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How to Install and Use the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10
1KHow-To Geek / 14h
The Windows Subsystem for Linux, introduced in the Anniversary Update , became a stable feature in the Fall Creators Update . You can now run Ubuntu, openSUSE, a remix of Fedora, and plenty of others on Windows, with more Linux distributions coming soon.
Amazon's Fallout TV Show Reveals Its Armor, Apocalypse, and Walton Ghoul-gins
500+Gizmodo / 13h
Fallout makes its global premiere on Prime Video April 12, 2024—and it’s a series that fans of Bethesda’s popular post-apocalyptic video game have been eager to learn more about. Today, we finally have fresh images to share, and they’re full of jumpsuits , power suits, and at least one missing nose . Read more...
Netflix’s new survival thriller with 95% on Rotten Tomatoes gets a chilling first trailer
67TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 19h
Netflix has just launched the trailer for a harrowing new drama, and it looks beautiful despite the terrifying tale it tells. Society of the Snow , based on the book of the same name, tells the story of the real and infamous Andes plane crash in late 1972. When Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the snowy mountains, the survivors had to resort to the unthinkable in order to survive. If you
8 challenges to make your Sims' lives harder
Mashable / 17min
Life simulation game The Sims 4 lets players indulge in a plethora of enjoyable fantasies, such as owning your own home, having a fulfilling job, and being in a caring relationship with someone who loves you . However, once you are done revelling in these daydreams, it can be fun to give yourself a challenge. Sims fans have invented a ton of challenges to spice up the sandbox, coming up with sets
The best online courses for AI, ChatGPT, Midjourney, and more
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: Find the best online courses on AI, ChatGPT, Midjourney, and more on Udemy. Are you absolutely terrified of the seemingly inevitable rise of AI ? You're not alone. This technology is causing a lot of controversy and genuine concern , but what's clear is that it isn't going anywhere. Well if you can't beat it, you better join it. And that means learning all about artificial intelligence. AI
This ChatGPT and Python programming bundle is on sale for under £30
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: The 2023 Ultimate AI ChatGPT and Python Programming Bundle is on sale for £23.72, saving you 80% on list price. Open-source programs like Python and ChatGPT aren’t just fun to mess around with — they are quickly becoming crucial, in-demand skills in the world of programming, machine learning, and even the IT field as a whole. If you’ve played around with both of these programs but want to
WhatsApp's desktop app now lets you send self-destructing photos and videos
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Meta is rolling out a View Once feature to WhatsApp on desktop and web allowing users to send out time-sensitive content. The update was initially discovered by WABetaInfo as the tech giant has yet to formally announce it. Looking at WABetaInfo's report, it’s basically the exact same feature on the mobile. WhatsApp added View Once to its smartphone app back in 2022 as a new privacy tool. Pictures
FEBE Ventures launches $75 million second fund
TechCrunch / 2h
FEBE Ventures’ name stands for “For Entrepreneurs By Entrepreneurs,” and true to form, it is continuing to support seed-stage startups with the launch of its second fund. Targeting $75 million, Fund II is 2.5 times larger than FEBE’s first fund and 90% has already been committed. As part of the launch, FEBE Ventures also announced […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for November 29
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
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for November 29
Mashable / 3h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . 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. 29'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 co
London’s iconic black cabs can soon be hailed on Uber
TechCrunch / 3h
Uber has secured another win over the struggling taxi industry. Soon, riders in London will be able to hail an iconic black cab in the city. London cabbies can now start signing up for Uber trip referrals, but the service won’t roll out until early 2024. Uber says some drivers have already begun showing interest […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Pick the Best Image in This Nature Photography Contest
Gizmodo / 4h
Online voting is now open for the People’s Choice Award winner in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, an annual competition developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. You can chose your favorite from among 25 shortlisted photos of the near-50,000 submitted to the competition. From… Read more...
Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
LifeHacker / 4h
Today’s puzzle will keep you on your TOEs! If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, November 29, 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 the trickier words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for November 29, NYT Connections
Apple Card ends partnership with Goldman Sachs: 3 reasons we saw it comin'
Mashable / 5h
Apple dropped Goldman Sachs as its fintech partner, according to The Wall Street Journal . Are we surprised? Not in the least. Before we dive into the telltale signs of their splintering relationship, let's discuss what we know so far. Citing "people briefed on the matter," WSJ claims that Apple wants to dissolve its alliance with the Wall Street bank in 12 to 15 months. This disbandment spans ac
AMD's 96-core behemoth just sent Intel's best processor into oblivion to claim 19 world speed records — and it's only just getting started
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX is demonstrating exactly why it's been so highly anticipated by claiming a swathe of new records in various benchmarking categories. The EPYC processor currently holds the record for tests in various categories including Cinebench R23 multi-core, Geekbench 3 multi-core, and HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 4k, according to HWBot, a site dedicated to overclocking achievem
ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation
System Information Discovery (Enterprise T1082)•
28Ars Technica - All content / 5h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Security researchers are tracking what they say is the “mass exploitation” of a security vulnerability that makes it possible to take full control of servers running ownCloud, a widely used open-source filesharing server app. The vulnerability, which carries the maximum severity rating of 10, makes it possible to obtain passwords and cryptographic keys allowing admi
A Victorian naturalist traded aboriginal remains in a scientific quid pro quo
Ars Technica - All content / 5h
Enlarge / Nineteenth-century naturalist and solicitor Morton Allport, based in Hobart, built a scientific reputation by exchanging the remains of Tasmanian Aboriginal people and Tasmanian tigers for honors from elite societies. (credit: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania) When Australian naturalist and solicitor Morton Allport died in 1878, one obituary lauded the
Amazon wants you to ditch keycards, and scan your palm instead to get into the office
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Getting into the office could soon be as easy as scanning your palm, thanks to a new release from Amazon Web Services ( AWS ). At its AWS re:Invent 2023 event, the cloud computing giant unveiled a business-focused version of its Amazon One palm-scanning biometric authentication tool that it says gives businesses a much more secure way to ensure only their employees are accessing office space and
Brain, Body and Ship of Theseus
Next Big Future / 5h
The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment about whether an object which has had all of its original components replaced remains the same object. Theseus, the mythical Greek founder-king of Athens, rescued the children of Athens from King Minos after slaying the minotaur and then escaped onto a ship going to Delos. Each year, ... Read more
How to See the Geminid Meteor Shower
LifeHacker / 6h
Sky watchers: Do not miss the Geminid meteor shower this year. This annual collision of the trail of asteroid 3200 Phaetho and the Earth's atmosphere will provide a show for anyone who looks skyward at night from now until Christmas Eve. The peak of the Geminids will occur in mid-December, and viewing conditions will be close to perfect this year. Since the new moon rises on December 12, the sky
Quordle today - hints and answers for Wednesday, November 29 (game #674)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
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
'Covid and criminals ruined my Airbnb for cars idea'
BBC News - Technology / 6h
A UK entrepreneur explains why his idea to build a car-sharing network like Airbnb didn't work out.
