax poetic about one particular $300 keyboard that has made my life better, and I don’t want it to be mistaken for a universal endorsement. There are several perfectly competent keyboards available for a tenth of this p

Why Do Hotel Chains Have So Many Brands?


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Whenever a hotel chain adds a brand, like Marriott's bringing on City Express as their 31st brand or Hilton launching Spark - a cheaper version of Hampton Inn, with splashes of light purple! - consumers react with confusion. How can we possibly need more hotel brands? Don't the big chains already have more than enough? Customers simply do not know which hotel brands are part of which chains, or w

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loveinthed : 3914 Trumbull Avenue was built in 1890 for Abraham S. Kinney, a clothing patternmaker. It was designed by Almon C. Varney, one of Detroit’s most prominent architects during the Victorian period. Varney designed several homes in the Woodbridge district. #Detroit #Westside #WoodbridgeHistoricDistrict #WoodbridgeDetroit #RomanesqueRevival #VictorianArchitecture #ACVarney #TrumbullAve #a

Disney+ releases full trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3


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Disney+ premiered the latest trailer for Season 3 of “ The Mandalorian ” last night, giving fans a glimpse at what the bounty hunter and his tiny companion will get into this time. The season will make its exclusive debut on the streamer on March 1. The third season will take place following the events of “The Book of Boba Fett.” The newest trailer features Din Djarin (played by Pedro Pascal) and

Royal Mail CEO confirms cyberattack downed UK postal service


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Image Credits: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson has confirmed that a cyberattack is to blame for the ongoing disruption at the U.K. postal giant. The admission comes almost a week after Royal Mail first said it was hit by an unspecified “cyber incident” that left the British mail service unable to dispatch items to overseas destinations. “We’ve confirmed that we’ve had a cy

Amberflo wants to transform SaaS pricing with metered usage


TechCrunch / 6h
Over the years software pricing has shifted from rigid seat licenses for on-prem legacy software to subscriptions with tiered pricing, as software shifted to the cloud in the early part of this century. The latter helped transform the way we think about pricing and revenue. Amberflo founder and CEO Puneet Gupta thinks there is a better way to think about software pricing, not based on seats or su

DoorDash expands Starbucks partnership with plans to reach all US states by March


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Starbucks will become available for delivery via DoorDash across all 50 U.S. states by March, in an expansion of a partnership with the delivery service announced last year. In September, Starbucks and DoorDash first entered a partnership that would allow customers to order Starbucks items for delivery from their local stores using the DoorDash app. The companies initially tested delivery in sele

Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips Are Here (And Really Fast)


How-To Geek / 6h
Apple revealed its second-generation System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design for Mac computers last year, known as the M2. Today the company has revealed two upgraded versions with faster performance, which are coming to several new Macs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Samsung is ready to let you repair your own laptops


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Nearly six months after the initial launch, Samsung is expanding its Self-Repair Program to include five new repairable devices. Joining the likes of the Galaxy S20 and the Tab S7 Plus are the Galaxy Book Pro 15-inch laptop, Galaxy Book Pro 360 15-in laptop, and the Galaxy S22 line which includes the base model , the S22 Plus , and the S22 Ultra . Samsung is continuing to collaborate with iFixit

Nvidia thinks AI is the new Zero Trust frontier


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Computing giant Nvidia has developed a new AI framework that it hopes will eventually replace passwords and multi-factor authentication as the most common way of securing digital identities in the hybrid workplace . The framework, which will first become available on January 23, 2023 as part of end-to-end workflow application Nvidia LaunchPad, looks to build on the company’s digital fingerprintin

Samsung expands self-repair program to include S22 and Galaxy Book devices


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Samsung expanded its self-repair program for Galaxy devices today, adding the latest flagship smartphones and, for the first time, PCs. As you may remember, the initiative is a team-up with iFixit, which provides tools and online self-repair guides. Starting today, you can order repair kits for the 15-inch models of the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. Supported PC repairs include the dis

New Looks at Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and More


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Scream VI teases some of the New York locales Ghostface will visit. The Last of Us shows off what to expect for the rest of the season. Plus, get a look at what’s in store on Superman & Lois , Syfy’s new space-disaster colony show The Ark , and Poker Face . Spoilers get! Read more...


