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Babylon 5 Will First Return as an Animated Movie
1KGizmodo / 13h
It’s been ages since we’ve had an update on J. Michael Straczynski’s plans to revive the classic ‘90s sci-fi epic Babylon 5 for a new age, rebooting the iconic show entirely . But fear not: the series is making a surprising return in a new form. Read more...
This Futuristic Stealth Aircraft Got Its Name Straight From Star Trek
48SlashGear / 11h
The stealth of the nearly invisible YF-118G earned it an appropriate name from "Star Trek": the Bird of Prey.
Ryan Reynolds shares truly epic Instagram footage celebrating in Wrexham
1KMashable / 20h
A few years ago, the idea of Ryan Reynolds spending the day on an open-top bus in the Welsh city of Wrexham would've been the stuff of very niche fan fiction. On Tuesday, though, as Wrexham AFC celebrated the promotion of both their men's and women's teams after winning their respective leagues, it was very much the reality. SEE ALSO: 'Welcome to Wrexham' is a gripping sports doc, but don't watch
Bing AI chat is now open to all and about to get even more powerful
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2min
With its launch of Bing AI in February, Microsoft jumped in front of what could charitably be called flat-footed competition. Google eventually got a decent version of Bard out there, but it's still perceived as behind the Bing AI chatbot. Microsoft is about to try to lengthen that lead with broader Bing AI access and a host of powerful new features. Before Microsoft adds anything, though, it's r
Microsoft opens Bing AI for public testing, no waitlist required
Engadget / 3min
Bing AI is now open to all—sort of. Three months after debuting its revamped search engine , Microsoft has announced that it's now moving into open preview. You'll still need to sign into Bing on the Edge browser (or the Bing mobile apps) to use the chatbot, but at least you no longer have to deal with a waitlist. As if to celebrate this new phase of Bing ( powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 ), Microsoft
Microsoft Opens Bing's ChatGPT-Enhanced Search to the Public Without a Waitlist
Gizmodo / 6min
Microsoft opened its ChatGPT-powered search engine to the public Thursday, removing the waitlist and likewise granting free access to its AI-enabled Edge web browser . The move makes Microsoft the first company with a major, freely-accessible AI search engine, a change that could have a dramatic impact on the future of… Read more...
Quordle today - hints and answers for Thursday, May 4 (game #465)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
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
Elon Musk's Boring Company will now build a 65-mile tunnel network underneath Las Vegas
100+Engadget / 1h
The Boring Company (TBC) can now officially say that it's expanding its tunnel network underneath Las Vegas by 25 miles, which will add 18 new stations to its original plan. If you'll recall, TBC, which is owned by Elon Musk, originally envisioned the Vegas Loop as an underground transportation system with 29 miles of tunnels and 51 stations. Now, the current plan is to build 65 miles of tunnels
Firefox might one day be able to detect fake reviews written by ChatGPT
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Mozilla made a rather interesting purchase as the developer recently announced it bought Fakespot, a startup whose browser extension can sniff out fake product reviews. With this acquisition, Mozilla plans on further integrating Fakespot’s technology into Firefox to help users “cut through deceptive reviews [so they can] shop with the confidence of knowing what they’re buying is high-quality and
European startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200
36TechCrunch / 1h
Genius doesn’t recognize borders, and neither do we when it comes to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200). The global search continues for the top early-stage founders building the next generation of startups with world-changing impact. Europe: The Startup Battlefield 200 wants your startups Today, we’re urging early-stage startups across Europe to apply for the Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt
Temu accelerates global expansion with parent’s new Dublin office
TechCrunch / 1h
Temu, a fast-growing ecommerce platform known for cheap deals, is making inroads into new markets as its parent firm sets up a base in Dublin, joining a raft of tech giants including Meta and Twitter that have opened offices in the tax-friendly Irish capital. PDD Holdings, the Dublin-based corporate entity behind Temu, also owns Pinduoduo, which has become one of China’s largest online marketplac
Mercu meets deskless workers where they are
TechCrunch / 2h
Many employee engagement and retention tools were created with the assumption that workers spent most of their time at desks. But the majority of the global workforce is deskless, meaning that they are usually on the move and don’t have constant access to a laptop. A lot of them are also dissatisfied with their jobs , which means companies need to deal with high churn and low retention rates. Bas
Could RAM replace SSD? Well, not really but this plucky Japanese startup may come very close
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
A Japanese memory startup that has been lurking in the shadows for more than a decade has just emerged with a bang. Neo Semiconductor announced that it wants to produce DRAM chips that are 8x denser than the current crop - 16Gbit DRAM - using a technology called 3D X-DRAM. As the name hints to, there will be layers of material, 230 in total for now, helping it produce a 128Gbit DRAM chip. In comp
Learn how circuitry works with this heavily discounted bundle
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR : The 2023 Ultimate Electric Circuits Engineer Course Bundle is on sale for £24.05, saving you 97% on list price. If you have your eyes on a career in electrical engineering, you may want to start working on ways to stand out from your competitors. Excelling in your formal education isn’t the only way to distinguish yourself. You could also seek other ways of educating yourself on your own
How to livestream King Charles' Coronation for free
Mashable / 2h
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15 of the best AI and ChatGPT courses you can take for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: You can find a wide range of free AI and ChatGPT courses on Udemy. Learn how to boost your productivity, create engaging content, and so much more with the help of artificial intelligence. Is this the beginning of the end? We can't say for sure whether or not artificial intelligence will end up totally destroying the human race and the last light of consciousness, but we're here for the ri
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for May 4
Mashable / 3h
May the Fourth be with you! Yes, it's Star Wars Day, but here's a spoiler: today's Wordle has nothing to do with that galactic franchise. But here with you we are, 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 May 4's Wordle word to be revealed. But if you'd rather work throu
3 Electric Pickup Trucks We'd Rather Have Over The Rivian R1T
SlashGear / 4h
If you plan to buy an electric pickup truck, you've likely given the Rivian R1T a look. The market is growing quickly, though, and there are other options.
Meta Warns Hackers Are Disguising Malware As ChatGPT Tools
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SlashGear / 5h
Many legitimate tools like browser extensions are using ChatGPT in creative ways. Unfortunately, scammers are using this popularity to disguise malware.
Gmail Adds Blue Verified Checkmarks To Protect Users From Scammers
SlashGear / 6h
Gmail is now using a blue visual identifier made popular by pre-Musk Twitter to help users spot fake senders and avoid phishing and scam emails.
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for May 4
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
These New Yorkers Want to Stop Landlords From Using Facial Recognition
Gizmodo / 7h
Brooklyn resident Fabian Rogers knew he had to act in 2018 when his penny-pinching landlord suddenly attempted to install a facial recognition camera in the entrance of a rent-stabilized building he’d called home for years. Under the new security system, all tenants and their loved ones would be forced to submit to a… Read more...
Blast Off With Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy Space Snacks at Disney Parks
Gizmodo / 7h
The space milk must flow—straight out of a galaxy far, far away and Knowhere in particular. Read more...
10 Basic DSLR Camera Settings Every Beginner Photographer Needs To Know
SlashGear / 7h
If you're a budding shutterbug, it's time to get acquainted with your camera. Here are 10 basic DSLR camera settings every beginner photographer needs to know.
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Musk’s The Boring Company to expand Vegas Loop to 18 new stations
31TechCrunch / 8h
The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s project to build underground highways to alleviate traffic congestion, received approval Wednesday to expand its “Vegas Loop,” an underground tunnel system beneath Las Vegas that shuttles passengers via Tesla vehicles. The expansion , approved by Clark County, Nevada commissioners, will expand the network by 25 miles, allowing for 18 new stations that extend the tu
Meta putting child users at risk, says US regulator
100+BBC News - Technology / 8h
The Federal Trade Commission says it wants to stop Facebook's owner from making money out of children.
DC's Jim Lee Now Has the Job You Already Thought He Had
Gizmodo / 8h
His comics bona fides have long since been impeccable—for Marvel, he drew 1991's record-selling X-Men No. 1, written by Chris Claremont and inked by Scott Williams—and now the great Jim Lee has another link in his impressive chain. He’s just been promoted to president of DC Comics . Read more...
This Cargo Plane Looks Strange, But It Serves An Important Purpose
SlashGear / 8h
The Guppy plane, developed by Aero Spaceline Industries (ASI) in California, entered the picture in 1961/
The 9 Best Ways To Use Streaming Apps Without A Smart TV
SlashGear / 8h
There are plenty of ways to enjoy Netflix, Disney+, and other streaming apps without a new smart TV -- here are the best ways to stream without one.
