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‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 set to premiere in June



6KTechCrunch / 15h
“ Black Mirror ” is officially returning this June, Netflix announced today, bringing viewers a sixth season that will potentially make them feel like we’re all inching closer to a grim, tech-infused dystopian reality. Alongside the announcement, Netflix released the first teaser for season 6, featuring a space station in orbit, a haunting smiley face emoji that appears throughout the video — inc


Elon Musk Has a Second Alt Twitter Account That He Took From Another User
3KGizmodo / 18h
Can you truly have an alt account if everyone in the world knows about it? The best answer may come from Twitter CEO Elon Musk, whose second alt account was revealed on Tuesday. Read more...


Black Mirror breaks silence on Twitter to tease Netflix series
2KTechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 20h
The world’s favourite dystopian anthology series looks set to return to Netflix at last, and Black Mirror is having fun teasing its much-anticipated comeback. The Twitter account of the critically acclaimed show sent out an ambiguous tweet on Tuesday. The explosive tweet, which said: “what have we missed?”, sparked a flurry of replies as excited fans considered what could be in store for the next



Etihad Debuts Armani / Casa Business Class Amenities
100+One Mile at a Time / 52min
In October 2022, Etihad Airways unveiled the details of a new partnership with Armani / Casa. I wanted to provide an update, as there have been a lot of questions about when this product will actually be available on a particular route. Etihad has confirmed to me that Armani / Casa amenities will finally be rolled out on all routes and aircraft as of Saturday, April 29, 2023. Let’s go over the de


Quordle today - hints and answers for Thursday, April 27 (game #458)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 58min
It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints - now with added Daily Sequence answers! Yes, that's right: the makers of Quordle have a new game, which sees you complete four Wordle puzzles consecutively. The twist is that the letters you've already used on the first game are repeated on the second and so on. It's good fun, but also difficult - so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle


Samsung's semiconductor business posted massive losses for Q1 2023
Engadget / 1h
Samsung's earnings results for the first quarter of 2023 are in, and they're a massive departure from the same period's last year wherein it reported a steep rise in profit. The tech giant has posted a consolidated revenue of KRW 63.75 trillion (US$47.5 billion) and an operating profit of only KRW 0.64 trillion (US$477 million), mostly because its semiconductor business has (according to Reuters


General Motors is discontinuing the Chevy Bolt, its most popular electric car
Mashable / 1h
General Motors (GM) is discontinuing the Chevrolet Bolt , despite the car being its most popular electric vehicle. Production is slated to cease by the end of the year. The Chevy Bolt's surprise retirement announcement came during GM's earnings call on Tuesday. Though GM's assembly plant in Orion, Michigan will continue to make electric vehicles, it will turn its attention toward pickup trucks GM


Pathetic: Nepal Bans FlyDubai Managers From Kathmandu Airport Over “Misleading Claims”
One Mile at a Time / 1h
FlyDubai’s two senior managers at Kathmandu Airport (KTM) have been banned from entering the airport, as they’re accused of making misleading claims… this is beyond strange. FlyDubai Boeing 737 suffers engine issues departing Kathmandu This incident happened on Monday, April 24, 2023, and involves FlyDubai’s flight FZ576 from Kathmandu, Nepal (KTM), to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DXB). The 1,861


Bastion is an all-in-one cybersecurity solution for small businesses
TechCrunch / 1h
Meet Bastion , a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities. Created by former Palantir employees, the company has already raised $2.8 million. What makes Bastion different from other cybersecurity startups is that it wants to be your first and last cybersecurity subscription. It bundles several different produc


Amazon leak reveals 3 dream updates for the Beats Studio Plus – and 1 nightmare
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
A recently discovered Amazon listing may have spilled the beans on Apple’s upcoming Beats Studio Buds Plus, revealing new features and a questionable price point. The listing has since been taken down, but luckily, a copy of it exists as a Google Cache web page . Right off the bat, you will notice the earbuds are set to launch on May 18 for $169.95 making them $20 more than the regular retail pri


'Wordle' today: Here's the answer, hints for April 27
Mashable / 2h
It's Thursday, and you're nearly there — just two more Wordle s til the weekend. We're here as always to help guide the way with our expert Wordle advice and the solution. If you prefer to just be told the answer, you can scroll to the end of this article for April 27's Wordle word to be revealed. But if you'd rather work through it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to a


Elon Musk will likely testify about his Autopilot statements
44TechCrunch / 3h
Tesla CEO Elon Musk might be ordered to testify under oath in a lawsuit that blames Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, for a fatal crash in 2018. The tentative ruling, issued by a California judge Wednesday and first reported by Reuters , came in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Walter Huang against Tesla over a crash that killed the Apple engineer. The plaintiff


How To Open RAR Files On Mac
SlashGear / 4h
Apple's macOS can handle zipping and unzipping compressed files right out of the box, but you'll need a third-party app if you're dealing with rar files.


'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for April 27
Mashable / 4h
If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you'll get what you need. What is Quordle ? Quordle is a five-letter word guessing gam


15 Best Strategy Games For Android Phones, Ranked
SlashGear / 5h
Android owners can find plenty of brilliant mobile games in the Google Play Store. Here is a ranking of the 15 best strategy games for Android phones.


The Exorcist Reboot Now Has an Official Title, Plot, and Terrifying First Footage
Gizmodo / 6h
Fresh off their trilogy re-imagining the Halloween franchise , producer Jason Blum and director David Gordon Green are doing it again. They’re prepping three Exorcist films to hit theaters in the coming years and at CinemaCon 2023, we saw the first footage from the first of those films . It’s now officially called The … Read more...


