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Virgin Atlantic Officially Joins SkyTeam Alliance



3KOne Mile at a Time / 1h
In September 2022, it was revealed that Virgin Atlantic would be joining the SkyTeam alliance. Well, it’s a big day, as the London-based airline has now joined the global airline alliance. Virgin Atlantic joins the SkyTeam alliance Virgin Atlantic has joined the SkyTeam alliance as of March 2, 2023. Virgin Atlantic has become SkyTeam’s only UK-based member airline. Keep in mind that Delta Air Lin


Pedro Pascal panicking about 'The Mandalorian' spoilers is a delightful watch
38Mashable / 1h
Starring in a very popular TV show (or multiple popular shows in Pedro Pascal's case) may be a great gig, but it does come with its tricky points. Attempting not to give away any spoilers during major talk show appearances is one of these. In the clip above from The Graham Norton Show , Pascal talks about The Mandalorian before accidentally referring to Grogu as "Baby Yoda" (which, in fairness to


Fed up with the Bing AI chatbot’s attitude? Now you can change its personality
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 20min
Microsoft’s Bing chatbot is now offering a choice of personalities for all users, with the rollout of the Bing Chat Mode selector having been completed. This news was shared on Twitter by Mikhail Parakhin, head of Microsoft’s Advertising and Web Services division, as spotted by MS Power User . Now almost everyone - 90% - should be seeing the Bing Chat Mode selector (the tri-toggle). I definitely



Southwest Launches A-List Elite Status Promotions
52One Mile at a Time / now
Southwest Airlines has just launched three promotions, intended to make it easier to earn elite status with the airline. It’s anyone’s guess if this is being offered simply because business travel hasn’t fully recovered, or if it has more to do with the fall-out from Southwest’s operational meltdown a couple fo months ago. Southwest makes it easier to earn elite status A-List and A-List Preferred


Pedro Pascal narrated an audiobook if you want 8 straight hours of his voice
Mashable / 10min
If you, like the rest of the internet, have dramatically cannonballed into what I like to call The Pascal Rationale — finding ways to add a little Pedro Pascal into all aspects of your day — then you're in good company. As far as living goes these days, this is the wahhhh . If you've watched every episode of The Last of Us three times despite the amount of face-leaking it provokes, if you've traw


There's now an official ChatGPT API for businesses to join the fun
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 20min
Businesses will soon be able to get their hands on ChatGPT after the increasingly-popular AI service unveiled new APIs designed specifically for enterprises. Now that OpenAI, the company behind the AI chatbot, has proven the willingness of consumers to use artificial intelligence to such a degree, it has turned its attention to monetizing its large language model-trained tool. The company recentl


Motorola Razr 2023 confirmed to be coming soon, and will apparently be a big upgrade
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 20min
We’d always assumed we’d see a new Motorola Razr this year, but now the company has confirmed it, going so far as to say that the next version of the phone – likely to be called the Motorola Razr 2023 – will launch “very soon.” This comes straight from Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang, speaking to CNBC during MWC 2023 , so we’re inclined to believe it. That said, the Motorola Razr 2022 only landed back i


The Lie Detector Was Never Very Good at Telling the Truth
Wired / 29min
Taking a polygraph test is always stressful, and the results are often flawed. So why have police been using it for 100 years?


How WIRED Will Use Generative AI Tools
Wired / 29min
Some publications are already using text and image generators. Here’s how WIRED will—and won’t—use the technology.


Page turn animation on Apple's Books app is back in latest iOS beta
Mashable / 30min
Page turning in Apple's Books on iOS is about to get exciting again. OK, maybe "exciting" is a strong word. For some reason, Apple nixed the "curl" page turning animation in Books in iOS 16, which makes the virtual pages of the book actually curl as you flip them over. Instead, the pages simply slid to the left or right as you turned them, which somehow just doesn't feel as cozy. SEE ALSO: Apple


'The Last of Us' star Bella Ramsey tweets glorious behind the scenes shots from episode 7
Mashable / 30min
It's never easy waiting a full week between episodes of The Last of Us , but at least there are plenty of other things to distract us in the meantime. Obviously there's the post-episode analysis to dig into, along with the show's podcast and the preview of what's happening next week . Then there are the various HBO Max videos of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey chatting and quizzing each other on TV