Mucar CDE900 Review: An All-In-One Device That Diagnoses Your Car Issues Via ODB-II
SlashGear / 8h
The Mucar CDE900 all-in-one car diagnostics device connects to your automobile's ODB-II port and tells you why your dashboard keeps flashing warning signals.
Pixel 7a Listings Start Appearing On eBay, But You Should Save Your Money
SlashGear / 8h
Early postings on eBay are selling the Google Pixel 7a, but since the official release is coming soon, it's probably not worth the early investment.
Maxar completes $6.4B sale to private equity
TechCrunch / 8h
Maxar Technologies , the satellite imaging and manufacturing company, has completed its $6.4 billion sale to private equity. The company announced on Wednesday that it was no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange following the closing of the acquisition by PE firm Advent International and minority investor British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. It will shortly be delisted from
The first action-packed trailer for Dune: Part 2 is finally here
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya are back for Dune: Part 2 . We've been waiting to catch a glimpse of Dune: Part 2 , the second part of Denis Villeneuve's visually stunning, ambitious adaption of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel. Warner Bros. dropped the first official trailer today, featuring Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides riding a sandworm to win the respect of the Fremen, as well as the in
Nintendo Switch accessories deals to get you ready for Tears of the Kingdom
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
It has felt like a long time since The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launched back in 2017, but the game offered so much that some of us are still playing it today. Still, Nintendo has been showing peeks at the sequel— Tears of the Kingdom —over the past few weeks, and it looks plausible that we'll get another six years' worth of fun out of it. Between the rework of the landscape of Hyrule,
“We must regulate AI,” FTC Chair Khan says
86Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / FTC Chair Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nomination hearing on April 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. (credit: Graeme Jennings/Getty Images) On Wednesday, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan pledged to use existing laws to regulate AI in a New York Times op-ed , "We Must Regulate A.I. Here's How." In the piece, she warns of
Starlink nixes plan to impose 1TB data cap and per-gigabyte overage fees
34Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish. (credit: Getty Images | olegda88) Starlink has abandoned plans to charge data overage fees to standard residential users who exceed 1TB of monthly usage. When SpaceX's Starlink division first announced the data cap in November 2022, it said that residential customers would get 1TB of "priority access data" each month. After using 1TB, customers could keep access
Disease detectives gathered at CDC event—a COVID outbreak erupted
83Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images ) Disease detectives with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are on the case of a new COVID-19 outbreak—the one at their very own conference, which has sickened around 35 attendees as of Tuesday. Last week, the CDC hosted the 2023 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta, the first time the conference has been held in person s
Daily Crunch: Starting today, personal Google Account holders can sign in without a password
69TechCrunch / 9h
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 . Wednesday is here, and we’re still getting excited about Disrupt later in the year. African startups: We’d love for you to apply to Startup Battlefield 200 , and we’ve also opened our sale on Expo+ passes . — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 What’s the passw
Scientists observe elusive missing step in photosynthesis’ final stage
300+Engadget / 9h
Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (along with collaborators in Sweden, Germany and the UK) have shed new light on the final step of photosynthesis. They observed in atomic detail how Photosystem II, a protein complex found in plants, undergoes a transformation that leads to the loss of an extra oxygen atom. Scientists believe the dis
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Still Doesn’t Have a Second Trailer, But It Does Have a Prequel Comic Book
Gizmodo / 9h
Almost two years have passed since fans got their first look at Insomniac Games’ highly anticipated sequel , Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 . And while we still don’t know specifically when that game is coming out, or when a second trailer will be released, the story of the game will begin to come to life on May 6, aka Free… Read more...
Google Rolls Out Passkeys to (Eventually) Kill Passwords
43Gizmodo / 9h
Google has announced what it calls the “beginning of the end” for passwords, rolling out a new security mechanism that it says will ultimately come to replace PWs in the years to come: the passkey. “We’ve taken a giant step forward on the journey towards a passwordless future,” Google said in a blog post published… Read more...
New York Gets a State-Level Green New Deal
Gizmodo / 9h
Most people in the U.S. pay private or investor-owned power companies—fueled by profit motives—for their electricity. It’s a system that makes advancing renewable energy secondary to advancing corporate revenue. But public utilities offer an alternative that divorces peoples’ energy needs from companies’ bottom lines.… Read more...
Cremated Remains of NASA Astronaut Recovered After Failed Rocket Launch
Gizmodo / 9h
More than 100 capsules containing cremated human remains have been recovered after a rocket carrying the ashes for a space memorial service exploded over the New Mexico desert. Read more...
The best websites to search for Star Alliance award availability
86The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. Star Alliance’s 26 member airlines connect passengers to 1,300 destinations on around 20,000 daily flights. If you hold miles in a Star Alliance program like United Airlines MileagePlus or Air Canada Aeroplan , you can use your miles to fly on any of the Star Alliance carriers, assuming there’s award space. An
OpenAI's Content Moderators Just Unionized in Africa
38Futurism / 9h
Major Win In a historic step for outsourced tech labor, over 150 African content moderators — whose work has underpinned AI systems at Facebook, TikTok, and OpenAI — have voted to unionize, Time reports . The newly minted African Content Moderators Union is entirely made up of current and former employees of third-party moderation contractors, according to the report. Those contractors include a
The FTC Is Trying to Ban Meta From Using Kids' Data
Gizmodo / 9h
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a “blanket prohibition” that would ban Meta from monetizing children’s data Wednesday. The FTC says Meta—the company formerly known as Facebook—failed to comply with an existing 2020 privacy order by misleading parents about the control they have over Facebook Messenger, and… Read more...
You Can Now Buy a .zip, .foo, or .dad Domain From Google
How-To Geek / 9h
There are dozens and dozens of top-level domains, or TLDs for short, serving as alternatives for overcrowded options like .com and .net. Google is now accepting registrations for more TLDs, including .dad and .phd. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
AI can’t replace human writers
TechCrunch / 9h
In the must-watch final season of “Succession,” Kendall Roy enters a conference room with his siblings. As the scene opens, he takes a seat and declares : “Who will be the successor? Me.” Of course, that scene didn’t appear on HBO’s hit show, but it’s a good illustration of generative AI’s level of sophistication compared to the real thing. Yet as the Writers Guild of America goes on strike in pu
Hotels Have Eliminated 102,000 Housekeeping Jobs
View from the Wing / 10h
Hotels have eliminated daily housekeeping in many cases. All except the top luxury brands won’t automatically clean your room every day, or if they do it’s a ‘light service’ making the bed and swapping out towels on the floor. That means they don’t need to hire as many housekeepers, and a single housekeeper can service more rooms. Continue reading ...
Google I/O 2023 is next week; here’s what we’re expecting
TechCrunch / 10h
Google’s annual developer conference returns to Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater next week, and for the first time in four years, we’ll be returning along with it. The kickoff keynote is always jammed-packed full of information, debuting all of the different software projects the company has been working on for the past year. The event, which kicks off May 10 at 10 AM PT will be a big showc
Video: Geoffrey Hinton talks about the “existential threat” of AI
400+MIT Technology Review / 10h
Deep learning pioneer Geoffrey Hinton announced on Monday that he was stepping down from his role as a Google AI researcher after a decade with the company. He says he wants to speak freely as he grows increasingly worried about the potential harms of artificial intelligence. Prior to the announcement, Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for AI, interviewed Hinton about his
Everything We Saw in the New Dune: Part 2 Trailer
100+Gizmodo / 10h
Dune: Part Two released a new trailer today, offering our best look yet at director Denis Villeneuve’s continuation of his 2021 Frank Herbert adaptation. There will be a revolution, there will be assassins, there will be mystical orders of generational witches vying for political power via bloodline manipulation, and… Read more...
10 Marvel Shows You Can Safely Watch With Your Kids
Lifehacker / 10h
It never fails: A new comic book movie comes out, my 6-year-old begs to see it. And just when I think the time has finally arrived to share the fun and wonder of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with him, I remember that this is the same kid who found a cuddly guinea pig that appeared at the end of a recent animated… Read more...
Engineers Might Have to Put a Struggling Artemis CubeSat Out of Its Misery
Gizmodo / 10h
A shoebox-sized satellite may soon meet its untimely death after failing to fire its thrusters. The cubesat may have been compromised as it excessively waited for launch on board NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in advance of the Artemis 1 mission last year. Read more...
