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'Don't Break the Chain' to Build a New Habit
400+Lifehacker / 12h
Years ago, Lifehacker shared a productivity method called “Don’t Break the Chain,” attributed to comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who allegedly shared the secret during a surprise interview at an open mic night in the 1990s. While the comedy legend has gone on to claim he never advocated for such a “non-idea” at all, the… Read more...
Apple called Android a ‘massive tracking device’ before the iPhone’s privacy push
200+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 16h
Apple isn’t usually a company to throw stones at others for tech adoption or lack thereof – rather the Cupertino lot tends to practice reality distortion , hyping up tech that's been integrated into the latest iPhones while ignoring the fact that Android devices have had it for years; *cough* iPhone 15 USB-C *cough* . But there are also times that Apple does indeed practice what it preaches, such
Elon Musk, meet the Twitter resistance
100+Mashable / 15h
It's three months since the official change, and reports of the death of Twitter — as a name, that is — have been greatly exaggerated. "This X shit's got to go," author Stephen King tweeted Thursday. That post received 71,000 likes by the end of the day. Elon Musk, creator of "this X shit," responded to King with a "XX" and a winking-kiss emoji. Musk's reply had a relatively tiny 7,300 likes at t
This top torrent service suffered a major data breach
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 27min
A French private torrent community called World in HD (WiHD) inadvertently exposed sensitive user data to the wider internet. Research from Cybernews discovered an unprotected database using Elasticsearch. The database, the researchers said, contained user emails, IP addresses, service information, usernames, and hashed passwords, for both forum users and administrators. Almost 100,000 people hav
How to watch Wales vs. Barbarians online for free
Mashable / 55min
TL;DR: Watch Wales vs. Barbarians on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . It might only be an exhibition match, but there are so many intriguing storylines surrounding the upcoming fixture between Wales and the Barbarians: Welsh legends like Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric are lining up for the Barbarians, Eddie Jones is coaching a Barba
This stacked online learning bundle is on sale for under £100
Mashable / 55min
TL;DR: The Ultimate Lifetime Bundle of StackSkills, Infosec4TC, and Stone River is on sale for £98.43, saving you 75% on list price. If seeing backpacks and notebooks everywhere made you miss the classroom — but you don't quite have the time or funding to go back to school — there are thousands of online courses available that let you learn from home when it fits into your schedule. If online lea
How to watch India vs. South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup for free
Mashable / 55min
We're getting closer to the knockout stages of the 2023 Cricket World Cup , and it's looking highly likely that India and South Africa are going to be involved in the business end of the competition. But before that point, these two impressive sides will meet in the round-robin stage of the tournament. Could this be a sneak peak of the final? If you're interested in watching India vs. South Afric
Save 60% on a 3-month subscription to Audible
Mashable / 55min
TL;DR: A three-month subscription to Audible is on sale for just £2.99 per month, saving you 60% on list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Audible Audible (3-Month Subscription) £2.99 per month at Amazon (60% off) What can you expect from Black Friday ? You can never count on deals on headphones , speakers, laptops, and tablets, although these are still highly likely. What you can always rely
Musk says X subscribers will get early access to xAI’s chatbot, Grok
TechCrunch / 1h
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is creating its own version of ChatGPT. That appears to be the case, at least, from Musk’s tweets on X late Friday evening teasing the AI model xAI has been quietly developing. Called Grok — a name xAI trademarked recently — the model answers questions conversationally, possibly drawing on a […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for November 4
Mashable / 4h
It's Saturday, which means there's a new Wordle puzzle to start your weekend off right. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for Nov. 4's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to ass
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for November 4
Mashable / 4h
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
Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week
Gizmodo / 4h
If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don’t forget to check out our weekly AI write-up , which will go into more detail on this same topic. Read more...
Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, November 4, 2023
Lifehacker / 5h
It’s an all-noun puzzle today, or at least it looks that way until you STUDY the words closely. If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Saturday, November 4, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of… Read more...
James Webb telescope: Baby star launches giant jets and shocks
48BBC News - Technology / 5h
The James Webb observatory records the giant jets and shocks created by a birthing star in Orion.
Quordle today - hints and answers for Saturday, November 4 (game #649)
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
This EV startup was going to revolutionize how cars were made – now, it’s on life support
TechCrunch / 6h
Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production “radically more efficient.” So far, its plan to forgo the gigafactory for local microfactories has proved anything but. Arrival trumpeted how its automated microfactories would simultaneously churn out electric vans for UPS, cars for Uber drivers and buses for the U.K., Italy and California. […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights rese
Elon Musk says xAI is launching its first model and it could be a ChatGPT rival
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup company, xAI, will debut its first long-awaited AI model on Saturday, November 4. The billionaire made the announcement on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) stating the tech will be released to a “select group” of people. He even boasts that “in some important respects, it is the best that currently exists.” It’s been a while since we’ve last h
SBF Is Headed to Prison But FTX Will Haunt the Crypto Community For Years
Gizmodo / 6h
Sam Bankman-Fried may be headed to prison but the story of FTX is far from over. Like an evil spirit, the exchange seems destined to haunt the crypto community for the rest of its days. Read more...