Apple's Finally Bringing the M2 to Its Bigger MacBook Pros


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When Apple released its first M2 MacBook Variants last year, the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro , we were torn. The Air’s design and feature set made the 13-inch Pro look ancient, but its lack of a fan put a cap on its utility for power users. Now the M2 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros are here to rectify the… Read more...

These Are the Best Free Delivery Meal Deals Right Now


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Finding out your favorite restaurant delivers meals for free can feel like a major win—and a lot of popular spots out there offer that perk. Many places will offer free delivery once you pass a certain price threshold on your order, and some of these will be free by getting free trials from food delivery apps. (Just… Read more...

African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z


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In the coming decades, Africa will be a significant growth market for mobile games, driven by the proliferation of technology adoption among the continent’s youthful population. And as g amers in sub-Saharan Africa increase to more than 180 million in the next five years, per a report, s tartups such as South Africa-based Carry1st are strategically positioning themselves for this successive growt

Uber drivers in Europe gain access to Tesla, Polestar and other EVs through Hertz


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Uber has expanded an agreement with Hertz to get thousands of ride-hailing drivers behind the wheel of an electric car — this time in Europe. The two companies announced that Hertz will make up to 25,000 EVs available to Uber drivers in European capital cities by 2025. The announcement comes about 15 months after Uber and Hertz kicked off a partnership in North America to make up to 50,000 Tesla

Chevy announces the fastest Corvette yet, the electrified 2024 Corvette E-Ray


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The great American sports car is going partly electric. Chevy pulled the wraps off the 2024 Corvette E-Ray, revealing a dual powertrain affair. A 6.2L Small Block V8 sits behind the driver in a mid-engine configuration. An electric motor is connected to the front wheels, providing AWD and instant torque for improved off-the-line launches. Together they’re bringing the Corvette into the electric f

The Best Stereo Receivers of 2023


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These days, receivers often focus on offering tons of surround channels instead of fantastic stereo sound. There are still some great stereo receivers for music, regardless of what your budget may be. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Does a Straw Help You Drink More Water?


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For many, getting adequate hydration is a goal for the new year, but it’s a habit you can implement no matter what time of year it is. There might be a simple way for you to start drinking more water—a straw. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

How To Redeem Aeroplan Points Like A Pro


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Air Canada Aeroplan is the most useful frequent flyer program in the world… if you know what you’re doing. In this post I wanted to dig a bit deeper into the program, and talk about how you can maximize value with it. Why you should care about Air Canada Aeroplan Even if you’re not an Air Canada frequent flyer, you should still care about the Aeroplan program. Why? Aeroplan points are easy to com

With $1.5 billion bill due at month-end, Elon Musk’s options aren’t great


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Enlarge / Elon Musk’s personal equity investment in Twitter of about $26bn would be effectively wiped out in the event of a bankruptcy. (credit: FT Montage/Bloomberg) The bill for Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is coming due, with the billionaire facing unpalatable options on the company’s enormous debt pile, ranging from bankruptcy proceedings to another costly sale of Tesla shares. Three peopl

The Chevrolet Corvette gets all-wheel drive hybrid power for 2024


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Enlarge / The 2024 Corvette E-Ray adds all-wheel drive and hybrid power to the storied sportscar. (credit: Jonathan) Chevrolet provided a train ticket from DC to New York City and back so we could take a ride in and be briefed about the 2024 Corvette E-Ray. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. NEW YORK—Seventy years ago today , Chevrolet unveiled its first Corvette sports car in New York a

Apple launches MacBook Pro laptops with new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips


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On Tuesday, Apple unveiled new versions of its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, as well as Mac Mini. The company's official announcement focuses on the two new chips that can now come with its Macs, given that neither the MacBook Pro or Mac mini received any other major changes. The two new chips on offer are M2 Pro and M2 Max, which are more powerful variants of the M2 chip that the company laun

Uber drivers in Europe can soon rent Polestar and Tesla EVs


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Uber is expanding its electric car rentals to Europe. The ridesharing service has expanded its deal with Hertz to provide up to 25,000 EVs to European capital cities by 2025, including those from Polestar and Tesla. The rollout will begin in London this month, and will reach hubs like Amsterdam and Paris as soon as 2023. Rates and other details will be available in "due course," Uber says. The co