Hackers Leaked Minneapolis Students' Psychological Reports, Allegations of Abuse
Gizmodo / 6h
After hacking the Minneapolis public school system in March, a ransomware gang proceeded this week to leak students’ personal information to the web. Included in the tranche were the usual deluge of personal data points—including students’ birthdays and social security numbers. But NBC, which reviewed the leaks, now… Read more...


Elizabeth Holmes delays start of prison sentence
400+BBC News - Technology / 6h
The disgraced Theranos founder's more than 11-year sentence is put on hold pending appeal.


How to watch every Stanley Cup playoffs game online
Mashable / 6h
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The Creator, the New Film From Rogue One's Gareth Edwards, Looks Incredible
Gizmodo / 6h
It doesn’t happen every year, but one of the coolest things that can occur at CinemaCon is a new discovery—when a studio plays footage from a movie that you knew nothing about and you instantly can’t wait to see it. That happened in 2016 when Paramount screened footage from a movie called Story of Your Life which was… Read more...


This Big Feature Is Still Missing From The Rivian R1S
SlashGear / 6h
There's a lot to like about the Rivian R1S, but one major feature found in most other modern vehicles is still missing, and that could be a dealbreaker.


Lawmakers Want To Force Social Media Companies To Add Age Verification
SlashGear / 6h
Parental consent would be required for anyone under 18 to use social media, with a minimum age of 13 set for platform access.


Microsoft boss: Activision Blizzard deal block is bad for Britain
52BBC News - Technology / 6h
The software giant's president Brad Smith hits out after Activision Blizzard deal is blocked.



Man peddling vitamins as cancer therapy faces 5 felony counts
20Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge (credit: Pathways ) A man in California is facing five felony charges for allegedly posing as a licensed doctor while providing unproven medical treatments—including ones he claimed could treat cancer—to thousands of people over several years. In a news release this week, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced charges against Stephan Gevorkian, who operated a busines


Windows 11’s limited iMessage integration has publicly launched
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge / A promotional screenshot for the feature provided by Microsoft when it was announced in February. (credit: Microsoft) Today, Microsoft said it is beginning to roll out support for iMessage in Windows 11 via the Phone Link app—with some major limitations. Microsoft previously announced this feature as part of other planned Windows updates that it revealed in February , including AI built


Boy, the Silo Opening Credits Sure Feel Familiar
Gizmodo / 7h
As a fan of Hugh Howey’s books, I am quite excited to watch Apple TV+ ’s live-action adaptation of the hit sci-fi series Silo , about the remnants of humanity who have been living in an underground bunker for so long they’ve forgotten why they’re there. But Apple has just revealed the opening credits for the adaptation,… Read more...


Facebook is still growing amid Meta’s ‘year of efficiency’
Engadget / 8h
Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency” doesn’t seem to be affecting Facebook’s growth. Meta’s social network added 37 million users during the first quarter of the year, bringing total daily users up to 2.037 billion. Meanwhile, the number of daily users across the company’s “family of apps” rose to over 3 billion users for the first time in company history. The company reported the growth in its


Everything You Should Know About Crate Engines
SlashGear / 8h
Crate engines can be daunting, and there are a lot of dos and don't when picking the perfect powerplant for your project car.


Amazon Halo Discontinued As Controversial Health Business Struggles
SlashGear / 8h
The controversial Halo bands will stop working later this year as Amazon shutters its entire related division. Here's what device owners can expect.


How To Request A Refund On Steam (And What Games Qualify)
SlashGear / 8h
Since 2015, Steam has boasted a fairly lenient policy allowing its users to refund purchased games and get all of their money back.


2023 Zero SR/S First Ride: Electric Commuter Motorcycle Packs Just Enough Fun
SlashGear / 8h
Fast, convenient, and unnervingly quiet: electric motorcycles deliver no shortage of speed and torque, but are they lacking in soul, too?


Xgimi Mogo 2 Pro Review: A Smaller, Lighter, And Cheaper Smart Projector
SlashGear / 8h
The Xgimi Mogo 2 Pro takes all the best bits of some of the other smart projectors made by its maker and cuts out just the right bits to minimize the price.


Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, with Meta CFO Susan Li joining CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg to field questions from analysts about its results. Zuckerberg shared that time spent on Instagram has grown more than 24% since the company launched Reels on the platform thanks to AI-powered content recommendations — ak


Daily Crunch: Lookout sells consumer security segment for $223M to become ‘pure-play enterprise company’
TechCrunch / 8h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . Hi, folks! It’s Wednesday, and we’re running around like crazy, so let’s get to it! Wooooo! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Can you see it? : Enterprise security company Lookout is selling its consumer cybersecurity business to F-Secure in a $223 million


Amazon will brick all Halo health trackers on August 1
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Amazon's Halo View fitness tracker. (credit: Amazon ) Amazon is giving up on its health-focused Halo devices. The original Halo Band and the Halo View fitness trackers, as well as the Halo Rise bedside sleep tracker and the products' supporting app, will all "no longer function" on August 1, Amazon confirmed today. Amazon's Halo devices also worked with a Halo subscription service to let users ma


From round-the-world bookings to lower surcharges: The complete guide to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
56The Points Guy / 8h
Asia Miles is the loyalty program of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and HK Express. These airlines connect Hong Kong with the world, with Cathay Pacific’s route network covering many major cities in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. The airline is also a Oneworld member, so you can earn and redeem miles with other major carriers like American Airlines, British Airways and Qantas. You can


Warhammer 40K Just Brought Back a Legendary Hero, and It Still Wasn't Enough
Gizmodo / 8h
Things rarely go well in the grimdark universe of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 setting . It’s kind of there in the grimdark moniker: things either start bad and get worse, or every victory is wrenched from the jaws of defeat, sometimes literally, at great cost. As the game gears up for a major relaunch, that’s not… Read more...


