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GIC in talks to lead $40 million funding in India’s Vegrow
TechCrunch / 33min
GIC is in talks to invest in the Indian startup Vegrow, which runs a business-to-business marketplace for fruits, two sources familiar with the matter said. The Singapore sovereign fund is evaluating leading a $40 million Series C funding round in Vegrow, the sources said. The talks, which have not finalized and so the terms could […]
Amex Discontinuing Departures Magazine & Website
One Mile at a Time / 33min
It’s the end of an era. As flagged by @ameeriklane , American Express will be discontinuing its lifestyle magazine, Departures… Amex Departures is shutting down as of January 2024 Effective January 1, 2024, Departures will no longer be available. Card members will no longer have access to departures.com content or receive any Departures magazines. For context, Departures is Amex’s lifestyle magaz
Netflix doco trailer teases 'Parasite' director Bong Joon-Ho's nerdy '90s origin story
Mashable / 51min
Netflix has released a trailer for documentary film Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club , which tracks down a group of Korean cinephiles who used to hang out in the '90s — including eventual Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho . While Bong is now an internationally recognised director with numerous awards under his belt , he began as an avid film fan hanging out with other movie lovers in the Yellow Doo
Spotify's new Jam feature lets you listen to shared playlists with friends in real time
Mashable / 58min
Spotify will now let multiple users in different locations enjoy the same collaborative playlist in real time. It's like sharing your own personally curated radio station, but without the talk breaks. Rolling out from Sept. 26, Jam is similar to Spotify's collaboration feature in that it allows multiple people to share the same playlist, with anyone invited able to add, remove, or reorder songs.
Spotify launches Jam, a real-time collaborative playlist controlled by up to 32 people
TechCrunch / 1h
Spotify is today introducing its latest social feature, Jam, which allows multiple people to blend their own musical tastes into a combined playlist. However, the new feature, which builds on technology previously used in multi-person playlists like Blend and Duo Mix, is designed for real-time listening among a group of people — like at a […]
Spotify's new Jam feature lets friends collab on party playlists
Engadget / 1h
Spotify is rolling out a new feature called " Jam ," which will give friends a way to curate a single playlist on the service and listen to it together in real time. Participants in a Jam session can contribute tracks to a shared queue, which they can access whether they're in the same room or in various places around the world. The audio streaming giant is rolling out the feature to both free an
Bo’s sublime e-scooter of the future is finally ready to buy
Engadget / 1h
On the outskirts of London’s Olympic Village, a crowd has formed. All are staring at Bo’s first production e-scooter, the Bo M. Company CEO Oscar Morgan is peppered with questions about range, speed, price and if he’ll give a freebie to a tween whose nickname is Bo. All of this is taking place while I’m trying to photograph the new model, but I can’t blame them for getting in my way. After all, t
Quordle today - hints and answers for Tuesday, September 26 (game #610)
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 fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keep
Google is killing Gmail’s basic HTML view in 2024
TechCrunch / 1h
Another day, another Google product goes to the graveyard. The company is sunsetting Gmail’s basic HTML view, which allows users to look at their emails in a barebones state, starting January 2024. The company updated its support page to reflect that Gmail will automatically switch to the Standard view after the deadline date. Users on Hacker […]
LG is getting in on the flexible-screen laptop game with the Gram Fold
21Engadget / 2h
LG has announced its first foldable laptop, making it the newest player in the industry to launch its entry for the growing (but still something of a niche) category. Similar to the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold , the LG Gram Fold is a touchscreen device that can be used as a massive tablet or a computer when fully unfolded. Users will get a 17-inch OLED screen with a QXGA+
Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? This Company Thinks So.
