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How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)
1KHow-To Geek / 14h
You've probably signed up for a lot of online services that you no longer use. Most of those accounts probably still exist, and they likely contain a mix of your personal data, identity details, and credit card numbers. Don't leave juicy targets lying around for attackers.
This fat bear won't win Fat Bear Week. But the bears know he's king.
500+Mashable / 19h
In the fat bear world, size matters. But so does attitude. A Katmai National Park and Preserve legend, bear 856, isn't in the Fat Bear Week contest this year (rangers couldn't get quality images of him for the online competition). But no matter. This aging Alaskan bear sits atop the hierarchy of Katmai's famous salmon-clogged Brooks River, where the livestreamed bears are beamed to the world on t
American Airlines Says First Class Passengers Aren’t Entitled To Meals
100+View from the Wing / 13h
American Airlines advertises meals as one of the benefits of first class travel. Specifically, “Meal service on flights over 900 miles during meal times.” They say they are “elevating your dining experience” and that meals in premium cabins “are healthy, delicious” – so it’s not just food, it’s good food that’s good for you, too. Of course airlines advertise one thing to convince you to buy a tic
World Bank’s IFC backs Indian insurtech startup Onsurity in $24M funding
TechCrunch / 40min
Onsurity, an Indian startup that offers monthly subscription-based insurance solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises, startups and growing businesses, has raised $24 million in a funding round led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Series B round also saw the participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Quona Capital. With […]
How to watch the LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah 2023 online for free
Mashable / 54min
TL;DR: There are many ways to watch the LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah. Check out the full list of global broadcasters here . The first LIV Golf Invitational Series event took place in June 2022 under a cloud of controversy, and whilst things have certainly settled down since then, there are still a lot of strong feelings about the competition. Whether you feel positively or negatively towards this
This AI-powered piano lessons app is on sale for 50% off
Mashable / 54min
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Skoove Premium Piano Lessons is on sale for £124.04, saving you 50% on list price. If you’ve been following Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour , you've probably noticed that she’s performing a surprise song on piano at each show. Whether you’re a fan or not, you can probably admit that it’d be cool to have her musical talent and be able to play your favourite songs on the
How to watch the Japan Open Tennis Championships 2023 online for free
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Prime Video is hosting the Japan Open Tennis Championships in 2023. You can watch for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Tennis fans are heading to Prime Video in 2023. Prime Video has served up an impressive schedule of live tennis this year. If you want to watch every tournament from the ATP and WTA tours, you'll need an Amazon Prime membership. But if you only want to watch the J
Tech group calls India’s proposed guidelines against dark patterns ‘regulatory overlap’
TechCrunch / 1h
An industry group representing several major U.S. tech companies has opposed the Indian government’s proposal against dark patterns, which are used to deceive online users, and said the move would adversely affect the state promise of enabling “ease of doing business” in the economy and bring “regulatory overlap” with existing laws. New Delhi released the […]
Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi poised for US testing by end of 2023
TechCrunch / 1h
Nearly two years after Waymo and Geely struck a deal to develop robotaxis for the U.S. market, we are seeing concrete progress in the collaboration. According to a job post posted on LinkedIn, Zeekr, the young electric car brand started by Chinese auto giant Geely, is hiring a logistics manager in the U.S. A spokesperson for […]
European Digital insurtech startup Getsafe acquires Luko’s German portfolio, reaches 550,000 customers
TechCrunch / 1h
Getsafe, a German-based digital insurtech startup, has acquired the German portfolio of Luko, a French insurtech startup that recently neared insolvency before agreeing to be acquired by British insurer Admiral Group in a transaction that didn’t include its German or Spanish operations. Getsafe is now present in four countries since its expansion into France. Luko’s own […]
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for October 9
Mashable / 3h
It's Monday, and the Wordle awaits. 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 Oct. 9'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 created by
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for October 9
Mashable / 3h
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
18 classic viral videos that will always be hilarious
Mashable / 3h
It’s Viral Market Crash week on Mashable. Join us as we take stock of the viral economy and investigate how the internet morphed from a fun free-for-all to a bleak hellscape we just can’t quit. Long before TikTok and Instagram , sites like Newgrounds, eBaum's World , and of course YouTube were the breeding grounds for viral video legends. The viral video market has sadly taken a greedy turn for t
Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, October 9, 2023
Lifehacker / 4h
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Monday, October 9, 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 October 9, NYT Connections #120! Read on if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s… Read more...
Tel Aviv’s Airport Declared An Official Target For Hamas
View from the Wing / 4h
Hamas has announced Tel Aviv airport as an attack target. This continues the effort to directly target civilian non-combatants. After attacking a music concert for peace, and raiding homes and killing some while abducting others for use as human shields, they continue to literally target peace for attack. Continue reading ...