Tongue-Controlled Bluetooth Mouse Lives Inside Your Mouth
200+Futurism / 8h
From the department of extremely cool innovations, design publication Core77 reports that the San Francisco-based firm Augmental Technologies has invented a Bluetooth mouse designed to be worn inside a user's mouth. Per Core77 , the device — which is essentially worn like a mouthguard — is dubbed the MouthPad, and was created as a means to help paraplegics better navigate their computers, smartph


Twitter Apparently Ignored Its Chance to Stop a Kidnapping
27Futurism / 8h
Over a span of roughly two months, NBC News reports , Twitter and law enforcement failed to intervene while a 13-year-old boy was being publicly groomed by a 26-year-old adult on the social media platform. The exchanges eventually led to an abduction, according to prosecutors, with the boy reportedly being driven across state lines and sexually assaulted repeatedly. All the while, the suspect was


Meta beats revenue expectations, remains committed to metaverse
30TechCrunch / 9h
Things are looking up for Meta. The company beat revenue expectations, reporting an increase in year-over-year revenue for the first time in three quarters. But this ray of light for the company formerly known as Facebook comes amid harsh restructuring, resulting in more than 10,000 jobs eliminated this year. Tech moves through buzzwords like clockwork. Though the metaverse was all the rage when


Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes isn’t headed to jail tomorrow after all
100+TechCrunch / 9h
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will not be heading off to prison tomorrow to begin serving an 11-year sentence, as first reported by the WSJ. Though earlier this month U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila denied her request to remain free while she appeals her conviction, this week she asked the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals directly if she could stay out of prison while her case make


YouTube Music contractors vote overwhelmingly to unionize in landmark election
Engadget / 9h
On Wednesday, a group of contractors at YouTube Music voted to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (AWU-CWA). Out of the 49 workers who were eligible to vote, 41 voted in favor of the action, with the remaining eight abstaining. As of last year, the workers were already paying AWU-CWA dues but were seeking bargaining rights. In March, the group won a landmar


Bannon-Linked GoFundMe Scammer Sentenced to 4-1/2 Years for Trump Border Wall Scheme
27Gizmodo / 9h
A U.S. Air Force veteran was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Wednesday for carrying out a fraudulent GoFundMe scheme claiming he was raising money to fund former President Donald Trump’s border wall . Brian Kolfage, who previously worked as an associate to Trump’s former advisor and White House… Read more...



Tweets Become Harder to Believe as Labels Change Meaning
70NYT > Technology / 9h
The elimination of check marks that helped authenticate accounts has convulsed a platform that once seemed indispensable for following breaking news.


Roku gains 1.6 million active streaming accounts in Q1, warns of continued ad uncertainty
80TechCrunch / 9h
Roku delivered its first-quarter results on Wednesday with better-than-expected revenue and the addition of 1.6 million active streaming accounts in the period. Although the company’s results came in above analyst estimates, Roku told investors that it sees its advertising business remaining challenged. The company’s revenue for the quarter reached $741 million, up just 1% from the year-ago quart


Kenneth Branagh's Next Agatha Christie Adaptation Shares a Freaky First Teaser
Gizmodo / 9h
The mustache is back for another mystery—this time, a supernatural one!—in Kenneth Branagh ’s next Agatha Christie adaptation , A Haunting in Venice , once again starring the director as the gifted detective. The movie is based on Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party and has just shared its first teaser trailer: Read more...


'The Late Late Show with James Corden' is ending with 24 hours of TikTok clips
Mashable / 9h
James Corden is leaving his post at The Late Late Show on Thursday (April 27), and CBS is sending him off in style...on TikTok. The @CBS TikTok account will run a 24-hour livestream in the lead-up to the finale, Deadline reports . The countdown will be a montage of clips from Corden's career at CBS. Impressively, there will be no repeats, so if you miss your favorite moment, then you probably hav


Grubhub, Joco team up to give NYC delivery workers access to e-bikes
TechCrunch / 9h
Grubhub is launching a pilot program with Joco , a docked e-bike rental platform based in New York City, to provide at least 500 gig delivery workers with free access to e-bikes. Ensuring that delivery workers have access to high-quality e-bikes has been a major discussion point in NYC after a spate of battery fires . Grubhub’s partnership with Joco comes after the delivery platform issued a $100


Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review: An immense sequel that aims high and hits
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / En garde. (credit: Respawn) 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was one of the rare Star Wars games to capture the thrills and the spirit of adventure that come with being a Jedi exploring the galaxy. With AAA production flair, the game blended a very '90s Star Wars expanded universe setup with the scale of a modern action-adventure game to great effect. The sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survi


Elizabeth Holmes gets bail extension one day before prison term start
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, alongside her partner Billy Evans, leaves a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham US Courthouse on March 17 in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty | Philip Pacheco ) Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes just got a little more freedom—a delay of her 11-year prison sentence, which was previously scheduled to start Thursday, April 27. In an unsurprising legal


TikTok ban stalls as Montana governor suggests covering all foreign foes
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg ) Earlier this month, Montana passed the first bill to ban TikTok statewide , upsetting critics who claimed the law was unenforceable, both technically and legally. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that before the controversial bill could even officially reach Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk, he was already taking a pen to the bill and crossi


Hilton teases another new budget brand amid economic uncertainty
88The Points Guy / 9h
The economic waters powering the travel sector might be fine for now, but one can’t help but feel the world’s largest hotel companies are moving as quickly as possible to prepare for turbulence. On Wednesday, Hilton kicked off the hotel earnings reporting cycle by citing a $209 million first-quarter profit and better-than-expected data showing travel demand outperformed pre-pandemic levels in man


This SSD reckons it's smart enough to keep you safe from ransomware attacks
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Security focused US storage company Cigent has announced its latest generation of SSD with a twist: its product can stand up to ransomware attacks in a world of heightened cyber warfare threat. The self-proclaimed first SSD that comes with built-in ransomware prevention capabilities uses an AI microprocessor that uses machine learning to monitor disk activity in an effort to prevent such attacks.