Florida Lawmakers Don't Know What They're Doing With ESG
61Gizmodo / 10h
Watch out, woke investors—Ron DeSantis is coming to get ya, even if it means screwing over his own constituents. Read more...
FTC Seeks ‘Blanket’ Ban on Meta’s Use of Young Users’ Data
NYT > Technology / 10h
Citing privacy failings by the tech giant, regulators proposed to stop sites like Instagram and Facebook from profiting off the data of users under 18.
Payment software giant AvidXchange suffers its second ransomware attack of 2023
TechCrunch / 10h
Hackers have published a trove of sensitive data stolen from payment software company AvidXchange after the company fell victim to ransomware for the second time this year. AvidXchange provides cloud-based software that helps organizations automate invoice processing and payment management processes. The North Carolina-based company says it processed 70 million transactions for 8,000 customers in
Joby Aviation lands $180M equity investment from returning backer Baillie Gifford
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Baillie Gifford is buying nearly 44 million newly issued shares in Joby Aviation, a purchase that will provide a $180 million injection of capital into the company as it continues to develop all-electric aircraft for a commercial passenger service. Joby Aviation said Wednesday as part of its first-quarter earnings report that it will sell 43,985,681 to the investing group at a price of $4.10 per
Why a password manager is a critical part of my points and miles strategy
35The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. This week, a fraudster hacked into someone else’s Marriott Bonvoy account and checked into a Residence Inn in Florida using pilfered Marriott points. While the Naples police arrested the perpetrator , it’s a wake-up call for us to safeguard our loyalty accounts. And this isn’t the first time this has happened.
Broke Boy Elon Musk Struggling to Pay Bills
500+Futurism / 10h
Time to Pay Up As the saying goes, the bill always comes — and as it stands, it's unclear whether Twitter CEO Elon Musk can afford to pay up. According to Bloomberg , Twitter is behind on paying over $10 million in various bills to a wide range of vendors, many of them small businesses that rely on the revenue. Four vendors filed a joint lawsuit in April over a breach of contract regarding unpaid
Even Gmail has blue verification checks now
100+Engadget / 10h
Google is rolling out a Gmail feature that aims to help you figure out whether a sender is genuine or if they may be a scammer. When you receive an email from a company that has verified its identity, you'll see a blue check next to their name in your inbox. The checkmark update is Google's latest implementation of the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) tech. Google started testin
Your Productivity Needs More Breaks
Lifehacker / 11h
While it makes logical sense that, if you want to get a lot done, you need to operate at a constant state of productivity, the opposite can actually be true. You can sense the need for a break when you hit that afternoon slump and can’t seem to push through the simplest of tasks, and science backs us up : Your brain… Read more...
GroupMe: How To Delete Messages In The App
SlashGear / 11h
If you're using Microsoft's GroupMe messaging app, we'll show you the quick step-by-step process to delete a message from your chat.
JBL Quantum 910X Review: Xbox Gaming Headset With Spatial Sound A Few Small Issues
SlashGear / 11h
The JBL Quantum 910X is a 3D spatial sound technology and a few issues in places that might be important enough that you'll think twice about spending $300.
Google is replacing Chrome's lock icon because most people don't know what it means
300+Engadget / 11h
Do you know what the lock icon in your web browser means? If not, you're far from alone. Google now plans to replace the lock next to the address in Chrome with a variant of the "tune" icon you see below. Simply put, most people don't understand it. According to Google's research, only 11 percent of users realize that it refers to HTTPS encryption. Many others think it means the site is trustwort
'Sesame Street' crew launches emotional well-being initiative during Mental Health Awareness Month
20Mashable / 11h
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and even Elmo and friends are joining in on the call for a more expansive look at youth mental health . Led by Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street 's nonprofit educational arm, the organization's new campaign is focused on supporting the emotional well-being of young children. "Responding to the growing mental health crisis for young children and building on decad
7 of the Weirdest AI-Generated Commercials...So Far
Gizmodo / 11h
Artificial intelligence is truly having a moment, and advertisements might be the next frontier for the rapidly advancing technology. As AI art generators, music creation, and even video engines continue to be released and get better, it might be sooner rather than later that we also see AI used regularly in… Read more...
A Mega Mother's Day Gift Guide for the Pop Culture Enthusiast
Gizmodo / 11h
Here’s a fandom-centric guide for every type of mom: new moms, dog moms, mother moms, and more. It’s getting down to the wire to shop for the perfect gift (Mother’s Day is May 14!) but thankfully places like BoxLunch, ShopDisney, WB Shop, and other pop culture retailers have you covered. Read more...
Tour the Museum of Failure’s Best Tech Trash
25Gizmodo / 11h
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Gmail Gets Its Own Blue Checks for Verified Emails
56Gizmodo / 11h
Companies like Meta have been on a blue check mark kick lately , despite how the verified icons have become a mark of shame rather than a status symbol on Twitter, the site which originally popularized the idea. Now Google is also getting in on the blue check hype with its own verified branded email system, though it’s… Read more...
Airbnb refocuses on cheap rooms as its rentals get pricier
74Engadget / 11h
The pandemic is over, according to Airbnb ( that's debatable ), so the company is gearing up for a massive summer of vacationing. It's introducing over 50 new features to its rental platform , including an expansion of the more transparent pricing it unveiled last year . Most importantly, though, it's refocusing on the pitch that made the company a success: Being able to easily rent low-cost room
Targeted: Earn up to 45,000 bonus points on Chase business cards
53The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Chase is running a new set of offers on its business cards that could yield up to 45,000 bonus points over the next three months. Here’s a look at the offers we’re seeing on Chase credit cards and how to check if you’re eligible. Limited-time business card bonuses Here two of the offers that we’ve seen: Ea
Kick Off Grilling Season With This Open-Faced Sausage Sandwich
Lifehacker / 11h
The sun is out and the pollen is zapping my will to live, which means grilling season is officially upon us. You may like to kick of the season with a big ol’ pork shoulder or smoked chicken, but I like to ease myself into things with a simple, low-risk-high-reward project. This grilled sandwich is such a project. Read more...
Chase Sapphire Card Bonus Categories: What Counts?
One Mile at a Time / 11h
Link: Apply now for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card ( review ) and Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card ( review ) are two of the most popular travel rewards cards. One of the things that makes these cards so awesome is the bonus categories that they offer for spending. There’s sometimes confusion about what’s included with these bonus
Apple Sending OG iPad Air to Gadget Heaven
21Gizmodo / 11h
Apple is finally ready to put down two of its venerable and well loved products: the old-school Thunderbolt display and the first generation of the iPad Air. It’s been a good and unusually long run, but soon users won’t be able to look to Apple for any fixes or repairs on the aging tech. Read more...
Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail
500+TechCrunch / 11h
Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders’ names on Gmail to verify their identity, the company announced on Wednesday. The new blue checkmarks will automatically appear next to companies that have adopted Gmail’s existing Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature. The BIMI feature, which rolled out in 2021, requires senders to use strong authent
Rocket Carrying Cremated Remains Explodes Seconds After Launch
1KFuturism / 11h
Explosive Situation A small rocket exploded seconds after launch earlier this week, failing spectacularly over the New Mexico desert. Unfortunately, its cargo was somber: it carried the cremated remains of a late NASA astronaut and chemist into the upper atmosphere on behalf of space memorial service Celestis, Gizmodo reports . It's an awkward development for a company that is trying to establish
Tourism Company Offering Zero-G Concerts
34Futurism / 11h
Levitating Zero-G, the tourism firm that has famously offered commercial "zero-G" flights without actually going into space, has announced its next exciting venture: private concerts. Although the firm says it has experimented with a rave flight once before, it's hoping to turn " zero gravity concerts " into a permanent, year-round fixture. "From the artist’s perspective, it's a way for them to p
Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will plead guilty to Dieselgate involvement
400+Engadget / 11h
Nearly eight years after the start of Dieselgate , one of the highest-ranking executives implicated in the scandal is set to plead guilty. The New York Times reports former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has agreed to accept a plea deal that will see him confess that he allowed Audi to continue selling diesel cars even after Volkswagen, the automaker’s parent company, admitted its vehicles had illegal s
The First Vaccine for RSV Just Got FDA Approval
22Gizmodo / 11h
The world’s first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine is called Arexvy and was developed by GlaxoSmithKline. It will be approved to prevent lower respiratory tract disease from the infection in those over age 60. Read more...
Biden Wants to Hit Power-Hungry Crypto Miners With a Big Tax Bill
100+Gizmodo / 11h
The Biden Administration is proposing a bill to hold cryptocurrency mining companies accountable for the amount of energy costs they expel with a new 30% tax on their electricity costs. The Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax was announced on the White House website on Tuesday, explaining that cryptomining… Read more...
