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Your iPhone Can Now Decode the Warning Lights in Your Car


100+Lifehacker / 6h
The next time a warning light comes on—or if you don’t understand what a particular button does on your dashboard—you don’t need bother with the car’s manual: You can use your iPhone instead. iOS 17's Visual Look Up upgrades include the ability to read car symbols and warning lights, so you can quickly diagnose what’s… Read more...


Netflix proves its password clampdown worked and now we need to worry about Disney Plus, Max and Prime Video
80TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 13h
It's official: Netflix's password clampdown is proving successful , with the number of people quitting the service in protest vastly outnumbered by new sign ups. And that makes me feel like I'm waiting for another streaming shoe to drop: how long before more of the best streaming services follow suit and limit who you can include in your account? Netflix's crackdown-powered financial results are


Google is testing an AI tool that can write news articles
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Google is testing a tool that uses AI to write news stories and has started pitching it to publications, according to a new report from The New York Times. The tech giant has pitched the AI tool to The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal’s owner, News Corp. The tool, internally codenamed “Genesis,” can take in information and then generate news copy. Google reportedly



How to watch TVNZ+ for free
Mashable / 12min
SAVE 49%: Unblock TVNZ+ for free with ExpressVPN. 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. This plan comes with a money-back guarantee. TVNZ is a free channel from New Zealand . Its online streaming platform, TVNZ+, offers a wide range of content from New Zealand, Australia , and beyond, including reality


Be Seduced By Anne Rice's Immortal Universe at San Diego Comic-Con
Gizmodo / 23min
The annual international comics convention may no longer be holding a panel for AMC’s Interview with the Vampire , but you can venture into Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe if you dare while you’re in town. Read more...


AI will 'lead to more games being made and more jobs'
BBC News - Technology / 23min
Games have been using forms of AI for years, but what does the industry think of the latest tech?


No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators
Ars Technica - All content / 54min
Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Reddit is publicly extending an olive branch to the moderator community that it largely enraged over recent weeks. In a post on Wednesday, a Reddit employee detailed outreach efforts from the company, including new weekly feedback sessions, that it hopes can help repair ties with the social media platform and over 50,000 volunteer mods that it relies on. But as you might


Can houseplants purify the air in your home?
BBC News - Technology / 59min
Research shows that house plants don't make much difference to air quality.


Quordle today - hints and answers for Friday, July 21 (game #543)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
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


Animators Across Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network Team Up To Unionize
Gizmodo / 1h
Sixty-six production staffers across Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network have filed a petition for a union election under the auspices of the Animation Guild and requested voluntary recognition from management. The National Labor Relations Board will host an election, and the majority of votes will determine… Read more...


'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for July 21
Mashable / 1h
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


FTC puts internal trial over Microsoft-Activision deal on hold
Engadget / 1h
The Federal Trade Commission has formally put its administrative trial over Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard on hold. The move, which was first reported by Bloomberg , allows the agency and companies to hold talks over a settlement for the eye-popping $68.7 billion merger . The FTC's decision to pause its case is another major victory for Microsoft and Activision as they att


Autonomous vehicle company Aurora sells $820M worth of stock
TechCrunch / 1h
Aurora Innovation , the self-driving technology company that aims to launch an autonomous trucking business in 2024, has completed a capital raise of $820 million from a public and concurrent private offering of its stock. The company expects the deal to close Friday. The stock sale will help fund Aurora through commercial launch at the end of next year and “well into 2025,” according to the comp


A Venom-Packed Spider-Man 2 Trailer Just Swung Through Comic-Con
Gizmodo / 1h
San Diego Comic-Con is back for 2023 but, due to the writers and actor’s strikes, it looks a little different. Case in point, a video game had a panel in Hall H. A video game! But this, of course, is not just any video game . It’s a video game based on one of the most popular comic book characters of all-time and a… Read more...


SpaceX’s Swarm Technologies is halting new device sales
TechCrunch / 2h
Swarm , the Internet-of-Things connectivity provider that was acquired by SpaceX, will no longer be selling new devices, according to an email sent to customers earlier this month. The news appears to be directly related to SpaceX’s forthcoming expansion into the satellite-to-cell market, with Swarm telling customers that it plans to offer a version of its low-power M138 modem that is compatible


“Church of Bleach” family guilty on all counts, plans to appeal
Ars Technica - All content / 2h
Enlarge / Bottles of MMS, the bleach product that Genesis II Church of Health and Healing was ordered to stop selling. (credit: Genesis II Church of Health and Healing ) A Florida father and his three adult sons have been found guilty on all counts after falsely claiming a toxic, industrial-strength bleaching agent they sold as a "miracle" solution through their fake church could cure HIV, autism


DART asteroid impact created a 10,000-kilometer debris field of boulders
Ars Technica - All content / 2h
Enlarge / The dusty debris from the DART collision dominates this image, but there are boulders present, too. (credit: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA) ) NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) mission was a success from the perspective of planetary defense, as it successfully shifted the orbit of an asteroid . But the mission had a scientific element to it, and we're still sifting through the


Cruise starts initial robotaxi testing in Miami
TechCrunch / 2h
Cruise, the self-driving arm of General Motors, has begun initial testing and data collection in Miami, the company said in a tweet Wednesday. “Phase 1 is to familiarize our fleet with additional, diverse road conditions while collecting data,” the company said. Cruise declined to provide any further information, like what Phase 2 entails and when it will begin, how many Cruise vehicles are curre


Inspiration Behind Immortal Longings | io9 Interview
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This Wearable Shoulder and Knee Massager Is $60 Right Now
Lifehacker / 2h
This Electrothermal Vibration Massage Shoulder Support Belt is a multifunctional massager that you can wear on your shoulder or knee, and it’s 70% off right now at $60. It has both heat and vibration, which won’t treat the actual cause of your pain, but it can feel great and might help you manage soreness a little… Read more...


VR is dead
TechCrunch / 2h
It’s hard to believe that it was only 11 years ago that VR captured the zeitgeist. In April 2012, Oculus hit Kickstarter with the Oculus Rift developer kit , and the tech world whipped itself into a “this is the future” frenzy. Facebook slapped a $2 billion check on the table and acquired the company in 2014. But today, as it stands, VR is all but dead. VR — as in, a system for being exclusively


Scientists Surprised by DNA in Worms That Control Hosts' Brains
51Futurism / 2h
Spaghetti Yeerk For years, researchers have known about a species of parasitic critters called hairworms that can "mind control" their host by hijacking their cognitive functions . Now, it turns out the spaghetti-like organisms that spend almost their entire lives inside other animals' bodies have yet another peculiar claim to fame. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Current Biol


Musk subpoenas Elizabeth Warren days after she called for Tesla investigation
Ars Technica - All content / 3h
Enlarge / Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Elon Musk's X Corp. is serving a subpoena on Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), days after Warren urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an investigation into Musk's dual role running Tesla and Twitter. Musk'



Report: Apple has already built its own ChatGPT-like chatbot
Ars Technica - All content / 3h
Enlarge / Apple's current AI assistant, Siri, is far less capable—but also less error-prone—than tools like Bard or ChatGPT. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has built its own large language model (LLM) AI framework and associated chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Microsoft's ChatGPT-based Bing Chat, according to a new report. The project is codenamed "Ajax" internally, t


upennmanuscripts : Is it a cat? A dog? A weird little gremlin thing? We don’t know, but we love it! This little guy is ...
Music, Arts & Literature / 3h
upennmanuscripts : Is it a cat? A dog? A weird little gremlin thing? We don’t know, but we love it! This little guy is hanging out in the bottom margin of f. 177r, Ms. Codex 724, a 13th century Bible #drollerydonnerstag 🔗: BiblioPhilly


Should You Unbuckle Your Seat Belt Before the Plane Comes to a Complete Stop?
View from the Wing / 3h
After your flight lands you're supposed to keep your seat belt buckled until the pilot parks at the gate and turns off the seat belt sign. Although if you've been on any commercial flight in the past decade you know that's not what happens. At the very latest once the plane stops (you might still not be at the gate, and will move again) passengers start to take off their seat belts, gather their


‘Borderlands’ movie is set to be released next August
26Engadget / 3h
The Borderlands movie is finally getting a release date. According to a tweet from the game’s official Twitter account it will premiere in theaters on August 9th, 2024. The film, directed by Eli Roth (best known for Hostel ) is based on the popular video game of the same name. Borderlands follows Lilith (Cate Blanchett), a treasure hunter who returns to her home planet of Pandora (unrelated to th


Fry Food Without Burning Your Beautiful Hands
Lifehacker / 3h
Fried food is art, and fish houses, purveyors of fried chicken, and Southern gas stations have it making down to a science. But there is something deeply satisfying about transforming a pale tenderloin into a crunchy, golden chicken tender in the comfort of your own kitchen. It can also be messy, smelly, and… Read more...


AMC Theaters Decides Charging Different Prices for Seats Was a Boneheaded Idea
Gizmodo / 3h
AMC Theatres is backtracking on increasing its prices for some seating options after the company realized it didn’t make a difference for customers. The company launched a price upcharge at select theaters earlier this year, charging customers more money for “preferred” seating. Read more...


‘Mind Blowing’ Trojan Planet Suspected of Sharing the Same Orbit as Its Sibling
Gizmodo / 3h
A group of radio telescopes in the Chilean desert was aimed at a young star system 400 light years away when it detected something unusual: a cloud of debris chasing a planet along the same orbit. The debris could be a planet in the midst of being born or the remains of one that already exists, making this the first… Read more...


Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Is Ready to Start Moving On
Gizmodo / 3h
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is far from a show with growing pains—as we’ve said many times already, its first season landed with a confidence of what it wanted to do in ways few Star Trek debuts ever have before it. But it is a show where growing is inevitable: it’s a prequel about Kirk’s Enterprise before Kirk’s on… Read more...


Use the 'Hierarchy of Needs' to Find Your Perfect Job
Lifehacker / 3h
Let’s take it back to that introductory psychology course you took in college for a moment: Remember Maslow’s hierarchy of needs ? It’s that pyramid-shaped chart with physiological needs at the bottom and self-actualization at the top. It’s great for understanding what you need to be truly content in life, but it’s… Read more...


It’s been a bumpy 6 months for edtech — are smoother roads ahead?
TechCrunch / 3h
Rhys Spence Contributor Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund. More posts by this contributor 2022 European edtech report: Smaller rounds and fewer deals, but more angel activity Edtech’s honeymoon might be over, but expect a second boom It has been a bumpy six months for the global startup ecosystem. It has been equal parts exciting and alarming to


How to use American Airlines systemwide upgrades
31The Points Guy / 3h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. There are many ways to upgrade your American Airlines flight . For example, you can redeem American miles for an upgrade or accept a paid upgrade offer. And when traveling on eligible flights in North America, American Airlines AAdvantage elite members can hope for a complimentary upgrade . But high-tier A


7 of the best hotel credit cards that come with an annual free night
22The Points Guy / 3h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Many hotel loyalty programs, including World of Hyatt , Marriott Bonvoy and Hilton Honors , offer cobranded credit cards. And even if you only stay with a particular hotel loyalty program a few times each year, you may still benefit from signing up for that program’s credit card. After all, some of the bes


Russia Says Patients Infected With Deadly Bacteria Have Escaped
68Futurism / 4h
It sounds like the plot of an infectious disease thriller: on the arid plains of Siberia, a dinner party partakes of horse meat that secretly harbors a rare and deadly bacteria. Once guests start showing signs of an infection, they are sent to the hospital, but some escape their sick beds — panicking local officials who send out an alert. That's how it allegedly went down in Tuva, a republic in R


AI Developers Are Already Quietly Training AI Models Using AI-Generated Data
69Futurism / 4h
Self-Fulfilling While most AI models are built on data made by humans, some companies are starting to use — or are trying to figure out how to use — data that was itself generated by AI. If they can pull it off, it could be a huge boon, albeit one that makes the entire AI ecosystem feel even more like a sort of algorithmic ouroboros. As the Financial Times reports , companies including OpenAI, Mi


Expo+ Pass: The affordable TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 experience
TechCrunch / 4h
Whether you’re short on time or short on cash, you can still find plenty of exciting opportunities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place September 19-21 in San Francisco. The Expo+ pass is the perfect option for anyone with a shoestring budget or an overloaded schedule. Expo+ Pass: Affordable access to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 The limited-feature Expo+ pass is good for all three days of the sh


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Music, Arts & Literature / 4h
nemfrog : Hummingbirds take care of their nest. Garden-land . 1907. Internet Archive


NYC Is Using AI to Scan Subway Fare Dodgers for 'Research Purposes'
Gizmodo / 4h
New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has admitted it uses cameras equipped with AI software to scan riders believed to have jumped subway turnstiles without paying fares. The MTA, which says it collects the scans “as a counting tool” plans to expand the system to more than two dozen more stations by… Read more...


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Brought the Mutant Mayhem to Comic-Con
Gizmodo / 4h
It’s not too much longer until we get to see the latest take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when the sumptuous looking Mutant Mayhem hits theaters in a few weeks. But that didn’t stop the filmmakers behind it from coming to San Diego with some shiny new footage anyway. Read more...


Twitter is prepping a job listings feature for verified organizations
93TechCrunch / 4h
Twitter appears to be prepping a feature that allows verified organizations on the platform to post job listings on their profiles. The social media giant has also created an official @TwitterHiring account , but hasn’t tweeted anything from it yet. Although Twitter hasn’t officially announced the job postings feature yet, some verified organizations have already been able to post job listings un


What to Do Right Away When Your Mortgage Gets Sold
Lifehacker / 4h
You might assume that the lender you used to obtain your home’s mortgage will be the lender you’ll pay off until the bitter end—until the day you get a letter from them informing you that your mortgage has been sold to another entity. It might comes as a shock, given the amount of time and effort you put into… Read more...



Harley Quinn’s Ready To Take On Every Villain in Season 4
26Gizmodo / 4h
Harley Quinn showed up to San Diego Comic-Con , giving fans a sneak peek at the fourth season that’s set to release on MAX at the end of the month . This is a different animated series than ISEKAI , but obviously we’re excited for every version of Harley that has her kicking butt and taking names. Read more...


Barbie Is Pretty to Watch, Fun to Play With, and Hard to Make Sense of
Gizmodo / 4h
In the millennial search for meaning, much has been made of the recontextualization of childhood toys. It seems we’re desperate to turn many things that are relatively harmless into something much more meaningful than it needs to be. Naturally, the ubiquitous Barbie doll has been up for debate for decades. Is she a fem… Read more...


Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status
22Ars Technica - All content / 4h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Two years ago, ransomware crooks breached hardware-maker Gigabyte and dumped more than 112 gigabytes of data that included information from some of its most important supply-chain partners, including Intel and AMD. Now researchers are warning that the leaked information revealed what could amount to critical zero-day vulnerabilities that could imperil huge swaths o


Dealmaster: Apple gear, Lenovo laptops, and more
Ars Technica - All content / 4h
Enlarge / Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11, which not-confusingly-at-all feature 13th-generation Intel Core processors. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) As always, the web is loaded today with good deals on gadgets, video games, board games, and plenty of other stuff. In this edition of Dealmaster, you'll find curated deals on Apple gear, Lenovo laptops, and home accessories—some of which will be gr


This International eSIM Card Is $22 Right Now
Lifehacker / 4h
International roaming fees are a common-yet-unexpected cost of travel. You could buy a new SIM card for each country you visit, or you could make a one-time investment in an eSIM like aloSIM, which is a traveler’s eSIM that you can load with data packages from over 120 different countries. At the moment, you can get the aloSIM… Read more...


Mold In Business Class Meal: How Would You Handle This?
100+One Mile at a Time / 4h
I’m going to get more in the habit of sharing and addressing reader questions on the blog. It seems to be something people enjoy reading about, and I always like hearing the perspectives of others. Please let me know if you do or don’t enjoy these kinds of posts, and I’ll adjust content accordingly. Along those lines, here’s a reader email I received today… Passenger served moldy food in Avianca


Bizarre Two-Faced Star Seems to Be Different on Each Side
56Futurism / 4h
Janus-Faced In a first-of-its-kind discovery, astronomers have spotted what appears to be a white dwarf star with two faces, meaning it has a different appearance on each hemisphere. According to a resulting study about the finding newly published in the journal Nature , one side of the star is made of hydrogen, and the other helium, each emanating distinct light signatures. They've aptly nicknam


A Mysterious Object in Deep Space Has Blinked Every 22 Minutes for Over 30 Years
22Gizmodo / 4h
An intensely magnetic neutron star roughly 15,000 light-years from Earth is stumping astronomers with its ultra long periods, unleashing radio waves into the cosmos every 22 minutes. Read more...


The iPhone 15 could be delayed until October and hit by major shortages
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Bad news for people eagerly waiting for the iPhone 15 . The launch of the next-gen smartphone might get delayed by a couple of weeks. This claim comes from Wamsi Mohan, a Global Research Analyst for Bank of America. In a research note obtained by financial news site Barron’s , Mohan predicts the device will come out in October rather than September which is when Apple usually releases iPhones. Do


NYPD Body Cam Data Shows the Scale of Violence Against Protesters
87Wired / 5h
A landmark $13 million settlement with the City of New York is the latest in a string of legal wins for protesters who were helped by a video-analysis tool that smashes the “bad apple” myth.


Amazon's Palm Payment System Rolling Out to All Whole Foods Locations
33Gizmodo / 5h
Amazon is rolling out its palm recognition program at more than 400 locations across the U.S. and is currently available at 200 Whole Foods stores . The company says it expects all 500+ Whole Foods locations will have the service by the end of the year. Read more...


No, Light Weights and Heavy Weights Can't Give You the Same Workout
Lifehacker / 5h
In the world of exercise, variety abounds. You can lift light weights, or heavy weights, or no weights at all. You can run fast, or run slow, or strap on a pair of roller skates. If you don’t exercise at all right now, it doesn’t matter much where you start. But that doesn’t mean that all of these options are… Read more...