Virgin Atlantic just crossed the ocean using sustainable aviation fuel — here’s what that actually means
100+The Points Guy / 6h
Virgin Atlantic made history on Tuesday by crossing the Atlantic Ocean with a jetliner powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Flying from London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), a Virgin Atlantic 787 Dreamliner — powered by twin Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines — became the first commercial plane to fly a plane across the Atlantic usi
HTC's Vive Ultimate Trackers have cameras to improve full-body tracking
Engadget / 6h
HTC released the Vive Ultimate Tracker, which when paired with one of the company’s virtual reality headsets , delivers multi-point body tracking for users for everything from first-person shooter gaming to soccer skills training. The new tracker follows HTC’s Vive Tracker 3.0 line and will cost $199 per unit. HTC is also selling a three-pack that comes with the required wireless dongle and other
Loki Season 2: All the Glorious Facts We Learned in Its Making-of Documentary
Gizmodo / 6h
Loki season two is officially in the books and to say it changed the scope of the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be an understatement. The show completed a character arc that didn’t just run through both seasons of the Disney+ show , but over 15 years of films too. Tom Hiddleston’s Loki started as a selfish, arrogant,… Read more...
This App Makes It Easier to Keep Track of Everything on Your Watchlist
LifeHacker / 6h
Frankly, there's too much content out there to keep up with. I don't know how anyone stays on top of new episodes of the buzziest shows rather than rewatching the same comfort shows over and over again. But, still, there's new TV and movies to catch up on, and if you don't want to lose your mind trying to keep track of it all, you'd be well served to turn to a platform to help curate your interes
Prime Video’s new game-inspired series looks equal parts haunting and thrilling
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Prime Video finally teased a first look at its upcoming show based on the popular video game series Fallout , and it looks like it will closely follow the plot of the game series. Amazon Studios revealed on Tuesday in a press release that the series will “premiere exclusively on April 12, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.” Like the game, the Fallout series takes p
Mother plucker: Steel fingers guided by AI pluck weeds rapidly and autonomously
25Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / The Ekobot autonomous weeding robot roving around an onion field in Sweden. (credit: Ekobot AB) Anybody who has pulled weeds in a garden knows that it's a tedious task. Scale it up to farm-sized jobs, and it becomes a nightmare. The most efficient industrial alternative, herbicides , have potentially devastating side effects for people, animals, and the environment . So a Swedish compan
The Specialty Cleaning Tools That Are Actually Worth It
LifeHacker / 7h
This shopping season, you should invest in your home by upgrading your standard cleaning tools to something a little snazzier—and something with more features that make sense. Some of these save you time, some of these get your stuff even cleaner, and some of them will save you money by reducing the single-use products you rely on. No matter whether you want to make the place cozy for the holiday
Two Accidents, Same Airport, Same Day: Bizarre Coincidence?
One Mile at a Time / 7h
The Aviation Herald reports on how two of the same aircraft had accidents at the same airport on the same day, and it was seemingly unrelated… huh? Two EMB-120s have accidents at Tanzanian airport These incidents happened today (Tuesday, November 28, 2023), at Kikoboga Airstrip, located within Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. The first incident involves a 22-year-old Unity Air Zanzibar Embraer EMB
Fearless Fund grant program was already ‘at risk’ before lawsuit
TechCrunch / 7h
A leaked document shines new light on the fund's relationship with Mastercard and the embattled grant program. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Sports Illustrated Union Says It’s “Horrified” by Publication of AI-Generated Writers
Futurism / 7h
Yesterday, we reported that Sports Illustrated — the esteemed magazine once considered the standard for sports journalism — has been churning out content under the bylines of fake authors with AI-generated headshots. In the wake of the fracas, Sports Illustrated 's publisher The Arena Group issued a statement blaming the content on a contractor called AdVon and pushing back against our source's c
Millennials' Avocado Habit Is Killing Mexico’s Forests
Futurism / 7h
Tree Killer Americans' insatiable appetite for the humble avocado — a tasty fruit inexplicably linked to millennials' financial habits in the popular discourse — is fueling a wave of deforestation in the western part of Mexico, The New York Times reports , with violence and corruption greasing the annual $2.7 billion export trade so that we may enjoy our pricey avocado toast . To get a sense of t
Is the internet bad for mental health? What the latest study really means.
