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Trademark Disputes Could Mean Elon’s ‘X’ Is Already Fxxked
7KGizmodo / 17h
Despite Elon Musk’s intentions to rebrand the bird app into a dull, bland, easily copied “X,” the billionaire tech mogul might have a few roadblocks standing in his way since every company under the sun has already called dibs on the letter. There are hundreds of companies with a trademark on “X,” and many could be… Read more...
1KArs Technica - All content / 18h
Enlarge (credit: Evgen_Prozhyrko via Getty ) For more than 25 years, a technology used for critical data and voice radio communications around the world has been shrouded in secrecy to prevent anyone from closely scrutinizing its security properties for vulnerabilities. But now it’s finally getting a public airing thanks to a small group of researchers in the Netherlands who got their hands on it
The Honda E compact electric car might not get a follow-up
500+Engadget / 2h
Honda's E electric car went on sale in the summer of 2020 in Europe and Japan, offering those who want a cute and compact vehicle a zero-emission option. The retro-styled EV could be the only model in its line, though, because the automaker apparently has no plans to produce more cars of the same size. At the launch event of e:Ny1, Honda's new electric SUV, Honda UK executive Rebecca Adamson told
India’s food delivery giant Swiggy launches credit card
TechCrunch / 19min
Swiggy has become the latest Indian startup to offer its customers a credit card as the food delivery giant broadens its efforts to drive engagement and retention. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup is co-launching the credit card with HDFC Bank, India’s largest private bank. The credit card will offer customers a 10% cashback on spends on Swiggy and 5% across over 1,000 partnered platforms incl
Twitter's official handle is now @X
57Engadget / 1h
Twitter has changed its official handle from @Twitter to @X . If you attempt to access @Twitter, it now states: "This account is no longer active. Follow @X for updates." All past @Twitter tweets, (or X's, or whatever they're now called), are henceforth available in the @X account. That's not all. The Twitter Blue subscription service is now called @XBlue (Blue subscription) in the main descripti
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch live: Galaxy Fold 5, Flip 5, Watch 6 and what else to expect
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Today’s the day! Months of speculation and weeks of leaks will finally be realized at the Samsung Unpacked July 2023 event, with the expected launch of new foldable phones, a series of tablets and a pair of wearables, at the very least. Here you’ll find out about everything we’ve heard about the next-gen products in the lead-up to launch, as well as first-hand experiences of Unpacked as it happen
How to watch the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2023 livestream
Mashable / 2h
Are you ready for the next generation of foldable phones? I sure hope so, because Samsung is ready to lift the curtain off of said phones in the very near future. Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked livestream is taking place on Wednesday, July 26 at 7 a.m. ET. You can watch it on Samsung's website or on Samsung's YouTube channel . SEE ALSO: Pixel 7a vs. iPhone 14 vs. Samsung Galaxy S23: Which phone i
Watch Samsung Unpacked from Seoul Live
Gizmodo / 2h
Held for the first time in its home country of Korea, this summer’s Samsung Unpacked event is happening July 26 in Seoul, with expected new iterations of the Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Flip foldable phones, among other devices. Read more...