Spirit saw Northeast Alliance as biggest threat to JetBlue merger, testimony reveals
The Points Guy / 7h
New details are coming to light surrounding Spirit Airlines’ initial resistance to a merger offer from JetBlue Airways — and what led the ultra-low-cost-carrier to change its mind and sign on with the New York-based JetBlue. During an antitrust trial that began this week in Federal District Court in Boston , Ted Christie, Spirit’s CEO, testified about how — and why — the merger agreement came to
Major Indicator of Economic Downturn: FedEx Pilots Being Told To Leave For American Airlines
View from the Wing / 7h
FedEx pilot crews have been told that - despite the national pilot shortage - they are overstaffed, because air cargo demand is down. Pilots are receiving minimum hours only, for the most part, and they expect that to remain "for the foreseeable future." This is an industry-wide issue. As a result, the shipping company is telling its pilots to go work for American Airlines through one of their re
World of Warcraft's next expansion The War Within is coming in 2024
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
World of Warcraft 's newest expansion, The War Within, has been announced during Blizzcon 2023's opening ceremony. The War Within kicks off the multi-part Worldsong Saga , a trilogy of expansions that Blizzard claims will celebrate World of Warcraft 's 20th anniversary, which is in 2024. The War Within will be launching next year during those anniversary celebrations and will be the game's tenth
Start Your Holiday Shopping Early With These Festive Fandom Finds
Gizmodo / 7h
Christmas is starting now—well, maybe that actually happened a couple weeks ago, as it wiped out most Halloween sections well before October 31. We know, we know, it’s wild to see aisles already filled with holiday cheer and online stores rolling out their winter collections. Read more...
Swedish fintech Klarna dodges a strike after reaching agreement with workers
TechCrunch / 7h
Fintech giant Klarna has reached an agreement with workers that were set to strike next week, the company told TechCrunch today. Klarna employees were planning to strike next week in the fintech’s home country of Sweden, as reported by tech.eu. The dispute was reportedly over the lack of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) — a […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Evil Week: How to Watch Free Movies and TV With a VPN
Lifehacker / 8h
Welcome to Evil Week , our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We’ve got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory. Read more...
Hearthstone's Battlegrounds mode is getting a team vs team mode
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Hearthstone Battlegrounds , the auto-battler spin-off to Blizzard's card game Hearthstone is getting its own spin-off, with a new team based mode which will allow you to group up with your friends and throw down with opponents. The new mode was announced on stage at Blizzcon 2024 by the lead director, Cora Georgiou, and the new mode will be available to try out at Blizzcon 2023 ahead of a planned
Finally! This affordable, super fast external SSD is on the way after a 2-year wait — but you will still need to have a USB4 or Thunderbolt port to make the most out of it
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
ADATA has officially launched its USB4 SE920 external SSD , promising far greater performance on previous models and streamlined transferability for large multimedia files. The SSD, which supports Thunderbolt 3 & 4, can reach up to 3,800 MB/s per second and is backward compatible with USB 3.2 and USB 2.0. In addition, the SE920 uses a Type-C interface, which ADATA said will enable users to easily
Echo Producer Says Main Character Won't Have Her 'Lame' Comic Powers
Gizmodo / 8h
Earlier today , we got our surprising first look at Marvel’s Hawkeye spinoff series centered around Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez, Echo. But now that Maya is getting into the spotlight, she’s going to be even more different than her comics counterpart. Read more...
The best lounges at London Heathrow — and how to get inside
31The Points Guy / 8h
London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) is a large, major international airport that serves millions of passengers each year. It’s currently home to four terminals and a few dozen lounges on both the departures and arrivals sides of the facility to accommodate passengers taking the many long-haul flights in and out of London. The airport has credit card-specific lounges, airline-affiliated lounges and ev
Exposed: The Backroom Deal That Just Crushed LA’s Homeless-Hotel Initiative And Handed A Union Power
View from the Wing / 8h
A Los Angeles ballot measure which would have required hotels to house the homeless was revealed to be a strategic ploy by the union representing hotel housekeepers to negotiate labor terms. Ultimately, a deal was struck to circumvent voters, imposing new regulations on hotel development rather than enforcing the homeless accommodation mandate. Continue reading ...
Black Friday is three weeks away - here are the 71 best deals to shop right now
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
While the official Black Friday date is three weeks from now, there are plenty of deals to shop right now, thanks to early sales from retailers like Best Buy, Target, Amazon, and Lowe's. That means that you can grab a really good deal on in-demand products like appliances, OLED TVs, kitchen appliances, clothing, toys, and more. As a seasoned deals editor from TechRadar, I've scoured the web to br
Meredith’s Training Diaries: How to Be the Most Supportive Spectator at a Marathon
Lifehacker / 9h
Welcome to Training Diaries, a new Lifehacker series about my journey to the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon. This series will cover all the ups, downs, and hill repeats on my journey to the biggest marathon in the world. Leading up to race day on Sunday, Nov. 5, I’ll go over proper fueling, injuries and setbacks,… Read more...
David Cronenberg Is the Master of Grotesque Sci-Fi
65Wired / 9h
The director has made more than 20 feature films, but his ’80s classics like The Fly and Videodrome remain his calling card.