Apple's M2 Pro and M2 Max chips finally arrive for MacBook Pro and Mac mini


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As rumored , Apple has unveiled is new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips that will arrive very soon in new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini computers. The new models will be up to 40 percent faster and offer superior battery life — and if you're keen to get one, they're now available to order with shipping set to start next week. The new entry level processor is the M2 Pro, which offers 10- or 12-c

Google’s Clock app now lets you record your own alarm sound


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Google’s clock app for Android has plenty of sound options to set as an alarm. If you don’t like the default tone, you can use a song or a podcast from Spotify or YouTube Music (only if you have a premium subscription), too — and Google now also allows you to record a voice clip and set that as an alarm tone. This feature was first noticed by Esper.io’s Mishaal Rahman. As he noted, this is a serv

HBO Max subscribers can now livestream US national soccer games


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HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event. Starting at 10 p.m. ET, U.S. subscribers can watch the U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team take on the New Zealand team, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-host. The streamer will also air the follow-up match between the U.S. and New Zealand on January 20. Along with live coverage of the matches, HBO Max will also give

Apple Just Gave The MacBook Pro A Big Performance Boost With New M2 Pro And M2 Max Chips


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Apple's 2023 MacBook Pro update gives its pro-performance laptops the most power they've ever had. The upgrades go beyond just the Apple Silicon chips, though.

Rules To Follow When Driving A McLaren


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McLaren's impact on the auto industry has been larger than life. If you belong to this exclusive club, read up on these rules to follow when driving a McLaren.

2024 Corvette E-Ray Revealed As V8 Hybrid With E-AWD And Stealth Mode


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Chevrolet's first hybrid Corvette isn't playing around: 655 horsepower from a V8 and electric motor combo, making the 2024 Corvette E-Ray a serious sports car.

Today's Wordle Answer #577 – January 17, 2023 Solution And Hints


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Today's Wordle answer is a common word, but that doesn't mean it'll be easy to solve. Here are hints and the solution if you're struggling with today's Wordle.

Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, featuring new Neural Engine and more


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Apple this morning announced new Macbooks powered by the latest generation of its in-house, custom-designed PC chipsets. The chipsets — the M2 Pro and M2 Max — feature a more powerful CPU and GPU, up to 96GB of unified memory and what Apple claims is “industry-leading” power efficiency. M2 Pro Image Credits: Apple Built using a second-generation 5-nanometer process technology, the M2 Pro consists


Apple brings M2 Pro and Max chips to the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros


20TechCrunch / 7h
There’s no big Apple event today (well, not in any traditional sense , at least), but the company’s got quite a bit of news to share this morning. In addition to the new Mac Mini, a pair of new MacBook Pro just dropped, sporting souped up M2 chips. The 14- and 16-inch versions of the company’s high-end laptops now ship with a choice of the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips . The new Mini sports an M2 Pro o

Apple’s M2 Mac Mini arrives January 24, starting at $599


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Apple just dropped a refresh to the Mac Mini. The new version of the compact desktop arrives with a choice of last year’s M2 chip, or the freshly arrived M2 Pro . The system received a major refresh back in 2020 , with the arrival of the first M1 chip. In his reviews, Matt called the system a”no-compromise, low-cost Mac.” Image Credits: Apple Apple says the new model compares thusly to its predec

There's Yet Another Reason to Save Those Cheese Rinds


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Saving cheese rinds from Parmigiano Reggiano and the like is a classic, time-honored, no-waste hack. (Lifehacker first covered it more than a decade ago.) It’s delightfully surprising, then, to find a new use for the cheese butts, but that’s just what the clever people at Food52 have done. I’m not saying you should… Read more...

Super-powerful MacBook Pro and Mac mini arrive with new Apple M2 Pro & Max chips


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Apple has quietly launched new 2023 models of the 16-inch and 14-inch MacBook Pros, alongside powerful M2 Pro and M2 Max chips - follow-ups to the M1 Pro and M1 Max . According to Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, "Today the MacBook Pro gets even better. With faster performance, enhanced connectivity, and the longest battery life ever in a Mac, along with the bes

Programmers: look out for these infostealers on the Python Package Index


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Three malicious packages carrying infostealers were recently discovered, and subsequently removed, from the PyPI repository. Researchers from Fortinet found three packages, uploaded between January 7 and 12, by a user named “Lollip0p”. These three are called “colorslib”, “httpslib”, and “libhttps”, and if you’ve used them before, make sure to remove them immediately. Usually, cybercriminals looki

The Propane Industry Is Paying TV Influencers to Shill for Fossil Fuels


58Gizmodo / 7h
If you’re watching HGTV or Netflix, there’s a chance that you might run into a show hosted by an influencer who shills for the natural gas industry. An industry group is using federally sanctioned funds that are supposed to go to consumer education to pay for influencers and celebrities to promote natural gas and… Read more...