Mashable / 7h
You might be confused to see new headlines declaring that the internet isn't bad for mental health . After all, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning this spring that social media poses a profound risk for youth . Last week, a federal court ruled that a lawsuit against major social media platforms alleging that their products harm young users can move forward. Ever since Facebook whistleblowe
The Good and the Bad of the 800-Gram Fruit and Vegetable Challenge
LifeHacker / 7h
Diet “challenges” are, by their nature, strict and not sustainable. (That’s what makes them challenges.) They usually demand you restrict your food choices in some way, such as cutting out entire food groups. But what if there was a diet challenge that just wanted you to eat more vegetables? That’s the idea behind the 800-gram challenge. What is the 800-gram challenge? The basic idea is simple: Y
I Investigate Yet Another Internet Egg-peeling Hack
LifeHacker / 7h
The art of peeling a boiled egg is one that people seem to take quite personally. It’s an inexplicable phenomenon in which every person on planet Earth has to do it differently, and so-called fool-proof methods don’t seem to work for everyone. It’s like reaching enlightenment when you finally crack the code, when karma bestows upon you your "perfect method." Mine is steaming a hard-boiled egg and
The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe adds edge to a comfortable family cruiser
Engadget / 7h
Hyundai is on a design roll these days. Everything that's coming out of the brand's South Korean design studios looks fresh and interesting, and that's very much the case with the new Santa Fe. Dropping next year, the 2024 Santa Fe looks nothing like the current car. In fact it looks more like a Land Rover, but still has a look all its own. It has a selection of great tech, too, like dual wireles
Progressive Brain Tissue Replacement Jean Hebert
Next Big Future / 7h
Brain plasticity is key to making progressive brain tissue replacement work. Various brain functions can move to different parts of the brain. Jean Hebert plan would be to grow a new body with gene therapy to knockout brain development. The body would need to be kept on life support for 14-18 years until the skull ... Read more
Polestar’s climate-tweeting bot isn’t actually a bot, for good reason
TechCrunch / 8h
“When is a bot a person?,” my colleague Kirsten asked after I learned that Polestar’s climate bot is more human than machine. Polestar launched its “Truth Bot” on X (formerly Twitter) ahead of COP28, the UN climate conference overseen by an oil executive. The Truth Bot replies to misleading tweets about the climate crisis and […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Andor's Diego Luna to Produce New Boys Spinoff
Gizmodo / 8h
The Boys has continued to have success with its spinoffs, so Prime Video figured, why stop now ? Blue Beetle writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer is teaming up with executive producers Diego Luna and Gael GarcĂa Bernal for The Boys: Mexico. Read more...
LockBit claims cyberattack on India’s national aerospace lab
TechCrunch / 8h
The notorious ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting India’s state-owned aerospace research lab. On Wednesday, LockBit added the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) to its dark web leak site, which ransomware gangs use to extort victims for ransom payments. The group threatened to publish the organization’s stolen data if it fails to […] © 2023 TechCrunch
Amazon’s new Fallout series will reveal the origins of Vault Boy
Engadget / 8h
Amazon has revealed more about its upcoming Fallout series on Prime Video. The company shared the first images from the show and gave Vanity Fair a sneak peek ahead of its April debut. Based on the game franchise , it stars Ella Purnell ( Yellowjackets ) as a naive newcomer to the post-apocalyptic surface world she’s spent her comfortable life hiding from underground. The series takes place in th
The TechCrunch+ 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
TechCrunch / 8h
We have options for all of your loved ones! © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Scooter startup Tier lays off 22% of workforce to reach profitability
TechCrunch / 8h
German micromobility operator Tier Mobility is laying off another 22% of its workforce to cut costs in the never-ending grind toward profitability, according to a LinkedIn post from CEO Lawrence Leuschner. The hits keep coming for the micromobility giant, which sailed into 2022 on a high note. By March 2022, Tier had raised a $200 […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
New Drug Could Extend the Lifespans of Giant Dog Breeds
Gizmodo / 8h
The animal pharmaceutical company Loyal announced that the FDA has accepted the development of a drug that could extend the lifespans of large and giant dog breeds. Read more...
Backlash over fake female speakers shuts down developer conference
41Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge (credit: dem10 | E+ ) After an event organizer, Eduards Sizovs, was accused of making up fake female speakers to attract high-profile speakers to an online developer conference called DevTernity, several of the event's top-billed speakers promptly withdrew. "You are charging attendees money and they might be making their purchasing decision based on the list of speakers shown to them on t
Wonka's First Reactions Call It Wacky and Whimsical
Gizmodo / 8h
Wonka—the musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel —has screened for critics, and the reactions are mixed... but mostly good. Read more...
I Am Once Again Urging You to Wander Into a National Forest to Chop Down a Christmas Tree (but Legally)
LifeHacker / 8h
Most of the time, it's illegal to wander into a national forest to chop down a tree. Right now, however, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is all for it—provided you get yourself a Forest Service-issued permit first . Cutting your own tree on federal land actually turns out to be a pretty affordable way to source a Christmas tree, but there are specific guidelines you need to follow to avoid run
Scientists Study What Would Happen If a Rogue Star Crashed Through Our Solar System
Futurism / 8h
Rogue Star One The Solar System exists in a delicate and ancient balance, with planets orbiting the Sun in predictable ways. But if a rogue star were to cruise through our lonely star system , that serene balance could be thrown into absolute chaos. In a new paper to be published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , a team of researchers examined such a doomsday scen
AWS might have just made contact centers less awful for everyone
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Calling a contact center might soon be a less painful process for customers and agents alike thanks to a new release from Amazon Web Services ( AWS ). At its AWS re:Invent 2023 this week, the cloud giant announced Amazon Q , a new AI-powered workplace assistant that looks to offer role-specific responses for users carrying out particular tasks. One of the key roles that could benefit from this is
One Avios to Rule Them All: Accounts Across Different Airlines To Be Rolled Into One
View from the Wing / 8h
I see how this may work within IAG and its network of airlines (e.g. British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus) but there are open questions about whether this might extend to Finnair which is adopting Avios as its currency or with Qatar Airways which uses Avios . Continue reading ...