Twitter changes its official handle to @X
85TechCrunch / 2h
Twitter has changed its official handle to @X as part of the ongoing rebranding. As a result, the original @Twitter handle is now inactive, and its bio reads “This account is no longer active. Follow @x for updates.” The social media company’s other official handles have either let go of the “Twitter” moniker or substituted it with the letter X. TechCrunch previously reported that Twitter hadn’t
Google says 2 billion logged in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts
TechCrunch / 3h
Google said today that more than 2 billion logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, giving it an edge over competitors like TikTok and Instagram Reels. This number is up from 1.5 billion monthly logged-in users for YouTube Shorts announced last year . During its Q2 2023 results, Google also said that YouTube brought in $7.67 billion through ads, beating analyst estimates and registeri
Save 42% on the best AI and ChatGPT training bundle
Mashable / 3h
TL;DR: The Complete ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, and OpenAI Training Bundle is on sale for £23.35, saving you 42% on list price. If it seems like everyone is talking about the new AI craze called ChatGPT , that's because it's a new and free (for now) tool that is capable of researching, answering questions, and generating content for you within seconds. If you're interested in learning more
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for July 26
Mashable / 3h
It is Wednesday, my dudes, and Wordle might be the only good thing left on the internet . As always, we're here with some tips and tricks to help you figure out the solution. (To Wordle , not to the various online bin fires.) If you just want to be told the answer, you can jump to the end of this article for July 26's Wordle solution revealed. But if you want to solve it yourself, keep reading fo
How to unblock and watch Canadian Netflix for free
Mashable / 3h
SAVE 49%: ExpressVPN is the best service for accessing extra content on Netflix. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £82.82 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. VPNs and streaming sites are a match made in heaven. With the help of a VPN, it's possible to access extra content from around the world on your favourite streaming sites, and the proc
The best ways to travel to Japan with points and miles
100+The Points Guy / 7h
After a long pandemic border closure, Japan opened back up to tourists last fall. Japan is my favorite country, with its famous cherry blossoms, cutting-edge technology and top-notch hospitality. The country also has unbelievable cuisine and a service industry that perfectly embodies the cultural importance placed on respect and politeness. All of this to say, I am unbelievably excited to get bac
Haunted Mansion Director Justin Simien on Honoring the Ride, the Cast, and New Orleans
Gizmodo / 7h
The crypt doors are about to be kicked open with the release of Disney’s Haunted Mansion , helping to usher in spooky season at the movies. Read more...
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for July 26
Mashable / 7h
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
Twitter’s rebrand to X could worsen its legal and financial problems
Engadget / 8h
Twitter’s rebrand to X is well underway. The name and iconic bird logo have been (mostly) stripped from the company’s San Francisco headquarters, and an “X” has replaced the blue bird atop twitter.com. Elon Musk has said the change is about more than just the name. He wants to turn the service formerly known as Twitter into an “everything app” that also encompasses banking and financial services.
AI leaders warn Senate of twin risks: Moving too slow and moving too fast
TechCrunch / 8h
Leaders from the AI research world appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss and answer questions about the nascent technology. Their broadly unanimous opinions generally fell into two categories: we need to act soon, but with a light touch — risking AI abuse if we don’t move forward, or a hamstrung industry if we rush it. The panel of experts at today’s hearing included Anthropic
Quordle today - hints and answers for Wednesday, July 26 (game #548)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's good fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also
Disney Seems to Be Preparing for a Long Strike
31Gizmodo / 8h
When the covid-19 pandemic delayed the releases of major movies , there was nothing the studios could do to stop it. Genuine health risks meant theaters had to close and without theaters, there wasn’t anywhere to screen new movies. Now movie delays are starting to happen again—only this time, the studios could very… Read more...
Exclusive: Goodwater Capital snags $1B across two new funds, despite cooling interest in consumer tech
41TechCrunch / 9h
Goodwater , one of comparatively few firms to focus exclusively on consumer tech investments, has closed on $1 billion in capital commitments across its fifth early-stage fund and its third opportunity-style fund, TechCrunch is first to report. The bulk of the capital — 60% — will be invested in early- and seed-stage outfits. The Burlingame, California, firm, which now has $3.3 billion in assets
Main Sequence hits first close of $450M AUD for its third deep tech fund
TechCrunch / 9h
Main Sequence , an Australian venture capital firm, said Wednesday it has raised the $450 million AUD (approximately $303 million) first close of its third fund. The venture capital firm, founded by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), has secured funding from new limited partners, including LGT Crestone, NGS Super, Daiwa Securi
Microsoft Revenue Up 8% to $56.2 Billion in Latest Quarter
21NYT > Technology / 9h
The company’s profit topped $20 billion as it pointed to early interest in its artificial intelligence products.
ChatGPT lands on Android in the United States – here's how to use it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
After a short pre-registration period , ChatGPT on Android is going live in select countries as developer OpenAI finally ends the head start given to iOS users. If you live in either the US, India, Bangladesh, or Brazil, you can now install the app from the Google Play Store onto your phone. Everyone else will have to wait a bit. The official OpenAI Twitter account states that its Android service
The Gaming Shelf Carves Out the Garden
Gizmodo / 9h
There are some incredible games in this week’s issue, and I’d like to point out a couple of my favorites. Likeness Machine by Pearse Anderson is about what happens when corporations take the likeness of actors and use AI to replace their performance (all proceeds go to the Entertainment Community Fund !). There’s also H … Read more...