NYT > Technology / 3h
First Solar kept producing them in Ohio after most of the industry moved to China. President Biden wants many more domestic manufacturers.
iOS 17 is resetting some users' privacy settings – and Apple is looking into it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
If you’re running iOS 17 on your iPhone, double-check your privacy settings because they might have just changed without your permission. This word of warning comes from Mysk , a pair of iOS developers and cybersecurity researchers, on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). They claim upgrading to iOS 17 may reactivate Significant Locations plus iPhone Analytics on your mobile device if they
Audio erotica app Bloom debuts AI roleplay chatbots
Mashable / 4h
Audio erotica platform Bloom launches its AI-powered "roleplaying" chatbots today. Now, users can "interact" with characters from steamy stories, from a ranch hand to a dominatrix, with Bloom Chat. Unlike other bots like ChatGPT that prohibit sexual conversation, Bloom's chatbots encourages it, and will get as X-rated as you'd like. Formerly Audiodesires, Bloom launched in 2020 and now has a libr
Get lifetime access to this DALL-E AI image generator for under £50
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: A lifetime license to the DALL-E AI Image Generator and WordPress Plugin is on sale for £47.68, saving you 80% on list price. Artificial intelligence is having its moment. Companies worldwide are figuring out how to use this tool to their advantage. From marketing to customer service, finance, and beyond, it seems every corner of the globe is immersed in AI. And while most of us have heard
Get a 6-month Prime Student membership for free
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: A six-month free trial of Prime Student is available to new users. Opens in a new window Credit: Prime Student Prime Student (6-Month Membership) Free for new users Amazon is really dishing out the freebies at the moment. It might have something to do with the upcoming Prime Big Deal Days event, or maybe Amazon is just feeling generous. Either way, we recommend you take advantage of these
Kickstart a lucrative career in coding with the best free Python courses
Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: As of Sept. 26, you can take a wide range of Python programming courses for free on Udemy. Voucher codes are one of those things that can potentially save you a lot of money, but often let you down. It's common to apply a voucher code and expect a massive discount, only to be met with an error message. We hope that's not the case this time around, because Udemy has dropped a bunch of vouch
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for September 26
Mashable / 5h
Today's Wordle straining your brain? As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out the answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the end of this article for September 26's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Where did Wordle come from? Originally crea
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for September 26
Mashable / 6h
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the e
Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / Gen. Chance Saltzman, the top general on the US Space Force, testifies before a Senate subcommittee in March. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images ) Like the US Navy has long protected sea lanes during conflict, the military could be called upon to defend commercial satellites from attack, particularly as the Pentagon relies more on commercial networks for communication and surveillance,
Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, September 26
Lifehacker / 7h
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Tuesday, September 26, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 26, NYT Connections #107! Scroll to the end if you want some hints (and then the answer) to… Read more...
Telegram starts to look like a super app, echoing WeChat
21TechCrunch / 7h
Telegram, the popular messenger with 800 million monthly active users worldwide, is inching closer to adopting an ecosystem strategy that is reminiscent of WeChat’s super app approach. Certain aspects of the ecosystem will be decentralized with help from two heavyweights: Telegram’s crypto partner TON Foundation and WeChat’s owner Tencent. Telegram has been working on a […]
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for September 26, 2023
Mashable / 8h
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
Dune's Denis Villeneuve Has Big Hopes for the Future of IMAX
Gizmodo / 8h
Barbie —a movie so big it had already won the U.S. box office in August—is also a movie so big that on Friday, it made the leap to IMAX for a one-week run . As usual, Barbie is on the forefront of what’s in fashion, something Dune director Denis Villeneuve, who’s very pro-IMAX, seems to agree with. Read more...
Spotify will not ban AI-made music, says boss
86BBC News - Technology / 8h
In a rare interview, Spotify boss Daniel Ek talks to the BBC about AI, regulation and Harry and Meghan.
Amazon’s outgoing Echo head is Blue Origin’s new CEO
TechCrunch / 8h
Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is retiring at the end of the year and his replacement is coming from Jeff Bezos’ other company. Dave Limp, an Amazon veteran who had planned to step down from his role as head of the company’s consumer devices division, is taking over the CEO spot. Limp, who was the […]
US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech
74BBC News - Technology / 8h
The race to get back to the moon is fuelling US investment in private sector space firms.