Some Google Pixel 8 Screens Are Getting Bumpy
How-To Geek / 8h
The Google Pixel 8 series launch wasn't the smoothest Google has ever done. The devices, which were leaked plenty over the course of the preceding months, also suffered some sporadic hardware/software issues . Some problems are still popping up, and now it appears several Pixel phones are suffering from an unusual display issue.
A Coherent, Executable Plan to Achieve Unlimited Healthy Lifespan
Next Big Future / 8h
The Longevity Biotech Fellowship is a group of scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and institutional allies who cooperate to advance biotechnology to reverse aging and extend human healthspan. This group is sponsored by 100 Plus Capital. Mark Hamalainen is cofounder of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship. His career has progressed from manual bench work in academia, to lab ... Read more
Bigger and Better SpaceX Starship in a Few Months
Next Big Future / 8h
The SpaceX Starship is the largest rocket that has been to space. The last test flight flew over the 60 mile altitude that defines being in space. The SpaceX Starship will be upgraded. It will be bigger, better and more powerful. The likely upgrades are they will be 10 meters longer. This will enable it ... Read more
SSV.Network Gets Up and Running With $100M Staked ETH and 2000 Validators
Next Big Future / 8h
SSV.Network, the Ethereum infrastructure provider developing Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) has hit major milestones within weeks of launch. More than $100M in ETH has been staked into its protocol and its network now comprises 2000 validators. The benchmarks were hit just two months after the protocol’s launch. SSV’s implementation of DVT is designed to strengthen ... Read more
Going fast! The 6 best post-Cyber Monday TV deals for PS5 and Xbox Series X owners
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
If you’re a gamer who has been looking to upgrade your TV to a model with features optimized for next-gen PS5 and Xbox series X game consoles, now is a perfect time to get one of the best TVs at a discount. This year’s Cyber Monday deals included numerous sales on the best 4K 120Hz TVs , with models that use OLED, mini-LED, and QLED display tech included in the mix. Many of those same deals have
Elon Musk Pivots From Jews to Pizzagate as Advertisers Flee
400+Gizmodo / 9h
If Elon Musk is actively trying to drive advertisers away from his floundering social media site X, then he’s doing a really fantastic job of it. Fresh off spurring a maelstrom of criticism over a tweet that was broadly decried as antisemitic (and which led to an outflux of advertisers), Musk has now decided to dip… Read more...
Google’s Geothermal Energy Project Now Powers Nevada Data Centers
Gizmodo / 9h
Google is now using geothermal energy to meet the massive power needs of its data centers. Google announced a first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now operational in Nevada in a blog post on Tuesday , using heat from the Earth’s core as energy. Read more...
Get Nostalgic with Microsoft's "Bliss" Ugly Christmas Sweater
How-To Geek / 9h
The rolling hills of Windows XP's "Bliss" wallpaper were always iconic, even in the 2000s. Bliss is one of the most well-known photographs in the world, it helped to define art and computing at the turn of the century, and it's now the subject of a Microsoft-branded ugly Christmas sweater.
This New Tiny PC Looks Like the Original Macintosh
How-To Geek / 9h
The first Macintosh was released in 1984 , and it helped kick off a new era of home computers with graphical interfaces. It had a built-in CRT monitor and a front floppy drive, and its design came to become iconic over the course of the following decades. If you're one to feel nostalgic about the days gone, this tiny computer might be just what you need in your life.
Try the ChatGPT ‘Make It More’ Trend and Generate Absurd AI Images
26LifeHacker / 9h
AI art generators are in a weird place. They can attempt to make just about anything you can think of, from a dog skateboarding in outer space, to a cup of coffee floating in the ocean. Putting the ethics of AI art aside, some of these creations do not hit the mark on the first go around, and you need to prompt the AI bot with changes to tweak the final results to your liking. But what if your en
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
Amazon’s 'Q' Is Less AI Conspiracy, More Corporate Chatbot
Gizmodo / 9h
Amazon is throwing its e-commerce bulk into the AI game like an enormous capybara stampeding into the outside lane of the ongoing AI rat race. The company finally shared details of its new AI chatbot assistant dubbed “Q” at its AWS re:Invent event on Tuesday. Just as can be expected from the starched suits at Amazon,… Read more...
This Is Your Last Chance to Stop Google From Deleting Your Old Gmail Account
56LifeHacker / 9h
Consider this your final warning : Google will begin deleting million of Gmail accounts beginning on Dec. 1, 2023. (That's three days from now!) The great purge is aimed at Gmail accounts that have been inactive for two years, and will erase all data—Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, and Calendar—from those accounts. If you don't want that to happen to you, here's how to save your data. Before you worry
Elon Musk Posts and Then Deletes Idiotic Pizzagate Meme
200+Futurism / 9h
After getting in so much trouble over co-signing antisemitism that he had to go on an apology tour to Israel , noted tech weirdo Elon Musk tweeted a Pizzagate meme — and then deleted it, seemingly realizing that once again he had self-inflicted a terrible self-own. In a post made on the social network he owns that's still visible via the Internet Archive , Musk shared a years-outdated meme featur
People Are Absolutely Roasting Sports Illustrated's Ridiculous Excuse for Its AI-Generated Writers
20Futurism / 9h
Yesterday, we reported that Sports Illustrated had been publishing articles by fake writers with AI-generated profile pictures. Worse, one source alleged, at least some of the posts themselves were AI-generated as well. "The content is absolutely AI-generated," they said, "no matter how much they say that it's not." In response, Sports Illustrated 's publisher The Arena Group issued a wordy state
YouTube Premium gets new AI features to lure you into subscribing
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
YouTube is offering Premium subscribers the opportunity to try out a pair of new AI features on the mobile app. The most impressive of the two , in our opinion, has to be the conversational AI which will answer questions about a video you’re watching as well as recommend other content. On “eligible videos”, you will see an Ask button below the channel name. Tapping it opens up a chat interface wh
Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout
40Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Pity the poor car dealers. After making record profits in the wake of the pandemic and the collapse of just-in-time inventory chains, they're now complaining that selling electric vehicles is too hard. Almost 4,000 dealers from around the United States have sent an open letter to President Joe Biden calling for the government to slow down its plan to
Amazon packages reportedly overwhelm small post offices, delaying other mail
58Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / Amazon boxes sit at a United States Postal Service facility in Fairfax, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Amazon packages are overwhelming mail carriers in Minnesota, causing delays of other mail, according to news reports and complaints from a US senator. Amazon packages are being prioritized ahead of non-Amazon mail, postal workers have said. Simil
Samsung Internet Browser Is Now on Windows PCs
How-To Geek / 9h
Samsung Internet has been the main web browser for Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets for years. It has been a popular browser for other Android devices too, thanks to its customizable interface and added features over Google Chrome, and now Samsung has released a version for Windows PCs.