AI companies will reportedly commit to safeguards at the White House's request
45Engadget / 5h
Microsoft , Google and OpenAI are among the leaders in the US artificial intelligence space that will reportedly commit to certain safeguards for their technology on Friday, following a push from the White House. The companies will voluntarily agree to abide by a number of principles though the agreement will expire when Congress passes legislation to regulate AI, according to Bloomberg . The Bid


We tried using OpenAI to generate marketing strategies — and it worked
TechCrunch / 5h
Nick Zamanov Contributor Nick Zamanov is director of business development at Cyber Switching , an EV technology pioneer. Generative AI has rocked the tech world, and every company is now considering if there is a way for them to leverage this technology. Since the introduction of ChatGPT , the tech industry has been buzzing with its potential impact, especially in content-heavy industries like ma


Here’s an EthCC recap for those who couldn’t make it to Paris this year
TechCrunch / 5h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here . Welcome back to Chain Reaction. The Paris-based Ethereum Community Conference, EthCC, happened this week and brought in more than 350 speakers and 5,000 attendees. While I wasn’t able to make it to the largest annual European Ethereum-focused event, I k


Reddit relaunched r/Place public art canvas. Redditors immediately protest on it.
Mashable / 5h
Reddit has been on the receiving end of massive online protests from its own users over the past few weeks, with swaths of the platform being completely unusable by visitors at times. So, the company has seemingly decided that now would be the perfect time to once again roll out r/Place , a big blank canvas where users can display pixel art on an online public space. Naturally, Redditors have tak


Plexamp, The Plex Music Player, is Now Free for All
How-To Geek / 5h
Plex is best known as the server software you can use to host your own streaming movie and TV collection, but it also supports music libraries. Even better, the dedicated Plexamp application gives you a more streamlined music player for your mobile devices and computers. Plex is now making the Plexamp player available to everyone, but with a few catches.


Complete guide to the Emirates Skywards loyalty program
The Points Guy / 5h
While Emirates’ blingy first-class cabins and onboard bar and shower have caught the eye of almost every award traveler, the carrier’s Skywards frequent flyer program has historically been an afterthought. Simply put, there have been cheaper ways to book Emirates awards with miles you could earn more easily. Unfortunately, many of these have changed significantly, and even Emirates Skywards under


Go Back To Distant Lands with Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
25Gizmodo / 5h
SDCC 2023 attendees got a chance to see a preview of Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake during Max’s animation presentation of upcoming shows. Read more...


Hubble Spots ‘Boulder Cloud’ From NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission
Gizmodo / 5h
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected nearly 40 boulders near Dimorphos—the target of NASA’s wildly successful DART experiment to deflect a non-threatening asteroid. This isn’t exactly positive news, since it suggests that hitting a bona fide hazardous asteroid might create a cluster of possibly… Read more...



Before Committing To A Relationship, See How They Behave At The Airport
View from the Wing / 5h
When my wife was growing up, her father told her that before she got truly serious in a relationship she needed to take a cross country greyhound with the guy first. Thank goodness she didn't present long haul bus travel to me as a test. She didn't need to. She already knew how I acted in an airport. Continue reading ...


Few Americans think NASA’s top priority should be sending humans to the moon or Mars
TechCrunch / 5h
The majority of Americans think it is “essential” that the U.S. remain a global leader in space, but that private markets won’t ensure enough progress on their own, according to new polling data from Pew Research Center . Pew asked more than 10,000 American adults about their attitudes toward commercial space, NASA, the global space race and the outlook on space over the next 50 years. The poll c


Your next MacBook could be in short supply thanks to US skills shortage
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
The Apple M3 chip could be hit with delays after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced this week that it was delaying the opening of its Arizona chip fabrication plant until 2025. Citing the shortage of skilled workers needed to install the extremely technical equipment used in the manufacturing of chip wafers, TSMC is pushing back its planned opening of its first US chip ma


Apple threatens to remove FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over surveillance bill
Mashable / 5h
Apple is so perturbed by a United Kingdom surveillance bill that its threatening to flat-out remove iMessage and FaceTime in the U.K. instead of complying with the proposed legislation. The U.K. government is looking to update the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, the law that governs how security agencies can interfere with privacy to obtain investigatory information. BBC News reported that Apple h


ChatGPT update allows it to remember who you are and what you like
61Engadget / 5h
One of the key tenets of this first wave of AI chatbots is that they don’t have continuous memory, meaning everything resets at the end of each conversation. OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform is changing this, however, as the bot will now remember who you are from conversation to conversation, as reported by The Verge. This is both a tantalizing and risky prospect. The feature, which is being tested as a


Poach Your Eggs Directly in a Pot of Oatmeal
Lifehacker / 5h
After years of loathing oatmeal, I’ve grown to enjoy it. For over a year I’ve tasked myself with finding numerous ways to improve the cereal grain, like adding sausage and pickles to it , cooking it in your morning tea , or baking it into PB&J bars , and it actually worked. My oat experience has indeed improved, and I… Read more...


American Flight Diverts Due To Rude, Petty Passenger
500+One Mile at a Time / 5h
Flights divert all the time due to disruptive passengers. What makes this situation unique is that we only know the details because the passenger who caused the diversion has gone public about it, and seems to think he didn’t do much wrong (thanks to reader Jacob for flagging this). American flight returns to JFK following “waiter” comment This incident happened on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, and inv


RIP Kevin Mitnick, 'World's Most Famous Hacker'
100+Gizmodo / 5h
Kevin Mitnick, once considered the “ most wanted ” cybercriminal in America, has passed away at the age of 59. An obituary states that Mitnick died on July 16th after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He had been undergoing treatment for his illness at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the notice… Read more...


“Dungeons & Dragons is My Nerdy Obsession” | First Fandoms
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Bonkers New Law Would Reveal Alien Technology, "Non-Human Intelligence"
26Futurism / 6h
Across the Aisle Warring Democrats and Republicans have set aside their differences on one very strange topic: aliens — and no, not aliens in the sense of people from another country, but hypothetical beings from another planet entirely. US Senator Chuck Schumer, who has never struck anybody as a particularly wild-eyed conspiracy theorist, introduced legislation this month which would require any


worldhistoryfacts : OK, here’s my favorite image from a manuscript of the Alexander Romance (a series of fictional tale...
Music, Arts & Literature / 6h
worldhistoryfacts : OK, here’s my favorite image from a manuscript of the Alexander Romance (a series of fictional tales starring Alexander the Great). In this 16th-century Armenian manuscript, a giant crab eats Alexander’s boat. { WHF } { Ko-Fi } { Medium } The Bizarre Afterlife of Alexander the Great


This white dwarf star has two “faces”
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Astronomers have discovered an unusual blue-tinted white dwarf star with two distinct "faces": one side is hydrogen and the other side is helium, according to a new paper published in the journal Nature. Naturally, they nicknamed the star Janus , after the two-faced Roman god of duality and transition. As previously reported , a white dwarf is essentially the burnt-out core of a dead star. One of


Microsoft to stop locking vital security logs behind $57-per-user monthly plan
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Microsoft will expand access to important security log data after being criticized for locking detailed audit logs behind a Microsoft 365 enterprise plan that costs $57 per user per month. The logging updates will start rolling out "in September 2023 to all government and commercial customers," the company said. "Over the coming months, we will includ


Electric utilities are driving customers into the hands of startups
TechCrunch / 6h
Imagine running a large public company — S&P 500 large — and telling some of your most promising customers that you can’t sell them what they want unless they’re willing to wait three to five years at a minimum. In some cases, the wait might be as long as a decade. More likely than not, those customers would find someone else to give their money to. That is what’s happening today at large electri


An Abandoned Arctic Military Base Just Spilled a Scientific Secret
100+Wired / 6h
During the Cold War, the US built a network of tunnels in the Greenland ice sheet. Sixty years later, the base has provided a critical clue about the climate crisis.


Jagged Alliance 3 has smart tactics, goofy characters, stupid fun escapism
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge (credit: THQ Nordic) The first Jagged Alliance game was published nine months after X-COM: UFO Defense , despite being developed at nearly the same time, in the same genre, with neither knowing about the other. X-COM took the throne as the progenitor of turn-based tactics games . Jagged Alliance sold okay and became a minor cult classic but is not mentioned in even a fraction of as many h


Outlook for Windows app replaces Mail and Calendar in new Windows 11 preview
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / The Outlook for Windows web app is included by default in the latest Dev channel Windows Insider build. (credit: Microsoft) Windows 11's next major release continues to take shape in the company's Dev channel Insider Preview builds, and last month, Microsoft added the first preview of the AI-powered Windows Copilot feature. This week's build makes a few other noteworthy changes , replac


Someone new will join the US military’s roster of launch contractors
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Nine main engines propel a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket off its launch pad earlier this year. (credit: SpaceX ) The US Space Force, long content with using just one or two contractors to carry the military’s most vital satellites into orbit, has announced it will seek a third provider for national security launch services in its next multibillion-dollar round of rocket procurement. This is go


TSMC delays US chip fab opening, says US talent is insufficient
60Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Signage outside the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona. (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg ) The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was supposed to have its first Arizona chip factory operational by late 2024 but now has confirmed significant delays. Primarily due to a shortage of technical workers with critica



Google demos “unsettling” tool to help journalists write the news
42Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a "robot journalist." (credit: Midjourney) Google has been developing tools aimed at helping journalists write news articles, reports The New York Times and Reuters . It has demonstrated one tool, dubbed "Genesis," to the Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly, Google is positioning the tool as a personal assistant for news reporters


Google’s latest price hike is for YouTube Premium, now $13.99 per month
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge (credit: Jericho / Ron Amadeo ) Google has a nasty surprise for YouTube Premium subscribers: a price increase. The price is going up $2 for a single-person subscription in the US (and presumably other countries), from $11.99 to 13.99 per month. If you're subscribing through the iOS App Store, the price is now $18.99 due to Apple's 30 percent tax. The hike follows a price increase to the Y


Once again, the US public says NASA should prioritize asteroid defense
47Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration shows the ejection of a cloud of debris after NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos. (credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser) The Pew Research Center published the results of a new public survey on Thursday, the 54th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. The survey assessed Americans' attitudes toward space exploration and space policy issues.