Komunal raises $8.5M to digitize Indonesia’s rural banks


TechCrunch / 7h
Komunal is reaching out to Indonesia’s rural customers by going where they are. The fintech partners with more than 220 banks in tier 2 and tier 3 cities spread through 19 provinces. Founded in 2019, the startup announced today it has raised $8.5 million in funding led by East Ventures Growth Fund, with participation from AlphaTrio Sustainable Technology Fund, Skystar Capital, Sovereign’s Capital

Amplifica Capital ‘wants to be the fund that LatAm’s female tech founders reach out to first’


TechCrunch / 7h
Anna Raptis, founder and CEO at Mexico-based venture capital firm Amplifica Capital , was always someone who’s been “interested in facilitating economic development.” Born in Australia, she followed that lead, holding positions with the United Nations and the World Bank, spending two decades working in the energy sector. That’s what ultimately brought her to Mexico: a focus on providing access to

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Big Tech’s Layoffs Highlight How the US Fails Immigrant Workers


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Decades-old visa rules mean that job cuts disadvantage workers, companies, and perhaps the whole country.

Try Having an ‘Abundance Mindset’ to Increase Your Wealth


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The money struggle is real. If you’re struggling to make rent while also paying down your credit card debt, you’re not alone. Currently the average American has over $90,000 in debt while the total U.S. consumer debt balance has shot up to $800 billion since the pandemic. Given these stats, it’s understandable to feel… Read more...

Canon EOS R6 II review: An excellent hybrid camera with few flaws


Engadget / 7h
Sony and Canon are locked in a pitched battle for the full-frame mirrorless camera market, and Canon’s latest salvo is the $2,500 EOS R6 II. It’s not just a key rival to Sony’s like-priced 33-megapixel A7 IV , but gives Canon the opportunity to rectify overheating flaws in the otherwise excellent EOS R6. The new 24-megapixel sensor promises more resolution and image quality than the 20-megapixel

Can You Use Any VPN for Torrenting?


How-To Geek / 7h
You may already know you should always use a VPN while torrenting, but you may not be aware that not every VPN fits the bill. Some VPNs, in fact, are so bad that you may not have used one at all. Here’s what you need to know. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

CHERRY MW 9100 Mouse Review: A Must for Frequent Travelers


How-To Geek / 7h
Many consumers are conditioned to think bigger is better, and that may be true in some cases. For travel mice, small is where it’s at, and the CHERRY MW 9100 supports this. The sleek mouse has all the necessary features and then some for office use, but don’t expect it to be an everyday peripheral. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

That Viral Egg Cooker Is on Sale


How-To Geek / 7h
Whether you love a jammy egg or go full hard-boiled, getting eggs perfect every time is hard. But there’s a viral product that can help—and it’s on sale! Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

Cost-effective IP strategies can lead to massive exit valuations


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Kyle Graves Contributor Kyle Graves , counsel at Snell & Wilmer, provides a practical approach to IP counseling, IP-related business transactions and the enforcement of IP rights. Conventional startup perspectives on intellectual property rights and exit events often recite the anecdotal experience of software founders operating in industries dominated by strong network effects and natural monopo

AI21 Labs intros an AI writing assistant that cites its sources


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ChatGPT , the AI that can write poems, emails, spreadsheet formulas and more, has attracted a lot of negative publicity lately. Q&A coding site Stack Overflow temporarily banned users from sharing content generated by ChatGPT, saying that the AI made it too easy for users to flood the site with spammy answers. Then, New York City public schools prohibited students and teachers from using ChatGPT

British Airways’ Club Suites don’t disappoint: On board a retrofitted 777 from London to New York