Revel Is Reportedly Getting Out of the Moped Business
Gizmodo / 9h
EV startup Revel’s moped-share option is ending in both New York City and San Francisco, the company announced in a company-wide email on Friday, citing the need to focus on its ride-hail service, according to a company-wide email seen by TechCrunch . Revel added rideshare in June of last year as a more eco-friendly… Read more...
Obama Has Secretly Been Working on AI for Biden
Futurism / 9h
Phone a Friend It turns out that former President Barack Obama had a heavy hand in crafting current President Joe Biden's AI agenda. On Monday, Biden announced a sweeping — though resoundingly vague — executive order on AI, a much-anticipated document delineating the current administration's top AI concerns. And as NBC reports , he phoned one very famous friend to make that order happen: Obama, w
Godfather of AI Warns That Powerful Companies Are Seizing Control of It
92Futurism / 9h
Assuming Direct Control Meta executive and "godfather of artificial intelligence" Yann LeCun has had it with people ringing the alarm bells about a hypothetical AI doomsday. In a lengthy post on X-formerly-Twitter , the computer scientist argued that there's a far bigger threat hovering over the burgeoning industry: powerful companies seizing control of the future of AI and using it to prop up th
iPhone 15 and Pixel 8: We warned you not to get 'em early, but you didn't listen
31Mashable / 9h
October saw the release of two next-generation smartphones: Apple's iPhone 15 and Google's Pixel 8 . Almost as soon as the iPhone 15 and Pixel 8 dropped, though, complaints about both smartphones began to pile up. Overheating devices, battery problems, and a plethora of other issues have been reported across social media and on each company's respective fan sites and official support forums. Howe
Finnair now guarantees minimum award seats for flights — what this means for travelers
84The Points Guy / 9h
If you’ve ever wanted to redeem points and miles to fly Finnair , there has never been a better time. Following moves from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic , Finnair now guarantees a minimum number of award seats will be available for booking with Finnair Plus points or partner points, such as American Airlines AAdvantage miles or British Airways Avios . Finnair guarantees a minimum amount of
Not many unicorns were spotted in the UK and France this year
TechCrunch / 9h
Since France and the U.K. have both been vocal about their unicorn goals, it is these two countries we are looking at today. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
These Amazon Products Are Massively Discounted for Early Black Friday
Lifehacker / 9h
Early Black Friday deals are here, and they’re good . Although Amazon hasn’t yet released an official plan like the likes of Target , Best Buy , and Walmart , they have put out some deals . Recently, they put out a variety of Amazon products for discounts that rival Prime Day, including security cameras, Echo devices, Fire… Read more...
Live in Washington D.C.? You might be able to get free AirTags for your car
27Engadget / 9h
The city of Washington D.C. will distribute free Apple AirTags to residents in certain neighborhoods, mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Wednesday. The aim: to make stolen cars easier for police to track down. “We are equipping residents with technology that will allow the [Metropolitan Police Department] to address these crimes, recover vehicles, and hold people accountable,” Bowser said in a stat
Who says librarians don’t know how to have fun? These two give the lie to the old saw about those…
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
newyorkthegoldenage : Who says librarians don’t know how to have fun? These two give the lie to the old saw about those prim ladies, Brooklyn, 1937. Photo: Brooklyn Public Library via Center for Brooklyn History FB
Blizzard announces not one but three new World of Warcraft expansions as it unveils The Worldsoul Sega
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Speaking on stage at Blizzcon, Warcraft's executive creative director Chris Metzen has announced The Worldsoul Saga , an overarching story event for World of Warcraft that will encompass not the next expansion, but three more coming to the game. Here are the three new expansions, and what Metzen has revealed about them. These will play out over the next few years, although Metzen also explained t
A handful of Amazon Echo devices are on sale ahead of Black Friday 2023 — check out our top picks
Mashable / 9h
UPDATE: Nov. 3, 2023, 4:00 p.m. EDT This article has been updated with the latest Amazon Echo device deals ahead of Black Friday 2033. Best Amazon Echo device deals for Black Friday 2023: Best Echo Show deal Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) $59.99 at Amazon (save $70) Best Echo Dot deal Amazon Echo Dot Kids (5th Gen) $27.99 at Amazon (save $32) If you don't have a smart speaker in your home, we think
Super Gonorrhea May Have Met Its Nemesis
21Gizmodo / 9h
Scientists seem to have found a kink in the armor of super gonorrhea. In a large-scale clinical trial reported this week, the experimental drug zoliflodacin was found to be just as effective as other frontline antibiotics at treating the stubborn bacterial infection. The results will pave the way for zoliflodacin to… Read more...
Diablo IV's first expansion will introduce a brand-new class in late 2024
81Engadget / 9h
It's BlizzCon time, which means Blizzard is revealing some of the many things it has lined up for its stable of games. At the opening ceremony, there was a look at the future of Diablo IV , including the game's first expansion. Vessel of Hatred, which is slated to arrive in 2024, will build on the story of the main game. You'll find out the fate of the villain Mephisto and learn about his evil pl
NASA Scientist Flies to Edge of Space for Suborbital Research
22Gizmodo / 9h
After landing back to Earth from Virgin Galactic’s latest suborbital flight, planetary scientist Alan Stern and science communicator Kellie Gerardi received a ton of text messages from other researchers asking, “How do I get to do that?” Read more...