Where to Watch 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season 5 (and What You Should Know About It)
Lifehacker / 9h
The supernatural mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows follows the misadventures of four vampire roommates living in Staten Island, New York. The laughs come from just how out of touch they are with the modern world, and how their human companion begrudgingly helps them navigate. The show is based a 2014 New Zealand… Read more...
Weird Meteorite Appears to Have Left Earth and Then Come Back
95Futurism / 9h
The Rock A 1.4 pound piece of stone found in Morocco may be the first known "terrestrial meteorite," which basically means a rock that made a roundtrip from Earth, into space, and back again — like a cosmic paddle ball, with gravity as the elastic string that eventually brings the rock back to Earth. Due to certain unique features, scientists surmise that this cosmic boomerang was knocked into sp
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2023: How to watch
Engadget / 9h
Samsung Unpacked 2023 While Samsung already revealed its flagship Galaxy S23 phones earlier this year, summer is reserved for its foldable devices. This year, that event is taking place in South Korea, with the company teasing not just the latest Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 devices, but smartwatches and tablets as well — for more, check out our preview and video on what to expect. You'll
Pentagon-Funded Study Uses AI to Detect 'Violations of Social Norms' in Text
20Gizmodo / 9h
New research funded by the Pentagon suggests that artificial intelligence can scan and analyze blocks of text to discern whether the humans who wrote it have done something wrong or not. Read more...
Pandemic deaths in Ohio and Florida show partisan divide after vaccine rollout
88Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / A woman watches white flags on the National Mall on September 18, 2021, in Washington, DC. Over 660,000 white flags were installed here to honor Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19. (credit: Getty | Chen Mengtong ) Amid the pandemic, Republican voters in Ohio and Florida had a significantly higher rate of excess deaths after the nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines compar
Snap’s revenue woes continue but earnings yield a few bright spots
TechCrunch / 9h
Snap just reported its quarterly earnings and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Snapchat’s parent company brought in $1.07 billion during Q2 — up from last quarter but a year-over-year dip. Snap saw its first revenue decline as a public company in Q1, marking a 7% drop in sales from the previous year. At the time, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that the shift did not reflect the company’s ambitions. While r
Android's Nearby Share Lets You 'AirDrop' Files Between Phones and PCs
Gizmodo / 10h
I’m an image goblin. I can’t help it: I see something funny or cute, and I’ll scrape it from the internet to share with friends and family, far and wide. But I often forget that I saved the image to a particular phone until the next day, and by then, I’m usually at my PC, working with another batch of devices. Read more...
The user behind @x on Twitter has no idea what happens next after Elon Musk's X rebrand
86Mashable / 10h
Over a weekend, Elon Musk announced he was "bidding adieu" to the entire Twitter brand and calling the platform "X." Within days, the company rolled out logo changes across the site and even took down the physical Twitter logo from its corporate headquarters in San Francisco. However, as Mashable previously pointed out , the whole rebrand seems rather thrown together with large swaths of the webs
Explaining the Florida Man birthday Reddit meme
Mashable / 10h
Every once in a while a dormant meme resurfaces. Think: the eternal Rick Roll or the weirdly ever-present Bee Movie . A somewhat old meme and trend returned this week: Reddit's Florida man birthday meme. Reddit The trend has been copy-pasted numerous times, on numerous platforms over the years. But it all began back in 2019 with a post from Tumblr user gandalfsoda that read, "New fun personality
Where to Watch 'Futurama' Season 11 (and What You Should Know About It)
Lifehacker / 10h
After a 10-year hiatus, Futurama is back once again, this time as a soft reboot. Futurama has been canceled and renewed several times before (and the show does a great job of making jokes about it), but this time we’ll get at least two more seasons out of the deal: It was ordered by Hulu for not only an 11th season,… Read more...