400+The Points Guy / 7h
British Airways was one of the pioneers of business-class cabins and seats. However, the airline stuck with the same old Club World model with backward- and forward-facing lie-flat seats packed into dense configurations on most of its fleet for the better part of a decade. That is until British Airways unveiled a new business-class product called Club Suite in March 2019. Laid out in a more spaci

A history of ARM, part 3: Coming full circle


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Enlarge (credit: Jeremy Reimer/Waldemar Brandt/NASA) The story so far: As the 20th century came to a close, ARM was on the precipice of massive change. Under its first CEO, Robin Saxby, the company had grown from 12 engineers in a barn to hundreds of employees and was the preferred choice in RISC chips for the rapidly expanding mobile market. But the mobile and computer worlds were starting to me

Tech bosses who willingly flout UK online child safety rules to face criminal liability


TechCrunch / 7h
The UK government has confirmed it will expand criminal liability powers contained in draft online safety legislation which is currently making its way through parliament with the aim of preventing platforms from intentionally flouting child-safety rules. The current version of the (already much amended ) Online Safety Bill, which is set to return to parliament today for the report stage ahead of


DeepL takes aim at Grammarly with the launch of Write, to clean up your prose


31TechCrunch / 7h
On the heels of raising a big round of funding at a $1 billion valuation last week , DeepL is taking the wraps off a new language product, the first extension for a startup that made its name from its popular AI-based translation tools. Write is a new tool that fixes your writing — catching grammar and punctuation mistakes, offering suggestions for clarity and more creative phrasing, and (soon) g

Amazon has a big sale on TP-Link routers and smart home gadgets


Engadget / 8h
If you're looking for new routers, mesh WiFi systems and smart home devices, such as lights and plugs, TP-Link is selling quite a few at a discount on Amazon . The TP-Link Archer AX73 WiFi 6 router is currently available for $140, which, while not quite its lowest price on the website, is still 30 percent off retail. The company says it was designed with 8K streaming in mind. If you're a frequent

The Download: battery recycling, and how AI might revamp Microsoft Office


25MIT Technology Review / 8h
This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How old batteries will help power tomorrow’s EVs To Redwood Materials, the rows of cardboard boxes in the parking lot of its new battery recycling site just outside Reno, Nevada, represent both the past and the future of electric vehicles. Far from trash, the

Buy LifeMiles With 165% Bonus (1.25 Cents)


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Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value , especially for first & business class travel. The Avianca LifeMiles program has just launched its first promotion of 2023 on purchased miles, and there’s an exclusive value proposition for OMAAT readers who register . Furthermore, there’s a potential redemption discount as well. Promotion on purchased LifeMiles Through Wednesday, J

Sequoia India-backed GoMechanic faces severe trouble


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GoMechanic has laid off a significant number of its workforce as the Sequoia India-backed startup struggles to raise funds amid serious concerns of accounting troubles, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Gurgaon-headquartered startup has cut 70% of the workforce and asked the remaining staff to work without pay for three months, Indian news outlet The Morning Context reported

Nest co-founder Matt Rogers’ new startup is trash


TechCrunch / 8h
“This is the next 20 years of my life. This is not like, build the company in four or five years and sell to Google. This is a big, long journey.” Matt Rogers , who co-founded Nest with Tony Fadell back in 2010, was talking about his new startup, and he thinks it’ll be big. He’s probably right, but it’s also trash, in a way. Today, Rogers, co-founder Harry Tannenbaum and the rest of the team at M

Flight Attendant Insists On Knowing If Woman’s Derrière Is FAA Approved [Roundup]


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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...

What Should You Eat After a Workout?


How-To Geek / 8h
POV: you just completed an awesome workout and you’re ready for your refuel. What do you go for? A protein bar, a fruit smoothie, a sandwich, or an avocado toast? And does it really matter? Here’s all you need to know about post-workout meals. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

A Young Warrior Battles a Djinn in This Spice Road Excerpt


Gizmodo / 8h
A new epic fantasy series begins with Spice Road , Maiya Ibrahim’s YA debut inspired by Arab and Middle Eastern mythology —with a huge dose of magic too. In this story, we meet a fierce 16-year-old whose reputation for monster-hunting is already established, but whose family life is spinning into turmoil. io9 has an… Read more...