V. E. Schwab on Her New Fantasy Series, Anime, and Book Recommendations | io9 Interview (Part 1)
Gizmodo / 11h
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Semiprivate JSX launches new flights from Nashville
100+The Points Guy / 11h
Nashville, known as the home of country music and hot chicken, will also soon be home to a new carrier. Semiprivate air carrier JSX plans to launch year-round flights from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Westchester County Airport (HPN) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). It’ll also launch seasonal service to Florida’s Destin Executive Airport (DSI). All three routes begin flying June 22. Want
Microsoft Outlook and Teams Will Force Links to Open in Edge
100+How-To Geek / 11h
Microsoft has been working on a completely new Outlook mail app for Windows, which looks like quite the improvement. In the meantime, a change is rolling out that definitely isn’t an improvement. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
What I Really Want From Android 14
How-To Geek / 11h
The Android 14 beta is already here, but so far, most of the changes are important behind-the-scenes stuff. And with Google’s annual I/O developer event right around the corner, here’s what I really want from Android 14. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
The Easiest Ways to Eat Cheap and Healthy on a Road Trip
Lifehacker / 11h
Road trip season is approaching. Do you know what you’re going to eat? There’s nothing wrong with hopping in the car with a hope and a dream and an assumption that the fast food restaurants of the world will take care of you, of course. But if you’d like to keep your food budget low and eat more than just burgers and… Read more...
AI is just someone else’s computer
87TechCrunch / 12h
Samsung this week became the latest big name to ban its employees from using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, warning staff that they could be fired if they’re caught using them. In an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg , Samsung said the ban was prompted by the discovery of a leak of sensitive internal source code by an engineer who uploaded it to ChatGPT last month. Accordi
AI vs. Hollywood: Writers battle “plagiarism machines” in union talks
90Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of "an office copy machine in front of a hollywood-style explosion." (credit: Midjourney) The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is seeking to restrict the use of generative AI in writing film and TV scripts as part of an ongoing strike, reports Reuters . The concerns come at a time when anxiety over the economic impact of tech like ChatGPT looms large in the minds of
Framework's Repairable Laptops Now Come In An AMD Ryzen Flavor
SlashGear / 12h
Modular laptops from Framework are now offering AMD-powered CPUs for better processing and graphical performance in its upcoming 13 and 16-series laptops.
The Coolest Features Of The Tesla Cybertruck Interior
SlashGear / 12h
The long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck, set to hit full production late in 2023, will feature many high-tech and forward-thinking features.
9 Best Magnifying Glass Apps For Android Phones
SlashGear / 12h
Reading tiny print can sometimes feel like trying to decipher a secret code. Here are the best magnifying glass apps for Android phones to help clear things up.
American Airlines Messing Up Itineraries Because They Didn’t Notice One Computer Setting
21View from the Wing / 12h
Scott Chandler, who is American's Vice President of Revenue Management, explained why customers who purposely book longer connections - not wanting the stress of running from gate to gate, especially when their first flight is delayed - wind up losing those longer connections when the airline runs a schedule change. Continue reading ...
Ask Sophie: Will I be allowed into the US if my passport expires in 5 months?
TechCrunch / 12h
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: My STEM OPT expires in 30 days, what are my options? Ask Sophi
AI-powered supply chain startup Pando lands $30M investment
69TechCrunch / 12h
Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando , a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. Iron Pillar and Uncorrelated Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Chiratae Ventures and Next47. CEO and
5 Best Air Purifier Deals: For Big and Small Spaces
27Wired / 12h
Allergy season has arrived. We’ve gathered discounts on our favorite models to help clear the air at home.
'Babylon 5' will return as an animated movie from its original creator
500+Engadget / 12h
We’ve known there was a reboot coming of 1990s sci-fi cult hit Babylon 5 for a while now, but we didn’t have any concrete details until today. Original series creator J. Michael Straczynski just announced that it’s an animated feature length film developed by Warner Bros. Animation. Straczynski is quiet regarding plot details but did say that the movie is “classic B5 ” with a “raucous, heartfelt”
These Restaurants Are Giving Firefighters and Nurses Free Food This Week
Lifehacker / 12h
Nurses, firefighters, and EMTs, this is not an emergency: Two restaurant chains want to give you a free meal this week as a thank you for the work you do and the people you help. Read more...
Can’t wait for Hulu’s cult thriller The Clearing? Here are 4 TV shows just like it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
If you’re anything like me and are fascinated by cults, then Hulu has a new TV show for you. The streaming platform debuted the trailer for its upcoming mini-series The Clearing on May 2, giving viewers a look at what to expect in this crime thriller. While the Hulu Original series is fictional, it is inspired by a real-life New Age group known as ‘The Family’ that was active in Melbourne, Austra
An Instagram-worthy vacation goes terrifyingly wrong in 'Influencer's trailer
23Mashable / 12h
Another influencer-themed horror flick is upon us. Simply titled Influencer , Shudder 's twisted new tale follows Madison (Emily Tennant), a social media influencer who's on a solo vacation in Thailand. Ditched by her boyfriend, Madison is having a very un-hashtag-blessed vacay — until she meets CW (Cassandra Naud). CW shows Madison all of the coolest local spots to eat and drink, but her biggest
Finnish newspaper hopes to pierce Russian propaganda with a ‘CS: GO’ map
27Engadget / 12h
A Finnish newspaper is celebrating World Press Freedom Day today by walking the walk. Helsingin Sanomat , Finland’s biggest daily paper, created a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map containing a secret room. Inside the hidden blood-red chamber, players find real-world multimedia storytelling about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — sneaking some much-needed journalism into a country inundated with
The Force Runs Strong in the Gorgeous Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Poster
100+Gizmodo / 12h
Over the past few weeks, Star Wars fans have been bombarded by a single image. It’s a poster, made by artist Matt Ferguson , to promote the 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of Return of the Jedi . The poster has been used on marquees, in theaters, as a giveaway, and more. And always the question is, “When can I… Read more...
Hackers target years-old surveillance camera security flaw
Video Capture (Enterprise T1125)•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A half-a-decade old vulnerability in certain digital video recording (DVR) devices has suddenly become interesting for threat actors to exploit again after the number of observed attacks surges, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs have spotted an uptick in attacks targeting TBK DVRs using a publicly available proof-of-concept to exploit a vulnerabili
Scientists Horrified as Sea Surface Temperatures Spike Off the Charts
200+Futurism / 12h
Off the Charts Scientists are alarmed as ocean surface temperatures have continuously set new record-breaking highs over the last month. According to data analyzed by the University of Maine's Climate Change Institute, daily ocean surface temperatures breached historical record highs since at least 1982 in April. That means we are in uncharted territory as global warming continues to take its tol
The FTC wants to ban Meta from profiting from kids' data
20Engadget / 12h
Meta is in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission once again after the agency proposed more sanctions against the company, which has allegedly failed to fully comply with a 2020 privacy order. Among other things, the agency has proposed a blanket ban on monetizing data Meta collects from users aged under 18, whether they use Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or Quest virtual reality headsets. Th
AMD confirms normal-priced Radeon 7600 GPU for normal people at last
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
After plenty of rumors and leaks about the Radeon RX 7600 GPU have circulating the internet for several months, we finally have official confirmation from AMD about its existence. According to a report from VideoCardz , during the Q1 2023 earnings call, AMD CEO and President Dr. Lisa Su affirmed that the manufacturer will finally have an update concerning the RX 7600 and other Radeon 7000-series
Southwest now has its 1st plane outfitted with power ports
1KThe Points Guy / 12h
You soon won’t need to worry about running out of juice while flying Southwest Airlines . The Dallas-based carrier just started flying its first aircraft outfitted with USB charging ports. The plane, a 5-year-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered N8710M — the first MAX that Southwest took delivery of, incidentally — reentered service April 28 after a nearly monthlong retrofit and repainting process. DA
You Can't Trust Your Browser's 'Lock' to Tell You a Website Is Safe
Lifehacker / 12h
When you browse the internet, you probably notice a small lock icon that appears in the URL bar. It’s common internet security advice to look for this lock whenever visiting a new site, to make sure your connection is actually
1KGizmodo / 13h
It’s been ages since we’ve had an update on J. Michael Straczynski’s plans to revive the classic ‘90s sci-fi epic Babylon 5 for a new age, rebooting the iconic show entirely . But fear not: the series is making a surprising return in a new form. Read more...