Why you need to know about ANA Mileage Club as a US-based traveler
42The Points Guy / 10h
All Nippon Airways’ Mileage Club has long been regarded as one of the top options for maximizing American Express Membership Rewards points . It offers redemption rates that are often significantly lower than other Amex partners, like Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan , with the peace of mind of published award charts . Although the program has quirks and an interface that may not be the
FIFA Women's World Cup coverage gets a boost with digital partnerships
Mashable / 10h
As teams play through the first week of the FIFA Women's World Cup ™, which kicked off on July 20 and will end Aug. 20, those in the world of tech are attempting to solve a glaring problem in the world of sports: inequitable visibility of, and access to, women's team coverage. Today, Google announced a gender-focused tailoring of its Search function, including more inclusive responses for "gender
Threads is outpacing Twitter after finally getting a Following feed
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Threads, the Instagram-based social media app, is finally getting a long-awaited new feature that’s sure to make it much more inviting to current and new users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the news on his Instagram broadcast channel : “Threads started rolling out an option for a chronological feed of only people you’re following and added translations too.” This means that you’ll finally h
Chloe Gong on Adapting Shakespeare Canon | io9 Interview
Gizmodo / 10h
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You Can Get a Lifetime of iBrave Cloud Web Hosting for $100
Lifehacker / 10h
Many web hosting services are cheap but are based on monthly subscriptions. If you want a permanent option, iBrave Cloud Web Hosting has a lifetime subscription for $99.99 right now . It’s a higher initial price but cheaper in the long run if you keep your site long term. Read more...
'Haunted Mansion' review: Justin Simien brings fresh life to fright-filled franchise
Mashable / 10h
Seeking something spooky this summer? Then step right up to Disney's Haunted Mansion . What began as a ride in Disneyland's Magic Kingdom first got the movie treatment in 2003 with The Haunted Mansion , a clunky action-comedy headlined by Doctor Dolittle' s Eddie Murphy. This time around, Disney has collected an all-star cast that includes LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany H
Scientists Say Recycling Has Backfired Spectacularly
100+Futurism / 10h
Reduce, Reuse, Repudiate While recycling campaigns can help limit what heads to the landfill, scientists are now saying that it's masked the glaring problem of over-production and de-emphasized other waste reduction strategies that are far more sustainable. In a new essay for The Conversation , an interdisciplinary group of researchers out of the University of Virginia that's been studying the ps
How developers will test their apps before Vision Pro launches
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / A promotional image made by Apple to convey what the in-person developer labs for Vision Pro will be like. (credit: Apple) Apple needs third-party apps for Vision Pro when it launches next year, but most developers don't have the headset yet. That would seem at first glance to be a conundrum, but on Monday, Apple opened up three different ways app developers can start testing their apps
FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore
65Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | wigglestick) The Federal Communications Commission hasn't raised its broadband speed standard since early 2015 when it adopted a metric of 25Mbps downloads and 3Mbps uploads. That could finally change under Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, who is proposing a fixed broadband standard of 100Mbps downloads and 20Mbps uploads along with a goal of bringing affordable ser
Teamsters Reach a Deal With UPS, Tentatively Averting a Difficult Strike
41Gizmodo / 11h
UPS has avoided a strike only one day after 340,000 employees threatened to walk out over an unsustainable pay rate for part-time workers. The Teamsters Union, which represents UPS workers, opened contract negotiations on Tuesday to secure higher pay, but the union vowed to go on strike if a deal could not be reached… Read more...
Amazon will now warn consumers of recalls and product safety alerts related to their orders
25TechCrunch / 11h
Amazon today introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to be better informed about potential product safety alerts and recalls. Now, instead of having to seek out product recall information through third-party websites and other news sources, Amazon shoppers will be able to access a new “Your Recalls and Product Safety Alerts” page that will be linked on the top of their “Your orders” pa
'Trash' Your Next Batch of Wings
Lifehacker / 11h
Whether they’re steamed , sous-vided , or parboiled before frying, my favorite wings are usually cooked twice. Similar to pouring boiling water over chicken thighs , par-cooking wings before a final fry renders out some of the fat and breaks down connective tissue, resulting in juicier meat and crispier skin. Most common… Read more...
If You Know What an AI Manager Is, Netflix Just Might Hire You for $900,000
300+Gizmodo / 11h
In the sixth season premiere of Netflix’s Black Mirror , a fictional streaming service named Streamberry uses artificial intelligence to deepfake an actor’s likeness onto a double’s body while creating an ongoing storyline crafted beat-by-beat after a woman’s life. Black Mirro r is science fiction, but Netflix is… Read more...
Alphabet Steams Past Ad Worries, Fueled by Google’s Search Engine
22NYT > Technology / 11h
Despite concerns of a shaky ad market and growing competition in A.I., Google’s bounce forward in the second quarter was aided by accelerating revenue from its search engine and the video platform YouTube.