SpaceXVision Renders Mars Spaceship With Rotating Gravity
Next Big Future / 4h
SpaceXVision has published renderings of a Mars Spaceship concept for an artificial gravity Mars/Earth cycler. Artificial Gravity Mars/Earth cycler concept with Starship in Mars orbit #SpaceX #STARSHIP pic.twitter.com/zG6zzVy0TE — SpaceXvision (@SpacexVision) August 13, 2023
NASA Will Test a Large 3D Printer for Lunar Buildings in 2024
Next Big Future / 4h
The NY Times discussed the NASA funding of Icon to send 3D printers to the moon for the construction of buildings. NASA scientists are currently working to perfect a replica of lunar concrete. In the first half of 2024, NASA plans to test ICON’s printers. “If you can survive our [vacuum] chambers, then you’re very ... Read more
'Janet Planet' review: Annie Baker's mother-daughter story is a quiet marvel
Mashable / 5h
In Janet Planet , silence is everything. Playwright Annie Baker's directorial debut thrives in the stretches of time between words, entire scenes sometimes playing out solely accompanied by ambient noise. That focus on silence comes as no surprise given Baker's previous work. Pick up any of her plays, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Flick to The Aliens , and you'll find meticulously scripted
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for October 9, 2023
Mashable / 5h
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
Quordle today - hints and answers for Monday, October 9 (game #623)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
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
The hunt for a new way to tackle clothing waste
BBC News - Technology / 5h
Scientists in the US are trying to find enzymes or bacteria that will decompose manmade fibres.
Breeze beefs up presence in Florida and New York with new winter route
The Points Guy / 7h
Breeze Airways is adding a new route from Long Island, New York. The low-cost carrier plans to fly a twice-weekly, seasonal route from Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) to its new and fast-growing base at Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB) in Florida. Service from ISP — about 50 miles east of New York City — will start Dec. 21 and operate through April 28, 2024. Vero Beach is one of Bree
Guillermo del Toro on Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Jabba the Hutt
21Gizmodo / 7h
That’s right, we almost got a standalone Jabba the Hutt Star Wars film from Guillermo del Toro . Read more...
The Dead Man’s Visit (aka Visiting the Dead)
Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
arinewman7 : Jaroslav Panuška 1897
Why Premium Plus and higher fare classes are the secret to United upgrades
500+The Points Guy / 7h
As a United Airlines Premier 1K member , I only received two Complimentary Premier Upgrades to first class in 2022 despite taking 26 CPU-eligible United flights. With upgrades being so rare, my pursuit of discounted air tickets hasn’t aligned well with United’s upgrade waitlist. That’s because the waitlist prioritizes upgrading travelers in the most expensive coach seats. Deciphering United’s ove
Amex Business Gold vs. Amex Business Platinum: Battle of the premium small-business cards from American Express
The Points Guy / 7h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. In the American Express lineup of small-business cards , the American Express® Business Gold Card and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express are two popular offerings. But just like their consumer counterparts , these two cards are each geared toward cardholders with different goals and needs. T
Qatar Airways’ Boarding Music, By Dana Al Fardan
100+One Mile at a Time / 7h
I realize I care more about airline boarding music than most, but I just wanted to give Qatar Airways a quick shoutout, as the airline has just released yet another new boarding music track. Qatar Airways’ brilliant boarding music trilogy Qatar Airways has long played a custom boarding music track, which many people associate with the airline. Qatar Airways has taken such an awesome approach to t
Regulation Is Good For Incumbent Airlines
View from the Wing / 8h
Legendary Silicon Valley investor Bill Gurley (GrubHub, Nextdoor, Open Table, Stitch Fix, Zillow, Nordstrom.com, The Knot and Uber, and played by Kyle Chandler in Showtime's Super Pumped ) gave a talk recently about regulatory capture - that government regulation almost always benefits incumbent businesses. It's a great talk in its own right, but also perfectly encapsulates what's happening to up
publicdomainreview: “Chinks and crannies are his domain;...
Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
publicdomainreview : “Chinks and crannies are his domain; through these he drops on you…” From Books and Bookmen (1886) by Andrew Lang, a collector of Japanese bogie stories: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/books-and-bookmen-1886
Israel's Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance
38Wired / 9h
Hundreds dead, thousands wounded—Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel shows the limits of even the most advanced and invasive surveillance dragnets as full-scale war erupts.
The cheapest 4TB PCIe 4.0 SSD on Amazon has been tested ahead of Prime Day — and it reveals a worrying trend
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Getting your hands on a 4TB SSD for just $158 ahead of Amazon Prime Day seems just too good to be true – but that’s exactly what you’ll get with the FanXiang S660, a high-capacity and low-cost NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD. Amazon Prime Day starts on October 10, with some of the best SSDs and fastest hard drives likely to be available at cut-price deals. At 4TB, the S660 is one of the biggest consumer-gr
deathandmysticism: Thomas Wright, A history of caricature and...