For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble
100+NYT > Technology / 9h
The venerable magazine has experienced management upheaval and staff complaints in recent years. Now there’s a question over who wrote product reviews on its site.
Doctor Who's Return Is the Biggest UK Drama Launch of the Year (So Far)
Gizmodo / 9h
Initial overnight ratings have come in for Doctor Who’s highly anticipated return this past weekend in “ The Star Beast ,” and it’s good news for the show: numbers are way, way up, even if they’re also way, way down compared to where the show used to be. But, for good reason! Read more...
The TimeSplitters revival may be in limbo as its developer faces potential closure
Engadget / 9h
The Embracer Group has been on an intense cost-cutting drive as part of a major restructuring over the last six months, as it has canceled games, laid off workers and shut down studios. The company confirmed that in the three months to September 30, it reduced its headcount by around 900 people, some five percent of the workforce. The cuts didn't end there, as it emerged on Tuesday that Embracer
Here's Where to Find Your 2023 Apple Music Replay
LifeHacker / 9h
As another year comes to a close (it's almost December already!), it's a good time to start looking back at your 2023. One way to do that is by taking a peek at your music listening history. While Spotify Wrapped isn't here yet, your Apple Music Replay 2023 is now live. Check it out and share it with whomever you like. How to check Apple Music Replay 2023 Unfortunately, Apple still won't make Rep
You can now change the background of your Instagram Stories
20Mashable / 9h
There are a lot of things I want from Instagram that I will just never get. I'd like some more privacy protections, I'd like to be able to search who views my Stories , and I'd like to stop seeing more ads than I see my friends' posts. But I am not going to get those features any time soon — and that's exactly why we should celebrate the wins we do get. SEE ALSO: How to make your Instagram Storie
'Doritos Silent' lets you munch on Zoom without angering coworkers
Mashable / 9h
Doritos has admitted that its ultra-crunchy chips aren't exactly workplace-friendly. They're far too distracting for Zoom calls and desk-side munching. Now, you could just — you know — not eat Doritos while you're on the job. Or better yet, swap them for something quieter, like a chewy granola bar or a banana. But of course, that'd be bad for business. So Doritos came up with a solution. Say hell
Apple Music’s year-end Rewind is here to expose your listening habits
Engadget / 10h
Apple Music’s full year-end Replay experience has arrived. Although elements of the personalized recap are available year-round (including a continually updating playlist), the company spruces up its web interface this time of year for a sleeker presentation as you reflect on your 2023 listening habits. Apple Music also announced its Artist of the Year (Taylor Swift, who you may have heard of) an
Amazon Echo Frames (3rd gen) finally get a release date and early-adopter price cut
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Just in time for the holidays, Amazon is ready to start shipping its third-generation Amazon Echo Frames smart glasses, and to prime the wearable pump, it's offering early adopters $75 off, which brings the frames down to a sub $200 price. Among all the smartframes we've seen this year, Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) may be the most low-key of the bunch. Unlike AR glasses such as Xreal Air , Echo F
Easy Way To Maximize Rakuten New Member Bonus
300+One Mile at a Time / 10h
Link: Sign-up for a Rakuten account with a best-ever $40 bonus Through Thursday, November 30, 2023, Rakuten is offering a best-ever bonus for new members who are referred by existing members: If you refer a friend to Rakuten and they spend $40, then both the person referring and the person being referred receive $40 In order to be eligible, the person being referred needs to make a purchase withi
Man Claims His Big Toe Was Infested With Spider Eggs, but Experts Are Skeptical
41Gizmodo / 10h
Just in case you needed a new fear to keep you awake at night, here’s this possibly fanciful tale of arachnid infestation. A UK man claims to have gotten a gnarly swollen toe while on a cruise from having a wolf spider lay eggs inside it. Though the toe injury appears to be real enough, some experts have already cast… Read more...