Quordle today - hints and answers for Tuesday, September 26 (game #610)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keep
Ford halts work on $3.5B EV battery factory with China’s CATL
35TechCrunch / 9h
Ford confirmed Monday it has immediately stopped work at a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that was supposed to make cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries using tech from China’s CATL. “We’re pausing work and limiting spending on construction on the Marshall project until we’re confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant,” Ford spokesperson […]
Business Class Passenger Stuffs Their Bag Full Stealing All The Inflight Amenities
View from the Wing / 9h
Officially, you can take your business class amenity kit with you but not the bedding. People do it anyway, which shouldn't be surprising since passengers at Delta Sky Clubs are dumping buffet items into their carry on bags and guests steal insane things from hotels . Continue reading ...
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’
TechCrunch / 9h
Why is it that so many companies that rely on monetizing the data of their users seem to be extremely hot on AI? If you ask Signal president Meredith Whittaker (and I did), she’ll tell you it’s simply because “AI is a surveillance technology.” Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Whittaker explained her perspective that AI […]
Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool
35Wired / 9h
Stock-photo giant Getty Images has partnered with Nvidia to build an image generator. Just like with other tools of its ilk, questions remain about who should get credit for the pictures it dreams up.
A Dream Demon Targets a Reluctant Mother-to-Be in Unsettling Nightmare
Gizmodo / 9h
Nightmare has an unfortunately generic title, but it’s the word in its most literal usage, referring to the “Mare”—a creature from folklore thought to torment sleepers. In Norwegian writer-director Kjersti Helen Raasmussen’s new film, coming to Shudder this week, it takes the form of a particularly nasty dream demon. Read more...
New SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules: What you need to know to stay in compliance
TechCrunch / 9h
The SEC requires companies to report both material cybersecurity incidents and cybersecurity risk management processes in a standardized way.
Losing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk To
Futurism / 9h
Lonely Island Meta-formerly-Facebook, the Mark Zuckerberg-helmed social media company that continues to shout from the rooftops that its platforms are designed to "help people connect" and "bring people closer together," is marching forward with an eyebrow-raising solution for reviving declining user numbers: introducing an array of AI-powered chatbots that users can talk to instead of their fell
Jeff Bezos finally got rid of Bob Smith at Blue Origin
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith (black hat) walks with Jeff Bezos after his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space in July 2021. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) After six years of running Blue Origin, Bob Smith announced in a company-wide email on Monday that he will be "stepping aside" as chief executive of the space company founded by Jeff Bezos. "It has been my privilege to be pa
Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery factory in Michigan
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Ted Miller, manager of Ford Battery Cell Research and Advanced Engineering, holds a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery during a presentation on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Ford Ion Park in Romulus, Michigan. (credit: Ford) The past couple of years have seen a flurry of newly announced battery factories in North America. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is the main reason—it ties a
Sennheiser Accentum Wireless headphones offer 50-hour battery life for $180
31Engadget / 10h
Sennheiser announced a new pair of mid-ranged headphones today that carry over some features from its latest flagship model. The Accentum Wireless offers “a similar sound” to the $380 Momentum 4 , along with hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC), 50-hour battery life and a $180 price tag. The company suggests you’ll hear “breathtaking Sennheiser sound” from Accentum Wireless. They use 37mm dynam
Max Q: Things got disrupted
20TechCrunch / 10h
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! I'm home after attending TechCrunch Disrupt, our flagship event in SF. We had some incredible programming and startups onstage for our Battlefield competition.
The Best Home Gym Equipment for Under $100
Lifehacker / 10h
I recently shared the best cheap purchases for your gym bag . Now it’s time to cover the best home workout gear that costs under $100. These are things you can use to fill out your garage gym or start a workout corner in your apartment bedroom. (Speaking of which: Lifehacker also has a whole guide to building a minimal… Read more...
You Can Get the 5th Gen iPad Air for $100 Off Right Now
Lifehacker / 10h
Introduced in 2022, the 5th generation iPad Air is a well-reviewed tablet for a reasonable price (at least when compared to the Pros). If you’ve been eyeing one of these iPads to add to your Apple ecosystem, you might be tempted by this Amazon deal, which—at the time of this writing—sees the latest iPad Air on sale… Read more...