Hilton Honors Selling Points With 100% Bonus (0.5 Cents Each)


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Hilton Honors has just launched its newest bonus on purchased points , which is the first offer of 2023. This is potentially in line with the best offers we see from the program, and could represent a great value for hotel redemptions. Promotion on purchased Hilton Honors points Through Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Hilton Honors is offering a bonus on purchased points . Different members may be target

Amazon Fire HD 8 and 8 Plus Review (2022): Unrivaled Value


Wired / 8h
The company’s budget tablets keep improving. The latest 8-inch models are good value for Prime subscribers.

Mental Health Apps Won’t Get You Off the Couch


25Wired / 8h
WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on whether digital tools can solve a health crisis they helped create.

How to Play Steam Games on a Chromebook


How-To Geek / 8h
While Chromebooks were not originally intended to be gaming devices, they’ve evolved a lot over the years. Thanks to Linux support, you can play full-fledged Steam games on compatible Chromebooks. We’ll show you what you need to get playing. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Breast pump maker Willow now has an Apple Watch app


Engadget / 8h
Willow , a company that makes smart breast pumps , is looking to make it easier for users to monitor and control their pumping sessions. The Willow 3.0 , a wearable wireless pump, now has an Apple Watch companion app. As such, you won't necessarily need your phone to manage pumping sessions (though your iPhone will still need to be within 30 feet of both the pumps and your watch). The app enables

Stell wants to modernize the “unsexy” workflows slowing down America’s industrial base


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There is very, very little room for error in aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturing. For companies that build products like missiles, rocket boosters and avionics, each part must not deviate more than a hairsbreadth from its technical specifications. Despite the precise demands of the industry, however, parts ordering is generally done using systems that are only slightly better than carrier p

CloseFactor raises $15.2M to automate repetitive sales processes


TechCrunch / 8h
Several years ago, co-founders Leena Joshi, Ben Cheung and Erik Buchanan experienced frustration with the amount of manual work they were putting into collecting information about sales and marketing accounts. The tools in the market were focused solely on the collection of information, they say, instead of curating what was actually relevant, actionable and up to date. Cheung and Buchanan — draw

Netflix's 'Class' trailer' is an elite high school drama with a violent twist


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Think Euphoria , but with possibly even more crime. That's the vibe of Netflix India's Class trailer, an adaptation of the streaming service's series Elite, which sees three working class students arriving at the most exclusive school in Delhi — only to become immediately embroiled in what appears to be a criminal web. Directed by Ashim Ahluwalia, Class stars Gurfateh Pirzada, Anjali Sivaraman, A

Is sleeping on your side good for you?


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
We’ve all experienced periods of bad sleep, whether it’s down to stress, life changes or getting into bad habits. But your favored position could potentially affect the quality of your sleep, as well as your health during waking hours. Nearly two-thirds of adults sleep on their left or right side. Curling up in a ball and falling into a deep sleep feels like one of the safest ways to get the 7 to

I'm going to turn on the feature that makes Dead Space run at 30 FPS on PS5


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The upcoming Dead Space remake will ship with two graphics modes, letting you choose between high frame rates or the best-looking experience on current-gen consoles. On both Xbox Series X and PS5 , Dead Space will support either 30fps at 4K with ray tracing or 60fps in QHD (1440p) with the lighting and rendering technique disabled. Developer Motive Studios hasn’t detailed the extent of ray tracin

Netflix’s iPhone app just got much slicker, but still lacks crucial features


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Netflix's iPhone app has been given a welcome redesign with lots of visual flourishes, but it's still missing some much-requested features. The updated iOS app, which you can get now by going to the Netflix app in the App Store and tapping 'update', mainly delivers a host of user interface upgrades. These include fluid transitions that make the app feel a bit snappier when you tap on titles and s


My M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch is perfect - so I don't care about an M2 Pro upgrade


26TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The rumors are on fire this week, with Apple apparently ramping up new releases for its MacBook line, such as the debut of the M2 Pro chips that could be debuting in new MacBook Pro models , previously released in October 2021. I was one of those who had been waiting for the new MacBook Pro 14-inch to arrive, especially when it heralded the return of ports such as HDMI and an SD card slot, but wi

Nick Cave says ChatGPT's AI attempt to write Nick Cave lyrics 'sucks'


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100+BBC News - Technology / 8h
The musician responds after a popular chatbot produces lyrics "in the style of Nick Cave".