Stepping Up to the $20+ Billion Per Year ASI Race
Next Big Future / 10h
Microsoft was already spending over $10.7 billion per quarter to build out data centers and AI compute (Q4 2023). There are reports that Microsoft will increase this capital spending to $50 billion per year. This would be averaging $12.5 billion per quarter. This capex spending is up from $7.8 billion in Q3 2023 (Jan-Apr 2023). ... Read more
Apple Vision Pro: This ‘travel’ feature lets you escape your chaotic life
Mashable / 10h
So much has been made about the augmented reality aspects of Apple Vision Pro that it's easy to forget it can also do virtual reality. But lest you forget, some videos have emerged on X (formerly Twitter) showing off what Vision Pro can do in the realm of VR. User @M1Astra (who previously posted some neat videos of the device's initial setup process) shared footage of a scenic, nature-based VR en
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
I got this titanium wallet in the post-Cyber Monday sale to match my titanium iPhone and Watch
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
I personally own a Ridge wallet because I like its ultra-compact form and the fact that it keeps my pockets minimally loaded – and now you can too as it's on sale at Amazon's extended Cyber Monday deals. Even the fancy burnt titanium Ridge wallet is on sale for $97.90 at Amazon (down from $125) . Ridge wallets are super durable and compact, but still hold plenty of credit cards, ID cards, and bui
Amazon says its next-gen chips are four times faster for AI training
Engadget / 10h
Amazon Web Services (AWS) just kicked off its Las Vegas-based re:Invent conference with a stream of announcements, most of which involve the year’s most popular technology, AI. These news items, taken as a whole, give us a sneak peek at the company’s long-term goals for artificial intelligence platforms. First of all, AWS unveiled its latest-generation of AI chips intended for model training and
Amazon Q is the AWS AI-powered chatbot looking to solve all your workplace problems
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) has become the latest technology giant to unveil a workplace assistant powered by generative AI. Revealed by CEO Adam Selipsky at its AWS re:Invent 2023 event in Las Vegas, Amazon Q is designed specifically for business use, allowing employees to ask complex questions about their specific work tasks and get detailed responses. The company believes Amazon Q can help wor
Give back! How you can use your credit card points to donate to charities this GivingTuesday
The Points Guy / 10h
This GivingTuesday , you may want to leverage some of your reward points balances to help out your favorite causes and organizations. As background, GivingTuesday was established in 2012 as a global generosity movement meant to help inspire people to do good in their communities and around the world. Many people use GivingTuesday as a day to donate to causes they care about. Others use it as a da
A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab
51Wired / 10h
Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.”
Google search ads spotted in compromising placements
24TechCrunch / 10h
Research delving into a less visible component of Google’s search ads business — a network of third-party sites called Google Search Partners (also known as the GSP network or SPN) — has documented scores of instances of Google search ads being served on non-Google websites that the media buyers paying for the marketing campaigns probably […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal u
Hasbro's New Ahsoka Figures Send in the Clones
35Gizmodo / 10h
The live-action Clone Trooper has had a bit of a renaissance lately, between The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and even Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor last year, all taking us back to the Clone War and its aftermath to give us actual, physical live-action phase one and phase two Troopers on screen long after their digital debuts.… Read more...
Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating
31Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Google Drive ) Did Google Drive lose some people's data? That's the question swirling around the Internet right now as Google announces it's investigating "sync issues" for Google Drive for desktop. On Monday The Register spotted a trending post on the Google Drive forums where a user claimed that months of Drive data suddenly disappeared, and their files went back to a state fro
Google Is Sending Its 'Animal of the Day' Assistant Feature to a Farm Upstate
Gizmodo / 11h
Google’s latest on its list of merciless murders is the Assistant’s “animal of the day” feature. While it’s not likely that the individual command product will make the Killed by Google Graveyard anytime soon, once it’s officially phased out by the end of the month, it will mark the end of an era for the Google… Read more...
Google Chrome and Calendar Are Dropping Old Android Phones
How-To Geek / 11h
Many phones and tablets are stuck on older versions of Android, either because the device maker didn't put in the effort, mobile carriers got in the way, or the device is just too old. That means each version of Android usually works with the latest apps and games for at least a few years, but eventually even Google isn't interested in maintaining support. Now, devices stuck on Android 7 Nougat o
AWS takes the cheap shots
20TechCrunch / 11h
The rise of generative AI opens up a massive new market for the large cloud providers, but it’s also a bit of a reset. Unlike the rise of containers, for example, generative AI is an entirely new market. Some players who have long lagged behind in the overall cloud market — like Google — are […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Political Bias at 30,000 Feet? Delta’s Unequal Treatment of a Republican Passenger Caught On Camera
View from the Wing / 11h
Does Delta Air Lines discriminate against Republicans? That's what one SkyMiles Diamond member is wondering after a recent flight from Detroit to Chicago O'Hare, where he was forced to gate check bags while other passengers carrying just as much on board weren't hassled at all. He was wearing a Republican Party pin on his lapel. Continue reading ...
Elon Musk Unveils Plans for Starship Version Two
38Gizmodo / 11h
Moving swiftly and learning through failure, SpaceX says it’s already looking ahead to version 2 of the Starship upper stage. Read more...
Missed Cyber Monday? Shop the 15 best deals at Walmart's extended sale
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Missed out on Cyber Monday deals? Luckily, Walmart has extended its Cyber Monday sale with deals you can shop for right now on best-selling tech, appliances, vacuums, home items, and gift ideas. To help you find the top offers still available, I've gone through Walmart's sale to bring you today's best Cyber Monday deals. • Shop Walmart's full Cyber Monday sale Below, I've listed links to the most
Amazon’s Answer to ChatGPT Is a Workplace Assistant Called Q
51Wired / 11h
Amazon has developed a generative AI helper that codes, manages cloud software, and powers business apps. The company has also developed new silicon for AI.