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
deathandmysticism : Thomas Wright, A history of caricature and grotesque in literature and art, 1875
Enhance your calm: Demolition Man turns 30
63Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Sylvester Stallone starred as LAPD Sergeant John Spartan in the 1993 action comedy Demolition Man . (credit: Warner Bros.) Thirty years ago today, Demolition Man first hit theaters, pitting Sylvester Stallone against Wesley Snipes in a crime-free but killjoy future where even minor vices have been declared illegal. The passage of time hasn't quite elevated this sci-fi action comedy to t
30 Years of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas at Hot Topic
98Gizmodo / 10h
It’s spooky season and Hot Topic is celebrating Tim Burton ’s The Nightmare Before Christmas with a new collection for the film’s 30th anniversary. Read more...
The Age of Monsters
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
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9 Reasons To Get Citi’s American Airlines Business Card Now
65View from the Wing / 11h
I’ve had the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® both recently and in the distant past, and it’s spending on this card that largely accounting for my first lifetime elite status with American Airlines way back in 2006. American’s miles are the currency I’ve spent the most over the years, and there’s no longer a great way to earn miles through another credit card besides an Am
JAL 787 Business Class: Subpar Seat, Good Food & Service
200+One Mile at a Time / 11h
Hello from Los Angeles! I’ve just wrapped up an amazing trip to Japan, and flew Japan Airlines’ Boeing 787-9 business class on the short 9hr20min flight from Osaka to Los Angeles. I booked this for just 60,000 American AAdvantage miles, which is quite a deal. When I’ve flown Japan Airlines’ Boeing 787 business class in the past, I enjoyed the carrier’s Apex Suites business class. I rank this one
To attend or not to attend: We asked 52 founders whether events are useful or a waste of time
21TechCrunch / 11h
There are many founder-focused events but are they actually helpful or just a distraction? Founders need to strike a balance.
books0977: The Hand of Fate; or, A Study of Destiny; A Novel....
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
books0977 : The Hand of Fate; or, A Study of Destiny; A Novel. Count Leigh de Hamong (pseudonym of Louis de Hamon, a.k.a. “Cheiro”). New York: F. Tennyson Neely. London: Saxon & Co., [1898]. First U.S. edition. “Occult romance of a bosom-serpent, quite literally, the result of a yogi’s curse; references to prenatal influences resulting in bizarre deformities. Author better known as “Cheiro,” note
The Earth's iron core isn't just a solid mass
41Mashable / 12h
According to a new "holy grail" scientific discovery, the blazing-hot ball of metal at the center of the Earth's core is actually more active than one might think. In fact, it might be host to a centra-planet molecular dinner party . Using machine learning and a supercomputer, physicists at the University of Texas at Austin and Sichuan and Nanjing Universities in China have reported the possibili
The Best Ways to Reuse Your Old Kitchen Tools
Lifehacker / 12h
When it comes to kitchen tools and other household items that are past their prime, people typically fall into one of two camps: Those who throw something away as soon as they notice some type of flaw, and replace it with something new; and those who continue to use the old item as long as possible, then buy a new… Read more...
You Can Visit Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in Hollywood
76Gizmodo / 12h
Just in time for Halloween and for the release of Blumhouse and Universal Pictures’ Five Nights at Freddy ’s fans can visit a pop-up location of the fictional franchise from the game and film. Read more...
World Record 2:00:35 Marathon, Supershoe Technology Will Help Break 2 Hour Barrier Soon
Next Big Future / 12h
Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum broke the men’s marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon, running an astounding 2:00:35 as the 23-year old inched closer to breaking the 2 hour barrier. This will soon be taking human performance to a level that many used to believe was not possible. Shaving a little over one second off of ... Read more
Chase Ink Preferred Card Best-Ever 100K Bonus Points Offer
One Mile at a Time / 12h
Link: Apply now for the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card with 100K bonus points The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is one of the best business credit cards out there. The card has long had an exceptional welcome bonus, among the best bonus of any credit card . However, the minimum spending requirement to earn the bonus has recently been decreased, making the bonus easier to earn. If you d
Black Sunday, 1960
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
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The toughest cruise ship in the world: Why Ponant’s new Le Commandant Charcot is unlike any other vessel
The Points Guy / 12h
TPG’s Gene Sloan accepted a free trip from Ponant Cruises to sail on Le Commandant Charcot. The opinions expressed below are entirely his and weren’t subject to review by the line. I finally got a look at Ponant Cruises’ new expedition cruise ship, Le Commandant Charcot, and it’s making me rethink my loyalties. As regular readers know, I like to rave about the two hardy new ships that Lindblad Ex
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