Tesla revenue grows to $25 billion, but margin shrinks in Q2 2023
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge (credit: Getty / Aurich) Tesla reported strong sales and revenues for the second quarter of 2023 . The automaker built 479,700 electric vehicles during the period, delivering 466,140. Selling those cars brought in $21.3 billion in revenue, a 46 percent increase year over year. But the company's once-fat margins are shrinking, and Tesla shares have fallen 5 percent in trading this morning.


Meta tells news publishers to talk to the hand
36Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / A worker picks up trash in front of the new logo in front of Meta's headquarters on October 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Meta is shunning the news business, giving lower priority to current affairs and politics on its social media platforms while refusing to engage with efforts from governments to make the US tech giant pay more to media organiz


San Diego Comic-Con 2023: Some of the Coolest Stuff We Saw On the Floor
Gizmodo / 6h
San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is officially open and, as usual, it’s filled with all sorts of goodies . The main convention floor is over 2 million square feet and no matter where you look there’s something to catch your eye . io9 hit the floor on preview night and snapped just a handful of the stuff that caught our eyes,… Read more...


Heat and Humidity Are Threatening Ancient Heritage Sites in China
Gizmodo / 6h
Buddhist murals in China that date back to the 4th century are being threatened by heavy rain and rapidly fluctuating humidity, Greenpeace experts said on Monday. Read more...


British Airways Holidays extends generous offer of double tier points
The Points Guy / 6h
British Airways has once again extended its lucrative double-tier-points promotion for anyone looking to earn elite Executive Club status. Executive Club members traveling between now and Dec. 31, 2024, who have booked a package holiday through BA Holidays of at least five nights will earn double tier points for the flights taken as part of the package holiday. Even better, this promotion applies


Apple’s New 'Screen Distance' Feature Can Protect Your Kid's Eyes
Lifehacker / 6h
Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is on the rise for today’s kids . One risk factor theorized to be partially to blame is holding a screen too close to the face—an iPhone or iPad screen, for example. Read more...


Brutal Heat Wave Is Literally Putting People Into Comas
61Futurism / 6h
Brutal heat waves covering large swathes of world right now are forcing healthcare workers to come up with new ways to keep patients cool. Several areas have hit record temperatures, as sweltering conditions continue across North America and Europe. Death Valley in California recorded a " mind-boggling " 120 degrees Fahrenheit — at 1am. And the effects this heat is having on people's bodies are d


Remini tops the App Store for its viral ‘AI headshots’ but its body edits go too far, some say
TechCrunch / 7h
Instagram’s Threads’ time at the top of the App Store has come to an end, thanks to an AI photo editing app called Remini that’s going viral on TikTok. First launched in 2019, the app added a generative AI feature last year which TikTok users have recently discovered allows them to create professional headshots for sites like LinkedIn just by uploading their own selfies. In one video by TikTok us


OpenAI launches customized instructions for ChatGPT
42TechCrunch / 7h
OpenAI just launched custom instructions for ChatGPT users , so they don’t have to write the same instruction prompts to the chatbot every time they interact with it — inputs like “Write the answer under 1,000 words” or “Keep the tone of response formal.” The company said this feature lets you “share anything you’d like ChatGPT to consider in its response.” For example, a teacher can say they are


mtlibrary : This 16th-century artwork is of a ‘haut’, which are said to live in the trees. It has been identified with ...
Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
mtlibrary : This 16th-century artwork is of a ‘haut’, which are said to live in the trees. It has been identified with species of three-toed sloths such as Bradypus variegatus which are found in the forests of Central and South America. This artwork comes from 'Cosmographie universelle’ (1575) by the French explorer and writer Andre Thevet (1516-1590). The book describes the history and geography


Apple warning it could shut FaceTime, iMessage in UK over gov’t surveillance policy adds to growing tech industry discontent
25TechCrunch / 7h
The list of mainstream Internet services that could shut down in the U.K. over security risks attached to government policymaking just got longer: The BBC is reporting Apple has threatened to shutter local access to its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) comms services, FaceTime and iMessage, if minsters don’t rethink a plan to further beef up existing (intrusive) surveillance powers. In recent months w


Slash up to $137 off a cordless Samsung Jet vacuum
Mashable / 7h
SAVE UP TO 34% : As of July 20, both the Samsung Jet 60 Flex and Jet 75 Pet are just a few bucks more than their Prime Day all-time low prices, sitting at $208.99 and $261.49, respectively. That's up to 34% in savings. Quick links: MOST AFFORDABLE Samsung Jet 60 Flex $208.99 at Amazon (save $91) BEST FOR PET OWNERS Samsung Jet 75 Pet $261.49 at Amazon (save $137.51) Jealous of your friend's fancy


Capital One Spark Cash Select for Excellent Credit review: Business cash back with no annual fee
The Points Guy / 7h
Capital One Spark Cash Select for Excellent Credit overview The Capital One Spark Cash Select for Excellent Credit (see rates and fees ) is a no-annual-fee business card that’s a good option for small-business owners who want to earn cash back at a flat rate on all their purchases. A younger sibling to the Spark Cash Plus card, the Spark Cash Select earns an unlimited 1.5% back on all purchases.


Early-stage SaaS startups grow the same with or without VC dollars
TechCrunch / 7h
The role of venture capital is to help startups achieve growth and scale beyond what they could on their own. But does that always pan out? New research shows that for some early-stage companies, it doesn’t really make a difference. A new report from startup lender Capchase found that SaaS startups with between $1 million and $15 million of ARR saw nearly identical levels of growth, on average, o


You Can Apply for Your First Passport at Fairs Now
Lifehacker / 7h
Applying for a passport? It’ll take you longer than usual: According to The Points Guy, a routine passport service can take around 10 to 13 weeks (seven to nine weeks if you’re willing to pay more for expedited service) and an additional two weeks for processing and mailing. And that’s not including how long it might… Read more...


Dolphin’s Wii and GameCube emulator isn’t coming to Steam after all
69Engadget / 7h
The Dolphin Emulator, the software that lets you play old Wii and GameCube games, isn’t coming to Steam after all. The developers published a blog post today explaining how the fumbled launch went down — and why they still believe they were in the right legally. In short, Nintendo’s lawyers didn’t want it on Steam, and Valve wasn’t about to take a stand in a potential showdown with a fellow gamin


Bing Chat AI Can Now Understand Your Pictures
How-To Geek / 7h




Spooky Spanish Series 30 Coins Returns to Unleash More Diabolical Vibes
Gizmodo / 7h
HBO series 30 Coins flew a bit under the radar in its first season; there’s a lot of horror on TV these days, and most of it doesn’t involve subtitles . But with a season two on the way—again coming from acclaimed artistic weirdo Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, The Last Circus) , who directs and… Read more...


Apple threatens to pull iMessage from UK iPhones rather than weaken its security
23TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Apple has told the UK government that it would rather disable iMessage and FaceTime on UK Apple products – including the best iPhones and best iPads – than introduce a backdoor to its end-to-end encryption. This defiant stance was laid out by the Californian tech giant in a nine-page opposition it has submitted in response to proposed changes the government wants to make to the UK’s Investigatory


I need these Dragon Ball Z earbuds to take my power level over 9,000
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
If you're in the market for some true wireless earbuds with pedigree and you also happen to be a fan of one of the most iconic anime series of all time, this latest collaboration between Final and Dragon Ball Z is as good as a wish come true, granted by the Eternal Dragon, Shenron himself. In recent years, Final has established itself as an uncompromising player in the premium headphone space (a


Apple's 9th-gen iPad returns to a record low of $250
28Engadget / 7h
Amazon Prime Day was a great time to pick up Apple products, but if you didn't happen to catch the sale, you're in luck: Amazon just dropped the 9th generation iPad back to its all-time low price of $250. You'll see the full discount applied at checkout, as it includes an automatic coupon for an extra $29 off the $279 sale price. It's routinely gone for $275 recently, but the extra savings was pr


This Lifetime Subscription to Rosetta Stone Is Over 30% Off Right Now
Lifehacker / 7h
Learning a language isn’t easy and no app is going to make you fluent overnight, but if you want to be methodical about your studies and get a variety of learning style options, Rosetta Stone has a lifetime subscription on sale for $159.97 right now (reg. $299) with promo code VACATION15 . Sale ends July 23. Read more...