Act fast: JetBlue offering $50 off round-trip fall flights
The Points Guy / 11h
JetBlue is offering $25 off one-way flights and $50 off round-trip flights for travel this fall. All you have to do is use the promo code FALLSALE to get this discount. The deal is only valid on nonstop flights, and you can’t apply it to previously purchased tickets. It’s also not valid on transatlantic flights or on Mint tickets. The sale ends July 26, so book as soon as you can. Deal basics Air
George R.R. Martin on Why House of the Dragon Is Still Filming During the Strikes
Gizmodo / 11h
As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA’s strikes march on, one genre production has had perhaps the dubious spotlight for carrying on regardless : HBO’s House of the Dragon . The Game of Thrones prequel’s second season has spent the past few months continuing production in Europe, even as writers have remained off-set and now as… Read more...
Spotify CEO teases potential AI-powered capabilities surrounding personalization, ads
30TechCrunch / 11h
During Spotify’s second-quarter earnings call this morning, CEO Daniel Ek teased a few ways the streaming service could introduce additional AI-powered functionality. Ek touched on how AI could be used to create more personalized experiences, summarize podcasts and generate ads. Earlier this year, the company launched a DJ feature that delivers a curated selection of music alongside AI-powered sp
Snap’s Sales Fall for the Second Time in a Row
NYT > Technology / 11h
The parent of Snapchat has grappled with an ad slump and the challenges of being a smaller social media company in an intensely competitive environment.
The Best Tech Gadgets for Working on the Go
Lifehacker / 11h
In the post-pandemic world, sometimes you work from an office. Sometimes you work from home. Sometimes you work from a mysterious third place, hopefully with a lot of sun (or at least good coffee). Whether that’s by the pool, on a plane, or from that cafe you love, there are gadgets that can help you be more… Read more...
publicdomainreview: Woodcuts from Lorenz Stoer’s Geometria et...
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
publicdomainreview : Woodcuts from Lorenz Stoer’s Geometria et Perspectiva, 1567, a unique, image-based treatise on linear perspective — in each of its eleven woodcuts a complex polyhedron or combination of solids are embedded in a kind of dreamlike ruinscape: https://t.co/ABgBsSSSIJ
Bring a friend to Hawaii with this BOGO flight deal from Alaska Airlines
63The Points Guy / 11h
Many travelers head to Oahu or Maui for their Hawaii vacation. However, the Big Island is another great destination — especially with this flight deal from Alaska Airlines. The carrier is offering a buy-one-get-one deal on any of its flights to Kona International Airport (KOA) on the Big Island. All you have to do is enter code KONABOGO to score an extra seat for a companion on the Alaska flight
Scientists Implant Subjects With Fake Memories Using Deepfakes
100+Futurism / 11h
Murphy Mnemonic Researchers have found that they can incept false memories by showing subjects deepfaked clips of movie remakes that were never actually produced. As detailed in a recent paper published in the journal PLOS One , deepfaked clips of made-up movies were convincing enough to trick participants into believing they were real. Some went as far as to rank the fake movies, which included
Russia Criticized for Storing Bombs in Nuclear Power Plant
67Futurism / 11h
Tsar Bomb As basic common sense would have it: no, it's not a good idea to store bombs in or around a nuclear power plant. And yet, according to a newly-lodged International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) complaint, that's exactly what Russia has been doing. Per Reuters ' reporting , the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday that, for the second month running , it had found anti-personnel mines inside
Pixel Watch 2 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 are rumored to adopt a featherweight design
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Key smartwatch models are set to shed some weight as recent leaks show Apple and Google will be making their wearables more lightweight. 9To5Google claims in a recent report that the case on the upcoming Pixel Watch 2 will be made out of aluminum instead of stainless steel. For the sake of comparison, the current Pixel Watch weighs 36 grams without a wristband, making it one of the heaviest Andro
Make These Cheap and Healthy Meals With Stuff Already in Your Pantry
Lifehacker / 12h
I love a pantry meal. No worrying about whether you’ll get a chance to make it before the ingredients go bad, no making a special trip to the store for that one ingredient that you never seem to have on hand—just a quick bite that is ready to go at any moment. And those are the cheap and healthy meals we’re looking at… Read more...