Meta Begins to Dig Itself Out of ‘Year of Efficiency' Hole
21Gizmodo / 9h
Meta has had a lot to prove about its future ambitions. First it was all about the “metaverse,” but now it’s AI . Before, the company could sit back and let the ad revenue roll in, until regulators , along with Amazon and Apple, said it couldn’t . Fortunately for Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company managed to… Read more...


Passengers Have Been Behaving Badly A Lot On Planes, But I Can’t Even With This One [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 9h
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 ...


Why ChatGPT lies in some languages more than others
100+TechCrunch / 9h
AI is very much a work in progress, and we should all be wary of its potential for confidently spouting misinformation. But it seems to be more likely to do so in some languages than others. Why is that? The question comes in the wake of a report by NewsGuard , a misinformation watchdog, that shows how ChatGPT repeats more inaccurate information in Chinese dialects than when asked to do so in Eng


Best Huawei Smartphones You Can Buy Right Now
SlashGear / 10h
Huawei products are unavailable in the United States, but the company still makes some great phones. Here are the best Huawei phones you can buy today.


Every Tesla Model Compared: Which Is Best For You?
SlashGear / 10h
Tesla has ambitions across the automotive spectrum and offers vehicles that cater to the needs of many different consumers. Here is every Tesla model compared.


2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review: Unconventional Appeal
SlashGear / 10h
As exclusive as it is practical, the Volvo V60 Cross Country may be overshadowed by SUVs, but for wagon fans that's arguably part of its charm.


Amazon pulls the plug on its Halo fitness products
Mashable / 10h
Apparently, Amazon has seen enough when it comes to its Halo division. Only a few years after its first product came out, Amazon is shutting down the fitness-focused Halo brand, The Verge reported. As of Aug. 1, all Halo devices and the Halo app will stop functioning. Per a staff email seen by The Verge, that also means there will be "role reductions" within the organization, AKA layoffs. SEE ALS


This OLED screen can fill with liquid to form tactile buttons
Engadget / 10h
Swiping and tapping on flat screens is something we’ve learned to deal with in smartphones, tablets and other touchscreen gizmos, but it doesn’t come close to the ease of typing on a hardware keyboard or playing a game with a physical controller. To that end, researchers Craig Shultz and Chris Harrison with the Future Interfaces Group (FIG) at Carnegie Mellon University have created a display tha


Amazon Halo is dead and soon your wearable will be worthless - it's okay to be angry
76TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Amazon is done with the Halo health brand and every product associated with it, TechRadar has confirmed. If you were looking forward to a summer with your Halo band , Halo Rise lamp , or Halo View , you can forget about it. Amazon announced in a blog post on Wednesday (April 26, 2023), that it would end support for all Halo devices on July 31, 2023. A month later, your Halo app will stop working


Meta Returns to Growth After Struggling With Falling Sales
20NYT > Technology / 10h
The owner of Facebook and Instagram reported a 3 percent revenue increase in the latest quarter, even as spending rose and profits fell.



Is AI-generated music the future of K-pop? HYBE chairman Bang Si-Hyuk thinks so.
58Mashable / 10h
Music is on the precipice of an AI reckoning. Last week, an AI-generated song featuring the simulated vocals of Drake and The Weeknd shook the industry with its virality, and just this week Grimes tweeted that she'll split royalties 50-50 on AI-generated songs that use her voice. Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the rapidly growing entertainment conglomerate HYBE, says the prevalence of AI-made music is


Taika Waititi returns with another brilliant comedy in 'Next Goal Wins'
21Mashable / 10h
A football comedy backed by ABBA's "Take a Chance on Me?" Sign me up now. Taika Waititi's latest endeavor, Next Goal Wins , is based on the true story of the American Samoa soccer team, known for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss to Australia in 2001, and one coach who tried to see something in them when no one else would. A hilarious comedy about underdogs who try to beat the odds, Next Goal Wins star


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Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
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Virgin Galactic Completes Final Glide Flight and Readies for Rocket-Powered Spaceflight
46Gizmodo / 10h
Virgin Galactic appears to be one step closer to resuming its space tourism services. The company announced today a successful suborbital test of the VSS Unity spaceplane and hopes to begin rocket-powered spaceflight tests in the coming months. Read more...


Coinbase Is Suing the SEC
25Futurism / 10h
What's It Gonna Be? Publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), CNBC reports . With its suit, Coinbase is urging the regulatory arm to publicize its response to a separate petition, which it filed back in July 2022, requesting the SEC to "propose and adopt rules to govern the regulation of securities that are offered a


Apple's iMessages Are Finally Coming to Windows 11
100+Gizmodo / 10h
For iPhone users stuck between Apple and Microsoft’s worlds, there’s good news that will help make jumping from one to the other a little easier. Microsoft has announced that it will roll out support for iMessages through the Phone Link app starting today. The update is available for Windows 11 users and allows you to… Read more...


How Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Embraces Global Storytelling
Gizmodo / 10h
After the acclaimed debut of Star Wars: Visions volume one in 2021, a new collection of animated shorts is about to drop on Disney+. io9 recently spoke to Lucasfilm’s executive producers on the series—James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, and Josh Rimes—about putting together the upcoming anthology Read more...


The Supreme Court Just Unleashed a Flood of Lawsuits Against Big Oil
30Gizmodo / 10h
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . Read more...


NASA Power Hack Extends 45-Year Voyager 2 Mission Even Longer
500+Gizmodo / 10h
At 12 billion miles (20 billion kilometers) from Earth, Voyager 2 is so far that it takes more than 22 hours for NASA’s signals to reach the probe. With its power gradually diminishing, mission planners thought they might have to shut down one of its five scientific instruments next year, but a newly implemented plan… Read more...


How you can save hundreds of dollars by renting Disney Vacation Club points
200+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note : This post has been updated with the latest information. You have a world of choices when it comes to finding the best hotel for you at Disney World. Those looking for a balance of Disney World perks and reasonable pricing can turn to Disney’s Value and Moderate resort categories. Visitors seeking the ultimate in convenience may enjoy a monorail-linked Deluxe resort, such as Disney


Twitter may soon tell users with a free Blue subscription how to cancel it
Engadget / 10h
Twitter users who have had the scarlet letter of a checkmark pinned to their profile against their wishes may soon be able to have it removed. They may soon see a page telling them how to cancel the subscription. According to researcher Nima Owji, the company is set to add a page to its app that tells affected users they can contact Twitter support to cancel Blue. Twitter no longer has a communic


Amazon will shut down its Halo health service on July 31st
Engadget / 10h
Amazon is shutting down its Halo division. In an email the company sent to users on Wednesday, it said it would stop supporting all devices under the health brand, including the recently released Halo Rise sleep tracker , on July 31st, 2023. As part of the shutdown, Amazon is also laying off an unspecified number of employees. The company did not immediately respond to Engadget's comment request.


'It Lives Inside's trailer promises another great year for horror
Mashable / 10h
It Lives Inside already looks like a must-see. The winner of SXSW 's Midnighter Audience Award, It Lives Inside follows a young teenager named Sam (Megan Suri) as she tries to fight against a demonic entity haunting her former best friend, Tamira (Mohana Krishnan). The entity, referred to as "The Pishach" in the film's trailer, requires Sam to come to terms with her Indian culture and heritage to


What's New on Paramount+ in May 2023
Lifehacker / 10h
I didn’t realize that Sylvester Stallone was the sort of star people had enough affection for that they would want to watch a reality show about his life. But then, I’ve felt that way about basically all famous people reality shows starting with The Osbournes (I am very old). Regardless, here we are: The Family … Read more...


Amazon Begins Another Round of Mass Layoffs
52Gizmodo / 11h
Amazon has officially started up its most recent round of employee reductions. The company is kicking off its previously announced layoffs of ~9,000 staff by axing workers in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) and human resources sectors. Read more...


Webb telescope probes the chemistry in a hot gas giant’s atmosphere
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / WASP-39b is much closer to its host star than any of our Solar System's planets are to the Sun. (credit: NASA ) Up until a few decades ago, the only planets we knew about were in our own Solar System, and that shaped the way we thought about planet formation and planetary chemistry. Now, with the identification of a large population of exoplanets, we have a lot of examples of things we'


An octopus’s stripes can act as a unique ID
31Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / The wunderpus, one of the two species of octopus that we can now identify through the unique pattern of their stripes. (credit: Divelvanov ) Octopuses and other camouflaging cephalopods may be the literal embodiment of “now you see me, now you don’t.” Using both rapid color and texture changes, octopuses can blend into nearly every environment by mimicking things like fish on the sea fl


The Lenovo ThinkPhone hits shelves April 28 for $699
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
You've seen the ThinkPad, now there's a ThinkPhone! The definitely named-by-committee "Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola" is finally hitting virtual store shelves. The phone was announced in January as a surprise expansion of the "ThinkPad" brand, and while there are likely lots of ideas you could come up with for a business-focused smartphone, the ThinkPhone appears to be just a regular Motorola pho


YouTube Music contractors win historic union vote
20TechCrunch / 11h
YouTube Music contractors have officially unionized with the Alphabet Workers Union -CWA after winning a historic vote through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Forty-one workers voted yes out of a total of 49 eligible voters; the remaining eight workers did not vote. This election has meaningful implications for Google beyond YouTube Music. The union earned a big win in March, when the


Norway Isn't Amused After Swedish Rocket Crashed on Its Turf
21Gizmodo / 11h
A wayward rocket has caused a rift between two Scandinavian nations after accidentally falling on the wrong side of the border. Read more...



Behold This Nauseating AI-Generated Pizza Commercial
200+Futurism / 11h
Pepperoni Hug Spot A mind-bending, AI-generated pizza restaurant commercial is seriously messing with our brains. The 30-second clip, which went viral on the subreddit r/oddlyterrifying this week, advertises a made-up franchise called "Pepperoni Hug Spot" where all your cheesy pepperoni dreams come true. "Are you ready for best pizza of life?" says a lifeless, AI-generated voiceover. "Bring frien


Amazon closing Halo health division, lays off staff while offering hardware refunds
200+TechCrunch / 11h
Amazon sent out a note to Halo customers today announcing that it is shutting down its Halo Health division, effective July 31. Included in the announcement is news of layoffs, as well as full refunds on hardware purchased over the past 12 months. That includes Amazon Halo View, Halo Band, Halo Rise and a bunch of accessories. That’s not an unprecedented move (Google did something similar when it


Mark Cuban-backed streaming app Fireside confirms $25M Series A at $138M valuation
47TechCrunch / 11h
Fireside , the Mark Cuban-backed interactive entertainment app , has now confirmed its $25 million Series A, valuing the business at $138 million, post-money. The company had been rumored to be raising at a $125 million valuation last year, after attracting a number of high-profile creators to its streaming platform for live and virtual shows. The funding and valuation were confirmed through Fire


Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Appears In The Wild, Sparks Mixed Reaction
33SlashGear / 11h
A Cybertruck prototype has appeared in the wild, and one Redditor managed to snap a few pictures of it. The design has proven to be even more polarizing.