Amazon Echo Dot With Clock (5th-gen) Review: A Slightly Smarter Ball
How-To Geek / 37min
Amazon’s Echo Dot has long been a smart-home power player, and the 5th-gen Echo Dot keeps the status quo while adding some new tricks. The latest Echo Dot doesn’t reinvent the wheel (or ball?) but keeps its iconic status as an affordable and utterly convenient portal to the Alexa universe. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


Three-parent baby technique could create babies at risk of severe disease
MIT Technology Review / 37min
When the first baby born using a controversial procedure that meant he had three genetic parents was born back in 2016, it made headlines. The baby boy inherited most of his DNA from his mother and father, but he also had a tiny amount from a third person. The idea was to avoid having the baby inherit a fatal illness. His mother carried genes for a disease in her mitochondria. Swapping these with


Sleekform's Austin kneeling chair helped my posture at the expense of comfort
Mashable / 43min
If you haven’t seen them before, kneeling chairs are all the rage right now — especially on social media. Designed to support optimal curvature of the spine, initial studies on kneeling chairs demonstrate that they show promise…but are they actually comfortable? Do they promote good posture? Are they worth the switch from traditional office chairs? As someone who has perpetually terrible posture


Webb telescope sees bizarre galaxy cluster triplets
Mashable / 43min
Look closely at this image, and you might think you're seeing triple. A new James Webb Space Telescope photo showcases three copies of the same galaxy cluster hosting a supernova, the brightest and most violent type of space explosion known. The cosmic triplets aren't artifacts of a defective telescope but a quirk of nature called " gravitational lensing ," something predicted in Albert Einstein'


Your SaaS setup could be a major security risk to your business
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 54min
A large number of companies could be putting their data at risk by failing to properly secure their SaaS environments, new research from DoControl has warned. Its report found that large companies (between 1,001 to 6,696 employees) and medium companies (between 50 to 1,000 employees) store 5.5 million and 1.5 million assets respectively in SaaS applications. Another significant number is how many


This $180 robot vacuum and mop combo cleans all kinds of floors
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR : As of March 2, the SmartAI G50 Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo is on sale for only $179.99 instead of $239. That's a savings of 24% for a limited time. The time for spring cleaning is almost here. This time, you may not have to fight off a season’s worth of mess on your own. The SmartAI G50 Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo could help you power through grit on carpet and hard floors. Normally, this l


This high-capacity solar-compatible power station is over $300 off
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR : Through March 5, you can score the EcoFlow Delta Portable Power Station for $1,095 instead of $1,399. That's 21% in savings for a limited time. Seasonal blackouts range from annoying to downright dangerous, and there’s a chance they’ll get more common . That might be scary if there wasn’t something you could do about it, but there is. Portable power stations are a great way to keep essent


Tackle any to-do list with this refurbished, feature-packed Apple iPad mini
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR : As of March 2, you can snag a refurbished iPad mini 5th generation (64GB, WiFi + cellular unlocked) for only $395.99 instead of $449.99. That's 12% in savings. While we all love our smartphones, sometimes their small screens just don't cut it. From watching your favorite TV series to editing photos or creating digital art, iPads provide all the convenience of your portable smartphone with


This smart ukulele featured at CES is great for beginners — and it's 20% off
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR : Through March 5, you can snag the Populele 2 Smart Concert Ukulele for $159.99 instead of $199.99 — that's a 20% discount for a limited time. As technology continues to improve, there are more fascinating and creative ways to incorporate the latest findings — from using artificial intelligence to help write a script to playing smart instruments. And if you want to check out the newest inv


I was tired of slow-burn sitcom romances. 'Abbott Elementary' changed that.
Mashable / 1h
Call me joyless, but there was a period of time when slow-burn sitcom romances — think Jim and Pam from The Office — exhausted me. Whenever a show would introduce a new couple to get invested in, my heart would soar at the promise of love. However, my shipping excitement often fizzled the longer the "will they, won't they" dynamic dragged on, especially whenever a convoluted new twist prolonged t


Are nonprofit festivals the future of live music for disenchanted concertgoers?
Mashable / 1h
Nothing in this world is certain, except death, taxes…and the growing cognitive dissonance that is exploiting your labor just to be able to pay for the fleeting joys of life. It's a harsh reality that music fans, especially Gen Z, are particularly attuned to as they square off against perceived corporate adversaries like Ticketmaster . But Arizona-based independent music festival M3F posits an al