This Futuristic Stealth Aircraft Got Its Name Straight From Star Trek
48SlashGear / 11h
The stealth of the nearly invisible YF-118G earned it an appropriate name from "Star Trek": the Bird of Prey.
Ryan Reynolds shares truly epic Instagram footage celebrating in Wrexham
1KMashable / 20h
A few years ago, the idea of Ryan Reynolds spending the day on an open-top bus in the Welsh city of Wrexham would've been the stuff of very niche fan fiction. On Tuesday, though, as Wrexham AFC celebrated the promotion of both their men's and women's teams after winning their respective leagues, it was very much the reality. SEE ALSO: 'Welcome to Wrexham' is a gripping sports doc, but don't watch
Bing AI chat is now open to all and about to get even more powerful
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2min
With its launch of Bing AI in February, Microsoft jumped in front of what could charitably be called flat-footed competition. Google eventually got a decent version of Bard out there, but it's still perceived as behind the Bing AI chatbot. Microsoft is about to try to lengthen that lead with broader Bing AI access and a host of powerful new features. Before Microsoft adds anything, though, it's r
Microsoft opens Bing AI for public testing, no waitlist required
Engadget / 3min
Bing AI is now open to all—sort of. Three months after debuting its revamped search engine , Microsoft has announced that it's now moving into open preview. You'll still need to sign into Bing on the Edge browser (or the Bing mobile apps) to use the chatbot, but at least you no longer have to deal with a waitlist. As if to celebrate this new phase of Bing ( powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 ), Microsoft
Microsoft Opens Bing's ChatGPT-Enhanced Search to the Public Without a Waitlist
Gizmodo / 6min
Microsoft opened its ChatGPT-powered search engine to the public Thursday, removing the waitlist and likewise granting free access to its AI-enabled Edge web browser . The move makes Microsoft the first company with a major, freely-accessible AI search engine, a change that could have a dramatic impact on the future of… Read more...
Quordle today - hints and answers for Thursday, May 4 (game #465)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
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
Elon Musk's Boring Company will now build a 65-mile tunnel network underneath Las Vegas
100+Engadget / 1h
The Boring Company (TBC) can now officially say that it's expanding its tunnel network underneath Las Vegas by 25 miles, which will add 18 new stations to its original plan. If you'll recall, TBC, which is owned by Elon Musk, originally envisioned the Vegas Loop as an underground transportation system with 29 miles of tunnels and 51 stations. Now, the current plan is to build 65 miles of tunnels
Firefox might one day be able to detect fake reviews written by ChatGPT
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Mozilla made a rather interesting purchase as the developer recently announced it bought Fakespot, a startup whose browser extension can sniff out fake product reviews. With this acquisition, Mozilla plans on further integrating Fakespot’s technology into Firefox to help users “cut through deceptive reviews [so they can] shop with the confidence of knowing what they’re buying is high-quality and
European startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200
36TechCrunch / 1h
Genius doesn’t recognize borders, and neither do we when it comes to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200). The global search continues for the top early-stage founders building the next generation of startups with world-changing impact. Europe: The Startup Battlefield 200 wants your startups Today, we’re urging early-stage startups across Europe to apply for the Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt
Temu accelerates global expansion with parent’s new Dublin office
TechCrunch / 1h
Temu, a fast-growing ecommerce platform known for cheap deals, is making inroads into new markets as its parent firm sets up a base in Dublin, joining a raft of tech giants including Meta and Twitter that have opened offices in the tax-friendly Irish capital. PDD Holdings, the Dublin-based corporate entity behind Temu, also owns Pinduoduo, which has become one of China’s largest online marketplac
Mercu meets deskless workers where they are
TechCrunch / 2h
Many employee engagement and retention tools were created with the assumption that workers spent most of their time at desks. But the majority of the global workforce is deskless, meaning that they are usually on the move and don’t have constant access to a laptop. A lot of them are also dissatisfied with their jobs , which means companies need to deal with high churn and low retention rates. Bas
Could RAM replace SSD? Well, not really but this plucky Japanese startup may come very close
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
A Japanese memory startup that has been lurking in the shadows for more than a decade has just emerged with a bang. Neo Semiconductor announced that it wants to produce DRAM chips that are 8x denser than the current crop - 16Gbit DRAM - using a technology called 3D X-DRAM. As the name hints to, there will be layers of material, 230 in total for now, helping it produce a 128Gbit DRAM chip. In comp
Learn how circuitry works with this heavily discounted bundle
Mashable / 2h
TL;DR : The 2023 Ultimate Electric Circuits Engineer Course Bundle is on sale for £24.05, saving you 97% on list price. If you have your eyes on a career in electrical engineering, you may want to start working on ways to stand out from your competitors. Excelling in your formal education isn’t the only way to distinguish yourself. You could also seek other ways of educating yourself on your own
How to livestream King Charles' Coronation for free
Mashable / 2h
Stream content in other locations with a VPN. Shop these deals: Best for streaming ExpressVPN (1-year subscription + 3 months free) (opens in a new tab) £82.03 (save 49%) (opens in a new tab) Best for server network Private Internet Access (2-year subscription + 3 months free) (opens in a new tab) 43.94 (save 85%) (opens in a new tab) Best for beginners CyberGhost VPN (2-year subscription + 3 mon
15 of the best AI and ChatGPT courses you can take for free
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: You can find a wide range of free AI and ChatGPT courses on Udemy. Learn how to boost your productivity, create engaging content, and so much more with the help of artificial intelligence. Is this the beginning of the end? We can't say for sure whether or not artificial intelligence will end up totally destroying the human race and the last light of consciousness, but we're here for the ri
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for May 4
Mashable / 3h
May the Fourth be with you! Yes, it's Star Wars Day, but here's a spoiler: today's Wordle has nothing to do with that galactic franchise. But here with you we are, 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 May 4's Wordle word to be revealed. But if you'd rather work throu
3 Electric Pickup Trucks We'd Rather Have Over The Rivian R1T
SlashGear / 4h
If you plan to buy an electric pickup truck, you've likely given the Rivian R1T a look. The market is growing quickly, though, and there are other options.
Meta Warns Hackers Are Disguising Malware As ChatGPT Tools
Spearphishing Attachment (Enterprise T1566.001)•
SlashGear / 5h
Many legitimate tools like browser extensions are using ChatGPT in creative ways. Unfortunately, scammers are using this popularity to disguise malware.
Gmail Adds Blue Verified Checkmarks To Protect Users From Scammers
SlashGear / 6h
Gmail is now using a blue visual identifier made popular by pre-Musk Twitter to help users spot fake senders and avoid phishing and scam emails.
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for May 4
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
These New Yorkers Want to Stop Landlords From Using Facial Recognition
Gizmodo / 7h
Brooklyn resident Fabian Rogers knew he had to act in 2018 when his penny-pinching landlord suddenly attempted to install a facial recognition camera in the entrance of a rent-stabilized building he’d called home for years. Under the new security system, all tenants and their loved ones would be forced to submit to a… Read more...
Blast Off With Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy Space Snacks at Disney Parks
Gizmodo / 7h
The space milk must flow—straight out of a galaxy far, far away and Knowhere in particular. Read more...
10 Basic DSLR Camera Settings Every Beginner Photographer Needs To Know
SlashGear / 7h
If you're a budding shutterbug, it's time to get acquainted with your camera. Here are 10 basic DSLR camera settings every beginner photographer needs to know.
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Musk’s The Boring Company to expand Vegas Loop to 18 new stations
31TechCrunch / 8h
The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s project to build underground highways to alleviate traffic congestion, received approval Wednesday to expand its “Vegas Loop,” an underground tunnel system beneath Las Vegas that shuttles passengers via Tesla vehicles. The expansion , approved by Clark County, Nevada commissioners, will expand the network by 25 miles, allowing for 18 new stations that extend the tu
Meta putting child users at risk, says US regulator
100+BBC News - Technology / 8h
The Federal Trade Commission says it wants to stop Facebook's owner from making money out of children.
DC's Jim Lee Now Has the Job You Already Thought He Had
Gizmodo / 8h
His comics bona fides have long since been impeccable—for Marvel, he drew 1991's record-selling X-Men No. 1, written by Chris Claremont and inked by Scott Williams—and now the great Jim Lee has another link in his impressive chain. He’s just been promoted to president of DC Comics . Read more...