Motorola ThinkPhone Launches In US Today At A Surprisingly Reasonable Price
SlashGear / 11h
Nearly five months after we first heard about it, Motorola has finally launched its new high-end smartphone that primarily targets the enterprise segment.


Phone Link For iOS Launches For All Windows 11 Users
SlashGear / 11h
Microsoft is finally ready to roll out its Phone Link feature for iOS. Apple fans who want to connect their iPhone to a PC can do so in just a few steps.


The Biggest Problems With JDM Cars That Everyone Should Know
SlashGear / 11h
Importing cars from the Japanese Domestic Market is a great way to drive a vehicle that none of your friends drive -- but proper planning is important.


7-Eleven Will Let You Fill (Almost) Anything With Slurpee for $2
24Lifehacker / 11h
Bring Your Own Cup Day is back this Saturday, April 29 at 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes locations nationwide. You can bring any size cup (or bucket) that fits under the 10-inch hole in the in-store display to get as much Slurpee as you can for $2. Here are the details and some inspiring and creative stretches of the… Read more...


Hackers are breaking into AT&T email accounts to steal cryptocurrency
65TechCrunch / 11h
Unknown hackers are breaking into the accounts of people who have AT&T email addresses, and using that access to then hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange’s accounts and steal their crypto, TechCrunch has learned. At the beginning of the month, an anonymous source told TechCrunch that a gang of cybercriminals have found a way to hack into the email addresses of anyone who has an att.net


A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
100+Wired / 11h
The legislation would insert the government into online platforms' age-verification efforts—a move that makes some US lawmakers queasy.


The XGIMI MoGo 2 Series continues to reshape the projector industry, showing how great a portable option can be
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
XGIMI has a whole host of projectors to cover the home theater spectrum, but its MoGo series has been the most affordable and portable from the brand. And now, with the MoGo 2 Series, upgrades have arrived that you can get your hands on now. The pair of projectors has just gone on sale, letting you get a home theater on-the-go upgrade from $400 . The MoGo 2 and MoGo 2 Pro may change your understa


Comics Legend Steve Niles on Brynmore, His Eerie New Horror Tale
87Gizmodo / 11h
The weather may be getting warmer, but there’s a spooky chill emanating from the pages of Brynmore —an IDW horror comic coming soon from writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and artist Damien Worm, who also worked together on October Faction . io9 got a chance to interview Niles over email, and we also have Brynmore … Read more...


OpenSea’s next journey is to help Web 2.0 brands get into web3
20TechCrunch / 11h
OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, is well-known for its trading platform, which allows users to buy and sell digital assets. But the company is continuing to expand its product footprint to appeal to other audiences like Web 2.0 brands, said Shiva Rajaraman, OpeanSea’s chief business officer. “We look at the rest of this year, and there’s been a lot of talk about what the potential ca


Best hotels in Palm Springs that are an oasis in the desert
29The Points Guy / 11h
Palm Springs, California, became one of the country’s premier vacation destinations in the 1930s when movie stars from nearby Los Angeles began flocking there for weekends in the salutary sunshine and pristine desert air. Before that, the area had already been populated for thousands of years by the native Cahuilla people, who settled in what is now Palm Springs . They hunted and foraged througho


How to Disable / Enable NSFW Content in Reddit
How-To Geek / 11h
To view content marked as not safe for work on Reddit, you’ll need to sign up for an account and change your user settings. If you don’t do this, you’ll see a warning in place of the content. Here’s how to change these settings to disable (or enable) NSFW content. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming Dreams Are Falling Apart
100+Wired / 11h
UK antitrust authorities have blocked its $69 billion deal to acquire Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.


'A Haunting in Venice' trailer: Hercule Poirot's most terrifying case is here
500+Mashable / 11h
Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) is back for another murder mystery, and it just might be his creepiest case yet. Following Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile , the latest Agatha Christie novel getting the live-action treatment is Hallowe'en Party , titled A Haunting in Venice for its film adaptation. A Haunting in Venice sees a retired Poirot forced back into the detective space


‘Bugsnax’ and ‘Octodad’ developer just surprise-dropped four free games on Steam
Engadget / 12h
Acclaimed developer Young Horses just dropped four free games on Steam as part of a collection it's calling the Free Range initiative. The team behind the beloved PS5 launch title Bugsnax is known for making off-kilter takes on traditional game formulas, and these four titles look like they carry on that proud tradition. These are not bigwig releases, as they were mostly developed as side project


You Can Now Link Your iPhone to Your Windows 11 PC
How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft’s Phone Link has been around for a while now, but iPhone owners were left out of the fun. Now, though, if you have an iPhone and a Windows PC, you can now have them work with each other seamlessly. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


First Babies Born After Being Conceived By Robot
1KFuturism / 12h
A Spanish startup has built a sperm-injecting robot that can be controlled using a PlayStation controller. The team successfully used it to fertilize human eggs, eventually resulting in the birth of two healthy babies. As MIT Technology Review reports , one of the engineers working on the world's first insemination robot didn't have all that much experience in the field of fertility medicine — wh