William Houghton - Sea-side walks of a naturalist with his children, Imprint: London: Groombridge,…
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
dame-de-pique : William Houghton - Sea-side walks of a naturalist with his children, Imprint: London: Groombridge, 1870
Hurry! Amazon’s epic Apple AirTag deals are still available (and selling fast!)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Apple AirTags continue to prove extremely popular at Amazon – they're currently #3 on the retailer's list of best-selling electronics products – but if you missed out on the excellent Black Friday AirTag deals last week, fear not: they’re still available at Amazon in both the US and UK. Right now, you can still pick up a four-pack of Apple’s pocket-sized object trackers for $79.99 (down from $99)
15 lessons from 15 years of having the Southwest Companion Pass
69The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. 2023 marked my 15th year as a Southwest Companion Pass holder. If all goes as planned, I will secure years 16 and 17 soon, too. For the last decade and a half, I’ve earned the pass in many ways. One of my favorite methods is through Southwest credit cards . In fact, this is how I’ve earned the pass a few t
TC+ Roundup: The venture downturn isn’t the end for Australia and New Zealand
TechCrunch / 11h
Australia and New Zealand are facing the same challenges as the rest of tech: valuations have come back down, early-stage funding is up, and investors want their businesses to focus on sustainable long-term growth and a clear path to revenue. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For persona
There's a Faster New Way to Send Photos in iMessage
LifeHacker / 11h
iOS 17 changed the way you access Photos from the Messages app—a change that has, unfortunately, slowed down the process of sending images and videos. As it turns out, however, you don't need to use the cumbersome default method. Instead, try this hack discovered by Reddit user Smiley-v2 . Send images quickly in iMessage To quickly send photos and videos, don't press the (+), then hit the Photos
Best Buy is celebrating the holidays with 20 days of 24-hour deals
Mashable / 11h
A look at Best Buy's 20 Days of Deals Nov. 28 Deal of the Day Lenovo Ideapad 3i 15.6-inch touch laptop (Corei5 1155G7, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $349.99 at Best Buy (save $280) Nov. 29 Deal of the Day 50-inch Samsung Class The Frame QLED 4K UDH Smart Tizen TV Stay tuned for the next Deal of the Day Best Buy is counting down the holiday season, but instead of opening doors of sub-par chocolates each day
Scientists Say Semaglutide Appears to Help Alcoholics, Too
Futurism / 11h
In yet another potential triumph for the popular weight loss drug, scientists have found that semaglutide may be able to help people struggling with alcoholism. Published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , this new study out of the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University is the latest in a string of studies that look at potential broader applications for the drug, which is found
JBL could soon launch Sonos-like multi-room speakers as Harman acquires Roon
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Sorry Sonos, but I'm pretty sure JBL speakers are about to get an audiophile-grade software update – and maybe even a new swathe of Sonos-like, multi-room audio products piggybacking on your home's wi-fi network. Think of JBL speakers and you probably thing of compact, rugged, barrel-like Bluetooth options ready to toss in your road-trip bag and thus add music to your campfire cooking. Yes, they'
AWS CEO - the cloud is for everyone, so don’t stop reinventing
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) CEO Adam Selipsky has laid out his vision of the future of cloud computing and technology as a whole, with AI unsurprisingly set to play a key role. Talking in his keynote at the company’s AWS re:Invent 2023 event in Las Vegas, Selipsky noted how he believes, “the cloud is for anyone.” Covering a huge range of new product and service announcements, Selipsky also took s
Prominent Women in Tech Say They Don't Want to Join OpenAI's All-Male Board
100+Wired / 11h
After internal chaos earlier this month, OpenAI replaced the women on its board with men. As it plans to add more seats, Timnit Gebru, Sasha Luccioni, and other AI luminaries tell WIRED why they wouldn't join.
Frozen Celebrates 10 Years With Sequels and Disney Parks Lands
28Gizmodo / 11h
Walt Disney Animation Studios ushered in a new era with the release of 2013's Frozen, a film which opened second upon release but went on to become the highest-grossing animated film at the time. Frozen II followed in 2019 and was similarly successful—so of course, there’s now more sequels on the way , as well as immers… Read more...
Use Nair to Remove Hair From a Necklace
LifeHacker / 11h
I found myself googling "how to get hair out of a necklace" this week after becoming frustrated with the little clumps and knots of hair that dot the chain of my everyday necklace. The chain gets stuck in the little hairs at the nape of my neck, pulling on them until I absentmindedly reach back there and yank it off—which doesn't pull the hairs off the chain, but rather pulls them off my head. So
How to Download Instagram Reels (and Stop Others From Downloading Yours)
LifeHacker / 11h
Instagram finally allows you to download reels from public accounts now. But of course, there's a catch: You won't always be able to download reels with audio (due to licensing issues), and all of your downloaded reels will have an annoying moving watermark. But assuming the reel doesn't have copyrighted audio attached, you'll be able to enjoy your favorite Instagram videos without using the app
Top instant money provider service hacked, over a million users possibly affected
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The popular payment provider Ingo Money suffered a ransomware attack last week, but the consequences of the incident are yet unknown. Cybernews claims that the company ended up on the data leak site belonging to Inc Ransom. Ingo Money is a company that provides payment services to both customers and businesses, and has more than a million downloads on the Google Play Store, alone. It's staying si
Make Sure Your Google Accounts Are Active, or They Might Be Deleted
300+NYT > Technology / 11h
The company says it will start purging accounts, including services like Gmail and YouTube, that have been idle for two years or more.
IKEA's New Smart Sensors Cost Less Than $10
How-To Geek / 11h
IKEA is introducing three new Zigbee smart home sensors that cost less than $10 apiece. The PARASOLL door and window sensor, VALLHORN wireless motion sensor, and BADRING water leakage detector will launch globally in early 2024.
Ayaneo's Macintosh-inspired mini PC starts at $149 with internals to match
Engadget / 11h
Ayaneo has been teasing its Macintosh-inspired PC for a few weeks. Now that the AM01 is available for pre-order, the company has revealed the prices and specs. While some had been hoping Ayaneo would use similar chipsets to those found in its powerful handheld gaming devices , it has opted to use older AMD APUs. On the plus side, the company has priced the various AM01 configurations pretty fairl
Jeff Bezos' Superyacht Is So Damned Big It Has to Hang Out With Oil Tankers
60Gizmodo / 12h
Jeff Bezos might want to start accepting packages on his 417-foot superyacht as it’s becoming increasingly clear the ship isn’t much good for transporting the ultra-wealthy into the most luxurious ports. Pictures and live data show the Amazon founder has had to park his ship next to an oil tanker as it lingers in a… Read more...