A Handheld History Celebrates the Time We Spent With Screens
22Gizmodo / 10h
Lost in Cult and Retro Dodo have collaborated to assemble dozens of essays on the art of the handheld device . From the hardware to the games themselves, A Handheld History: A Celebration of Portable Gaming is a gorgeous introspection into the decades of gaming that many of us remember from long rides on trains,… Read more...
SEC obtains Wall Street firms’ private chats in probe of WhatsApp, Signal use
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / A woman walks past a WhatsApp logo during a Meta event in Mumbai, India in September 2023. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The US Securities and Exchange Commission has "collected thousands of staff messages from more than a dozen major investment companies" as it expands a probe into how employees and executives at Wall Street firms use private messaging platforms such as WhatsApp a
Dave Limp will lead Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin after 'retiring' from Amazon
35Engadget / 10h
Reports of David Limp's retirement have been greatly exaggerated. The former SVP of Devices and Services announced last week at Amazon's 2023 Devices Event that he would be stepping down from the role he had held for more than a decade. By Monday, however, Limp had reportedly been tapped by Jeff Bezos to take over for current Blue Origin CEO, Bob Smith, who is retiring at the start of December. M
Video and audio calls on X, formerly Twitter, will be for paying subscribers only
Mashable / 10h
Elon Musk has stated numerous times that he's looking to turn X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, into an "everything" app. One upcoming feature to push the company in that direction is the ability to make audio and video phone calls. Tweet may have been deleted However, according to new code found in the latest version of the X app, it appears that this major new feature isn't going to be
Spotify's latest use of AI translates podcasters' voices into different languages
Mashable / 10h
First Spotify launched its artificial intelligence DJ . Now it's moving into AI voice translation. The streaming giant is piloting a feature that translates podcasts recorded in English into other languages in the original speaker's voice, and the results are uncanny. The tool is one of the first to run on Open AI's new voice-generating technology . SEE ALSO: ChatGPT rolls out voice and image cap
MasterClass Reportedly Spent $100,000 on a Replica of Bob Iger’s Office
Gizmodo / 10h
Masterclass is becoming a shell of its former self as subscriptions dropped following spending thousands of dollars on A-list celebrities teaching the courses, including Disney CEO Bob Iger. The company even paid a reported $100,000 to recreate Iger’s office space with the total cost to hire Iger, build the set, and… Read more...
Apple executives break down AirPods’ new features
TechCrunch / 11h
AirPods only got a passive mention during the keynote at Apple’s event. It’s understandable — the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9 (and Ultra 2) were center stage. Besides, the headphones didn’t get the same manner of hardware updates. As a press release issued after the event confirmed, the biggest physical change to the […]
FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training
62Wired / 11h
The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven’t completed training on the technology.
Woman Pleads Guilty for Flying Drug- and Porn-Laden Drone Into Prison
Futurism / 11h
Drone Striking Out An Australian woman has pleaded guilty after being caught flying — and crashing — a drone filled with drugs and porn into a prison yard, with the intent to sell it inside. As The Guardian reports , 27-year-old Cheyenne Anniki Petryszyn pleaded guilty to two counts related to bringing drugs into a correctional facility — $119,000 worth of drugs, Brisbane prosecutors said. She ha
How a government shutdown would affect travel
The Points Guy / 11h
A government shutdown looms as Congress remains in gridlock over extending funding past a major deadline. If a shutdown were to happen, most federal agencies would stop work, and most government workers would be furloughed, save for those who work in agencies deemed as “essential services” such as Social Security and Medicare. Also considered essential: most of the federal workers involved with a
Tear Jerker: Parents Fly Business Class For First Time After Daughter’s Surprise Upgrade
View from the Wing / 11h
On September 15 Ishpreet Kaur went to the airport to travel with her parents. They were all flying economy. However she got the three of them upgraded to business class. It was the first time her parents had flown business in their lives, and something they've always wished they could experience. Her father appears giddy. But for her it was something more than just being able to give this experie
ChatGPT is Getting a Huge Upgrade
How-To Geek / 11h
ChatGPT has, so far, been known as the magical bot that can help you get answers to text-based queries. Even though it can make mistakes pretty often, it can also be helpful in some cases. For the most part, however, you could only interact with it via text. You typed in a query, and it would spell out an answer. Now, OpenAI is announcing a few different ways you can actually interact with it.