You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy
75Gizmodo / 10h
You probably know Jupiter, the rotund fifth planet from the Sun, as orange and tan with a big red splotch. But the Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged the gas giant in ultraviolet light, giving the world a very different look. Read more...
Roleplaying Games Enter the World of Ballet in a Unique New Performance
Gizmodo / 10h
Inspired by the impact of chance in everyday life, BalletCollective , an experimental dance group in New York City, collaborated with Sam Leigh (Anamnesis), an award-winning tabletop roleplaying game designer, to create a totally new and unique expression of the medium: a ballet inspired by a TTRPG . Read more...
Download the Uber app and link your Marriott and Uber accounts to earn 1,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
1KThe Points Guy / 10h
About three years ago, Marriott and Uber launched a partnership that lets U.S. Marriott Bonvoy members earn points on U.S. Uber transactions, including rides and Uber Eats orders. For a limited time, you’ll earn 1,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when you download the Uber app and link your Marriott and Uber accounts here . While it might not be quite as generous as previous offers we’ve seen (th
Free to play Warcraft Rumble gets released live at Blizzcon 2023
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Mobile-based strategy game Warcraft Rumble has been released at Blizzcon 2023. You play it right now as the game is downloadable on both the Google Play store and iOS. Warcraft Rumble was officially announced in 2022, titled Warcraft Arclight Rumble. In this strategy game players can collect minis before pitting them against popular figures, both heroic and villainous, from across the Warcraft Fr
NASA Astronauts Accidentally Lose Tool Bag During Space Walk
93Futurism / 10h
Orbital Oopsy During a Thursday spacewalk outside of the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara were tasked with replacing a bearing of an assembly allowing the station's solar arrays to stay pointed at the Sun. But as they were getting to work, the pair "inadvertently lost" a "tool bag" in an "orbital oopsy," according to a NASA update , an object that was
9 of the best early Black Friday laptop deals under $500
Mashable / 10h
We're tracking the best early Black Friday laptop deals under $500 as tech retailers start to roll out their holiday sales. So far, we've seen prices dip as low as $299.99. A quick look at the best early Black Friday laptop deals under $500: Best deal at Best Buy HP Chromebook Plus x360 14c-cd0053dx (Intel Core i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $379 (save $320) Best deal at Dell Dell Inspiron 15 3520
What we can expect from 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'
Mashable / 10h
Mashable reporter Ty Cole sits down with director Damian Marcano and writer Chad Feehan to discuss Lawmen: Bass Reeves , streaming November 5 on Paramount Plus.
Get a great 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' bundle and more Nintendo Switch deals ahead of Black Friday
Mashable / 10h
UPDATE: Nov. 3, 2023, 3:00 p.m. EDT This article has been has been updated with the latest early Black Friday deals for Nintendo Switch games, consoles, accessories, and more. Best Nintendo Switch deals for Black Friday 2023: Best bundle deal Nintendo Switch 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' Bundle $299 at Amazon (save $71) Best accessory deal Hori Split Pad Pro controller $40.99 at Best Buy (save $9) We lov
Life is just one damn thing after another
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
digitalnewberry : ALT Find 1910s postcards on both sides of the women’s suffrage movement in Postcard Tag ! You never know what you’ll find next
Boox’s latest e-readers combine quiet, compact styles with big customization
TechCrunch / 10h
Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact alternatives to Kindle and Kobo. The delightfully small Poke 5, even smaller Palma, mid-range Page and larger, color Tab Mini C are all worth your consideration if you’re looking to upgrade. Boox, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple's extended holiday return policy is now in effect
38Engadget / 10h
Apple's extended return policy has kicked in, which means the holiday season is officially upon us. Apple typically offers a standard 14-day return window . But under the newly revised policy, products purchased between November 3, 2023 and December 25, 2023, will be returnable until January 8, 2024. Apple's holiday grace period gives you more than enough time to return those AirPods from your gr
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra could match the iPhone 15 Pro's titanium build
100+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A new rumor suggests the upcoming Galaxy S24 Ultra will sport a titanium frame making it the first of Samsung’s smartphones to be made out of the metal. According to Korean tech news site The Elec , the company has apparently been considering using titanium in its devices for the past two years, but only recently made the decision to implement it – presumably because the iPhone 15 Pro recently di
What Is BVO, and Why Is the FDA Banning It in Drinks?
22Lifehacker / 10h
It’s pretty much an American tradition that the FDA only bans a controversial ingredient after companies have mostly stopped using it—that’s how it went with trans fats and with BPA in baby bottles . Now, brominated vegetable oil (BVO) stands ready to join the list. The additive was once used in Mountain Dew, and is… Read more...
If your startup doesn’t seem impossible at first, it’s not hard enough
TechCrunch / 10h
The key to a successful startup lies in its team and their ability to answer pivotal questions about the startup's purpose and challenges. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Get your holiday shopping done: Earn bonus miles with these airline portal promotions
1KThe Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. With the holiday season just around the corner, you’ve probably already started browsing your favorite websites and stores for potential gift ideas for your loved ones. Did you know that you can use an online shopping portal to earn cash back, airline miles or points for each dollar you spend? Seriously, earni
You can try new Overwatch 2 hero Mauga this weekend
300+Engadget / 10h
BlizzCon is upon us, which means Blizzard had a ton of announcements for fans of its games duing the opening ceremony . The next Overwatch 2 hero was among the reveals and, as expected, the new tank is Baptiste's old running buddy, Mauga. A leak on the Nintendo Switch eShop's news tab gave the game away a few hours early. Mauga wields a pair of chainguns and he has an unstoppable charge ability t
Shawn Levy Dropped a Big Star Wars Homage Into Deadpool 3
22Gizmodo / 10h
Unlike a lot of other upcoming movies, Deadpool 3 is still on track to open as scheduled, in May of 2024. In a new interview, director Shawn Levy explains that much of the Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman Marvel movie was already filmed when the SAG-AFTRA strike shut down production. He also dropped in a hint about some… Read more...