This Cargo Plane Looks Strange, But It Serves An Important Purpose
SlashGear / 8h
The Guppy plane, developed by Aero Spaceline Industries (ASI) in California, entered the picture in 1961/
The 9 Best Ways To Use Streaming Apps Without A Smart TV
SlashGear / 8h
There are plenty of ways to enjoy Netflix, Disney+, and other streaming apps without a new smart TV -- here are the best ways to stream without one.
Mucar CDE900 Review: An All-In-One Device That Diagnoses Your Car Issues Via ODB-II
SlashGear / 8h
The Mucar CDE900 all-in-one car diagnostics device connects to your automobile's ODB-II port and tells you why your dashboard keeps flashing warning signals.
Pixel 7a Listings Start Appearing On eBay, But You Should Save Your Money
SlashGear / 8h
Early postings on eBay are selling the Google Pixel 7a, but since the official release is coming soon, it's probably not worth the early investment.
Maxar completes $6.4B sale to private equity
TechCrunch / 8h
Maxar Technologies , the satellite imaging and manufacturing company, has completed its $6.4 billion sale to private equity. The company announced on Wednesday that it was no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange following the closing of the acquisition by PE firm Advent International and minority investor British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. It will shortly be delisted from
The first action-packed trailer for Dune: Part 2 is finally here
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya are back for Dune: Part 2 . We've been waiting to catch a glimpse of Dune: Part 2 , the second part of Denis Villeneuve's visually stunning, ambitious adaption of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel. Warner Bros. dropped the first official trailer today, featuring Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides riding a sandworm to win the respect of the Fremen, as well as the in
Nintendo Switch accessories deals to get you ready for Tears of the Kingdom
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
It has felt like a long time since The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launched back in 2017, but the game offered so much that some of us are still playing it today. Still, Nintendo has been showing peeks at the sequel— Tears of the Kingdom —over the past few weeks, and it looks plausible that we'll get another six years' worth of fun out of it. Between the rework of the landscape of Hyrule,
“We must regulate AI,” FTC Chair Khan says
86Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / FTC Chair Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nomination hearing on April 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. (credit: Graeme Jennings/Getty Images) On Wednesday, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan pledged to use existing laws to regulate AI in a New York Times op-ed , "We Must Regulate A.I. Here's How." In the piece, she warns of
Starlink nixes plan to impose 1TB data cap and per-gigabyte overage fees
34Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish. (credit: Getty Images | olegda88) Starlink has abandoned plans to charge data overage fees to standard residential users who exceed 1TB of monthly usage. When SpaceX's Starlink division first announced the data cap in November 2022, it said that residential customers would get 1TB of "priority access data" each month. After using 1TB, customers could keep access
Disease detectives gathered at CDC event—a COVID outbreak erupted
83Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images ) Disease detectives with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are on the case of a new COVID-19 outbreak—the one at their very own conference, which has sickened around 35 attendees as of Tuesday. Last week, the CDC hosted the 2023 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta, the first time the conference has been held in person s
Daily Crunch: Starting today, personal Google Account holders can sign in without a password
69TechCrunch / 9h
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 . Wednesday is here, and we’re still getting excited about Disrupt later in the year. African startups: We’d love for you to apply to Startup Battlefield 200 , and we’ve also opened our sale on Expo+ passes . — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 What’s the passw
Scientists observe elusive missing step in photosynthesis’ final stage
300+Engadget / 9h
Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (along with collaborators in Sweden, Germany and the UK) have shed new light on the final step of photosynthesis. They observed in atomic detail how Photosystem II, a protein complex found in plants, undergoes a transformation that leads to the loss of an extra oxygen atom. Scientists believe the dis
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Still Doesn’t Have a Second Trailer, But It Does Have a Prequel Comic Book
Gizmodo / 9h
Almost two years have passed since fans got their first look at Insomniac Games’ highly anticipated sequel , Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 . And while we still don’t know specifically when that game is coming out, or when a second trailer will be released, the story of the game will begin to come to life on May 6, aka Free… Read more...
Google Rolls Out Passkeys to (Eventually) Kill Passwords
43Gizmodo / 9h
Google has announced what it calls the “beginning of the end” for passwords, rolling out a new security mechanism that it says will ultimately come to replace PWs in the years to come: the passkey. “We’ve taken a giant step forward on the journey towards a passwordless future,” Google said in a blog post published… Read more...
New York Gets a State-Level Green New Deal
Gizmodo / 9h
Most people in the U.S. pay private or investor-owned power companies—fueled by profit motives—for their electricity. It’s a system that makes advancing renewable energy secondary to advancing corporate revenue. But public utilities offer an alternative that divorces peoples’ energy needs from companies’ bottom lines.… Read more...
Cremated Remains of NASA Astronaut Recovered After Failed Rocket Launch
Gizmodo / 9h
More than 100 capsules containing cremated human remains have been recovered after a rocket carrying the ashes for a space memorial service exploded over the New Mexico desert. Read more...
The best websites to search for Star Alliance award availability
86The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. Star Alliance’s 26 member airlines connect passengers to 1,300 destinations on around 20,000 daily flights. If you hold miles in a Star Alliance program like United Airlines MileagePlus or Air Canada Aeroplan , you can use your miles to fly on any of the Star Alliance carriers, assuming there’s award space. An
OpenAI's Content Moderators Just Unionized in Africa
38Futurism / 9h
Major Win In a historic step for outsourced tech labor, over 150 African content moderators — whose work has underpinned AI systems at Facebook, TikTok, and OpenAI — have voted to unionize, Time reports . The newly minted African Content Moderators Union is entirely made up of current and former employees of third-party moderation contractors, according to the report. Those contractors include a
The FTC Is Trying to Ban Meta From Using Kids' Data
Gizmodo / 9h
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a “blanket prohibition” that would ban Meta from monetizing children’s data Wednesday. The FTC says Meta—the company formerly known as Facebook—failed to comply with an existing 2020 privacy order by misleading parents about the control they have over Facebook Messenger, and… Read more...
You Can Now Buy a .zip, .foo, or .dad Domain From Google
How-To Geek / 9h
There are dozens and dozens of top-level domains, or TLDs for short, serving as alternatives for overcrowded options like .com and .net. Google is now accepting registrations for more TLDs, including .dad and .phd. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
AI can’t replace human writers
TechCrunch / 9h
In the must-watch final season of “Succession,” Kendall Roy enters a conference room with his siblings. As the scene opens, he takes a seat and declares : “Who will be the successor? Me.” Of course, that scene didn’t appear on HBO’s hit show, but it’s a good illustration of generative AI’s level of sophistication compared to the real thing. Yet as the Writers Guild of America goes on strike in pu
Hotels Have Eliminated 102,000 Housekeeping Jobs
View from the Wing / 10h
Hotels have eliminated daily housekeeping in many cases. All except the top luxury brands won’t automatically clean your room every day, or if they do it’s a ‘light service’ making the bed and swapping out towels on the floor. That means they don’t need to hire as many housekeepers, and a single housekeeper can service more rooms. Continue reading ...
Google I/O 2023 is next week; here’s what we’re expecting
TechCrunch / 10h
Google’s annual developer conference returns to Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater next week, and for the first time in four years, we’ll be returning along with it. The kickoff keynote is always jammed-packed full of information, debuting all of the different software projects the company has been working on for the past year. The event, which kicks off May 10 at 10 AM PT will be a big showc
Video: Geoffrey Hinton talks about the “existential threat” of AI
400+MIT Technology Review / 10h
Deep learning pioneer Geoffrey Hinton announced on Monday that he was stepping down from his role as a Google AI researcher after a decade with the company. He says he wants to speak freely as he grows increasingly worried about the potential harms of artificial intelligence. Prior to the announcement, Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for AI, interviewed Hinton about his
Everything We Saw in the New Dune: Part 2 Trailer
100+Gizmodo / 10h
Dune: Part Two released a new trailer today, offering our best look yet at director Denis Villeneuve’s continuation of his 2021 Frank Herbert adaptation. There will be a revolution, there will be assassins, there will be mystical orders of generational witches vying for political power via bloodline manipulation, and… Read more...
10 Marvel Shows You Can Safely Watch With Your Kids
Lifehacker / 10h
It never fails: A new comic book movie comes out, my 6-year-old begs to see it. And just when I think the time has finally arrived to share the fun and wonder of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with him, I remember that this is the same kid who found a cuddly guinea pig that appeared at the end of a recent animated… Read more...