Authorities Warn Residents to Stay Indoors as Lioness Escapes
70Futurism / 7h
Loose Lioness Residents of a small town southwest of Berlin, Germany are being told to stay indoors over reports of a "loose, dangerous animal" roaming the area — reportedly an escaped lioness. As The Guardian reports , a frantic search is underway, with helicopters, drones, and thermal imaging cameras looking for the beast. Hunters are on the scene and are ready to kill the animal. "Around midni


Google says Apple employee found a zero-day but did not report it
26TechCrunch / 7h
Google fixed a zero-day in Chrome that was found by an Apple employee, according to comments in the official bug report . While the bug itself is not newsworthy, the circumstances of how this bug was found and reported to Google are, to say the least, peculiar. According to a Google employee , the bug was originally found by an Apple employee who was participating in a Capture The Flag (CTF) hack


Adult Swim lands new show from ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and ‘John Wick’ creators
300+Engadget / 8h
Adult Swim’s teaming up with Shinichirō Watanabe, director and creator of the original Cowboy Bebop , for a new jazz-tinged sci-fi anime series, as reported by Variety . Lazarus is being animated by MAPPA, the studio behind Chainsaw Man, Zombie Land Saga, latter seasons of Attack of Titan and so many more. Watanabe won’t be alone, as he’s teaming up with Chad Stahelski, the mastermind behind John


Whop, an online marketplace for digital goods, raises $17M
TechCrunch / 8h
Amazon might have the monopoly on physical goods sold online. But what about digital ones? There’s Steam for games and software. Shopify supports some forms of digital goods, like artwork and gig services. But three co-founders, Steven Schwartz, Cameron Zoub and Jack Sharkey, believe there’s room for competition. Schwartz, Zoub and Sharkey are the creators of Whop , a marketplace for people to se


Introducing MIT Technology Review Roundtables, real-time conversations about what’s next in tech
25MIT Technology Review / 8h
On August 10, MIT Technology Review is launching Roundtables, a participatory subscriber-only online event series, to keep you informed about emerging tech. Subscribers will get exclusive access to 30-minute monthly conversations with our writers and editors about topics they’re thinking deeply about—including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate change, tech policy, and more. (If you’


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Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
sepiachord : ‘Reading Moth by Candlelight’ by Fritz Schwimbeck (1889 - 1972)


San Diego Comic-Con's Paramount+ 'Ski Lodge' Gives Star Trek and SpongeBob a Reason to Co-Exist
Gizmodo / 8h
If you’re at San Diego Comic-Con and you want to maximize your “activation” situation—you can’t do better than “The Lodge: A Paramount+ Experience,” which combines multiple of the streamer ’s projects in a pop-up packed with photo ops. There’s also a bar with themed cocktails . Read more...


Don’t Ask Dumb Robots If AI Will Destroy Humanity
58Wired / 8h
Robots like Sophia are impressive to look at, but don’t let their humanlike facial expressions trick you into thinking these machines are intelligent.


Tech-ish companies’ killer IPOs are making startups look silly as hell
TechCrunch / 8h
The inability or unwillingness of many venture-backed startups to go public is starting to sting. Backers of venture funds are increasingly leery about putting more capital to work in the startup landscape without getting some of their prior cash back. But with IPOs not expected to pick up for quarters longer, and the backlog of richly priced startups stretching long into the distance , there’s l


GitHub’s Copilot Chat is now in public preview for businesses
TechCrunch / 8h
Earlier this year, GitHub announced Copilot X , an initiative to extend its Copilot code completion tool to more use cases, including a ChatGPT-based code-centric chatbot. Until now, this chatbot was only available in a private preview, but starting today, Copilot Chat is now available as a limited public beta for all GitHub business users on Visual Studio and VS Code. “This new evolution turns G


You Can Automatically Delete Trackers From iPhone URLs
88Lifehacker / 8h
Over the past couple of years, Apple has made positive strides when it comes to internet privacy. It automatically blocks cross-website cookies now, making it harder for ad networks to track you across different sites. But cookies are not the only way networks, or websites, can keep tabs on you: They can do it with… Read more...


Satellites Are Lagging Years Behind on Cybersecurity
23Gizmodo / 8h
Space companies and telecommunication providers are racing to litter the Earth’s skies with tens of thousands of new twinkling satellites capable of completing a vast variety of tasks, from research and internet communication to military espionage. Up until now, the security practices of these hefty floating… Read more...


Woman Picks Up Luggage After Southwest Flight, Finds Photo Of Man Taped To The Side
View from the Wing / 8h
When you check luggage, and your bags leave your possession, you trust the airline to handle it with care. They’re supposed to take it to your plane, load it, unload it at the destination and deliver it to baggage claim. And nothing else. But that’s not always how it works. Continue reading ...


Apple's MacBook Air M1 is back on sale for $750
38Engadget / 8h
This is a great moment to get a Mac laptop on a budget, particularly if you're heading back to school. Amazon has the MacBook Air M1 with 256GB of storage on sale for a record low of $750 , or $249 off. That's the same price we saw on Prime Day, and applies regardless of color. The MacBook Air M1 remains our top pick for a budget Mac laptop , and not just because it's the lowest-priced option. It


Nomad ChargeKey Review: A Short USB-C Cable For Travel
How-To Geek / 8h
The saying goes, the best camera is the one you have with you. The same is true for a device's charging cable. In that vain, Nomad is resurrecting its ChargeKey short cable in USB-C variants so you can always keep one within reach, tucked into any pocket, and have a power cable whenever you need it.



What's The Biggest Hard Drive You Can Buy?
How-To Geek / 8h
"Spinning rust" mechanical hard drives may not have speed to offer anymore, but they still rule the roost when it comes to pure storage capacity---for now. So how big can you go when buying a mechanical hard drive today?


NASA Rover's Newest Rock Sample Is a Gift From an Ancient Martian River
26Gizmodo / 8h
For more than two years, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been roaming Mars, drilling for rock samples that may hold clues to ancient life on the Red Planet, but the six-wheeled robot can only travel so far. Luckily, the rover recently got some extra help from a river that once flowed on the surface of Mars. Read more...


Armored Core 6 release date, gameplay and everything we know
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon is in the works over at FromSoftware. Thanks to a particularly surprising tweet from PlayStation UK, fans have finally got some information on what to expect from this next mech-based title come its release date of August 25. FromSoftware's Armored Core 6 is a mech-based vehicular combat game that'll see players return to the destroyed planet of Rubicon 3 to fight


Microsoft is making some cloud security tools free following recent major hacks
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The recently discovered Chinese cyber-espionage campaign against key endpoints in the West continues to send out ripples through the cybersecurity world, as Microsoft announces plans to offer some of its tools for free. A report by the Wall Street Journal claims the Redmond giant is planning on offering some security tools for free, including those that were used by the State Department to spot t


Luscious locks on a budget: Grab a renewed Dyson Corrale straightener for nearly half off
Mashable / 8h
SAVE $207.61 : As of July 20, the Dyson Corrale hair straightener (renewed) is on sale at Amazon for $242.38. That's a discount of 46%. Opens in a new window Credit: Dyson Dyson Corrale hair straightener (renewed) $242.38 at Amazon (save $207.61) With summer in full swing, it's understandable that you want to look your best. If you've been looking for a reliable hair straightener to help you achi


Redditors are already using r/place to address API controversy
TechCrunch / 8h
Reddit’s r/place is one of the most oddly inspiring events on the internet, as diverse communities from across the platform come together to paint together on the same massive digital canvas. But amid ongoing controversy over Reddit’s changing API prices, which put many indie developers out of business, this year’s r/place serves as an opportunity for Reddit users to continue their ongoing rebell


Netflix password-sharing restrictions are now global
Mashable / 8h
Now the entire world has to deal with Netflix's most controversial policy. Per TechCrunch , Netflix has expanded its crackdown on password sharing to places like India and Croatia, blanketing the entire planet (or at least the parts of it that get Netflix) with a rule change that's been ruffling feathers ever since it was announced late last year. Anyone who is using another person's account in o


Day in the life: What do airplane maintenance technicians actually do?
32The Points Guy / 8h
Long hours, unpredictable day-to-day tasks and hidden problems that need to be discovered are just a few of the common challenges airline mechanics face. Licensed and governed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , airline mechanics undergo many months of training similar to pilot training (but on the ground) so travelers can fly safely from point A to point B. But what exactly does this


All the Ways to Filter and Hide Adult Games on Steam and Itch.io
Lifehacker / 8h
Everyone knows the ESRB video game ratings by now—y’know, E for Everyone, T for Teen, M for Mature. These ratings tell parents and players what a game’s intended audience is and warn of any potentially problematic content therein. Official ESRB ratings are also required to sell a game in stores and digital… Read more...


The M1 MacBook Air is back at its all-time low price
Mashable / 8h
SAVE $249.01 : The ultra-popular M1 MacBook Air with 256GB of built-in storage is back down to its all-time low Prime Day price of $749.99 at both Amazon and Best Buy . That's 25% in savings as of July 20. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple 2020 MacBook Air (M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $749.99 at Amazon (save $249.01) Prime Day is dead and gone, but the deals are hanging on. While the M1 MacBook Air


A guide to edging during sex
Mashable / 8h
Have you ever enjoyed an orgasm so much you wanted it to last forever? Or maybe you found your orgasms to be a bit fast, and you’d get more pleasure from them if they were a little longer lasting? Enter: edging . Edging is a technique for sex , applicable to partnered and solo sex (aka masturbation ), that can give you stronger, more intense and powerful orgasms. We spoke to two sex experts to un


Google Secretly Showing Newspapers an AI-Powered News Generator
25Futurism / 8h
Google is secretly showing off an AI tool that can produce news stories to major newspapers, including The New York Times , The Washington Post , and The Wall Street Journal . The tool, dubbed Genesis, can digest public information and generate news content, according to reporting by the New York Times , in yet another sign that AI-generated — or at least AI-facilitated — content is about to floo


There's Something Weird Going on With the Sun
100+Futurism / 8h
Peaking Early Over the last couple of months, furious storms have rocked the Sun's surface, sending out powerful solar flares and bursts of charged plasma that can even cause havoc here on Earth, almost 100 million miles away. To a certain degree that's to be expected, as the Sun's 11-year solar cycle comes to a peak. But the specific timing is surprising, because scientists had predicted solar a


Google Is Pushing AI Tool on Newsrooms to 'Help' Journalists
Gizmodo / 8h
Google is inserting itself in newsrooms with the promotion of its new AI tool that it says will “help” journalists create articles. The company has reportedly pitched its software to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal, saying it can effectively produce news… Read more...