New expansion Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred will bring a brand new class to the franchise
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
At Blizzcon 2023, Diablo 4 production director's Tiffany Wat and Chris Wilson announced Diablo 4 's first full expansion, which will focus on the prime evil Mephisto, and his influence on the world of Sanctuary. While it was very much a "one last thing" announcement without gameplay, Wat and Wilson said that the new expansion would be adding a class never seen before into Diablo 4 and would be ad
Another former Facebook employee will testify at Congress about safety issues at Instagram
Engadget / 11h
Another former Facebook employee is going public with allegations that the company failed to act on its own research showing that young Instagram users were having harmful experiences on the platform. Arturo Bejar, a former Facebook employee and consultant for Instagram, is scheduled to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, November, 7. Bejar, who detailed his efforts to raise
Execs of Top Meme Coin Charged With Spending Customers' Money on Luxury Cars
Futurism / 11h
Meme to McClaren Surprise, surprise: former top executives of the once-ascendant meme coin SafeMoon, which according to Bloomberg ballooned in value by a staggering 19,000 percent at the height of 2021's crypto craze, have been charged by the US government for fraud on grounds that the C-Suite execs siphoned customer funds into their own pockets — and then used that investor cash to purchase thin
Solo Stove's Black Friday deals include up to $245 off fire pit bundles
Engadget / 11h
Can you smell it? Black Friday is rapidly approaching, and some companies have already begun the onslaught of sales. Solo Stove, for instance, has just cut the ribbon on its annual Black Friday sale, offering discounts on numerous fire pits and related items and accessories. The biggest discount here is for the Ranger Backyard Bundle 2.0, which now costs $320 instead of $465. That’s a savings of
Peter Jackson’s Video for The Beatles’ AI Song Has Some Jump Scares
45Gizmodo / 11h
You have an opportunity. If you turn back now, you can live out the rest of your days without absorbing the cosmic horror that is the music video for “Now and Then,” or as Paul McCartney’s marketing team puts it, “the last Beatles song.” Read more...
Revel ends moped sharing, focuses on EV charging and ride-hail
45TechCrunch / 11h
Electric mobility startup Revel is officially shutting down its shared moped business in New York City and San Francisco, according to a company-wide email that CEO and co-founder Frank Reig sent Friday. TechCrunch has viewed the email. San Francisco and New York were Revel’s last two moped sharing markets. The company will now focus solely […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal
Capital One Airport Lounges: Guide & Access Rules
500+One Mile at a Time / 11h
Link: Apply now for the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card ( Rates & Fees ) or Capital One Venture X Business ( Rates & Fees ) In the past couple of years, Capital One has gotten into the airport lounge game. The opening of the first lounge coincided with the introduction of the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card , which is an incredible premium credit card . Now we’ve seen the open
Please, Air Fry Some Frico Gratin Potato Squares
Lifehacker / 11h
Throwing away food really bums me out. I’ll do anything to prevent it, including meeting friends at BYOF bars and pushing food onto them. When I can’t do that, I’m a master of leftovers. I’ve concocted some really excellent re-works, like leftover rice salad , leftover cheeseball mac and cheese , or turning leftover… Read more...
The $750,000 Question: How Much Should Pilots Earn? [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 11h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
Amex Centurion (black) card benefits — and how to get them without the card
100+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. The Centurion Card from American Express is perhaps the most desirable piece of anodized titanium out there, in no small part because of the shroud of secrecy and exclusivity that surrounds it. Unless you’re invited to apply and accepted (more on how that happens later), Amex keeps a tight lid on the numer
Last-minute strategies for earning World of Hyatt elite status
22The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. As the end of the year approaches, you should consider your progress toward any hotel elite statuses you’ve been working toward this year. Log in to your account, and check whether you’ve earned the status or still need more nights, points or other metrics. If you’re reading this article, chances are good you’
Overwatch 2's newest hero, Mauga, could be exactly what fans want
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Overwatch 2 's newest hero, Mauga, scheduled to release in Season 8, has just been announced at Blizzcon and there's a lot for fans to look forward to. Mauga looks to be a strong addition to the tank roster in Overwatch 2 . Tooled up with dual miniguns as a primary, Mauga backs this up with a front-line breaking power called Overrun and a destructive Ultimate Ability named Cage Fight. Can't wait
Best early Black Friday AirPod deals: The AirPods Pro are already at a record-low price
Mashable / 11h
Here are our favorite Black Friday AirPod deals as of Nov. 3: Best early Black Friday deals on AirPods and Apple headphones: Best AirPods deal AirPods Pro (2nd gen) $189 at Walmart (Save $60) Best Beats deal Beats Studio Buds + $129.95 at Amazon (Save $40) Black Friday season is here, which means it's officially one of the best times of year to pick up a new pair of headphones. True to Apple form
Autumn Forest Scene – Gustave Wiegand
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
huariqueje : German , 1870 – 1957 Oil on canvas , 17 ¾ x 13 ½ in.