Elon Musk Apparently Has Another Alt Account, and It's Even Weirder
200+Futurism / 12h
Another One Rumor has it that Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has yet another burner account on Twitter. And no, we're not surprised. Just disappointed. To recap: on Monday, the Musk-owned social media site was ablaze with the discovery of an account dubbed Elon Test , which — circumstantially — strongly appears to be a Musk-used alt account where he roleplays as his own child. Extremely


Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair law opposed by John Deere
30Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Juan Silva) Colorado has enacted the nation's first state law guaranteeing farmers a right to repair tractors and other equipment themselves or at independent repair shops. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, signed the bill yesterday. "I am proud to sign this important bipartisan legislation that saves hardworking farmers and ranchers time and money on repairs,


Desta is a turn-based dodgeball strategy game with heart and style, now on PC
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: ustwo) The studio behind Monument Valley , one of the best mobile games ever made , made a Netflix-required mobile game in 2022 that you almost certainly didn't play, let alone see. Desta: The Memories Between is now out on PC and Nintendo Switch , and I highly recommend you seek it out if you lean toward coming-of-age stories, turn-based strategy, dreamlike surreality, or nailin


Intense new trailer for The Flash wows the crowd at CinemaCon
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Barry (Ezra Miller) uses his powers to travel back in time and change the past in The Flash . Warner Bros. dropped an intense new trailer for The Flash during this week's CinemaCon in Las Vegas, the annual convention attended by movie theater owners from all over the world. The trailer is just as good as the first one, giving us even more of Michael Keaton's Batman and plenty of action, emotional


After nearly two years, Virgin Galactic’s space plane returns to the sky
73Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Unity Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spacecraft completed a glide test Wednesday. (credit: Virgin Galactic) The VSS Unity spacecraft did not make a powered flight with its rocket engine on Wednesday, but it cleared the final hurdle before doing so by performing a glide test in New Mexico. On Wednesday morning, the VMS Eve aircraft took off from Spaceport America and subsequently released t


Rainn Wilson Would Be the Best Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons | io9 Interview
28Gizmodo / 12h
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SCOTUS Justice Gorsuch Sold House to Guy Whose Firm Brought Clean Power Plan Lawsuit
31Gizmodo / 12h
It may not reach the level of Clarence Thomas being buddies with a guy who owns a garden full of dictator statues, but there are plenty of other scandals to be had on the Supreme Court. Politico reported this week that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has found himself in a small ethics conundrum—one tied to the oil… Read more...


ebookfriendly:The first bookmobile in Great Britain. This Ford...
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
ebookfriendly : The first bookmobile in Great Britain. This Ford car was turned into a book van and started serving patrons of Perth and Kinross public libraries at the end of 1924 Read more


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Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
thelongvictorian : Girl Reading (1909) by Edmund Charles Tarbell (American, 1862-1938).


Getting Approved For Chase Credit Cards Despite Being Over 5/24
View from the Wing / 12h
When the card offer was first released last week I warned that I expected “5/24” to apply – that you generally need to have opened fewer than 5 new card accounts in the past 24 months to be approved. And maybe it does, or at least maybe it does for many people! But there’s been plenty of discussion online of people reporting approvals for the card even when they’re over 5/24. Continue reading ..


TikTok is bringing AI-generated profile pictures to the masses
21Mashable / 12h
TikTok will soon create AI-generated profile pictures at users' request, according to a leak first covered by The Verge . The tool creates headshots in the same way you might create AI headshots on the Lensa app or AI SuitUp . But, instead of generating a photo through a third party, TikTok's new feature will allegedly be built right into the app, The Verge reported. In screenshots shared from so


Microsoft starts rolling out iOS support for Phone Link syncing to all Windows 11 users
Engadget / 12h
Following a limited test that began in late February , Microsoft has begun rolling out iPhone support within its Phone Link app to the wider Windows 11 user base. The software, for the uninitiated, allows you to sync your calls, messages and contacts to your PC. Microsoft has offered Phone Link ( in various forms ) on Android devices since as far back as 2015. Microsoft expects to roll out iOS su


Revolut’s valuation troubles signal a stormy horizon for less-profitable neobanks
99TechCrunch / 12h
While the banking world watches American lender First Republic publicly convulse after its earnings report detailed a widespread evaporation of its deposit base, the startup world of neobanks is taking blows as well. Earlier this week, Revolut, a highly-valued, UK-based neobank saw its valuation decline by some 46% in the eyes of one of its backers . The Exchange explores startups, markets and mo


Google disrupts malware that steals sensitive data from Chrome users
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TechCrunch / 12h
Google has disrupted infrastructure linked to the notorious CryptBot malware, which the company claims has stolen data from hundreds of thousands of browser users in the past year alone. CryptBot is malicious information-stealing malware first discovered in 2019. The infostealer malware is typically distributed by spoofed websites masquerading as legitimate software sites that offer free download


What's New on Netflix in May 2023
Lifehacker / 12h
The Peak Streaming era may be coming to an end— tumult at HBO Max , belt tightening at Paramount+ , whatever is happening with Hulu —but Netflix still has very deep pockets. Deep enough to attract the sort of star power that used to cost $20 million per movie. Star power the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jennifer… Read more...


How to Get the Best Transfer Speeds from Your NAS Device
How-To Geek / 12h
You’ve finally set up a fancy NAS device, but you’re disappointed by its slow file transfer rate. This is a common problem among NAS users, and in most cases, it may be reminded by following a few simple steps. Read This Article on Review Geek ›


Japan's Ispace Gives Official Status Update On Failed Moon Landing Mission
SlashGear / 12h
ispace's planned lunar landing has been abandoned after its lander seemingly crashed into the moon's surface. The company has now released an official update.