These Travel Tuesday hotel deals can save you hundreds on your next stay
300+The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This article was updated with new information and offers. It’s the busiest shopping time of the year. While many people are looking for deals on TVs and video games, travel enthusiasts and frequent flyers are looking for ways to save on hotels, flights and possibly even trips around the world. Here, we’ve rounded up the best Travel Tuesday deals we have seen so far to help you maxi
Baldur’s Gate 3 bug caused by game’s endless mulling of evil deeds
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Conscience do cost, as a certain fictional denizen of Baltimore's East Side once said. (credit: Larian Studios) One of the best things about playing Baldur's Gate 3 ( BG3 ) is the way that it simulates the feeling of having an actual Dungeon Master overseeing your session. The second-person narration, the dice rolls, and even the willingness to say "Yes" to your quirkiest ideas all add
Win hardware, collectibles, and more in the 2023 Ars Technica Charity Drive
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Just some of the prizes you can win in this year's charity drive sweepstakes. (credit: Kyle Orland) It's once again that special time of year when we give you a chance to do well by doing good. That's right—it's time for the 2023 edition of our annual Charity Drive! Every year since 2007 , we've encouraged readers to give to Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity , which provides toys and
BOOKED: My Wildest Review Trip Yet?
One Mile at a Time / 12h
I’m not sure whether I should be impressed by how much I’m managing to cram into six days, or whether I should get my head checked for thinking that this itinerary is a good idea. I’ll let y’all decide. One thing’s for sure… I’m already exhausted just thinking about this. Background on my upcoming review trip Several days ago, I shared how I booked an A380 first class award using American AAdvant
10 Original Movies That Make Prime Video a Must for Horror Fans
Gizmodo / 12h
If you’re a horror fan and you have a Prime Video subscription , your streaming options are vast —especially if you don’t mind ads (via Freevee ) or paying a couple bucks to rent the title of your choice. But you also shouldn’t overlook the original films that get distributed through Prime Video—including these 10, a… Read more...
Meta pauses Quest 3 Elite Battery Strap sales, reportedly due to a charging flaw
Engadget / 12h
Meta has temporarily stopped selling the Elite Strap with Battery for the Quest 3 , reportedly because of a firmware-related charging defect. The $130 accessory , which extends the standalone VR headset’s runtime by up to two hours while providing a counterweight for comfort, is currently unavailable from Meta and third-party retailers. Short of conducting a recall, the company told Road to VR ,
Book by tomorrow: JetBlue flights starting at $49
22The Points Guy / 12h
In addition to JetBlue’s ongoing Black Friday vacation package , with savings of up to $750 off flight and hotel packages until Nov. 29, travelers can also book discounted JetBlue one-way flights starting at $49. Sale flights are available to book through the end of the day on Wednesday, Nov. 29, for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting Jan. 9 and going through March 27, 2024. Deal basics J
Universal Audio is giving away Volt 2 audio interfaces with Spark subscriptions
Engadget / 12h
Many companies give away free plugins in honor of the holiday season, but Universal Audio is taking things a step further. The audio giant is giving away free Volt 2 hardware interfaces with the purchase of a yearly subscription to its Spark plugin platform. These interfaces typically cost $170, so this is a pretty great deal for beginners, as the hardware plus the Spark software is pretty much e
Building for Medicaid’s regulatory moment with Neil Batlivala from Pair Team
TechCrunch / 12h
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Neil Batlivala, the CEO and co-founder at Pair Team, a startup building infrastructure to help the most vulnerable populations get the clinical and social care they need through Medicaid expansion. Neil talked about how his […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tech Conference Canceled After Using AI to Generate Fake Women Speakers
Futurism / 12h
An organizer of an upcoming software and developer conference called DevTernity has been accused of cooking up fake women speakers featured on the event's website — AI-generated headshots and all. It looks a lot like a horrifically misfired attempt to pad out the apparent diversity in a heavily male-dominated space, a hypothesis the event's organizer Eduards Sizovs has since forcefully denied. Th
Guy Brags About "Stealing" Millions of Pageviews by Rewriting Competitors' Articles Using AI
53Futurism / 12h
Whether you like it or not, the internet has entered its AI-generated content era. With the advent of powerful AI text generators like OpenAI's ChatGPT, the process of optimizing content to be found on Google, known as search engine optimization (SEO), has been turned upside down. That's in large part due to these tools' ability to churn out content at much faster rates than human writers — and a
Popular Weight-Loss Drug Semaglutide Might Help With Alcohol Dependence, Too
76Gizmodo / 12h
A study out this week suggests that semaglutide—the active ingredient in popular obesity drug Wegovy—might be able to help people struggling with alcohol use disorder, too. In a small sample of cases, researchers found evidence that people who took semaglutide for weight loss also experienced a significant reduction… Read more...
How to convert Capital One cash back into miles
The Points Guy / 12h
It’s easy to get caught up in the glamour of travel rewards cards and forget that there are many good reasons to keep a cash-back card in your wallet . Cash-back cards generally have a simple earning and redeeming structure, and you can’t beat the flexibility of cash rewards. And if you have a card that earns Capital One miles, you have one more reason to add a Capital One cash-back card to your
I can't believe these Philips Hue smart light deals are still live – but they won't be for long
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
As we wrap up our coverage of this weekend's sales, we're still seeing some excellent remnants of the Cyber Monday deals, including offers on some of Philips Hue's most popular smart lights and bulbs. These include some record-low prices (and many very close calls) and excellent bundles in both the US and the UK featuring some of the best smart lights , like an all-time low price on a Philips Hue
Line mobile messaging app hit by systems breach, thousands of accounts leaked
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Line, the largest messaging app in Japan, suffered a data breach as a result of a supply chain attack that saw hackers steal sensitive data belonging to hundreds of thousands of users, business partners, and employees. A report from Cybernews flagged a breach notification letter from app operators LY Corporation being sent to affected users earlier this week. In the letter, it was said that the s
All the best Travel Tuesday flight deals
400+The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This article was updated with new information and offers. It’s Travel Tuesday, and we’ve updated our list of the best travel deals, many of which carried over from Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Whether you want