LG's New Instant Coffee Machine Mixes Two Pods and Generates Twice the Trash
100+Gizmodo / 9h
While the rest of the world is trying to live more sustainably and find ways to reduce its trash output, LG Labs has put its resources into designing yet another pod-based instant coffee machine with a twist : it actually uses two pods to make a single cup of coffee, doubling the amount of trash generated with every… Read more...


Your Phone Isn’t Spying on You to Show You Ads (It’s Worse Than That)
100+Lifehacker / 9h
Yesterday I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday. She told me she’d like a cordless Dremel. Later, I was served an advertisement for—you guessed it— a cordless Dremel. Read more...


Air Haifa, Israel’s Logistically Challenging Airline Startup
100+One Mile at a Time / 9h
There’s a new airline in Israel with some big players behind it (both in terms of deep pockets and aviation experience), which makes this concept all the stranger… Plans for a new airline based at Haifa Airport As flagged by DansDeals , there are plans to launch a new low cost airline to be based at Haifa Airport (HFA), in the north of Israel. On the surface it sounds exciting to see an Israeli a


Windows 11 Nearby Sharing Is About to Get Better
How-To Geek / 9h
Microsoft has been trying to speed up the process of sending files between Windows PCs, without resorting to email or swapping flash drives. Nearby Sharing (not to be confused with Android's Nearby Share ) is one of the best additions to Windows, dating back to Windows 10 and remaining a key part of Windows 11. Now, with a range of new additions, Nearby Sharing — and the process of sharing files


Alan Wake 2 release date, gameplay and everything we know
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Alan Wake 2 launches later this year, finally giving fans another mystery to untangle after the first game came out over 13 years ago. From what we've seen so far, this sequel looks set to double down on the horror elements showcased in the first game, and it'll have not one but two playable characters. Alan Wake 2 is definitely one of this year's most anticipated games . Want to know more? Read


Mutant Mayhem's Ninja Turtle Toys Make a Visit to Barbie's Dreamland in Mashup Clip
Gizmodo / 9h
The heroes in a half shell of the TMNT are used to a life underground—but what if they could perchance to dream of a world up above? Where life was in plastic, and therefore fantastic ? Read more...



Fossil Discovery Reveals Two Previously Unknown Species of Sabertooth Cats
21Gizmodo / 9h
Paleontologists recently revisited a trove of fossils found in a South African quarry and found two previously unknown species of sabertooth cats in their mix. Read more...


Summer Samsung Unpacked 2023: What to expect on July 26th
1KEngadget / 9h
Samsung is holding its summer Unpacked event a little early this year, on July 26th , but it promises to be special beyond just the timing. Galaxy Z foldable phones are certain , but the company has also teased new smartwatches and tablets. This could be an especially crowded presentation. Will you see complete overhauls, though, or just modest refreshes? Here’s what we think Samsung is likely to


Fake passports, real bank accounts: How TheTruthSpy stalkerware made its millions
23TechCrunch / 9h
Benjamin, 44, has a place by the park in an up-and-coming area of downtown Dallas, Texas. He seems to keep to himself and eschews social media. Dulce, 42, lives nearby in a gated community lined with streets of terraced houses and grassy lawns in adjoining Fort Worth. They look like small business owners making modest incomes working online. But the two bring in huge sums of cash by selling acces


How to Loop a Song on Spotify
How-To Geek / 9h
Want to listen to a song again and again in Spotify on your device? Simply put the song on loop and the app will continue to play it. You can do this in Spotify's iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and the web version. We'll show you how.


Citi Rewards+ card review: Best-ever sign-up offer ending soon
76The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Citi is a TPG advertising partner. Citi Rewards+® Card overview The Citi Rewards+® Card (see rates and fees ) is a no-annual-fee card that offers 2 points per dollar at gas stations and grocery stores on up to $6,000 per year (and 1 point per dollar thereafter). It also has two relatively unique features:


Startups with all-women founding teams raised just $1.4B in H1
20TechCrunch / 9h
U.S. startups with mixed-gender founding teams — meaning they have at least one female founder — raised $24.1 billion in the first half of 2023, which breaks down to $17.2 billion in Q1 and $6.9 billion in Q2, per the latest PitchBook data. The expectation is that funding to such companies will reach its second-highest total ever this year. That’s a big deal, with PitchBook expecting the amount o


Spider-Man 2 PS5 release date, gameplay and everything we know
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will launch on PS5 later this year. Its release date was finally revealed during this year's The Game Awards presentation back in June, alongside a bunch of new gameplay details and trailers. PS5 players will get to experience a whole new cast of villains in the sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man , and the follow-up Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales . Venom will be stalking the


Walmart+ Assist halves the price of its Prime competitor for those on government assistance
TechCrunch / 9h
Walmart+, the U.S. retailer’s Prime competitor, is introducing a new program designed to help those on government assistance take advantage of its membership benefits, like free shipping and delivery, gas discounts and access to streaming service Paramount+ . The company announced this morning the launch of Walmart+ Assist, a way to purchase a Walmart+ membership at 50% off ($49 per year, or $6.4


Make This Sweet and Creamy 'Shaved Ice' With Just Two Ingredients
34Lifehacker / 9h
Shaved ice is technically frozen water that has been shaved (or crushed) into a fluffy pile, then flavored with syrups and such. But what if instead of shaving (boring, inherently flavorless) frozen water, you tried shaving (exciting, colorful, pleasingly tart) frozen fruit? That’s exactly what Frankie Gaw of Little… Read more...


Adobe releases emergency patch for ColdFusion vulnerability
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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Adobe has released a patch to fix three vulnerabilities found in its ColdFusion commercial rapid web-application development computing platform. Of the three vulnerabilities, one is a zero-day, while another one was being actively exploited in the wild. As per a report on BleepingComputer , the three vulnerabilities in question are tracked as CVE-2023-38204 (critical RCE with a 9.8 severity score


Stanford Scientists Find That Yes, ChatGPT Is Getting Stupider
300+Futurism / 10h
Dumb and Dumber Regardless of what its execs claim , researchers are now saying that yes, OpenAI's GPT large language model (LLM) appeared to be getting dumber. In a new yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study , researchers out of Stanford and Berkeley found that over a period of a few months, both GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 significantly changed their "behavior," with the accuracy of their responses appearing to g


Capital One SavorOne Credit Card Review: Lucrative No Annual Fee Card
100+One Mile at a Time / 10h
Link: Apply now for the Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card ( Rates & Fees ) The Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card is my favorite no annual fee Capital One credit card . Despite the lack of an annual fee, the card has a great rewards structure, no foreign transaction fees, and some awesome benefits with Uber. On the surface this is a cash back card offering 3% cash back in m


Android’s Nearby Share Has Officially Arrived on Windows PCs
How-To Geek / 10h
There are many ways to transfer data between your phone and your PC, from plugging it in over USB to sending yourself an email. Google has been working to bring Nearby Share , the equivalent to AirDrop for Android devices, to Windows. Now the app is officially available, making it easier than ever to send files back and forth between your PC and Android devices.


Updates From Dune Part Two, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and More
20Gizmodo / 10h
Danny Devito gets accosted by a spectral armchair in a new Haunted Mansion clip. The “Dear David” viral twitter movie gets its first trailer. Plus, what’s coming on Riverdale , and more. To me, my spoilers! Read more...


North Korea-backed hackers breached JumpCloud to target cryptocurrency clients
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TechCrunch / 10h
North Korean state-backed hackers breached U.S. enterprise software company JumpCloud to target its cryptocurrency clients, security researchers said on Thursday. JumpCloud, a directory platform that allows enterprises to authenticate, authorize and manage users and devices, said this week that a nation-state actor was behind a June breach of its systems that forced the company to reset customers


Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology is coming to all 500+ Whole Foods
93TechCrunch / 10h
Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology known as Amazon One is prepared to make a significant expansion across the U.S. The retailer announced this morning the payment tech will come to all 500+ Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market stores nationwide by year-end. The biometric payment system works by having the customer hover their palm above a reader device. The device then identifies the individual


publicdomainreview: Highlights from @BPLBoston’s collection of...
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
publicdomainreview : Highlights from @BPLBoston’s collection of “fore-edge” paintings, illustrations adorning the open edges of books, only revealed when the stack of pages are fanned — https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/fore-edge-book-paintings-from-the-boston-public-library (Pictured here: François-André Danican Philidor’s Analysis of the Game of Chess, 1749.)


5 ways that Apple's rumored AI tech could boost your next iPhone
20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Apple is secretly working on its generative AI and chatbot game, according to a new Bloomberg report – with the tech giant apparently preparing to make a "significant AI-related announcement" next year. But what exactly does that mean for your Apple tech, most notably your iPhone? Right now, not a lot. As we've explained elsewhere, these rumors are really just confirmation that Apple is staying c


Save $44 on a lifetime subscription to this AI-driven plant identifier app
Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: As of July 20, get the Plantum Plant Identifier Premium Lifetime Plan for only $14.97 — that's 75% off. Most people who have walked through a park, gone on a hike, wandered through a nursery, or simply spent time in the great outdoors have seen a plant and wondered, What is that? Well, there's an app for that. Plantum AI Plant Identifier, created in collaboration with expert botanists, is



The new Pokémon app will put you to sleep
TechCrunch / 10h
Gotta catch ’em all! Catch all those Zs, that is. Now available in the U.S., Pokémon Sleep is an app that “turns sleep into entertainment.” Thankfully, the app does not imbue your brain with sonic waves that make you dream of Hypno , a Pokémon that gave me vivid nightmares as a child. Instead, you simply place your phone next to your pillow while you sleep, and when you wake up, you can see how y


When (and Where) to See the Summer’s Best Meteor Showers
99Lifehacker / 10h
While the Perseids are usually the highlight of summer meteor showers, they aren’t the only thing to stay up late or wake up early for this year. As Space.com lays out , there are a handful of lesser-known but still-spectacular showers to view between now and mid-August. Read more...