Loki Gives Its Hero His Own Place in the Multiverse
33Gizmodo / 11h
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) travels through dying timelines to find his team—but has to decipher what’s really reality, as everything is crumbling—in Loki episode five, “Science/Fiction,” now streaming on Disney+. Read more...
TC+ Roundup: Breaking up is hard to do
TechCrunch / 11h
When the time comes for you to step down, it’s essential that everyone is on the same page about what your successor should be like. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
YouTube TV Cuts NFL Sunday Ticket Price in Half
How-To Geek / 11h
When it launched earlier this year, the NFL Sunday Ticket came with a starting price anywhere from $349 to $449 with YouTube and YouTube TV. Approaching the halfway point of YouTube's first season hosting the Sunday Ticket, the company just slashed the price in half, giving reluctant fans a more affordable way to watch football.
Chase Massively Dropped The Spending Requirement On 100,000 Point Bonus Offer
View from the Wing / 11h
The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has a new 100,000 point initial bonus offer. These are Ultimate Rewards points that transfer to airline miles or hotel points. And the spending requirement to earn this bonus has been reduced significantly. Moreover Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card may be pound for pound Chase’s best rewards card. Continue reading ...
The best places to stay near Zion National Park
500+The Points Guy / 11h
One of the nation’s most visited and cherished national parks, Zion National Park has a powerful effect on those who visit. Breathtaking in scale and majesty, Zion’s sandstone buttresses, pine-covered peaks, surreal red-rock formations and slot canyons form a 240-million-year timeline of geological history. Diverse activities beckon adventurous travelers, ranging from hiking and biking to mountai
Cruise packing list: The ultimate guide to what to pack for a cruise
500+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Packing for a cruise can be complicated, especially for first-timers who aren’t 100% sure what to expect. The task is made even more stressful because you can’t run to the nearest shopping mall to pick up something you forgot when you’re sailing in the middle of the ocean. What you need is a cruise packing
Some early Tesla Model 3 Highland owners aren't very happy with Tesla Vision
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The first deliveries of Tesla's hotly-anticipated Model 3 'Highland' were received by European customers last week and they've been quick to take to the web to divulge what they like… and what they don’t. Inside EVs discovered a thread on the r/TeslaModel3 subreddit that saw customers giving their early impressions of their recently acquired, updated Highland models. It was typical subreddit stuf
Black founders still care for Silicon Valley Bank
TechCrunch / 11h
Silicon Valley Bank was in Austin at AfroTech this week, sponsoring and hosting parties in an effort to rebuild trust among Black founders. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon Fire TV Ads Are Getting Worse
How-To Geek / 12h
No one likes ads, but all those big-budget movies and shows don't pay for themselves. Streaming services and smart TV platforms have been experimenting with new types of ads, some of which are pretty annoying. If you happen to have a Fire TV device, not only will you have to put up with more ads on your streaming services of choice, but you'll also have ads on the home screen as well.
These Night-Vision Binoculars Are on Sale for $80
Lifehacker / 12h
These Mini Dual-Tube Digital Night Vision Binoculars can help you see up to 300 meters at night, even in complete darkness—and they are on sale for $79.97 (reg. $159) right now, no coupon code needed. They also offer the ability to take high-quality photos and videos even in low-light conditions, thanks to their… Read more...
Mint, One of the First Budgeting Apps, Is Shutting Down
500+NYT > Technology / 12h
Intuit, which acquired Mint in 2009, is encouraging users to switch to Credit Karma, its money management and credit score service.
Lovehoney is hosting its own Black Friday sale with up to 70% off sex toys
Mashable / 12h
UP TO 70% OFF: Lovehoney is throwing its very own Black Friday sale with up to 70% off sex toys, lingerie, bondage gear, and more. But you'd better hurry; it's only while supplies last. Our top picks: Best vibrator deal Lovehoney silencer classic vibrator $7.50 at Lovehoney (save $17.49) Best male sex toy deal Lovehoney head master double stroker $6.49 at Lovehoney (save $6.50) Best sex toy kit d
It's Alexa's Birthday - celebrate with hot deals on Amazon devices
Mashable / 12h
Amazon is celebrating nine years of Amazon Alexa. To ring in the occasion, tons of Amazon devices are on sale for seriously competitive prices. Best Amazon Alexa birthday celebration deals Best Bundle Deal Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max bundle with Blink Video Doorbell $64.99 at Amazon (save $54.99) Best Amazon Fire Tablet Deal Amazon Fire Max 11 Tablet $149.99 at Amazon (save $80) Best Amazon Echo
‘Now and Then,’ the Beatles’ Last Song, Is Here, Thanks to Peter Jackson’s AI
42Wired / 12h
“Now and Then” was made possible by technology Peter Jackson used on the documentary series Get Back. Listen here.