Microsoft Teams is going to use green screen technology to make your video calls better
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Scratchy, low quality virtual backgrounds have been a staple of video conferences at work since the Covid-19 pandemic began, but, from April 2023, Microsoft Teams will have a solution, in the form of green screen support. Artificial intelligence is at the point where software such as NVIDIA Broadcast and Google Meet can support virtual backgrounds and blur effects without any additional software


Snapchat's latest feature helps you maintain your streaks if you miss one
38Engadget / 1h
A lot of users were obsessed with keeping up Snapstreaks after they launched, even maintaining streaks in the hundreds with several friends. Their popularity may have waned a little, because life can get in the way, but Snap has launched an experimental feature that could make it easier to keep things on track if you miss a day. Now, you can simply tap Restore to pretend that painful experience n


Master ChatGPT with the best free online courses this week
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: You can find a range of highly-rated ChatGPT courses on Udemy. Some of these courses are available for free for a limited time. The recent wave of artificial intelligence developments could easily sweep you out to sea. Fortunately, there are plenty of online courses out there that can teach you how to ride the wave. Udemy hosts an absolutely massive range of online courses on everything fr


Big Tech on notice as regulators in Africa group to investigate their market conduct
TechCrunch / 2h
Several competition watchdogs in Africa plan to collectively interrogate the market conduct of global digital firms, putting big techs like Google and Meta , which have faced investigations and remedial action in other jurisdictions, on alert. The planned investigations follow a decision by the regulators from Kenya, Egypt, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Gambia, Zambia last month to s


Quordle today - hints and answers for Thursday, March 2 (game #402)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
If you're already a Wordle addict then Quordle could be your next must-play game. This spin-off takes the familiar Wordle format and makes it harder by giving you four puzzles to solve simultaneously. As you might imagine, it's hard! So if you already find yourself searching for Wordle clues , you'll probably need some for Quordle too. I'm a Quordle and Wordle addict who's been playing since Dece


Google workers in Japan have joined a labor union in response to planned layoffs
Engadget / 4h
Dozens of Google Japan employees have organized under the Tokyo Managers' Union. It's the first labor union at Google Japan, according to Meiji University Assistant Professor Ken Yamazaki , who also posted a copy of the group's statements from a press conference. Apparently, the employees chose to organize out of fear that they could be abruptly laid off, especially since some of them are in Japa


Snapchat will now let you pause your Snap Streaks
TechCrunch / 4h
Maintaining Snap Streaks — where you send a snap to your friend once every 24 hours — is really important to a lot of Snapchat users. To bank on that fact, the company is now allowing users to pause their Snap streaks, so they don’t have to worry about breaking them if they decide to not access the app for a while. Snapchat will let users pause only one streak for free during this test phase. “A


The best sex toys under $50 (that are actually worth using)
Mashable / 5h
Sex toys are more widely available than ever before, making it tempting to spend a lot of money to build up your arsenal. But it can take a minute to find your preferences, and when you consider that sex toys aren't usually a return-friendly product (though we've found a few that are), the allure of a budget-friendly pick is extra potent. Whether you're looking to get your first toy ever or have


After flying four astronauts into orbit, SpaceX makes its 101st straight landing
Ars Technica - All content / 5h
Enlarge / The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-6 mission streaks into orbit on Thursday morning. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) A Falcon 9 rocket blasted into the starry sky above Florida early on Thursday morning, sending four astronauts safely on their way into low-Earth orbit. This mission, flown by SpaceX for NASA, will deliver the astronauts to the International Space Station after a 24.5-hour f


Today's Wordle Answer #621 – March 2, 2023 Solution And Hints
SlashGear / 5h
Pick the right starting word and you'll be able to solve Wordle #621 in no time. Need some hints? We have them, as well as the solution, too.


Robinhood’s wallet app is now available to all iOS users
100+TechCrunch / 5h
Robinhood announced Wednesday that its self-custodial crypto wallet app is now for all users on iOS. The wallet first debuted last September in beta with 10,000 users and no network charges for swapping Polygon’s MATIC tokens. In January, the company rolled it out to over 1 million users on the waitlist . While the app first launched exclusively with Polygon, the company has now included the Ethe


This Bizarre Tech Lets You Kiss Someone From Miles Away
SlashGear / 6h
Long-distance relationships aren't easy, but a Chinese student aims to help change that using smartphones and a creepy pair of silicone lips.


Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 2
Mashable / 6h
You're nearly there! Tomorrow's Friday, but today there's still a Wordle to solve. Good thing you've heard about our fresh hints and tips to help you figure out today's word. If you prefer to just be told the solution, you can jump to the end of this article for March 2's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather work through it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to a


'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for March 2
Mashable / 6h
If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you'll get what you need. What is Quordle ? Quordle is a five-letter word guessing gam


Score a lifetime subscription to Stone River e-Learning for under £80
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR : A lifetime subscription to Stone River e-Learning is on sale for £73.51, saving you 99% on list price. The recent bout of layoffs at tech companies has rattled a lot of us. Even the biggest companies that seem untouchable, like Google, Microsoft, Netflix, and Spotify, have had to cut jobs after their hiring sprees at the beginning of the pandemic. Per Layoffs.fyi , there were roughly 154,


Here's how to watch the final season of 'Riverdale' for free
Mashable / 6h
SAVE 49%: ExpressVPN is the best service for unblocking streaming sites like The CW network. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £86.51 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. The final season of Riverdale begins on March 29 on The CW, with streaming available the next day on The CW app and website. If you're based in the U.S., you can watch the


Just when we thought we were safe, ChatGPT is coming for our graphics cards
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Everyone seems to be talking about ChatGPT nowadays thanks to Microsoft Bing, but given the nature of large language models (LLMs), a gamer would be forgiven if they feel a certain déjà vu. See, even though LLMs run on huge cloud servers, they use special GPUs to do all the training they need to run. Usually, this means feeding a downright obscene amount of data through neural networks running on


Polling the Internet: What Will the Government Blame Havana Syndrome on Next?
Gizmodo / 6h
Havana syndrome, the bizarre malaise that has impacted over a thousand U.S. foreign service members all over the world, is still a total mystery. Indeed, even as the government has attempted to explain away some of the weirdness, it’s pretty obvious we still have no fucking idea what this thing is. Read more...



Researchers launched a solar geoengineering test flight in the UK last fall
32MIT Technology Review / 7h
Last September, researchers in the UK launched a high-altitude weather balloon that released a few hundred grams of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, a potential scientific first in the solar geoengineering field, MIT Technology Review has learned. Solar geoengineering is the theory that humans can ease global warming by deliberately reflecting more sunlight into space. One possible means is


Elon Musk Sounds The Alarm On AI
SlashGear / 7h
Elon Musk has warned about the dangers of artificial intelligence again, this time in response to a question posed during Tesla Investor Day 2023.


The Tesla Next-Gen Car Is All About Efficiency And Control
SlashGear / 7h
Tesla has teased its next-generation car platform, one that brings key efficiencies and that is expected to pave the way for more affordable EV models.


Tesla Reveals Unlimited Overnight Charging Plan And Wireless Car Charger
SlashGear / 7h
Some Tesla owners will have a good reason to charge their EVs overnight at home starting this summer, plus the company has teased something cool for the future.


Oh dear, Windows 12 might have just been leaked...by Microsoft and Intel
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
While there have been rumors abound about a possible WIndows 12 release, this latest leak seems to be the most concrete evidence we have yet of the new OS’s existence. Hardware leaker @leaf_hobby, which was reported on by The Verge , revealed details on Intel’s Meteor Lake desktop platform. According to those details, Intel reportedly mentioned that its upcoming CPUs will support Windows 12. Sinc


Everything Elon Musk and execs shared (and skipped) at Tesla Investor Day
28TechCrunch / 8h
The big, giant message Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other execs tried to impart during its four-hour Tesla Investor Day was how the company would be the driver of a global shift away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. Investors, at least those active after the market closed, weren’t impressed perhaps because it lacked that big product announcement, specific details on the next step in its


Tesla's Next Gigafactory Will Be Built In Mexico And Tasked With Next-Gen EV
SlashGear / 9h
Tesla has revealed some key details about its next-gen car platform, and alongside the info came confirmation of a new Gigafactory Mexico location.


Tesla's Optimus Robot Can Walk Now, And That's Just The Start
SlashGear / 9h
Elon Musk sees a future where robots replace human workers, and Tesla's Optimus prototype is another big step closer to making that feasible.


Why This Fake Tweet Cost An Insulin Company Billions And Is A Godsend For Diabetics
SlashGear / 9h
Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company that was hit hard by a Twitter parody account, has announced a major change to its out-of-pocket insulin prices.