Two Reasons American Airlines Believes They Can Still Make It In New York Without JetBlue
View from the Wing / 10h
During their second quarter earnings call, Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja explained why they believe they'll still succeed in New York, without their alliance with JetBlue. Continue reading ...


The ultimate guide to Disney Cruise Line ships and itineraries
77The Points Guy / 10h
After decades of success making families smile and laugh at its theme parks, Disney dipped its toes into the world of cruising in 1998. Disney didn’t just copy another cruise line’s model for success or slap its name on the side of an existing ship. It created its own brand of cruising. Disney went so far into charting its own path as to get special approval from the U.S. Coast Guard for its ship


Collectly wants to make paying healthcare bills easier so medical providers don’t lose $200B
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Not only are healthcare bills confusing, but also paper bills can often get lost in the mail or covered up in big piles on counters. Large healthcare organizations, for the most part, offer electronic billing, but that’s not always something solo or small practices can take advantage of. That is the sweet spot for Collectly , founded by Levon Brutyan and Max Mizotin, which aims to help medical pr


YouTube Premium's Price is Going Up
How-To Geek / 10h
Stop me if you have heard this one before: a subscription service is increasing its prices. It seems to be a frequent thing now, with everyone from Paramount+ to Peacock recently raising prices. The next service to become more expensive is YouTube Premium , the subscription that removes ads on YouTube (while still paying the creators) and includes full access to YouTube Music.


The 'Oppenheimer’ cast on shooting the film's most remarkable moments
Mashable / 10h
Mashable editor Shannon Connellan sits down with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt to discuss what it was like shooting the Trinity test scene in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer . These interviews were completed prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.


TikTok's 'blueberry milk nails' have the internet questioning trend culture
Mashable / 10h
"Blueberry milk nails" are apparently the manicure style for summer. The so-called aesthetic has been stamped with covetable labels: "most-wanted" , "freshest" , and "celebrity-approved" . Through late June and July, the style went viral, thanks to a combination of a core group of celebrities spotted wearing the particular polish online (think: Sofia Richie , Dua Lipa ), and trend forecasters on


Ofcom says it won’t pay ransom, as new MOVEit hack victims come forward
TechCrunch / 10h
More victims of the mass-hacks targeting users of MOVEit Transfer, a popular file-transfer application, are coming forward as the number of known impacted organizations reaches almost 400. U.S. cosmetics giant Estée Lauder said in a statement that an unauthorized third-party “gained access” to some of the company’s systems and obtained data, but did not share any further details — or publicly lin


Netflix’s first live sporting event arrives in November, confirms CEO
TechCrunch / 10h
It appears that Netflix really does believe Formula 1 and pro golf are compatible. The streaming service confirmed yesterday that a live celebrity golf tournament is coming to Netflix in November, marking the first time the streamer explores live sports. The Wall Street Journal first reported the live sporting event last month. “You’ve read some of the experimental stuff that we’re going to be do


Tesla Wants to Double Size of Its German Factory
NYT > Technology / 10h
The electric automaker wants to produce a million cars a year at its plant near Berlin, a step that would make it Europe’s largest car factory.


Want Fewer Ads? You'll Now Need to Pay More for YouTube Premium
23Gizmodo / 10h
Want to skip those annoying, long, repetitive ad breaks on YouTube? Well, Google-parent Alphabet is going to need you to pay more. The YouTube Premium subscription service now costs $13.99, up $2 from before. Thinking about paying annually? Well, now you’re going to need to pony up $139.99, $20 more than it was… Read more...


Upgraded Microsoft Hololens is on the way, but the US Army will get it first
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Microsoft has confirmed it will be providing the US Army with new prototypes of its Hololens headset following complaints about previous models. Several months have passed since the Army reportedly first complained about the usability of its Microsoft Hololens headsets , which were said to be heavy, uncomfortable, and a little too conspicuous. Now, though, a series of improved IVAS (Integrated Vi


Alaska Airlines adds new country to map as part of 3-route expansion
200+The Points Guy / 10h
Alaska Airlines is growing its international presence, adding a new country to its route map as part of a broader three-route expansion. The airline’s newest destination: Guatemala. Daily year-round service from Alaska’s hub in Los Angeles will launch Dec. 14. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter . Alaska also will add two new seasonal routes to Zih


The Easiest Way to Keep Waffles From Sticking to Your Waffle Iron
Lifehacker / 10h
Weekends and waffles belong together and nothing should ever come between them, especially not the damn waffle maker. When greased up correctly, removing waffles from the hot iron is no problem. Lubricate the waffle iron unevenly, or not at all (we’ve all been there), and the batter can become unapologetically stuck… Read more...


Amazon is bringing its palm-based payments to all Whole Foods Market stores
100+Engadget / 10h
You won't have much trouble paying with your palm at the grocery store in the near future. Amazon now says it's bringing its One palm recognition technology to all Whole Foods Market stores in the US by the end of the year. As before, you can hover your palm over a reader to pay for your shopping or make use of your Prime perks. You won't have to pull out your phone or wallet if you've already si


It's Twilight of the Mods for Bluesky and Reddit
23Wired / 11h
Moderating a site isn't easy—just ask Elon Musk. But Bluesky and Reddit are contrasting examples of how not to do it.


Kokopelli Chasm-Lite Stand-Up Paddleboard Review: Inflatable Summer Fun
24Wired / 11h
This compact toy will float your boat and pack down for storage in small spaces.


‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ finds empathy in memory
2KEngadget / 11h
The following article contains spoilers for “Lost in Translation” Late last month, I came off my bicycle and smashed the side of my head on the curb in a fairly dramatic accident. It gave me one hell of a concussion, a smashed-up face and a fair amount of memory loss, including everything about the incident itself. Four weeks later, I’m still struggling, and while I’m feeling a little better ever


The best finance and security apps for college students
Engadget / 11h
You may be more or less prepared for the academics of college, but the other life stuff can be an eye-opener. College might be the first time you’re in charge of your own finances, and with new living situations, new jobs and new connections, you may also be expanding the amount of personal data you’re putting out into the world. If you could use a little help with budgeting, remembering password



Playboy x Lovers' new sex toy drop features some surprising ways to play
Mashable / 11h
Today, Playboy and Lovers are back with a third sex toy drop, and it has a little bit of something for everyone. Plus, you can score 20% off the newest Playboy sex toys with the code SUN20. This release features toys that take a surprising new approach to pleasure, combining sexual ingenuity with style and functionality. One of the most interesting products in this drop is The Thrill, a mid-shaft


What it’s like to stay at the Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa
The Points Guy / 11h
[circuit type=review circuit_id=”9500″] Hilton opened its fourth resort in the Maldives — the Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa — in July 2022. This new resort joined Hilton’s other resorts — Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi , Conrad Maldives Rangali Island and SAii Lagoon Maldives — in a tropical island destination particularly popular with couples and, thanks to the expense of getting an


InDrive brings its ‘bid-based’ ride-hail app to the US
100+TechCrunch / 11h
InDrive (formerly inDriver ) is bringing a new type of ride-hailing app to South Florida. The startup operates a “bid-based” platform wherein passengers can name their own fare for a ride, and nearby drivers can accept, decline or counter the offer. At a time when ride-hail customers are feeling squeezed by higher fares and drivers are classified as independent contractors but given no say over h


First sneak peek at the judges for Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
TechCrunch / 11h
The Startup Battlefield pitch competition is the crown jewel of Disrupt, and we can’t wait to see which of the Startup Battlefield 200 companies will be selected to pitch to panels of top-tier VCs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. It’s always epic, and every contender is on the road to making a huge impact on the world. We’re thrilled to reveal our first group of inv


Google starts the GA rollout of its Privacy Sandbox APIs to all Chrome users
TechCrunch / 11h
Google continues the rollout of its Privacy Sandbox APIs — its replacement for tracking cookies for the online advertising industry. Today, right on schedule and in time for the launch of Chrome 115 into the stable release channel, Google announced that it will now start enabling the relevance and measurement APIs in its browser. This will be a gradual rollout, with Google aiming for a 99% availa


How to Direct A.I. Chatbots to Make Them More Useful
42NYT > Technology / 11h
To mitigate the production and spread of misinformation from chatbots, we can steer them toward high-quality data.


An A.I. Supercomputer Whirs to Life, Powered by Giant Computer Chips
100+NYT > Technology / 11h
The new supercomputer, made by the Silicon Valley start-up Cerebras, was unveiled as the A.I. boom drives demand for chips and computing power.


Three Gardening Tasks to Tackle This Month to Get Ready for Fall
Lifehacker / 11h
You spent so much time getting the garden and yard ready for summer, and in eight weeks, you’re going to do it all in reverse to get ready for fall and winter. Since July and August are mostly filled with walking around the garden to check on progress and pull the occasional weed, I try to find ways to make fall… Read more...