Microsoft drops Windows Maps, TV and Movies apps from new Windows 11 installs – here's what it means for users
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Microsoft seems to have scrubbed Windows Maps and Movies & TV apps from fresh installations of Windows 11, starting with Windows 11 Build 25987. The update arrived this week for Windows Insiders , Microsoft’s official community for Windows enthusiasts and industry professionals where they try out previews of new versions of Windows and features. To be clear, if you’re using a previous version of
Why Mozilla is betting on a decentralized social networking future
47TechCrunch / 12h
Consumers are hungry for a new way of social networking, where trust and safety are paramount and power isn’t centralized with a Big Tech CEO in charge… or at least that’s what Mozilla believes. The mission-driven tech company behind the Firefox browser, Pocket reader and other apps is now investing its energy into the so-called […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Thousands of people are uninstalling ad blockers after YouTube's big crackdown
300+Engadget / 12h
YouTube’s crackdown on ad blockers is hurting the companies who make them. Multiple ad blocking companies say that thousands of people are uninstalling their products after YouTube started showing warnings to people trying to watch videos on its website with ad blockers enabled. One of the companies, AdGuard, told Wired that more than 11,000 people have uninstalled its Chrome extension each day s
NASA discovered that an asteroid named Dinky actually has its own moon
34Engadget / 12h
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, first launched in 2021 to explore the Trojan asteroids trapped near Jupiter, has made an interesting discovery. The spacecraft found an asteroid, nicknamed Dinky, that actually has a smaller asteroid orbiting it, as originally reported by Scientific American . That’s right. It’s basically a moon with its own moon. It’s an ouroboros of cosmic curiosity. The technical term h
Cities: Skylines 2 hotfix addresses bugs, balances some in-game systems, and removes an "offensive" radio ad
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Developer Colossal Order has released a new hotfix for Cities: Skylines 2 which sees a bunch of improvements and bug fixes, along with the removal of an "offensive" radio ad. Patch 1.0.12f1 isn't a big update, but it does feature a series of tweaks that are mainly focused on in-game systems. One of those is directed at improving the balance of companies' profits, while another increases leisure p
How to Get Rid of PMI As Soon As Possible
Lifehacker / 12h
Everyone knows that buying a home is expensive as heck—but the list of extra costs associated with buying a home can be shocking. Aside from closing costs, there are home inspections to pay for, lawyer fees—and possibly private mortgage insurance (PMI). Read more...
People are turning to Snap Map for firsthand perspectives from Gaza
20TechCrunch / 12h
The world is watching the humanitarian crisis in Gaza unfold in real time through firsthand accounts documented on, of all places, Snapchat. Israel has retaliated against Hamas’ October 7 attack with unprecedented force against the Palestinian territory, claiming over 9,000 Palestinian lives according to Gaza Health Ministry numbers reported by the Associated Press. The Committee […] © 2023 TechC
Echo will be the first Marvel show to hit Disney+ and Hulu simultaneously
49Engadget / 12h
Not too long ago, Marvel Studios seemed indestructible. But the Marvel Cinematic Universe has faced some significant setbacks over the last few years. As laid out in a Variety report this week , Marvel has been contending with a number of issues such as box office disappointments, while Jonathan Majors (who portrays the MCU's latest centerpiece villain) is awaiting trial for assault and harassmen
Epitaph for a Presocratic Philosopher
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
lionofchaeronea : Anthologia Palatina 7.94 (author and date unknown) Here lies one who came closest to the bounds Of truth about the heavens above: Anaxagoras. ἐνθάδε, πλεῖστον ἀληθείας ἐπὶ τέρμα περήσας οὐρανίου κόσμου, κεῖται Ἀναξαγόρας. Anaxagoras , Jusepe de Ribera, 1636
10 Ways to Get Your Cult Movie Fix on Netflix
Gizmodo / 12h
Netflix has plenty of titles sorted into its horror , sci-fi, and indie categories. But its skimpy “cult” section contains a hodgepodge of genres that feels decidedly random. We’ve picked out five that Netflix thinks are cult movies —followed by five more, found elsewhere on the streamer, that also fit the criteria. Read more...
Apple could become a $100 billion software-and-services business in 2024 — more than Salesforce, SAP and Adobe combined
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Apple’s latest financial figures show that the Cupertino-based company generated more than $22 billion in Q4 2023 from iTunes, software and services, a jump of almost 17% on Q4 2022. The news capped an exceptional year which saw total revenue for FY 2023 surpass $85 billion, a 9% increase on FY 2022. At this rate, Apple may become a $100 billion software-and-services company by next year, an incr
How long will Jeff Bezos continue to subsidize his New Shepard rocket?