Ink Business Preferred Credit Card review: A great all-around business card
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Ink Business Preferred Card overview The Ink Business Preferred Credit Card is an excellent all-around business credit card, offering a sizable sign-up bonus and the ability to earn valuable Ultimate Rewards points on a variety of business expenses. Those rewards can then be transferred to 14 airline and hotel partne


[FINAL WEEK] 125,000 Point Offer For Marriott Business Amex Card
View from the Wing / 12h
The Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card has a Limited Time Offer: Earn 125,000 Bonus Marriott Bonvoy Points after you use your new Card to make $5,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Offer ends 5/3/23. That’s an increase from the previous offer which allowed you to earn 75,000 points. Last year Marriott and American Express improved the card with several ne


Asus ROG Ally gaming handheld: everything we know so far
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
On April Fools' Day, Asus announced that it would be entering the gaming handheld market with the Asus ROG Ally – going head to head with the likes of Valve's Steam Deck and the Nintendo Switch , as well as the less renowned (but no less impressive) AyaNeo 2 . While there are a lot of details about the ROG Ally that have yet to be disclosed by Asus, our own Allisa James has been lucky enough to g



This dangerous new malware also has ransomware capabilities
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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A new Android malware variant has been found that’s capable of hiding from antivirus programs, stealing sensitive data, and even deploying ransomware on the infected endpoints. Cybersecurity experts from CloudSEK’s Threat Intelligence Research Team discovered the malware, which they dubbed “Daam”. The malware was communicating with “various Android APK files”, the researchers said, suggesting tha


Palantir shows off an AI that can go to war
Engadget / 12h
Palantir already sells its domestic surveillance services to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement , so it should come as no surprise that the company founded by billionaire Peter Thiel is working to make inroads into the Pentagon as well. On Tuesday , the company released a video demo of its latest offering, the Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). While the system itself is simply


Onyx's Latest E Ink Tablet Might Be the Perfect Comic Book Reader
How-To Geek / 12h
Onyx Boox, a popular name in the e-reader market, announced its latest E ink tablet with a color display. The new 10.3-inch Boox Tab Ultra C has an upgraded Kaleido 3 E Ink screen with a higher color resolution and more. Read This Article on Review Geek ›


How to Disable / Enable NSFW Content in Twitter
How-To Geek / 12h
Are you tired of Twitter warning you about potentially sensitive, not-safe-for-work content? You can get rid of these warnings by changing one setting. If you’re previously turned off sensitive content warnings, you can change the same setting to remove access to NSFW content. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


How Temping Really Works
Lifehacker / 12h
When you’re out of work and need to pay some bills, the goal is typically to get a new full-time job as soon as possible. To bridge the gap, we tend to think of gig economy jobs—DoorDash, Uber, etc—as the obvious solution. But there’s an old school, tried-and-true option to keep in mind too: Temping. Read more...


Chase Sapphire Preferred Vs. Capital One Venture: Which Is Better?
One Mile at a Time / 12h
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card ( review ) and Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card ( review ) are two of the most popular mid-range travel rewards credit cards . While the cards have similar annual fees, most other aspects of the cards differ. I think both cards can make sense for certain consumers, but given how different they are, it’s worth understanding which card is better for your si


Hotels.com Totally Guts Rewards Program
51One Mile at a Time / 12h
Hotels.com currently has the most compelling hotel rewards program for those who don’t want to be loyal to a specific hotel group. Major changes are coming to this, and it’s very bad news. For most people, rewards will be cut by around 80%, which is brutal. How the Hotels.com Rewards program works Let’s start with some context. Hotels.com Rewards is the name of the popular online travel agency’s


VinFast’s EV ambitions just got a $2.5B boost
74TechCrunch / 12h
Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast is getting a $2.5 billion injection of capital as it pursues an ambitious plan to woo U.S. consumers with a slate of electric SUVs and crossovers. Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, who founded VinFast’s parent company Vingroup, committed Wednesday to invest $1 billion of his personal wealth via a grant in the EV company. Vingroup, the country’s largest conglomerate, wil


Garmin's new radar-equipped tail light will keep you safe on your e-bike
1KTechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Garmin's Varia bike radars are some of the most popular pieces of cycling tech around – and now the company has delivered its first rearview radar to have been specially designed for some of the best e-Bikes . Garmin's Varia range mounts to the back of your bike and broadcasts a radar signal behind you, so you can get visual and audible alerts when something's overtaking you. Even better, the new


The Death of the Chevy Bolt Is Bad News for Earth
31Gizmodo / 12h
Long ago, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot. That was the compromise of progress. Now, Chevy is taking what could’ve, at least, been a proverbial parking lot filled with compact, relatively affordable electric vehicles and swapping it for one stuffed with more, massive EV pick-up trucks. Read more...


AI 'Agents' Are Trying to Make Life a Little Easier and a Lot Weirder
65Gizmodo / 12h
Tech bros are always chasing the next big thing, so much so that some developers are already trying to imply that chatbots like ChatGPT are old hat. The real big AI innovation, they say , is language model-powered AI “agents” able to carry out multiple tasks in a row. Read more...


Furiosa, Wonka, and Aquaman 2 Footage Played at CinemaCon 2023
Gizmodo / 12h
When are three shots from a single movie more exciting than a whole trailer? When those three shots are from George Miller’s Furiosa , of course. That film was one of several teased in a sizzle reel at the Warner Bros. panel during CinemaCon, which also included extended looks at Wonka, Aquaman and the