Engineers Might Have to Put a Struggling Artemis CubeSat Out of Its Misery
Gizmodo / 10h
A shoebox-sized satellite may soon meet its untimely death after failing to fire its thrusters. The cubesat may have been compromised as it excessively waited for launch on board NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in advance of the Artemis 1 mission last year. Read more...
Florida Lawmakers Don't Know What They're Doing With ESG
61Gizmodo / 10h
Watch out, woke investors—Ron DeSantis is coming to get ya, even if it means screwing over his own constituents. Read more...
FTC Seeks ‘Blanket’ Ban on Meta’s Use of Young Users’ Data
NYT > Technology / 10h
Citing privacy failings by the tech giant, regulators proposed to stop sites like Instagram and Facebook from profiting off the data of users under 18.
Payment software giant AvidXchange suffers its second ransomware attack of 2023
TechCrunch / 10h
Hackers have published a trove of sensitive data stolen from payment software company AvidXchange after the company fell victim to ransomware for the second time this year. AvidXchange provides cloud-based software that helps organizations automate invoice processing and payment management processes. The North Carolina-based company says it processed 70 million transactions for 8,000 customers in
Joby Aviation lands $180M equity investment from returning backer Baillie Gifford
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Baillie Gifford is buying nearly 44 million newly issued shares in Joby Aviation, a purchase that will provide a $180 million injection of capital into the company as it continues to develop all-electric aircraft for a commercial passenger service. Joby Aviation said Wednesday as part of its first-quarter earnings report that it will sell 43,985,681 to the investing group at a price of $4.10 per
Why a password manager is a critical part of my points and miles strategy
35The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. This week, a fraudster hacked into someone else’s Marriott Bonvoy account and checked into a Residence Inn in Florida using pilfered Marriott points. While the Naples police arrested the perpetrator , it’s a wake-up call for us to safeguard our loyalty accounts. And this isn’t the first time this has happened.
Broke Boy Elon Musk Struggling to Pay Bills
500+Futurism / 10h
Time to Pay Up As the saying goes, the bill always comes — and as it stands, it's unclear whether Twitter CEO Elon Musk can afford to pay up. According to Bloomberg , Twitter is behind on paying over $10 million in various bills to a wide range of vendors, many of them small businesses that rely on the revenue. Four vendors filed a joint lawsuit in April over a breach of contract regarding unpaid
Even Gmail has blue verification checks now
100+Engadget / 10h
Google is rolling out a Gmail feature that aims to help you figure out whether a sender is genuine or if they may be a scammer. When you receive an email from a company that has verified its identity, you'll see a blue check next to their name in your inbox. The checkmark update is Google's latest implementation of the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) tech. Google started testin
Your Productivity Needs More Breaks
Lifehacker / 11h
While it makes logical sense that, if you want to get a lot done, you need to operate at a constant state of productivity, the opposite can actually be true. You can sense the need for a break when you hit that afternoon slump and can’t seem to push through the simplest of tasks, and science backs us up : Your brain… Read more...
GroupMe: How To Delete Messages In The App
SlashGear / 11h
If you're using Microsoft's GroupMe messaging app, we'll show you the quick step-by-step process to delete a message from your chat.
JBL Quantum 910X Review: Xbox Gaming Headset With Spatial Sound A Few Small Issues
SlashGear / 11h
The JBL Quantum 910X is a 3D spatial sound technology and a few issues in places that might be important enough that you'll think twice about spending $300.
Google is replacing Chrome's lock icon because most people don't know what it means
300+Engadget / 11h
Do you know what the lock icon in your web browser means? If not, you're far from alone. Google now plans to replace the lock next to the address in Chrome with a variant of the "tune" icon you see below. Simply put, most people don't understand it. According to Google's research, only 11 percent of users realize that it refers to HTTPS encryption. Many others think it means the site is trustwort
'Sesame Street' crew launches emotional well-being initiative during Mental Health Awareness Month
20Mashable / 11h
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and even Elmo and friends are joining in on the call for a more expansive look at youth mental health . Led by Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street 's nonprofit educational arm, the organization's new campaign is focused on supporting the emotional well-being of young children. "Responding to the growing mental health crisis for young children and building on decad
7 of the Weirdest AI-Generated Commercials...So Far
Gizmodo / 11h
Artificial intelligence is truly having a moment, and advertisements might be the next frontier for the rapidly advancing technology. As AI art generators, music creation, and even video engines continue to be released and get better, it might be sooner rather than later that we also see AI used regularly in… Read more...
A Mega Mother's Day Gift Guide for the Pop Culture Enthusiast
Gizmodo / 11h
Here’s a fandom-centric guide for every type of mom: new moms, dog moms, mother moms, and more. It’s getting down to the wire to shop for the perfect gift (Mother’s Day is May 14!) but thankfully places like BoxLunch, ShopDisney, WB Shop, and other pop culture retailers have you covered. Read more...
Tour the Museum of Failure’s Best Tech Trash
25Gizmodo / 11h
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Gmail Gets Its Own Blue Checks for Verified Emails
56Gizmodo / 11h
Companies like Meta have been on a blue check mark kick lately , despite how the verified icons have become a mark of shame rather than a status symbol on Twitter, the site which originally popularized the idea. Now Google is also getting in on the blue check hype with its own verified branded email system, though it’s… Read more...
Airbnb refocuses on cheap rooms as its rentals get pricier
74Engadget / 11h
The pandemic is over, according to Airbnb ( that's debatable ), so the company is gearing up for a massive summer of vacationing. It's introducing over 50 new features to its rental platform , including an expansion of the more transparent pricing it unveiled last year . Most importantly, though, it's refocusing on the pitch that made the company a success: Being able to easily rent low-cost room
Targeted: Earn up to 45,000 bonus points on Chase business cards
53The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Chase is running a new set of offers on its business cards that could yield up to 45,000 bonus points over the next three months. Here’s a look at the offers we’re seeing on Chase credit cards and how to check if you’re eligible. Limited-time business card bonuses Here two of the offers that we’ve seen: Ea
Kick Off Grilling Season With This Open-Faced Sausage Sandwich
Lifehacker / 11h
The sun is out and the pollen is zapping my will to live, which means grilling season is officially upon us. You may like to kick of the season with a big ol’ pork shoulder or smoked chicken, but I like to ease myself into things with a simple, low-risk-high-reward project. This grilled sandwich is such a project. Read more...
Chase Sapphire Card Bonus Categories: What Counts?
One Mile at a Time / 11h
Link: Apply now for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card ( review ) and Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card ( review ) are two of the most popular travel rewards cards. One of the things that makes these cards so awesome is the bonus categories that they offer for spending. There’s sometimes confusion about what’s included with these bonus
Apple Sending OG iPad Air to Gadget Heaven
21Gizmodo / 11h
Apple is finally ready to put down two of its venerable and well loved products: the old-school Thunderbolt display and the first generation of the iPad Air. It’s been a good and unusually long run, but soon users won’t be able to look to Apple for any fixes or repairs on the aging tech. Read more...
Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail
500+TechCrunch / 11h
Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders’ names on Gmail to verify their identity, the company announced on Wednesday. The new blue checkmarks will automatically appear next to companies that have adopted Gmail’s existing Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature. The BIMI feature, which rolled out in 2021, requires senders to use strong authent
Rocket Carrying Cremated Remains Explodes Seconds After Launch
1KFuturism / 11h
Explosive Situation A small rocket exploded seconds after launch earlier this week, failing spectacularly over the New Mexico desert. Unfortunately, its cargo was somber: it carried the cremated remains of a late NASA astronaut and chemist into the upper atmosphere on behalf of space memorial service Celestis, Gizmodo reports . It's an awkward development for a company that is trying to establish
Tourism Company Offering Zero-G Concerts
34Futurism / 11h
Levitating Zero-G, the tourism firm that has famously offered commercial "zero-G" flights without actually going into space, has announced its next exciting venture: private concerts. Although the firm says it has experimented with a rave flight once before, it's hoping to turn " zero gravity concerts " into a permanent, year-round fixture. "From the artist’s perspective, it's a way for them to p
Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will plead guilty to Dieselgate involvement
400+Engadget / 11h
Nearly eight years after the start of Dieselgate , one of the highest-ranking executives implicated in the scandal is set to plead guilty. The New York Times reports former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has agreed to accept a plea deal that will see him confess that he allowed Audi to continue selling diesel cars even after Volkswagen, the automaker’s parent company, admitted its vehicles had illegal s
The First Vaccine for RSV Just Got FDA Approval
22Gizmodo / 11h
The world’s first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine is called Arexvy and was developed by GlaxoSmithKline. It will be approved to prevent lower respiratory tract disease from the infection in those over age 60. Read more...