8VC raises $880M in new fund that aims ‘to fix a broken world’
49TechCrunch / 10h
Austin-based venture firm 8VC, led by controversial Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund. In a blog post published today, Lonsdale — who serves as 8VC’s general partner — said that his firm’s mission is “to fix a broken world.” While he did not specify which industries the new fund would target or average check size, Lonsdale did reveal that 8VC now manages “ov


Microsoft unveils AI model that understands image content, solves visual puzzles
100+Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an electronic brain with an eyeball. (credit: Ars Technica) On Monday, researchers from Microsoft introduced Kosmos-1, a multimodal model that can reportedly analyze images for content, solve visual puzzles, perform visual text recognition, pass visual IQ tests, and understand natural language instructions. The researchers believe multimodal AI—which integrates


American AAdvantage Loyalty Points Program Guide 2023
100+One Mile at a Time / 10h
It’s a new elite year at American AAdvantage, so in this post I wanted to provide an updated guide to American Airlines’ Loyalty Points program, especially given the program changes being made as of 2023. For context, American made radical changes to its loyalty program in 2022, as the airline completely reimagined how elite status is earned , and eliminated the concept of elite qualifying miles


Netflix's Agent Elvis Reveals Its Full Cast and a Hip-Swiveling Full Trailer
Gizmodo / 10h
We already knew Matthew McConaughey had been cast to voice the title character on Agent Elvis , and thanks to this new trailer for the Netflix series—the first adult animated project from Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse studio Sony Pictures Animation —we’ve got an even better idea of what to expect from this mash-up… Read more...


Airbnb Admits It Will Ban You Over Your Misbehaved Friends
SlashGear / 11h
Airbnb remains a solid alternative to hotels, but a new report indicates that it may be hard to book a stay if you're close to someone flagged by the company.


Why States Are Banning These Fluorescent Lights
SlashGear / 11h
Legislation would effectively phase out compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient LEDs.


Tesla Investor Day: Here's Elon Musk's latest 'master plan'
Mashable / 11h
On Wednesday, March 1, Tesla held its first ever Investor Day event at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, and company CEO Elon Musk unveiled his third big "master plan." Basically this is meant to be where the billionaire sees Tesla heading over the next seven to ten years. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) "Alright, so, Master Plan Part 3," Musk said, after he was introduced to the


Elon Musk's Tesla 'Master Plan 3' Presentation Was a Chaotic, Boring, Confusing Mess
33Gizmodo / 11h
Elon Musk presented Tesla’s much-hyped “Master Plan 3" on Wednesday, in the company’s first “investor day” livestream. But, instead of revealing a new Tesla model, specifying the date of the repeatedly delayed cybertruck launch, introducing a more affordable electric car (as previously promised), or announcing some… Read more...


Balancing Fan Expectations in The Mandalorian
Gizmodo / 11h
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Google’s Sameer Samat on ecosystems, regulation and competition
20TechCrunch / 11h
Android was, predictably, everywhere at Mobile World Congress. At a show where Apple has no public-facing presence, Google’s mobile operating system is almost entirely ubiquitous. As in past years, the company also set up a sprawling outdoor booth between halls. This time, the focus was on interoperability and ecosystem. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better person to speak on the subject than S


Should Biden’s Pick To Head The FAA Be Confirmed?
View from the Wing / 11h
Phil Washington, who runs the Denver airport, was nominated by President Biden to head the FAA and confirmation hearings were held today in the Senate. Among other roles, the FAA has a huge responsibility in aviation safety as well as directly providing air traffic control service. Continue reading ...



jstor : Spring poems… again We screwed up our first try, here’s a second attempt at sharing some spring poetry for ever...
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
jstor : Spring poems… again We screwed up our first try, here’s a second attempt at sharing some spring poetry for everyone. All free and open, no login needed! Image by Yunyao Chen from the SVA COVID Collection on JSTOR Spring William Carlos Williams (1919) Spring Symphony Walt Whitman (1919) One Spring Eda Lou Walton (1920) Early Spring John Moreland (1923) Spring Poems by a Fifth Grade Elsa Mi


publicdomainreview: Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a...
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
publicdomainreview : Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a book of Welsh myth and folklore. Amongst the supernatural beings described are “Bwbachod”, friendly goblins who help out with chores; and “Gwyllion”, female fairies who haunt the mountain roads: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/british-goblins-welsh-folk-lore-fairy-mythology-legends-and-traditions-1880 #StDavidsDay


noaasanctuaries : A new discovery has been made in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary! Researchers from NOAA, the st...
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
noaasanctuaries : A new discovery has been made in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary! Researchers from NOAA, the state of Michigan, and Ocean Exploration Trust have discovered an intact shipwreck resting hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Huron. The shipwreck has been identified as the sailing ship Ironton . Magnificently preserved by the cold freshwater of the Great Lakes for over a