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Jeff Bezos walks near Blue Origin’s New Shepard after flying into space on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Virgin Galactic smoothly completed its sixth human spaceflight in six months on Thursday, continuing an impressive cadence of missions with its VSS Unity spacecraft. This performance has made the company the clear leader in suborbital space touri
Perfect Dark finally gets the full-featured PC port it deserves
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
It's hard to go back to the N64 original after seeing the smooth visual and control improvement of this PC port. For decades now, PC players who wanted to check out Rare's seminal 2000 shooter masterpiece Perfect Dark were stuck with the compromises inherent in emulating an aging title designed for very different hardware. Now, over 23 years after its release, Perfect Dark has gotten the full PC
Intel’s failed 64-bit Itanium CPUs die another death as Linux support ends
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Intel) Officially, Intel's Itanium chips and their IA-64 architecture died back in 2021 , when the company shipped its last processors. But failed technology often dies a million little deaths. To name just a few: Itanium also died in 2013, when Intel effectively decided to stop improving it ; in 2017, when the last new Itanium CPUs shipped ; in 2020, when the last Itanium-compat
The UAW beat the big three; Elon Musk’s Tesla is among its next targets
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Six weeks of targeted strikes by the United Auto Workers has proved to be an effective approach. Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors have all reached tentative agreements with the UAW over the past 10 days. Now, the union wants to focus its attention on automakers like Toyota and Tesla, who have resisted unionization or opened plants in right-to-work states that ar
AI helps 3D printers “write” with coiling fluid ropes like Jackson Pollock
27Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Jackson Pollock working in his Long Island studio adjacent to his home in 1949. (credit: Martha Holmes/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Image) If you've ever drizzled honey on a piece of toast, you've noticed how the amber liquid folds and coils in on itself as it hits the toast. The same thing can happen with 3D and 4D printing if the print nozzle is too far from the printing subs
Former head of NASA’s climate group issues dire warning on warming
100+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Alexandros Maragos / Getty Images ) During the past year, the needles on the climate dashboard for global ice melt, heatwaves, ocean temperatures , coral die-offs, floods, and droughts all tilted far into the red warning zone. In summer and fall, monthly global temperature anomalies spiked beyond most projections, helping to drive those extremes, and they may not level off any ti
Daily Telescope: Lucy finds not one but two diamonds in the sky
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / This image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager. (credit: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL/NOAO) Welcome to the Daily Telescope . There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light; a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We'll let other publications
Why OLED monitor burn-in isn’t a huge problem anymore
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Until recently, OLED computer monitor selection was limited . Today, there's more than a handful available. LG Display and Samsung Display have made picking an OLED monitor exciting by designing competing models—white OLED (WOLED) and quantum dot OLED ( QD-OLED ), respectively—and monitor vendors are steadily addressing OLED scarcity and price barrie
Rocket Report: ICBM test aborted after “anomaly”; FAA wraps Starship safety review
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 6.18 of the Rocket Report! In this newsletter we have a double dose of news from China, where there are two separate efforts to duplicate SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. On the American side of the pond we also have two stories about United Launch Alliance and its
After leading NASA’s mission to Pluto, Alan Stern flies to space himself
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / The view of Earth's curved horizon from Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocketplane. (credit: Virgin Galactic ) It has been fun to watch Virgin Galactic string together six flights to suborbital space this year. The company was founded by Richard Branson in 2004 to open the experience of spaceflight to everyday people and make some money in the process. Virgin Galactic hasn't achieved th
Guilty: Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all counts after monthlong trial
100+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court in New York on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of defrauding customers by a federal jury today. He was convicted on all seven counts, Reuters and other news outlets reported . The 12-member jury returned the verdict after several hours of deliberation. The seven charges are wire fraud
Bizarre blip: Cases of fetuses with flipped organs quadrupled in China
59Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A nurse is on night shift at the emergency clinic of the International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital of China welfare institute in Shanghai, April 1, 2022. (credit: Getty | Yuan Quan ) Doctors in China are reporting a startling and unexplained spike in fetuses with situs inversus, a rare congenital condition in which the organs in the chest and abdomen are arranged in a mirror
Once again, neither Mac nor iPad sales grew in Apple’s latest earnings report
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A building at Apple Park, the company's Cupertino, California, HQ. (credit: Apple) Apple reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of its 2023 fiscal year on Thursday, and while the revenue dollar count was enormous as usual, the company nonetheless reported lower year-over-year revenue for the third consecutive quarter. The iPhone was the only hardware product that saw any growth co
Okta hit by another breach, this one stealing employee data from 3rd-party vendor
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Identity and authentication management provider Okta has been hit by another breach, this one against a third-party vendor that allowed hackers to steal personal information for 5,000 Okta employees. The compromise was carried out in late September against Rightway Healthcare, a service Okta uses to support employees and their dependents in finding health care provi
Ryan Gosling is a wise-cracking stuntman with a mission in The Fall Guy trailer
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Ryan Gosling takes on a role made famous in the 1980s by Lee Majors in the forthcoming film reboot The Fall Guy . Fresh off his scene-stealing turn as Ken in Greta Gerwig's smash summer hit Barbie , Ryan Gosling takes on a different kind of iconic role as a stunt man who must find a missing movie star in The Fall Guy . Directed by David Leitch, who also brought us the glorious John Wick (his uncr
Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / House of the Dragon is one of the shows Max offers in 4K HDR. (credit: Warner Bros. Discovery ) Max subscribers who were grandfathered into the streaming company's cheapest ad-free plan are about to see their service get worse. Those people who came to the Max service from HBO Max had access to 4K and HDR streams, as well as the ability to stream from three devices simultaneously, with
Use the 'Agile Results' System to Achieve Short- and Long-Term Goals
Lifehacker / 12h
The kind of productivity method you need depends largely on the kind of person you are. Some methods are adaptable , open to interpretation, and fluid, which is nice if you just need a little guidance. Others, though, are detailed and rule-driven, which is great if you need to be told exactly what to
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