Many firms are apparently ditching PCs and going mobile-only


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
New research from BT has uncovered that many workers prefer to use a smartphone over a business laptop in an effort to make work more flexible, with many seeing better connectivity as a route into self-employment. The results found that 59% of those running a business in the UK choose their smartphone as the “top tech tool”, proving more popular than traditional computing devices including laptop

The Morning After: Wyoming wants to phase out new EV sales by 2035


Engadget / 9h
While other US states (and the rest of the world) inch towards goals of banning gasoline-powered cars, Wyoming is going in the opposite direction. The state’s legislature is considering a resolution that calls for a phase-out of new electric vehicle sales by 2035 . Introduced on Friday, Senate Joint Resolution 4 has support from members of the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. The reso

These VMware products can remotely execute code, so update now


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Cybersecurity researchers from the Horizon3 Attack Team have announced plans to release a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability discovered in a number of VMware products. Having a PoC released means cybercriminals will get an easy explanation of how to exploit a flaw, which could result in a strong rise in successful breaches. The flaw in question is tracked as CVE-2022-4796

5 things to consider when buying a Dyson vacuum cleaner


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
You're looking for a Dyson vacuum cleaner because you've heard they're some of the best vacuum cleaners you can buy, right? Renowned for their build quality, impressive power and innovative designs, it's no wonder they're highly sought after. Yet the range of Dyson vacuum cleaners is vast and choosing which model to go for, let alone the features to consider, can be overwhelming. Each Dyson vacuu

It’s Okay to Buy A Mac With Only 8 GB RAM


20How-To Geek / 9h
The ever-growing demands of computing means 8 GB RAM can be too limiting for most PCs, leaving 16 GB as the baseline for a quality Windows experience. However, Mac computers are a different story. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Quantum Computing Has a Noise Problem


69Wired / 9h
Today’s devices can be thrown off by the slightest environmental interference. Algorithmiq is developing ways to counteract this and harness quantum’s power.

Mini Power Plants—on Wheels


26Wired / 9h
As the heart of a distributed energy network, EVs will be hard at work, even when they’re stationary.

The 10 Best Amazon Prime Films Right Now


Wired / 9h
From One Night in Miami … to Licorice Pizza, these are the best films available on the streamer.

Lasers Are Mapping Scotland’s Mysterious Iron Age Passages


100+Wired / 9h
Digitized archaeology is making souterrains—subterranean passages in the Highlands—accessible in a way Indiana Jones could only dream of.

Google is piloting its own ‘soundbox’ in India for merchants to get audio-based payment alerts


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Soundboxes — hardware used by merchants that emits sounds every time a mobile payment is made — have taken off in India, where point of sale activity can get busy and voice alerts from the soundbox help alert multitasking shopkeepers and assistants to a transaction going through. Now, to keep pushing ahead to build out its own payments business in the world’s second-largest internet market, Googl

New Apple MacBook Pros with M2 Pro and Max chips could be revealed today


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Apple could be planning to launch new MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips later today, if a pair of fresh rumors line up as some are theorizing. The first leak, as MacRumors reports, is a filing that has been spotted in a Canadian database (Industry Canada Radio Equipment List), pertaining to an inbound MacBook Pro and its Wi-Fi 6E support (as flagged by Wade Penner on Twitter). New A

The Mandalorian season 3 trailer breakdown: 9 things you may have missed


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Potential spoilers follow for The Mandalorian season 3. Full spoilers for season 2 also follow. The Mandalorian season 3 's official trailer has been released online – and the wildly popular Disney Plus series has never looked better. Premiering on Disney's streaming platform on March 1, Din Djarin and Grogu's next adventure seems like it'll be as action-packed, suspenseful, and thrilling as its

KRK GoAux 3 Review: Portable Studio Monitors for Pros on the Go


How-To Geek / 10h
Studio monitors are known for many things, but being lightweight and easily portable isn’t one of them. For many people, the only option for serious audio or video work on the go is to use headphones. The KRK GoAux 3 aim to solve this problem, as they’re much more portable than other monitors. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Stephen Colbert brutally roasts the weirdest CES tech


61Mashable / 10h
There were many impressive gadgets and inventions at this year's CES but, as is tradition , there was also plenty of weird stuff too. In his "Cyborgasm" segment above on The Late Show, Stephen Colbert digs into the more bizarre side of the Consumer Electronics Show, from a plodding golf robot ("Finally a solution to the problem of golf being too fast") to a colour-changing car ("As you can see fr

Walrus detectives wanted: Pitch in and preserve the future of walruses


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Walrus detectives are being recruited in the fight to save the marine mammals from the reality of the climate crisis . What exactly does this glorious title entail? The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are crowning members of the public "walrus detectives" if they participate in a bit of citizen science, by counting walrus from satellite images taken from space.