Tweetbot and Twitterrific ask customers to decline refunds in rare App Store exception
200+TechCrunch / 12h
Twitter last month officially banned third-party clients , putting a sudden end to popular apps , including Tweetbot , Twitterrific , and others. Now, in an unusual turn of events, two developers this week have updated their shuttered apps with new functionality: They’re asking their subscribers to decline to receive a refund by clicking a new “I don’t need a refund” button in their nonfunctional


Medieval manuscripts may have described “new” whale feeding trick centuries ago
28Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A digital reconstruction of a humpback whale engaged in trap feeding. (credit: John McCarthy, Flinders University) About 10 years ago, marine biologists witnessed two different species of whales in different geographic locations engaged in a novel feeding strategy. The whales would position themselves at the water's surface and stay motionless with their mouths wide open. Fish would swi


First wave of PCIe 5.0 SSDs arrives with high prices and ridiculous heatsinks
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / The Inland TD510, a MicroCenter exclusive, is dwarfed by the power cable you need to use to run its tiny fan. (credit: Inland) In the high-end PC market, it's vitally important that the numbers always continue to go up. That means faster performance, newer specs, and (on occasion) new model numbers for existing components. One of the latest numbers to go up is the PCI Express version nu


Eli Lilly cuts insulin prices after years of outrage
100Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Advocates with T1Internationals New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Chapters held a vigil on September 5, 2019, outside of Eli Lilly's offices honoring those who have lost their lives due to the high cost of insulin and demand lower insulin prices. (credit: Getty | Erik McGregor ) Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, one of the country's leading insulin makers, announced Wednesday that it


Daily Crunch: Chase and DoorDash deliver new co-branded credit card with loyalty rewards
47TechCrunch / 12h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here . Have we told you lately that we love you? Well, we do. For ’tis March, and spring is almost here. Breathe in and check the smell of snow? Good heavens, what’s going on with this weather? Enough of that, let’s March on with the tech news. — Christine and Haje The Te


Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Directors Take Comedy Seriously
Gizmodo / 12h
Directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley knew they had a huge task in front of them when they started working on the Dungeons & Dragons script that had been floating around Hollywood for a few years (the Honor Among Thieves subtitle wouldn’t come until later in the process). In a new interview with Variety ,… Read more...


Elon Musk Has More Influence Than You Realized
SlashGear / 12h
Elon Musk is all over the headlines these days and is one of the world's wealthiest people, but his influence runs even deeper than many people suspect.


Elon Musk's Tesla Master Plan 3 Is An Audacious Vision For A Green Earth
SlashGear / 12h
Elon Musk took to the stage during Telsa Investory Day 2023 to talk about the company's achievements and plans, including the ambitious Tesla Master Plan 3.


This Canceled NASA Rocket Would Have Made The Saturn V Look Like A Firecracker
SlashGear / 12h
Before Saturn V made its debut on the launch pad in 1966, NASA had something entirely different on the drawing board - something bigger.


The U.S. Just Came One Step Closer To Banning TikTok
SlashGear / 12h
Despite its booming popularity, TikTok has been a somewhat controversial app in the United States. The latest bill against it has received a favorable vote.


OpenAI Launches Whisper API With New Speech-To-Text Capabilities
SlashGear / 12h
In yet another innovation for artificial intelligence, OpenAI has launched its new 'Whisper' API for apps to borrow new speech-to-text technology.


Residents Blame Horrid Black Fungus on Whiskey Facility
100+Futurism / 12h
No Fun Guy All is not well in the county that's home to some of Jack Daniel's barrel houses, amid a fungal infestation seemingly caused by the whiskey itself. In interviews with Insider , residents of the area adjacent to the Jack Daniel's barrel houses in Lincoln County, Tennessee described the impacts of Baudoinia compniacensis , a strange whiskey-borne black fungus that's plagued their propert


Ritz-Carlton is coming to Italy, Hyatt opens in San Miguel de Allende and other hotel news you missed
100+The Points Guy / 12h
The shortest month of the year has come and gone — and with it, so have many important news stories from the hotel world. I hope your February was full of fun moments, lovely Valentine’s Day plans and time spent celebrating Black History Month. (Though there are incredible destinations where you can