Biden Wants to Hit Power-Hungry Crypto Miners With a Big Tax Bill
100+Gizmodo / 11h
The Biden Administration is proposing a bill to hold cryptocurrency mining companies accountable for the amount of energy costs they expel with a new 30% tax on their electricity costs. The Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax was announced on the White House website on Tuesday, explaining that cryptomining… Read more...
V. E. Schwab on Her New Fantasy Series, Anime, and Book Recommendations | io9 Interview (Part 1)
Gizmodo / 11h
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Semiprivate JSX launches new flights from Nashville
100+The Points Guy / 11h
Nashville, known as the home of country music and hot chicken, will also soon be home to a new carrier. Semiprivate air carrier JSX plans to launch year-round flights from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Westchester County Airport (HPN) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). It’ll also launch seasonal service to Florida’s Destin Executive Airport (DSI). All three routes begin flying June 22. Want
Microsoft Outlook and Teams Will Force Links to Open in Edge
100+How-To Geek / 11h
Microsoft has been working on a completely new Outlook mail app for Windows, which looks like quite the improvement. In the meantime, a change is rolling out that definitely isn’t an improvement. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
What I Really Want From Android 14
How-To Geek / 11h
The Android 14 beta is already here, but so far, most of the changes are important behind-the-scenes stuff. And with Google’s annual I/O developer event right around the corner, here’s what I really want from Android 14. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
The Easiest Ways to Eat Cheap and Healthy on a Road Trip
Lifehacker / 11h
Road trip season is approaching. Do you know what you’re going to eat? There’s nothing wrong with hopping in the car with a hope and a dream and an assumption that the fast food restaurants of the world will take care of you, of course. But if you’d like to keep your food budget low and eat more than just burgers and… Read more...
AI is just someone else’s computer
87TechCrunch / 12h
Samsung this week became the latest big name to ban its employees from using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, warning staff that they could be fired if they’re caught using them. In an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg , Samsung said the ban was prompted by the discovery of a leak of sensitive internal source code by an engineer who uploaded it to ChatGPT last month. Accordi
AI vs. Hollywood: Writers battle “plagiarism machines” in union talks
90Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of "an office copy machine in front of a hollywood-style explosion." (credit: Midjourney) The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is seeking to restrict the use of generative AI in writing film and TV scripts as part of an ongoing strike, reports Reuters . The concerns come at a time when anxiety over the economic impact of tech like ChatGPT looms large in the minds of
Framework's Repairable Laptops Now Come In An AMD Ryzen Flavor
SlashGear / 12h
Modular laptops from Framework are now offering AMD-powered CPUs for better processing and graphical performance in its upcoming 13 and 16-series laptops.
The Coolest Features Of The Tesla Cybertruck Interior
SlashGear / 12h
The long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck, set to hit full production late in 2023, will feature many high-tech and forward-thinking features.
9 Best Magnifying Glass Apps For Android Phones
SlashGear / 12h
Reading tiny print can sometimes feel like trying to decipher a secret code. Here are the best magnifying glass apps for Android phones to help clear things up.
American Airlines Messing Up Itineraries Because They Didn’t Notice One Computer Setting
21View from the Wing / 12h
Scott Chandler, who is American's Vice President of Revenue Management, explained why customers who purposely book longer connections - not wanting the stress of running from gate to gate, especially when their first flight is delayed - wind up losing those longer connections when the airline runs a schedule change. Continue reading ...
Ask Sophie: Will I be allowed into the US if my passport expires in 5 months?
TechCrunch / 12h
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: My STEM OPT expires in 30 days, what are my options? Ask Sophi
AI-powered supply chain startup Pando lands $30M investment
69TechCrunch / 12h
Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando , a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. Iron Pillar and Uncorrelated Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Chiratae Ventures and Next47. CEO and
5 Best Air Purifier Deals: For Big and Small Spaces
27Wired / 12h
Allergy season has arrived. We’ve gathered discounts on our favorite models to help clear the air at home.
'Babylon 5' will return as an animated movie from its original creator
500+Engadget / 12h
We’ve known there was a reboot coming of 1990s sci-fi cult hit Babylon 5 for a while now, but we didn’t have any concrete details until today. Original series creator J. Michael Straczynski just announced that it’s an animated feature length film developed by Warner Bros. Animation. Straczynski is quiet regarding plot details but did say that the movie is “classic B5 ” with a “raucous, heartfelt”
These Restaurants Are Giving Firefighters and Nurses Free Food This Week
Lifehacker / 12h
Nurses, firefighters, and EMTs, this is not an emergency: Two restaurant chains want to give you a free meal this week as a thank you for the work you do and the people you help. Read more...
Can’t wait for Hulu’s cult thriller The Clearing? Here are 4 TV shows just like it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
If you’re anything like me and are fascinated by cults, then Hulu has a new TV show for you. The streaming platform debuted the trailer for its upcoming mini-series The Clearing on May 2, giving viewers a look at what to expect in this crime thriller. While the Hulu Original series is fictional, it is inspired by a real-life New Age group known as ‘The Family’ that was active in Melbourne, Austra
An Instagram-worthy vacation goes terrifyingly wrong in 'Influencer's trailer
23Mashable / 12h
Another influencer-themed horror flick is upon us. Simply titled Influencer , Shudder 's twisted new tale follows Madison (Emily Tennant), a social media influencer who's on a solo vacation in Thailand. Ditched by her boyfriend, Madison is having a very un-hashtag-blessed vacay — until she meets CW (Cassandra Naud). CW shows Madison all of the coolest local spots to eat and drink, but her biggest
Finnish newspaper hopes to pierce Russian propaganda with a ‘CS: GO’ map
27Engadget / 12h
A Finnish newspaper is celebrating World Press Freedom Day today by walking the walk. Helsingin Sanomat , Finland’s biggest daily paper, created a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map containing a secret room. Inside the hidden blood-red chamber, players find real-world multimedia storytelling about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — sneaking some much-needed journalism into a country inundated with
The Force Runs Strong in the Gorgeous Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Poster
100+Gizmodo / 12h
Over the past few weeks, Star Wars fans have been bombarded by a single image. It’s a poster, made by artist Matt Ferguson , to promote the 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of Return of the Jedi . The poster has been used on marquees, in theaters, as a giveaway, and more. And always the question is, “When can I… Read more...
Hackers target years-old surveillance camera security flaw
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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
A half-a-decade old vulnerability in certain digital video recording (DVR) devices has suddenly become interesting for threat actors to exploit again after the number of observed attacks surges, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs have spotted an uptick in attacks targeting TBK DVRs using a publicly available proof-of-concept to exploit a vulnerabili
Scientists Horrified as Sea Surface Temperatures Spike Off the Charts
200+Futurism / 12h
Off the Charts Scientists are alarmed as ocean surface temperatures have continuously set new record-breaking highs over the last month. According to data analyzed by the University of Maine's Climate Change Institute, daily ocean surface temperatures breached historical record highs since at least 1982 in April. That means we are in uncharted territory as global warming continues to take its tol
The FTC wants to ban Meta from profiting from kids' data
20Engadget / 12h
Meta is in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission once again after the agency proposed more sanctions against the company, which has allegedly failed to fully comply with a 2020 privacy order. Among other things, the agency has proposed a blanket ban on monetizing data Meta collects from users aged under 18, whether they use Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or Quest virtual reality headsets. Th
AMD confirms normal-priced Radeon 7600 GPU for normal people at last
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
After plenty of rumors and leaks about the Radeon RX 7600 GPU have circulating the internet for several months, we finally have official confirmation from AMD about its existence. According to a report from VideoCardz , during the Q1 2023 earnings call, AMD CEO and President Dr. Lisa Su affirmed that the manufacturer will finally have an update concerning the RX 7600 and other Radeon 7000-series
Southwest now has its 1st plane outfitted with power ports
1KThe Points Guy / 12h
You soon won’t need to worry about running out of juice while flying Southwest Airlines . The Dallas-based carrier just started flying its first aircraft outfitted with USB charging ports. The plane, a 5-year-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered N8710M — the first MAX that Southwest took delivery of, incidentally — reentered service April 28 after a nearly monthlong retrofit and repainting process. DA
You Can't Trust Your Browser's 'Lock' to Tell You a Website Is Safe
Lifehacker / 12h
When you browse the internet, you probably notice a small lock icon that appears in the URL bar. It’s common internet security advice to look for this lock whenever visiting a new site, to make sure your connection is actually
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