Life as a 21st-Century Trucker


84Wired / 10h
Technology, corporate greed, and supply-chain chaos are transforming life behind the wheel of a big rig. I went on the road to find exactly how.

This is where Tesla’s former CTO thinks battery recycling is headed


MIT Technology Review / 10h
Battery recycling is one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2023. Explore the rest of the list here. As Tesla’s former chief technology officer, JB Straubel has been a major player in bringing electric vehicles to the world. He’s often credited with inventing key pieces of Tesla’s battery technology and establishing the company’s charging network. After leaving Tesla in 20

The latest 'Mandalorian' season three trailer is all about redemption


Engadget / 10h
Disney+ has released a new trailer for The Mandalorian during the NFL Wild Card Game on ESPN and ABC Network. It shows Pedro Pascal's character Din Djarin and Grogu reunited and going on their next adventure. Din also reveals in the trailer that he's going back to the planet Mandalore in an effort to redeem himself after removing his helmet and showing his face to other people by the end of seaso


Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service could change the way you do business


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Azure OpenAI Service, which incorporates AI writer tools like GPT-3.5, Codex, and DALL-E 2, in a move that it hopes will democratize artificial intelligence technologies and make them more readily available to more customers. The tech giant debuted Azure OpenAI Service back in November 2021, offering up a combination of some of the most powe

Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops are probably coming very soon


61Mashable / 11h
Apple is announcing new products today, reports from multiple sources say. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and leaker Jon Prosser, the company has an announcement scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17. Details are scarce, but we're most likely to see new Macs. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) Last October, Gurman outlined Apple's likely Mac launches for next year, including M2-based

Here’s how Microsoft could use ChatGPT


MIT Technology Review / 11h
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here . Microsoft is reportedly eyeing a $10 billion investment in OpenAI, the startup that created the viral chatbot ChatGPT, and is planning to integrate it into Office products and Bing search. The tech giant has already invested at least $1 billion into OpenAI. So

Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction


1KNYT > Technology / 11h
A wave of lawsuits argue that Tesla’s self-driving software is dangerously overhyped. What can its blind spots teach us about the company’s erratic C.E.O.?

How old batteries will help power tomorrow’s EVs


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Battery recycling is one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2023. Explore the rest of the list here. To Redwood Materials, the rows of cardboard boxes in its gravel parking lot represent both the past and the future of electric vehicles. The makeshift storage space stretches for over 10 acres at Redwood’s new battery recycling site just outside Reno, Nevada. Most of the bo

Think twice about getting 'natural' birth control advice from influencers, study says


Mashable / 11h
Emily Pfender enjoys following health and fitness social media influencers online. But the doctoral student, who studies health communication at the University of Delaware, couldn't help noticing that some of those influencers kept bringing up a specific subject: discontinuing their hormonal birth control. She found that YouTube vloggers, in particular, produced content about their experiences wi

Samsung unveils 200MP camera sensor that's likely to appear in the Galaxy S23 Ultra


Engadget / 12h
Samsung is continuing its "more pixels is better" mantra with the launch of its latest 200-megapixel (MP) sensor. The ISOCELL HP2 is a relatively large (for a smartphone) Type 1/1.3 sensor (around 12mm diagonally) with a pixel pitch of 0.6 micrometers (μm) — in between the 200-megapixel HP1 and HP3 sensors . It offers more light gathering than past sensors along with new HDR features and will lik

Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform


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Alice Delahunt believes the future of fashion is in web3 and created Syky (pronounced “psy-key”) to put the wheels in motion. She launched the company in November after a career in marketing at luxury fashion houses, serving in roles including chief digital and content officer at Ralph Lauren a