This Belkin 3-In-1 Magsafe Charger for iPhone is 32% Off Right Now
Lifehacker / 11h
The Belkin 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger is a three-way charging stand that offers wireless charging for Apple devices, including the iPhone, Apple Watch, and certain AirPods. This charging stand typically runs for $150, but its on sale for $102 on Amazon right now—a savings of 32% off—at least as of the timing of this… Read more...
India Continues Efforts to Rouse Its Sleeping Lunar Lander
Gizmodo / 11h
India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover have been asleep on the surface of the Moon while efforts to revive the pair continue until the end of the lunar day. Read more...
Viruses Found in Zoo Poo Might Help Fight Off Bacterial Superbugs, Scientists Say
Gizmodo / 11h
One animal’s poo might be another person’s treasure. Scientists in the UK say they’ve discovered viruses that could be turned into a weapon against bacterial superbugs in a perhaps unexpected place: the feces of several endangered species at a nearby zoo. The team believes these viruses could be especially effective… Read more...
LEGO's "Super Mario" Piranha Plant Belongs on Your Shelf
How-To Geek / 11h
The ever-growing LEGO "Super Mario" series now includes a Piranha Plant model . Measuring nine inches tall, the Piranha Plant looks like the perfect addition to any desk or shelf, and it should pair well with LEGO's Botanical Collection . But be warned; this is not an addition to the LEGO "Mario" toy series —it's much too big for that, and it's intended for ages 18+. You can order the LEGO Piranh
How The Creator Became Gareth Edwards' Love Letter to Sci-Fi Movies
100+Gizmodo / 11h
Gareth Edwards ’ new film, The Creator, is filled with nods and winks to all of your favorite sci-fi movies: Star Wars, 2001, Aliens, Blade Runner, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, you name it. Some filmmakers might be coy about that fact, but Edwards is 100% unapologetic about it. Read more...
Now Anyone Can Play Music in Your Car, No Matter Who's Connected to CarPlay
32Lifehacker / 11h
For all of CarPlay’s perks, the one downside is it requires one phone to be connected at a time. For the most part, that’s just fine—except when a passenger wants to play music from their iPhone. Suddenly, a choice must be made: Attempt to find the song on the iPhone currently connected to CarPlay, or swap to the… Read more...
How to Make a Pig Heart Transplant Last in a Person
25Wired / 11h
The first human to receive a genetically engineered pig heart survived two months. Surgeons are hoping this transplant will last longer.
Reddit turns top contributors' Reddit Gold into real-world money
24Engadget / 11h
Reddit announced today that it will begin paying top contributors for gold. The platform’s new Contributor Program allows redditors who meet certain requirements to receive real-world money (distributed monthly) for their awarded content. The company is also revamping how post / comment rewards work by eliminating Reddit Coins (and all associated awards) in favor of all gold all the time. The Con
publicdomainreview: Some 15th-century rainbow-coloured beasts...
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
publicdomainreview : Some 15th-century rainbow-coloured beasts to brighten your Monday: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/rainbow-coloured-beasts-from-15th-century-book-of-hours
The Pixel 8 Pro could come with a free Pixel Watch 2, according to a leaked deal
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Pre-ordering the Pixel 8 Pro might give you a free Pixel Watch 2 . That nugget of information comes from industry insider Kamila Wojiciechowska who recently posted a massive leak for the Pixel 8 series on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). The image she posted appears to be a screenshot from a promo video for the smartphone. Looking at the post , the two devices will have matching colors
Huawei and Chery Autos claim their first production EV bests the Tesla Model S
70Engadget / 11h
Huawei is moving deeper into the electric vehicle business with the help of Chery Autos and now we know when the first production model from their joint venture will arrive. Luxeed is slated to debut its coupe-style S7 in China in late November, according to the South China Morning Post . Luxeed's blend of Huawei's tech and Chery’s manufacturing know-how could help the S7 to make a splash in an i
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Credit Card review: Marriott’s most premium card
The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information and offers. Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express Card® overview The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card is Marriott’s most premium card offering. Standout benefits include automatic Platinum Elite status, an annual free night at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy program that is worth up to 85,000 points
LATAM Offering Paid Elite Status Match, No Flying Required
View from the Wing / 12h
StatusMatch.com which is currently offering a lucrative status match with Frontier Airlines (up to top tier, open to people that have matched before, and even matching against hotel and cruise programs). They now also have a a status match offering with LATAM , the South American megacarrier that left oneworld to link up with Delta Air Lines. And they're even matching up to Black status . Continu
These Apple Accessories Are Up to 90% Off Right Now
Lifehacker / 12h
It’s a fact Apple users know all too well: The company rarely does sales. And when they do, they’re honestly not all that good. But third-party retailers don’t follow the same rules, and that’s what Woot is doing right now. Until Sept. 30, Woot is selling new Apple accessories , including iPhone cases, Apple Watch… Read more...