The Rise Hydroponic Garden Holds an Aspiring Farmer's Hand With Its App-Assisted Green Thumb
28Gizmodo / 11h
Growing fruits and veggies isn’t a terribly difficult endeavor—humanity has been doing it successfully for thousands of years—but it does require a certain amount of know-how, a lot of dedication, and the right environment to turn seeds into edible plants. If you struggle with all of those things, the hydroponic Rise… Read more...


Watch out - that unexpected Microsoft alert could well be a phishing attack
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Microsoft is now the most imitated brand when it comes to phishing attacks, new research has warned The latest findings from Check Point’s Threat Intelligence division found that during the second quarter of 2023, Microsoft climbed to top place, up from third in the previous quarter, accounting for 29% of brand phishing attempts, placing it far ahead of Google in second place (at 19.5%) and Apple


Clockwork Revolution release date, gameplay, and everything we know
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Clockwork Revolution is the newest game from InXile, offering a first-person RPG set in an enchanting steampunk world shielding a dark secret. Shown as part of the Xbox Games Showcase, there are a lot of reasons why you should be excited to explore the mechanical world of Clockwork Revolution . That said, there’s still a lot to learn about what makes this game worth adding to your radar of upcomi


Just Buy Two Bunches of Bananas
Lifehacker / 11h
Everybody has a favorite stage of banana ripeness. Do you prefer them still slightly tinged green? Uniformly yellow? Lightly freckled? Soft and beginning to show brown stripes along the bottom? Whatever it is, act fast, because they’ll be a different color tomorrow. Read more...


American & JetBlue End Partnership As of July 21, 2023
1KOne Mile at a Time / 11h
Note : This is a reminder that today is the last day to book a ticket with American or JetBlue for the future and still take advantage of reciprocal points earning and elite perks, as the Northeast Alliance is ending as of July 21, 2023. Just make sure your loyalty number is on the reservation by July 20. In May 2023, a judge blocked the American Airlines and JetBlue Airways Northeast Alliance. A


Mobile roaming charges: Ofcom proposes new rules to curb fees
200+BBC News - Technology / 12h
Ofcom says mobile networks would have to tell people when they are going to be charged.


Remember PalmPilots? IMAX is using the tech to run Oppenheimer in movie theaters
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Oppenheimer is set to be IMAX's newest major blockbuster hit when it premiers on July 21, but it's running on technology dating from the 1990s: a PalmPilot. Turns out that operators will use the old system to project the movie, and it's sparked a flood of nostalgia online. The PalmPilot emulator had been spotted being used on an iPad in a TikTok video that IMAX released on July 14 about the engin


The Download: US facial recognition, and battery ingredients
53MIT Technology Review / 12h
This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Face recognition in the US is about to meet one of its biggest tests Just four years ago, the movement to ban police departments from using face recognition in the US was riding high. By the end of 2020, around 18 cities had enacted restrictive laws, and lawma


YouTube Premium individual plan now costs $2 more for all subscribers in the US
TechCrunch / 12h
Just like many other streaming services, YouTube has increased the prices of its Premium plan for individuals in the U.S., from $11.99 per month to $13.99 per month. The price hike follows last year’s price bump in family plans in many countries . In the U.S. the family plan tariff went from $17.99 per month to $22.99 per month. The individual plan change, first spotted by 9to5Google , is live on


International Chess Day View of chess set on table; two chairs adjacent to table. Stamped on back: “Spooner & Wells, In...
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
International Chess Day View of chess set on table; two chairs adjacent to table. Stamped on back: “Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York.” Handwritten on back: “Architecture–Domestic, 1910.” Lazarnick Collection National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library


Thousands of OpenAI credentials found for sale on the dark web
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Interest in artificial intelligence tools on the dark web has spiked as cybercriminals look to get their hands on users’ sensitive data, experts have warned. Figures from threat exposure management company Flare identified more than 200,000 OpenAI credentials for sale on the dark web, each with the potential of enabling a hacker to pry open company secrets and personal information. To blame for t


Name change: Everett’s Paine Field officially stakes its claim as Seattle’s 2nd airport
59The Points Guy / 12h
Paine Field (PAE) is getting a rebrand. As of Wednesday, the airport will officially be known as Seattle Paine Field International Airport in an effort to make travelers more aware of the second-busiest airport in the city’s metro area. PAE hopes the name change will attract more passengers to the smaller airport in Everett, Washington. Want more airline- and airport-specific news? Sign up for TP



Chinese Passenger Melts Down, Says He’s A Time Traveler Sent Back To Stop Flight From Crashing
View from the Wing / 12h
Footage from Chinese social media shows an airline passenger melting down earlier this year. He said he was caught in a "time loop" - this was his sixth cycle through. The flight already crashed , everyone died, but he's returned to this point and was warning everyone. He said they were destined for the same fate as Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Continue reading ...


Stop Using a Mouse on Your Mac: 5 Reasons You Need a Trackpad
How-To Geek / 12h
Some tasks suit a mouse, but navigating your way around Apple's desktop isn't necessarily one of them. macOS is arguably better suited to use with the Magic Trackpad than a standard mouse.


Proton Mail is Fighting Back Against Tracking Links
How-To Geek / 12h
Emails are full of tracking links, especially in newsletters and promotional mailing lists, which can pass sensitive information about you to the sender. They're such a problem that Proton Mail , the privacy-sensitive alternative to Gmail and other email platforms, is trying to prevent it with a new "Tracking Links Protection" feature.


Your Plants Might Need a Vibrator
Lifehacker / 12h
Rejoice, for we are heading into high tomato season. Hopefully, your tomato plants are now producing actual tomatoes; with any luck, you’re seeing the first blushes of color. If your vines look healthy—full of blossoms but lacking actual tomatoes—it may be time to break out a vibrator. Read more...


HydroJug Pro Review: Bigger Is Better
23Wired / 12h
Struggling to stay hydrated? Try carrying 4 solid pounds of water with you everywhere you go.


Elon Musk’s Grand xAI Plans
27Wired / 12h
This week, Steven Levy joins us to talk about Musk’s new generative artificial intelligence startup. We also discuss whether that absurd cage match is actually going to happen.


iOS 16.6 is on the way – here are 5 new features to look out for ahead of iOS 17
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Apple’s next major software update, iOS 17 , is expected to roll out this September – here’s how to download the iOS 17 beta – but not before the company’s latest (and possibly final) iterative iOS 16 update, iOS 16.6, is released to the masses. Reports suggest that multiple beta versions of iOS 16.6 are now in the hands of developers, meaning a public-ready version of the update should soon beco


Vonage Protection Suite looks to boost communications security
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Vonage has released a new cybersecurity solution focused on fraud prevention. Called Vonage Protection Suite, it comes with three separate solutions, all designed to create counter-fraud safeguards and protect businesses of all sizes, from SMBs to enterprise, from evolving threats of online fraud and cyberattacks. The solutions are built using Vonage APIs, and include Vonage Fraud Defender, Vonag


Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals
200+BBC News - Technology / 12h
The technology giant says it could remove services such as FaceTime from the UK over potential changes


Pokémon Sleep tracks everything in your sleep, and I mean everything
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
After its initial announcement in 2019, Pokémon Sleep is the newest addition to the Pokémon healthcare app space. Currently undergoing a soft launch in a handful of countries and exclusively on Android, players are finally getting to track their sleep alongside friendly Pokémon pals, but outside of the length of your slumber, there are numerous other features the app tracks. The longer and deeper


Windows 11 could get a smart feature to help you save money on energy bills
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Windows 11 could be getting a new change to give you an idea of how much power your desktop PC chugs through on a daily basis – and per app power usage data, too. Or at least this is a new feature spotted in the latest preview build of Windows 11 (from the Dev channel), albeit the functionality is hidden away. The ever-present Windows testing detective on Twitter, PhantomOfEarth, uncovered the fe


Hey Sonos, Yamaha's new Dolby Atmos soundbars offer built-in or separate subs
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Yamaha has unveiled two brand-new Dolby Atmos soundbars, including one that looks set to give the Sonos Beam Gen 2 (still one of the best soundbars on the market) a proper run for its money. So let's meet the new contenders! The SR-B40A is a soundbar and wireless subwoofer pairing, while the SR-B30A 'bar features a built-in sub. Where do they sit in Yamaha's pecking order? Both new soundbars are


Good Shepherd and Rebellion team up to create games in the gritty 2000AD universe
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
In a marvelous piece of news for comic book fans, the developers at Good Shepherd have entered into a partnership with veteran publishers Rebellion to develop video games based in the 2000 AD universe. A Devolver Digital company, Good Shepard is the group responsible for charming card battler Monster Train, easily one of the best indie games of its genre. Suffice it to say, the studio has big pla


The Wheel of Time Season 2 looks like the epic fantasy we’ve been waiting for
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
While there's still no news of a release date for The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 2 – the best estimate is currently 2024 – you don't have to wait a year for your next epic fantasy fix. The Wheel of Time season 2 will premier on Amazon's Prime Video this year, on September 1, and the latest trailer is enormously exciting. The series is a co-production between Amazon Studios and Sony


Spotify updates Tesla app with audiobooks and more
Mashable / 12h
Spotify was one of the first third-party apps available for Tesla cars, but the company didn't really do a very good job updating it: The app has remained the same basically since its launch in 2015. This just changed, with a major