Get a First Glimpse at Nnedi Okorafor's Next Africanfuturist Novel, Like Thunder
Gizmodo / 12h
Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor is a name fantasy fans are well familiar with —she’s won Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, and Lodestar Awards—and an even bigger audience awaits, since her Who Fears Death is being developed into an HBO series . In November, she’ll release Like Thunder , the sequel to Shadow … Read more...
Newark’s new terminal expands with 7 new gates, 2 soon-to-open lounges
33The Points Guy / 12h
Flying from Newark hasn’t always been something to get excited about. From cramped and outdated terminals to inefficient security screening, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has long been near the bottom of the rankings for the world’s best airports. Yet that’s changing as part of a yearslong, multibillion-dollar redevelopment project . Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s
How to avoid seasickness on your next cruise
100+The Points Guy / 12h
Will I get seasick if I go on a cruise? That question was, unfortunately, not something I asked myself when I packed for my first ever sailing to Greece. And that ship rocked. It bounced. It rolled over the waves in a way that made my stomach feel like a water bottle being spun round and round. As I approached the windy shores of Mykonos, I wondered how I could be so unprepared to feel so queasy
Amazon’s Kindle Kids e-reader is $40 off right now
Engadget / 12h
Amazon has the company’s Kindle Kids e-reader on sale for 33 percent off right now. Its $80 price (usually $120) is nearly as low as it was on Prime Day, making it an ideal time to surprise your little one(s) with the gift of distraction-free reading. The device is an Engadget recommendation in our Best Educational Toys guide. The discounted Kindle Kids model is the latest (2022) version . It inc
Heat Waves and Cold Snaps Linked to More Fatal Heart Attacks, Study Finds
Gizmodo / 12h
The global rise in extreme weather is likely to bring along more fatal heart attacks, new research this week suggests. The study found that exposure to heat waves and cold snaps was associated with higher odds of heart attack deaths. This associated risk was even greater on extreme heat days that also featured high… Read more...
Netflix lists $900,000 AI job as actors and writers continue to strike
Engadget / 12h
Will this pair of Hollywood strikes ever end? It looks like the big corporations are digging in for a long battle, illustrated by Netflix’s recent job posting for a machine learning platform product manager. The position pays an annual salary of $300,000 to $900,000 at a time when many actors make around $200 a day, according to this SAG-AFTRA contract. The role AI will play in creating future en
Review: Qantas First Lounge Sydney Airport (SYD)
300+One Mile at a Time / 12h
For the last portion of my round the world trip with dad , we flew Qantas’ Airbus A380 first class from Sydney to Los Angeles. Prior to our flight, we spent several hours in the Qantas First Lounge Sydney, which I’ll be reviewing in this installment The Qantas First Lounge Sydney is spectacular — it has fun decor, gorgeous views with lots of natural light, delicious food and drinks, and even a sp
Akhetonics raises capital for its all-optical processor prototype
27TechCrunch / 12h
Traditional processors from the likes of Intel, AMD, or Nvidia have well-known limitations around speed, energy efficiency, and electromagnetic interference. For instance, foundational chip makers like TSMC and Samsung are currently racing to move to the 3 nm process for customers like Apple and Nvidia. In the meantime, photonics is becoming a bigger sector as chip makers look for faster solution
You Should Try Google Assistant's 'Bedtime' Routine
Lifehacker / 12h
If you tend to lie awake in bed, anxious about what you’ve forgotten to do today or prepare for tomorrow, it’s likely you’re not taking advantage of Google Assistant’s “Bedtime” routine. Once you’ve set it up, you can simply say “Goodnight” to Google through any device, and Assistant will execute an automated set of… Read more...
A New Constellation of Satellites Will Monitor Flights in Real-Time
Gizmodo / 12h
Flight tracking data may soon come from space with the design of a new aviation surveillance system that will rely on satellites in Earth orbit. Read more...
Google Play Games on PC Is Now Better Than Ever
How-To Geek / 12h
Google's solution for playing Android games on Windows computers, Google Play Games for PC, entered public beta last year in five countries. Today, the beta is expanding to even more regions and computers, and there are a few new features to enjoy.
Disney CEO Bob Iger Can’t Seem to Find the Right Thing to Say
200+Gizmodo / 12h
Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney , has had a lot of not-very-flattering press written about him recently, and the quotes and soundbytes he’s given out to the trades have not helped matters. The oft-referenced quote that he gave to
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