Top crypto marketplace hacked after cloud provider attacked
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Around $200 million worth of cryptocurrencies has reportedly been stolen after the cloud service provider used by a cryptocurrency network was hacked. The news was confirmed on Saturday by the victim - Mixin Network, which said in a Twitter thread that unnamed threat actors attacked the company’s cloud service providers and managed to steal the funds. While the company suspended deposit and withd
Nicolas Cage Haunts Our Sleep in the Smart Sci-Fi Film Dream Scenario
100+Gizmodo / 12h
Dream Scenario, the new film from writer/director Kristoffer Borgli , starts with a terrible yet tantalizing premise: what if millions of people all over the world started dreaming about one person? And not some famous celebrity. Just some normal professor at a small college. Why is this happening? How is it happening?… Read more...
'The Office' reboot is a good idea — if Michael, Jim, Dwight, and Pam aren't in it
Mashable / 12h
The Office might be coming back. No, really this time. Ever since the beloved sitcom went off the air in 2013 — and especially amid its massive streaming popularity — there have been rumors ( and hopes ) of a reboot. But now it seems like much more of a reality than ever. Matthew Belloni and Jonathan Handel of Puck News broke the major news that Office creator Greg Daniels was working on a reboot
Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Gets a Bigger Burst of Laser Energy
67NYT > Technology / 12h
Researchers at the National Ignition Facility during a July firing of 192 lasers improved on a December result, but also ended up with duds in other experiments.
This Refurbished MacBook Air Is $320 Right Now
23Lifehacker / 12h
This refurbished 2017 MacBook Air is on sale for $319.97 right now . It has an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 13.3" display, a 720p FaceTime HD camera, two USB 3.0 ports, and an SDXC-capable SD card. Obviously, this isn’t a great option if you need a newer MacBook, but if you know your needs… Read more...
How to earn Aeroplan points
80The Points Guy / 12h
Air Canada Aeroplan continues to be a favorite in the loyalty world. In addition to featuring reasonable award charts, it offers several customer-friendly features like low-priced stopovers , minimal fees and family point pooling . These features put Aeroplan in the limelight as one of the best airline loyalty programs in the industry. It’s a program you should know about , even if you don’t plan
OSIRIS-REx used a Tesla-esque navigation system to capture 4.5 billion-year-old regolith
41Engadget / 12h
NASA's pioneering OSIRIS-REx mission has successfully returned from its journey to the asteroid Bennu. The robotic spacecraft briefly set down on the celestial body in a first-of-its-kind attempt (by an American space agency) to collect pristine rock samples, before alighting and heading back to Earth on a three-year roundtrip journey. The samples impacted safely on Sunday in the desert at the Do
Coca-Cola's New AI-Generated Soda Flavor Falls Flat
300+Gizmodo / 12h
As if the hype around AI couldn’t get any more exasperating, Coca-Cola had to hop on the bandwagon . The massive beverage company has tapped an artificial intelligence to serve as its advisor in developing a new flavor of its titular soft drink. Naturally, Gizmodo had to get to the bottom of it (the soda bottle) and… Read more...
Getty is going to offer AI-generated images after all
Engadget / 12h
Getty is officially getting into the AI image business, after banning AI art a year ago . The company's generative AI tool is particularly unique because it's trained on Getty's own database of images, and the resulting content also
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